Weekly Flylady Thread 20th October 2014

pigpen

I'd really help me though Missy.. I get so much more done when he is out than I ever do when he is here.. He is being sent to Tesco this morning with Dot and I'm scraping this room together and then doing nothing!

missymoo81

Ha ha pigpen, It's funny that! I get tons more done when my OH isn't here. He just seems to make so much more mess for me to clean up! He just accumulates stuff and clutter around him. Drives me mad!

At work and boss is in a foul mOod. Starting to question whether I actually need this job enough for me to be unhappy!! I've got stuff at home I could be getting on with!!

On Sunday I'm going to declutter all outgrown baby stuff and lots of clothes to CS too so hoping to make things a bit more organised.

Right bed get on with more work before boss gets back and starts to whinge at me

Enjoy your time of peace and cleaning pigpen.

pigpen

You babysit mine for a bit then I'll return the favour and babysit yours so you can get on?

Dustykitten

Bed stripped, WM on
Washing up done
DW on
Kitchen bin cleaned

Off for a shower now and then hoovering upstairs, I feel so much more like doing things when the sun shines.

pigpen

My poor house is going to suffer!!! I has KNITTINGS!!!!!!

missymoo81

pigpen wrote: »

You babysit mine for a bit then I'll return the favour and babysit yours so you can get on?

Sounds like a plan! Are we talking children or husbands!!!!!???? Children would be less trouble!

Looooooove the wool! I think I may need to learn how to knit properly (can only knit, purl and cast on and off) so I can knit monster no2 a pinafore!

Nothing achieved yet apart from eating of biscuits and !!!!!ing via text to OH about vile boss! Whoops, best do something constructive!

dancemum

I have eaten several Halloween sweets


Ground floor henried
2xwm done


struggling with black dog after bus incident yesterday so have bunked off zumba.

pigpen

missymoo81 wrote: »

Sounds like a plan! Are we talking children or husbands!!!!!???? Children would be less trouble!

Looooooove the wool! I think I may need to learn how to knit properly (can only knit, purl and cast on and off) so I can knit monster no2 a pinafore!

Nothing achieved yet apart from eating of biscuits and !!!!!ing via text to OH about vile boss! Whoops, best do something constructive!

I was thinking just the men but if we are child swapping too I can do that.. I have loads of those I can send

They've left anyway.. baby is boobed and imping so I shall go get dressed and make a start on this hovel!

wendywitch

I'm here, just about Still having a carpy time ongoing court case against ex husband has been postponed again :mad: so still no end in sight.
Then yesterday there was a blow up with DD2 and best friend SJ. SJ phoned DD2 and told her that someone had told the school that over the weekend DD2, her boyfriend and SJ were smoking weed at someones house. SJ's parents received a phone call from the school, I haven't though.
SJ told her parents in was true but they were in a park but DD2 and boyfriend said they were only smoking cigarettes in the park (I already knew DD2 smokes, I'm not happy about it but she is 16 so legally allowed :cool: )
DD2 named a known pooh-stirer that could have told the school this, someone who doesn't like DD2.
DD1 and I can normally tell if DD2 is lying, we don't believe she is plus because of the problems with the ex husband with drugs she knows better, if you get what I mean.
Anyway, I then get a call from SJ's dad who was obviously spoiling for a fight, he didn't get one and got put in his place instead.
I'm now waiting to see what happens at school today. We predict that SJ is no longer allowed to be friends with DD2 and they'll be a big argument between them.
I'm just waiting for SJ to come and collect her washing that's on my airer :cool: She stayed here all weekend and didn't go home til after school on tuesday.

Obviously with all this I've been pretty down and keeping myself to myself but have been going jobs around the house and just caught up on the thread.
KAZ2904 - Have you been geocaching before? I had my first experience a couple of weekends ago. Went with DD1&2, DD1's boyfriend, his sister, her son and her boyfriend, I really enjoyed it and can't wait to go again
SAHMW - When I had DD1, almost 19 years ago I use to sit with a bottle of Milton and cotton wool buds and bleach out all the orangy food stains from her bibs I was a single, young mum and didn't want people thinking I didn't look after my child properly or that we were dirty.
By the time DD2 came along, 3 years later, I had a boyfriend and orange stained bids! :rotfl: I can't believe I wasted my time on bibs!!

Monday - Little bit of everything to start the week
Only got 15 minutes....
[STRIKE]15 minutes tidying up/putting away downstairs (bungalow brigade living spaces)[/STRIKE]
Got 30 minutes....
[STRIKE]S&S toilets and sinks[/STRIKE]
Hoover and mop the floors
An hour to spare....
An hour will make a big difference in your Room of Doom! Is it one big hotspot? Put the timer on and do chunks of 15 minutes filing, flinging, sorting tidying.
Extras....
[STRIKE]Plan something for later in the week/next week for half term[/STRIKE] We are having a day sorting things for Christmas, might not sound exciting but it's something that needs doing and we enjoy it
[STRIKE]Meal plan for the week
Empty all the bins[/STRIKE]

Tuesday - Kitchen and Hallway
Only got 15 minutes....
[STRIKE]Clear and wipe the surfaces[/STRIKE] Been doing it everyday :A
Got 30 minutes....
Give the sink a good clean, descale drainer and taps, sloosh out your plug hole
Dust any furniture or shelves
An hour to spare....
[STRIKE]Sort the baking cupboard - do you need anything for festive baking? Offers on now in some places[/STRIKE]
Wipe over the hob and oven door
Clean a window
Extras...
Get out the WM/DW manual and see if there are any programs you don't use which use less electricity
Check your stocks of DW salt (before people buy it for throwing on their icy path) and other cleaning products
[STRIKE]Check how drafty the front door is, can you reduce this[/STRIKE]

Wednesday - Bathrooms, and Study
Only got 15 minutes....
[STRIKE]Clean toilets, including the outside and handle[/STRIKE]
Got 30 minutes....
Put away anything that is loitering in these areas
Clean baths, showers, sinks
An hour to spare....
Hoover and mop the floors
Give your desk a good wipe, including keyboard and mouse - dare you take all the keys off and wash them in a bowl of water - take a photo first so you know where they go!
Polish all the finger marks off those touch screens
Wipe the window sills
Extras...
[STRIKE]Clean towels, bathmats, flannels etc[/STRIKE]
Mid week me time - not to be skipped by anybody! I don't care what you do, do nothing if you like but take some me time you deserve it.

Dustykitten

Wendy schools are obliged to take this sort of thing seriously, when it happened at DS2's VI form it was dealt with very firmly and IMHO rightly so. It is a safeguarding issue and phoning parents is important to ensure they know what is going on and hopefully can support the student and the school. Different parents will have different views on such subjects but schools need to follow a zero tolerance line. Some schools do drugs test pupils, they are allowed to do so. The school should have a drugs policy which you may be able to view online.

Upstairs hoovered
Washing on the line
Bathroom floor washed