Weekly Flylady Thread 21st September 2009

Valli

oh and congratulations GGBoddy

if GnB pops in tell her John bon Jovi is on Steve Wright this afternoon

LR done; hall done. The lists are arranged so that I can only claim 1 STAR
so far - thats the bathroom etc done!

hollyh

I've finally managed to order the Xmas presents with the vouchers, so thanks to who ( i think it was Greenbee but as it was last week and i've got a memory like a goldfish i can't remember )suggested i use a different browser:j.

No time for a HHI now but i'm glad to have that off my list finally.

MissHiggerty

I'm not going to manage Thursday entirely this week (well, hardly at all, if I'm honest!) - school function tonight and lots on... but....

Firzdee ~ Living room, hall and stairs
Level One
Declutter and degrot the floors
Vacuum/mop floor I mopped the hall floor when I did the kitchen the other day :A
Level Two
Dust and deweb DH did a spider chase last night in the LR
Wipe all the paintwork in the hall and stairs
Wipe the sofas I straightened the cushions. Does that count?
Level Three
Check smoke alarms.. Oh gosh! I totally forgot that the battery went flat ages ago in the smoke alarm in the hall.... :eek:. Need to get a replacement urgently. Large sticky is on kitchen counter.
[STRIKE]HAVE YOU SORTED FIRE SERVICES/CHIMNEY SWEEPINGS BEFORE YOU NEED YOUR FIRES??? [/STRIKE]Thank you, thank you. Kick up backside gratefully rec'd, and I've booked the chimney sweep today.
Clear and wipe the table/mantel/etc and put back only what should be there.
[STRIKE]Check oil/coal stores and prices for those who need them for their winter heating.[/STRIKE]
Sort coats, shoes and bags into their proper places.. are any outgrown? need replacing?
Extras

1. Cleared out fridge again, and tidied larder cupboard in Utility Room/Back Door Hallway ready for....
2. September's on-line shop from Sainsbury's (free delivery, and all my heavy/bulky bags of flour, cans and multi-buys delivered. Bliss!)
3. Put everything away (properly!) and refilled jars, bagged up freezer portions etc
4. Made fennel & mackerel fishcakes for tea
5. Tax disk and bank transfers!
6. Plant raspberries, autumn broad beans and winter lettuce seeds in the garden/ greenhouse.

Maybe I'll get some more flylady business done tomorrow?

Take care everyone

MissH

esmf73

Please can I have a star Toots? I've done today - my list is still in my OP on page 5. (is it OK to do it like this?)
Thanks
E

Dustykitten

:mad::eek:Vine Weevils:mad::eek:

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

Apart from my life being in The North :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Try this thread for plum jam. Have you made jam before? If not try Delia's site for basic 10-step jam programme

Penny. x

:rotfl::rotfl: Yes I've made jam before it is the fact that I've part cooked/part added sugar that is my dilemma - I'll look at the thread later, thanks xx

gratefulforhelp wrote: »

dusty how often does your AGA get serviced?

:owhen it breaks down;):p

Just time to make a flask of tea, grab my book and get to the pool to meet DS3.

See you all later

3tabbycats

Back again! I like not being at work!
I've remembered who else I wanted to mention earlier..it was...
Boddy! Congratulations on your new GD
Also LL hope you're doing ok... I saw that The Killers are releasing the DVD of the Albert Hall concerts on 9th Nov! I've never tried a link before but here goes.. here


Since i was here last I've cooked the bread rolls and 2 big ginger cakes, cleaned the kitchen done (it was like a bombsite by the time I'd finished) hoovered through and decluttered 2 slices of left over pizza from the fridge..

Manic Monday ~ Kitchen & Dining Room
Level One
Level Two
Defrost and clean out the freezer
Level Three
Wipe oven

Tuesday ~ Bathroom and study..
Level One
Level Two
15 minutes filing
Level Three
Clean doors
Clean radiators/fires in these rooms

Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom and landing
Level One
Level Two
Dust and Deweb
Binbag dance
Level Three
Wipe down the paintwork

Firzdee ~ Living room, hall and stairs
Level One
Level Two
Dust and deweb
Wipe all the paintwork in the hall and stairs
Level Three
Check smoke alarms.. HAVE YOU SORTED FIRE SERVICES/CHIMNEY SWEEPINGS BEFORE YOU NEED YOUR FIRES???

xx_Jo_xx

Valli wrote: »

oh and congratulations GGBoddy

if GnB pops in tell her John bon Jovi is on Steve Wright this afternoon

I love Him!! Do they have listen-again online???

Valli

They used to. Not sure if they still do!

Holly what site can you not use with which browser (I am being nosey - I find firefox crashes amazon and I have NEVER been able to get quidco so use IE for them)

Jinky thinking of your friend's brother...

Zoelikesjam

toochoosey wrote: »

Good morning all, huge hugs for Zoe, I nearly cried reading how brave and strong you are being, hope you can get through the papers, and will be thinking of you tomorrow xx

no no no, dont cry i've done more than enough of that for all of us!

boddy wrote: »

zoe. You are a strong brave woman. Take the time today to read the papers. They will have evidence of things he has done. It will be hard for you to relive it but just remember all of the flyladies will be standing there with you shoulder to shoulder. Just imagine a circle of protection around you and the children.

I love the idea of you all shoulder to shoulder in a big circle round me protecting me I shall keep this thought in my head when I am being badgered by Ex's horrible solicitor tomorrow xxx

hellsbells45 wrote: »

ZOE Wow. You are a brave woman! You will also need a big box of tissues and someting to punch. You may find it quite theraputic - you never know. Good luck anyway and don't let the b'stards get you down. You have one heck of a lot of support.:money:

I've got my tissues and a huge pillow to hit

jinky67 wrote: »

i am not a stalker:mad::rotfl:

and less of the Auntie, you made me sound ancient:(:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::p

Lol your my stalker and I love it and how does being an aunty make you ancient?!!! I made my little sister an Aunty at the tender age of 8! Loves ya jinks, and thankyou for being there so much over the last few weeks. Sending huge good luck vibes for your friend, I will get jaimee to say a prayer for him tonight.

skintscotslass wrote: »

Remember the force of the flyladies is strong and we are all behind you xx

AnW'sMum wrote: »

Well done zoe in your preparations for Friday, it can't be easy reliving all this BUT try to remember (I know easier said than done) they are words on a page that can't hurt you any more. You are doing this for your kids and you. By doing this now it will stp him hurting any of you in the future. I applaud what you are doing, a very brave but necessary step to take.

Thankyou, thats really made me think

SarahShattered wrote: »

Zoe ditto what the others have said. You're a strong lady, going through a heck of a time.
Remember that we're all there with you in spirit, virtually holding your hand, and giving you gentle back rubs.
Get em read babes, you can do it

I want to say a huge thankyou to all of you for you comforting words and wonderful advice. Yes i know it is going to be hard but i also know i've got to do it so i am well prepared and in the right frame of mind. The thing is, their is only two ways the trial can go. One they keep the non-molestation order in place and he cant give me anymore grief. Two they drop the non-mol. If they do this, at the end of the day if he starts hounding me and threatening me again we can just go back to court and say 'look, you dropped it, he is still being a banker we need another one' So really it doesnt matter what the outcome is. I know his barrister is going to try and make me out to be a liar, I also know that ex is saying i am only doing this to stop him having acess to the children. Unfortunatly for him(he doesnt know this yet) my solicitor has uncovered cctv images, refuge reports and medical notes all backing up my claims. The thing is, when i was adviced to withdraw contact it was only suposed to be for a short period to let the children come to terms with what they had witnessed and have some councilling. We already have a court order in place for contact, and it is a shared residence order where he has access from thursday evening untill sunday morning. After the children had the support and help and they started to get over the nightmares and panick attacks(jaimee who is 5, lewis is 3 and doesnt really understand much of what is happening except he was distressed by witnessing the incident) my solicitor offered ex some sort of contact in the form of a few hours at a wackywarehouse with a social worker(we were told contact centers aren't a nice experiance)the date was set, times and place arranged. However two days before contact was to take place ex followed DH in the car and cornered him in a supermarket car park. He then proceeded to tell Jase he was going to come and teach me a lesson and personally sort me out. This chilled me to the bones as this is what he used to say to me if i had 'displeased' him, he would then come home and lay into me. Anyway, he was arrested for this and obviously we didnt let him have access to the kids. He is saying in his statments that i am only doing this to withdraw contact, despite me moving heven and effing earth to get him to see them. He is the one that keeps stuffing it up be being an @rse and he has the gall to say i'm only doing this to spite him! It just does my head in because, yes i do dispise him and would love nothing more for him never to see the kids again, however(apart from the mothersday inccident) he has never hurt the children and they love him dearly, they need contact with him. I just cant get out of my head that if they dont see him again, or its very limited visits they will(untill they can understand the full story) resent me for stopping them.

ETA. wrote the above at about 9am this morning lol and then left it whilst i was reading through some of the papers. Just made myself a cuppa and left them to one side for a little while so thought i'd jump on and update my list(i've honestly hardly done anything today) then i shall go and collect Jaimee and stick the kids in front of the free babysitter(tele) whilst i do some more reading. Hugs everyone and again, thankyou all for the support, I reallp apriciate it right now xxxx

Manic Monday ~ Kitchen & Dining Room
done

Tuesday ~ Bathroom and study..
done

Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom and landing
Level One
Declutter floor and floordrobe
[STRIKE]Strip wash and replace bedding[/STRIKE]
Level Two
Vacuum Floors
[STRIKE]Dust and Deweb[/STRIKE]
Binbag dance
Level Three
Tidy the linen cupboard
Wipe down the paintwork
[STRIKE]Tidy away and shoes or books that are strewn about[/STRIKE]

Extras

1. [STRIKE]Find some bits to send to charity shop/recycle[/STRIKE]
2. [STRIKE]Wash windows[/STRIKE]
3. [STRIKE]Wash any curtains etc that need it[/STRIKE]
4. Sort through your make up and smellies.. are there any that can be rehomed/chucked?

Firzdee ~ Living room, hall and stairs
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter and degrot the floors
Vacuum floor[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Dust and deweb
Wipe all the paintwork in the hall and stairs[/STRIKE]
Wipe the sofas
Level Three
[STRIKE]Check smoke alarms..
Clear and wipe the table/mantel/etc and put back only what should be there.[/STRIKE]
Sort coats, shoes and bags into their proper places.. are any outgrown? need replacing?
Extras

1. HHI
2. Declutter and make pretty the under stair cupboard/space
3. binbag dance
4. [STRIKE]Clean out any smelly pets[/STRIKE]

i'm glad it was the lounge today cus most of this i did last night, plus it means its the kids rooms tomorrow so they can go and tidy them after tea and i shall vac after court. I've bunged a sheperds pie meat bit in the SC for tea, got to peel the tata's for the mash toppin and some apples so i can finally make a crumble. Will wash up whilst the kids eat their tea. I've done some washing so i'm pretty much upto speed with everything x

Lady-Liberty

3tabbycats wrote: »

Also LL hope you're doing ok... I saw that The Killers are releasing the DVD of the Albert Hall concerts on 9th Nov! I've never tried a link before but here goes.. here

Thanks you have made my day :j I hadn't seen that....at least we can say we were there!! :cool: xx