Flylady Challenge - Take 4

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Lovely news bet you are jumping for joy. Have fun with the boys!

Dizzy x

cha97michelle

Found you guys!

i'm off the flylady wagon a bit at the moment. Some days it is so hard to just get anything done. My plan is to have a fairly good tidy and clean tomorrow when DH is at home and can watch the baby. Then i can maybe manage a bit of a routine for tidying in 10 minute chunks around nap times. I liked sarahsavers idea of 10minutes of ironing a day. The mess is starting to annoy me a bit.

I'm going to try and sort out a list and routine. I need some inspiration from somewhere.

Michelle

DeniseNZ

Michelle - your little one is only little once - do the very basics and spend your time with him And don't neglect yourself either.

If you can't manage 10 minutes - make it five! Heck, even just picking up five things - takes 1 minute tops - but still makes a difference.

Hugs to you

Punky

Blimey Hex - you've had an eventful few days - your OH is something of a hero - I seem to remember he's s fireman isn't he? Lucky girl!

Michelle - your doing far better than I did as a new mum. I remember one particular day when my OH came home and asked me what I'd done that day - I was breastfeeding and DS was feeding constantly and always awake, I'd only ventured off the couch to make a sandwich and go to the toilet!! :rotfl:

27 fling boogie - get a black bag - run round a room / your home and toss in it 27 things you nolonger need and can throw/sell/donate.

Feeling really ill with sore thoat so just cathcing up on admin stuff and paperwork. Have a restful weekend all. Punky xx

kscour

Well so much for back at 1pm!
OH wandered around bugging me to death (he's useless at doing nothing!), then sat on computer for 2 hours then went out, DD2 rang up and said she was coming home from grandparents, DD1 opted to stop the night. So basically I feel like I've achieved nothing all day!

so scores on the doors are:-

[STRIKE]5 min whizz round rooms[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]DW & kit sides[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]washing [/STRIKE]& ironing
sort out post
try and get up to date with personal accounts
check I've paid water & council tax up to date
mop floors in kit/d.toilet/bath
vacumn downstairs
clean out car (finally got it back from DH)
clear out handbag
recycling
[STRIKE]dust[/STRIKE]
glass in mirrors & doors
clean fridge
menu & shopping list
empty bins
sort xmas presents:D - actually managed to order MIL & FIL's presents and they are pretty hard to buy for so quite successful!


office
desk
general filing
sales invoices & filing
file wages
PL due/chqs/queries
overdue customers - identify/locate/extract dosh from
sort box of "can't be bothered to sort" stuff

extra
Kids costumes for panto:D - another time consuming but fairly successful job - have tops and got ribbon off ebay, just need to find tops and then get my sewing needle out:eek:

Hope everyone did better than me!

carrieparkinson

hello peeps. today ive only washed the pots, mopped the floor n wiped down sides as ive been out n done retail therapy. it was much needed and i feel a lot calmer and better inside. so im gonna back the fire up in a bit then go 4 a long hot soak as i need it. then tomorrow hopefully i'll b able to do 2 days jobs in a day. easy. *hugs * to every1. xxxx

PiixxySu

can relate to most of you having a not flying day today.

but then again - it's saturday!!!!!!

did manage though
- beds made - s/s bathroom
- kitchen is clean - dinner cauli/broccoli cheese [very yummy]
- d/w is going on in a minute
- t/d needs unloading - w/m needs to be moved to t/d (2 jobs for tomorrow :rolleyes:)
- went for a walk with children - dropped some clothes at charity shop
- got cough mixture for poorly ds - had a hot hot hot bath (:dance:)
- waiting for results on 'strictly come dancing'

see you in a mo

cha97michelle

Punky wrote:

Michelle - your doing far better than I did as a new mum. I remember one particular day when my OH came home and asked me what I'd done that day - I was breastfeeding and DS was feeding constantly and always awake, I'd only ventured off the couch to make a sandwich and go to the toilet!! :rotfl:

Better than me then. I've not been managing to eat or go to the loo. Daren't leave the baby alone when the two cats are in the house. Or, i start making something, the baby grizzles, the food gets left, and the cat is on the bench eating it. Or i turn round and they are fighting, far worse than they ever used to.

It was so bad the other day, i took the baby up to the bathroom with me, laid him on the fluffy bath mat. He fell asleep, so i quickly rushed and got the bin and recycling boxes in, put a load of washing in, and started folding clothes on the airer before he woke up. Again, that was about ten minutes.

On a good day though, like today, he will sleep for hours and then i get loads done.

ACTION PLAN for today
1) [STRIKE]put washing up away[/STRIKE]
2) [STRIKE]clean sink and draining board[/STRIKE]
3) [STRIKE]wipe kitchen sides down[/STRIKE]
4) [STRIKE]clean cooker[/STRIKE]
5) [STRIKE]declutter living room a bit[/STRIKE]
6) [STRIKE]go for a walk somewhere as a family[/STRIKE]
7) do some ironing
8) [STRIKE]wash my hair[/STRIKE]
9) [STRIKE]have a long soak in the bath[/STRIKE]
10)[STRIKE] visit a local shop for essentials[/STRIKE]
11) put loaf on in BM
12) make ginger cake in BM (packet plus oil and water = 2 mins and a very tasty and quick to grab snack)
13) [STRIKE]run brush and hoover around living room and kitchen[/STRIKE]
14) try to get into the suitcase of my pre-pregnancy clothes and find some clothes that fit a bit better.

I know the list is quite long, but there are some things for me on too, i will also encourage DH to get involved, and I will certainly be enjoying the baby when he is awake. Anything not done will automatically roll over.

Hugs to everyone.
Michelle. xx

Baileys_Babe

Daily:
DW load/run/empty (as often as neccesary)
WM load/run/empty
put away clean washing
make bed
prepare for next day
wash up/put away (anything that can not go in the DW)
Deal with emails
Deal with post (not Sunday)
Keep up with this thread

Weekend:
Fit draft excluder
Fit Curtain rail
Hang curtains
Reread house survey
Look for new job
Empty bins
Sort recycling
send invites to Christmas party :beer:

Project ~ Spare room:
Empty stores from wardrobe
Refit rail to built in wardrobe
Remove free standing wardrobe
Reposition bed
Make bed
Sort book shelf
Sort boxes (0/37 sorted) - hopefully this will go up daily!!!
Clean window
Choose curtains
Hang curtains
Find floor & hoover
Wash walls & skirting boards


Must try harder with project spare room as I have not tackled any of it and the door is firmly shut. :eek:

hex2

Michelle - I drowned in mess when I had DS1 but the house was a tip to start with. You at least started off tidy, it won't get apalling over night, and if you stay as disciplined as you can then you should be able to stay on top of most of it in short bursts. I really do sympathise, I used to struggle to get my teeth cleaned, never mind the house. The only person I knew with a new baby and a clean house had a cleaner. Dont worry about the cats - mine soon learnt to leave the baby alone.

Baileys Babe - make a start on one of the boxes in the spare room. Little and often is the only way that works for me. If I see something as an epic task then I just don't bother, telling myself its only 15 minutes to do a box works.

Punky - OH is an engineering manager and very practical. Not great at household - but brilliant at fixing things. We work well together.;)

Tonight I have the ironing mountain to tackle. It is now touching the ceiling in the utility so I may be some time.....