Weekly Flylady Thread 25th October 2010

toochoosey

Curlytop, my DD has been doing those jobs since she was about 5/6.....I don't think there is anything wrong in teaching the responsibilities.....she now(almost 8) helps tp put clean, dry dishes away, puts her clean clothes away, makes her own be etc. S he has £2 a week and money gets deducted if she does things she has been told numerous times not to to(.....not bringing crockery down....not wiping herself and not flushing the toilet(lazy mare!!!) etc..etc)

sexymouse

msgnomey let me know how the lemon cake turns out please. My Mum has just been diagnosed with diabetes so can only eat food that it low in fat and sugar (I can replace sugar with canderel though apparently). Would be nice to make a cake that she can still eat a small piece of.

rachelet

toochoosey wrote: »

Curlytop, my DD has been doing those jobs since she was about 5/6.....I don't think there is anything wrong in teaching the responsibilities.....she now(almost 8) helps tp put clean, dry dishes away, puts her clean clothes away, makes her own be etc. S he has £2 a week and money gets deducted if she does things she has been told numerous times not to to(.....not bringing crockery down....not wiping herself and not flushing the toilet(lazy mare!!!) etc..etc)

My 8 year old daughter and nearly 5 year old daughter also have little jobs to do. The 8 year old feeds the cats, the goats and the chicks each day. She also helps to put dishes away and has been putting her own clothes away for a while now. She also tidies her own room up and makes her bed sometimes. The five has just started being helpful in the last couple of days and is finally starting to tidy her room up when asked the first time. She also tidied her older sister's room up the other day and made her bed while DD1 was out for the day. I think they have seen me tidying and cleaning since doing the lists for a little while now and have decided to help. I need them to help me a bit now and again as I am by myself during the week as DH works away and we only see him every two weeks for a long weekend. They also get pocket money for helping out.

hex2

sexymouse - does your mum like fruitcake? My mum makes a good diabetic one if you want the recipe?

I am MIA, broke tooth at the weekend, bad visit to the dentist Monday, tooth out = not much done since. Tonight I have throbbed my way through making pitta breads, emptied the DW, put the WM on and given up :cool:.

toochoosey

Ouch, feel for you hex2, I chipped a tooth a while back and haven't been to the dentist yet....not as bad as a broken tooth but just irritating, Hugs xx

msgnomey

OUCH hex honey that sounds sore

Sexymouse the cake is nomnomnom quite tart but delicious!!(said with a mouthful ) dead easy to make

3 eggs
200g sugar (whisk together until creamy),
add 2 boiled lemons which have been purreed (boil for an hour in water)
add 200g SR flour (stir in gently)
pour into a greased lined loaf tin cook for 1 hour (I'd say just less keep an eye on it, my oven is a fan oven so was a bit faster)

cool slightly in the tin
mix together 2 tbspns sugar, 50ml lemon juice 2 tbspn orange juice (or orange flower water) pierce the top of the cake with a skewer and spoon liquid oven while still warm, allow to cool in the tin and then slice and munch!!

froddington

Evening all! I have been trying to keep the computer off for most of the time during the day as I find it too easy to lose a few hours I have been flying but am not sure how much of it was on the lists as I've been doing allsorts! Not made much of a dent in my school work though - must work on that tomorrow.

ajmoney wrote: »

........... get chips on windscreens sorted before the cold and heat from the car makes the windscreen crack, happened to a friend last year. Chips are normally free on nsurance, new windscreens count as a claim!

When I had to have a new windscreen, I had to pay the excess on my policy but it didn't count as a claim or affect my no claims. I have a crack in my windscreen now that will be sorted in the next few days.

sexymouse wrote: »

Froddy and LadyL would you like to have a mini meet down here on Friday as there is a flylady meet going on "up north"?sexymouse x

I may be able to do something - depends on where and what time. Would love to catch up though x

Ok. list needs updating - back soon x

fedupandskint

No flying for me tonight after an horrendous end to the day at work meaning had to work over for an hour and got back v.late

Hopefully normal service is resumed tomorrow with the plan of a room or 2 after work. Off to bed in a bit after Masterchef as v.tired

froddington

List for the rest of the week :eek:

Monday ~ Living room, Hall and Stairs

Level One
Vacuum decluttered floors

Level Two
declutter and dust the tops of any units and dust ornaments

Level Three
Empty and clear out a cupboard or drawer..

Tuesday ~ Kitchen

Level One
Sweep and mop the floor
Clear and wipe worksurfaces
Shine the sink!

Level Two
Wipe fronts of appliances and units
Get out your toothbrush and scrub the grout and taps!

Level Three
Clear and wipe window sills
Clean the oven and hob

Wednesday - Master bedroom & landing

Level One
Strip and wash sheets
Vacuum and turn mattress before replacing clean sheets

Level Two
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Wash windows
Vacuum floors

Level Three
Dust and deweb
Wipe paintwork
Sort through a cupboard.. make it neat and tidy and get rid of what you no longer wear/need/use

Thursday ~ Bathroom and Stairs!

Level One
Declutter floors
Vacuum/mop all these floors

Level Two
Wipe keyboard/monitor etc.. bath, basins, bog.. the works!!
scrub the tiles.. use an old toothbrush for the grout.

Level Three
Wipe paintwork on the landings
Clear and wipe the desk. do relevant filing/shredding etc

Friday ~ Childrens Rooms, Spare rooms Or just neglected spaces!

Level One
Declutter and vacuum the floor!
Make half an hour for YOURSELF!!!

Level Two
Sort through a cupboard of clothing
Sort through a box of toys/junk
Binbag dance

Level Three
Tidy/straighten a bookcase/shelf unit
Dust and deweb

Extras
Clean out pets..

My 3-a-day list for home
- contact autoglass; contact garage; contact tax office
- [STRIKE]repeat prescription[/STRIKE]; [STRIKE]post x 6[/STRIKE]; [STRIKE]pay CC[/STRIKE]
- filing; shredding; laminating
- sort trolley; sort clear box; sort school bag
- [STRIKE]sort DVDs[/STRIKE]; sort present stash; book train tickets
- [STRIKE]sort a bookcase[/STRIKE]; sort a bookcase; sort a bookcase
- [STRIKE]update 101 list[/STRIKE]; cross stitch x 2; [STRIKE]money + chq to bank[/STRIKE]

My 3-a-day list for school
- Assess planning; Literacy planning; Numeracy planning
- Science planning; RE planning; PSHE planning
- PE planning; Music planning; ICT planning
- History planning; DT planning; Food Tech planning
- Make PECS folders; Make PECS boards; Make Target cards
- Science development plan; Update framework; Sort folder
- Writing assessments; Sort ROAs; [STRIKE]Update SaLT reports[/STRIKE]

Dustykitten

Time for ironing, apprentice and Pimms

Hex - hope your tooth extraction is not too sore x