Weekly Flylady Thread 29th November 2010

pigpen

lindseykim13 wrote: »

Is it just me who gets an annoying DH and kids who go around behind me and mess my jobs up before even a couple of hours have passed!
I mopped the floor monday and since then i have had yogurt, ribena, sticky bran flakes, spilt cereals to pick up/clean. I wont mention the worktop i guess you get the point.
WHY CANT ANYONE IN THIS HOUSE TIDY UP AFTER THEMSELVES!
Sorry little rant, any tips on how to get a (slightly lazy) DH (very lazy) 8 & 5yr old to at least make there packets go in the bin! I've considered going on strike but i still need to do meals etc for baby DD so my strikes not going to start off well when i'm spotted in the kitchen cooking.
I'm fed up of nagging everyone but also don't see why i should do everything.

Tell them to come back to the kitchen and clean the mess BEFORE you start dinner.. you cannot possibly work in such a mess!!

Have a bin special for recycling and stand over them while they are in training.

Today I have spilled.. coffee dregs putting a mug in the DW, gravy while doing dinner.. and DD2 sprinkled the flavouring from the sachet for the noodles all over the hob and hasn't wiped up.. so she is doing that tomorrow.. she may as well wipe the rest of the worksurface while she is at it ..

If they won't think for themselves don't cean t up.. call them back and show them what you want doing and say how wonderful it looks once it is done and how much you love it.

Ultimate punishment in here is washing the bathroom and/or toilet floor.. hands and knees job not a mop in sight.. DS3 always does a fabulous job!

I think what pee's me off most is leaving dirty laundry strewn about.. what does it take to pop it in the basket.. we have 7 on rotation so there really isn't an excuse.. the girls bedroom has been much better since we did a big clean and I keep forcing them to do it befoe it gets too bad.

DD2 is 13, and totally lazy she is my work in progress.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Amazing how little, light cars can slide on icy roads when a few miffed people (including men from the stuck van) spot how stupid the owner has been and give it a gentle nudge

Well, whilst the school is most probably closed for the rest of the week (it's on the top of the downs and apparently under 15 inches of snowfall, plus 10 foot drifts from the wind that howls through from the east), the Head has been updating the website from home. He got a What-on-EARTH-were-you-thinking-of? email. Hence the closing for the rest of the week, 'because despite our closing early, some students still experienced difficulty in getting home'. "mad" A little bird tells me that after he posted that on the school website, she saw the snow plough skidding (only about 10ft, but still :eek:) down the only access to the school - backwards.


We are, however, fine. We took a slow walk into town, figuring that most people will stay at home, and the main rush will be in the next couple of days. Got plenty of extra food from Lidl (we usually buy every couple of days, but our stores were beginning to run low), a visit to the butcher and the fishmonger. A great day to buy fresh fish and meat, as the fishmonger and butcher didn't know whether anyone would come in to buy it, so reduced it enormously. One huge slab of cod and one of salmon later, DD was digging in the garden like a reindeer to try and locate the dill so I could make a cream sauce for dinner.

Cats have been issued with collars with bells, so the bullied one has advance warning of the meanest one's approach and his range. I have never seen her so relaxed!


OOOh - idea for those with small squeaking things who hate going to sleep:

Tell them that they won't get presents if Santa finds them awake. Then put belled collars on animals on Xmas Eve. Bet the littlies hide under their covers every time the cats/dogs trot past!


Kitchen's still clean, as are the bathrooms. Tried to get more decorations (well, outside lights - I've never had them before & I must be going soft in my old age) but nothing I wanted to spend out on in the shops today. Should be able to get to IKEA tomorrow (LOVE being so close to it!) and see what they have instead.



But it's still snowing, so this may not happen!

Keep warm and safe, everyone.

jjef

TOOTS LR star please

Productive day here finished the LR & hall, made more soup for the freezer, ordered xmas gifts very nearly finish just a couple more to get and i need to go into the shops to do them.

I seem to be going to school tomorrow as Clacks have decided to open high schools between 10 & 3 for S4/5/6, they are expecting them to walk as there are no buses - knowing the kids they have no chance of getting many, from my village to the school its over 8 miles and a lot of them will have no intentions of walking we dont even have a bus service operating so they have no back up there.
Hoping the over night forecast is correct - should be 10cm - I dont mind heading out to work but would rather do it when i knew that there would be kids in school. Oh well will see what tomorrow brings.
j

pigpen

Dippypud wrote: »

Hi Peoples,

Hugs, sticks, snowshoes to all in need.

Back safe from decluttering DD back to Uni in Farnham, 'tis a tad cold out there.

As an aside from all the talk of weather, does anyone know of a good foot wash/bath for fungal foot infections.
DH has a really nasty one, didn't bother telling me 'til tonight :eek::eek:

So all the towels and wash cloths in the bathroom are now in a boil wash. He has been given his "own" towel and flannel, told to keep separate from others.
Rant Over

DS1 was 1 skin layer from being diagnosed with trench foot! He has months of treatment with daktarin which was great at first then we progressed to Lamisil from the quack for 6 months..

Feet were washed thoroughy dried and left to air for as much as possible.. keeping them covered kept them moist but the air dried them and deprived the fungus of moisture and killed it.. it also helped with the healing on the raw skin and cracks.. shoes were replaced and he had 4 pairs so he could alternate and not wear the same pair 2 days running. It took months to heal and the smell was putrid.. literally rotting flesh!

lindseykim13

Dippypud wrote: »

Hi Peoples,

Hugs, sticks, snowshoes to all in need.

Back safe from decluttering DD back to Uni in Farnham, 'tis a tad cold out there.

As an aside from all the talk of weather, does anyone know of a good foot wash/bath for fungal foot infections.
DH has a really nasty one, didn't bother telling me 'til tonight :eek::eek:

So all the towels and wash cloths in the bathroom are now in a boil wash. He has been given his "own" towel and flannel, told to keep separate from others.
Rant Over

Regular washing in bicarb of soda and lots of air time drying, does take ages though to clear up. Oh and yes keep chaning/washing socks and shoes the more the better as they breed quickly. Apparantly fungus survives quite well in the wash so really a 60 is ideal. A Little bit of vinigar in the washing also helps to kill them too lol

Valli

re the 'own' towels
we do that -my mum was a nurse and it's how we were brought up - so we always have our own. There's a hand towel in the bathroom too.
Over the years it has, IMO, cut down on cross infection, although both the Vallikids had impetigo simultaneously. Stomach bugs have usuallt been confined to the one person though - apart from the time wehn I cuddled a sick DD and got hers.
I also use dettol surface spray (an aerosol) when there's a sicky bug - spraying ALL hard surfaces in the bathroom.


I have written cards for the two clases I teach and other work cards. Those I need to give my mum and managed to sort, and print, address labels.
Mopped and tidied round back door. Wet (from snow) things put to dry.

I seem to have major dose of CBA

soappie

Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »

Amazing how little, light cars can slide on icy roads when a few miffed people (including men from the stuck van) spot how stupid the owner has been and give it a gentle nudge

Ahhh, now I see - teamwork at its best Well done team!

Advent calendar made for DD (she's 28 for freakin's sake but mothers do what mothers do...). Ended up blagging some paper sweet bags from the corner shop. One MS Word christmas label template, some sticky backed plastic - aka sellotape - one box of Roses chocolates and a spurious pack of Rollos later, we have 24 little packages on some card on her bedroom wall, each with a date label.

Ah me....

She'd better like it when she gets home - if she doesn't I'm opening number 24 tomorrow!

Dippypud

Cheers for that Pigpen, lindseykim13 andValli,

I was trying to get some idea of the time frame for this. He's due to the Docs tommorrow, so we'll see what he says and prescribes.

Pud

pigpen

Dippypud wrote: »

Cheers for that Pigpen, lindseykim13 andValli,

I was trying to get some idea of the time frame for this. He's due to the Docs tommorrow, so we'll see what he says and prescribes.

Pud

Time frame.. DS1's took about a year to 'heal' and posibly a further 6 months to be 'cured'.. It was possibly the worst case the doc had ever seen apparently..

S'pose I should do a list.. and escape to my nest!

toottifrootti

well here we go .....this week's wee list.......

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining room

Level One

[STRIKE]Declutter and[/STRIKE] mop/vacuum floor

Clear and wipe work surfaces

Level Two

Wipe units and large appliances

Give one small appliance a good clean!

Wipe out the fridge and defrost freezer

Level Three

Wipe the table, replace the cloth if needed and dust and deweb!

Shine any steel/aluminium. (dab of oil on a dry mf cloth works wonders)

Extras

1. Clean the oven and hob
2. Wipe down all the paintwork
3. Clean sockets and switches
4. Dust and deweb.

Tuesday ~ Living room, Hallway, Level One
Clear and vacuum floors and sofas!
Dust and deweb
Level Two
Pile up the hotspots and deal with their contents
Wipe and water plants
De-fingerprint glass, screens, windows etc
Clear and wipe firesurround
Level Three
Write up your list of preparations for christmas that stil need doing!.. presents, wrapping, cards, etc
Check smoke alarms
Extras

1. Wipe ALL the doorknobs/handles
2. Wipe ALL light switches and plug sockets
3. Wipe window sills and catches.. check they are locked!
4. Wipe remotes .. they cannot be any cleaner than our germ riddled keyboard!

Wednesday ~ Bedroom
Level one
Declutter the floor of clothing and mess and shoes and everything else!
Level two
Vacuum floors in bedroom
Dust and deweb.. don't forget to do the lightshade
Polish windows and mirrors and any other glass/mirror
Level Three
Fill a binbag of stuff to leave the house.. be it rubbish or clothing or bedding..
Sort out old makeup and toiletries.. think of all those germies breeding on the lip gloss you've not worn since last summer..
Have you written christmas cards yet??? Go finish them off!
Extras

[*]Catch up on emails/calls etc
[*]Dust behind radiators.. sock on a stick!
[*]Pile up the hotspots, or at least some of them and deal with it all

Thursday - Bathroom, Loo & Study
Level One
Clear all floors of clutter
Dejunk pc desk!
Level Two
Wash windows
Wipe all paintwork
Vacuum/mop all floors
Level three
Clean the bath/shower/loo's/basins etc
Wipe the cup rings and dust off the desk
Scrub down the tiles

Extras

1. Delete 50 unwanted emails
2. Defrag the pc and run a virus scan/spyware scan
3. Binbag dance
4. Write and post christmas cards!!

Friday ~ Childrens pits, spare or neglected rooms!
Level One
Declutter and vacuum the floor
Spend half an hour on YOU!!
Make appointments for your christmas hair do, nail fix, hairy part waxed, fake tan.. whatever you need to do!
Level Two
Sort through a cupboard.. any cupboard, could even be a kitchen one!
Drag out and sort all the gibble from under the bed!
Straighten the toy boxes and shelves
Level Three
Wash any soft furnishings that need it.. or the duvet!
Dust and deweb
Wipe sticky grotmarks from the walls, doors and paintwork

Extras

1. Binbag dance
2. HHI
3. List 1 item to sell ..
4. Put up your decs!!!!!!!!! lol...

Monday
check presie list before Friday shopping
do email to [STRIKE]DB[/STRIKE]/Cate/Pat/Jd/text to Carol/
must post C&R paperwork
sort elec payment
Tuesday
post I's birthday
do Flylady cards
Wednesday
[STRIKE]church am[/STRIKE]didnt attempt it
make appt for toes
Thursday
[STRIKE]appt Lesley - 11.00 (need to get 10.00 bus)[/STRIKE] cancelled

cleaner 11.30-1.30
ebay listings
Friday
assisted shopping - MrM, get salt, Hw bottles,post parcels and cards
ebay wrap and post
ebay listings
Saturday
do church magazine [STRIKE]and help at Community Lunch 10-2[/STRIKE] (cancelled)
[STRIKE]check if I have any books for book stall tomorrow[/STRIKE]
Sunday
Church weather allowing!

Lunch with E - unlikely as she is snowed in with over 2feet of snow!

This week

• eBay to get the money for painters bill/heater for LR/ tumble dryer/ trip switch repair/ debts /passport £85/outside plumbing repairs/ dividing fence-(this whole item will be permanently here until i get these things done)

repair bathroom blind Phone Jeanette to arrange a meet
finish a cat blanket


Head down and batter on again
toots xx