Weekly Flylady Thread 30th March 2009

rosepink1984

:mad: Hugs Summer moon I know exactly what you mean. I'm really mad with my DH today. He's been a right pain in the butt.

I've been feeling really ill today and told DH when he phoned this morning that I was going back to bed soon. So just as I was drifting off to sleep he phoned to ask me to measure the oven! I ignored the phone, but as soon as it stopped ringing he rang it again so I got up and completely lost my temper with him. I don't usually get angry - I get annoyed for 5 mins but then I calm down but this time I was so angry! He knew he wanted to buy a new oven tray so why not measure before he left? I lay in bed fuming for ages instead of getting the sleep I needed! He's just so disorganized and it's always me that has to bail him out. Yesterday he left the truck keys in the car so he couldn't go to work. I couldn't get them back to him because he only let me know 15 mins before my meeting so he lost the afternoon. He's always doing things like that.
He came home mid afternoon, so I thought great, he's going to be here to help as promised and as desperately needed. But no, he went out and has only just got home. He immediately sat down even tho I said I was hungry and what's for dinner as we are leaving in an hour and a half. He said I don't know I don't think we have anything - he's only been shopping 3 times today (which is why I asked - I assumed he had got something to eat!) :mad: so I've told him to fry bacon, cook pasta and grate cheese over hte top. It's quick and if I hadn't told him what to cook he would have cooked nothing.
I hope he will help me to wash my hair after dinner. I had hoped he would have done that this afternoon so we didn't have to rush.

Sorry to rant. I've had lots of sleep but still have headache and pain in shoulder and feel very grumpy so maybe that's why DH has irritated me so much today!

ETA: Am going out soon hopefully so hope you all have a good evening. Sorry not been for my walk today. Will try to go tomorrow

Mudbath

Hiya
Hope you're all ok. Massive hugs SummerMoon - they don't have drive you mad at times!!!

Today's list is completed. Dogs walked. Work worked. Washing washed. Presents checked for DD's birthday (we'll be away so need to take stuff with us). Think that's about it.

Tomorrow = massive tidy up as I like to leave the place tidy when we go away.

Hugs to you all xx

Dustykitten

Back from swimming, just going to sort out dinner, not sure I have achieved much off my list, I need to see if there are any little quick jobs on there!

Princess_Jane

Magnificent Monday - Kitchen and dining room
Level One
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Scrub down the frontf of units and large appliances[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Wipe and replace small appliances
Clean oven and hob
Wash windows and sills[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Sweep and mop the floor
Degunge the fridge![/STRIKE]
Extras

1. [STRIKE]Thoroughly clean the cupboard full of tins [/STRIKE]

Twinkly Tuesday ~ master bedroom and landing
Level One
[STRIKE]Strip and wash the bedding
clear the floordrobe
Level Two
Wash the windows
Clear the landing of gibble
Vacuum the floors.. and the mattress before remaking the bed
Level Three
Dust and deweb
Wipe any grotty paintwork and furniture
Check those smoke alarms![/STRIKE]
Extras

1. [STRIKE]fill a binbag of old winter stuff for charity shop!![/STRIKE]

Wednesday Wonders ~ Cruddy Study & Bathrooms
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter floors!
Mop/vacuum/sweep floors[/STRIKE]
Level Two
Scrub tiles while running a defrag
Clean the bath, basins, shower trays and loo's
[STRIKE]Degrot the desk and dust and polish the monitor and pc case etc[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Wash windows
Wash bath mats/shower curtains etc
Collect all the laundry from upstairs[/STRIKE]
Extras

1. [STRIKE]Empty and wash out bins[/STRIKE]

Thursdays are Trilling!! - Living pit, hallway, stairs!!
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter the floors!
Vacuum/mop floors & stairs!
Level Two
Wash the windows and the front door.. inside and out!
Vacuum under the furniture you can safely move!
Clean the sofas[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Wipe all the paintwork![/STRIKE]

Extras

1. [STRIKE]Wipe and water the plants[/STRIKE]
2. [STRIKE]Wash any smelly soft furnishings[/STRIKE]

Working flyladies - let's hear it for lieu days and the chance to condense a week of stuff into 12 hours.

I've got an hour to kill now before my dance class, so gonna paint my nails and clean up the sick which the cat has considerately just deposited onto my dressing room floor.

He hates to see me bored.

Mudbath

Natty68 wrote: »

Mudbath you always seem to finish your lists before else, how on earth do you manage this? I always imagine you have an immaculate/spotless house

This had me laughing so much...you should see this place. Whilst it's 100% better than it was it will never be perfect. Two children, a husband, two dogs and a cat see to that! I get it all done and give the rest of the family their jobs but somehow it gets trashed again. Ahh well!

Soappie - I wanted to buy it and take it to customer services but I only buy things for cash at the moment and I didn't have enough to pay the full price. On the plus side....it's paid for in full!! :rotfl:

Piggers - no niceness for you but a really horrid, smelly, skanky, dried up, revolting mouldy hug for you! {mudbath runs for the hills!}

On the flying front - off to get the clothes of the washing line! xx

Flylady_Flower

LilySue wrote: »

Summermoon or was it FlyladyFlower? I see your names as similar pictures in side my ageing head! ~ I've been there on the studying front with my eldest, and ds2 is showing signs of same behaviour.....having tried wheedling, persuading, reasoning etc etc with ds1, I am coming to the conclusion that sometimes you just have to let them fail and take the consequences....sorry not to be more helpful, I find this solution hard as I'm a fixer and a solver by nature, but I'm wondering if it might be the way for us.

It was me LilySue, thank you. My DD learned the hard way like that. To be fair to her she had Dyslexia so was always putting off writing, but tried hard in everything else. She missed out on better exam results because she did extra work on the practical stuff instead of writing up about what she had already done - all well and good, but they need to know how you achieved what you have done as well as seeing the finished product, so she lost marks and because of that didn't get into fashion design at college like she wanted. she had to do another year to get the passes she needed, then she gave up and went to work, now at 19, she has learned and is going back to college in September (she has already been accepted) but hard and expensive lesson to learn as now she is 19, she will have to pay £1300 for the privilege. She is working as a CSW at the hospital (Clinical Support Worker or what we used to call an Auxiliary Nurse) so she can work it around her studies and still earn while she learns which is good. Even with this lesson, my DS still doesn't seem to understand.

It's doubly hard as both myself and Hubby are 'grafters' as my Nan used to say, we've always worked hard for what we want, so really difficult for me to understand him, but as everyone keeps telling me, he will learn...

Sorry to ramble there. Toots, thanks again for the lovely PM...

OK, back to work - nag me if you see me [STRIKE]chatting[/STRIKE] back within an hour...

carol22_2

Sorry for my dramatics earlier - panic over! And still time to fly before dinner - I'm getting close to having everything put away yay!!
Rose i'm so sorry to hear your OH is giving you grief - hope you have a lvoely time out this evening and he behaves better tomorrow.
Summermoon - Hope your DP starts behaving himself too
Valli - you are mean!! (but funny) I'm so glad I wasn't in uni for april fools.
Flower - i remember the arguments I gave mum and dad when I was a bit younger. I think every teenager thinks they have the worst deal ever in the history of the world. I'm sure everything will work out for you and your DS.

Anyone fancy a HHC?

SarahShattered

peppa pig ~~~~ that was DD3! Can't leave anything unattended!

How did you all do i that HHC?

I cleaned the kitchen...again!
Put dinner on. (hake in breadcrumbs, chips and steamed asparagus/purple sp broccoli )
emptied lunch boxes
cleaned the wok
put away the veg box
emptied the bin
text my friend
filled in OH on today's family meet up.
While I do was doing all that, I directed DD2 to clear up the LR, which looks lovely now. Must do that again!

Valli

Carol - Well - having had a morning of - 'there are rats tails on our shoulders' 'April Fool' and 'I've got a headache' - 'April Fool'....
etc etc (cos 7/8 year olds don't really know HOW to do it...I could not resist)
Flower - I am MIA because I am so busy with work stuff...that's all - nothing interesting.
Have realised - unfortunately - that I can lose hours on here without realising and it's just silly - I haven't hours to lose....and I am first in line for filling the thread up with rubbish...so I am prioritising.
Well tea has been eaten - whoopsied frozen fish (that's not a fish that's a whale said DS - then ATE it all) whoopsied spuds and carrots and Instant Parsley Sauce! Both kids love this and I finally found it in sainsbury's fairly near Mummyof5 where I pop on a Monday (their petrol is cheaper than in Valliland because they are near Steel City I suppose - incidentally Greenbee thanks for the heads up on the fuel tax rise - filled up there Monday). Now off to wash up...
And missing you all...

fedupandskint

To everyone who has a DP, DH or OH who doesn't lift a finger or five around the house - WHY DO THEY THINK IT IS A WOMAN'S JOB OR YOUR JOB?

Since when did we have to work, run a house and/or look after children or a combination of one or three? Is it ingrained in their thinking?

I had one like this who let me do all the shopping, cleaning, washing, cooking and then complained when I didn't pay for half of the skip hire despite paying for everything else including his mortgage. I left (not happily believe me I would have stayed). Now I am happier, we get on much better and he knows how hard it is to fit everything in when you work full time. I gave up on the housework during my depressed state when I left and cooking.

Thanks to MSE I refound myself and beliefs and FLYING. Now I keep the house clean for me and I do it for me and if anyone else ever lived with me including him I would expect them to do their share regardless of what other activities they had planned. Then the weekend is free to do what you like, how they should be.

Sorry, if it's off topic Just there is a lot of flying ladies fed up with their fellas