Weekly Flylady Thread 4th January 2010

jinky67

helen_jelly wrote: »

Heard nothing yet from the Hospital or DH, he's turned his phone off to save the battery but was going to phone me as soon as he new anything and he hasn't phoned so I can only assume he hasn't heard the results yet Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr I'm getting very stressed now and having the kiddies at hone isn't helping. Anyway off to do some stuff now

Helen x

If its anything like up here then the Doctor wont even have done rounds yet:rolleyes: I would phone the hospital myself and [STRIKE]ask[/STRIKE]harrass them;)
Try not to stress, or if you must, take it out on the list today to keep your mind off it:D
In fact....come and do mine:j

pigpen

gratefulforhelp wrote: »

erm...because it is not just an issue of whether there is snow near the school, but also an issue of whether enough teachers(and support staff) can get in in order for the kids to be 1. safe and 2. get their entitlements, such as free school meals. Most of the schools in Devon are closed today, we are a rural area, and as such, almost everyone, teachers, support staff and students, travels in by bus or car, of necessity. No buses running today, except in central Plymouth.

But rural areas don't get gritted so are virtually impassable in some places.. inner city schools have no excuse.. the main roads are clear. Our head lives 35 miles out of town.. she managed, unfortunately.. but we have had less of the sn** stuff than most other places.

we have this 'discussion' every year.. and I still think you should have to live within a certain distance of your place of employment.. unless it is a nuclear power plant

Careful_with_that_Axe

pigpen wrote: »

bother.. I'll never find it!



Having read loads and loads of research papers and info and diaries of those affected I actually believe the illness named ME is a manifestation of other underlying undiagnosed illnesses therefore as a stand alone illness isn't truly valid.. as do many other leading professionals into studies of the problems associated with it, which I am sure you are most brutally aware of. It doesn't occur without other primary causes.. such as virus/mental illness/severe illness/auto-immune impairment, etc.

I didn't say it isn't affecting lives and people all over the world.. I said I don't think it is an actual illness.. and I quite steadfastly stand by that, people don't just suddenly wake up one day and get diagnosed with ME, they are ill with other stuff for a while and this kind of piggybacks on that.. like a parasite effect, almost.

True I don't have first hand experience at dealing with those who are living with it, though I would be most interested to be.. that sounds a bit 'wrong'.. but isn't meant to... I wouldn't wish anyone on the planet to be ill with anything (apart from the 3 people I would happily kill with my own bare hands) but I would be interested in watching the progression if that makes it sound any better..

I hope this explains my feeling better and I am sorry you were upset, I didn't mean to cause offence.. xx

Now that I do agree with. :rolleyes::D
Medical profession stop at a diagnosis of ME/CFS as there's no funding for further research to find causes. Once symptoms fit a box with a name, all investigations stop there which is a shame.

jinky67

pigpen wrote: »

But rural areas don't get gritted so are virtually impassable in some places.. inner city schools have no excuse.. the main roads are clear. Our head lives 35 miles out of town.. she managed, unfortunately.. but we have had less of the sn** stuff than most other places.

we have this 'discussion' every year.. and I still think you should have to live within a certain distance of your place of employment.. unless it is a nuclear power plant

Leading on from the news we saw last night, and posts I saw on here in DT ( I think) why cant teachers/support staff go to their nearest school, like the nurses and doctors have been told to do, to keep them open?
That were there would be a chance most schools could still be open

rach

Grrr the women in the shop downstairs are so noisy. Think I'll have to put some music on!

Just received this from a colleague, don't usually like forwards but it made me think.

HANDBOOK 2010

Health:
1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants..
4. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy
5. Make time to pray.
6. Play more games
7. Read more books than you did in 2009 .
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day
9. Sleep for 7 hours.
10. Take a 10-30 minute walk daily. And while you walk, smile.

Personality:
11. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
12. Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
13. Don't over do. Keep your limits.
14. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
15. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
16. Dream more while you are awake
17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need..
18. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with His/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
20. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
23. Smile and laugh more.
24. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree...

Society:
25. Call your family often.
26. Each day give something good to others.
27. Forgive everyone for everything..
28.. Spend time w/ people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
30. What other people think of you is none of your business.
31. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.

Life:
32. Do the right thing!
33. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
34. GOD heals everything.
35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change...
36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
37. The best is yet to come..
38. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.
39. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy.

embb

joeyjimbles wrote: »

Indulge me, I'm going to have a newbie gush.
I've just done my S&S Kitchen in less than four minutes and thanks to the work of yesterday it looks amazing again and I'm so pleased and proud. I know it makes complete sense but sometimes it really feels like an uphill struggle getting this place straight and keeping it there and in the first flush of following this thread I feel that it actually might be do-able.

Thank you. Off to make magic in the hall and the stairs - there are three floors to this house, I may be some time.

:T that's how it works! Well done! it's such a great feeling isn't it! Over the 3 years I've been here I formed a habit very early on with regards to my kitchen, it was always a hovel and now it's a quick S&S everyday (mostly) and it's sparkling again, the kitchen list I can get done in 20 minutes tops. Unless there's cupboard clearing then I procrastinate like the procastinator king in procrastinator land.

pigpen

Careful_with_that_Axe wrote: »

Now that I do agree with. :rolleyes::D
Medical profession stop at a diagnosis of ME/CFS as there's no funding for further research to find causes. Once symptoms fit a box with a name, all investigations stop there which is a shame.

Exactly.. without any further investigation how do they expect to make any of these people able to live a normal life?!

jinky67 wrote: »

Leading on from the news we saw last night, and posts I saw on here in DT ( I think) why cant teachers/support staff go to their nearest school, like the nurses and doctors have been told to do, to keep them open?
That were there would be a chance most schools could still be open

Because us loony parents would refuse to leave our children with 'strangers'

Careful_with_that_Axe

rach I like the look of that. I'll have a look once I stir myself to get dressed and have a short fly. :rolleyes:
pigpen, cyclingyorkie They tried to hang a diagnosis of ME on me until things took a turn for the worse and was diagnosed with MCTD/Lupus and T-Cell Lymphoma (type of blood cancer). Hope your daughter is managing OK yorkie and that her health improves.

nikki_angel

Just about the tackle the ironing.

Feel free to join me in the misery!

greenbee

pigpen wrote: »

we have this 'discussion' every year.. and I still think you should have to live within a certain distance of your place of employment.. unless it is a nuclear power plant

Some contracts actually specify this. But usually in time/distance, not accessibility. Sometimes its just 'reasonable distance'. I always employed people based on 30 minutes from whichever office they were assigned to (even though I lived 45 minutes away!).

Most call centres have information on how far away people live and how they travel so that they can rejig shifts in this kind of situation, plus have some facilities for providing remote access to allow homeworkers to pick up the burden if necessary.

Incidentally, most power station workers, as they're part of the critical national infrastructure, have to live within about 15 minutes of work AND have planning in place to ensure that they can get in whatever the weather. In the floods in 2008 they were turning the turbines by hand in one gas power station to prevent damage after having to shut it down. You can be required to stay on site if leaving may mean you can't return and the site may not be fully manned.

The other things schools need to bear in mind is that they need to avoid the children being unable to get home.