Weekly Flylady Thread 28th September 2009

lell_2

Gosh, thanks for all the replies and ideas..

SarahShattered wrote: »

Lell it will eventually get easier. I know it doesn't seem like that now. How about trying tasks in different rooms? Also there's a book called Siblings Without Rivalry which is really useful. I make it worse for them if they involve me, than if they'd tried to resolve it themselves. Mine are older, but I've always used that approach. All the best with it lovie!

Oooh thanks, I'm definately looking into that book, it sounds like it might help a bit - how do you make it worse for them if they come to you? Punish both of them?

hex2 wrote: »

Lell - my boys are 16 months apart and it can be very grim at times although it is getting much easier. I buy two of everything if I can, and same as Sarah they always regret coming to me to sort the problem out, or shrieking loud enough to attract my attention.

Thanks, what do you do to make them regret it - just punish both? I have to admit I ask what has happened and they normally both have the same story ie A pulled C's hair or whatever, so A gets told off and no more attention and C gets a cuddle. Maybe I should just separate them without showing preference to the injured party?

toottifrootti wrote: »

lell thats a handful - cant help with suggestions as I have no kids but I love your idea of getting them to help - I hope some of the other Mums will give you ideas - the important thing is to enjoy them while they are little - they will soon grow up and be at school
honey and put us out of our misery:rotfl: hope you get over the morning

maybe the Xmas list for them should include their very own cleaning pack, fluffy dusters, toy hoover, etc - someone did tell me some of the toy ones actually pick up some dust which would be good!

I really do need to do some more baking with them, they do enjoy it, and maybe invest in a slow cooker so I'm not cooking when they are at their tiredest - they don't do a daytime sleep anymore (since moving to big girl beds), unless they are in the car, or unless they conk out at 5 pm just before tea when I am desperate for them to stay awake or they won't go to bed!!

Thanks for the tips everyone!

Lell x

gsysezz

Good Morning Everyone

I too have been MIA again but am hoping to have a massive de-cluttering attempt this week. I've gone slightly mad the last few weeks with Ex DS having finally gone i've been hit by the reality of being a single mum to a autistic DS on benefits again. Oh the joys.... Made worse by DS not qualifying for any extra financial help but having his own individual and expensive diet. I don't miss the ex though lol

A lovely friend gave me a lovely macbook so i'm now up and running on the net which is an absolute lifeline to me.

But the real miracle of the day came about by me trying to streamline my direct debits. I discovered I only had £17 to clear my student loans which I did. AMAZING considering I graduated back in 1993 lol. It's cheered me up immensley.

Just off for number 5 in a course of 6 B12 injections. They've been really disruptive to my flying the past week or so. But they are helping me so worth the pilaver I suppose.

Hope everyone is doing ok. Will pop back later xxx

ajmoney

I am flagging a bit so I am going to sit and do nothing until 1.30. I will need to get a move on by then

greenbee

Dustykitten wrote: »

HIGHWAYS ARE HERE, HIGHWAYS ARE HERE and guess what the pipe is completely broken and blocked, now there's a surprise :rolleyes:
They are in the process of digging it out so I'm making them a cuppa.

Fantastic news dusty:T:T:T

hex2 wrote: »

Lots of cobwebs which reminded me has anyone heard from Greenbee? Is it this week she starts her new job?

Thanks for thinking of me! I start tomorrow morning :eek: I've been on a narrowboat since Friday (the house is still going up and down :rolleyes:). My parents helped me get the house, garden and garage pretty much sorted before we went off on Friday, so I just have the study to work my way through this week.

I need to have a shower, then hopefully I'll have time to get a bit of shopping done before my waxing appointment.

DW is on (probably done by now), and I need to get some laundry in. I've also got some freegle collections this evening (hopefully). Once I've got my stuff together for tomorrow, then I'll start thinking about tidying/decluttering/cleaning.

So I'm kind of in this week... depending on how being back at work goes. Next week I'm working from the states, so I need to make sure that it all stays nice and clean this week!

I didn't see the end of last week's thread, so if anything important happened could someone PM/email me please I did see Zoe's good news on FB though - that's fantastic!

Dustykitten

Urrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh. Highways may not have fixed my problem as we don't think the pipe from my house connects to the pipe they have fixed. At least I have my water butts to take some of the spill. We will have to reconnect, wait for heavy rain and see what happens. We have our defences now (the plugs and butts) so can be independent from the system but that really is not the point.

HHC 13:00-13:30 for me to finish the kitchen

sammiell

hi all im in again this week please toots and soappie i think you are in charge this week havent read all the thread ive been missing in action but want to get going again have been doing lists though but not posting could you put me back on please will post list in a mo computer being silly!

Hippy110

Another HHC at 1.00 anyone?

Starting late as OH just rang to say he is on the earlier train :eek:

sammiell

There you go
IF ITS DELETED ITS COMPLETED

Manic Monday ~ Kitchen & Dining Room
Level One
Declutter worksurfaces
Sweep and mop floors
Level Two
Wipe worksurfaces and see if you can do those small appliances on the way round
Wipe fronts of units and large appliances
Empty, clean and sort a cupboard
Level Three
Clean out the fridge
Wipe the hob and oven
Clean the table and replace cloth if needed


Extras

1. Wash windows
2. Clear and wipe all sills
3. Wash any blinds/curtains that are in need

the computer keeps loosing my posts i dont know why
hope you are all well i havent a hope of catching up where i left off

sammiell

a bit late but ill join you hippy

hex2

Huge hugs Dusty. If it is any consolation the drains problem here is the responsibility of the home owners, not the water people - and some people are refusing to cough up! Pity my poor neighbours who get the 'upflow'.

Lell - I never enquire into the issue as I find it pointless unless it is something like biting, even then DS2 only does it if he is seriously provoked so DS1 must be at fault too. I just tell them as calmly as I can to both stop fighting/whinging/being rude to each other because that is not behaviour we expect (or whatever - you know, when you do that it makes me feel a bit sad), and inflict the same punishment on both, be it withdrawal of TV, no pudding, sent to room, 5 mins on the stairs/dining room, putting ten things away each, etc, etc. When they have calmed down they have to apologise to each other. I bet I am giving them a complex! I was going down the three warnings and ten minutes in the sin bin route but got bored of having to tell them three times to stop which in turn made me angry which simply does not help.

Food shopping done and away, lunch eaten. Need to re-hang the kitchen curtains and get on with the kitchen.

Joining you late Dusty, half an hour cleaning then off for my run.