Weekly Flylady Thread 1st September 2008

boddy

Morning everyone.

Just about to set off for work.

Have a good day everyone.

lil_me Thats good news about Matthew

polkadot

Kaz I love the idea of photo’s of the nuisances-Never thought of that
Tooti when using the bread mixes you can use the basic programme but make sure you’ve set it for an extra large loaf and a dark crust-that usually makes it crunchier, and try reducing the liquid by 50ml.
I buy my flour from Aldi or Lidl (depending who has the specials).They both work out to anywhere between 40p and 80p for a 1.5kg bag-but Ive never spent more than 80p and if you are doing a basic extra large loaf as I always do then a bag that size gets you about 2.5 loaves. DF is not so keen on brown but Im not so keen on white so I’ve found mixing 50% white with 25% of brown and 25% of whole wheat keeps us all happy. We have 5 cereal dispensers that hold 3kilos each and they are always full. I save flour purchases for the veg shop which I do on Thursdays (new special day at Aldi’s and short walk from Thursday playgroup). You often also find coupons in the specials mag at Aldi’s which I save for the next week
Greenbee Ive never asked-are you into recruiting or HR?

Im having a hard time getting DS to eat anything still. I’ve tried it all, any help for me and my toddler?

I also wanted to ask if you happen to spot any cake decorating equipment on freecycle in your area, Id be happy to pay for postage. Ive been watching it here but not had any luck yet. I don’t want to buy any as I cope fine without any and it’s really just something I want rather than need.

Will be going to hardware store today to get wall pins so DF can sort out all the cables he’s switched round. Also want to get a nice big piece of wood to turn into a proper cake board.
Looks like we are going to be rearranging the lounge today again so I’ll not be flying in there too soon. Been up since 3am so at least its all picked up and put away.
DS has been up since 5.30 and DF is still fast asleep.

Hope everyone has a good day today

polkadot

Friday Frenzy- those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms
Level One
[strike]Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc[/strike]
[strike]Make an appointment for some ME-time.. hairdressers? manicure? night out with friends? .. whatever just do it![/strike] Have birthday cake to do-always a happy task for me:j
Level Two
Vacuum the floor
[strike]Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!![/strike]
Strip beds, turn and vacuum mattresses!! and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets need freshening up too!!
Level Three
Clean 2 windows
Make a start on sorting out the summer stuff to out away/get rid of Oh my word I hadn't even thought of this! All our winter stuff is in the loft so I best do it this week whilst DF is in to get it down
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Extra Task List

1. 15 minutes in the garden.. preparation for winter, harvesting, weeding or just enjoying!
2. Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!
3. HHI
4. Friday fling!! grab a binbag and fill it with stuff to leave the house.. rubbish or charity shop or to donate to a friend!

Also

1. Go to hardware store (wall pins and cake board)
2. Look at woolies and pond saver for alphabet cookie cutters)
3. Buy liquid glucose
4. [STRIKE]Do banking[/STRIKE]
5. Move bookshelf and repack
6. Make test sponge

juliejim

Logging off now - I've got a migraine which I'm hoping will be gone in the next hour or else there is no way I'm going near a computer at school.

TAG

[quote=polkadot;13924841
Im having a hard time getting DS to eat anything still. I’ve tried it all, any help for me and my toddler?
[/quote]

I don't know how old your LO is. But, when DD was toddling she was so interested in everything else and so active that she didn't eat much either. I would just leave bits loafing around on a plate. Bits of apple, banana, cheese, little squares of bread etc. 9 times out of 10 it would disappear slowly. Still sat her up with us for breakfast, dinner and tea. Sometimes she'd eat sometimes not.

I think with most of them it's just a good old phase they go through. I know there has been the rare exception, but a child will never starve itself. I never made it a major issue, unlike DH and Nanny :rolleyes:

Even now, she's 5, 6 on Xmas Eve there'll be times when she's not that interested. Packed lunches come home hardly touched. But when she is having a growth spurt, she eats like there's no tomorrow. She's still on the 50th centile for her weight and height so obviously getting what she needs.

I know it's hard and easier said than done. But if LO's weight and height are within the normal range I wouldn't worry to much.

TAG

Well how rare. It's chucking it down outside BUT............................

:T:j:jTHE KIDS ARE BACK TO SCHOOL TODAY:j:j:T

Not that I'm looking forward to a bit of P & Q at all:rolleyes:;)

chunky79

:hello:

Morning all

Well today is a good day for me usually as my 2 youngest ds's go with my father to the airport to collect OH so i can have 3 hours of solid cleaning with no interupptions.

***NOTE to self***
I must ring accountant and give him our name for ltd company, i cannot forget.

Dailies
Make packed lunches
Make beds
vac through downstirs
mop kitchen floor
empty dishwasher

My plan for today when little man goes to bed at around 1 oclock .

HH ironing only got a little bit to do.

Bedrooms

Tidy all floors
polish
windows
vac floors

Bathroom
full clean

Living/dining room

Tidy toys away (this will need doing later lol)
Clean windows
Polish

Kitchen
Clear side
Wipe cupboard fronts
tiday the bottom end up (this is the dumping ground)
Make tea

This week is feeling good now its coming to an end. Ds2 has settled well as a fulltimer and kids seem to be happy at school. so no worries there. I was looking forward to them going back but in all honesty was worried about ds2 he eats a potato more than a pig.:rotfl: his packed lunch consists of Sandwich, grapes, cucumber sticks, 2 yoghurts and a pepperami! he eats the lot including crusts.

I also like fridays as obviously OH come home:D and the house is tidy all the way through by the time he gets home.:T

Right the kids have eaten breakfast so i had better get their hair done and teeth brushed.

Take care all will pop back in a couple of hours xx

:wave: :wave: :wave:

polkadot

TAG wrote: »

I don't know how old your LO is. But, when DD was toddling she was so interested in everything else and so active that she didn't eat much either. I would just leave bits loafing around on a plate. Bits of apple, banana, cheese, little squares of bread etc. 9 times out of 10 it would disappear slowly. Still sat her up with us for breakfast, dinner and tea. Sometimes she'd eat sometimes not.

I think with most of them it's just a good old phase they go through. I know there has been the rare exception, but a child will never starve itself. I never made it a major issue, unlike DH and Nanny :rolleyes:

Even now, she's 5, 6 on Xmas Eve there'll be times when she's not that interested. Packed lunches come home hardly touched. But when she is having a growth spurt, she eats like there's no tomorrow. She's still on the 50th centile for her weight and height so obviously getting what she needs.

I know it's hard and easier said than done. But if LO's weight and height are within the normal range I wouldn't worry to much.

Thanks Tag, he turned 2 in June. He still keeps trying to come back to his bottles and thats where my biggest problem is. And as yours did, my DF is worried sick about it. He sits at the table with us but mostly plays-DF gets incredibly annoyed and Im always having to remind him he'll be doing more harm yelling at him.

mineallmine

Morning all,

Not been able to catch up on thread - it seemed to wobble a bit for me today - sorry. So hugs and kicks to those that need them.

I got rid of a huge bag of my man's clothes (shhhhhhh:shhh: :shhh: :shhh: ). Anything from worn out to paint stained. Plus stuff which was poor quality/a bad buy. Most will be recycled and the rest to the charity shop. So that's one less bag of clothes in the house, yipee!

Didn't do anything yesterday (lazy mere...). Need to tidy the landing as that's getting busy again and do the spare room.

Finally, a quote for the day :

In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.

Albert Einstein

OrkneyStar

Morning all.
This is my list for today.
Hoping to do all of Friday Frenzy, except any extra tasks as I'd like to also make biscuits today and have a toad in the hole to make too, but as we are out in the morning it will be an afternoon job mainly (when DS having his post-lunch nap hopefully).
Wishing you all a lovely (cleaning) day.
xxxxx
Own list
- [strike]Make more Christmas cards!![/strike] Enough made for now (16 + 2 from last year –will make more in a month or so!)
- Make FIL birthday card (mega one!)
- Make biscuits of some description
- get nets for living room (measure windows)
- spend more time enjoying my gorgeous DS as he will grow up all too soon L
- water toms, cucumbers and courgettes
- [strike]make shopping list for Saturday[/strike]
Friday Frenzy- those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms
Level One
[strike]Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc[/strike]
Make an appointment for some ME-time.. hairdressers? manicure? night out with friends? .. whatever just do it!
Level Two
Vacuum the floor
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
Strip beds, turn and vacuum mattresses!! and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets need freshening up too!!
Level Three
Clean 2 windows
Make a start on sorting out the summer stuff to out away/get rid of
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Extra Task List – none today as not enough time
Thursday Thrills- Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level 1, 2- done
Level 3– not doing this week.
Extra mission: Take your pick! – chose number 1-done Thur
Wednesday Wiiing!- Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1,2 and 3- done (except floordrobe clearance as cleaned walk in wardbrobe out a few weeks back).
Extra tasks list, chose number 2- done.
Tuesday Chuck - Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1, 2, 3- all done (except hovering stairs/hall-done Thu)
Monday Mop- Kitchen and Dining Room
Level 1, 2, 3- all done on Monday/Tuesday.