Weekly Flylady Thread 25th April 2011

The_Dragon

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Vanilla - maybe you do need to tell his parents

hollyh

Morning all,

Big hugs Vanilla.

So far this morning i have

Collected laundry
Td for 10 mins
Wm x 1
Fed & watered rabbits & let them out
Unloaded dw
Loaded dw
Put washing out
Sorted recycling
Cleared drainer

Tuesday~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
Declutter and mop/vacuum floor
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe work surfaces
[/STRIKE]Level Two
Wipe units and large appliances
Give one small appliance a good clean!
Scrub the oven and hob
Level Three
Descale irons, kettles, coffee makers etc
Clean through the pan cupboard and sort those plastic tubs!
Extras
Slop out the fridge..
Scrub the tiles
Pair up the odd socks!
Clean any pet bedding/poo trays/stinky tanks etc
　
My Extras

Paperwork
Ebay x 5
Toy corner
Book eye test
Reshuffle chests of drawers
Get OH to get rid of cabinet
Sort Ds2's toys
Take stuff to CS
Weed path
Find curtains
Take up said curtains
Shredding
Pay CC
Pot tomato plants
Strim garden
Plant some more veg
Car tax
Get Ds1 a new key cut

I'm going to try and get some work done now. It's been almost impossible so far since we got back from holiday. Ds2 is out on the trampoline and Ds1 is upstairs so all is quiet for a minute. I'll be back later for some flying.

Mumof2_2

Finished my HHC and plan to do a bit more after a drink. Here's what I did (not a lot)!

* made the beds
* put stuff from downstairs ready to go upstairs
* put stuff from upstairs ready to go downstairs
* put away all the ironed clothes from last night (done everything whilst watching TV with DH)
* hung up wet stuff
* emptied compost bin and sprayed it ready to wash (bleugh, I HATE doing that job)
* put away dry dishes
* dustpan and brushed kitchen floor - it was v dirty as we've been in and out of the back garden doing digging etc; you can imagine what it was like

After drink going to attack some of this stuff:

Tuesday~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
Declutter and mop/vacuum floor
Clear and wipe work surfaces
Level Two
Wipe units and large appliances
Give one small appliance a good clean!
Scrub the oven and hob
Level Three
Wipe the table, replace the cloth if needed and dust and deweb!
Descale irons, kettles, coffee makers etc
Clean through the pan cupboard and sort those plastic tubs!

Extras
1. Slop out the fridge..
2. Scrub the tiles
3. Pair up the odd socks!

Tuesday
Clean Z’s sandals
Send off Claire’s wedding acceptance and menu choice on way to school
Walk Pip
11.05 INR test
5.00 Z’s piano lesson
7.30 Fellowship Group
Call GP to rearrange S’s appointment on 4th May
Warfarin – 9mg

MissHiggerty

Back from my HHC - well done Mumto2 - you did loads!

I've:

* Nearly emptied the dishwasher (the glasses cupboard was bare because we'd used all the tumblers, and I suddenly realised how FILTHY the shelf is, so that's my next job before putting them all back....)
* Emptied the airing cupboard
* Hung out a load of washing to dry
* Emptied the bathroom bin (bin day tomorrow)
* Put loo cleaner down the loos to get on with the job

I also brought the hoover downstairs - so I clearly mean business!

Am going to do another HHC starting at 10:15. Anyone care to join me?

MissH
xxx

paulies_nixie

Morning all :beer:

Kitchen eh?
Couldnt even see the worktops this morning, at least I've moved stuff a bit
DW on Can see counter now but it's still filthy. Getting round the floor is a mission on it's own. it's tiny and the world got dumped in there to keep it away from dogs. Shoes, socks, washing, steamer, hoover anything that could be chewed! So it's gonna be a mission today.

Tuesday~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
Declutter and mop/vacuum floor
Clear and wipe work surfaces
Level Two
Wipe units and large appliances
Give one small appliance a good clean!
Scrub the oven and hob
Level Three
Wipe the table, replace the cloth if needed and dust and deweb!
Descale irons, kettles, coffee makers etc
Clean through the pan cupboard and sort those plastic tubs!


Extras

1. Slop out the fridge..
2. Scrub the tiles
3. Pair up the odd socks!
4. Clean any pet bedding/poo trays/stinky tanks etc

Any thoughts on descaling the kettle? Ours is a whistler on the stove... and some what crusty


I've dropped a tad of weight! 13st 11lbs now rather than 14st 2lbs which I've been forever and no matter what! Considering the chocolate around and the 2 cream cakes at mums yesterday... that's pretty good :j

Vanilla - you dont have to take that all on your self hun. Talk to his folks... even if you dont tell them everything. You need some back up, some help. Sounds like you're going through a lot. Massive Hugs! Hope you have folk you can talk to
Also you know you're not as trapped as you think. Been there done it. Walked away with nowt - but it was the best thing for everyone involved, it was like I was enabeling the ex to be the (in his case) w@nker that he was. Anyway - you probably know all that I'll shut up now and just offer "stay strong" vibes

mummyroysof3 - have you thought of an intensive course? I found that the thought of the lesson was Soooooo much worse than the actual lesson. Tried 3 times for my test. Did 2 intensive weekends and passed first time And I was 28 I found that doing lots at once also ment I didnt forget what I'd done and spend half the lesson recapping the previous lesson

Sexy - You look great :T must have been a fabulous day

AJ - Positive vibes for FiL

nsimpson123 - welcome to the thread

Happy birthday to those I've missed!

Odd week here and heck of a thursday.
Doctors on Thursday, (I've found a lumpybumpy - hope its a hormone thing. Best to get it checked though) And that afternoon off to see if we can convince a certain highstreet bank that we need to open trust fund for DF's littleuns for when she's gone. Now that we've got the legal nonsense outta the way

Triker

vanilla wrote: »

What a crappy morning so far, took me ages to fall asleep last night. Hubby knocks on bedroom window at 8 to tell me to come out, he drove over DS1's bike and it was stuck under the car. Bike is now for skip there is just no way of repairing it and it's dented the sup or the thing that holds the oil in the car. Not sure if it will leak or not.

Hubby now away anyway to the BB shoot and i'm gonna have to tell DS1 he no longer has a bike but to be fair it's his own fault for leaving it at his backside. He's normally very good with putting his bike in the back garden so why he thought it was a good idea to leave it beside the car is beyond me. Plus hubby loaded the car up with his things and you would have thought he would have seen it.

Dusty your right this was his last chance, between him and the kids they have my head gone. I can't leave him as in the words of the CPN ''he'd be a dead man walking'' which i know is true, i'm really not bigging myself up but i'm like his sensible side to stop him getting in trouble. Without that i honestly don't know where he would be. At the minute it feels like he's just a lodger. He takes everything and gives nothing.

Toots your right to, what annoyed me the most was that we had already discussed the season ticket and we both decided it was too expensive. Then he just goes and changes his mind. :mad: He knows he has me in a corner anyway, he knows i won't tell his parents anything because it will break there heart and they don't deserve to be put through anymore. He knows i won't move out as i wouldn't put the kids through it plus i've worked too darn hard on the house. He won't move out because it's his parents house so he thinks they would take his side. They wouldn't want any of us to go anywhere unless they knew the turth and it would ruin them. So i don't know where to go from here, i don't have many choices.

Right i best go get everyone up and fed, need to get dressed and get more washing out.

Just picking up on this....very powerful phrase that...I presume the CPN didn't quite mean to drive this into your head and it become firmly rooted as extreme emotional blackmail...but it appears it has.:(

You do have choices hun, you just need to give yourself permission to see them, thats all.

Sometimes you just have to look at your future and make some decisions about what changes are necessary in order for you to have a happier life. Nothing needs to happen overnight but you can set the ball rolling.

Firstly you are very clear about how much power your hubby has...well his perceived power, but for me as you're the engine that drives the machine (family in your case) you, metaphorically speaking, have all the power sweetie, you really do.

So, what I'd do is start seeing your worth and start steering your family in the direction you want. It does appear your hubby can be selective about some of the issues that he chooses to deal with, opting out of being a responsible (to the best of his abilities) family member isn't really realistic...you can direct some action from him that either eases your position or reduces the stress your under.

Take care hun....oh and I'd tell your son that his Dad has something to tell him about his bike as he did the deed, not you...you cannot protect him (hubby) from all his actions, its not fair on anyone.

Finally, come on....time to talk to his parents, they probably suspect anyways, why not have a frank discussion about the reality of life for you all at the mo...then collectively come up with a plan. Huge hugs hun. xxxxx

vanilla

Thanks everyone for the hugs, i've just spent 20 minutes on the phone with OH and i spent it ranting at him. I must admit i feel better for it and then i spent some time ranting at the children. I know i'll get there in the end. Hubby will be doing stuff when he gets back weather he likes it or not. I've told him i'll move out if things stay the same.

Right enough of my problems and it's time to put a few things right. I'm going to toodler proof the garden at least then Rhys will have some space. I'll see if the washing is dry on the line and once everything is off it i'll tighten the line. I must see if we need the door man or if we can fix it ourselves, i really need that door working.

gratefulforhelp_2

Morning all, typing one-handed. Am I still on the list...where is the list? Going to go for level 1s with babe's cooperation, he is 3 weeks, where did that time go??

piggers does time go faster the more kids you have??

So far i have unloaded wm (sofa covers, puppy puked on them, she will eat bees) got the DDs to school with (i think) the right stuff and walked the pup and done some training with her.

Tuesday~ Kitchen and Dining room
Level One
Declutter and mop/vacuum floor
Clear and wipe work surfaces

vanilla sounds flippant but isnt...can you treat OH as though you are training a puppy? short, simple tasks, lots of praise?...sure you have tried this but i find it helps me at work when dealing with recalcitrant children...and i know he has MH issues, but it does sound like he isn't helping himself as much as he might??

greenbee

(((hugs))) vanilla - sensible advice from Triker. You need to think of yourself and the children - you can't look after everyone.

skintscotslass

(((hugs))) Vanilla - I think that Triker has said some very wise words and I would second her opinion. At the very least, maybe you should consider tallking to his parents?

Welcome AL1x and chrisfh :wave:

I need to head off and do my MS. So far, I've done the breakfast dishes, put on the WM and hung it outside. At last, the sun is shining! However, it was only 8 degrees at 9am and people were wandering around in shorts and vests, FGS!!

Laters peeps :wave: