Weekly Flylady Thread 4th May 2009

tiamai_d

OK I need a list to get myself moving.

Hoover and mop downstairs
Sort paperwork (stash it away)
Dishes
Worktops
HHI
WM/TD
Tidy kids room
Dust living room
General tidy of living room

AbbieB

Pigpen - I might be totally wrong as I am suffering with "pregnancy brain" at the moment, but are you looking for baby bits for ds and gf's baby? We have just started sorting through all our baby stuff (and trust me there is lots of it!) I have also got two, of a lot of things, where we had bought something and then got given it as a gift too. We are going through it all ready for the arrival of our new baby later in the year. If you or any of the flyladies could make use of it, I would be really happy to pass it on, so someone else gets some use out of it. I don't want anything for any of the bits. There are cot beds, a travel system, a buggy, baby monitors, toys, toys and more toys, clothes (we have got both girl's and boy's clothes which I will keep hold of, just until we find out the sex of the baby. As soon as we know I would be happy to pass on the clothes which we won't use.), a baby gym, a baby sling etc etc. Just let me know if anybody could use some of it. Everything is in good condition because I packed everything really carefully, and labelled all the boxes and bags (at the time dh teased me about labelling everything, but it is making this mega sort out a lot easier ).

Going to catch up with everything while I have my lunch xx

emily_jackson

Thanks for all your support & advice guys. I know I was wrong to go & collect the duvet unexpectedly, but I hope that once my friend has had a bit of time to think about it, maybe she will will realise that I've really tried to be a good friend. There's got to be a cetain amount of give & take in a friendship

mumoffour77

Hi all:D

Toots may I have a star for monday......I got it completed today!!
Half way through yesterdays list!!

I have an appointment with the Dr for myself today and Im a little on edge about it, so I gonna have a shower before I go to see if that destresses me:) but i need to get something sorted out (its been going on since feb and I have always been to embarrassed to talk to the Dr about it) And my mum told me off last week about it!!

So far today..............wm x 3
td x 2
dw x1
oh and 2 bathrooms cleaned!!
kitchen is gleaming

need to sort out the sunroom:( its the boys bedroom until the builders have finished.....so it kinda smells a tad!!!

Lady-Liberty

emily I hope you feel a bit better just getting that off your chest, you must have been bottling it all up & we are here to listen.

You sound tired & understandably stressed, you have been through an emotional time....not to mention feeling poorly...don't be too hard on yourself.

I know you have dedicated a lot of your time & strength to DH & maybe he felt a little 'left out' I really hope you can sort it out.........look after yourself (((hugs))) xx

I have hung the washing out today :rolleyes:

Frogger2008

Emily - so sorry about what has happened with you and your friend. I hope you can get things sorted out.

Got a few things done before work today. Hope to get the rest of Tuesday finished tonight.

Magnificent Monday ~ Master bedroom and Landing - DONE

Tuesday twinkles! - Living room, hall and stairs!

Level One
Declutter and vacuum!
Level Two
Wipe sofas
Extras
Sort through a cupboard or drawer of junk
29 fling boogie...

Winkly Wednesday - Kitchen and dining room
Level One
Scrub down the front of units and large appliances
Level Two
Wipe and replace small appliances
Clean oven and hob
Level Three
Wipe the table and chairs... clean cloth if necessary
Sweep and mop the floor
Degunge the fridge!
Extras
Thoroughly clean the cupboard under the sink!
Run the WM's and DW's through a clean cycle
Clean all the filters and door seals etc


My Extras This Week

• Buy new broom
• Buy new dustpan & brush (hubby nicked old one for DIY :mad:)
• [STRIKE]Pay school dinner money[/STRIKE]
• Tax credits
• Clear out garage
• List at least 10 items on Ebay
• [STRIKE]DD birthday party invitations[/STRIKE]
• Pick up prescription
• [STRIKE]Pack and send out Ebay items sold[/STRIKE]
• Solicitors
• Sew button back on coat (fell off at lunchtime!)

gingernutbizkit

G'day folks :beer:
Just popping on to update the list..... it doesn't seem to be getting shorter quickly . Hope everyone else is doing well.
Ging x

Magnificent Monday ~ Master bedroom and Landing

Level one, two and three - DONE!!! :D:D
Extras
Wipe hand rails on stairs

Tuesday twinkles! - Living room, hall and stairs!
Level One
Declutter and vacuum!
Level Two
Wash windows
Level three
Vacuum right the way up the stairs!

Winkly Wednesday - Kitchen and dining room
Level One
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Scrub down the front of units and large appliances
Level Two
Wipe and replace small appliances
Clean oven and hob
Wash windows and sills
Level Three
Wipe the table and chairs... clean cloth if necessary
Sweep and mop the floor
Extras

1. Thoroughly clean the cupboard under the sink!
2. Run the WM's and DW's through a clean cycle
3. Clean all the filters and door seals etc

MACAW - 60 mins on the wii fit - 20 mins done

May's Monthly Goals
1. Finish erecting garden fence
2. Finish planting pots
3. Finish sorting lounge shelves - half done
4. Reduce magazine pile - started but still loads to get through
5. Repot house plants
6. Stain fence posts and planters
7. Complete fostering finace sheets
8. 4 weekly logs done
9. Reward charts done for the boys - half done
10. Paint shower room woodwork
11. Fit shower room door and other fittings
12. Clear hall way boxes
13. 4 weeks getting my 5 stars
14. Start CWDC course
15. Attend LAC reviews
16. Plant plants!
17. Start to declutter the loft
18. Do the filing I should have done ages ago
19. Ebay bed, shower screen and books
20. Get to 1 1/2 stone lost
21.Get to 2 stone lost
22. Sort out corner kitchen cupboard
23. Arrange plant delivery
24. Sort out computer paper drawer
25. Plant up hanging baskets
26. Sort room out for guests
27. Cancel Lloyds accounts
28. Post M's letter
29. Get passport form and photo's sorted
30. Arrange sofa delivery
31. Relax and enjoy life!

nicki_2

Just catching up before I got for a hot bubble bath/scrub since I don't need to pick DD up until 5.30

Soappie - I've found the soothing cough mixture (I knew it was in the cupboard somewhere!) which has helped and drinking plenty has helped as well. For some reason I cough worse when I'm outside?

Emily - Huge hugs.

Living pit, hallway, stairs!!
Level One
Mop dining area
Level Two
[STRIKE]Job 1[/STRIKE]
Level Three
Job 2
Kitchen and dining room DONE!!!!!

Master bedroom and Landing
Level One
[STRIKE]strip the bedding and get it washed.. air the duvet[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Mattress vacuumed turned vacuumed other side and[/STRIKE](I've taken the mattress protector off instead to air as I only turned it last week! redress bed
Level Two
[STRIKE]Deal with the floordrobe[/STRIKE]
Wash the windows
Wipe all the doors and frames upstairs
Level Three
Vacuum floors
[STRIKE]Tidy a cupboard/chest of drawers[/STRIKE]
Dust and deweb.. inc bed frame!!

Cruddy Bathrooms
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter floors![/STRIKE]
Mop/vacuum/sweep floors
Level Two
Scrub tiles
Clean the bath, basins, and loo
Level Three
Wash windows
Wash bath mats/shower curtains etc
Collect all the laundry from upstairs

Personal (includiug extras from this weeks list)

1. [STRIKE]Set up calender and other apps on my phone. - just need to check that I've shifted everything I need from my old phone to my new one. [/STRIKE]
2. Clear out Orange inbox - getting there slowly - 7,000 last time I checked
   
3. Sort out ringtones for my new phone - don't like any of the ones currently on it :rolleyes::rotfl:
4. Studying :
   • T175
     • Q 1
     • Q 2
     • Q 3
     • Q 4
     • Q 5
     • TRIPLE CHECK answers.
   • B120
     • Course prep
     • Start Book 1
     • SG - Session 1
5. FOH (windows, sweep front, wash frontdoor, clean brass)
6. BOH (Weed, clear out down the side of the house, scrub patio)
7. Spend half an hour doing something for yourself! .. make yourself a hair appointment or something - waiting on my next rental from Lovefilm - more Bones :drool::drool:
8. 29 fling boogie...
   
9. Look into Brownie Badges for DD to do with her....
10. Update Calendar / clear wall off of out of date stuff.
    
11. Sort out housing benefit.
    
12. Clean the cupboard under the sink.
13. Run WM through Clean cycle
14. Clean filters on TD
15. Binbag / charity bag dance - don't think I've got much else to fling?
16. Get DD to fly in her bedroom

Right, only 1000 emails to go :wave:

greenbee

Emily - so sorry to hear that what you'd hoped would be an exciting and happy time has been so difficult.

Firstly, everything the others have said is true - you are not a bad friend, or a bad wife. From what we see here you are incredibly selfless and considerate. You seem to spend most of your time doing things for other people rather than yourself.

Obviously you've got to work through everything yourself, but remember, we are here to listen, and not to criticise.

My personal view is that you somehow need to work out how to make some time for yourself. Both your DH and your friend need to understand that this is important. Can you try to find the odd hour to go to the library, sit in a church, have a manicure or something similar - with no phone, no people you know, just space to think (or not think - sometimes clearing your head of everything that is going on helps get it in perspective when you go back to it).

Tell you friend that you are still unwell, so won't come round until you are better, but text or call every day. Ask after her and the baby, but make it a quick call - if necessary cut it off by saying that there is someone at the door. Don't give her a chance to start using you as a target for emotional state (remember, she's hormonal, and her situation means the results will be even more spectacular than normal!)

With your DH, you are the person who knows him best, but it sounds like you need to talk to him. Can you tell him that you've been tired and stressed, and that with your period its all added up to a bad time? You could reassure him that you're there for him and that you know that you've had trouble balancing everyone's demands. If you explain that you've been trying to keep everyone happy (which, lets face it, is an impossible task), and that you need to get the balance back hopefully he'll understand. He must be pretty stressed too, what with the different hospital etc. Maybe you should try to make some time for the two of you, as well as finding some 'me-time'.

I'm not saying that this is necessary the right approach - I've never been in your situation. I just thought I'd put some ideas down for you to think about.

Remember, if you need us, we're here for you - you know what flyladies are like for getting involved in each others' lives! And because we don't know who you are IYSWIM... in that we wouldn't recognise you if we met you in the street ... we don't have the preconceptions and expectations of you that people closer to you may have. I guess talking to us is a bit like therapy, only cheaper!

(((hugs))) and positive vibes coming your way

kassey

Winkly Wednesday - Kitchen and dining room All Done Toots :j:D
Off to sort out dinner