Weekly Flylady Thread 21st July 2008

REDMADCURLS

pigpen wrote: »

ooooohh....

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Well done you - obviously a woman with a lot to say - and thank God for you xx

Choosing not to mention flying today - more done outside and hey there is always rainy days for inside work - did I say I wasn't going to mention it:rolleyes:

pigpen

REDMADCURLS wrote: »

Well done you - obviously a woman with a lot to say - and thank God for you xx

I just like the sound of my own typing.. lol

skintscotslass

pigpen wrote: »

Yes he has to sign the forms... if he contests it it will go to the judge and it will be decided by the judge who your niece would be better off with.. the fact he barely sees her.. and she has been with them for 2 years would of course go very much in their favour.. it is a 15 minute formality... BUT.. it requires an assessment by SS usually... not always!! Your niece would be a 'ward of court' in the meantime BUT as she is in a safe environment they would leave her where she is.. so there is nothing to worry about there!

If he doesn't fill in the forms for the residency thing it will go to the court and that will go against him.. but they will give him about 3 chances to fill them in.. it can take a while but it IS worth it.

One more issue might be that they will try to force contact between your niece and her dad.. if your parents say he can have access any time it isn't good enough.. they have to make a set time.. eg.. every Saturday 12-5pm.. if he hasn't bothered turning up in the past it is unlikely he will do this.. the judge just likes to make sure all avenues are covered and be assured contact between father and daughter is not being denied.. it is all a formality really an exercise in paperwork. Unless he has been convicted of a violent or 'adult' crime, in which case they can bring this up in court and insist on supervised access, but this is only an issue if he gets difficult.

And if they aren't involved already they will send CSA round to him.. more trouble than it is worth IMO.. but they have to do it apparently.

I think pigpen has given you excellent advice (as usual). Does your mum get child benefit for her and does the father pay anything towards her keep?

skintscotslass

Mudbath - thats such great news
Well done to all the flybabies results in SATs and other different tests :T (still cant quite get my head round testing the kids the assess the teachers, but never mind )

prettypennies - another one with mad hair here. My family, rather unkindly, have been known to refer to me as 'burst couch'. I've tried everything to calm it down, but the only thing that works is a skinhead and I have no intentions of going down that road.

G&B - could you not get any deals for Deep Sea World?

nicki - I was on the superlambanana trail last week. I think my fav is supergrass I'll need to get my pics onto facebook. I want a superlambanana for my birthday. I thought you could get a full size one for £100, but they are only 2 feet high. I thought it would look really cool in my garden and no one here (except my Liverpool chums) would have a clue what it was :rotfl:

hex - sorry, but I had to laugh at the anniversary thing. My mum is dreadful at remembering dates. The only birthday she remembers is mine and thats only because I share it with a cousin and my niece! Although she's never very sure how old I am! She had to ask me if I was 40 this year. Er, no that would be next year :mad: Do you use a diary or calendar? I always stick birthdays and stuff in both my calendar and my diary. At the end of each month, I check what birthdays, anniversaries etc are happening in the following month. I get whats needed, write the cards and if any are to be posted, I write the date that I need to post them where the stamp goes. I maintain a separate account for birthdays etc and put money in that account every month, so there is always money there if I need to buy an unexpected gift or if a baby arrives that I've forgotten about.

nicki_2

I think I need to do some jobs....

Minging Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Level Two
Sweep and mop floors
Wipe dining table.. (clean table cloth if necessary)
Level Three
Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc
Wipe all the windows in these areas!!
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..
Check those washing machine filters and drawers for ickiness!! Tumble dryer, cooker hood and dishwasher filters need to be done too!!
Tuesday trashing- Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms
Level Two
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Level Three
Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins! (the proper bins not the rooms that look like bins!)
Wednesday Weirdness- Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
HHI
Level 3
Put all your hotspots in one pile and work your way through it..
Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
Thursday Thllliiing!- Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
[STRIKE]Check fire alarms are working[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Fling open the window and let in the rain sunnyness[/STRIKE]
Level 2
[STRIKE]Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..[/STRIKE]
Vacuum & turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen..
[STRIKE]Air the duvet[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]15 minutes floordrobe clearance [/STRIKE]
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort through the uniform cupboard and fling everything that cannot be worn after the summer holidays!
Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.

ALSO Done:

• Dusted DDs bedroom
• S&S window in DDs bedroom
• Damp dusted bannister & skirtingboards down the stairs.

No extras for me as I have enough of my own to do :

• Dishes
  
• Laundry
• Sort clean washing out properly (DD's uniform into her cupboard etc)
• Write packing list for DD
• Get DD to make birthday cards x 2 (or 3...depends if she wants to make one for the dog :rolleyes: )
• PACK DD's stuff as much as possible
• Change my bed - Currently stripped at least
• [STRIKE]Bath DD [/STRIKE]& myself (not at the same time...bath isn't big enough )
• Fill in replacement CRB Form when it arrives tomorrow hopefully & return ASAP:mad: The one I filled in weeks ago has gotten lost somewhere between the sorting office where I posted it 1st class and its destination :mad::mad:

Right, off to make a dent in the remaining dishes pile......:wave:

ragz_2

Wednesday Weirdness- Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1 [STRIKE]
Sweep floors and vacuum sofas[/STRIKE] done twice, not that you'd notice
Level 2
[STRIKE] Dusting, even if around everything [/STRIKE]
Remove clutter from behind and under chairs
[STRIKE] Clean TV, other electricals and cabinet[/STRIKE]s
HHI
Leve[STRIKE]l 3
Wipe and water plants[/STRIKE]
Put all your hotspots in one pile and work your way through it..
Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
Extra Mission: Pick one or more of the following tasks –
[STRIKE] Clean windows & any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc[/STRIKE]
Wipe down any paintwork that needs it.
Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!!
Wash any cushions, throws or curtains that need it

[STRIKE] Clean bath[/STRIKE] bath is full of things (like stupid bathroom shelves that are meant to fix on to wall with suckers, but don't)
Clear any clutter from top of the freezer.
Wipe laptop, house phone, sockets, switches, dryer, freezer
[STRIKE] Put away washing and do more washing[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] empty a drawer.[/STRIKE] emptied an entire shelving unit so even better.
.

Wash your bathroom mats
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
Collect all the dirty laundry
Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
clean the radiators in bathroom and living room.

nicki_2

skintscotslass wrote: »

nicki - I was on the superlambanana trail last week. I think my fav is supergrass I'll need to get my pics onto facebook. I want a superlambanana for my birthday. I thought you could get a full size one for £100, but they are only 2 feet high. I thought it would look really cool in my garden and no one here (except my Liverpool chums) would have a clue what it was :rotfl:

We're still to finish them :rolleyes: Haven't had an opportunity lately so that will probably be a job for next week *goes off to check calender* :rotfl:

ragz_2

OH is asleep on the sofa (again) so i may go and have a nice relaxing bath. Haven't done that for a while so DSs will probably wake up and stop me but I will try.
'til tomorrow ... take care all xx (((HUGS)))

toottifrootti

Justamum I am soooo pleased that you have sorted something out with the oil company. As for how you feel about yourself that will change - just take it slowly and get to like littlebits of yourself even if its just your wee toe its a start! And make up your mind that you are NOT a gargoyle and beauty is not skin deep it comes from within and I think you are just being hard on youself - we all have off days - I know - I have lost my hair with chemo and think I look like a bowling ball until I give myself a kick - please dont give up on yourself we are all here to help and support you.
big hug xx

Mudbath T aht is wonderful news - you must be soooo happy!

I had good news today at the hospital - I dont have to have chemo for another 2 months - so I can enjoy a bit more of this fab weather.

TF xx

toottifrootti

Evening everyone!
I am a bit as I have had computer problems so here is my list for what its worth - I spent 4.5 hours between travelling and my appoitnebt at the hospital so didnt get everything i wanted to done. But at least its good news - no chemo for 2 months :j :j :j :j :j :j so time to get more flying done before next appt - flat might even be comfy by then!

Wednesday Weirdness- Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Vacuum floors and sofas
Dusting, even if around everything
HHI
Wipe and water plants
Put all your hotspots in one pile

1. Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!!

one washing plus HHI
6 phone calls this evening to tell good news
deleted pile of emails
emptied dishwasher and filled

Must go and check tomorrow.s list

Hugs to everyone
TF xx:o