Weekly Flylady Thread 18th January 2016

pigpen

Ebay bits parcelled and posted
Lavender hearts under construction.. 3 done! .. loads more to get through.. I decided sewing them all first, then stuffing is the quickest way.


OH has just applied to train as a personal trainer.. in addition to doing the joinery.. both are part time.. the personal trainer thing though is at least a paid position.. fingers crossed he gets that one because its a lot of money otherwise!

Frizzlef

Mumof2- running to catch up with you! Just posting a list!

Another aldi fan here! Majority of our shopping is done there with just a couple of bits done at t*sco! It is best to keep trying bits. There isn't much we haven't liked over the
Last few years. Apart from stuffed crust pizza- yuck!!! I like the fact that it is smaller and there isn't as much choice which means shopping takes much less time.

I was talking about meal planning this morning and I have definately got out of the habit! I need to start it again. Because when we do we eat better, waste less food and save money!

Anyway here is list....

Write thank you cards - need to buy some more!
Build changing top unit
Put up new lampshade

Tuesday Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Vacuum floors
Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Tidy shoes, coats and bags

Wonderful Wednesdays - Master Bedroom & Landing
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing

Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more
27 fling boogie time, time for that midweek fling, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
Clean windows in these rooms
Clean the bed frame where you can, vacuum if cloth covered, wipe with a cloth if wood/metal etc

Thursday Bathroom
Clean floors in these rooms (even if it is around the clutter)
Clean baths, toilets and sinks
Level Three
Clear clutter from floor
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required

Extra mission
Wipe the skirtings in family room, dining room and hall
Clean/wash the brushes/dust box/filters on the vacuum cleaner (ensure these are dry before using again)

Crowdpleaser

Afternoon all. Sorry everyone seems to be having a carp time of it lately. Spoons hugs sticks and logs for the bd to chase after.

I woke up with a pounding headache again. Dd2 was woken up and been v upset before school and said she didn't want to go in. Bless her.

Will get v little flying done today as both dds have swimming lessons tonight and then off to beavers.

I'm away now to finishing making dd2s costume for school tomorrow. They have to go as what they want to be when they grow up.... She wants to ba a dolphin trainer..... enough said!!!!

LameWolf

Mumof2 wrote: »

Does anyone shop at A*di? I was thinking of giving it a go but have no idea what to expect. Just want to try to cut my food shopping bill a bit.

I use A*di for a lot of basics. I buy my F&V at the local market, and cheese and eggs from the farmers market, but I like A*di for tinned goods, sliced bread (we keep some in the freezer for emergencies), milk, butter, crackers, fruit juice (apart from grapefruit which our branch don't do), pasta, porage oats, bran flakes, frozen veg, baking supplies, loo roll, toiletries, washing up liquid. Our branch have also recently started stocking some Qu0rn products.

What I can't get there includes: veggie gravy granules, veggie suet, custard powder, coffee beans, loose leaf tea, drinking chocolate (they do the sort you make with water but not the sort you make with milk).

They also do very good own-brand dog food - it's called £arls if memory serves. I had to buy some for Mary because she didn't bring enough food with her, and it looked to be very good quality, and Mary certainly relished it!

ionafan wrote: »

LW, you said that that woman inflicted pain on you. I hope you screamed at her! Did she actually (wo)manhandle you? If so, it would probably constitute assault and you have a right to complain.

No she didn't actually manhandle me - she wanted to do so, it started off that she wanted me to squeeze her fingers, and I hesitated and she said crossly "come on, I won't hurt you" so I said (truthfully) that I have a phobia of being touched by strangers. (She clearly didn't like that, and probably thought me a right wimp). But she made me sit on an ordinary chair, which hurt my coccyx, and try and twist my hips sort of sideways, which kicked off my back pain. I was too terrified to refuse to at least attempt to comply.

lynnejk

LameWolf wrote: »

No she didn't actually manhandle me - she wanted to do so, it started off that she wanted me to squeeze her fingers, and I hesitated and she said crossly "come on, I won't hurt you" so I said (truthfully) that I have a phobia of being touched by strangers. (She clearly didn't like that, and probably thought me a right wimp). But she made me sit on an ordinary chair, which hurt my coccyx, and try and twist my hips sort of sideways, which kicked off my back pain. I was too terrified to refuse to at least attempt to comply.

She sounds like a right bully :mad:


Hope you checked that she was qualified and made a note of her name. If you get any further pain I would go to the quack's and say you're in pain and what started it off - at least then you'll be able to make a complaint if you want to ((hugs))
Lx

greenbee

lynnejk wrote: »

She sounds like a right bully :mad:


Hope you checked that she was qualified and made a note of her name. If you get any further pain I would go to the quack's and say you're in pain and what started it off - at least then you'll be able to make a complaint if you want to ((hugs))
Lx

I think if you're already in pain LW you should go to the GP (I know this is another stress for you, but you really should) so that if there is any query in the future then there is a clear record of what happened.

Why on earth did she make you sit on a normal chair? Surely anyone dealing with such assessments should take into account adjustments already put in place to support the client's needs. I do think you should also check out the complaints process - check the disability boards for advice (if Piggers hasn't already found out what it is.... maybe she can do your complaining for you too )

nicki_2

Bathroom has been demoulded, and I've been pottering around in the livingroom for the rest of the day as the smell was so bad upstairs. So I've been decluttering stuff and generally tidying up in drawers, on shelves etc which I don't usually do. Most of the laundry is done but as its been raining its all had to go through the drier. I've made some inserts for my planner to track various budgets on, filled them in with this months info and put them in my little planner and binned all the different sticky notes I had the info on.

DD is going to do her homework then we'll have tea and wrestle the cover back on the sofa. I'm going to attempt to tidy up the destruction caused by giving Zack empty boxes. He loves ripping them to shreds. I may have to vacuum downstairs again :wave:

ionafan

Evening all.

I second the advice that you should visit your GP now, LW, to record the fact that you were caused considerable pain by the insistence of the assessor that you should sit on a hard chair. I hate bullies!

I have managed to buy the spray and paint that I needed for the ensuite, fill the hole, and give the water stain two coats of the spray. I might have time to finish the painting tomorrow - but if not, it will have to be done on Saturday morning. We're out at a meeting this evening.

Apart from that, I have tidied the study bedroom, cooked two meals and read 5 pages of my book It has been horribly dark all day...

mummyroysof3

Manic Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Clean floors
Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces
Wipe dining table

Extra Mission
Wipe window sills, clean any marks off windows if required
Wipe the front of large appliances

Tuesday Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Vacuum floors
Dusting, even if around everything
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Clean any other glass like mirrors etc

Extra Mission:
Pick one or more of the following tasks –
Give the inside of the front door a wipe
Clean windows and sills in these areas

Wonderful Wednesdays - Master Bedroom & Landing
Remove and wash bed linen.
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Clean windows in these rooms

Thursday Bathroom
Clean floors in these rooms (even if it is around the clutter)
Clean baths, toilets and sinks
Wipe down tiles in bathroom
Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required

Extra mission:
Pick whichever you want to attempt:
Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains etc
Clean/wash the brushes/dust box/filters on the vacuum cleaner (ensure these are dry before using again)
Clean the radiators in these rooms
Towels & Flannels- wash any grimey ones,

Freaky Friday - Frightening Kids Rooms and Spare Rooms
15 minutes clearing clutter!
Spend at least 15 minutes doing something for yourself, whatever that might be
Vacuum floors (even if it's around the rest of the junk)
Strip beds and replace with fresh linen
15 more minutes clearing clutter!
Dusting - all those flat surfaces which have become fuzzy!
Clean window, sill and frame

bossymoo

Hi all,

I'm waaaay behind
A bit "time poor" this week. Paid stuff is just nuts. Finished my homework today though, except printing off two journal pages. Barely had time to think, although did manage time for a :coffee: with my mother earlier.

Laundry is piling up, dust is weaving itself into long strings of bunny ears, and we are generally grubby. Had to treat us all as I think DD may have had threadworm :eek: poor little moo. Hence the laundry - beds changed but need to get all bedding and towels on hot washes tomorrow and give everywhere upstairs a thorough clean.

I've about a thousand things on my to-do list ranging from party-planning to teeth extraction to car going in garage to meetings with social workers (not for us!).

Also growled at school this morning. Walking through the gates we were told in a rather cheery voice "children going straight in this morning, it's very icy". Lovely, thinks I. But not the little reception kids? So we are stood outside, the smallest ones freezing their bits off, and I can see other parents leaving school as their kids are already in. So we take DS round the other side, sure enough, they are all in class. In he goes. So KS1 and above don't need to stand out in the ice on a morning, just the babies :mad:
I told the office it was bl00dy ridiculous, and the TA too - said she should have opened the doors, even if they didn't hear the tannoy, they all arrived to school in a hard frost, they all knew how cold it was. Gah. There is no sense sometimes...
/rant


Right - I better sort my huuuuggge list for tomorrow - although I need a few party bits from the pound shop which I'll visit first.

LW I'm raging on your behalf! How dare she? Gah.