Flylady Challenge - Take 3

cha97michelle

I did try to reply but lost my post.:mad:

basically the habit of the month is designed to improve the way you work, and by practicing one habit all month, and then taking on board the next one the following month, you build up a routine.

I've found some habits, like make your bed, and drink up your water quite patronising.

However, daily swish and swipe, laundry load a day, and now this month, deal with piles of paperwork 15 minutes a day, have been quite profound for me. Now, i get the post when the postman arrives. Open it all, pay bills, check internet banking, shred personal documents, file important stuff and recycle the rest straight away. Laundry, i tend to sort a load while DH is in the bathroom in the morning or evening, and waiting for him to come back out.

Basically, your routine has got to suit your lifestyle. Mine is different now i'm at home on maternity leave compared to when i was at work a few weeks ago.

Glad to hear you clean your sink Seriously, it may not shine, but it makes a difference if it isn't covered in old bubbles, bits of old food, or stacked with plates.

Michelle

Edit - todays mission - kitchen - get your kitchen bin, and clean the inside of it where rubbish has fell between the liner and the bin, and the mould has taken over. - just in case anyone wants it

Penelope_Penguin

Evening, all! Feel absolutely shattered, as I've not been sleeping well. So I've been a bit on autopilot today. W***ing for the next 3 days, so will fit a few bits in the evenings, in and amongst homework with the children.

Sort items in spare room – keep, Freecycle, charity shop, recycle, chuck - started
Ironing - done
Washing - done and on creel
BM – 2 loaves done
Grocery shop – done and put away
Return faulty item to Tesco - refunded
return faulty item to Argos – replaced
Return surplus bricks to B&Q - refunded
return chimney rods - done
Close 2 bank accounts – 1 done

Tuesday – put bin out
Return singing training tapes
Bag of raffle items to be collected
Plant hyacinths
empty shoe basket and polish shoes;
Post Freecycle items
Filter apple wine
Change lightbulb
clean microwave;
chase car repair;
Ice cake

Penny. X

Penelope_Penguin

Hi, all! Initially I found the FL e-mails baffling. My house needed to be freed from the clutter before I could do anything else. Now that I've done that (to an extent ) I like the daily zone e-mail especially.

The ones I've enjoyed have been "sofa diving", clearing your make-up bag and clearing the paper from your fridge. It's small things, but they're beginning to make a difference.

The one I find most patronising is "lace your shoes". Everyone removes shoes in this house, and if I choose to go barefoot in my own home, it's up to me.

We've just spent a lovely nostalgic half hour going through our record collection that's been in the loft. We're going to try and recycle (or charity shop) most of it, but have kept a couple, and will have the album covers framed. The children are dying to hear the Spitting Image Album :eek: :eek: :eek:

Thanks again to you all; you're a real help to me! I was able to have people round at the weekend and be proud of my home (even though it's not yet perfect) rather than fretting about the mess.

You all are doing great things!

Penny. x

carlih1

Hi all,

Haven' done a thing all weekend, had a 10k run on sunday and couldn't do anything then and still feeling the affects, walking like john wayne is a good way of describing things, and torn muscles in my abdomen. anyhow my stores frozen fresh food has done for dinner today. but my house looks like a dump. How do you all manage when you physically cannot do much at all?

Carli x

Baileys_Babe

DW Load/run/empty
WM Load/run/empty
Buy DP birthday present
Deal with post
Deal with emails
15 mins on hot spot
Prepare for Wednesday
Hoover downstairs

Mega list, still trying to complete

wash windows bed 3
clean shower room
hoover bed 1/ bed 2/ landing/ stairs/ bed 3
Make bed
dismantle wardrobe
empty bookcase
remove bookcase
dejunk bed /floor Started
sort bookcase on landing
remove bookcase

Baileys_Babe

I feel trying to fly with the group very motivating.

Everyday I try to keep up with the laundry, DW, emails, post, taking out the recycling and the rubbish and preparing for the next day. To this I'm gradually trying to regain control of the house not always making good progress but well intentioned but finding out everbody elses sucesses and failures makes me realise that I'm not alone with this massive task of managing a home. Thank you everybody for your support :A

Punky

Morning Flybabies & Flyboy

Up early as didn't shine sink last night and left the kitchen a mess after roast pork

Hey Baileys Babe - no thank you! I've kind of adopted your daily list and mega list approach.

Hi Carli - congrats on 10K run. Try a few small jobs that will make a big difference but require little effort. Perhaps clearing the sides in the kitchen or similar.

Hey Pen Pen - no wondered you're shattered you've been doing amazing and I didn't realise you had kids and work - hats off! Give yourself a break and a pat on the back.

BTW ironing pile from hell finished :j :j :j :j Back to one load and iron a day

Daily:
Make Beds
Swish & Swipe ensuite, bathroom & toilet
One laundry wash plus iron
Empty dishwasher
Dinner
15 mins paperwork in office
15 mins emails

Today:
CLEAN UP KITCHEN AND SINK
Meal plan
Grocery shop
FLYlady zone: Kitchen - refridgerator
Gift for new baby boy

Mega list:
Put suitcases and old clothes in loft
Tidy loft

Punky

Daily:
[STRIKE]Make Beds[/STRIKE]
Swish & Swipe ensuite, bathroom & toilet
One laundry wash
[STRIKE]Iron yesterdays wash[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Empty dishwasher[/STRIKE] loaded and on
Dinner
15 mins paperwork in office
15 mins emails

Today:
[STRIKE]CLEAN UP KITCHEN AND SINK[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Meal plan[/STRIKE]
Grocery shop
FLYlady zone: Kitchen - refridgerator
Gift for new baby boy

Mega list:
Put suitcases and old clothes in loft
Tidy loft

Dustykitten

Morning all:hello:

Doing ok and feel quite on top of things. For once I am the only one in the house and it feels lovely, shame I have to go out in 5!

Living room still needs doing DS3 tided it lovely (he has learnt that in reception) but I did not clean it last night and now he has been in their with the two kids I mind before school and it is back to a tip.

Made vets appointment for later

Today
Chores in town
birthday present to friend
Dried clothes away
swish and swipe
cat to vet
start the packing

Hope it is drier where you are.

cha97michelle

Pen-pen - i forgot the lace up your shoes one. I can't get any shoes on at the moment, so that one is out the window for me. (swollen ankles.) :rotfl: I fully agree that as an adult, if you choose not to bring the outside dirt and pollutants into your home, then that is a sensible one. The japanese do this, and are fanatical about cleanliness. Heck, this can even cause extra problems for allergy sufferers, and just causes more work.


Anyway, my plans for the day, slightly scuppered because the fridge packed up, and we spent hours looking for the receipt (sent hubbie to buy it and he hasn't put it away properly). We only bought the thing last november. DH has to keep all his receipts from being self employed, so you can imagine how many we looked through, none of them in any logical order, and now all left on my coffee table this morning. :mad: Long term flying is to get the daft bu99er organised. Luckily we could borrow my dads beer fridge, which will fit in the basics for now, but the earliest we could get a repair guy in is next wednesday, which isn't much good one week before my due date.

HO -hum. Not my week again.

Anyway - plans:
1) finish off 7F scheme for school
2) start 8C scheme for school
3) [STRIKE]visit my friend and her month old baby - take some cards with me from work[/STRIKE]
4) DH to phone shop we bought fridge from to see if they can help
5) load 2 computer programmes onto the home computer so that the disks can go back to school when someone visits me after baby.
6) do last nights washing up - this one is really starting to annoy me
7) [STRIKE]drop some stuff off at charity shop[/STRIKE]
8) [STRIKE]pop into supermarket for more basic fridge bits[/STRIKE]
9) tidy up school stuff
a) from dining room table so i have space to work
b) another load from the office (15 minutes)
10) do some of cross stitch - at least half an hour as none got done yesterday.

Motivation low and mess still high. Grand master to do list is down to 121 items from 318 though. :T

Just finishing my cup of go-go juice, and then i will be making a start.

Michelle, x

FLC mission for the day is to wipe down the surfaces/benches in your kitchen. One bit at a time, by lifting the stuff, and wiping underneath it, and then putting that back and moving along. - DONT take everything off.