Weekly Flylady Thread 9th April 2012

hex2

mumto5 - it is difficult. I know that if the school or my DH had rung in the last month it would have taken me a while to come back to them (unless it was actually life threatening). I trust my DH implicitly to resolve whatever is wrong, and the stuff I was dealing with at work had a major impact on more than just me so simply no time. Up until last summer the roles were reversed in our house, and that it would have been me struggling to do everything while he was at work so I ahve seen both sides this year. There is an element of resentment to both sides - 'I am at work earning money to support us when I woudl far rather be at home having fun, can't you just cope' and '!!!!!! the boys are killing each other, the dog has killed a hen, the loo is blocked and you are too busy at work to spare a thought for me'. Neither role is easy for either person. Hope you feel better today.

I have done WM, DW and a ground floor hoover. Busy making stuff for DHs lunches in the week so that I feel like I am contributing more than just money and tiredness. He is making kitchen drawers so that he feels like he does more than just childcare.

lisa26_2

Hi ladies, well I think i'm up to date now. This morning I've emptied the dishwasher, done the washing up, cleaned the bathroom and hoovered the kitchen floor.....AGAIN!!! Our kitchen floor is black slate tiles that DH had puit down before I met him.....I hate it! It shows every single little crumb and always looks like it needs hoovering and cleaning!

I also went for a little walk and half way around the heavens opened and I got absolutely soaked! I did learn something....its amazing how fast you can move at 38 weeks pregnant when its pouring with a mixture of rain and hail stones lol!

I'm now sat here with the heating on, a huge mug of tea and a selection of chocolate and I won't be moving far until its time to make the tea!

bonnie_bumpkins

Another 2 loads of washing done, the rain held off and it stayed warmish and breezy so all on the line :j
Decluttered the LR which was subsequently recluttered with proceeds from DS's shopping trip :mad:
Kitchen & downstairs loo S&S done
Recycling sorted
Online shop done for Monday

dusty I do think of Ed from time to time :A
helensdatter ooohh I hope all is as peaceful as possible in your house
claire you have done amazingly well :T
lisa keep resting!

dancemum

Trip to Meadowhall had to be abandoned due to spasming back so we had a closer trip to Ikea and surrounding shops and a lovely coffee with cream. Looking for a new bed and bathroom. Think I over did things yesterday.

Todays stuff done
Wm
Ironing Mountain : DH
Dusting MBR

Lovely to see LL has been posting xx

I liked the post about the teenager makes mine seem more normal. He seems surgically attached to one of our sofas with a phone inplanted in his hand. He takes up so much space. Why is it you never see them growing? Both mine have shot up this holidays, but refuse to try any school stuff on to see if we need to replace anything. I'm waiting for the Monday morning shreiking that things don't fit.

pigpen

I randomly buy the next sized clothes.. I just slinked DD3 into age 11, DD2 into age 15 and dug out some to fling.. (girls 5, 4 and boys 11 and 12)

DW emptied and refilled..

Dinner in...

Off to play with laundry!

greenbee

Underneath of blanket chest cleaned. The cobwebs were ancient... Curtains hung. The ones that were made for the kitchen are too full, and there is enough fabric left for a roman blind which seems a better option. Kitchen curtains are now in the bedroom, but will need letting down... Guess should unpick them now so the hem drops out by the time they are redone. As they are so full I will need to get tie-backs, which I also need for the sitting room.

The muslin curtains that I have behind the bedroom curtains don't really go now (they are white, walls and curtains are cream) so I will move them to the spare room, which is where the old bedroom curtains are going. And I'm going to need a new lampshade in the bedroom too...

Better put some more washing on, then finish emptying the wardrobe of junk so I can out clothes in it and stop wearing the same stuff all the time!

News dyson filters ordered, along with a new washing line and prop. I am getting organised, it just seems to be taking ages, and creating a lot of dust!

Valli

dancemum wrote: »

I liked the post about the teenager makes mine seem more normal. He seems surgically attached to one of our sofas with a phone inplanted in his hand. He takes up so much space. Why is it you never see them growing? Both mine have shot up this holidays, but refuse to try any school stuff on to see if we need to replace anything. I'm waiting for the Monday morning shreiking that things don't fit.

Oh I DO hope the boy in my class whose shorts 'don't fit' has remembered to tell his mummy because she's the one who buys his clothes and NOT Mrs. Valli...
he nearly came a cropper trying to do PE in his over-long school trousers ...I had to send him back in to change. And it was the SECOND time he'd complained to me.
(They looked ok to me BTW*roll eyes*)

And plimsolls - loads of them

'Why aren't you wearing your plimsolls?'
'They don't fit me'
'Have you told your mum/dad/someone at home?'
'*with puzzled expression* no'

aaaarghhhh

hex2

Valli wrote: »

'Why aren't you wearing your plimsolls?'
'They don't fit me'
'Have you told your mum/dad/someone at home?'
'*with puzzled expression* no'

I got this at parents evening, and even though they prefaced it 'with I know he won't have told you but' and he hadn't but I still died of shame

Great veggie dinner tonight (after the revolting excesses of yesterday *coughs*), someone on the grocery thread suggested Madhur Jaffrey East Vegetable Cooking and it is a good inspiring read at £2.80 from amazon.

dancemum

Valli wrote: »

Oh I DO hope the boy in my class whose shorts 'don't fit' has remembered to tell his mummy because she's the one who buys his clothes and NOT Mrs. Valli...
he nearly came a cropper trying to do PE in his over-long school trousers ...I had to send him back in to change. And it was the SECOND time he'd complained to me.
(They looked ok to me BTW*roll eyes*)

And plimsolls - loads of them

'Why aren't you wearing your plimsolls?'
'They don't fit me'
'Have you told your mum/dad/someone at home?'
'*with puzzled expression* no'

aaaarghhhh

I get this at my dance classes.

I don't want to get too much more uniform for DS2 as I'm awaiting for his new school details. Deadline for his statement is this Monday.

greenbee

Summer clothes unpacked from blanket chest and hung up in wardrobe. Non-work clothes moved out of work wardrobe and into bedroom wardrobe. Just need to organise the stuff in drawers and the millions of pillows and cushions....

Am kicking myself for not buying a duvet I saw in a CS this morning... Duck down single duvet, £6.99... I thought I didn't need one, and have just realised that I'm about to order a 2'6" daybed and guest bed for the spare room, so I will need single duvets If the CS is open tomorrow I'll try to remember to check that it's there as I have to go in to the farmers' market anyway.

Towels in the WM... Might have a break for supper, then get back to sorting clothes so I can make the bed before bedtime!