Weekly Flylady Thread 3rd August 2009

pigpen

I feel like I need to be 'on one' today so my edroom is being hit first.. it has devolved into something swamplike with all my christmas purchasing and I hate it! OH has started shifting some of his stuff here too so that is hogging some room.. I WILL have it reasonably habitable by.. 3pm .. 2 hours should be enough..

I WILL have the shelves of bed linen sorted and cleared.. and I WILL have some stuff photographed for ebeast and I WILL have the bedding washed

back later!

johanne

BORING POST ALERT...

Can i just throw a spanner in the works regarding income support? As you might have gathered.. i do an avon round so am self employed.. but because i only earn a little bit of money i still claim income support... i was told by numerous people at income support (and my paperwork says) im allowed to earn £20 a week before it affects my benefit.. and im allowed £20 a week matinence aswell... not £15 like your saying.

So for example: where they give the breakdown of how your benefit was worked it showed they worked out my earnings at £17.87 a week in the 6 pay periods before my claim based on my accounts i sent them....therefore i have not lost any benefit for working as on average it was under £20 a week i earnt .... however Ex-OH was paying £150 a month matinence so they have allowed £20 a week to be disregarded but took £15ish a week off my benefit for the rest.. so i only get £49ish a week income support instead of £64.30

I was told they need to know about every bit of money you get even if its under the £20.... and I had to tell them and prove (copys of standing orders) exact amounts of matinence and I have to submit my work accounts every 6 "pay days"... They then work out my average earnings across that time and then reassess my income support accordingly for the following 6 pay periods :rolleyes: So anything i earn over £20 this week will be taken off my benefit in 18 weeks time... (so i have to hold on to it really and not spend it otherwise i'll be short of it then :rolleyes:) Confusing or what?!!:rotfl:

Not sure about the spending money thing though as Ex doesnt give me anything for her at min... but i dont declare if he or someone else buys something for her as a gift like clothes or toys as thats not income....but i have to be honest i also wouldnt declare if nanny and grandad gave sarah £1 pocket money when we visit as thats not income for me is it? (watch someone say i should now!!)

BUT i had to tell the Council and prove exactly how much money was in sarahs savings account when i applied for council tax benefit aswell as my own bank accounts. So childrens money matters for that.

Id say if in doubt abuot anything id ring your income support office or your lone parent adviser at the jobcentre just to check.... although i understand why you wouldnt wanna ask incase you flag yourself as looking suspicious as valli i think it was said....

im worrying myself at the minute though as although i have been honest and declared everything etc... since i wrote to them few weeks ago to say Ex-OH had been sacked so has stopped paying me matinence i have heard nothing and my money hasnt changed to reflect it. But i got a letter other day saying they want me to attend an interview with a "compliance officer" in different jobcentre to my usual one on Friday about a "query" with my claim! So i assume its over the matinence but i dunno so am worrying a bit even though ive done nothing wrong AFAIK but its a bloomin minefield isnt it??!!

Sorry that was a bit of a ramble...............:o:o:rotfl::rotfl:


Flying wise ive done nothing....... must crack on with the list later when ive got back from the supermarket.... DD is being really clingy today though so dunno how far i'll get!

pigpen

Johanne. when I did my claim in March they told me £15 and my paperwork states £15 as well.. wonder why the difference.. not that it makes much difference £5 is barely enough for one meal in here! I don't get a bean from kn0bhead either.. though CSA said if the were to pay anything I would only get £10 a week more than I do now.. regardless of how much they took off him.. Once I get to uni though.. I'll get it all.. not that he will pay anything still.



Polly Puss... rescued yesterday.. just waiting for her 2 siblings and her mum now! and it is OH's hand that is huge not the kitten! She is about 10 weeks old and fairly average size.

AnW'sMum

zoelikesjam wrote: »

:rotfl:HAhahahaha AnW'smum...Thankyou so much hun, :T however....I wish it was as simple as unpacking from a holiday!!! We've just moved house!!!!!!!! Hehehe so when i said unpacking i ment all the boxes that are still taking up every ounce of floor space in the new house!!!

Ah well in that case you need my patented dot2dot method choose ne area, or in your case 1 box and sort that. Then you expand out from there keeping the first area sorted and adding on the next bit. That with pigpen's lists and the encouragement of the who, team on here will help. There are NO failures here but celebrations of what we have achieved

AnW'sMum

Valli wrote: »

amended to add detail/bore pants off flyladies:rolleyes:;)

Quoted to add that the form is an R85

rosieben

reporting in for the last time this week:

[FONT=&quot]Monday [/FONT][FONT=&quot]DONE[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Tuesday [/FONT][FONT=&quot]DONE[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Wednesday [/FONT][FONT=&quot]DONE[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Friday [/FONT] [FONT=&quot]DONE[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Thursday ~ Porch and Yard
Level One DONE
Level Two DONE[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Level Three (Yard)
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Sort out the freezer lid hinge[/FONT] DONE
[FONT=&quot]Sweep paths DONE[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]some or all of this to be done after a :coffee:
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Declutter front border, pots etc[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Cl[/FONT][FONT=&quot]ean drains[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] Sort out carpet[/FONT]

I'm really pleased with what I've achieved; when there's been so much to do I never knew where to start and usually ended up not starting at all this thread has really helped me to get beyond that first move :T

Hope you all have a great weekend, sun is shining beautifully here - for the moment :rolleyes:; hope all poorlies are feeling better and hugs to anyone who needs one, will try to catch up on the news later

AnW'sMum

Dustykitten wrote: »

I used to work on an ATM helpdesk so have an understanding of how fraught things are when they breakdown. That is a long time for it to be out, are you waiting for a part?

Yes some gearing part, apparently the closest one is in Germany :eek: should be here today but our branch does not open on a Sat. Told the engineer could he not rob one off another bank's machine!!! Glad I don't work monday's is all I can say :rolleyes:

froddington

I'm back from my Aunty's and mum liked her presents so that's ok. Took Aunty's car for a run as she hasn't been out in it for a while and was worried the battery would be flat (it wasn't and was nice to drive!).

Washing out on the line drying in the sunshine Lunch being decluttered!

mrs moneyspinner - welcome

zoelikesjam - hugs; hope you all feel better soon

witchwoopiggy - welcome; you'll get a lot of support on here as many of us know depression so please don't worry about posting - it often helps

greenbee - I just knew you'd have a good reply

dolly - hugs; and a big :mad: for DH. Take a deep breath, don't worry about the house for a while, and give yourself some 'me' time x

Tashja - hugs for all of you


Ooooh! Football soon :j

greenbee

Magnificent Monday ~ Living room, hall and stairs!
Level One
Level Two
wipe the sofas
Vacuum the floors, including the stairs
Wipe the paintwork in the hallway and up the stairs
Level three
Wash any curtains/nets soft furnishings that need it - sofa cover :rolleyes:
Vacuum under any furniture you can safely move
wipe and water any plants

Extras

1. HHI
2. 15 minutes filing/shredding
3. Binbag dance!

Tuesday Terrors! ~ Kitchen and Dining area
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter floors and work surfaces!
Wipe worksurfaces[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Wipe all small appliances and replace[/STRIKE]
Sweep and mop the floor
[STRIKE] Wipe over large appliances and unit doors.. make sure insides are clean too[/STRIKE]
Level Three
Wipe table and replace cloth if necessary
[STRIKE]Clean out the grotty fridge
S&S the hob & oven[/STRIKE]

Extras

1. clean filters and door seals of large appliances
2. Clean windows and sills as necessary
3. HHI
4. Run washing machines and DW through clean cycles

Wednesday Wonders! ~ Bathroom & Study
Level One
[STRIKE]Clean the loo and basins[/STRIKE]
Level Two
Wash shower curtains/bath mats etc
Defrag PC while you clean the tiles and shine the mirrors!
Level Three

Extras

1. dust and deweb
2. Clean windows and sills as necessary
3. Wipe over any paintwork
4. 15 minutes filing and desk clearance!

Thrilling Thursday ~ Land of Spare Oom & Utility Room
Level One
Strip beds, vacuum and turn mattresses if needed and remake with clean bedding
Put ALL the shoes & books back in their homes!
Level Two
Pack up batch of clothes and take to clothes bank
Dust and deweb
Level Three
Sort box on utility worksurface
Vacuum the floors

Extras

1. Wipe the paintwork/walls etc if needed
2. Wash the windows if needed

Flinging Friday ~ The Queens Boudoir and the landing!

Level One
Strip bed, vacuum and turn mattresses if needed and remake with clean bedding
Empty a box of junk from the landing
Level Two
Dust and deweb
Level Three
Sort a drawer
Sort a cupboard of clothes.. make it neat.. can anything be flung?
Vacuum the floors

Extras

1. Wipe the paintwork/walls etc if needed
2. Wash the windows if needed

More done... house smells of tea-tree oil... kitchen, utility and bathroom are starting to look OK. I just don't understand where all the STUFF comes from... seeing as I keep throwing it out

gratefulforhelp_2

Ha ha! Victory is mine! well...ours.

Please may I have a star, soappie? Last one of the week(end), spare oom DONE.
eta dolly I will have a crack at this and valli can tell me if it's right.

There is a hormone that is produced in your body in pregnancy and that hormone is produced in tiny amounts in very early pregnancy, but that amount increases quite quickly in the early stages. The test strip reacts with the hormone to become coloured, so in very very early pregnancy, the strip may not change colour (not enough of the hormone yet) or may just turn very faintly coloured. A few days later, if the person is pregnant, then the strip that didn't become coloured before, may do now, as there is more of the hormone present.

hope that helps?!