Flying through August & the summer holidays with Flylady!

[BloomingHazel]

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There are Baby Steps for starting out, add one thing at a time to start good habits and routines.

There are 5 zones that we will rotate through, don't worry about finishing it all this month, it'll come around again next month! Flylady is NOT about perfectionism!

Habit of the month of August is Laundry

Daily missions: each day of the week has a different mission.

• Monday: Home Blessing (or as we call it, home bleugh)
• Tuesday: plan & play
• Wednesday: anti-procrastination
• Thursday: errand day
• Friday: clean car & purse out and date night (what's that again?? 🤔)
• Saturday: family fun day
• Sunday: renew your spirit

Common acronyms we use:

• LOL: load of laundry (washing is certainly NOT funny!)
• DW: dishwasher, we are not rotating wives by any means, although an extra pair of hands could come in handy sometimes 😆
• LMS: lose/lost my shit
• DNLMS: did not lose my shit

I'm sure there's more I haven't mentioned, feel free to ask us to explain something. I'll try to update links every day, although if you can, it's worth downloading the app, you can even have it send you notifications (although I only have it for when the zones change).

As a side note, this is my first time leading this thread, please be patient with me if I miss something. We really are a friendly bunch!
Links are below 👇 if I happen to not add links in time, they do update at midnight for you.

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Congratulations @DomesticElf !!

Woohoo! Congratulations Elf uneventful is always a good thing when it comes to childbirth. 💐🥳👶🍼

Congratulations @DomesticElf

Thank you, ladies 😊 I am hoping to be discharged home tomorrow. So fingers crossed that stars align.

Hi all, thank you for new thread Hazel 💐

I have changed back to a previous name!

Just popping in before bed as I’ve not been home to do any Flying, and wanted to say a huge congratulations to Elf so happy for you 🥳😘💜

Fingers crossed 🤞 for you Elf

Welcome back Sing

I'll be away for a few days and not certain I'll be able to get reception until I get back later on Sunday.

Thursday is errand day.
The daily mission is spend 15 minutes clearing away anything that doesn't belong on your front porch or in your entryway. I almost feel like this was similar to Hotspot clearing the other day, so you may have already done it! Try to look at the area with fresh eyes as we get used to seeing things that are dumped, or set down for a "few minutes"

Friday is clean out your car and handbag day. It is also date night. Baby Step is to continue with shining your sink and getting dressed to shoes. She wants you to build a good habit/ routine.
I cannot see the daily mission for Friday yet, I'm sorry! For some reason the sneak peek for the week link doesn't work for me on the website, so I've been using the app. However, they only post the mission the night before, so I can't see the week ahead 🙄
So I'll make one up - do something that will make your dining table beautiful. Put out a different tablecloth, add a vase of flowers, put out your favourite plate set for dinner, whatever will make you smile!

Saturday is family fun day, go out to the park, go out for a walk, play board games, have a movie night (or send everyone else out and have some alone time, no one will judge you!)

Sunday is renew your spirit. This is individual to you. For some, it means going to church, others it might be reading a book, or relaxing in the bath with candles. It could also be going out for a run or doing yoga (or just watching your favourite programme on TV), whatever makes you happy.

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Oops, I added the baby step for the wrong day 🤦‍♀️

That is for Thursday (just continue shining your sink & getting dressed to shoes).

Settling in properly this morning, want to try and keep up with lists etc at least a little bit this month so I’m just catching up! Not much to report though as I was staying at mum’s - on Monday DD1 and I had been to Ikea, somewhat unsuccessfully, to look at bedroom ideas, and gone back to mum’s after.

Tuesday Ta Da
💎nice shower at mum’s (her bathroom is Proper Posh)
💎went to London
💎went to Bravissimo while mum and DD1 wandered in Covent Garden, got fitted for the first time since Covid and bought a bra and a swimming costume
💎spent a few more hours in London, it was nice but I was so bloody tired
💎spent some nice time with DD1 watching a show she loves (Ginny and Georgia)
💎read some of my book

DH has just brought me lunch so I’ll catch up with yesterday later 😁

Oh and also on Tuesday (note that it doesn’t appear on other days - must be more consistent)
💎kept diary of food/timings because I’m trying to work out what caused recent flare ups of gastritis. Still convinced the main factor is stress!

YesTaDa
☠️got up and out early to see an old friend who lives nearer mum, had a really good conversation about difficulties with DH, then collected DD1 to join us for a bit
☠️met mum after her eye appt as she’d had strong drops
☠️packed to go home after lunch
☠️went back into my home town to buy sixth form clothes for DD1
☠️bit of universal credit admin
☠️tried in vain to figure out what furniture we need for the Caglets’ bedrooms

Woke up stupidly early today but eventually managed to doze back off and ended up with a nice lie in. Trying to get a few bits done today, going swimming later with Cagletini, my friend and her DS.

Time for a power of three I think!

po3.1
❗️Hang LOL up to dry
❗️Curtains in WM (not even sure we are keeping any I just need them to be clean and packed away for a bit!)
❗️Remove nail varnish from fingers and wood paint from feet oops 😳🤣 then shower, defrost legs etc, hair can wait till after swimming

Woke stupidly early again 🤔🤬 not sure I’ll doze off again today and since I’m wanting to try the gym before signing up (same place as the pool I tried yesterday) I may as well go fairly early, since I’m meeting new friends at the park later with Cagletini and I’ll need a shower and rest in between!

YesTaDa
🤖LOL1 (big textiles like a sleeping bag, I’m trying to wash and pack them in big bags for a bit)
🤖painted skirting boards in DC2&3’s room
🤖cleaned brush
🤖filled holes in DC2&3’s door frame/inside of door
🤖removed nail varnish from fingers, painted toenails
🤖shower and defrost
🤖LOL1 into dryer on cool setting
🤖LOL2
🤖talked to someone about home ed (contacted via work)
🤖decided what needed doing next re decorating and delegated to DH/DS
🤖took Cagletini swimming with my friend and her DS - had a great time and the pool is soooo much nicer than the other one in town
🤖ordered cosplay item from obscure website on DS’ behalf (a t shirt for me may have fallen into the basket)
🤖LOL2 in dryer on cool
🤖LOL3
🤖got Cagletini to sleep (not quite in the routine as she’s sleeping downstairs while the bedroom is decorated)
🤖hung up LOL3

Pretty productive day really although managed to still procrastinate over some major life admin 🤦🏻‍♀️

po3.1
❗️Look up info re gym and decide what time I’m going
❗️Get dressed gym-ready
❗️LOL (tumble dryable stuff only - mainly Cagletini’s)

My brain is an arse so i have a whole heap of cherries that need processing today. And i got news that i have been exposed to covid so that is a fun thing to keep an eye out for. <sigh>

we have planned the next phase of building work as there was an issue with order and timing and i get to gutt my room and office. On a plus note it does mean that it will all get a proper clean and the leaking roof is FINALLY getting fixed. But at this moment the i need to sort to tidy and away is being processed into i need to sort and tidy to empty. Which are totally different things.

To do today:
pit cherries
process cherries
clear out fridge
prep veg
sort freezer
be on hand for things dropped out of loft.
pick up covid test - i have medical tests so will need to know before attending. <sigh>

Aaaagh hills I hope you avoid the Covid!

I haven’t actually done the LOL. Spent some time with DH then got up and out to the gym, and then instead of resting I did more woodwork painting. Absolutely knackered, hopefully I can still manage to do a bit of laundry later as it builds up so quickly!

I managed to gather a LOL 🥳 am now resting again. Glad I did do the woodwork painting earlier (still need to rinse the brush) as I definitely wouldn’t have managed to this evening. DH is sanding and painting the ceiling now I think, he’s got a really long day tomorrow so we probably won’t get anything done in there, I definitely need a day of doing as little as possible!

Need to work out if I should order a tesco delivery for tomorrow though. 🤔

Finally home. At the moment, first day at home with 2 small kids feels like fumbling in the dark, but I am hoping some sort of routine emerges once dust settles.
Planning to take it really easy today. Let's see if that's possible.
My mother is arriving in the evening, right on time to coincide with postpartum hormonal shitstorm. Wish me luck.

@HillsBesideTheSea I hope you don't get covid.
I'm heading home later today and think I'll need a day or two to recuperate (and get rid of the Miss Rachel earworms that are driving me insane 😅).

Elf glad you’re home! Good luck with your mum, hopefully she can keep McToddler entertained, and will she at least help with housework/ensuring DH pulls his weight etc? 😬

Cherry I have no clue who Miss Rachel is, but by the sound of it that’s a good thing 😅

Only recently woke up, I was awake early again (when DH left I think) but managed to doze off after a while. Going to have an easy day but I still want to do a few bits and pieces really.

po3.1
❗️Get dressed in something comfy
❗️Have breakfast and record it in food diary
❗️Fill holes in wall (DC2&3’s room)

🏋🏻‍♀️tried out the gym - not a huge workout just tried lots of things I’m familiar with
🏋🏻‍♀️joined up (me and Cagletini)
🏋🏻‍♀️washed recently sanded door, door frame and windowsill in DC2&3’s room
🏋🏻‍♀️painted the above, and did a few extra bits on the skirting from yesterday
🏋🏻‍♀️shower and hair wash
🏋🏻‍♀️went to park with Cagletini to meet new home ed friend - was really nice, the mum and I have lots in common too!
🏋🏻‍♀️LOL
🏋🏻‍♀️sorted previous day’s drying which wasn’t all dry
🏋🏻‍♀️LOL into dryer
🏋🏻‍♀️ordered tesco - lots of treats and easy food but cheaper/healthier than takeaway which I’d probably resort to for dinner otherwise
🏋🏻‍♀️kept food diary

Oops, obv the above was yesterday’s ta da list, no way could I have done all that already 🤣

ta da
☔️reminded DS to sort dishwasher
☔️took in tesco delivery and put it away
☔️ordered combination padlock needed for the changing rooms at the gym/pool (no more having to remember a coin or trolley token!)
☔️cut Cagletini’s finger/toenails
☔️cut and filed my fingernails
☔️LOL
☔️LOL in dryer
☔️sorted some clean laundry
☔️packed some large textiles into a zip up bag
☔️kept food diary

Note the filling holes didn’t happen! Oh well. A rest day was clearly needed. Also had to deal with meltdowns from Cagletini who is clearly struggling with current changes (so need to plough on tomorrow regardless as the sooner it’s done the better, but at least DH is home)

I said I’d post more often this month and have failed already. Oh well. I have ignored Flylady’s zones and just done what needs doing this week, which seems to have included a lot of laundry, plus cleaning all the cupboard fronts in the kitchen as I noticed the lower ones were filthy when I was doing a yoga video in the kitchen the other day . Have cleaned the bathroom as well this morning.

@DomesticElf hope you and TinyElf are settling in at home and DM isn’t driving you mad. Does DH have some paternity leave? Mine had the statutory two weeks and I remember having a wobble when he went back after DC2 about coping with both on my own but I got the hang of it, I remember my first outing with both of them, to the library and a big sense of achievement.

Elf hopefully your mum is more helpful than hindering, adjusting to 2 little ones is enough to handle
Sing you've accomplished a lot! You have inspired me to actually get on my exercise bike later, I'll let you know if I actually manage it
hills 🤞for a negative test result
ED I think you're just ahead of the game and want a head start on the next zone!
Cherry Miss Rachel does sound exhausting (I also have no idea what you're talking about!) 😄

We are headed back home from camping. Lots of laundry ahead of me, as well as cleaning up. I also need to figure out some meals and go grocery shopping for the week. All this after a rough night of sleep, we'll see what I can accomplish

For those asking about Miss Rachel, beware the earworms 😁

Thank you for the link cherry but I don’t think I’ll click 😁

ta da
🐙put dryer back on from previous night
🐙filled in some holes in DC2&3’s room
🐙measured for and ordered a cabinet for the bathroom
🐙tidied and swept hallway a bit (so it didn’t embarrass me when a colleague dropped stuff off)
🐙looked at skip hire websites
🐙prepped veg for DH’s amazing risotto 😋 (he roasted the veg with seabass)
🐙set up bed tent for Cagletini and got her to sleep
🐙booked event for Cagletini later in summer
🐙kept food diary

Not a super productive day for me, but DH and DS also did a good amount of wall painting, so progress has still been made! They also bought some radiator paint. Won’t be long before we can do the flooring in there and build Cagletini’s bed, but we are still stumped as to how to furnish and divide the rest of the room really, too many decisions to make and that’s without trying to work out what to do in DD1’s tiny room!

Monday starts in Zone 2 the kitchen.
Mission look up! Spend only 10 minutes getting rid of the dust bunnies and cobwebs that have gathered on the top of the walls and ceilings. Use a broom and a damp cloth if need be.

Monday is also the day for the home bleugh as we like to call it, quickly run the vacuum through, empty bins, change the sheets, you know, everything that actually takes longer than an hour to do! I usually end up doing that on Tuesdays, but that's because I don't work that day, so it works best for me. If you need to change up the days, so be it!

Baby step is creating a before bed routine www.flylady.net/d/getting-started/31-beginner-babysteps/day-7/ sorry I missed a few days!

Just as a mention, in case you weren't aware, if you have already decluttered your house and are looking for something more to do, flylady does have a detailed cleaning section. I have looked at it before, it's just been a while then backed away slowly 😆

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