Weekly Flylady Thread 10th May 2010

hex2

Grateful - don't even get me started on CSA, or the ICE, or ex partners who do not face up to their responsibilities. I had some contact today with ombudsman today and I can feel my blood pressure rising already. ETA DHs XW who clearly feels that paying for your children is a one way thing.

Toots - nope, far too cold and wet for gardening. I meant I had done some cleaning and could therefore join the thread . Heres hoping your garden is everything you want it to be :beer:. IMHO there are not many things that provide so much innocent pleasure in return for such a small investment. btw my wisteria is nearly peeking - will do a photo at the weekend .

The little darlings and I spent three hours sorting junk in the play room - I have hoovered but I do need to go back and clean. There is dust everywhere. It is such hard work getting them to do anything, blood pressure on the up again :cool:.

also ETA Pigpen - very glam, not my style (cos I don't do patterned!) but lovely all the same.

boddy

Evening everyone.

Dailies done this morning and half the kitchen done. Cleaned out my underwear drawer this morning as it needed sorting. Been to my voluntary job this afternoon.

Diva Lovely to see you back you have been missed.
cally Glad to hear DD is home.
jinky Hugs
Lamewolf Hugs.
Ishtar Thats good news about your mum.
poohbear59 hugs.
pigpen Love the bedroom.

Hugs for everyone specially Toots, Lady L and Diva.

gratefulforhelp_2

hex2 wrote: »

Grateful - don't even get me started on CSA, or the ICE, or ex partners who do not face up to their responsibilities. I had some contact today with ombudsman today and I can feel my blood pressure rising already. ETA DHs XW who clearly feels that paying for your children is a one way thing.

At what stage do you go to the ombudsman (sorry I would ask on child support thread but they are so very scary!)

dw on!

hex2

grateful - first of all you have to get the carp stupid a*ses to give you an outcome on a stage two complaint or ICE will not touch it (up to a year), then you go to ICE (who take at least three months to allocate a case officer), once they have dealt with it you can go the ombudsman. Our MP went to the ombudsman because the CSA were ignoring ICE, but the Ombudsman cant touch it till ICE have given an outcome which was todays letter. We still don't have a case officer from an October 08 referral by our MP, or compensation despite csa admitting maladministration and agreeing to compensate back in Feb this year. *hyper ventilates* The best bit is we always pay for SS2 at above CSA rate and up front. At least I know 100% DH is not a KH when it comes to his responsibilities for children of former marriages.

I need to make myself sort clothes and pack lunches. Just glad I did a weeks worth of ironing yesterday so not a huge effort. Also need to get DW emptied and filled, the WM contents into the TD, and get more than 20k on my fitbug pedometer in a vague attempt to beat Greenbee, Poohbear and SSL to the top of Everest....... competative, moi?

Mumto5

Ohhhh! Bash the X stories. Can I play too? DH's XW never went to work until the kids were in senior school. I went back to work when DD1 was 3 months old because we were paying all of DH's salary to the lazy moo. It was go to work or starve and become homeless:mad::mad:. I still am angry about it and it's 18 years later:mad::mad:. It got worse when she got a boyfriend who was so impressed with the generous amount DH was paying that he decided he didn't need to work anymore. As for the CSA, they were the most incompetent bunch of idiots I've ever had to deal with.

Did quite well after I cracked the whip.... that was until I changed DD1's bedsheets and came across the latest copy of Heat Magazine:o. I was so engrossed that I was nearly late to pick up DS3 from school.

Kitchen mainly done now - didn't make any cakes but did make a yummy macaroni cheese for dinner.

I'm very tired but am going to tackle my ironing to keep me awake as I have to pick up DD1 at 10pm.

vanilla

Glossing all done in the bathroom, twas only the doorframe. Gonna do a second coat tomorrow.
Right bath and bed for me, need everyone up and out the door by half 8. Car needs to be in for 9 for new brake pads and then i'll see about the glass for the doors. (she better have them ready:rotfl:):D

House wise tomorrow.
Paint ceiling in utility room.
Paint ceiling in back hall.
Sand bathroom ceiling.
Get glass and get it fitted.
Strip boarder off back hall.

Valli

gratefulforhelp wrote: »

valli is right

greenbee wrote: »

Valli is our GURU

ooo I like THAT

gratefulforhelp wrote: »

Well turns out KH is not unemployed and just lying to CSA to fend them off for a bit, they are in hot pursuit!

How carp a person would you have to be not to pay the basic minimum for your child?

BUT they (KHs) don't see it as paying for their child, they see it as giving their ex-partner their money so she can blow it on essentials like Gin and generallly make a profit out of them. I have even heard tell of NRPs who would rather GIVE ther money to the kids than pass it onto the ex. Totally forgetting the kids have to be fed, housed and clothed and all that costs. I get, for two teens, £56.00 per week. Easily what they eat in food alone especially as they have school dinners. And he STILL thinks I am making a profit. I actually get MORE in tax credits than I get from him - and he has a working partner and they both work full time.
**shrug**

I am NOT saying they are right mind...but I honestly believe that a lot of NRPs think PWCs are 'using' their children to make a 'profit', and that we are somehow better off because our kids are our meal tickets...

yeah that's why I am e baying the kids outgrown clothes...
Mind you TWO of my items are listed with a SP of £0.05! :rotfl:
Today e bay tomorrow I take over Harrods - bet the Qatari Royal Family are quaking in their sandals :rotfl:

Penelope_Penguin

pipersky wrote: »

I have just over a pound of frozen blackberries and about two pounds of clementines. I have lemon juice, but no lemons and would really like marmalade as I remeber making it with my Grannie

You could make marmalade with clementines :T If you want it to taste like your grannie's did, it's likely you'll have to wait until January and buy some Seville oranges

nopot2pin

Valli wrote: »

Pen-pen and Potty also preserve -

I am not sooooo good at the jams or marmalads to be honest ....
I have made a couple that have been ok... but some others that have not
Now, chutneys is a different story


I have been updating my list in my first post, cause I know where that is...
The thread does move fast, so I am just going to keep that post to update, until later in the week

I hope everyone is well ....((hugs)) if you need them
Off to batter on sorting out the kitchen... have been very productive today so far Tis good to be back and organised

Potty

TAG

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
Declutter and mop/vacuum floor
Level Two
Wipe units and large appliances
Level Three
Wipe the table, replace the cloth if needed and dust and deweb!
Clean through the cupboard
Extras

1. Tidy up all the window sills!
2. Empty and wash out bins!
3. Dust/wipe/wash blinds/curtains etc
4. Clear the top of the fridge and freezer!!