Weekly Flylady Thread 2nd October 2011

toochoosey

Here I go..............

pigpen

LameWolf wrote: »

Mr LW has agreed to the idea very readily; I just feel guilty dumping yet another task on him..... and, if I'm honest, still a bit shell-shocked after the psych nurse the other week asked if he wanted a "carers assessment" because of the strain of looking after me.:( He said No, but of course it's set me off thinking I must be a real burden, but he's too nice to say so.:( *turns round and kicks BD in the goolies*

Maybe HE doesnt think you are a burden or a strain and that is why he doesnt want the assessment. I bet he thinks the only thing that makes it harder is you try to do too much and wont listen when your body and everyone who cares about you are saying you need to do less and rest more

Could you speak to him about why he didnt want the assessment.. see what he says?

LameWolf

pigpen wrote: »

Maybe HE doesnt think you are a burden or a strain and that is why he doesnt want the assessment. I bet he thinks the only thing that makes it harder is you try to do too much and wont listen when your body and everyone who cares about you are saying you need to do less and rest more

Could you speak to him about why he didnt want the assessment.. see what he says?

Good idea; I shall do so, because the feeling that I must be a burden and a nuisance, whether justified or not, is having a detrimental effect on my already rock-bottom self-esteem.

Meanwhile.... I think I'll go and see if any shirts are dry yet.:o
*pulls BD's tail on way past*

shezam

ooooh this looks like a good thread to join to get my house in order!

Moved into a brand new build 1 year ago in August and it just doesn't feel much like home, just a place that always gets messy!

Will look on with intent next week!
Sx

toochoosey

Well, all I managed to do was empty and reload the wm, put clothes on the line and mop the kitchen.

Going to mop the dr/lr and then ooff to work...yey!!!...catch you later xx

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

dancemum wrote: »

Tomorrow I'm going to a museum far away with 179 children

179? One's bad enough!

:eek: :eek: :eek:



I have no idea what the AO's problem is - perhaps she gets grief from on high if children dare to require medical treatment through the year? I know she seems to be totally astounded that I don't have a car, so cannot get Minion from hospital to schoolgate in 20 minutes, instead of the hour and a half it actually takes via public transport. Maybe she's also one of those who believe that disabilities are all in the mind, so, as Minion doesn't look disabled enough, everything I say has to be dismissed.


Either way, the letter was taken by Minion this morning, so the lines have been drawn.

I am going to contact the school in relation to their disabled access - their concessions this year have been 1. to stick a ramp leading into the library building - which Minion says is steeper than the steps it replaced and 2. tell prospective parents who use wheelchairs (like nobody else is disabled) to phone before the open evening so they can - well, I don't know - get a parking space on the concrete instead of the unlit playing field? get a burly 6th former to carry them upstairs?

Minion is getting quite radicalised as a result of this - she says that she now understands why I grumbled so much about the school's lack of access, why I applied to another, easily accessible school as my first choice - and is compiling a list of things that could be reasonably adapted for anyone else with mobility difficulties. She has also asked if she should try and get an appointment to see the Glorious Leader (the Head of the whole place, who is heard of but rarely see outside fancy occasions) to inform him of the issues.


Never mind, I have to nip out for a threading appointment (Ow!) before my lesson.

Valli

Crawls in late...:j

done the bathroom, all bar the floor and posted two ebays *fling*

So the grand plan is

Bathroom
Kitchen
Landing/stairs
[STRIKE]Vacuum kids rooms[/STRIKE]
lounge

HHC @ 2pm Flypeeps?

Valli

pigpen wrote: »

Squeak is being bribed with shoes

works for me;)

Pigpen - welcome back, hope the piglets are all ok :cool: and congrats (but I think I said it)

I have to knit/source gifts for 2 babies but, atm, 1's a secret;) but I guessed! I'm not usually that perceptive :rotfl: and very very early days
I found a lovely pattern in Prima I might send for, for the January baby boy

Jojo - d'you know, the head of our comp knows the Vallikids by name (though, to be fair, she has taught them both), is visible round school when I pop up, speaks to me, mans stalls at fairs, and is, basically, accessible.

I had a lesson ob yesterday - I got outstanding for the Learning Environment/how engaged the kids were! That (to me) is the most important thing! I asked how they found the task and one girl said it was hard (ie challenging) but fun. In front of the head. I grinned all afternoon!

LameWolf

Valli wrote: »

HHC @ 2pm Flypeeps?

OK, I'm in; shower head has been descaling for a couple of hours (in a pot of vinegar) so I will join you for a spot of bathroom scrubbing.:o

Goodintentions

Good afternoon

We had a lovely time at toddler group this morning
LO picked up, had lunch, walked dog :j (it was VERY windy! It gave me a bit of an earache ), came home, cleaned the upstairs bathroom & put washing in TD. I am just having a cuppa, then I will clean the downstairs toilet & basin. I might then pop down to my friends before school pick up to have a nosey at her loft room she is having done The stairs were put in yesterday, so i can actually see up there now.

Ok. tea, then clean.

Catch you all later :wave: