Weekly Flylady Thread 28th December 2009

Penelope_Penguin

Valli wrote: »

She has one friend who isn't even allowed into the town centre here on her own yet - they're 14 this year! Sadly they have stopped inviting her to join them at things as there's 'no point' (their words not mine) and she gets embarrassed ...

DD had a frined like that. She was walked to and from school until she left primary school. She was then driven to and from high school (about 10 min walk away :rolleyes: ). When she was about 13 her parents started to have problems and she was allowed out all of a sudden. She was engaged at 14, and you can probably fill in the rest :rolleyes: Poor girl - whe's back on the rails now, but talk about one extreme to another :mad:

I'm fed up as it's the end of holidays Been doing some needlepoint, and been for a walk in the snow with DH, but I can't settle to anything now. I'm planning a huge declutter this year, but won;t start until I have the house to myself. Maybe I'll start on my tapestry threads

Penny. x

Penelope_Penguin

Mum_on_a_mission wrote: »

Anyone care to join me at 5pm for a HHC?

I'll join you as long as you promise to quit shouting; I'm feeling a little delicate :rotfl:

Penny. x

vanilla

Just updating list.

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining AreaDONE :j:j:j:j:j

OPTIONAL LIST FOR THE MASOCHISTS AMONG US!DONE:j:j:j:j:j

Full stars please toots.

Time to sort the kiddies out.

pigpen

Todailies

[STRIKE]WM[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]TD[/STRIKE]
Spaggy bol (most will go in freezer)
[STRIKE]DW[/STRIKE]
Bake banana muffins as I have loads of limp banoonies
rehem dress
package up remaining 4 ebay items
[STRIKE]Wash my brown cake[/STRIKE] (dressing gown for you nosies)
[STRIKE]recycling out[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]composting out[/STRIKE]

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Area
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter and wipe those worksurfaces[/STRIKE]
Sweep and mop the floor
Level Two
Clean the hob and oven
Level Three
[STRIKE]Clean and wipe the table[/STRIKE]
Clean out the drawers which house the cutlery and the big utensils
[STRIKE]Wipe over the units and large appliances[/STRIKE]

Extras

1. [STRIKE]Wipe over all the small appliances[/STRIKE]

Tuesday ~ Living room, Hall and StairsLevel One
Declutter floors..
Vacuum visible floors!
Level Two
Vacuum under furniture you can safely move!
Vacuum hallway and right up the stairs
Level Three
[STRIKE]Binbag dance[/STRIKE]!

Extras

1. Post any parcels/letters that need doing.. OR.. make a start on those tax forms!!

Thursday ~ Childrens rooms and the bathroom! Level One..
[STRIKE]Clear the bathroom floor
Throw away all the empties[/STRIKE]
Level Two
Level Three
[STRIKE]Empty bins etc from upstairs[/STRIKE]

Extras

1. [STRIKE]Binbag dance[/STRIKE]

OPTIONAL LIST FOR THE MASOCHISTS AMONG US!

1. [STRIKE]Binbag dance[/STRIKE]

Now THAT looks better!!!

Mum_on_a_mission_2

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

I'll join you as long as you promise to quit shouting; I'm feeling a little delicate :rotfl:

Penny. x

of course - I'm having a rather happy day so a bit loud to be honest, but will tone down a bit just for you... get set go!

Moam

Penelope_Penguin

Monday ~ DONE

Tuesday ~ DONE

Wednesday ~ DONE

Thursday ~ DONE



OPTIONAL LIST FOR THE MASOCHISTS AMONG US!

1. Tidy a cupboard or 10 of your choosing!
2. [STRIKE]Change any unclean beds
   
3. Run appliances through a clean cycle.. degunk filters etc too
4. Budget and meal plan for next month.. most of us will be a little strapped for cash.
5. Clean pets out.. and their beds and bowls!
6. Wash any grotty windows so you can see out.. and light can get in! [/STRIKE]
7. Binbag dance
8. [STRIKE]Make sure homework/uniforms etc are ready for school/work next week
   
9. S&S kitchen
10. Vacuum a neglected floor!
11. List 5 things on ebay/freecycle/amazon.. wherever
12. 15 minutes filing/shredding
13. Call a friend/relative you've not seen in a while
14. HHC-doing something
15. [/STRIKE]Empty out yours handbag of receipts etc

Dreamer2010

Hi new girl here can i join you
Hope im doing thie right but let me know if not

Monday ~ Kitchen

Level One
Declutter and wipe the worksurfaces
Sweep and mop the floor

Level Two
Clean the hob and oven
Clear out the fridge or gone off food (bad bad me)
Clean fridge
Clean Microwave (its grim in there)
Sort out work bag and clothes.

Level Three
Sort out all cubords (nothing is where it should be)
Dust and deweb
Wipe over the units and large appliances

Extras
Wash windows
Scrub the sink and polish the taps
Scrub down any tiles that are looking icky
Wipe over all the small appliances

Tuesday ~ Living room & Hall


Level One
Declutter hall all coats, shoes, bags ect in the right rooms
Vacuum visible floors!
Clean mat in hall and rug in living room (why did i buy white)
Buy scrubbing brush


Level Two
Vacuum under furniture you can safely move!
Sort out work bag and clothes.
Put away old amp
Sweep out fire


Level Three
Wipe and water plants while dewebbing!
Wipe sticky marks from sofas and paintwork
Sweep and mop living room

Extras
Bin old catalogue’s, boxes ect
Clean wooden blinds

Wednesday ~ BARE MINIMUM ALWAYS A BUSY DAY


Level One
Put on washing
Put away all the bags and shoes
Sort stuff for charity shop and beg nanny to take it tomorrow


Thursday – My room
Level 1
Put away clean clothes
Put washing in machine

Level 2
Sort out chest of drawes
Sort out under bed, wardrobe, and dressing table of stuff im keeping

Extras
Hoover
Clean furniture

Friday ~ Jack’s Room and the bathroom!

Level One
Clear and mop the bathroom floor
Tidy airing cubored and oversink cubored
Write list of toileterie i have to stop me buy more stuff i dont need
Make bed
Bring out dirty clothes and beakers ect

Level Two
Clean the loo and the tiles!
Wash shower curtains
Scrub taps
Sort out toys which are to be sold at NCT sale
Clean bath and sink

Level 3
Vacuum the floor in bedroom
Clean blinds in bedroom


Extras
Wash any windows in these rooms that need it
Call friend sort out weekend shinanigans


Weekend list

1. Change any unclean beds
2. Run appliances through a clean cycle.. degunk filters etc too
3. Budget and meal plan for next month.. most of us will be a little strapped for cash.
4. Wash any grotty windows so you can see out.. and light can get in!
5. Vacuum a neglected floor!
6. List 5 things on ebay/netmums
7. 15 minutes filing
8. Empty out yours handbag of receipts etc
9. Clean all skirting boards
10. Clean all doors
11. Spend 40min doing bits and bobs to make rooms presentable, making beds ect
12. Sort more stuff for charity, womens refugee and sort time to drop them off.
13. Clean leather sofa
14. Write list of things I NEED to buy and find cheapest places.
15. Sort out computer.
16. Hover whole house.

pigpen

Mudbath wrote: »

I need to lie down....I have been flying:eek::Dxx

So have I.. I had to come back to bed!!

Valli wrote: »

She has one friend who isn't even allowed into the town centre here on her own yet - they're 14 this year! Sadly they have stopped inviting her to join them at things as there's 'no point' (their words not mine) and she gets embarrassed ...

I wouldn't let my 15 year old go to Leeds or Bradford with her friends either.. it is a strange town to her and even though her friend who is 16 goes all the time on her own I wouldn't trust her not to leave DD1 stranded and alone..

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

DD had a frined like that. She was walked to and from school until she left primary school. She was then driven to and from high school (about 10 min walk away :rolleyes: ). When she was about 13 her parents started to have problems and she was allowed out all of a sudden. She was engaged at 14, and you can probably fill in the rest :rolleyes: Poor girl - whe's back on the rails now, but talk about one extreme to another :mad:

Penny. x

I take mine to school right through primary school.. and I fully intend to until they are sensible enough to cross busy roads themselves. I also walk/bus them to school the first few weeks at high school so I know they know exactly where they are going and how to get there. Even then DS2 got lost.

I don't let mine go into the town centre alone either until they are 15/16.. they have no reason to go.. most things are cheaper online anyway.

I don't think it is being over-protective, it is realising what is necessary and what is not. They do have one friend though who isn't even allowed to come to her friends houses, that is silly!.. I even offered to speak to her dad and invited him over for coffee so he had met us and didn't think we may be some loony family.. she has missed so many parties and sleepovers and dinners, but her mum has mental health issues and her dad relies on her to care for her 4 younger siblings which I think is appalling but she is a lovely well adjusted girl, so who knows?!

We all have different parenting styles who is to say whether someone else is wrong in their opinions?

Valli

It's a fine balance. You can be too liberal (which is why the tyke across the road has been enrolled at 4 different secondary schools (he's a Y10) and doesn't seem to go to school ATM and has 'ladies' coming knocking on the door sometimes (I am guessing they are social workers or some such) and walks out of his house smoking...
or too restrictive.
I believe that, in the main, keeping them in and ferrying them around DOESN'T keep them safe because they are unable to cope when things 'go wrong'. And eventually they start to rebel. letting her out NOW would be a good idea, none of them are into boys yet anyway and they would just go shopping and to the pictures. Like normal young teenagers. Instead she sits in the house and plays on a Playstation, so I am told.
Thing is Pigpen, yours is a big town/city. This is a little town with a small town centre. It does depend on the kids, too. I wouldn't be happy about her going into Sheffield City Centre on her own but Meadowhall is different, as she can get public transport directly there. They tend to go in a group of 4, too, and DD is a sensible girl. And I used to take the kids there myself on public transport, so they are familiar with it!
I have also discussed with the kids what they would do if/when things go wrong, including how to contact me if they lost their phones.
We 'fed' DD (and DS) into walking to school on their own at primary, in the last year. But it wasn't just a case of sending her out one morning to do the whole walk; as she had a 'busy' road to cross so she would be walked to that road and met there at the end of the day and crossed it on her own, but under supervision.

Mumof2_2

Finished my typing :j:T:j:T

Tea's in the cooker ssssshhh, only fishfingers, chips and peas - nothing fancy, I do like the sounds of the lamb shanks someone is cooking which sounds MUCH nicer! and just about to get out DD's uniform and hang it on the wardrobe door for her.

Hmmm, been a good day.