Weekly Flylady Thread 15th August 2011

Mum_on_a_mission_2

Valli wrote: »

Well done on that one BUT I am VERY concerned about DS2.

The nursery MUST have a policy in place where all workers know about allergic children. We have photos of each child along with their must-nots in a central place. I would suggest your nursery considers putting one of your DS in the food prep area.

Agreed - as a mum to a son with a severe allergy I have the t-shirt so to speak on checking things constantly, nursery, school, summer childcare schemes, after school clubs etc.

Before he goes again you need a long conversation - allergies need putting up clearly (photo idea is great) and all staff that may be in contact must be told. Have you an agreed treatment plan if he does eat something - after all children do grab things from each other however strict the no sharing rules. In fact in A's nursery the allergy kids sat on a separate table for lunch to make the no sharing easier to manage.

And most importantly the nursery has to satisfy you they are taking and will take his allergy seriously. Things like when they last undertook first aid training, have they had Epi-pen training etc - do they have any other kids with allergies (talk to parents).

Good luck,

Moam

hollyh

I've done naff all this evening apart from putting Ds2 and the rabbits to bed (not together obviously):p and decluttering a glass of wine, some cheese on toast and some programmes from the sky + box.

Hmm this packing won't do itself. I don't have to go anywhere tomorrow so i can get properly stuck in again like Sunday. DS1 is going out for the day with his friend and as long as it's not raining too much Ds2 will be happy playing in and out the garden. So, i should have a bit of peace and quiet for a bit, maybe.

decogecko

Hi all

Not flown yet but will do level 1 for bathroom & shower room before bed.

This week I MUST

Finish stripping wallpaper in kitchen
[STRIKE]Find tesco vouchers to send off to exchange for tile vouchers
[/STRIKE]Finish stripping wallpaper in lounge
Tidy rubbish from garden & mow the lawn
Ring plumbers for new boiler quotes

Hoping I don't come down with a cold - don't have the time at the moment.

Although I still new to the thread just wanted to wish the best to lady-liberty.

Night all x

seafarers_wife

Loads of love, hugs and spoons to those in need, especially LL

havent done much today, finished work, stayed and chatted to some friends that had just started for an hour, went home via tesco adn £100 later (food and diesel) got home about 2.

then fell asleep :rotfl:and did pretty much nothing. thankfully the kitchen only took 20 mins to do so i did that whilst tea was heating up.

my list:

Monday ~ Living room, Hall, Stairs and Porch!
Extras
Wash any windows in need
Wipe over sofas if needed
Clean the mantle.. polish and put back only what is meant to be there.
Wipe skirtings and dados and door frames!
Tuesday ~ Kitchen and dining area - its a quick blast as did most of this today, but will re-do it tomorrow for luck
Level One
Sweep and mop the floor
Level Three
degunge the fridge - doesnt really need doing but will do it at some point this week
Extras
Wipe the back door.. inside and out
Wednesday ~ Bathroom, Study and Stairs!
Level One
Declutter floors
Vacuum/mop all these floors
Level Two
Wipe keyboard/monitor etc.. bath, basins, bog.. the works!!
scrub the tiles.. paying particular attention to yellowed grout.
Wash bath mats, shower curtains, net etc
Level Three
Wipe paintwork on the landings
Clear and tidy and sort a bookcase/shelves!
Clear and wipe the desk. do relevant filing/shredding etc
Extras
Catch up relevant phonecalls
Do a mini-job you have been putting off forever.. an email or letter or whatever!
Make a start on a craft project you've been wanting to do for ages!

Frogs:

2. chase up builders quote
3. shredding -WIP
4. filing
5. prepare house for winter (list on preping for winter thread)
6. install cat flap
7. make shopping list for groceries for next month/birthdays/chrsitmas
8. change cat details with vet
9. sort out socks and bin yucky ones
10. more curtain things to be added to make them hang better

gillypkk

Mum_on_a_mission wrote: »

Agreed - as a mum to a son with a severe allergy I have the t-shirt so to speak on checking things constantly, nursery, school, summer childcare schemes, after school clubs etc.

Before he goes again you need a long conversation - allergies need putting up clearly (photo idea is great) and all staff that may be in contact must be told. Have you an agreed treatment plan if he does eat something - after all children do grab things from each other however strict the no sharing rules. In fact in A's nursery the allergy kids sat on a separate table for lunch to make the no sharing easier to manage.

And most importantly the nursery has to satisfy you they are taking and will take his allergy seriously. Things like when they last undertook first aid training, have they had Epi-pen training etc - do they have any other kids with allergies (talk to parents).

Good luck,

Moam

i have to say they have been fantastic and have one or 2 kids (think they may have left now) with allergies. they have a cook starting in the next few weeks so that will help out alot. we are lucky in the respect that his allergies "only" cause d and v or flare up his eczema. not that any allergy can be lucky but you know what i mean.

i will have a word tomorrow like about it. i know what my son is like though - if he wants it he will take it and it will be over his throat before you can even say no! he has stolen his brothers cows milk and pinched his toast before too!

caz739

I was going to join in this week, but am down with pneumonia and pleurisy, so that's out the window:( Maybe next week
I am happy to say though that I started a bit of dot to dot clearing last week and have managed to keep those areas tidy :j

cloud_cuckoo_land

Hello everyone,

I'd like to join you if thats ok - I know it's part way through the week but I need to do something. I started Flylady properly in January but have slowly been letting go - feel like I need a fresh start!!!

Cuckoo. xx

Mumto5

Valli - Your jelly recipe is copied out of my mum's secret family recipe book! Seriously it is almost identical. I can fully vouch for the delicious bramble jelly she makes in a huge jam making saucepan. I recommend any flyinglady considering it to go ahead. It's better than chocolate.

DH and the 3 big ones have gone to Orient. they were losing 1-3 at HT so I will probably have depressed people home in 10 mins.

My friend picked up her dog that we have been looking after. She has been a joy to have and the little ones were very sad to see her go. DH has been smitten so I am one step closer to getting my friend's puppy when she has them.

Monday ~ Living room, Hall, Stairs and Porch!
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter all the floors
Tidy away the coats and bags and shoes and umbrellas etc
[/STRIKE]Level Two
[STRIKE]Vacuum all the floors, shake the muck out of any mats
[/STRIKE]Dust and polish any electricals
Level Three
Check all those smoke alarms!
Extras

1. Wash any windows in need
2. Wipe over sofas if needed
3. Clean the mantle.. polish and put back only what is meant to be there.
   
4. [STRIKE] Wipe skirtings and dados and doorframes[/STRIKE]

Tuesday ~ Kitchen and dining area
Level One
[STRIKE]Declutter and wipe worksurfaces
Sweep and [/STRIKE]mop the floor
Level Two
[STRIKE]Scrub the sink clean and polish up those taps.. attack with a toothbrush to remove those grotty bits
[/STRIKE]Clear and clean window sills
Wipe the table, replace cloth if needed
Level Three
[STRIKE]Wipe units, kickboards and appliances
[/STRIKE]Clean the oven and hob
degunge the fridge

Extras

1. Wipe the back door.. inside and out
2. Clean a small appliance.. defuzz the kettle, decrumb the toaster etc
3. Scrub out the grill pan
4. Clean light fittings/lamps

Valli

I had a jam mentor (now with us no more, sadly), and it's one she told me and written on a bit of card which I've tucked in my recipe book - having said that I now KNOW some recipes for jam off-by-heart - but I should, by now. I've never had a jam go mouldy despite reusing (and reusing and reusing) jars - thought I do check the screw caps. I've never wax-sealed but I was a lab technician in a previous life (seems like) and I think jamming appeals to the mad scientist within! I have even started tweaking my jam recipes (when it comes to recipes I'm not, and never have been a slavish follower of them - hence my piece-de-resistance - spam risotto WITH saffron! :rotfl: - a recipe intended to appeal to the Vallikids many years ago and it STILL hits the spot!)

Goodintentions

*tiptoes in quietly for the first time this week*
Good evening
We went to Alton Towers yesterday The younger 2 have Blue Peter badges & cards, so got in free (saving £81.60!), a lady behind us had a 2 for 1 voucher (she was in a party of 3, so was going to pay full price), so DD1 went in with her (saving us - and the other lady - £20.40). We had to pay full price, but paid with nectar points - so ended up paying £1.60 for DH & myself :jIt's a shame we spent so much in the park :eek: We got back really late, and it was a long day (left at 7.30am back at 11pm - 2 1/2 hr drive each way) so we all crashed when we got back to the house!
Today we got up late then went into Stratford-upon-Avon to visit Shakespeare's birthplace (DD2 loves to see how people used to live ) - DD2 & ds got in free again - thanks Blue Peter :T
We were going to Warwick Castle tomorrow, but it is £29 to get in (each!), so with BP kids going free would still cost us £87!! :eek: No thanks - we are running out of money!! Going to Cotswold Wildlife Park instead
Flying wise - I put the DW on!! (but we are on holiday!)

Valli & Dusty - thanks so much for the jam making tips :T I have been to Lakeland today & bought muslin squares (we don't have a store locally). Next door has a plum tree that I don't think they ever eat, so I may experiment
LL - posi/healing vibes sent in abundance.
My sister had her op today, and BIL sent a text to say she was back & awake. We need to wait 2 weeks for test results on the lump.

Hugs & spoons to whoever needs them, esp Vanilla, Toots & LW