Weekly Flylady Thread 4th January 2010

Valli

Poppytime wrote: »

Going to try finish what is left on the lists today
Valli - Can I rant too :mad::mad: Schools been closed all week - Woke DS up at 7.30, walked up two flight of stairs again at 7.50, resorted to ringing his mobile at 8.00 and 8.10. Have now given up and going to let him panic when I wake him at 9.00 :mad::mad::mad: I know I really should get him up now but have had enough

I'll send you DS! No-one sleeps when he is ranting!

Poppytime

Valli wrote: »

I'll send you DS! No-one sleeps when he is ranting!

Been up again .. Walks into his room .. He sits up in bed and smugly says 8.20 .. I reply NO , well done is 8.50 .. Panic on :rolleyes:

ragz_2

Uggh, not the bathroom
So glad it wasn't yesterday but don't really want to do it today either! So fed up with snow now will end up murdering children if I have to spend much longer stuck in...

Wednesday
Sort bags, coats and shoes

Thursday
Wash and change boys' bedding

Friday - Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clear floors of guff and stuff
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.
Level Two
Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside! and sinks
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Level Three
Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins!
sweep and mop and deslop the floors in these rooms.
Grab yourself a toothbrush and scrub the manky bits between the tiles

serena

Teens home again as school closed. I don't work Fridays anyway, but my school is closed - apparently, one member of staff is in hospital with a broken ankle, and several students who went in yesterday have also fallen. Two of the roads on my route are closed according to the radio. I'm staying indoors....

Tha garden looks really pretty. I'll ask DS1 to take some photos.

I have a list of oods and ends that I want to do, and I get to shout at the kids to do their rooms.:D

ps the shrub in my avatar is in flower in the garden, under the snow...

Sunnygirl_2

Quick list before DH kicks me off the laptop again.

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Area
Level One
mop the floor
Level Two
Clean out the fridge..
Level Three
Clean out the under sink cupboard.. new year, new cleaning products!
Dust and deweb
Wipe over the units and large appliances
Extras

1. Sort recipe books/files
2. Wipe over all the small appliances

Greenbee will love me..

Tuesday ~ Master bedroom and landing!
Level One
Declutter the floor.. laundry gone, shoes gone.. etc
Level Two
Vacuum and turn the mattress
Vacuum the floors
Level Three
Tidy a chest of drawers/wardrobe.. is there anything past its best that can go live elsewhere?
Extras

1. Dust and deweb
2. Shine 2 lightshades!
3. Straighten a shelf of books or ornaments..

Wednesday - Living room, hall and stairs
Sort coats and shoes and bags
Level Three
Dust and deweb allthose corners and electrical appliances and shelves.. etc
Thursday - those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms
Level One
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself!!!!!
Level Two
Vacuum the floor
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
Level Three
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors

Extra Task List

1. Find 5 things to ebay/freecycle
2. Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!
3. HHI
4. End of week fling!! grab a binbag and fill it with stuff to leave the house.. rubbish or charity shop or to donate to a friend!

Friday - Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Wipe down tiles in bathroom
Level Two
Clean bath and sink
Level Three
clean shower curtain
Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins!
Grab yourself a toothbrush and scrub the manky bits between the tiles
Extras

1. Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms

Still quite a bit to do but I'm hoping to get through a fair bit today. Got the cat at the vets first at 10.30 though and I'm not dressed yet, but breakfast first.

See you later. x

helen_jelly

Thursday - those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms
Level One
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc

Level Two

Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
Strip beds, turn and vacuum mattresses!! and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets need freshening up too!! Wash the curtains!
Level Three
Clean 2 windows
Tidy a chest of drawers/wardrobe/floordrobe!
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors

Friday - Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clear floors of guff and stuff
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.
Level Two
Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside! and sinks
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Level Three
Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains, shower curtains etc
Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins!
sweep and mop and deslop the floors in these rooms.
Collect all the dirty laundry
Grab yourself a toothbrush and scrub the manky bits between the tiles

Valli - love your attitude - its taken me years to get like you with DD and sometimes I do resort to coming down to her level but I know that if I just say no and then ignore her it diffuses the situation big time as she hasn't got an audience for her tantrums which have been quite violent in the past

JO-JO - good luck with the Doc appointment

Quillion - thinking of you and DH and hoping you are both ok

Hugs and best wishes to everyone else and safe travelling for those going out

Helen x

greenbee

lala1974 wrote: »

Off work today as part of my phased return, feeling a bit more positive having looked through the dreaded emails and managing to delete most of them because deadlines/dates had passed. Whistleblowing issue is being looked at and it has already been agreed that temp manager will never shadow the doors again!

Think I'm coming down with a cold (again), really should start eating more fruit/veg and maybe take some vitamins!

Glad things at work are being dealt with. It certainly seems a vast improvement on the way things were before you were signed off! And yes, you should be eating properly!

Dustykitten wrote: »

There is a facegroup book some of the oiks have set up with details of another kid (who I know quite well through work) getting setup for being snowballed at lunchtime. I'm going email the links to the head this morning, not sure what other staff will be in for the normal order of reporting so going straight to him on this occassion.

You've definitely done the right thing emailing the head. I'd call him and let him know too, just in case he doesn't get to his email on time. And ask them what they're doing about bullying as this should be covered by the bulling policy. Remember the school gets penalised for poor attendance figures, and concern about your children's safety is a valid reason to keep them home, so point out that you're not prepared to put them at risk. I'm sure you can make sure they do some schoolwork if you need to keep them off!

Overslept after I turned my alarm off this morning . It's cold and foggy outside... Trying to decide whether to dig out the car and drive 8 miles into town to go to the gym. I don't think it really counts as an essential journey, but like Valli's DS & DD I have a well-developed guilty conscience and will feel bad about not going. The personal trainer walks to work, so obviously doesn't have the problems that I will... It's not due to snow again today (too cold), but I don't really like the idea of going too far from home, just in case I can't get back!

Hope to finish the lists today and get some of my extras done. There's a lot less ice on the windows today, so presumably the dehumidifier has had the desired effect!

milliejo

today so far I have:-
done one load of washing
decluttered, tidyed up dusted dewebbed & vacuumed the spare bedroom
cleaned bath, shower, toilet & the surfaces & dusted dewebbed & polished the mirror in the ensuite
peered in DS room & closed the door quickly!
done a quick tidy up & S & S in the other bathroom
defraged the computer
other than doing a shopping list for DH to take to Mr S ( dont need much as I decided to follow the advice on the storecupboard challenge & have planned menus for the month based round what we have in. one of next weeks teas is a problem though as DH cooked double chilli a few nights ago but it was so popular that there is only enough for one person left instead of 3!)

jinky67

Money_saving_Diva wrote: »

Tris is not so well and my cat Treacle had a fit about an hour ago so I am a little preoccupied.

Sorry to hear that Diva,:o sending love and best wishes over there for him, and of course love and kissed for you too:lovethoug:lovethoug:lovethoug:kisses3: and your little cat





Well I think I will have to join Valli in her 2 day blitz:eek::eek::D
Luckily I am motivated to do it today;):A


Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Area
Level One:j
Level Two
clean blinds/curtains This might have to wait...cant get them unscrewed :mad:
Level Three:j
Extras:j

Tuesday ~ Master bedroom and landing!
Level One:j
Level Two
Vacuum the floors
Level Three:j

Extras

1. Wash windows
2. Dust and deweb
3. Shine 2 lightshades!

Wednesday - Living room, hall and stairs
Level one
Clear floors of clutter and vacuum them
Level Two
Wipe sofas
Vacuum under furniture you can safely move.. I don't want any hurt backs!
Sort coats and shoes and bags
Level Three:j

Extras

1. Wash any soft furnishing that need it
2. Binbag dance..

Thursday - those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms
Level One
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself!!!!!
Level Two
Vacuum the floor
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
Strip beds, turn and vacuum mattresses!! and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets need freshening up too!! Wash the curtains!
Level Three
Clean 2 windows
Tidy a chest of drawers/wardrobe/floordrobe!
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors

Extra Task List

1. Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!

Friday - Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clear floors of guff and stuff
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.

Level Two
Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside! and sinks
Clear any clutter from desk
Wipe keyboard, sockets, switches and mouse etc

Level Three
Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains, shower curtains etc
Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins!
sweep and mop and deslop the floors in these rooms.
Collect all the dirty laundry
Grab yourself a toothbrush and scrub the manky bits between the tiles
Extras

1. Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
2. Empty the cupboard and clean it out.. colour ordered bottles inside! my type of OCD:T
3. If you have a shelf.. empty and clean it

I have already put the TD on and mopped the kitchen floor ( going to wear the tiles away at this rate:rotfl:)

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Morning!

DD1 hates me.

She didn't roll in until gone 10pm last night when she was expected at 5 to look after DD2 whilst I went to OU tutorial. It was cancelled at the last minute, but she didn't know that. Then she hid outside with the BF and when I kept asking her to come in, she deliberately drooled over him some more. Any more exhibitionist and she would have been able to sell a film of it.

Informed her when she eventually disengaged from his body that she was needed to look after DD2 today whilst I go to doctors. The look in her eyes told me all I needed to know. I didn't need the 'I'm 17 not 7 and I'm the only adult here and if you ground me I'm gone' stuff usually squealed as she stamps her feet, but only ever when she has the BF standing behind her. I am officially scum in her eyes.

Told her to go to bed and keep out of my sight. (the alternative would have been smacking her in the face, which appealing though it seems is rather illegal and could quite possibly have set me off onto the road of killing her). Serves me right for never raising a hand to her when she was little.

I didn't sleep much. Too angry with her.

She crept out the door at 6.55am.

She's been vile (when not totally absent) since she came back from her father's on Monday after the Christmas break.

Think she is trying to manufacture a huge row so she can 'run away' and a) go to a big drunken party this weekend which I never agreed to because she had been rude to me b) stay with boyfriend forever and ever and ever and ever and ever.

So much for me being nice to him when he had problems with his parents.

And the lump hasn't miraculously disappeared overnight.

Meh.

*******


So -

Cleaned kitchen and fed her dinner to the fox.

Did Dishwasher.

Did all bathroom stuff.

Did all my room.

Done the front room.

Phoned the bank and cancelled her pocket money and savings standing orders.

And carefully separated out her dirty laundry from the basket, returning it onto her bed.