Weekly Flylady Thread 13th October 2008

toochoosey

:beer: i'll join you in that drink likklegibbon, thanks

pigpen

LilySue wrote: »

Yes........are you sure you going down the pub? You don't go out on flylady spotcheck missions to see if we've cleaned our taps correctly??????

Quite sure.. If you have not cleaned your taps correctly you are the one that has to look at them.. mine are ALL shiny!! You would only be cheating yourself!!

pigpen

Mum_on_a_mission wrote: »

Help please ladies - we have a DS who may have a learning disorder (not entirely sure what but possibly dyslexia and ?) and we're at the start of the process. Meeting at school re IEP tomorrow, and first ed asst appt in early November. He is young still (yr 1) but very aware he is different though we all try to treat him as any other small boy.

Any words of wisdom? Thankfully this has been noticed quickly and the school are being very supportive. But the whole thing is a bit scary. I'm also a bit stumped over how much to say to DS - he knows a special teacher is going to help his teacher and he's OK with that, does he need to know more yet?

Moam

Dyslexia cannot be accurately diagnosed until the child is about 7, dyslexic traits can easily be developmental 'delays' until then.

Do a search for all the 'cool' people that have dyslexia.. it is a problem to work WITH rather than a problem to SOLVE.. you don't have to make it better you have to adapt.. and can claim DLA so he can have special pens and such like to make it easier for him to do 'work'.. mine has coloured acetates to help with his reading, special pens, left handed rulers and scissors and other things which might seem silly to anyone else but are a life saver for him.

Don't worry about any of it until you have an accurate diagnosis.. it is a waste of emotion.. until you know what you are dealing with.. it may just be he needs a few extra lessons and a little extra input during lessons.. at least they have picked something up early and can make a sound judgement and take appropriate action and get things sorted for him.. very vigilant of the school

toochoosey

ANY more tips on the soda crystals, plus how can i get old tea stains off my worktop?

Mudbath

Hiya
Still not caught up with thread because you all blather like a load of blatheries! Welcome to all the new people and massive hugs to you and all the oldies (don't take it personally, I don't mean you are old:rotfl: ).

Most of today's list not done....worked though. Puppy dot escaped in the garden and rolled in the mud and we had a black puppy with not spots!!!!. Straight in the bath with her!!! She's all lovely now and needing cuddles!

I'm hoping to fly tomorrow morning, work in the afternoon, food shopping in the evening then going away for three days so i'll be back late sunday or monday. Have a fab and flying time till then xx

Mudbath

PS sorry my thanks button isn't working xx

hollyh

Hi all

Welcome to Gryfon and Cardiff .

I've been trying for ages to get on:mad: :mad: my stupid computer was playing up.

Since my last post i have

Cooked tea
Lit the fire
S & S kitchen sink
Washed up
Bathed & put Ds2 to bed

He was really cute this evening, he was pretending to make me a birthday cake. He had a bowl and spoon and was mixing it, he was saying i need eggs and butter and sugar. Then he said be my bowl licker please, so i had to pretend to lick the bowl. Then he put it in the cupboard to cook. When it had cooked he put it on the fire guard to cool . then he decorated it and put candles on it ( all pretend ). He then sang Happy Birthday you to Mummy. Bless him.

I was going to do a HHI but i don't think i can be bothered. I do have to put the bins out though. Actually i'm going to have to do some ironing as Ds1 hasn't got any uniform for tomorrow:rolleyes: .

froddington

I have only done a couple of things off the list tonight but at least I will have less to do at the weekend!!

Going on a trip with my class next week to a local orchard / farm / nursery. We are walking through the orchards, visiting the milking parlour and meeting the cows in the morning, then in the afternoon the children cook with the fruit from the orchards and get to take their cooking home with them! Think I am more excited than them as it sounds great fun

Happy Birthday Toots - hope you've had a great day

Pigpen - hugs and prayers for you and your friend

Emily - hope it was ok for DH

Jue - Welcome - hope the study doesn't suck you in!!

Cardiffmatch - welcome and .... errmmm .... sorry about the cup final
Valli - I have IEPs to write too - by Friday :eek:

Gryfon - welcome - sorry I didn't say it before

Monday Misery - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level Two
Sweep and mop floors
Clean the mouldy fridge.. fling out the manky things before they leave themselves.. and make a note of what needs using NOW
Wipe dining table.. (clean table cloth if necessary)
Level Three
Empty all the drawers.. shake out the crumbs and put back only the nice things


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..
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. Wash any cushions, throws or curtains that need 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
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.
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

pigpen

toochoosey wrote: »

how can i get old tea stains off my worktop?

bleach them..

SummerMoon

Updated list and so i can find it tomorrow lol.

hopefully, I'll be able to cross off alot more tomorrow.

Wednesday Whoopees!!- Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
[STRIKE]Clean floors in these rooms
[/STRIKE]Level Two
Clean baths, [STRIKE]toilets, don't forget the outside[/STRIKE]! 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.
[STRIKE]Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins![/STRIKE]
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
[STRIKE]Collect all the dirty laundry[/STRIKE]
Extra mission: Take your pick!

1. [STRIKE]Wipe the skirtings, door [/STRIKE]and window frames in these rooms
2. [STRIKE]Fling all those empty bottles and tubes [/STRIKE]
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??

Thursday throws!- Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 1
Check fire alarms are working
Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.
Fling open the window and let in the weather
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum & turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen..
Air the duvet
15[STRIKE] minutes floordrobe clearance [/STRIKE]
Level 3
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
[/STRIKE]Sort through a cupboard and fling everything that is dead
Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.
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 all paintwork on the landing
3. Clean windows in these rooms
4. the drawers/cupboard beside the bed.. space please!!

Extras

Strip walls in entry hall, passage, main bedroom
scrub all skirtings, pipes, surfaces
Scrub all paintwork
Get rid pof all cobwebs


Making some progress. Will probably need a kick tomorrow to get me going again lol.