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[Jas]

Back in a minute with some links.

Thank you Jas. I looked for the thread and couldn't find one but didn't feel I could start one. I used to come on here ina previous life and I really need help today.

This is what I posted last night -

I can't stand my house any more.

I need to sort out the kids' rooms and maybe swap them round.

I need to sort out the art cupboard.

I won't have a lot of time as I have to go and collect my new bike and pick up DS2 from playschool but I will have 2 more hours while he sleeps to do stuff downstairs.

I am posting this as I have a really bad headache and will forget.

I am mega stressed too so I need to keep busy.

Our 3 children all have their own rooms. DS1 is 7 and has the biggest room. DD is 5 and has a much smaller one and DS2 is 3 and has a slightly smaller than DD's room. DS1 has complained in the past how he wants to share his room with someone as it is hard to keep tidy, ie he wants someone else to clear it up I told him last night he was swapping with DS2 as he can't keep his room tidy and he said this morning he doesn't want too. Needless to say I am doing what I think best, once I have worked out what it is!

DS1 and DD like sleeping in the same room but I am not sure how it would work if we did it full time. Also I am wondering if there is a time when it won't be appropriate but still feel they are young enough to do so and still sometimes bathe together. If I put the boys in together I am certain that DS2 would wake up DS1 though my older boy is a heavy sleeper so it might work.

On the other hand I wonder if girlie should have the bigger room?

Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Set a bedtime and read the eleven commandments here.

If you are doing zones, we are in the master bedroom this week. Here is todays mission]]

Hope I'm not treading on your toes, TMH

DP is working Sadly he is not being paid money, but has nothing else on offer so is working for a van....

I hope all are well. Back at lunch time.

Welcome thenewme

I also have three children (and only two bedrooms) Our current solution is dd1 has the box room....small enough for even the messiest child to keep tidy, and she was desperate for her own space. Dd2 (8) and ds (2) share. She is a very heavy sleeper and ds goes to sleep before dd2 goes to bed, so she gets to play/read at bedtime if she wants to.

It works for us. No idea how long it will last, but as long as dd2 is happy with it, it is the best solution for us.

Good luck with whatever you decide.

Read the eleven commandments link this morning, don't start more than one job at once, and welcome (back?) to FLY.

Morning both of you , welcome thenewme.
I am horrified at the state of my house this morning - the front room and kitchen are a disaster zone, the kitchen is okay-ish, but the dining room makes me want to weep. We have just ripped the (ugly) briquette fireplace out and dh has attempted to plaster around the hole left, ready to install a reclaimed victorian one we bought. So I have bare concrete, plaster splodges all over my floorboard, bits of wood, a trowel, painbrush, bucket of water, bags of plaster, bags of sharpsand and a drill with plaster mixer attachment all littering a small dining room... Have a friend coming for coffee tomorrow morning, so have today to get it presentable...

Argh!

Anyroad, will have a read back over the past few days as I cannot remember what I am supposed to be doing

roffle at commandment number 4 - she has obviously not come across Mumsnet

The hall is okay-ish, hall, not kitchen. Kitchen floor is brown (should be cream tiles) with muddy dog and person footprints...

morning all i am new to this thread to !

cant do the main bedroom as hubby is sleeping cus he was on nites last night

just got daughter out to school and have youngest one

i need to sort downstairs out big time

living room full of toys, coats, shoes everything that should not be there

and needs a good dust and clean

going to sort the kids toys out and get them listed on ebay save some money

and have to get showered and changed and youngest bathed then head to the butcher and fruit shopt to get stuff to make home made soup and some bolognese for kiddies.

i have until 3 oclock and then i have to get ready for work

coffee first

Thanks Jas I was not with it this morning. A bit of a headache.

So Babysteppers, our routines should look something like this now

Morning Routine

• Get up and get dressed doing your hair and face
• Make your bed
• Looking at your posted reminders in the kitchen and bathroom
• Reading 2 minutes of reminders
• Recognizing the negative voices and changing them
• Put out your Hot Spots for 2 minutes
• 5 Minute Room Rescue (pick any room in the house) set your timer and go!
• Mission

Before Bed Routine

• Keep your sink shining
• Lay out your clothes for tomorrow
• Put out your Hot Spot
• set a regular bedtime and stick to it

As Jas said we are in the Master bedroom, so here is my zone clean list. Dont worry I dont do it all in one go, but split it in to 15min chuncks and do over the week.

Ensuite
Clear any cobwebs
Clean all tiles
Wash mat
Polish taps
Clean blinds
Wash windows
Clean all mirrors
Clean outside of toilet
Soak inside of toilet
Tidy drawers
Hot wash all towels
Throw away empty bottles
Clean sink inc pedestal
Wash Floor
Wash hairbrush
Empty and wash out bin
Clear and wash any shelves
descale shower head

Bedroom

Clear cobwebs
Polish Furniture
Clean inside of window
Empty and clean bin
Wipe woodwork, inc skirting
Clean Mirror warbrobe doors
Flip Mattress
Wash Bedding
Sort Makeup
Tidy wardrobe
Tidy Drawers
Sort under bed
Hoover
Beat Mat

I also need to:

Ironing and put away
Home blessing
Library
Ring plumber - again dont ask

Morning all

Thanks for thread Jas
TMH you need a plumber again??

Morning routine done
DS1 gone to school with DH
Need to get a wriggle on tumbletots then Messy play group.

got to find pictures of sugarpaste fairies for fairy cake if I can't find - will adapt an angel figure.

lots of ironing to do when I get back this afternoon.

very little sleep last night - DS's have bad coughs so we were up every 45 mins (ish) to settle one or the other back to sleep.. I think there will be early nights all round tonight!

Well hope all the fly babies have successful days and the fly ladies manage to achieve their normal routines.

Hello.
Thanks for the thread Jas
Welcome thenewme and hunnybun
Hello to hippi

Well I am sooooooo ill I actually thought I might die on the bathroom floor last night I can't remember when I was last as poorly as this - v&d just awful

The house is terrible, I am calling in favours from everyone I know to take the kids off my hands to play/to school/for meals

I only brought the laptop up to bed so I could put in an online supermarket shop otherwise the rest of teh household will starve as we have nothing in (I never want to eat again). Ds has taken jam sandwiches to school today

I'm going back to sleep now. Hope everyone else is OK, hoep to be able to get back to everything soon

Hi greyskull

Bianca oh dear I hope you manage to get some sleep and feel better soon! good to hear people are rallying round to help with the kids.
you got some warm water to drink? it can be settling for an upset tummy.

Oh Bianca, that sounds awful I was that ill with D&V once two years ago, and I honestly thougth I was dying
It is horrid, you have my sympathies.

Right, am dressed, dc are at school.
My list for today is:

One load of washing to be done
Yesterday's load to be put away
Room rescue bathroom 5 mins?
Put out hotspot - hallway, 2 mins hopefully
Make the beds
15 minutes master bedroom (this should be plenty of time, it had a good tidying a few weeks ago)
Tidy, dust, hoover whole of teh downstairs
Tidy kitchen
Make apple pie.

Better get going

Bianca - I hope you gets lots of sleep today, and feel better soon.

Plumber, MAD? You know we will ask......why?

DDs are at school.
I have embarassed myself by crying in the school office, and am now back at home.

I need a list, and to keep busy today. DDs are both at clubs and won't finish til 4, so plenty of time, as my morning activity has been cancelled.

Morning

1 Make bed
2 Washing machine done
3 Breakfast INCLUDING ME
4 Wash up/shine sink
5 Wipe table/high chair
6 Clear surfaces
7 Packed lunches done
8 What's for tea? frozen pizza and chips
9 Sweep the kitchen floor
10 Swish and swipe

Afternoon

11 15 min declutter
12 mission
13 Where's the washing?
14 2 min hotspot
Monday

Bathroom
Mirrors
Mop kitchen
Recycling done

Bainca You have my sympathies, as you know I was like this about a month ago.

GP siad to continue eating and drinking what ever I wanted and to take imodium, as you can get really dehydrated.

I wish I was closer to help.

I have home blessed the kitchen and most of the rest of the house
taken a delivery - only 4 remaining

I have also put the chicken in the slow cooker (whole) with some garlic and onions. This is a first for me, so I am hoping that it is yummy.

Still to do

Zone clean
Mission
Ironing
Bananna Muffins
Whats for lunch
Take DS1 to Preschool
Drop his football form in
Whats for dinner
Collect DS1 from Preschool
Library

Jas Not working again - well I have perm hot water in tank, but no heating to the rads

Jas as you say you know we'll ask - why crying in school office? hope all is ok and sending hugs. Thanks for the thread

Mad spill - why the plumber? hope head is better.

greyskull my dc both have coughs as have me an dh - everyone seems to have one, hope yours get better soon

Bianca - can sympathise, had that earlier in the year and didn't eat for 4 days which is so not me. Warm water is good advice and those rehydration sachets if it goes on too long

hippi don't worry about your house when it is having building work done, just concentrate on the bits you can do! Sure your friend is coming to see you or at the least for the coffee not the house

welcome new Flybabies I'm quite new myself!

To do
Wash up
make lunch and tea
washing out more on
play with dd
tidy up play room
ironing
do xmas paint stamping with dc
this week's meal planner didn't get round to it last night
clean kitchen floor

probably other stuff i can't remember

Morning all. Hope you feel better soon Bianca that sounds horrible.

Morning routine done.

To do
Mission
Fly spot
Make bread
Continue de-cluttering dining room
Sort top of chest of drawer in spare bedroom
Walk dog
Into town for quick errands

That's it for today, depression flaring up a bit, tend to get like this in the run up to christmas .

Hello FLYladies

Thanks for the threasd Jas
Thanks for the Doomby and Kit tune EHM
LOL at becoming a microfibre cloth BWB I am becoming a spray bottle of vinegar and lemon juice myself

Bianca Poor you sounds really awful. Make sure you get lots of fluids in you, even if it is just cooled boiled water.

OK FLYwise I have

UP
Make breakfast
Empty DW
Put away
Wash Me and Ed
Teethcleaning
Dress
Encourage Ed to dress
Get bags together
Get him to school
Home
Phone calls re appointments, health and job apps
Start Job application form
Clean inside of the kichen window

I'm procrastinating now as I'm going to make minestrone soup rather than do this form. What the hell am I like?

Hello again

Jas - why crying in the school office? Hope you are okay.

TMH - no heating this time of year, brrrrr! Hope plumber can come out soon!

Wendy, yes I agree, she is coming to see me (and eat homemade apple pie ) but still....

Anyway, my list now looks like this:

One load of washing to be done done
Yesterday's load to be put away done
Room rescue bathroom 5 mins?
Put out hotspot - hallway, 2 mins hopefully
Make the beds done
15 minutes master bedroom (this should be plenty of time, it had a good tidying a few weeks ago)decided to leave this one
Tidy, dust, hoover whole of teh downstairs
Tidy kitchen
Make apple pie. in oven

Will go and do hallway hotspot now, so dh can come home tonight without tripping over shoes/boots/brollies!

Is this an amalgamated thread for baby steppers and proper flyers? Can't seem to the baby steppers one that was around a week or so ago.

List is getting shorter....
Morning all done

1 Make bed
3 Breakfast INCLUDING ME
4 Wash up/shine sink
5 Wipe table/high chair
6 Clear surfaces
9 Sweep the kitchen floor
10 Swish and swipe

Afternoon

11 15 min declutter
12 mission N/A
13 Where's the washing? 2nd load in
14 2 min hotspot

Monday

Bathroom
Mirrors
Mop kitchen

Tears at school were nothing really. Just me feeling fragile and a bit pathetic, and the staff being nice

Earthworm, the threads are joined after we all kept getting muddled up.

The babystep links are at the bottom, if you started last week doing two a day.

This is the thread for both. jas did the links for todays babysteps and I did the routines.

We have had to come home early from Playgroup as they boys were throwing water all over everyone and themselves were soaked to the skin.

I have changed them both, they were blue from the cold and it was hail stoning as we got out of the car. grrrrrrrrrrrrrr nI also need to find a spare pair of shoes for DS1 to go to preschool in as he as wet through.

Anyway onwards and upwards. I am doing their lunch and will feel better once DS1 is at preschool. I

Here's a question for the frequent FLYers - do you feel better and less of a drudge than you did before FLYing?

I ask because I've been doing the babysteps again and I remember why I stopped FLYing last time - By doing it little by little it seems that all the housework falls onto me, and DH never notices the daily efforts required to keep the place running smoothly and thus thinks its a doddle, meanwhile my knuckles cracked from dry skin from the constant immersion in water or contact with a cleaning cloth... yes, rubber gloves would sort that but do you get my point?