Weekly Flylady Thread 10th September 2007

shell2001

Hello happy, we were all wondering where you had got too. Good to see you back.

DD1 dropped at school - pick up 3.15pm
DD2 asleep in buggy - Yeah!
Me about to put kettle on and force myself to do some ironing

DD1 bit gutted she is not at school tomorrow. Not sure why but she had a morning session Wed, pm session today, tomorrow off and full time from Monday - is there any benefit to this? Just seems to have confussed my DD1 but so glad she is enjoying it!

I really DONT want to do the ironing, maybe if I sort through the piles it will be mainly undies and just a little bit - I know I am kidding myself here!

Right choc fairy cake, cuppa, [EMAIL="!!!!py"]!!!!py[/EMAIL] telly and then ironing!

piggybankrupt

Hi all

Not posted for a few weeks but kept up with all the posts and done quite well with flying over the summer.

I'm in the 'refreshers' club with you waiting eagerly for news of the new flybaby.

All those of you with stroppy teenagers this week please please give them a hug & a kiss today. No, I haven't gone raving mad - I have just taken DS (14) to his friends funeral this afternoon. She was 13 years old and just died in her sleep 2 weeks ago. I thought my heart would break as I watched the white horsedrawn carraige carrying a way too small looking white coffin. Please, please, put all your differences aside and give them a big hug & kiss.
They still don't know why she died - went to bed in fine spirits and never woke up.

Sorry for bringing sad news, but it just makes you think when you are at the end of your tether with your own kids.

Anyway - looking forward to news of Jill's baby to bring light back into the world.

nearlynewbie

Hi Happy athome baby steps are very good
Maralum-hope youfeel better for a little nap
Thursday Bathroom and Study/Pc Area

Level One
[strike]Clean floors in these rooms (even if it is around the clutter[/strike])
Level Two
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Clean baths, toilets and sinks
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!! (baby wipes are fantastic for this!!)
Wipe keyboard and mouse (these usually have more germs on than your toilet so important).. And your house phone.. they must be just as vile..
[/strike]Level Three
[strike]
Clear clutter from floor
Wipe down tiles in bathroom
[/strike]
[strike]Clean shower screen/curtain if you have one/if required [/strike]washed it last week
Clean the brushes/dust box/filters on the vacuum cleaner!!!! .. make sure they are completely dry before using it though.. I don’t want anyone electrocuted!!
Extra mission:
Pick whichever you want to attempt

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• Sort through those half empty bottles or ones with only a dribble left and decant into one bottle and recycle the rest!!
• [/strike][strike]Wash your bathroom mats[/strike][strike]Sort a wardrobe or part of, a drawer or set of drawers making sure it has what needs to be in it and any 'extras' are put where they should be[/strike]Spend 15 minutes shining mirrors and picture frames!
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  • How is the ironing challenge going?? 30 minutes.. are we keeping up??
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  • I have finished- the ironing basket is empty!!(not for long however)

Need paperwork challenge now.- so much!!

• 30 minutes paperwork
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• do list above
• finish washing coats- do you think I could dye DS3 old blue coat black for secondary school?
• dye hair
• make lasgana
• [/strike]make tomorrow's tea(out at work tomorrow and DH has invited guests)
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• put up last of net curtains that IIwashed earlier in the week
• [/strike]15 minutes garden
• 15 minutes DH study
• prep for session next week at church (30 minutes perhaps)

piggybankrupt that's very sobering- how is your DS.? Going to give all my DKs lots of special time and attention asap.

borderlakland

OMFG

just had a phone call from the H/R manager from work.She was enquiring about when I'll be fit to return to work,wanting to know about what they can do to help me get back to work(i nearly sugested come and pick me up as i can't drive far enough to get there)she wants to come roung to MY house tomorrow about 11 with checkout manager to discuss things!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did tell her bout osteopath etc but stillwants to come.Think its all part of tesco"caring for our staff"policy.The personal touch. caring my @#se.
god I'm so peed off.
apart from anything I was suposed to be going out with OH tom.grrrr
think I'm gonna have to get OH and kids helping with some flying later.not having that snooty woman thinking i live in a hovel.I can't believe how behind things have got in 2 days.

piggybankrupt

He & his mates are all shell shocked. They think they're invincible. His best friend is her cousin & he's being a pallbearer. I can't imagine how you cope with carrying a coffin at 14 - not sure I agree with it really but it's up to the family. She had a bit of a thing for my DS & the day of the night she died she must have phoned our house for him at least 6 times in an hour and was always popping round to see if he was in. He wasn't interested in a relationship but socialised quite a lot with her & is really quite upset ( well as much as a 14yr old boy lets on). I always check on my 7 yr old DD in the night but never on DS or DD (17) - but I have done since this happened. I have found that he rings home loads at the moment if he's out and keeps ringing my mobile when I'm out so it has obviously affected him.

tracyg

Piggybankrupt totally agree with what you've said, its something brought home to me by losing people and yesterday for the smallest second I got annoyed my DS (11mths) wanted to sunggle and fall asleep laid on me because it meant I could get nothing done and then thought how much I should cherish moments like that. It was lovely to cuddle him as hes hardly ever still. I can't imagne what her family is going through, hope your DS is okay.

Well, nothing to say really, just come home to put DS to bed - still grumpy and not quite right, sure its more teeth - and let dogs out. Going back to my mums later for tea and taking cousin shopping for an outfit for BIL's 30th surprise party. Done a few bits, DW empited, WM finished and pegged out, recycling out, kitchen S&S. Might go and wipe kitchen floor as its a bit grim and need to patch in top floor tv.

Right, will do a 30mins challenge I think and then DS should be thinking about waking up. Xx

lil_me

Good news she will take it off the market if we sign a 12 month contract. Bad news I am waiting for a call to confirm what the rent will be unfurnished to see if we can afford what it'll cost us extra compared to this house so could come down to money. We looked at it this morning and I LOVE IT! Especially the bath and the dishwasher!!!!!!!

Call should be in next 10 minutes when I find out if we can afford it.

Piggybankrupt sorry to hear about the funeral & your son loosing his friend, I lost my best friend when I was 13 and it was heartbreaking.

piggybankrupt

Hope you manage to get the house you want lil-me.

It must have been tough to lose a best friend at 13 - I think girls get really close at that age - I know I saw a lot in school uniform at the funeral today - they looked devastated.

Can my DD1 be the youngest official flylady at 17?. She really got into flying over the summer & has even tidied all the bathroom airing cupboard out - it now looks like it's been 'Anthea'd' with suitably folded towels - and I won't need to buy any toiletries for months with the amount she unearthed -lol.
She appears to be having a love affair with panscrubs & stardrops:rotfl: .
Trouble is she's back at 6th form now so I've lost my partner in [STRIKE]grime[/STRIKE] crime. I don't need pigpen weilding duster of power when I've got her nagging me on which cupboard she thinks should be next:rotfl:

lil_me

JillD had a little GIRL !!!!

Born 6.51pm on the 12th of July. 6lb 5oz and all doing well.

Congratulations to Jill and all the family

SMILING LIKE THIS NOW



(Aswell as Jill's happy news we can afford the house, be tight as it's £35 a week more than we're paying, but I know we can, mainly thanks to what I have learned from this site! So going to fill in some forms tomorrow and just hope landlady accepts us as tenants )

MushyPeas

Yey :j :j :j