Weekly Flylady Thread 13th October 2008

Valli

boddy wrote: »

I am going to a greatgrandma again this will be the third.

I am both pleased and annoyed. Annoyed for lots of reasons. One being that GS should not be having anymore children. For reasons I cant go into. Dont get me wrong he loves his two DDs and does his best. But its done and the baby will be loved very much.

Valli Yes its a voluntary job.

Off to bed soon as Im back at work tomorrow.

Well done on the voluntary job - doing something on a regular basis and being relied upon - you are the type of person that is the bedrock of the voluntary sector...there are clearly nice bits to the job like baby holding though! Congratulations on the 'pleased' bit...always difficult to know what to say when news like this isn't quite wanted IYSWIM

greenbee

Valli wrote: »

And who had a birthday the other Friday and is, therefore, ALSO LIBRAN

your own...your very own VALLI

Like I said - be afraid be very afraid :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

I was going to say that maybe you're the exception that proves the rule but then I thought about you, Toots & Supergirl and realised... you all have SO much in common


Toots - have a fabulous birthday. Treat yourself to a day off and a birthday cake (and I'll nag you about the energy bill stuff again on Thursday... in fact, if you haven't done it by then, I'll do it for you myself over the weekend as your birthday present

Thanks for the recipe Pigpen. No time to make it tonight, but I will test it soon

Hugs to all who need them... I've skimmed through at various times today, but not really remembered what needed saying to whom, and I've done no flying at all! However, my kitchen tiles are now sealed and ready for grouting, the new platform for the water tank is under construction, the boiler has had all its safety bits added, and I swear the place has been left cleaner than when he started :rotfl:

Valli

bet Toots is panicking now she realises she and I have something in common... bet she's checking her planetary aspects to see if pegs are in the stars...:rotfl:
Up until now she thought she was safe and sane!

BTW Greenbee how do you envisage this cleaning product spreadsheet then - columns for rooms/job and rows for products with a how to in the appropriate cell if the product is relevant for the room/job?

I could do it...

I've had a go but it won't copy and paste.


You wouldthink I have nothing better to do!

soappie

Boddy - congrats on being a potential ggrandma again - even if the circumstances aren't exactly right.

I am wondering why I do 'community' stuff. The phone has been off the hook again this evening and I've been advising and suggesting. Ahhh me....

But, good thing (I think!) is shower will probably be fixed soon. Phoned DiL's parents this evening but got through to the answerphone. Didn't leave a message. Mentioned it to DS and then the chinese whispers syndrome starts. DiL's Mum phoned and left a message whilst I was on the phone doing 'community' stuff - "DS tells me you phoned about the shower and left a message on the answerphone. I haven't got it perhaps you could call me"

So I call back and say actually I didn't leave a message but hey, how's DiL's father fixed to looking at the shower? Seems he's more than happy to - and pay for it and not take any money. I feel I'm going to have to be really assertive here and say yes, please, come and look and QUOTE - I don't want, nor need a freebie! But I fear it may fall on deaf ears. Anyways, he's coming tomorrow at 6pm to inspect. I have to think now of ways of making sure he's not out of pocket.

But enough - I'm off to bed.

Sleep tight ladies

pigpen

Congratulations Boddy.. I am sure it will all be good in the long run.. there are worse things to bring into the world than a baby! Get knitting then!!!

pigpen

soappie wrote: »

I feel I'm going to have to be really assertive here and say yes, please, come and look and QUOTE - I don't want, nor need a freebie! But I fear it may fall on deaf ears. Anyways, he's coming tomorrow at 6pm to inspect. I have to think now of ways of making sure he's not out of pocket.

A bottle of whisky and some chocs??

loopy-loo73

:mad: why do we have men :mad: he drives me absolutely batty sometimes :mad:
he left work late & got stuck in traffic so was in a bad mood when he got home, moaned when i asked him to watch dd2 for me then disappeared off to relax in the bath for an hour cos he was tired!!!!! like i'm not, i've also done a day at work then come home, fed dd2, helped dd1 with homework, prepared & cooked dinner, changed dd2 into pj's & given her last bottle, put washing on airer, made lunches for tomorrow, done dishwasher, done bottles for tomorrow (cos when i asked df he said he was too tired)
:eek: :mad: :eek: :mad: :eek: :mad: :eek:
ok rant over, sorry ... but if i tell you guys i won't moan at him

updated list
Monday Misery - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Level Two
Sweep and mop floors
Wipe dining table.. (clean table cloth if necessary)
Level Three
Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round
Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..
Empty all the drawers.. shake out the crumbs and put back only the nice things
Extra Mission : help yourself

1. Slop over the oven and hob
2. Take one small electrical appliance and give it a thorough cleaning.. the toaster or the kettle or the microwave.. or whatever you like..
   
3. 37 fling boogie..
4. Empty the bin.. wash it out.. and make it smell SWEET

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

1. Clean windows & any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
2. Wipe down any paintwork that needs it.
3. Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!!

Wednesday Whoopees!!- Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
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
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
Wash your bathroom mats, nets, 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. Clean the fluff from the fires so they are nice and clean for using.. have those services been arranged on boilers and fires yet??

My extras this week
wm (done - Tuesx1
td/airer (done - Monx1/Tuesx1)
dw (done - Mon/Tues)
packed lunches (done - Sunx2/Monx3/Tuesx2)
bottles cleaned & sterilised (done - Mon/Tues)
dd1 bag packed & uniform ready (done - Sun/Mon/Tues)
dd2 bag packed (done - Sun/Mon/Tues)
dd1 homework done (done - Mon/Tues)
pack dd1 stuff for weekend away
Wedding stuff:

1. check numbers
2. make more invites
3. write & send more invites
4. ring jewellers to check rings in
5. shopping list for extras
6. make little cards for photos
7. word order of day (not service cos not church)
8. buy table confetti & choccies

am off to bed now (not cos i'm tired of course cos i don't get tired, i'm superwoman!!!) see you all tomorrow.
Hugs to everyone & sorry to rant & run!
Lou x

emily_jackson

Am going to work on the bathroom tonight and then off to bed. Not sure how much cleaning I'll get done tomorrow as I've got lots on. Thanks for all the good wishes for hubby.

Goodnight everyone!

Valli

Hey Loopy-loo that's what we're here for - you let off steam at us - we can take it - lots of ducks backs here so it washes off IYSWIM and you are happier and he doesn't get the brunt of it...smiles all round.
This thread is also good for those of us who don't have a DF OH or whatever because then we don't blow up at whoever is around or bottle it up if we're all alone - we all need to vent sometime - and you have been heard - I have every sympathy because it must be so hard working when there are littlies involved... (((hugs)))

BTW I am missing Polka - not heard from since her anniversary - is that right?

greenbee

pigpen wrote: »

http://www.closeronline.co.uk/RealLife/Reallifestories/benefit-scrounger-family.aspx?dateonline=Monday+13+October+2008

You'll like this... it isn't directly christmas related though does have a vague reference

Pigpen - you've got nearly as many kids? How come you can't work the system like this

Tooch - congrats on the weightloss :j :j

Rach - I'm careful even with my private appointments, I'm never sure who can see what, and I'm pretty sure my team (mostly boys :rolleyes: ) who have full rights to my calendar can see all the private stuff in great detail .

Emily - best of luck to you and DH for tomorrow

Holly -

Lil_me - thanks for the link. Good to see so many of us have signed the petition! Where do you get all this information from? You seem to know everything

Boddy - I hope it all works out well. Congratulations on the good stuff, and I hope you can enjoy the new baby.

Valli - I'll PM you about Pigpen's spreadsheet... I have a feeling we need to do all sorts of exciting things with pivot tables! If we can work out what we want to do, I'll see whether I can bribe one of the boys with Pigpen's chocolate cake/jelly (yes, strange). Then we just need to find somewhere to keep the spreadsheet where we can all access it. Can we post attachments on the yahoo group?

Polka - hope you're recovering OK take it easy

Apologies if I've forgotten anyone.