Monday Fly - Back to school for us fly girls as well

[TheMadHouse]

Morning all - yes the insomnia is back, but DS2 has itchy rash all over his back, so I have just given him some priton and some Urax cream and packed him back off to bed.

mission

babysteps

As the children are back at school today, I thought that it was a good adea that we refresh some of the babysteps that keeping us going and why we like to Fly

Galen - re your bedroom dilema : Ds and dd have always shared a room and still do at 5 and 4yrs. We have a playroom to turn into a bedroom when they no longer want to share. What do your dc think (let me guess, they want to stay as they are!). I'd suggest putting ds2 in with ds1 to sleep as ds2 is unlikely to spend much time in his bedroom at the moment, he can have his toys and stuff downstairs until you can convert the garage. So it remainds DS1 room mainly.

Done:
laundry reboot
tidy playroom, found some puzzles for school fair.
hoovered playroom
cleared hall.
washed up.

to do:
porch
dust blinds
more laundry
mending.

bbl

Hi all.

DH away this week so you may see me a little more.

Morning routine was a breeze with no daddy distractions. Been to work. Now had lunch with DD2.

Plan to rest a bit and have 1 huge hotspot in the living room to deal with.

bbl

1st load of washing done and ready to go out.
Beds stripped.
Trampoline moved with help from my Brother.
Pool cleaned and now filling.
Sofa covers are back on.

Haven't put much back upstairs yet. Too busy doing the pool!

DW done.

Phew! Tis hot out there. I LOVE it!

Better go make my Brothers coffee!

Clean front door - very bad due to the buiding work at weekend! done** Sort out coat rack - ready for moving inot porch and get rid of any now not needed

Also will be doing;

Washing - fith load on
Hanging out washing - done
Getting washing in - do NOT leave out overnight!
Organise bills and dates of payment
Build budget
Get DD up and dressed done
DD breakfast done
Me heathly breakfast done
DD lunch doing
Me heathly lunch doing
Wait in for delivery done came early!
Try to get to shops before 12pm so can be home for delivery - decided not to go today might be able to go now delivery has been!
Plan tea stuff in fridge
Quick tidy round living room, kitchen, bathroom, DDs room 2 done, 2 to go
Wash out bath
Sort out our bedroom
Hoover upstairs
Sort out stuff stuck to fridge
Clean blinds
Clean windows living room and patio doors done
Oh and clean sink ;-) done
Load dishwasher, swtich on done
Unload dishwasher - just about to do!
Visit from parents - ongoing!

DONE
Dressed self and ds1
Swept and mopped bathroom and hallway
Payed Council tax
Been tescos
Had lunch
15 mins de-clutter
Played and talked to ds2 (ds1 been in bed)

TO DO
Prep for dinner
Pack away/wash up from lunch
Today's mission
Make ds2's bed
5 min rr
Book a place at car boot for this sunday
Cook dinner
get ds's into bed
clean kitchen
do ironing

oh and watch JK
Probably while doing puzzles/playing wth toy cars.
You all envy the multi-tasking, hey?

wow you have done everything LoveBeing
Tortoise pool sounds tempting I'm feeling v hotafter errands and bumping into everything with violin case.

Done
Bathrooms major scrub
Bought some heavyduty limescaler for later
moved bed in bedroom so can hoover underneath
watered veg and pots
talked to friend on phone
then took plunge and went on errands
violin retuned by professional
took pictures to framers in town after 3 months double
petrol
bought some limescaler at same time and bathplug unblocker

Now need to go to work triple

Not done
rubbish to tip
thank you notes

Afternoon all

back from a very sunny scotland yesterday

Washing basket empty just need to iron all which has dried today. I am just having a late lunch & cuppa. Ellie is enjoying an ice cream after preschool.
Had Mia at vets this morning she is loosing weight, has lump beneath her jaw/awful breath & making noises like a very old man asleep. Vet has taken blood as can't find anything untoward, will investigate growth near jaw once bloods come back. she has bacterial infection in mouth/throat so antibiotics.

tmh thanks for thread.sorry to read that your insomnia is back. what normally triggers it off?
littleboyblue great to read that fly is helping
shann good for you doing race for life. take it easier though if no training.
scatty sorry to read ds has been poorly.hope his is on the mend.
hi to lovebeingamummy & starbear wendyour dd loves jigsaws & problem solving too. DH is an accountant so I am sure that has something to do with it How is toilet training going? Hope poorly tummy clears soon for you
prof grim slapped cheek in this heat. hope they are better very soon.
maggietulliver I always get on better when dh away. although we do miss him.
tort pool does sound good. we had paddling pool yesterday for ellie. may do same this afternoon.

Hello to everyone, my parent have just left and DD has gone down for a late nap so going to have a mad 15 min go upstairs

Done

• Clean front door - very bad due to the buiding work at weekend! Washing - seventh load on Hanging out washing Get DD up and dressed DD breakfast Me heathly breakfast DD lunch Me heathly lunch done ish - PLus fed parents! Wait in for delivery done came early! Plan tea stuff in fridge Quick tidy round living room, kitchen, bathroom, DDs room 2 done, 2 to go Clean windows living room and patio doors done Oh and clean sink ;-) Load dishwasher, swtich on Unload dishwasher Refill dishwasher! Visit from parents - ongoing! Got stuff out of car from yesterday

To Do
Sort out coat rack - ready for moving into porch and get rid of any now not needed
Getting washing in - do NOT leave out overnight!
Organise bills and dates of payment
Build budget
Try to get to shops before 12pm so can be home for delivery - DD having late nap as got up so late so will go tomorrow
Wash out bath
Sort out our bedroom
Hoover upstairs
Sort out stuff stuck to fridge
Clean blinds

Put washing away

EHM Hope everything's is okay with Mia? Is she a cat or a dog or other!
LoveBeingAMummy Wow you have some energy, bet you'll sleep well tonight.
Mad How did it go at the G.P?
Swan Next year could you remind me to actual get the tax disc I will be most grateful
scattyspice You bet! In a way I'm glad it happened, makes me more understanding towards others and it wasn't major.
Good afternoon everyone
Back from Gymnastics.
washing Done and out on the line
Make beds Done
Empty Dishwasher done
Buy Ds new sandals and shoes.Done
Buy marbles to cure my flat feet and water pistols Done
packed Lunch in townDone
Cuppa and on with afternoon tasks Apparently its raining here !

How old is DD? What can I say, everything I type seems wrong. How about asking DD's to tick off everything your allowed to get done and in the end count them up maybe 10p a tick. Don't mention the negative squabbles as they will rise to that negative idea. Are they so ill that they can't do something to help/ draw etc. How about drawing Mummy turning into a monster as she loses are temper that she can't get things done. A picture for each chore and room maybe? An idea

Prof sorry you're having a bad day dd wise.

So, dinner's in and I have just done today's mission. Also 5 min rr in living room and dressed ds2's cot agaiin.
Me and ds1 did some number puzzles.

star at your ideas. I'm writing them down.

Prof 2 slightly poorly kids is a real PITA. DS is coming out of the really poorly stage and into the grumpy, whiny phase (tsk). Hopefully back to normal soon.

Tort: Do you really have a pool in your garden? .

Done:
collected dd
mending.

BBL

Scatty It is only one of those easy up pools. About 10ft i think. Water was freezing but kids loved it! Hope it gets more use this summer.

Didn't get 2nd load of washing done earlier cos ran out of wshing powder. It is done now ready to go out in the morning.

I need to make beds (ds's need to help with their high sleepers!).

Nearly time for DD's to go to bed too.

That's me done for the day now, unless I actually do the ironing, but that's doubtful!
So played with boys
Had dinner (ds1 not impressed)
Organised my parents to have ds's overnight this weekend so we can do car boot sale. Yay!
Put away non-iron clothes
2 min hotspot in bedroom
Put ds2 to bed
Sterilised bottles
Washed up
Cleaned kitchen
Swept and mopped floor
Shined sink
Layed out clothes for tomorrow
Written tomorrows shopping list

Now I am stuck to the sofa. Literally. Is leather and I am hot

99 per cent attendance TPT! a well educated dd indeed
Well today after school dcs were frightful. It is amazingly hot and muggy here. I felt so fed up within ten minutes of their squabbling and whinging. But luckily managed to just about get them with gritted teeth to swimming pool leaving a complete trail of chaos behind me, and then they were FINE. Dd spent the afternoon cuddling me in pool which was v. sweet snd I did 18 lengths which was my goal.
Ds1 has done his homework
They are in pjs and little ones have done some painting.
We have just had nice cool leftovers for supper and pasta, given up on Cubs and ds1 is watching Dr Who Christmas Special (?!!!)

Glad you had a beautiful Scotland experience EHM, and sorry about Mia. What a relief that she is still at home with you.

Sorry for those with ill kids, whinging is my absolute squeaking chalk on blackboard - cannot abide it almost easier dealing with screeching.

Starbear - waterpistols such a simple pleasure, must get some

Now off to pickup friend's child and spend evening sorting out piles of mess...

evening all

not done much again today, work is tiring me right out at the moment and I'm pre-big birthday depressed. Have done a bit of random cleaning and tidying, loaded and unloaded wm and cleaned a work surface. I'm also cooking a ham joint to have cold another day.

sorry for evenyone with poorly or itchy children

Just a quicky

DS2 is still itchy and sore, GP next door is also not sure it is echma, so will be keeping an eye on him.

Clingy day, hard work and now I need to eat and have a sherry with ice.

Evening all
Dont know where today went LOL Fairly pleasant though, if a bit lacking in much FLYING....

Mad love your ponderings on FLYing...Hope DS's rash improves soon.

Everyone has been very busy today...great FLying ladies...

FLYing has helped me so much too. Also battling with PND I had got into a bad rut, where the house had just got into a bad state and I had no energy or motivation to tackle what seemed so overwhelming! Taking the FLY aproach and doing it babystep be babystep helped me to get going again...My routines are great cause they stop everything from building up. And I now have a MUCH mor epositive attitude to household stuff. I still dont get everything done that I'd like to, probably never will, but at least I dont get as overwhelmed.

Had a nice day tody although dont seem to have achieved anything I was meant too....

Did plant my plants, and got a bit of tidying done this morning whilst lovely homestart lady was here...
stripped our bed and washed bedding...
couple more loads of washing ...
beef casserole a la slow cooker!
went shopping for socks for girls and also got a super comfy pair of sandals for me
school pick up and unscheduled rounders club pick up (ds forgot to give me the letter before half term....only found out tonight...sigh...)
Playground whilst waiting for DS
More gardening and garden fun after dinner...
all bathed
ds to scouts. others all bedded yay!

Thanks for the views on bedrooms....think I really do need my bedroom back.... have brought the topic up with DC and actually all are surprisingly amenable to the option of Dd3 going in with DD's 1 and 2 and Ds2 going in with DD4...think you're right that that will be the best way to go for the time being....
Now just need to sort all stuff in rooms....move many beds, move 2 wardrobes....put bunk beds together and move Ds's cot.....no problem LOL This may take a while! Also dream of eventually decorating our room a lovely peaceful sagey green....

right, best go do the lunches...
have several million things to do tomorrow...must not get too distracted by garedn!
Although I am now making more of an effort to just enjoy the moment and not get stressed by stuff that doesnt get done...

may be back with list for tomorrow shortly...

Ok for my benefit tomorrows to do list:

Thank you card for my sister
Buy polish
good clean of our ensuite....
Check in loft for more shorts for DS2
LOTS of clean washing away
reorganise freezer
hoover and dust
find missing birthday part invitation
tidy out car

will see how far we get with that little lot!

see you all tomorrow ladies

starbear Mia is a moggy we adopted from an old work colleague of mine in 2002 after our first cat Bob died.
swan we where visiting family/friends in scotland. The sun rarely shines when we visit. so this weather was a bonus I am too glad Mia is still with us poor wee mite. 18 lengths you go girl!
prof hope you have better evening with your 3 dds.
tmh hope rash clears soon. what does the GP next door think it is if it isn't echma? I've never heard of that before. Must be hard in this hot weather.
wolf hello why so pre birthday? You are only as young as you feel yummy ham joint.
galen wow you have been busy.

Right off to bed. Wm running & dw. We had scrummy prawns, scallops & chorizo on BBQ tonight.

Didn't do garden or mission so plan to do tomorrow along with ironing.

Night ladies.

Didn't do very well yesterday Put clothes away. Still in a basket in my bedroom. DH came home earlier than I expected. He went over to My Mum's to finish decorating three rooms. My Mum could not have got a better SIL

Clean one cupboard out Still on list!

Look for large flask & glass roof sail Yes I found them.Done But before starting told ds we were looking for treasure so had to pull everything out so he could hunt! The flask was on top of the storage container under 1 bag The sail I found on a shelf without digging the cupboard door was open and I saw it while speaking to DH on the phone! Any way Ds found a couple of cars and two Bob the astronaut posters!
Frozen salmon & frozen chips with peas for dinner not my finest moment Salmon very dry frozen but family feed and freeze a little more used.
Hope everyone had a lovely day

here for tuesday