Weekly Flylady Thread 17th November 2008

pigpen

carol22 wrote: »

Hi everyone

I haven't been on here in a while, and I think i've missed you all because I just feel so carpy at the moment. I feel like bursting into tears half of the time and I don't have much idea why. I don't seem able to find time to do anything, everything I try to do for OH doesn't go right, and I haven't really made many friends at uni, i failed my driving test, have just found out we have heriditary bowel cancer in the family, I can't keep up at uni, I feel stressed all the time. The flat is a mess because I just can't find the energy to do anything so haven't done any flying in about 2 weeks.

Sorry about moaning, I feel awful for offloading all this onto you lovely people, but I just need a chance to get it off my chest. Oh dear. The waterworks have begun.

Hope everyone is having a better time than I am, love and hugs to those that need them xxx

Pink fairy has given you some wonderful advice.. don't be so hard on yourself and make everyone ele chip in as well. you are not a slave and you are doing this to create a better life for everyone they should be helping you and appreciate that fact.

Stick with us, even if to offload occasionally

angelnikki

johanne wrote: »

Can i just ask a quick question... for all you flyladies who drive - Roughly how many lessons did you take?

I think that BSM used to recommend twice your age so at 17 you would need 34 hrs; at 25 you'd need 50hrs etc

Looks like it's changed now "The Driving Standards Agency recommend that learners should have about 40 hours of lessons and another 25 hours of practice to be ready for the test"

(((hugs))) poohbear59

I'm now having my brekkie! after shutting the curtains and S&S the kitchen first. Think it'll be a takeaway night tonight. I'm on a real slow go today. I'm gonna go put the washing in the TD in a sec [strike]and then get on with some baking (hopefully)[/strike]

Nikki x

PS Pigpen I cant do the Xmas card thing either. Even just e-cards would be too much I do realise that I wouldn't be expected to send to everyone but I'd only be able to do a few and having over 100 people having my address would be just weird. If anyone wants to do a swap PM me for my address

pigpen

Thursday madness

WM
TD
DW
BM
Laundry dried, folded and away
Uniforms
Lunches
college 9-12
tutorial 12

Monday Mayhem - Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum through the living room, hall and stairs
Level 2
Dusting & deweb
Remove clutter .. just 45 minutes needed in the hallway
Clean windows and all glass..
Level 3
Wipe all the paintwork.. right up the stairs.. and back down again
Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself

Tuesday Trouble - kitchen and dining room
Level One
clear and wipe work surfaces
Wipe down all the major appliances
Level Two
Wipe the tables and replace the cloth if necessary
Wash and open the windows
Deweb and defluff these rooms
Level three
Clear and mop/vacuum the floors
Scrub down the dining chairs..
Muck out the fridge!
Extras - help yourself!

1. wipe and replace ALL the small appliances
2. S&S the hob and/or oven
3. Clear out the top cupboard that always gets left because you can't see on it!!

Wednesday wrecking - kiddies rooms/spare rooms/neglected rooms!!
Level One
Find the floor.. if you can't do it all just do some!
Level Two
Vacuum said piece of floor
Wash the windows
Strip and wash the bedding
Level Three
Fill a binbag of rubbish and a binbag for charity shop..
Wipe any sticky grots and dust away
Collect all the dirty laundry into the basket
Extras

1. Sort through one cupboard.
2. Wipe down all the paintwork
3. Drag all the junk you stuffed under the bed doing level one out, and put it all away properly!

Thrilling Thursday - Bathroom(s) & Study/2nd living room
Level One
Clear floors of junk and clutter
Level Two
Vacuum floors
Wash the windows/glass/mirrors
Level Three
Clean the loo/bath/shower/sink/tiles
Extras

1. Get all those empties out!

hex2

Johanne - 100 lessons (c£1600), three tests, over about five months when I was 27 or so. I can't walk straight, have no spacial awareness, and can't do two things at once so I am an extreme case. I vaguely remember reading somewhere that the average is 1.5 times your age.

Five good things? I can read very quickly, I am analytical, I remember conversations, I listen, and I cheerfully and willingly make sacrifices for the people who matter most to me.

Toots I think you are honest, generous with your time, empathic, friendly and supportive.

Soappie, hope you are feeling a bit better, there are a lot of colds around. Hugs for all the ill people!

Lady Liberty - a delicate suggestion but is private treatment an option? When DH did his back we had PHI but we saw the bills, including scans, consultants, physio, fairly major surgery and a couple of nights in a bupa hospital came in at about £3k. Sorry if this has offended you but it was less than we expected (and incidentally was less than we had paid out in PHI costs over the five years!).

Been to work, collected boys, WM is on but I need to empty DW, and get several more loads on. Really need to hoover yet again as one of the dogs is moulting.

Flylady_Flower

rach wrote: »

:(:(:( I'm gutted.

It's a day for emotions today I think - hugs honey,

OddjobKIA wrote: »

Oh got second interview on monday...

Contrats on the 2nd Interview OJK

jjef wrote: »

flower - congrats getting your rebate - still jumping about are you?

Yep! :j

OrkneyStar wrote: »

I am off to rest now, take care all and catch you tomorrow.

You donut Orkney - still, we all do mad things eh... please don't do it again though... take care honey and have a good rest...:A

Johanne - Love the new avatar...:D

carol22 wrote: »

Hope everyone is having a better time than I am, love and hugs to those that need them xxx

Carol, we've all just been saying about how everyone on here is there when someone needs them, and now we'll be here for you while you go through this... hugs honey, as our lovely Toots always says, baby steps... take care of yourself first honey...
EDIT: Oh, and listen to Pink - excellent advice...:A

pigpen wrote: »

lol.. I am mean to you all aren't I?? lol

No, I think you are great on here - as you can see, we all needed to do that, even if we didn't want to :rolleyes: - plus you also give us brilliant advice even with all the carp you go through you are there for everyone else - hope you're feeling better today...:A

pigpen wrote: »

Flower.. wonderful wonderful news about the rebate... I hope it really makes christmas a special time for you all this year instead of fretting about how to afford it!

Thanks for that, it really has helped take the stress - really weird, but I was sitting down this morning to work out what we could/couldn't pay and whether we could still have the break we so desperatly need - even put it on my list - this couldn't have happened at a better time (and I'm still jumping up and down and can't wait till hubby gets back in his car so I can tell him too - he doesn't know yet as I can't have a phone on in work and I don't know the office number... I can get him by phoning HO if an emergency tho, but don't think they will class this as an emergency tho...:rotfl: )

Craftyscholar

Well I made it back from M&S –no I haven’t been there all day, but ran in dumped shopping and had to go out again for an afternoon class.
Got what I wanted but prob. spent savings on a fancy cardi:eek:


SS – rest ! No, feeling like that you could not have coped with M&S. It was heaving by the time I finished.

L-L agree with the others, try for a cancellation.
Flower – brilliant news about the rebate
Johanne – aaawww!!!! Hope your neighbour can get the wall sorted.
Oj – great news
Carol22 – hugs. Can’t add to the advice given already (esp. Pink Fairy). Just keep coming here. Support guaranteed. And you can moan at us and get it out of your system. (I failed my driving test first time too and I wouldn’t like to be taking the one you have now)
soappie Take care of yourself.


Apologies and hugs to anyone I have missed

gunsandbanjos

Evening all, just managed to catch up you chatty lot!

Big hugs Carol22! It would be worth emailing your mentor or DOS, if they're anything like mine they'll be lovely and really helpful.


Johanne i took about 30 lessons and passed first time when i was 22.

Great news Flower on the money:j

Have i missed anyone else, did only do a scan of the thread as there are far too many posts to read properly.

I may be AWOL for the next couple of weeks as its coming up to big end of term exam time at uni so need to get studying:o I will return though, when i'm up to my eyeballs in crap probably:p

Flylady_Flower

soappie wrote: »

I think there are some hugs and woopees in order so I'll say them now.

Came home from work at lunchtime today. I think I have either a v. v. nasty cold or the flu. Everywhere aches. I got into bed as soon as I got home and just lay there shivering. Now I'm burning up. I don't know what to do with myself so I hope you'll forgive me for not flying

Hugs Soappie - go get yourself lots of rest and maybe have a nice bath to help you - take care of yourself and get well soon...:A

G&B - good luck with your exams, fingers crossed for you hun x x x

gunsandbanjos

I was in M&S too today crafty, only nipped in for the dine in for £10 deal though. Went in at 9.10am though so nice and quiet, saw the pictures in the paper of the crazy busy ones though:eek:

gunsandbanjos

Flylady_Flower wrote: »

G&B - good luck with your exams, fingers crossed for you hun x x x

They're not for a couple of weeks, but thanks anyway:D