Weekly Flylady Thread 24th August 2009

greenbee

Valli wrote: »

and after my HHC I can now rightfully claim Tuesday's Star!

I am pondering giving DS a monthly allowance to include pocket money + phone credit of £10 a month. But that would be it. NO more. So if (when) he runs out of money/credit (having blown it all at the beginning of the month) he'll have to do without. If he wants more than that he will have to get a job - but he's 16 in Sept so could get a job in Morrisons or somewhere.

I fact I could do this for them both...it will be interesting to see how much DD would save!

If anyone has any experience of this I'd be interested to know - DS clearly needs to learn how to be sensible with his money and fast.

I had an allowance from the age of 10, and a cheque book and an account book (I have NEVER managed to balance my accounts!). It taught me to think about the value of the money I was given as I started to understand how far it would and wouldn't go. I remember being outraged that I had to hand over my term's pocket money to the school from my own bank account when I first went to boarding school, and that we had to contribute to collection in church from it! Blueberry Pie's approach seems a very sensible one.

ajmoney wrote: »

It amazes me how much you all get done in your HHC time! How do you all manage to do so much?

Practice Seriously, you gradually find it gets easier and easier - to begin with you're dealing with layers of dirt and quite often having to declutter or give things a really good scrub. After a while you're just wiping over the surface and putting a few things back where they belong, so its much quicker. Mind you, it can deteriorate alarmingly if you slacken off for a few weeks...

jinky67 wrote: »

I have made an appointment at the doctors

going on Tuesday :cool:

cried on my way down to Grans today, cried at Grans today, cried at home

cried on the phone to two different people

Do you think i need to go? :rotfl:

(((Hugs))) jinky. Hope they come up with something that works. Just a quick check - you aren't taking beta blockers are you, as they made me cry constantly for no reason

feefee - it's mumoffour77 you need to try to catch up with. She comes and goes as like you she's got a lot on her plate. I know she was having an extension built so that (hopefully) her OH could come home.

Someone has been spreading pig muck near here - its really stinky!!!

pigpen

thifty wrote: »

Hope the teachers arent feeling too down about next week. Know I am!:rotfl:

Well I hope they are lol.. They have had way too long off and my children are verging on disfunctional they are so bored and out of routine.. I think 6-7 weeks off school is totally mean .. 4 weeks, fair enough but this is ludicrous! IT should be more broken up and a week or 2 of it should be slapped on the end of the christmas holidays when it is dark mornings and grotty weather and noone wants to go out anyway.

My boys are both on the AS and cannot function without routine and school provides that they cannot cope with holidays.. as a result they make everyone as miserable as they possibly can with their behaviour.

Just decluttering mint choc chip ice cream.. and a cuppa.. then I need to empty the kittens poo tray and stick the DW back on.. for the 4th time today!

jinky67

greenbee wrote: »

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(((Hugs))) jinky. Hope they come up with something that works. Just a quick check - you aren't taking beta blockers are you, as they made me cry constantly for no reason

no, the only thing I am on is thyroxine, I did wonder though if maybe I need my dose upped, as I know that can tie in with depression

thanks Jo

xx_Jo_xx

Marvellous Monday ~ Kitchen and dining area
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter and wipe worksurfaces[/STRIKE] again :rolleyes:
[STRIKE]Sweep and [/STRIKE]mop the floor
Level Two
[STRIKE] Scrub the sink clean and polish up those tiled areas.. clean the gunky grout
degunge the fridge[/STRIKE]
Wipe the table, replace cloth if needed
Level Three
[STRIKE]Wipe units, kickboards and appliances[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean the oven and hob[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Give the small appliances a wipe over and replace in their comfy homes[/STRIKE]

Extras

1. [STRIKE]Wipe the insides of the unit doors[/STRIKE]
2. [STRIKE]Clean a small appliance.. defuzz the kettle, decrumb the toaster etc[/STRIKE]
3. Scrub out one cupboard
4. Clean all the filters and door seals

Toe-tickling Tuesday ~ Living room, Hall and Stairs
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter the floors[/STRIKE]
Vacuum said decluttered floors!
Level Two
[STRIKE]declutter and dust the mantle putting back only what should be there[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wipe the sofas if needed[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wipe and water plants, dust and deweb[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE] Wash any soft furnishings that are in need
Clear and wipe window sills, and any electricals and picture frames etc[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Empty and clear out a cupboard.. [/STRIKE] tidied DVD cupboard and computer games

Extras

1. HHI
2. binbag dance
3. Wipe the paintwork and bannisters
4. Wash any windows that have been neglected

Wibbly Wednesday ~ Master Messroom & landing
Level One
[STRIKE] Declutter the floor!
Strip and wash the bedding.. remake the bed BEFORE bedtime![/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Vacuum the floor.. and mattress if it hasn't been done in a while![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Dust and deweb.. don't forget the bed frame and light fittings![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Sort through a cupboard.. make it all neat and tidy, tidy and neat[/STRIKE]
Level Three
[STRIKE]Polish and glass or mirrors[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wash the curtains/duvet cover if needed[/STRIKE] did windows
[STRIKE]Sort a box of gibble from the bedroom...[/STRIKE]

Extras

1. [STRIKE]Fling the dirty laundry to the basket![/STRIKE]
2. [STRIKE]Wash the windows[/STRIKE]
3. Wipe the paintwork
4. [STRIKE]Check those smoke alarms are all working as they should be! .. press the button do not set your house alight!![/STRIKE]

:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j

Woop Woop - BEDROOM STAR FOR ME PLEASE!!!!

Check me!

thifty

Piggers can see your point but teaching has become so !!!!!! in the last few years with a huge emphasis on statistics rather than on building relationships with children and teaching for the joy of sharing knowledge that our long 6 week break is about the only thing which gets some of us through the very many !!!!!! parts of the school year. I personally would like 2 weeks in May so I could go abroad for 2 weeks/10 days and 2 weeks in October then 4 weeks in the summer but hey ho I am a very small cog in a huge machine!

greenbee

jinky67 wrote: »

no, the only thing I am on is thyroxine, I did wonder though if maybe I need my dose upped, as I know that can tie in with depression

thanks Jo

Are you having your regular blood tests? And do you feel as if there is a reason for your crying or is it just happening spontaneously? (you don't have to answer me - I won't know what to do - they're just useful things to think about before the appointment. I realised with the beta blockers that I wasn't even feeling depressed, except about the fact that I couldn't stop bursting into tears every time someone spoke to me/looked at me/ignored me!)

I'm sure if you cry all over your GP you'll soon be sorted out :rotfl:

thifty

Oh and whats with all the Smurfs? Have you lot gone Smurf mad?:rotfl:

Lo-Lo

I'm giving up for today - I'm totally pooped! So the last couple of extras are going onto tomorrow's list cos otherwise I might just fall asleep mid coffee table.

1. 10 things on ebay
2. Put clean laundry away
3. [STRIKE]Put bins and recycling out[/STRIKE] OH doing this tonight.
4. Sort the shelf under the coffee table and do all the bits
5. Sort bag of prizes and put away

Thursday Things ~ Barfroom, loo and study!
Level One
Remove laundry to the basket and declutter the floors
Dust and declutter the desk.. defrag pc!
Level Two
Vacuum/mop floors
Scrub the bath, loo, shower, tiles and hand basins.. shine those taps!
15 minute filing and shredding.
Dust and deweb and was any soft furnishings, shower curtains, bathmats etc that are in need
Level Three
Wash down the paintwork and any marks on walls
Tidy a shelf or cupboard
Empty and wash out any bins
Extras

1. Clean any windows that are in need
2. Wipe over any chairs, tables or sofas in these rooms (quite why you'd have a sofa in your bathroom I don't know )
3. Drag out the pc desk and clean under and behind it
4. Wipe down any radiators and fires.

fedupandskint

Marvellous Monday ~ Kitchen and dining area
Level One
Declutter and wipe worksurfaces
Sweep and mop the floor
Level Two
Scrub the sink clean
degunge the fridge
Level Three
Wipe units, kickboards and appliances
Clean the hob
Give the small appliances a wipe over and replace in their comfy homes

Toe-tickling Tuesday ~ Living room, Hall and Stairs

TIS DONE!!!!!

Wibbly Wednesday ~ Master Messroom & landing
Level One
Declutter the floor!
Strip and wash the bedding.. remake the bed BEFORE bedtime!
Level Two
Vacuum the floor.. and mattress if it hasn't been done in a while!
Dust and deweb.. don't forget the bed frame and light fittings!
Level Three
Polish and glass or mirrors
Wash the curtains/duvet cover if needed

Thursday Things ~ Barfroom, loo and study!
Level One
Remove laundry to the basket and declutter the floors
Dust and declutter the desk
Level Two
Vacuum/mop floors
Scrub the bath, loo, shower, tiles and hand basins.. shine those taps!
15 minute filing and shredding.
Level Three
Wash down the paintwork and any marks on walls
Tidy a shelf or cupboard
Empty and wash out any bins


Extras

1. Wipe the insides of the unit doors
2. Clean a small appliance..decrumb the toaster
3. Scrub out one cupboard
4. Clean all the filters and door seals
5. HHI

40mins later and Living Room is complete, vacc'ed neat and tidy and stairs too

jinky67

greenbee wrote: »

Are you having your regular blood tests? And do you feel as if there is a reason for your crying or is it just happening spontaneously? (you don't have to answer me - I won't know what to do - they're just useful things to think about before the appointment. I realised with the beta blockers that I wasn't even feeling depressed, except about the fact that I couldn't stop bursting into tears every time someone spoke to me/looked at me/ignored me!)

I'm sure if you cry all over your GP you'll soon be sorted out :rotfl:

I havent had one for a while actually:cool:

As for the crying its a bit of both actually, I KNOW I am over reacting to things that wouldnt normally have that effect:o

Oh i can cry walking down the street, but let someone actually see me?:eek::eek::eek::o:rotfl: