Weekly Flylady Thread 3rd January 2011

sockdrawer

Valli wrote: »

How pathetic is this...

if I were to end it I would have no idea how to go about it...

I usually serve 'em with divorce papers :rotfl:

Not pathetic...... normal.... xx Sleep on it and be kind to you and only you? xx

loopy-loo73

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
Level One
still got to clear the dining room table

Extras

1. Make sure diaries/calendars are up to date with appointments!!!

so this is what i've got left, i'll carry it over til tomorrow.
dd2 fast asleep dd1 watching tv in her room so i can catch up on junky tv i taped over xmas

back later
lou x

pigpen

Valli wrote: »

How pathetic is this...

if I were to end it I would have no idea how to go about it...

I usually serve 'em with divorce papers :rotfl:

text or email?

sockdrawer wrote: »

Yes, well, hmmmm. The rest of the family (who already think I'm a cleaning nutcase) have only had their suspicions confirmed. :rotfl:DH keeps saying I'm doing it all as a distraction activity because I've stopped smoking! (what does he know... I'm avoiding fluffy mule bombs )


FLU Has anyone got any good and helpful suggestions/experience re helping this. I'm sorry, I know we're not supposed to give med advice on MSE, but being ill is a real, irrational phobia of mine. (I mean I really really can't just settle down and be ill without having a panic attack.) Every time I have flu/any other illness I try to work through it (cos I work at home) even though I know it will end badly, and it generally does. Hope no one minds me asking. Piggers, do delete if necessary. xx

Avoid people with germs?

The first defence stuff is fairly good, it just dealt with a dose of manflu in about 48 hours.. but having a good diet (like mine.. chips and chocolate ) and drinking loads (not necessarily alcoholic!) and avoiding ani-biotics at all costs works for us.. builds the immune system etc. I had flu once when I was about 15, I was ill for about 3 weeks and non-functional for about 3 days.. I don't tend to lay down and die.. I battle it. I never ever use antibacterial stuff for cleaning.. it gets wiped with water and a dash of bleach (for stains not bugs) when I can be bothered.

I think straying into new social groups tends to expose you to new strains of germs increasing the likelihood of you contracting the plague.. so stick with the people and places you know and avoid the people if they are unwell.. not much else you can do really!

gotnodosh

Valli wrote: »

How pathetic is this...

if I were to end it I would have no idea how to go about it...

I usually serve 'em with divorce papers :rotfl:

I'm not too good at these things either. Maybe you should let it fizzle out? You live fairly far apart, don't you, so you might have to make yourself very busy for a couple of months and hope he gets the message.

furball

Late checking in today. Finished blitzing house, all mopping and cleaning done. More washing done and kitchen sparkling. Christmas toys now allocated their own space in DD and DS bedroom so only the usual toyboxes and playcooker in conservatory/playroom. Will catch up on the thread now as kids in bed and chill time. Back to normal tomorrow looing after darling grandchildren so need to have an early night. Been stopping up till very silly o'clock reading and having lie in in mornings. Don't know who it's going to kill most me or Ds when we get up at 6.30 in the morning. lol
Hug's to those who need them.

Valli

ah

you're all brilliant...

hard-hearted (some of you:rotfl:;))

but brilliant!

Found my FLYLADY SMURF though and I think it'll be a combination of lengthening the leash and what my SMURF said!

Can have a boozy curry night on Friday and get lots of sympathy and hugs, too;)

ETA just had a look at the dating site I use (purely in the interests of research) and I have been matched with a bloke who has listed, as a passion le Crueset pans! - Chances are he can cook, then
I actually haven't been on it for weeks and weeks...

MummyEm

Managed to get a little done today so better than expected. Probably won't get much more than level 1's done this week.

Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
Level One
[STRIKE]Sweep and mop the floors
Clear and wipe the worksurfaces[/STRIKE]
Level Two
Wash the units and appliances.
Give the pan cupboard a good scrub out.. fling the plastic tubs with no lids/botttoms/broken
Wipe over window sills and shine the taps
Level Three
Sort paperwork, warranties, insurance docs, phone contracts etc into a file so they are easily accessible and make notes of when things need renewing!
Clean table and add a clean cloth if needed
Dust and deweb

Extras

1. Binbag dance
2. HHI
3. Thoroughly clean a small appliance (descale kettle/decrumb toaster for example)
4. [STRIKE]

   Make sure diaries/calendars are up to date with appointments!!!

   [/STRIKE]

Mumof2_2

Seafarers, oh honey, I'm so sorry you got this email - everyone has said what I would say but sending you big hugs ((((( ))))).

Valli, same as what I said to Seafarers!

Sockdrawer, I know what you mean about being ill - I go into panic mode if I know there's a sickness bug going around as got a thing about the kids being ill . Pigpen has given you good advice (as ever!)

I've eventually got acknowledgement from the signing company and that's it - it's all over for me :T. I feel really relieved and can put it behind me. Will put my list up later but I've done hardly anything really apart from ironing and probably won't do much tomorrow as Mum & Dad up for the day from Cornwall.


Hi to more newbies, lovely to see you!

soappie

sockdrawer wrote: »

FLU Has anyone got any good and helpful suggestions/experience re helping this. I'm sorry, I know we're not supposed to give med advice on MSE, but being ill is a real, irrational phobia of mine. (I mean I really really can't just settle down and be ill without having a panic attack.) Every time I have flu/any other illness I try to work through it (cos I work at home) even though I know it will end badly, and it generally does. Hope no one minds me asking. Piggers, do delete if necessary. xx

OK to start: I AM NOT MEDICALLY QUALIFIED IN ANYWAY but I have experience. There is a difference between a cold and the flu.

A cold, you feel cr*p, you generally have a runny nose, a sore throat and a bit of a fever, maybe a couple of swollen glands or so but you can still function if you set your mind to it.

Flu is a different beast altogether. It's more shivery, achy, higher temperature, maybe some swollen glands, but not a runny nose straight away. The main thing about flu is that you just want to lie down and do nothing because that's all you're capable of (this is the state DD is in at the mo and she is not one to swing the lead).

There's the £10 note test (though when I had the swine flu, I raised the stakes and called it the £50 note test..) which is where if you have a cold and see a note of the realm lying in your front garden, you get up and go outside and pick it up.

If you have the flu, you just can't do it without an incredible amount of thought, effort and the biggest dose of willpower ever and a lot of crawling on hands and knees. In such cases, it's really best to think laterally and order someone else to go pick it up and bring it to you :rotfl:

With a cold, you can generally get away with carrying on regardless and taking analgesics as appropriate but feeling cr*p while doing it.

With the flu - you need to be far more careful and just listen to your body. If it says "I can't do this" then don't - just go lie in bed and wait until it passes. Drink lots of fluids, take paracetamol as appropriate (but DON'T mix and match flu remedies - Lemsip and Night Nurse BOTH contain parrots and if you double up on the doses, you can overdose on the stuff).

In both cases (and the flu more particularly), you need to be aware of the possibility of an opportunistic secondary infection because your immune system is low. These infections generally take the form of a chest infection - manifesting itself in a nasty sputum creating cough. With flu, it's often more serious and can morph into pneumonia. Which can be fatal.

The main thing is, in both cases, to drink lots of water (not too much caffeine in the form of tea and coffee) dose yourself up with ONE form of parrots, and let your body tell you what you are capable of or not. DON'T do the superwoman thing - it will only end up messy

xxx

pigpen

Valli wrote: »

ah

you're all brilliant...

hard-hearted (some of you:rotfl:;))

but brilliant!

Swinging brick here!

When FW and DS1 had the mother of all brawls in my house so I had to call my mother to have DS1 stay with her I said to FW then he could pack his stuff and eff off too.. I always made it clear if he made any of my children feel unwelcome in their home he would go too..

Off to conjure up an evil list for you all tomorrow.. I'm filling next doors bins now..