Weekly Flylady Thread 12th November 2012

LameWolf

Many thanks Knittingcathy - bookmarked!;)

Dusty - excellent news - Go ED!!!:T

Honey Bear most weird - I wouldn't think you pay to get a found animal scanned, it's part of the microchipping service. Someone could be sorely missing the poor thing.:(

Dustykitten

Honeybear, ring a local vet, ask if they would charge for scanning and then inform the neighbour.

Honey_Bear

Thanks everyone who's commented on the cat post - it's helped me realise I was set up. The neighbour knows we have cats, she must have been trying to ensure if we saw it we wouldn't reclaim it. She never had any intention of trying to find the real owner. The cat is well fed, calm and friendly - I know because I've seen it out and about before. They are owner occupiers, two cars, one son at a fee-paying school, and have absolutely no money worries. There is a reason they may be time strapped, but I don't believe them on this occasion because of something else she told me yesterday.

The vet wouldn't charge me - Dog spends every halfpenny of her pocket money every week up there, choosing 100g of this pill and 150g of that syrup, just like a kid in a sweetshop. She's keeping that vet in champagne and cavier.

What is so shocking about the neighbour is that she makes selfish, self-justifying, immoral decisions - and doesn't mind me knowing.

knittingcathy

Honey Bear they would be better finding the cats real owner and getting a genuine rescue cat if they want one that way 2 cats would benefit. What if it is a child that the cat belongs to.

Honey_Bear

I know Lamewolf and Knitting Cathy. That's bothering me too, but this household is 'tricky' to deal with at the best of times (and I've got 19 years of fairly unpleasant experience of them). My plan is that the minute Cat Lost posters appear around here, I will contact the phone number and say I think I might know where the cat is being cared for ... jsut to keep it safe ... and take the true owner around, personally, to politely suggest, just to clear up any possible doubts, that Next Door allows the real owner sight of the 'rescued' cat to make sure it's not the missing animal.

My OH left his grandmother's garden gate open when he was about seven years old, and granny's dog Timmy disappeared, never to be seen again. OH is still haunted by Timmy and OH is 65, which was one of the reasons I offered to get the cat checked. I would NEVER allow this ghastly, hideous, selfish, immoral family to do that to a child, or someone who genuinely loves their animal but mistakenly believes you can allow a cat to wander freely in a city. You just can't trust people to be honest and do the right thing any more, if they think they can get away with it.

They can't when I'm around.

mrs-moneypenny

Dusty thank you for the update on Ed, its good to hear hes continuing to improve adn is doing so well.

Honeybear, i hope the cats proper owners are soon reunited with it.
we had our cat Roger from a rescue centre. they guessed he was between 2-4 when we got him and we had him for 12 years before he slipped away last year. he was found in a ladies garage shed fed him over christmas and new year then took him to the resuce centre as she didnt want a cat and wanted the garage back, funily in all the time we had him it was like htere was an invisible forcefield around our house he would follow us so far down the road then sit down and start to cry and not follow any further. DH said hed obviously strayed slightly too far from his last home and didnt want to make the mistake again. but woe betide any other cat who made the mistake of coming into rogers garden they got sent off with very short shift.

joannasmum

Paid work finished for the week so I've got an hour before I have to go and get DD from choir. Going to sort the kitchen out and start the tea prep before I leave

Monday - kitchen and dining room

Level One
[STRIKE]Sweep[/STRIKE] and mop the floor

Level Two
[STRIKE]Wipe the work surfaces - what you can see
Check who has a birthday this week or next and get organised
Wipe out the fridge and check the drain hole[/STRIKE]

Level three
[STRIKE] Clean the washing machine drawer
Empty and clean out your bins
Polish the table[/STRIKE]

Extras
[STRIKE]Meal plan
Do you really need all that Tuperware? Even the ones with the missing lids?[/STRIKE]
Find the Christmas tablecloths and napkins etc
Meter readings
[STRIKE]HHI[/STRIKE]

Tuesday - Living Room, Hall and Stairs, downstairs loo
Level One
Vacuum through the living room, hall and stairs
Level Two
Dust Electricals
Clean underneath or behind something if you can
Clean the downstairs loo and basin
Level Three
Wipe door frames/picture rails
15 minutes on a hotspot
Spot clean rugs or carpet - bar of plain white soap and hot water works well on mine.

Extras
Get your car ready for winter, check scrapper, deicer, water, chocolate, shovel blankets for bad weather.-Get it tidied out as well.
Do one thing for Christmas - xmas cake fruit into soak

Wednesday - Master Bedroom and Landing
Level One
Hoover the landing and bedroom
Level Two
Hoover and turn the mattress if possible
Dust any pictures/photos
15 minutes of exercise or meditation, or just pondering
Level Three
Clean any shoes or boots which need it
Finish any outstanding jobs on your lists
Change the bedding

Extras
Feed house plants if neglected
Get your woolies out, check they have not been chewed and debobble ready to wear

Weekly list
Sort xmas card list
Phone chimney sweep
Order logs
List 5 items on ebay[/QUOTE]

bossymoo

DK that's good to hear about Ed.

I'm also done paid stuff now, and I strategically booked next week off work, so thats me for a whole 11 days, although I will have little moos to contend with.

We are going with pants tomorrow! How exciting! I'll get my mop ready

Wednesday - Master Bedroom and Landing
Level One
[STRIKE]Hoover the landing and bedroom
[/STRIKE]Level Two
Hoover and turn the mattress if possible - weekend job
[STRIKE]Dust any pictures/photos
[/STRIKE]15 minutes of exercise or meditation, or just pondering - see below
Level Three
[STRIKE]Clean any shoes or boots which need it[/STRIKE] (had 3 lots in washer )
Finish any outstanding jobs on your lists - made a big list for the coming week
Change the bedding - weekend job

Extras
Feed house plants if neglected - don't have any
[STRIKE]Get your woolies out, check they have not been chewed and debobble ready to wear[/STRIKE] been out for weeks I am a weather wuss

So, my pondering is in anticipation of next year actually, and doesn't require an immediate decision but is about whether I work more hours when DS goes to school, and increase DD's nursery days. I'm inclined to think that if it's financially viable, I stay as I am.

How about you ladies? Have any of you gone from part-time to full time? And how old were your children? How did you feel?

Thanks xxx

bonnie_bumpkins

Afternoon all

LW special 'pain-banishing' vibes to you xx

Great news about Ed, I do think about him x

'wrap-in-cotton-wool-and-show-love-until-better' vibes to the poorly girl in hospital xxx

And any other vibes as required

Listy like this:

Monday - kitchen and dining room
Level One DONE
Level Two
Wipe the work surfaces - what you can see
[STRIKE]Check who has a birthday this week or next and [/STRIKE]get organised
Wipe out the fridge and check the drain hole PARTLY DONE
Level three
Polish the table
Extras
HHI

Tuesday - Living Room, Hall and Stairs, downstairs loo
Level One
Vacuum through the living room, hall and stairs
Level Two
Dust Electricals
Clean underneath or behind something if you can
Clean the downstairs loo and basin
Level Three
Wipe door frames/picture rails
[STRIKE]15 minutes on a hotspot[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Spot clean rugs or carpet - bar of plain white soap and hot water works well on mine.[/STRIKE]
Extras DONE

Wednesday - Master Bedroom and Landing
Level One
Hoover the landing and bedroom
Level Two
[STRIKE]Hoover and turn the mattress if possible[/STRIKE] NOT NEEDED, DONE RECENTLY
Dust any pictures/photos
[STRIKE]15 minutes of exercise or meditation, or just pondering [/STRIKE]
Level Three
Clean any shoes or boots which need it
Finish any outstanding jobs on your lists
[STRIKE]Change the bedding[/STRIKE] NOT NEEDED, DONE RECENTLY

Extras
[STRIKE]Feed house plants if neglected[/STRIKE] N/A
[STRIKE]Get your woolies out, check they have not been chewed and debobble ready to wear[/STRIKE] ALREADY DONE

Honey_Bear wrote: »

You just can't trust people to be honest and do the right thing any more, if they think they can get away with it.

They can't when I'm around.

:T:T Good for you. I admire your spirit and you have inspired me :A I need to get tougher and I will remember your words as I fight the good fight! I love flyladies! *wipes away tear*

Back later flybabes xx

wendywitch

Right, ladies (and gents?) I've been thinking for awhile about getting a H2o mop x5.
What do you all think?