Weekly Flylady Thread 25th July 2011

gillypkk

anyone fancy sticking the kettle on?

Valli

MrsChaos wrote: »

Can I ask for views, please? MIL looked after DS2 (7) yesterday, while I went to the hospital. (She couldn't come because the visiting times and her dog walking times coincide.) She left DS2 on his own, watching TV, while she took the dog for a short walk. Two of my friends thought that was unacceptable and I wasn't best pleased, either. Am I overreacting?

No you aren't - and she couldn't walk the dog at another time and visit her son? How strange...

poohbear59

MrsChaos, previous posts echo my thoughts exactly. Who would have thought a grandmother would put a dog before a grandson? And it is not acceptable to leave a seven year old home alone.

Now, whoever thought up the frog list deserves a pat on the back from me. I started on no 1 on my frog list week before last and have just finished. Every till receipt relating to business expenses is now listed on a spreadsheet and has been e mailed to the accountant.

On the negative side the house is now a tip! I have everyone home for the Summer with contents of three flats/houses crammed into here.

20somethinghousewife

Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Clean & organise fridge

Tuesday - Sitting Room and Hallway
Level Two
Clean any glass.. pictures, windows, mirrors etc
Level Three
Wipe sofas and dusty places
Extras
Wipe the woodwork in these areas

****Polish any ornaments, metal, ****

Wednesday ~ Master Bedroom & Landing
Level 2
15 minutes grotspot clearance
Level 3
Sort an area of clothes/linen storage, make sure only what should be there is, remove what's had it's day/doesn't belong
Defluff and demuck woodwork... skirtings, window frames, door frames etc

*Wipe over ALL the upstairs doors* (0/10)
Extras

Binbag dance to go to charity shop! Or just general rehoming!
Wipe marks fom walls

Thursday ~ Bathroom & Study Area

Level Two

Clean toilets x3
Wipe PC, keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Level Three
Clean blinds
*Wipe over and dust paintwork & doors & walls*
Extras

Wipe the skirtings and window frames in these rooms
clear a clutter spot in the bathroom and make it clean and decluttered!

Friday ~ Spare room

Level Two
Empty and thoroughly clean out one cupboard!
Clear ALL the hotspots in one room!!
Find 20 things from each room to throw in the bin!
Sort through the linen cupboard.. do you REALLY need it all?
Sort through one cupboard of clothes and fling all that is no longer vital
Extras
15 minutes in the garden.. preparation for autumn , weeding or just enjoying!
Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!
Friday fling!! grab a binbag and fill it with stuff.. rubbish or charity shop
*Wipe away all grubby marks in spare room*

*Dust & Deweb: LR, Kitch, Hall, Cloakrm, Stairs+Landing, Bathrm, [STRIKE]SpareRm[/STRIKE], Bedrm, En-suite*

toottifrootti

MrsChaos I am with you and the others - its definately NOT accecptable - good job you have alternative plans - but like pigpen said if you do need to use her again be sure to stipulate that he musnt be left on his own - how would she feel if anything happened to him I wonder?
I hope OH's condition continues to improve - and I hope you get some answers from the doc tomorrow.

pooh awh poor you with all that clutter but it must also mean that you have extra hands to help so crack that whip!!! well done getting your frog chewed up!

hex well done for tackling ebay - hope you make plenty money to help with the house.

I am off to do some now too

hex2

Thanks Toots
Serena - pleased the car suited, long way to come and not like it!
MrsC - I thought afterwards and what comes across is that your MIL cares more about the dog than her son or grandson. My MIL is the same although it is her, then the dog, then everyone else. It explains a lot about my DH sometimes.

I am missing Dusty and AnWs Mum - lots of other quiet people too.

Lots done here, mainly outside but also some bulk cooking/baking. Lots of washing, just sorting and then for an ironing marathon.

MrsChaos

Oh dear, my good intentions have not made much of an impact. This is what I've managed to do:

laundry out and WM back on
DW emptied and filled again
flinging downstairs
cleared and hoovered tiny landing at bottom of stairs
cleared out 1 drawer in freezer

I also spent time with NNs to let them know what's happened. DS2 was immediately invited for lunch and tea and they've generally offered to help with anything. Lovely people. I kind of had lunch, so overall I've done better than yesterday. Time to get ready and go hospital visiting, and I'll see what I can get done when I'm back. I really want to do the bedroom and sort my clothes, but it's the very least urgent job in the house. I'll stick to dot-to-dotting (thanks, AnW's!), I think. Got to get my mojo back, 'cos I was really on a roll at work last week.

dancemum

2 frogs eaten and 3 hours filing done

I may just do a HHC to celebrate

pigpen

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toottifrootti

sorry I wasnt here pigpen hope you have survived the weekend