Weekly Flylady Thread 17th November 2008

greenbee

Toots - fantastic news. I hope you're having your Christmas dinner somewhere nice with people you love

Johanne & Carol - I agree with Holly. It's the hours behind the wheel that count. I took my test at 17 - my dad made me drive everywhere, including to and from school (I went to boarding school, so this wasn't quite as much practice as it could have been!), and then in the middle of the summer term announced that the taxi service for me AND my brother would stop in the summer holidays (we lived in the middle of nowhere with no public transport)... so I passed at the first available opportunity with a lot of support from my little brother! Motivation and practice will get you through.

Now who's going to invite me round this weekend to use the WM ??? I don't actually believe that mine's going to be in on Monday, and I'm running short of nearly everything (I did go and buy new underwear today, which I'll rinse through and dry on the towel rail)... I may not be able to go to the gym next week as what I thought was an inexhaustable supply of gym kit and towels is running low.

soappie - there's definitely something going round here. Most of the men I work with are suffering from terminal, and unfortunately highly contagious, man-flu... I've got swollen glands, headache and pain in my jaw, but the volume of work to be done and the fact that the house is a building site are helping me to keep it at bay by will power I think (please don't tell me that its one of those things that takes ages to build up and then wipes you out... I have time off and plans next week :rolleyes: )

Hugs all round... well done to Pigpen for making everyone think about their good points. Its nice here... not like on some of the other boards...

harib0uk

Bad day at work today so I haven;t really bothered to do much, but have made double dinner for tomorrow night!

Will try and catch up tomorrow. Well done everyone else!

Thrilling Thursday - Bathroom(s) & Study/2nd living room
Level One
[STRIKE]Clear floors of junk and clutter[/STRIKE]
Level Two
Vacuum floors
Clear a hotspot
Wash the windows/glass/mirrors
Level Three
Clean the loo/bath/shower/sink/tiles
Wipe the keyboard/mouse/phone etc
Wash the shower curtain/[STRIKE]bathmats if needed[/STRIKE]
Extras

1. [STRIKE]Get all those empties out![/STRIKE]
2. [STRIKE]Get up to date on phone calls!! And make any necessary appointments.. dentist/vet/dr etc.. do it now!![/STRIKE]
3. Write me a list of 5 good things about yourself!!

Wednesday wrecking - kiddies rooms/spare rooms/neglected rooms!!
Level One
[strike]Find the floor.. if you can't do it all just do some![/strike]
Level Two
[strike]Vacuum said piece of floor
Wash the windows
Strip and wash the bedding[/strike] - not needed
Level Three
Fill a binbag of rubbish and a binbag for charity shop.. only 37 sleeps before the fat guy comes and we need space!.. assuming we've been good!!
[strike]Wipe any sticky grots and dust away
Collect all the dirty laundry into the basket[/strike]
Extras

1. Ebay stuff!
2. [strike]File paperwork to keep![/strike]
3. Sort through one cupboard.
4. [strike]Whites wash on and out to dry[/strike]
5. [strike]Wipe down all the paintwork[/strike]
6. [strike]Clear up leaves in front and back garden[/strike]

Tuesday Trouble - kitchen and dining room
Level One
[strike]clear and wipe work surfaces
Wipe down all the major appliances[/strike]
Level Two
[strike]Wipe the tables and replace the cloth if necessary[/strike]
[strike]Wash and open the windows[/strike]
[strike]Deweb and defluff these rooms[/strike]
Level three
Clear and mop/[strike]vacuum the floors[/strike]
[strike]Scrub down the dining chairs.. [/strike] - doesn't need to be done
binbag dance! Grab a binbag.. fill it up.. and chuck it out!
[strike]Muck out the fridge![/strike]
Extras - help yourself!

1. [strike]wipe and replace ALL the small appliances[/strike]
2. [strike]Empty and wash out bins[/strike]
3. [strike]S&S the hob and/or oven[/strike]
4. Clear out the top cupboard that always gets left because you can't see on it!!
5. Ebay stuff!
6. File paperwork to keep!
7. [strike]Bake some cookies[/strike]

Monday Mayhem - Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
[strike]Vacuum through the living room, hall and stairs[/strike]
Level 2
[strike]Dusting, even if around everything [/strike]
[strike]Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe [/strike]
Clean windows and all glass.. [strike]including the tv screen[/strike]
[strike]Fill a box with clutter from around the room.. make everyone gather their own belongings and put them away.. whatever if left goes in the bin![/strike]
Level 3
[strike]Wipe and water plants[/strike]
[strike]Wipe all the paintwork.. right up the stairs.. and back down again[/strike] - Done on Wednesday
[strike]Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself[/strike]
Extra Mission: Pick one or more of the following tasks –

1. [strike]Shred paperwork nolonger required[/strike]
2. File paperwork to keep
3. List stuff on ebay
4. [strike]Put clothes away[/strike] - ended up sorting DS clothes out as well
5. [strike]Put washing machine on[/strike]
6. [strike]Clear a hotspot[/strike]
7. Sort out coats and bags and shoes
8. [strike]Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!![/strike]
9. Wash any cushions, throws or curtains that need it

Ginger_Girl

Top news Toots!

Another busy day in the Ginger house! Bunked off work for a bit (we were on official business - honest!) to go shopping to M&S and Debenhams, (make the most of the discounts!) managed to make some inroads into the prezzie list. Also managed to bake some choccie muffins for one of the teachers who is having a special birthday this weekend.

DD1 had a good night at drama and we have also managed to use clubcard vouchers to get part of BIL prezzie (magazine subscription). So - all in all not a bad day!

Been thinking about the list of 5 when I was catching up on the posts. Here goes:
1 Reasonable Mum!
2 Can cook (a bit!)
3 Usually smiley
4 Friendly
5 Shares nicely with people (unless of course it's chocolate - then it's sharing reluctantly!)
Right - ready for bed in a mo. Am enjoying a nice glass of pink stuff and a sit down. Was awake for 2 hours in the middle of the night last night - so need to have a reasonable night.

See you later!

toochoosey

not caught up yet but just wanted to say well done TOOTS, didn't know what you were going through, my heart goes out to yo with major hugs, not more i can say without crying..............

ZLS1984

Hi I could do with some tips as my house looks like a right hole. I am not very well at the moment my life is hell due to gall stones and feeling down about all the problems that I have.

I will be going into hospital soon, so would like to get my house looking nice before I go then I am not worrying about it when I am there. My only problem is I am so tierd all the time and by the time I get in from taking my little one to school all I want to do is sleep. I set off with my little monster at 8:00am and dnt get back till 9:10 as I have to walk there and back.

If any one can give me any tips that may help I would be most gratefull.

Toot's fantastic news :-)

johanne

cha97michelle wrote: »

I was wanting to ask you, is Sarah onto proper solids then? What sort of things are you feeding her? Tell me by Pm if you don't want to discuss on here. DS1 didn't eat much beyond purees at this age, but Sam is having all kinds - banana, spag bol, bread, and he has 4 teeth through so should be, but i am struggling with age appropriate ideas as he is only 28 weeks. Any hints/inspiration

Sarah still doesnt have any teeth showing BUT she happily munches on proper food... purees were not a hit - she kept trying to eat my meals instead! So i googled and were trying the "baby led weaning" thing where she just gets given chunks of different stuff about size of my fingers and feeds herself and stops when shes full and so far its a big sucess!

Off top of my head we've had the following:

• Mild cheese cut into "cheesestrings"
• banana (although not big hint)
• steamed carrot batons
• buttered toast
• honeydew, galia and watermelon
• Cauliflower
• Broccoli (our FAVE food ever!! )
• Omellete
• Spaghetti (didnt like the bolognese though so she just has the pasta plain at min)
• Noodles
• Weetabix made with whole milk
• Baby rice cakes
• Rich tea finger biscuits
• cucumber batons
• apple
• pork loin chop (she ate little bits of mine off my plate and loved it!)
• chicken breast cut into strips
• fromage frais (our 2nd fave food ever )
• fish fingers
• veggie fingers
• oven chips (break any burnt bits off though)
• whole green beans
• baby sweetcorn
• carrot + parsnip (off a spoon)

Sure there are other things but i cant remember! Probably be shot down now by people reading this and told were doing something wrong.. but she seems perfectly happy and is very independant will happily sit on your knee or in her highchair and feed herself while we eat our tea. My dad was flabberghasted to see me hand her a piece of broccoli one night when we stayed for tea which she proceeded to plonk in her gob.. suck all the top off and hand me back the stalky bit! :rotfl:

She is putting weight on fab and the health visitor is happy with her so i dont think were doing anything too bad Oh just to add we do she does have jars too if were out and get caught without anything else or were home and its getting too late and she wont eat what weve made her she also has baby porridge + baby cereal for breakfast too to give a bit of a change from toast all the time.

hollyh

Welcome ZLS1984, and hugs for the gallstones. I had my gallbladder removed 18 months ago so can sympathise.

I'd just do little bits as much as you can. Don't push yourself too hard. When's your op?

Dustykitten

Pigpen are we talking for adults or kids?

johanne

Thanks for all the help and advice guys - your all fabby!

My only problem is I dont have a family member to take me out anymore, there is only my dad in my who drives and has a car and NO-ONE has ever been allowed to drive dads car except him and the mechanics at the garage when it goes in for a service :rotfl: It was Nickis ExOH who used to take me out and obviously he doesnt live here anymore and doesnt have a car anymore anyway so this time i'll have to just rely on the actual lessons with the instructor

pigpen

Dustykitten wrote: »

Pigpen are we talking for adults or kids?

after days of searching I have found one.. minutes after I posted.. instead of looking for 'recommended daily allowance' and other limiting searches I had a bright idea to look for.. 'guidelines daily amounts' .. VOILA!!!!!!!!!! That was infuriating!!

Next time I can't find what I am looking for I'll post here and see if it works! lol