The Weekend FLY is here already!

[Ludaloo]

Morning folks

I cannot believe its the weekend already! Doesn't seem like a day or so since Easter weekend does it!

Please, what is FLY ?

I've skulked round these threads for a long time. How do I keep a neat house with 6 young children?

Look Here

FLY is a method of housework.
Its an American based site, that we all kind of follow on the FLY threads here.

Most of us don't follow it to the letter as it is a bit OTT for some of us.
It is all about breaking the mammoth task of keeping the house tidy into manageable chunks.

This thread is for encouragement/chat etc. really.
We put up the daily mission...should you choose to do it, and some of us post routines now and then.
Also we sometimes make lists of what needs doing...some find it helpful, some don't.

Come and try it out...you are very welcome

Kittywise you have my upmost respect...6 young children! I have 3 young ones and I certainly couldn't manage with more!

Maybe you could join us....If you check out the FLY site and have a look at Baby Steps...they are a brilliant way to get started and get a routine in place (believe me routines are life savers!)

Morning all. Hello Lynette and kitty. Here's a link to flylady site
Basically Fly is a way of keeping on top of the house work by doing a little bit every day, usually only about 15 mins. You start off doing baby steps for a month and just go from there. I've only been flying for about 6 weeks but it has made a major difference to how much the housework annoys me and posting on the fly thread here keeps me motivated. Everyone's very friendly and welcoming to newbies!
I was sold on the idea when I discovered all I had to do for the first couple of days was clean my kitchen sink and get dressed - even on my worst days I can manage to find time for that

Ah, sorry Luda - X posts. Morning!

Morning IC

Morning

Thanks for the thread Luda, and the excellent explanation

Welcome Lynette and kittywise - FLY has really helped me get the house (sort of ) under control, and this is a great place for a chat
I agree tha routine is the way to go. I suspect that running life wih 6 children you must already have some kind of routine going....

We are off to the farm today to renew our season tickets before the price goes up next week. So far the sun is shining, so we might stay for lunch and make a day of it.
The dds don't care how cold it is...they love it, but I get cold and bored!

x- posts IC - good morning

Morning everyone
dream enjoy the farm, hope the weatger stays nice for you.

We off to London today. i need to visit a museum in the hope it helps with my next assignment- going under the guise of it being a day out for the dc
welll there is apparently lots for them to do there as well

have a good day all

Its raining here

Fed up of the bloomin rain.

I have to sort the house and get some washing done.

Will try and get out if the rain stops.

Dream Hope the farm trip isn't too cold!

Morning Dylsmum Enjoy London!

Morning everyone

I'm off to work in a minute ( getting fed up of working at the weekends...)

Hope you all have a good day, see you later x

Have read the FLY website - do slippers count as shoes?

LOL Teadrinker we all have issues with the dressed to shoes bit!

Slippers will do just fine. I'm in fluffy pink socks this morning!

This is what I mean about the FLY site...some of it is a bit OTT. I can see her point about the shoes...it helps with putting bins out etc.etc. but I don't think you need to follow it to the letter. Whatever suits you is the main thing

Ah, but shoes empower your feet. Did laugh when I read that. Like Luda said you can't take it all too seriously, just use the bits that work!
Morning Dream, Dyls and Bianca.

My slippers count as shoes....I got some with hard soles for christmas so I can do the bin thing and hang out washing in them
Which museum are you going to dylsmum? I've promised mine we wil go to one, too but i will be next week I think.

Nooooo does it really say that! I like the bit where she says "Nothing says I love you like a clean toilet bowl"

Morning Luda THM IVC Dylsmum ruby FGS Saga EHM Jas and Bianca

Welcome Lynette Kittywise and Teadrinker It's great here at MN FLY. I just make it up as I go along . Van skate shoes are my lace ups but my slippers have laces (why?) so I think I'm covered there

Ed woke we up at 7 (cheers kid) and I did the morning shift. DH off to football this aft so MIL has Ed and I can get some rest this aft. Might not happen as DH made some sriously killer coffee this morning, the sort that makes your legs dither and you bang the tabletop agfter 1 mouthful

Done so far

Up with Ed
Downstairs with washing
Tidy up from last night
Load DW and run
Clean hob
S&S worktops
Shine sink
Empty WM
Peg washing out (Nice and sunny here this morning)
Refil the bird feeder
Get dressed
S&S Loo
S&S bathroom
Make breakfast
Empty DW
Put away
Mop leak up in kitchen

TO DO

Sweep and mop kitchen
Sweep and mop front room
Mop bathroom
Vac staircase
Vac bedroom

Can I ask a question? Can anybody please explain to me what on earth Yo Gabba Gabba is about please? I thought I was OK with kids TV but this has got me beat. I've worked out it has nothing to do with the Ramones but that's about it.

Good morning all and welcome to the newbies teadrinker not even flylady can get me to wear shoes (or socks) in the house, can't stand em and they are certainly not going to make me feel business like

It's lovely and bright here today, not very warm though. I've been up most of the night so it feels like afternoon at the moment

done
dw unloaded, reloaded and on
kitchen surfaces, cupboard handles, dw and wm fronts, oven front, hob and small appliances all cleaned
high chair wiped over
ds has had breakfast and dp has got him dressed
meal plan for the week and shopping list done
seedlings checked over and watered
bottles collected for recycling
post hot spot sorted into filing, shredding and recycling piles and put in the shredder/recycling bin/stairs accordingly
rubbish out
recycling out
milk in
empties out

to do
shower and dress when dw has finished
put wm on
go to supermarket - must remember to buy new clothes airer, my industrial strength one has buckled under the strain of the family washing mountain
sweep kitchen floor
dust and vac living room
make tea
tackle european ironing mountain

Have a clean sink now

Congratulations on the sink Tea - you can now put your feet up and feel smug

Morning GO and Ruby. GO - I like the sound of DH's coffee!! Hope you manage to get a rest later.
Ruby Bad habits? Sky diving without a spare parachute? Wrestling wolves? Free climbing? I'm at a loss really....

Have decluttered the recipe books today. For some reason I have 40 even though I'm a fairly rubbish cook and only use about 5 of them so have had a cull while DD is napping. All in a box to go to the charity shop next week.

Other than that just the normal morning routine stuff and aking some Annabel Karmel mush for DD's lunch (sorry Annabel - meant tasty, well balanced vegetable mash)

Good Morning flybabies, Morning routine is done, but must finish off baby's bottles. Got some FAB trainers off ebay this week, denim with flames down the side so am dressed to shoes, must admit it's really helped - after years of flying it's the one habit I've avoided.

Have a good weekend.

I shall shuffle of and see if I can locate the bottom of the sink....................... I may be some some time..............