Weekly Flylady Thread 27th September 2010

hex2

sazzy, just aim for level 1 for the first couple of weeks - don't be put off by the big list, most of us don't do it.....

mummyyof5

happy Birthday Fedup.

fell off the thread at the end of the week due to having a very bad migraine on Thursday...hoped to catch up this weekend but Oh was only told yesterday that he was off to scotland for 6 days so que...a frantic shopping trip to MrMs...then we had to go to yard to clean his coach...saturday gone.went out last night and despite being tee-total woke up with a bad headache again which is only just clearing.

Anyway...have done WMx2...raining again so airer up
Chicken dinner cooking
Hoovered all through the house...DS1 is a star x
Cleaned under settees
Ironing all done
Off to make a Chocolate cake now...found a packet of chocolate custard in the cupboard which needs using..nomnom x

Love to all especially Toots LW and LadyL xxx

Welcome all newbies...best thread on forum this and it works.xx

toottifrootti

afternoon everyone
was a bit dull and wet earlier but the sun is out now

fedup Happy Birthday - hopeyou do something nice today
xxJoxx - hope you get rid of that cold soon - look after yourself a bit more (((hugs)))
Kazw hope you have shifted the headache
Holly hope you feel better soon too
Valli IMHO - (who has no children or a man) - I would have a chat and find out exactly why she is behaving like this - what is the problem - does she feel 'threatened' in her relationship with you or does she feel her allegiance is to her father and she is feeling guilty because you like this guy and so does she IYSWIM???? a mother daughter chat is required and as you say you are only asking for politeness - the way you brought them up. (((hugs)))
hello pavlovs_dog welcome to the thread - just watch for the big red announcement later and click on it and it will act as a link to the new thread - will be sending you a pm shortly.
sazzy dont stress about it or you will get nothing done - just do the bits you can each day and move on to the new list the next day - dont try to play catch up unless you have loads of time and energy!


was at church this morning and have made a few phonecalls and been working on my ebay - not much in the way of housework - all my ironing is done - I had to cheat this week - someone came for it yesterday and brought it back this morning.

must go and organise the list for the new thread
toots xx

pigpen

Hex.. I don't have a problem with her wetting, or with her sheets getting wet, what I do have issue with is she will leave the bed wet, put her duvet over it so that is wet too and not even attempt to remove the wet stuff.. even when she is asked to!! I don't tell her off for wetting I tell her off for leaving wet pj's, sheets and nappies strewn about the bedroom.

DW on again
OH's chocolate and toffee cheesecake in the oven
TD on again
Hallway and back room vacuumed.. finally.. just the front room to get through now... and the stairs

Best go rustle up some food..

Mum_on_a_mission_2

Dreary wet day here - harvest at church was shall we say lively and fun, afternoon chilling out with DS & a movie, now

HHC in his bedroom - we may be there for some time!

see you later

Moam

Craftyscholar

hex2 wrote: »

sazzy, just aim for level 1 for the first couple of weeks - don't be put off by the big list, most of us don't do it.....

Shh! don't let pigpen know!!

Ladies, can I ask those of you who are on FB - if you 'de-friend' someone does it show up on their page? I haven't fallen out with anyone - just want to tidy up my lists.

hex2

pigpen wrote: »

Hex.. I don't have a problem with her wetting, or with her sheets getting wet, what I do have issue with is she will leave the bed wet, put her duvet over it so that is wet too and not even attempt to remove the wet stuff.. even when she is asked to!! I don't tell her off for wetting I tell her off for leaving wet pj's, sheets and nappies strewn about the bedroom

I know from what you have said before that you don't get upset with her - but if it is any help at all I was just as bad at tidying 'stuff' away I think it is an odd mental hang up peculiar to serial bed wetters. You just stop seeing it as an issue, denial maybe? I don't know. I used to be genuinely suprised that it was an issue for anyone else. Surely everyone smells of dried pee? :cool: It is hard to explain, but in our heads it makes sense. You get used to being uncomfortable. It must be utterly infuriating to deal with, and I can only offer sympathy. I hope she grows out of it eventually.


ooh, Pigpen - toffeee and chocolate cheesecake sounds rather nice if you can share the recipe?
Crafty - No notification on Facebook.

It depresses me that for the best part of a year I did all three levels of the list faithfully (neck and neck with PP!) and then I did some horrid negative consultancy work, the house slipped, the garden slipped, DH spent the money on boring tools and I have never really caught up since. I am lucky if i get level 1 done at the moment.
Boys homework done, and now I need to make myself do at least a weeks worth of ironing.

gratefulforhelp_2

Valli wrote: »

DD has major issues with me seeing the LSB - not helped by the fact she walked in on us having a hug/kiss as he was leaving. DS has been angry with her over it - he doesn't mind/care so why should she. So she is being very rude and not speaking to him (I expect her to be polite - that's all, so hello/goodbye/excuse me).

This is, I suppose, the effect of my being single for so long and I would appreciate any advice.
At the moment it is 'dating' only.

Don't have any kids this age, but have worked with thousands. I think when living with teenage girls, you have to get used to being wrong about everything all the time;) That said, explain to her that she is a young adult and you expect her to behave as such, that mature women of thirty nine do have an entitlement to a life beyond their children, who will doubtless head off to uni without a backward glance, and would she rather you were left bereft and heartbroken when she does that, or that you were happily occupied (rhetorical) and then pretend she hasn't said anything.

Valli wrote: »

I didn't drop them off at a locked house last night and then go home - that was their dad - they had not taken their keys (whic I ask them to *in case* I'm not in...and we hit heavy traffic and I was home 10-15 minutes after they are due back from their dad's.

And has he been to KH training camp?!

ironing pile is dead, well except for DH's shirts which still have cufflinks in - they have been through the wash:eek:but I draw the line at taking the bloomin cufflinks out.

Valli

gratefulforhelp wrote: »

And has he been to KH training camp?!

:rotfl::rotfl::T:T:T

I know - for all he knew I *might* have been unable to get home AT ALL (for some reason beyond my control IYSWIM) and my Mum, who has a key, is in Crete. They forgot this and called/texted her...

He did text at 25 to 8 to see if I was back, presumably after he arrived home.

nattyt

Evening all. Looking forward to a new thread and week of flying! My ex has the kids at mine every other weekend. Sometimes i stay but sometimes i don't. Well i came back this morning as i felt ill and just wanted to be in my own house/bed etc. Everywhere was a tip. I never said a word as we are in a good place right now so didn't want to rock the boat. Anyway kids went to party, me to bed and when i got up the place was sparkling!! Floors even mopped, stuff put in the RIGHT place! I couldn't believe it! When i said wow thanks he replied well I felt bad as every time i come back the house is so tidy and everywhere looks great! This started a whole BIG other conversation about how we'd both got so fed up with this house (it needed loads done and still does need a bit which i have started doing) and the stress it caused. Now i think how much of an effect your surroundings can have be it negative or positive. This is a more positive house now and when he comes back it rubs off on him too. Its all good!! Seriously this thread is my new addiction!:T:T:T