Weekly Flylady Thread 13th June 2011

gratefulforhelp_2

ZCC72 wrote: »

Fortunately, I never did get into teaching! Couldn't get a Uni to accept a Law Degree as a valid transfer subject - guess they were oversubscribed

Silly twits, but great news on the arty front:j

Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »

Unfortunately, the teacher threatened to put her on report and Minion answered back 'For what? I'm never late, my homework is always in on time, I've done all the work and you're the only teacher who has a problem with me. It's not my fault that we've had to do this work with unsuitable materials and you can't have a go at me for saying so in my assessment'. The teacher backed down and sat at her desk in silence.

Teacher clearly doesn't have the sense she was born with...I would have put her on positive comments report to give her a boost and ensure she was reaching her potential

Mr S for stardrops?

Lots of exam marking decluttered...

pigpen

ARGH!! Slasher has been out in force last night, My throat is raw! Squeak coughed herself sick 3 times and set off the movement alarm 3 times.. after I went to bed.. she managed it twice before I went up! She is asleep in a bundle of towels... needs another bath.. and at 8:11 I got through to docs.. amazing yes.. ?? ... they had 4!! appointments left for the whole day.. 8:30am, 2:50pm and 3:10pm... and 10:10am.. and 'squeezed' her in at 3:40pm when I said I think she may have whooping cough! So in 11 minutes every appointment had gone!!! Then I gave them the wrong DOB lol.. I said she was born THIS August not LAST August... well I had literally just fallen out of bed after another awful night with her.

Jo.. it was meant to be raining here today so I hung the washing out all the same and it is sunny here at the moment.. *shrug*

kymbo82

Monday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
[STRIKE]Vacuum floors and sofas [/STRIKE]
Clean the fire and surround. dont have
Level 2
[STRIKE]Dusting, even if around everything [/STRIKE]
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
[STRIKE]Vacuum under furniture you can safely move[/STRIKE]
Level 3
[STRIKE]Wipe sofas and any grubby marks[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wipe and water any plants[/STRIKE]
Check smoke alarms
Binbag dance

Extras

1. Catch up on filing, phonecalls or spreadsheet sorting!
   
2. Clean light shades/fittings and lamps
3. [STRIKE] Wash any smelly soft furnishings! [/STRIKE]

Tuesday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
[/STRIKE][STRIKE]Empty the cutlery drawer.. clean it out, wash the cutlery tray, chuck those baby spoons you don't use any more.. how many medicine spoons do you actually need? get rid of everything you don't use and make the drawer look nice again!
[/STRIKE]
Level Two
[STRIKE]Sweep and mop floors
[/STRIKE]
Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front, clean out any spills or grots in there!
[STRIKE]Wipe dining table.. (clean table cloth if necessary[/STRIKE])
Level Three
[STRIKE]Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round
[/STRIKE][STRIKE]Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc
[/STRIKE]Clean fridge and see what needs using first
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..
[STRIKE]Check those washing machine filters and drawers for ickiness!! [/STRIKE]
Tumble dryer and dishwasher filters need to be done too!!


Extras

1. Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms
2. Wipe down any tiles and shine those taps.. a toothbrush is great for cleaning away the gunk!

Level One
[STRIKE]Strip and wash sheets
[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Vacuum and turn mattress before replacing clean sheets
[/STRIKE]
Level Two
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Wash windows
Vacuum floors
Level Three
Dust and deweb
Wipe paintwork
Sort through a cupboard.. make it neat and tidy and get rid of what you no longer wear/need/use



Extras

1. Sort through a box of junk fom the landing
2. Binbag dance
3. Collect all the dirty laundry from upstairs!
4. HHI

seafarers_wife

love, hugs and spoons, to those that need em

well ive shoved a load of washing in the washer and given the kitchen a quick tidy. am a bit annoyed as we have a dishwasher now but OH still leaves his dirty plates and things all over the side. its driving me mad, but he is off to sea in the next 2 weeks so i suppose i can put up with it for now.

Pigpen, hope Squeak feels better soon, poor baby.

list update

Monday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Extras
Clean light shades/fittings and lamps -
Tuesday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Level Two
Sweep and mop floors
Wipe dining table.. (clean table cloth if necessary)
Extras
Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms
Clean oven if it really needs it.. or just do the hob..
HHI .. bit of a catch up!!
Wednesday - Master bedroom & landing
Level Two
Wash windows
Vacuum floors
Level Three
Sort through a cupboard.. make it neat and tidy and get rid of what you no longer wear/need/use
Extras
HHI

"Toots" List

5. write away with change of name - work in progress
11. sort out power of attorney
21. book dentist before OH goes back to sea
28. get pics of edinburgh and sydney framed.
29. take edinburgh prints with me this weekend.
30. sort out electrical box before we move
36. get up to date on filing
37. clear my shredding pile - wip
61. loft ladders to be fitted
63. put all clothes away
64. get all clothes ironed
65. tidy away spare room
66. tidy away babies room
67. charity shop run
68. living room curtains up
69. buy lamp shade for hall, our room & spare room
70. buy under sink storage unit for bathroom.
71. tidy away all toiletries
72. put some dvds downstairs

cyclingyorkie

Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »

First thing Minion did as she came in was pick up the gibble she had left in the hallway and take it up to her pit. Then she came down, collected her books and took them up. Then she took off her uniform and put it into the washing machine (having checked it was a darks wash, so put the shirt into to basket instead).

Hmmm - my spider sense is tingling.

She hands me two letters from the school.

One is that she has been nominated for some prize or another, they won't say which until the prizegiving (could there really be a Smartarsed Backchatter of the Year award?) I am saving my proud mum dance until then.

and

One is the school newsletter - where in a tiny paragraph, they half heartedly announce that they have, in response to a large number of requests (I wonder if they mean as a result of a parent contacting the other parents via FB and encouraging them to speak out if they found it wrong?) decided that girls will also be allowed to wear trousers from September! :J:

She then uses a quiet moment to mention that she had a row with the one teacher at the school who dislikes her (a female DT teacher who has taken exception to having Minion say little gems such as 'Have you ever considered switching it on might help fix it?' or 'How can you tell us the rules when you're in a workshop with those shoes on?') because she wrote in her final assessment on pop ups that it was a waste of time using thin paper and making x versions when it would have been much quicker, cheaper and reliable to use card instead after the first trials. Needless to say, Minion has detested this term and pop ups as a whole.

Unfortunately, the teacher threatened to put her on report and Minion answered back 'For what? I'm never late, my homework is always in on time, I've done all the work and you're the only teacher who has a problem with me. It's not my fault that we've had to do this work with unsuitable materials and you can't have a go at me for saying so in my assessment'. The teacher backed down and sat at her desk in silence.

I am displeased that the teacher tried to use a punishment reserved for disruptive pupils, but I know just how wearing Miss Smartypants can be when she knows something, I am displeased that she answered back and I am displeased that the teacher has backed down, as now Minion has smelled blood in the water and has realised that, as long as she keeps up with the work/attendance side, she is effectively untouchable.

********

another vote for Minion here Jojo! I wouldn't necessarily be displeased that the teacher backed down ....... because Minion is in the right and the teacher is in the wrong (and she knows it!) I doubt the teacher would have succeeded in putting her on report card - there would have been too many raised eyebrows in the staffroom/corridors of power.

I work as an MSA in a primary school - we have rules such as fully enclosed shoes (ie no flipflops) no jewellery, no nail polish which half my colleagues nod about in meetings and then assume do not apply to them! I could do with a Minion to put them straight! Especially the colleague who when told not to wear nail polish went out and put henna on her fingernails - knowing it would take months to grow out!!!!!!!!!!:mad::mad:

I can't find the thread about the fairy jobmother - can you point me in the right direction please?

ajmoney

Monday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Level 1
Vacuum floors and sofas
Clean the fire and surround.
Level 2
Dusting, even if around everything
Vacuum under furniture you can safely move
Extras

1. Clean light shades/fittings and lamps

Tuesday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Empty the cutlery drawer.. clean it out, wash the cutlery tray, chuck those baby spoons you don't use any more.. how many medicine spoons do you actually need? get rid of everything you don't use and make the drawer look nice again![/STRIKE]
Level Two
Sweep and mop floors
Level Three
[STRIKE]Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances[/STRIKE] .. don't forget those kick boards..
Tumble dryer filters need to be done too!!
Extras

1. [STRIKE]Wipe down any tiles and shine those taps.. a toothbrush is great for cleaning away the gunk![/STRIKE]
2. Clean oven if it really needs it.. [STRIKE]or just do the hob..[/STRIKE]
3. HHI .. bit of a catch up!!

Wednesday - Master bedroom & landing
Level One
Strip and wash sheets
Vacuum and turn mattress before replacing clean sheets
Level Two
[STRIKE]15 minutes floordrobe clearance[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wash windows[/STRIKE]
Vacuum floors
Level Three
Dust and deweb
Wipe paintwork
Sort through a cupboard.. make it neat and tidy and get rid of what you no longer wear/need/use
Extras

1. [STRIKE]Sort through a box of junk fom the landing[/STRIKE]
2. Binbag dance
3. [STRIKE]Collect all the dirty laundry from upstairs[/STRIKE]
4. HHI

Frittered_Away

pigpen wrote: »

ARGH!! Slasher has been out in force last night, My throat is raw! Squeak coughed herself sick 3 times and set off the movement alarm 3 times.. after I went to bed.. she managed it twice before I went up! She is asleep in a bundle of towels... needs another bath.. and at 8:11 I got through to docs.. amazing yes.. ?? ... they had 4!! appointments left for the whole day.. 8:30am, 2:50pm and 3:10pm... and 10:10am.. and 'squeezed' her in at 3:40pm when I said I think she may have whooping cough! So in 11 minutes every appointment had gone!!! Then I gave them the wrong DOB lol.. I said she was born THIS August not LAST August... well I had literally just fallen out of bed after another awful night with her.

Jo.. it was meant to be raining here today so I hung the washing out all the same and it is sunny here at the moment.. *shrug*

Wow, do you go to the same GP as I do?! (When I'm at home, at least) - same here, lines totally jammed until about 8.10 by which time there's very few appointments! :mad: And if I want to actually see the decent GP, well, I'm lucky if there's one :rotfl:

seafarers_wife

Who's up for a HHC?

im going to go get some bits done.

pollyskettle

Monday ~ Living Room, Hall and Stairs

Level 1
[STRIKE] Vacuum floors and sofas [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Clean the fire and surround.[/STRIKE]
Level 2
[STRIKE] Dusting, even if around everything [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Vacuum under furniture you can safely move[/STRIKE]
Level 3
Wipe sofas and any grubby marks
Wipe and [STRIKE]water any plants[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Check smoke alarms[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Binbag dance [/STRIKE]

Extras

1. [STRIKE]Catch up on filing, phonecalls or spreadsheet sorting![/STRIKE]
2. [STRIKE]Clean light shades/fittings and lamps[/STRIKE]
3. Wash any smelly soft furnishings!
4. [STRIKE]If you are planning jollidays this year.. make sure those passports are up to date!!![/STRIKE]

Tuesday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
[STRIKE] Empty the cutlery drawer.. clean it out, wash the cutlery tray, chuck those baby spoons you don't use any more.. how many medicine spoons do you actually need? get rid of everything you don't use and make the drawer look nice again! [/STRIKE]
Level Two
Sweep and mop floors
Sort fridge bringing what needs using soon to the front, clean out any spills or grots in there!
Wipe dining table.. (clean table cloth if necessary)
Level Three
Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round
Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc
Clean fridge and see what needs using first
Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..
Check those washing machine [STRIKE]filters and [/STRIKE]drawers for ickiness!! Tumble dryer and dishwasher filters need to be done too!!
Extras

1. Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms
2. Wipe down any tiles and shine those taps.. a toothbrush is great for cleaning away the gunk!
3. Clean oven if it really needs it.. [STRIKE]or just do the hob.. [/STRIKE]
4. HHI .. bit of a catch up!!

Wednesday - Master bedroom & landing
Level One
Strip and wash sheets
Vacuum and turn mattress before replacing clean sheets
Level Two
[STRIKE] 15 minutes floordrobe clearance[/STRIKE]
Wash windows
[STRIKE] Vacuum floors[/STRIKE]
Level Three
Dust and deweb
Wipe paintwork
Sort through a cupboard.. make it neat and tidy and get rid of what you no longer wear/need/use


Extras

1. [STRIKE]Sort through a box of junk fom the landing[/STRIKE]
2. Binbag dance
3. [STRIKE]Collect all the dirty laundry from upstairs![/STRIKE]
4. HHI

Not too bad - busy day though.

Good luck all x

pigpen

Frittered_Away wrote: »

Wow, do you go to the same GP as I do?! (When I'm at home, at least) - same here, lines totally jammed until about 8.10 by which time there's very few appointments! :mad: And if I want to actually see the decent GP, well, I'm lucky if there's one :rotfl:

It is ridiculous.. the 2 early appointments were with the incompetant dr and the 2 at 3pm were with the dr who while nice is a bit stupid.. she told me I was menopausal 3 pregnancies ago! Thn refused contraception and 2 months later refused a termination.. she used to work as a gynaecologist so I dread to think how useless she is in other areas! The dr we are seeing is ok.. he did paeds so one of the better ones for seeing the children.. but he is a man mouse.. but pleasant enough.