Weekly Flylady Thread 2nd January 2017

scottish_lassy

Well half way through all the paperwork sorting, I really regretted even starting. There was no way through but to file, file, file and now it's all done!!!! I feel really virtuous. Not much more flying done, just some sweeping and the dailies.

got a bit of sewing to do now. I needed some waist slips and found a couple in a drawer that I must have had in the 90's when skirts were alot longer. So just going to shorten them and that's me sorted (very MSE)

karcher

atypicalblonde wrote: »

Thanks for your support ladies.

I find saying no hard as I am a helpful person by nature, and I like being busy, but that was just one step too far. If they were in financial difficulty and couldn't afford to send him to nursery I would have said yes in a heartbeat and altered DS pre-school days accordingly, but my SiL alone earns over £150k per annum (she told me when she was drunk on Boxing Day - it makes my eyes water).

Plus I am a bit sore about the fact that I have been left to do all MiLs laundry (whilst she is on holiday I might add - early flight so no time to strip the bed or gather it all together) - MiL has 4 kids, I'm not her child, so why can't someone else (e.g. SiL?!) do it!

Right, I have cheered up now off to S&S something :T

You absolutely did the right thing saying no.

Why would you SiL possibly think you would look after her child, when you are paying for childcare for your own little one so you can work? Especially when she earns such a huge wage. It seems she is taking advantage of your kind, helpful nature..along with all you do for her mother. Jeez I'm angry for you. Let her sulk I say.

Good evening all. Hope you don't mind me de-lurking

I've had a very busy, difficult day at work after a very bad nights sleep and waking very early. I am now exhausted.
Nothing done here other than washing up, a load of washing hung up and dried stuff put away...but I did dust, hoover, mop the floors and clean the bathroom yesterday, so not all bad.

loudmouth

Honey_Bear wrote: »

Welcome Mrs MoneyPimp! :wave: Whatever you get done is an achievement and if you don't wear yourself out you'll be ready to do a bit more tomorrow. Little and often definitely works.



Anyone else feel the urge to slap ATB's high-earning sister-in-law for her? It's good to know you're trusted but Oh Dear!



Soz for aging you by nine months. Does your daughter fully understand that you could have decided not to have any more skids, in which case she wouldn't exist? All teenagers are embarrassed by their mothers, your age is just an excuse. She'll grow up eventually and blossom into the lovely person she's keeping captive behind all that eye-rolling and those sighs. Flyladies think you're fabby just as you are. Well done on the NSDs since Christmas Eve.

Must dust and then run the Dyson's battery flat sucking up dog hair so the place looks cleanish.

Aww thanks Honey, I think she thinks I was never her age! I would hate to be her age nowadays it must be hard social media and all that. Dramas at school I could walk away from in my day. Now with Facebook and all those other groups they belong to,dramas go on when she is suppose to be chilling.

Mumof2_2

Lovely to see you posting, not lurking Karcher!

Just taken down all the Christmas decorations and S vacuumed the stairs for me 15 mins ago and we both hung the washing on the airer. I wonder which little chap is going for the 'Helping Hands' award at school!!

loudmouth

LameWolf wrote: »

Mumof2 I hope poor S is a little more settled today; I do so sympathise, I used to dread going back to school - but then I dreaded being at home if my father was in, too. Confidence vibes for your young man.
I knew I'd like you.... I regularly team a red top with a purple skirt. Both are a sort of velvety material, and the skirt is ankle-length (I rarely wear anything shorter).:D
Fling, fling, flingetty fling! :rotfl:

Most of the lounge has already been done, and we have no stairs, so I've been Flying off-piste today, and steam-cleaned the bathroom suite and the bath-lift.

Also been into town for meds (predictably, the script for morphine tablets wasn't ready, but Mr LW was told it will be tomorrow afternoon); visited the F&V stall and got two HUGE cloth bags full of produce for a fiver; and a quick stop in Morries for Mr LW's cholesterol-busting yogurt drinks.

A puzzle for you all: Why is morphine sulphate in tablet form classed as a Controlled drug, but morphine sulphate in liquid form isn't? I have them both - the tablets are sustained release, the liquid is for what they term "breakthrough pain" and is in a sugar syrup in order that it will act quickly. It just seems strange to me - the active ingredient is the same drug, but one I have a heck of a job getting, and have to sign my life away each time, the other is as readily available on request as all my other meds. :think:

I would describe myself as a decrepit ageing old hippy who try's to be chic but failing miserably! I fell in love with velvet in my youth when I bought a fab pair of loon pants in purple! I wore with a lovely crochet shawl. My girls howl laughing at my tales of what I wore in the 70's!

loudmouth

gilly1964 wrote: »

Loudmouth


I am the eldest child of older parents, mum and dad were 43 when I was born, 45 when my brother was born.


Yes it was difficult being dropped off and people thinking they were grandparents, not parents. This was even more so, when Mum died very young and Dad was a single parent to a 7 and 5 year old.


Sometimes I did get embarrassed by Dad trying to do things that his body couldn't, playing football with my brother in the park was one but .... no matter what ..... I loved him and knew he loved us even though he was not a tactile person.


I suppose what I am trying to say is she may feel embarrassed, but it probably feels more like strange than embarrassing, that you are a similar age to friends grandparents, but I am sure she loves you and her Dad no matter what

Gilly, Thank you for sharing that, it helps a lot. Hopefully I will be around long enough to get her through university or what ever path she decides to take. it is a lot harder bringing children up no then when my eldest was born.

Biscuit_monster

Hi all,

Before paid stuff this morning I did manage level ones from Monday and Tuesday, WM and DW on, bog and sink swished and swiped.
It has been a long long day at work, and I've run out of energy. Children are back to school tomorrow, so I've still got to iron their uniform etc, plus walk the dog, edit the shopping order (bit of meal planning hopefully) and tidy the kitchen up (again).
Then I will probably collapse in a heap.

ATB well done for saying no to SIL. I am in a childcare situation with my friend, and although at the time I willingly entered into it, I had no idea I would still be at it three years later. I don't mind helping people out when they are in a bind, but I think sometimes people can take advantage. "No" is a word I don't use enough!

Right. Best get these children to bed.

bossymoo

Evening!

Glad your DH is supporting you ATB and remember you don't have to give reasons for why you can't / won't run around after someone. A simple "not able to, sorry" like its the most natural thing in the world should suffice! On another note, be aware there has been a spate of local van break ins - not sure what line of work you and DH are in but just in case you have a van. They are wrenching the bloody sides off them to get in! Keep valuables locked indoors overnight xx

Crikey it's windy! Just heard a clunk outside (or was it upstairs?)

Anyway, I did fling the tat, I was just musing over sorting it into bin / recycle / donate. Whatever, tis out of the kitchen which is sparkling again, still haven't done the floor :eek:

Just given the squeaks their beds, aww, they are shuffling around arranging them and deciding who is lazing on which. I think girl piggie is pulling one under the wooden arch and boy piggie is trying to get his in the cat tunnel. Bless em.

Need to make some lunch for tomorrow - back to college

YORKSHIRELASS

Hi all

Gosh lots going on, nice to see new people around and the thread so busy. Loudmouth teenagers are funny things, mine think I am ancient and I was only 26 when I had DS1.

atb I find it hard to say no, wish I was different but there you are. I had a friend who agreed to look after her baby niece and it was far more difficult than she thought, it caused all sorts of problems.

Paid stuff done (x2), kitchen and bathroom swished, kitchen floor hoovered and washed. DS1 has put a load of his own washing in, could have made it up to a full load with some other family washing but I cant knock him for doing it.

Feet up now.

mrs-moneypenny

ATB I'm in total agreement with everyone else re your sil, she is decpfinetly trying to take the proverbial. Glad to hear that your Dh is full support of you in the situation.

Bossy well done for getting shot of it all

Mumof2 glad S had a good day

Valli glad you are getting your car back tomorrow.

Hope everyone is as well as can be.

Dh commented the kitchen looks bigger so I must have done something right in there.

Going to box the deccys now