Weekly Flylady Thread 3rd January 2011

JennyJewell

Hi
I have done more dishes and half decluttered porch ready for WM man on Tuesday DH is going to finish it off tomorrow
Warm wishes to you Helen - hope you're dad is comfortable and is on the mend soon hunny x
Hugs to all
Jen x

Savvy_sewing

I have finally managed to empty and find a new home for all the contents of the boxes from my frontroom. So its now starting to look like a home.
So my following the thread, sort of went on hold again!
Oh well oneday I will get through a week!.

fedupandskint

Decided to make some lemon squash and pink grapefruit marmalade this afternoon instead of studying

Better chuck some tea in the oven to cool and then crack on with it

See you all on the new thread

Triker

Evening all, well today has been the most productive since last year, before christmas.

I did sleep until noon though which wasn't so good but have managed to get some flying done and feel tons better. Still coughing but feel better.


So have

TD x 2

WM x2

DW x1

Went out and got all the things from my list including a new huge whiteboard from wilkinsons. This is now full of my lists that I need to get done....and hubby too of course.

I need a huge visual reminder as phones, ipods, diaries don't work as I forget to check what I'm supposed to be doing.

Got the sunday times today and they have a free ticket to cinema so bought three and myself and the girls are finally off to see Harry Potter tonight. Sickness has delayed this event.

Got roast beef in gravy in the oven and will fling some veg in the steamer to go with.

Hopping chicken is still hopping but a little brighter today, she was hopping about and pecking up bits and pieces earlier so I'll just keep an eye on her.

Going to get our bedding washed as it stinks, should have time to do this, dye hair, rustle up tea, and then to pictures.

Hex2...are you any better and have you had any joy with the docs hun, I know you have been feeling awful for a long time and haven't really mentioned anything about it for a while. xxxx

1_step_closer

Helloo

I had my 2 hours to myself - it was bliss!

Then I decided to take the hounds for a walk.............got a bit lost where I went but found my way back ok. Trouble is I used to be able to walk for ages but am completely puffed out. Huffing and puffing as well.................I think the illness I had really knocked me for 6 and I underestimated it.

Ah well - little & often to get my strength back.

Going now, probably wont be back on til Wed so have a good evening and couple of days all!

1 step x

1_step_closer

fedupandskint wrote: »

Decided to make some lemon squash and pink grapefruit marmalade this afternoon instead of studying

Better chuck some tea in the oven to cool and then crack on with it

See you all on the new thread

That sounds really nice! Do you think you could pm me the recipe please?

Thank you

1 step

Triker

Piggers my friend, now this is from me to you and as usual from the heart.

Remain steadfast in your direction re the house, do not be phased by your ex's tactics to bully or harrass you through a misplaced sense of guilt or whatever. Your children need your home, its a haven and something that has remained constant in a very changeable few years, its essential that you maintain their and your home.

I remind you that ex hasn't stepped up the the plate despite being aware that moomin has her diagnosis, unless I've got this wrong, I never hear that their father takes them to Doc or Specialist appointments, in fact what I do read/hear is that he keeps them up really late and disrupts their routine which of course has a knock on effect on yourself and their busy and tiring weeks. He cancels visits/school pick-ups at last minute and basic needs such as feeding, nitcombing, clothes washing isn't dealt with, with either care or love or indeed interest.

It would be lovely to hear that you were 100% certain that their father was supportive, caring, financially responsible and giving regarding the 8 children you've had together but I never, ever hear this.

I do remember that even when he had a job there was no maintenance, although he had a few foreign holidays and kept up with all his extra curricular activities that require money to fund.

From another perspective, what's the alternative? There really isn't one, finding a property that will house you all adequately will be fairly impossible and the rent will not be manageable given that you do not have maintenance to rely on as an addition to income.

So...keep your chin up hun, remain and enhance what you are, a decent, responsible Mother who ferociously fights for the welfare and welbeing of her children and their future. xxxx

Sentora

vanilla wrote: »

Roll on bedtime.

Brill that's great see you all tomorrow :T..... oh you meant bed time for the kids I thought you were giving me permission to go to bed.... :rotfl:

Mrs_B

Well, today has not gone at all to plan! Mr B decided he wanted his hair decluttering after lunch, which always takes me a good hour. Then I decided to tackle Mr Dog's trousers, much to his despair. I now have a bag full of hairs!

I thought I would post my attempts for this week - before you go on to next week's list and I catch up round about page 99!

So ......

Level One

Sweep and mop the floors in the Kitchen - I actually moved everything, deployed rubber gloves (rare event) and my new scrubbing brush and tackled all the corners that have not been visited for a while. :embarasse
Cleaned down the work surfaces - I might not have moved absolutely everything, but most things were moved and cleaned behind.
Strip, wash and replace bedding
The most important task first.. make time for yourself.. a relaxing bath in peace! - I so enjoyed this.

Level Two
Declutter 50 emails - I managed 58 - but the ease of finding that many to declutter reminds me I need to visit that task again, soon.

Level Three
Tidy away christmas decs - Mr B did this - but I'll cheat and include it anyway to make me feel better

Extras Make room in the bathroom for your new christmas smellies! and get them installed - done this, done this, done this. :j


My Extras
Poo picked the lawn - I hate this time of year when it's dark when I leave home and dark when I return home meaning that I keep my fingers crossed for the ability to complete this without snow at the weekend.

Refilled the bird feeders and water bowls.

Ironing - lots and lots - I have no house ironing left downstairs now, three things of Mr B's and the rest is mine. There might be an old hoard upstairs, but I'm putting that out of my mind for now so I can feel good about what I've achieved!

Shifted the collection of things waiting in the Dining Room since Christmas to go back in the campervan - OH was obviously happy moving them from pillar to post, but I think he might just have picked up that I was no longer happy about the situation when I swept everything up and took it to the van. :rotfl:

Washed up everything in the Kitchen that either can't go in the DW or had accumulated on the side and I didn't know why it was there. One of my bugbears is that when I empty the DW I leave on the side anything that hasn't quite made the cleanliness grade. OH leaves random things on the side and I keep saying that I assume that these need hand washing - so the heap was tackled.

I am wondering whether Mr B knows I am on a mission yet, as the fact that I was (a) scrubbing the kitchen floor on Saturday evening, (b) glowering over the things that hadn't been moved to the campervan as needed and (c) refused to make dinner until ALL the washing up heap was gone, and (d) have been asking him at regular intervals to find the kitchen mat which he keeps telling me he's put in the garage (why?) seems to be causing him to give me sideways glances.

Little does he know the battle is only in the initial skirmishes at the moment. :rotfl:

Have realised that I might have to be a bit slack on the flying front for the next couple of weeks as I have a big paperwork exercise to complete, and that is really going to have to take priority, not to mention my third home check in as many weeks. I'm determined to fit something in though!

I need a snow day!

LameWolf

Just popping in to offload.....

Latest re the funeral....

Mr LW phoned Sis2 + Sis2's husband to say he didn't want to have to go without me there for moral support; the husband sort of made non-committal noises; Sis2 was out, so he got the voicemail.

Sis2 phoned him back a few hours later and said "Oh alright I suppose, BUT......" (I never got the gist of the "BUT" at that point.)

This was Friday.

Today..... Mr LW phones Ro's partner and says HE (Mr LW) won't be going! Transpires, the "BUT" was that QBOTU intends going,:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: presumably with a view to causing trouble, so Mr LW is taking the view that:

a) we already said our Farewells

b) it's going to be hell on earth, with a lot of people there who can't abide each other

c) he won't subject me to being in the same room with QBOTU, and indeed, he can't stomach being anywhere near her himself!

d) he's still very angry that he was only told Ro was even ill 6 days before she died, so the family (especially Sis2) are not in particularly good odour with him.

He only told me he'd phoned Ro's partner afterwards - I had NO part in persuading him to go or otherwise.

Tbh, I think he was glad of a reason not to have to attend; I don't pretend to understand family dynamics at the best of times, but I got the feeling that he really really didn't want to have to face them all; after all, he'd not seen Ro or her partner for over 7 years, and any of the rest of them for over 9 years.

S'ok, we're both alright; but I feel a little easier in myself having put it down here, iyswim.:o