Weekly Flylady Thread 8th August 2011

toottifrootti

Dustykitten wrote: »

Vanilla stay strong sweetie; today is real hard and the days ahead will be tough too but you are worth so very much more than this. Have you updated his support worker? Sending you all the strength and love you need x

Vanilla ditto what Dusty posted. you have done the hardest part and you know its for the best - You are a strong lady to have coped so far so you will cope from now on and probably better too (((hugs))) Dont let the joiner being there stop you in any way - think of him as your witness and back-up - get his stuff bagged up and put outside for him - dont give him the opportunity to come in - all his clothes etc - are the children ok? it must be hard for them as well - thank goodness your inlaws realise its all down to himself.
Hi Embb :hello: xx have you got a date yet?
Polly poor wee Meg - squishy hugs for her and you xx
Cat (((hugs))) for dogbot too - hope the Abs work

greenbee I dont think much of your plumbers if thats the kind of mess you are experiencing - I had my whole bathroom gutted at the flat and they cleared up everyday and didnt make any mess anywhere else.

LameWolf

Tuesday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
Level One
Sweep and mop the floor Done by Mr LW:A
Clear and wipe worksurfaces Done
Clean the sink! Done
Level Two
Wipe fronts of appliances and units Done
Wipe small appliances and replace.. make sure the inside of microwave etc are sparkly and hygienic! Done
Wipe table and replace cloth if needed Done (no cloth)
Level Three
Clear and wipe window sills Done
Clean out the fridge thoroughly Done before F&V run at weekend;)
Wipe over oven and hob. Done
Extras

1. Sort tea towels.. fling/donate (to pdsa/animal rescue /window cleaner) any that are shamefully manky! All are OK; clean ones put out for use though!;)
2. Replace dish cloths that are gross Done already
3. Descale kettles/irons/taps etc Taps done; kettle doesn't need it (Cadnit + filtered water);) and Mr LW takes care of the iron because he does the ironing around here!:D
4. Empty and wash out bins! Done last night (bin day today);)

Today's list all done; I'm resisting starting on tomorrow's as I need a few spoons kept back for this evening as Mr LW's pal "A" is visiting.

Vanilla strength vibes for you, m'dear. This horrible time will pass, and you know you have a whole heap of support on here.

dancemum

Vanilla Thinking of you and your children xx

Jo jo & Minion & music shop Big hugsxx

LW Spoons for Mr A's visit

Toots Hope you are ok


I have been uniform and school shoe shopping :mad: Shopping centre in Nottingham had Broken doors and lots of shops with smashed windows. We tried to be as quick as possible.

2xwm done.

vanilla

Goodintentions, yep big change in name. I just know heart of hearts that i'm done this time, i've nothing left in me.

I wish i could cat_smith but i'm worried he'll come back, try and get in or do something to the house. He can change very quickly from calm to uncontrolable.

Toots DS1 is KH's mini me, he's confused and gutted to be honest. He keeps coming over to give hugs, he's such a lovely boy. The rest just ask questions.

LW i'm so lucky to have you all, i really don't know what state i'd be in without all the support.

Dinner on here and then hopefully the joiner will be out. There is suppose to be a plasterer coming tonight but i doubt if he'll turn up. I need to get my head down and get the bedroom finished.

greenbee

toottifrootti wrote: »

greenbee I dont think much of your plumbers if thats the kind of mess you are experiencing - I had my whole bathroom gutted at the flat and they cleared up everyday and didnt make any mess anywhere else.

they did clean uo, but there was a lot of mess... And it was raining. They had to go through the hall, up the stairs and were using the landing for stuff... Every time they cut a tile they had to go out and come back in. They also had to cut into the drain. But yes, they were messy... But they aren't the only men who don't wash their hands properly

cat_smith

vanilla wrote: »

I wish i could cat_smith but i'm worried he'll come back, try and get in or do something to the house. He can change very quickly from calm to uncontrolable.

vanilla any chance you can get someone to stay with you tonight? You need to get the chance to wind down and sleep. Would offer my help but its a bit of a hike I think. Thoughts with you and (((hugs)))

seafarers_wife

lots of hugs and spoons seem to be needed on the thread today, possibly a few :beer:'s as well seem like they are needed. can i have a non alcoholic ( :mad:) cocktail please or a chocolate milkshake mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm (guess what im getting in a moment? )

Vanilla everyone has said everything so much more eloquently than i could ever say. keep yourself strong and dont back down as you need to get YOUR life back and live for YOURSELF and the kids.

list is getting semi neglected till tomorrow as didnt sleep much last night, inbetween slug fest in my kitchen, a friend getting dumped and crying down the phone and bouncing up and down like a yoyo to pee i managed about 3 hours sleep in total which is now catching up with me.

Am disgusted though at the way this country is going with this rioting malarky. makes me want to jump on a plane and go elsewhere, but is it a case of better the devil you know at the moment with the world economy being as it is? it has made my master plan of life in the very isolated scottish highlands or somewhere equally as beautiful but maybe more of a nicer climate more of a reality than a dream as i dont want to be near anything like this. we shoudl have a flylady lotto syndicate in order to try win big :rotfl:

Monday - Sitting Room and Hallway
Level Two
Clean any ornaments, glass, mirrors, pictures etc
Extras
Clean switches and sockets
Wipe the windows in these areas
Tuesday ~ Kitchen and Dining area
Level One
Sweep and mop the floor - just needs quick once over as did yesterday
Clear and wipe worksurfaces - quick once over
Level Two
Wipe table and replace cloth if needed
Level Three
wipe window sills
Clean out the fridge thoroughly
Extras
Descale kettles/irons/taps etc
Empty and wash out bins!
Wednesday - Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clean floors in these rooms
Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside! and sinks.. shine the taps with a toothbrush
Make sure smoke alarms are fully functional! - did when had stepladder out yesterday
Level Two
Clear any clutter from desk - did yesterday
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Level Three
Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains etc
Scrub down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.
Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins!
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required
Collect all the dirty laundry -also done yesterday :A
Extra
Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
Start on those name tapes for back to school!!!

Frogs: lots of little ones for this week

1. close abbey accont
2. chase up builders quote
3. chase up phisio letter
4. shredding -WIP
5. filing
6. list to MIL about baby stuff still needing to be bought
7. tools from house into shed - half done - in box in spare room waiting for spare room to be finished
9. arrange weekend for my parents to come down and build/fix things
10. prepare house for winter (list on preping for winter thread)
11. install cat flap
12. make shopping list for groceries for next month/birthdays/chrsitmas
13. change cat details with vet
14. sort out socks and bin yucky ones
15. buy/find rug for living room floor
17. more curtain things to be added to make them hang better

OnMyWay_2

hi does anyone use any of the cleaning stuff from flylady or anything similar? I've just started flying

Valli

Hello OnMyWay

we are (for the most parts) reprobates who looked at the US Flylady site and thought :eek:

You're more than welcome to fly with us.

my personal top product is scouring cream - like cif but there are shop's own versions which are cheaper. Use on pocelain (sinks/loos) trainers, greasy kitchen cupboard tops, worksurfaces, stubborn marks on pans, scuff marks on hard floors and more.
Microfibre cloths come highly recommended.

Depends what you're trying to clean, really.

vanilla

cat_smith no one staying tonight, i just have to get on with it.

Dinner done and DW has been emptied and reloaded. Wm finished for today and td on last load too. Once the td is finished i need to remember to close the window.

I've decided that i'm gonna take the kids out of the house for awhile tomorrow, maybe a play park or look for some school uniforms. DD got her list through today so i should make a start. Her new moulds arrived today so she's chuffed. I think i just need to get away for a few hours. Maybe even look at some wallpaper..;)