Weekly Flylady Thread 8th September 2008

Flylady_Flower

Evening all, just popped on quick to let you know DS won an award!

I am so proud of him, as he had a really rough beginning and nearly got thrown out of college (he was a bit of a sh*t when he first started and also because he's quite small he thinks he has to answer back when others push him - hence they push more and he [strike]gets in[/strike] got in lots of trouble - big chip or what!) anyway, long story short is he really turned it around and passed his city & guilds in carpentry and has just been presented with a 'most improved learner' highly commended award - Ooooh, I nearly blubbed as I watched him go up to get it, but couldn't embarrass him...:o

Anyway, here he is getting his award off Craig Phillips (the 1st big brother winner) - he's a really nice guy and nearly the same height as my DS It was so nice to have some good news for once...

roxy7699

Ahh Denisefowler - I thought as much when I was reading your post earlier, thats great. I would have been blubbing, and he looks so chuffed.

flybabybunting

pigpen wrote: »

The heavy with milk in the morning and lighter later is perfectly natural.. I would sometimes express in the morning and feed it to baby in the evening.

Sleep feeding.. basically you stuff bubs in bed with you and you snore your head off and baby gorges himself all night long.. occasionally you may need to wake up and flip him over to the other side for more nosh. The hormone which determines milk production is produced in massive quantities between midnight and about 3am so suckling at this time will stimulate more to be produced.. If you didn't want to do that you could set an alarm and express at midnight and 2-3am.. just for 15-20 minutes .. anything would help.

Have you got some of the growth charts for BF babies? If he wasn't getting enough he would absolutely not be sleeping through the night.

http://www.kellymom.com/babyconcerns/growth/growthcharts.html

My son was 3lb 10 at birth and 10lb at 6 months.

Thank you so much for the above information, I will have a look into the BF charts and speak to a breast feeding counseller rather than the health visitor about it aswell. I will try and feed him today after midnight. I don't think I would feel comfortable sleepfeeding him for fear of suffocating him! My son was 6lb 3 at birth and now ways 10lb 11 at 16weeks.

Thank you to everyone else aswell who has given me hugs, and advice.

Right gonna post my list for tomorrow, got lots to do as I didn't do anything today.

flybabybunting

Monday Mucking out - Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 3
Wipe and water plants Wiping every single leaf will be just too long as I have 6 very leafy plants
Put all your hotspots in one pile and work your way through it.. They are in piles - it's just working my way through it!

Extra Mission: Pick one or more of the following tasks –

1. Filing.. find a pile and file it I have too many piles all in a carrier bag under my bed - Aaaghhhhhhhhhh! Can't bear to start it, it will take forever - it's about 2 years worth of paper (out of sight - out of mind syndrome)!
2. HHI

Tuesday Terrors - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level Two
CLEAN THE OVEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Level Three
Check for cobwebs
Check those washing machine filters and drawers for ickiness!! Cooker hood filters My cooker hood filter looks soooooooo manky, can't bear to take it apart - how do I clean it?


Extra Mission : help yourself

1. Muck out the fridge.. use up all thos ebits that are on the verge of getting themselves out of the fridge and biting you!
   
2. Empty the medicine cabinet.. throw out everything manky/out of date (some medicines are actually poisonous after a certain length of time!!.. AB's being one of them!!) and restock.. all those coughs and snots that will be flying around, sore throats and wheezes... go on.. shoo...........
3. GO! Get yourself a treat for being wonderful!!
4. Empty the kitchen bin.. wash it out.. and make it smell SWEET

Wednesday wishy-washy-wipe!- Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Check fire alarms are working..
Clear a cluttered top in your room.. or spend at least 15 minutes doing it
Fling open the window and let in the freezing cold wetness.. even if just for half an hour
Level 2
Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum & turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen..
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort through a cupboard and fling everything that is dead
Air the duvet
Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more

1. 31 fling boogie time, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
2. Clean the sticky hand prints off the wall ALL the way up the stairs!
3. Clean windows in these rooms
4. sort your own shoe and bag collection. I am thinking of getting s display shelf or 300 for my favourite shoes!

Thursday Thrills- Bathroom
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms
Level Two
Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside! and sinks.. shine the taps with a toothbrush
Dust PC
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Level Three
Clean blind/curtains etc
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.
Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins!
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
Collect all the dirty laundry
Extra mission: Take your pick!

1. Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
2. Fling all those empty bottles and tubes
3. replace any sponges, flannels, toiletries that need it
4. empty out the bathroom cabinet.. clean it.. fling what you don't need and stash the rest in a beautiful manner.. colour ordered so you have a cupboard rainbow..

Right off to bed, still got a thumping headache from this morning. Think i'll take a couple of paracetamol - don't worry, it's ok to take whilst breastfeeing.

Goodnight - See you in the morning XxX

DeniseNZ

Well done to your son, DeniseF!!

As per usual, no time to catch up but will put up my list - picking bits from each room as required

Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Vacuum through the living room, hall and stairs
Dusting, even if around everything

Kitchen and Dining Room
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces DONE
Sweep and mop floors
Wipe dining table.. (clean table cloth if necessary)
Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round
Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc DONE
Muck out the fridge.. use up all thos ebits that are on the verge of getting themselves out of the fridge and biting you!
Wipe all the windows sills
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances

Master bedroom
Clear a cluttered top in your room.. or spend at least 15 minutes doing it
Fling open the window
Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum & turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen..
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing

Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Clean floors in these rooms
Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside! and sinks
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk
Defragment your pc
Collect all the dirty laundry

Also:
Curves DONE
Shower Get a couple more loads of washing done and on the line
Get cash out for DS4
Check bus schedule for DS3
Budget - data input in office
Business finances
Waiting for lady from bank to get back to me regarding changing mortgages around

DeniseNZ

Wrote above list and then forgot to post it . . . duh!!

Since then I've showered, put the next load of washing through and put a hook up in the laundry to collect bathroom cloths. When there is enough of them I soak and wash them.

Off to do another HHC . . .

Flylady_Flower

Just caught up...

Flybabybunting - I don't know about the percentiles and stuff, but if he is eating and sleeping well - he is well. I was pathetically skinny when I was a kid - i used to wear 2 pairs of thick socks to school to make my legs look fatter and the other kids wouldn't let me on one of the trampolines because it was a woven type and they said I would fall through the holes! (I can laugh now) anyway, reason being, my mum worried sick, I had complan in addition to my main meals unlike everyone else who used them instead of a main meal, but nothing, I ate like a horse and just didn't put anything on - in the end my mum took me to a doctor who said don't worry unless she stops eating, simple as that. When I finally left school at 17 I suddenly grew taller, fatter and finally got boobs - when your baby is ready, he will fill out - everyone is different and these stupid charts scare the pants off most people. I know they are there to catch the ones that need it, but look at the big picture to eh! (don't mean to upset anyone here and I know all HV's are not the same, but it can be so upsetting for some people)... sorry, rant over...

jjeff - hope you and yours are feeling better soon

Mudbath - I'm glad you have sorted it with your DS - I don't think they're lazy or anything, they just have better things to think of at that age eh! and what a lovely story of achievement - it really made me smile,

Pigpen - glad college was OK, sorry you're tired though...

SarahShattered - glad you got over the appointment in the end and hope your OH gave you a hug when he got home to make up

Froddington -Hugs and best wishes for you and your dad tomorrow

Boddy - why did you get wacked by a client?????

See you all tomorrow night, have work tomorrow morning... happy flying...

DeniseNZ

List now looks like this:

Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Vacuum through the living room, hall and stairs
[strike]Dusting, even if around everything [/strike]DONE

Kitchen and Dining Room
[strike]Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces [/strike]DONE
Sweep and mop floors
[strike]Wipe dining table.. (clean table cloth if necessary)[/strike] DONE
[strike]Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round [/strike]DONE
Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc DONE
Muck out the fridge.. use up all thos ebits that are on the verge of getting themselves out of the fridge and biting you!
[strike]Wipe all the windows sills [/strike]DONE
[strike]Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances [/strike]DONE

Master bedroom
[strike]Clear a cluttered top in your room.. or spend at least 15 minutes doing it[/strike] DONE
[strike]Fling open the window [/strike]DONE
Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum & turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen..
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing

Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
[strike]Clean floors in these rooms [/strike]DONE by OH yesterday
[strike]Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside! and sinks [/strike]DONE by OH yesterday
Clear any clutter from desk
[strike]Dust PC and desk [/strike]DONE
Defragment your pc
[strike]Collect all the dirty laundry [/strike]DONE

Also:
[strike]Curves[/strike] DONE
Shower Get a couple more loads of washing done and on the line DONE some - still working on it
Get cash out for DS4
Check bus schedule for DS3
Budget - data input in office
Business finances
Waiting for lady from bank to get back to me regarding changing mortgages around still waiting

Also:

PC updated
Dogs yelled at numerous times

DeniseNZ

Boddy got whacked by a client???? I really need to read through the threads!!

Hope you are OK!

DeniseNZ

All washing done and on clothesline
Lunch had
PC defragged

Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Vacuum through the living room, hall and stairs

Kitchen and Dining Room
Sweep and mop floors
Muck out the fridge.. use up all thos ebits that are on the verge of getting themselves out of the fridge and biting you!


Master bedroom
Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum & turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen..
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing

Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Clear any clutter from desk

Also:
Get cash out for DS4
Check bus schedule for DS3
Budget - data input in office
Business finances
Waiting for lady from bank to get back to me regarding changing mortgages around still waiting


Now I'm off to the budget office to put in a couple of hours there. Also need to remember to take DS4 school shoes in to be fixed!