First Friday Fly of the year!

[Spiderplant]

Happy New Year to all (bit belated I know but I didn't manage to get on to say it yesterday

Mission

Babysteps

[MrsMerryHenry]

Okey, dokey, thanks for the tip, Jas! Here I come..!

[Jas]

Well done

You need to follow the link to the current thread if you want a big round of applause from everyone though

[MrsMerryHenry]

I'm back! And guess what? I've...just...shone...my...








SIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINK!

[grouchyoscar]

Follow the FLYlady road, follow the FLYlady road....Follow follow follow follow, follow the .....

[swanriver]

Given dh a powerful dose of Chinese Takeaway, his headache is miraculously cured. DS1 has eaten some chicken and seaweed and hopefully now fast asleep after agreeing to new regime of no telly on Monday-Wednesday in termtime. That still leaves 4 days enough even for the most hardened addict, and a bit more space at beginning of week, for homework and running around outside (v.important to sanity of dcs.)
Hope you have a lovely day out tomorrow TMH after such a lot of hard work, and a productive/relaxing weekend to everyone.

[Jas]

Welcome littone

Yes, thanks Scatty, we drove to the bank and made the payment so I should be ok. It was a bit of a hassle, but I was not convinced there was any other way to avoid paying charges.

DS is still up

I've mopped the floor and done a food shop this evening, but finding it very hard to FLY with dp in all the time. He is much better at cleaning than me, and has much higher standards, but won't tidy first. He just piles all clutter in the washing basket and leaves me to sort it

Job hunting is a non-starter DP is in unco-operative mode He doesn'tr want me doing cleaning/ care work, and with no up to date qualifications or skills that leaves very little else.
I know it isn't up to him, but he is the childcarer if I am working so I have to have his help to make it work.

[Wolfcub]

welcome littone

[Wolfcub]

evening all

ehm it's great to "see" you
Galen I almost never wear shoes in the house and when I do it's sandals I hate having anything on my feet

We have been to the tip three times this afternoon and to the post offfice. I have also been trying to pick the broken glass out of the grass in the garden

scatty my own ds is raising merry he'll tonight so I may find myself camped out on the top step at this rate

mrs henry welcome

grouchy I've just finished a book that I think you might like it's called The lies of Locke Lamora and it's but a guy xallled Scott lynch very enjoyBle, I'm off to borders tomorrow to buy book two

[littone]

Hello everyone - I will be making an attempt to join you by following the babysteps. I always feel my house if more untidy and not as clean as all my friends houses and am determined to get on top of it. Unusually DP shined the sink last night but as I have only just read Day 2 babysteps (ready for tomorrow) I will have to leave getting dressed to my shoes (or in my case my slippers!!) until tomorrow morning. Will ensure draining board cleared and sink shined before bed tonight though

[LadyOfWaffle]

Hello AnneofAvonlea & spiderplant - seems everyone has changed their names! Would you believe I still haven't done my sink, last night the dishwasher was full and still things on the draining board so I went to bed (dishwasher takes forever! ) and only loaded it again now ! Just going to get DH to fish his supernoodles (midnight snack! [boak]) from the plug/drain then I shall go soak it. Phew, good job it's just babysteps for now, I may explode otherwise! Aaaaand I have a dishwasher since last flying, and a nearly finished new kitchen so there shouldn't be any excuses. I do have 2 bottles of different sink shiners so am excited to get stuck in Aaah, it's so nice to sit and talk about cleaning rather than doing!

[TheSerinebutalittleMadHouse]

Swan Sorry that you still have the lurgy in your house - hope the cold snap helps.

I have scaled the ironing pile and put it all away
Washer is on again
DW is loaded
Clothes out for tomorrow for all

We are going for a day out tomorrow to a local market town with good walks and quaint shops. will take the Phil and Teds (which goes to a friend at the end of the month), so that DS1 can go in if his shoulder is giving him gip.

[swanriver]

Took Ds2 on long trek today, and returned at 3.00. Other children still refusing to leave house aaargh so they stayed with very fed up ill dh who heroically kept telly off all day (major source of present bad humour I fear - too too much in last week ds1 spending all his time reading radio times and writing schedules of entertainment) and played card games, conversed etc.

Then took dd out, and finally dh is taking ds1 round the block. In fact he has not come back rather like Captain Oates...
6 year olds are now in bed ASLEEP.

Will now confront house, lasagne making etc.

[TheSerinebutalittleMadHouse]

Evening all

I went out and left DH with the mini's who were in fine fettle and full of energy. DS1 is not doing well without his regular excercise.

Galen 6 children - how lovley. Fly will really help you keep on top of things.

I am all done and 3 of us have just done a room rescue of the kitchen - DH was too busy taking photo's of the boys to clean (he is at work normally when we all clean)

Washer is on
Baths and PJ's are done

So just the boys to bed and ironing moutain to attempt to climb again.

Greyskull Well done you

Waves to everyone else and welcome back EHM boys like their books lots too - thanks

well off to read a story to the mini's once DH has finnished reading them a joint one

[scattyspice]

Phew galen you've done well!

Jas did you get the bank sorted ok?

Tea cooked, eaten and washed up (and sink duly shined).

Just need to get DC bathed then commence day 2 of operation bed time LOL.

[galen]

Grouchy - yes I really do have 6 DC LOL ranging from 10 to 9 months. They are my excuse for the state of my house LOL
So progress report on today.... Kitchen still looks lovely, and have done the utility. Downstairs toilet now lovely, hallway cleared of all junk and floor mopped.Several loads of washing done and put away.
On the downside - many more loads of washing still do to do, Dining room needs excavating, lounge need tidying - again - and cleaning. And as for the entire upstairs of the hous e- well lets just say I had to make sure not to linger up there today for fear of getting too down!
So I plan to try to get the downstairs to a reasonable state tomorrow, and hopefully finish off the washing. Not sure when I'll get to tackling the upstairs!
Oh and the shoes came off at about 4pm! Think I may invest in some more substantial slippers, or maybe comfy trainers or similar...And actually my hair has been a haystack all day so I really need to tackle that I think!
Right off to see what day 3 holds for me! - And I think you're all great BTW!

[EHM]

*spideplant8 Thanks for thread & Hi

to JAS greyskull good for you.
Scatty good luck with the toy room. I wish we had DR.

bugger should have left 10 mins ago to pick up DH from station! BBBBBBBBBBBYEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[scattyspice]

Well we've had a productive day today .

After the aquarium we put all the toys in the dining room to make a playroom and moved the dining table into the LR. So now we have NO toys in the LR (apart froma stray fairy wand that has drifted in tsk). DC are pleased as punch at their play room . Also dh has put more insulation in the loft, the house feels loads warmer.

Still have thank yous to write.

bailey bet you feel relieved .

I'm going to redo baby steps from Mon (again).

[Jas]

Greyskull So glad y6ou did it. Do you feel a weight has lifted?

[ByThePowerOfBaileys]

Hi all
the Baileys is back in the cupboard until next Christmas

Have done some flying today - but the major breakthrough in the greyskull house was my meeting this morning
I have officially given notice that I will not be running the Messy Play Group from Easter. We have this term to groom one of the other mothers to take a leading role.
It was easier than I thought - and I have also changed the preparation level that we all put in from 5-6 hours each to 1-2 hours so it is certainly more manageable with a young family.

Anyway Dh has kept ontop of the kitchen whilst I was out.
Boys are going to have pizza for tea.

Welcome back to those who have had a christmas break and a Warm welcome to those who are flying for the first time. This is a friendly bunch of ladies - I hope you will have fun!

[Countingtheflocksbynight]

Thanks for this thread.

Hello everyone. Another on Baby-step 2 here! (Hi Galen, Mrs MerryHenry)

Have shined my sink and am dressed to my shoes (do trainers count?) Even considering sewing myself a sort of pinny-apron thing with sleeves as I usually ruin all my clothes with bleach when I clean.

Off to clean out the gp cages now ..rest of house a wreck but at least my sink is clean.

Love the decorations (which cover up the holes in walls) so won't be taking them down until 12th night ...

Onwards and upwards!

[grouchyoscar]

Hello again EHM and a merry new year to you and Ellie

[Jas]

Welcome back EHM Galen - Shoes is an ongoing debate. TBH not many of us wear shoes in the house, and even then they are not likely to be lace up.
The idea is sound....you feel more dressed and ready for the world., and there is no excuse not to go out to empty bins/hang washing etc.

I have lovely M&S slippers which have hard soles so I can nip outside without wrecking them, but they are also soft and fluffy

[EHM]

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Back from my parents & Inlaws last night. glad to be home{fgrin]

Hope you all had a happy Christmas & New Year?

bianca thank you for Ellie's gift.
TMH lovely to see you & your lovely boys again we had a fab time. PS Ellie loves the gift.
Grouchy loved the Elmo on FB so did Ellie.

Hello to all my old muckers & any newbies.

Love Lisa & Ellie.x.x.x

[grouchyoscar]

Well done Gallen you're getting there

Do you really have 6 DCs?!? I am amazed and in admiration of you. I don't do a good job coping with Ed and I only have him.

And him is flatly refusing to get dressed so I better get him going. Remember less screaming and shouting, more assertive negotiation...

[galen]

Well day 2 of babystepping here and going well! I shone my sink yesterday - it looked lovely. Have done it a million times since then as people insist on keeping using it and messing it up grrrr. In fact the sink shinning seemed to lead to a mega 6 hour declutter and thorough clean of the entire kitchen!! It looks lovely now - just need to build my routines to keep it that way. Of course the rest of the house is a tip - why is it when I am cleaning one room my 6 little darlings think it means they can trash every other corner of the house? Still I am not letting myself get overwhelemed. Need to tackle the washing mountain next, then think I'll do the downstairs toilet. Have got most of the decorations down and put away, and furniture back to normal in the lounge... so I'm getting there!
Oh and I'm dressed and wearing shoes LOL Not sure how long the shoes will last though - they are really annoying me - I miss my slippers! Do you really all wear shoes all the time?
Happy new year flying everyone!