Weekly Flylady Thread 15th November 2010

Penelope_Penguin

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
Level One
Level Two
[STRIKE]Wipe fronts of appliances and units
Scrub Out the fridge and defrost the frozen freezer.. use up those bitty bits ready for christmas stocking up!
[/STRIKE][STRIKE]Wipe table and replace cloth if needed
[/STRIKE]Level Three
[STRIKE]Clean, degrease/descale and wipe tiles and taps
Wipe through oven and hob to degrot any dribbles
[/STRIKE]Get the winter emergency box ready for the car.. just in case SEE HERE for ideas!

Extras

1. wash window sills
2. Thoroughly clean out the foody and baking cupboards..

Tuesday Bathroom and Study/Pc Area Level One
[STRIKE]Clean floors in these rooms[/STRIKE][STRIKE]
Clean baths, toilets and sinks
[/STRIKE]Level Two
[STRIKE]Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!! (baby wipes are fantastic for this!!)
Wipe keyboard and mouse (these usually have more germs on than your toilet so important).. And your house phone.. they must be just as vile..
[/STRIKE]Level Three
[STRIKE]Wipe down tiles in bathroom
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
[/STRIKE]Clean the brushes/dust box/filters on the vacuum cleaner!!!! .. make sure they are completely dry before using it though.. I don’t want anyone electrocuted!!

Extras

• Wash your bathroom mats etc
• Sort a wardrobe or part of, a drawer or set of drawers making sure it has what needs to be in it and any 'extras' are put where they should be
• Spend 15 minutes shining mirrors and picture frames

Wednesday~ Master bedroom and landing
Level One
Level Two
Vacuum floor
[STRIKE]Put away floordrobe
Tidy away the excess slap, smellies and shoes!
[/STRIKE]Level Three
[STRIKE]Sort through a box of stuff or a cupboard/chest of drawers
Dust and Deweb
Binbag dance.. OR.. HHI..
Sort the present stash[/STRIKE]

Extras

1. wash out bins
2. [STRIKE]wash curtains/nets if needed
   
3. [/STRIKE]wipe paintwork and doors
4. [STRIKE]Check smoke alarms[/STRIKE]!

Thursday ~ Living room, hall and stairs
Level One
Level Two
[STRIKE]Dust and deweb
[/STRIKE]Wipe all the doors in the hall and stairs.. don't forget the front door
[STRIKE]Wipe the sofas
[/STRIKE]Level Three
[STRIKE]Check smoke alarms..
Clear and wipe the table/mantel/etc and put back only what should be there.
[/STRIKE][STRIKE]FILING.. gather up all those piles of letters and get them into some semblence of order![/STRIKE]Sort coats, shoes and bags into their proper places.. are any outgrown? need binning?

Extras

1. Posting dates for overseas chistmas mail is drawing near.. get it gone in time!!

Friday ~ Childrens/Spare/neglected rooms
Level One
Declutter and vacuum the floor
[STRIKE]Change any sticky bedding
Spend half an hour doing somethin gjust for you because you want to or need to!
[/STRIKE]Level Two
Tidy away any toys, junk, paper or general gibble
[STRIKE]Wash any curtains or soft furnishings that are in need
[/STRIKE]Drag guff from under the bed and put it in its proper home.
Level Three
Dust and deweb
Wipe away any sticky marks from walls or paintwork
Straighten cupboards/drawers that have things trying to escape

Extras

1. Wash windows
2. Binbag dance

Chloris

Just the dailies done today and I have almost finished all the Yule shopping! Just a bit online and a visit to town next week to take advantage of the Whsmiths discount. Very pleased to be nearing the end of that.

I treated myself to a new extractor blanket for the oven, I have never ever changed one of these before so will brave that this weekend. Hopefully finish the LR, filing, letters to write and I have to knit some strawberries to finish my sisters present. Oh, and a mountain of ironing. Well thats the weekend gone then.

Pigpen sending you strength. Impossible situation for your children.
Hellyboo I hope it all gets straightened out.
Good health to all.
Hugs and spoons.x

jenagain

Hellyboo - What does your DH do? Mine is a self employed carpenter, and we've been in the same situation too many times Recently he was doing a long term job for a couple renovating their house and as he was packing up on a Friday afternoon they came and told him they had run out of money and couldn't have him back on Monday. It was horrendous, we were living week to week with no savings as it was, with only his cheque from that week to last us goodness knows how long. Luckily he found some more work with his old employer after a few days and it was all ok. A couple of years ago he was employed but his employer was on the verge of bankruptcy. DH didn't get paid from Dec 08-March 09 when we could finally claim back all of his wages (he worked all that time as there were no other jobs and at least if he was paid he'd be entitled to something in the end). For those few months we were living on £25 tax credits and £30ish child benefit each week as I'd been made redundant in September. It was awful, but we coped somehow, and it turned out to be good as he'd never had the guts to go self employed before that! We have the odd scary moment sometimes but it always works out in the end.

I really hope you get everything sorted quickly. It is scary not knowing what's happening, but you've got your boys and you're all together. It will be ok whatever happens ((((hugs)))) xxxx

vanilla

I've done nothing today, spent all off last night being sick. Spent today on the sofa and still feeling really sick, dizzy.

House looks a mess so i'm gonna try and get something done as the boys are away out tonight.

Hugs, spoons and well dones to all.

kazwookie

Vanilla~ you take care, and rest please.

Hellyboo~ hugs, remember once you know more the employment board on this site, maybe able to help you with advise.

Dinner done

Going to chill tonight

Listies tomorrow!!!!!

lil_me

pigpen grrrring for you, what a FW he is! I'll think of some diseases for him too, worth a bloomin' go!
vanilla ((squishy hugs)) my honey, as long as it's clean rest, simples! xx

Ok tidied dinner things up out of the kitchen, emptied the DW, binned some more stuff, done a WM/TD switch, put some more stuff in the freezer from fridge and very little paperwork....no matter what I say I will do I keep doing something else :rotfl:

pigpen

Well, the Tool FINALLY collected the children at 8pm.. the littlies go to bed at 7 normally... he had not bought pullups for DD3 so I sent her with 2. Not so much as a sodding apology!!!!!!!

He told the children he had a job interview now I am 100% certain they will not have called him and teleported him there instantly.. there is no reason on Gods green earth that prevented him from ringing me earlier today to let me know.. assuming of course whoever was interviewing rang him this morning.. if they didn't ring him this morning then he should have told me yesterday about it and we have worked something around it.. but to lie to the children repeatedly is absolutely unforgivable!!! (he did this on Tuesday as well and ended up not seeing them at all otherwise I would have put them to bed and not let them go tonight!)

I am speaking to my solicitor on Monday.. and the 'mediator/referee'.. I am NOT having this kind of ballhoops for the children.. THEY should be his priority and if someone rang offering an interview there is no reason he couldn't have said 'I'm sorry I have whatever to do/another interview/appointment elsewhere please can we make it next week?'.. I am pretty certain noone would expect you to drop everything and drive 100 miles for an interview at 2 minutes notice

I am so incredibly angry my head is absolutely pounding.. DD1 is now refusing to go to his and is coming home.. she hates him more than she loves her straighteners!!! LOL.. she said she will just be curly or borrow mine!

Why doesn't he want to spend time with the children? I can understand why I need a break from them.. but he rarely sees them and ignores them or screams at them when he does!!

Valli

well

2 B&Qs visited

I could have my tiles in ONE go if I went to 'Ull...

Derby and Nottingham with a satnav tomorrow as I went to Nottingham with out it today and couldn't find the B&Q where some more of my tiles were...
LSB has been bribed to accompany me by the promise of a slap-up at Frankie and Bennies...there won't be time for certain other incentives, not if we've to get to the B&Qs;)

Piggers - deep breath hun - he is getting at YOU - or trying to - and is completely ignorant of the resulting fallout and effect this is having on the babies...I hope you are writing all this down, dates, times, etc.

My ex OH didn't see the kids for months when he was unemployed and, despite the fact that I offered to bring them to see him, still wouldn't because (his words) I am asking YOU for nothing...funnily enough I wasn't the one he hurt - DD lost quite a lot of the blind adoration she had for him during that time...

pigpen

Valli.. if you want you could reserve the tiles instore here.. I'll collect them and you can come collect at your leisure? Everything is documented..I am pretty sad about everything in that respect.

I NEEEEEEED sweets.. and maybe some chipperoonies.. I am ravenous..

onestep

Hugs hellyboo & sending virtual chips to pigpen