Weekly Flylady Thread 1st October 2007

ShirleyPark_2

Right I am determined to get most of this list done by the end of the weekend. I have all of tomorrow afternoon, evening and all of sunday to get it done. I am sick of all the plaster dust and stuff all crammed into a couple of rooms so that the plasterer could come in.

Manic Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Clean floors - will do this after the plasterer has been
don't forget those kick boards..
Check those washing machine filters and drawers for ickiness!! Tumble dryer and dishwasher filters need to be done too!!
Clean oven if you didn't do it last week

Tuesday Living Room, Hall and Stairs
Vacuum sofas
Dusting, even if around everything
Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
Wipe light switches, sockets (make sure they are not switched on!!) and banister
Tidy shoes, coats and bags .. wash any that need washing in preparation for cold weather!! See if there are any that don't fit, past their best or just plain uncomfy which could leave the house!
Extra Mission:
Pick one or more of the following tasks –
Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
Clean a window or two.
[strike]Get yourself a bag or box, go around collecting things that are not in the place they should be[/strike], then put them back where they should be, or better still give them to their owners to put away themselves
Deep Clean Challenge
Clean light fittings, skirtings even the ones behind furniture. Clean fire-surrounds. Wipe sofa's down. Clear as may hotspots as you can.. see if you can get it all into one pile instead of 15!!!

Wednesday, Master Bedroom & Landing
Check fire alarms are working
Remove and wash bed linen.
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum mattress before replacing with fresh linen.
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort one area of clothes or linen storage making sure only what should be in there is, anything that's had it's day or doesn't belong there is removed
Clean windows in these rooms
Check house for places where draughts are getting in.. doors, windows etc and see if there are ways to stop it!

Thursday Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Extra mission:
Pick whichever you want to attempt:

• grab a binbag and fill it with stuff to leave the house.. rubbish or charity shop or to donate to a friend!

Deep Clean Challenge
Pull out the pc and desk and clear under and behind it.. how much money did you find? (I found a £2.50 postal order! and 12p)
clean windows, hang up clean nets and draught-proof curtains and any table cloths/throws or other dust and grot gathering bits of fabric!
Wipe sticky and dirty marks off the walls and doors.

WEEKEND Frolics

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• Make a christmas present list .. do it on the pc so you don't lose it!
• change draw curtains for your winter set.. wash summer ones and put away.. or add linnigs to keep out draughts!
• Change any bedding you didn't get chance to do over the week!
• Fill a binbag of things to get rid of.. charity/bin etc
• check you have christmas cards and presents sorted for those friends/family overseas which will need posting soon!!
• Vacuum some of those places that you missed during the week, or worse, miss every week!!.
• Do a D.I.Y. job, fix something you've been putting off forever!!

My List for the week
Make a christmas card list .. do it on the pc so you don't lose it! Make a note of posting dates for friends/family overseas! - while doing it, check birthday's left for this year
Sort out bills
Sort paperwork in study - started
Finish sorting out the storage cupboard
Order extra doors for rat cage
Contact mortgage guy as to why there is an admin fee
Determine which elec / gas supplier to use
reload dishwasher - again!

LJD1_2

Hiya
Some advice needed please. DS is having some problems with another boy at school and I know some of you will have good advice as to what I should do. They've been in the same class since they started school and are in year 2. Today I went to pick DS up and he had one of the standard 'head injury' letters in his bag. This other child had rugby tackled him and DS had banged his head on a wall, he has quite a lump on his head. This isn't the first time the other boy has hurt him. The other boy is always getting into trouble for being naughty. The problem is my son says he doesn't like being hurt but does keep choosing to play with the boy. I've already told his teacher there's a problem between the two of them as there was last year. What do I do? Do I go in and complain again? Do I just put it down to an accident? I honestly don't think it's bullying but that this other child just takes things too far. Help, please! xx

pigpen

I'd go in and say I wasn't happy and ask if they could supervise the two of them playing together a little closer.. or else face the wrath of the psychopathic mothers brigade!

LJD1_2

pigpen wrote: »

I'd go in and say I wasn't happy and ask if they could supervise the two of them playing together a little closer.. or else face the wrath of the psychopathic mothers brigade!

Thanks pigpen....I think they're so sick of the sight of me they'll give them one on one supervision. I just wanted to know I wasn't being unreasonable not thinking it's normal for my son to come home with so many lumps and bumps. I'm helping out on Monday and will have a word with the teacher xx

Dustykitten

LJD did the letter just say bump on head?As far as I know our school ask the kid how they got hurt and if there is any 'foul' play then the other child is asked to appologise so that they know it is not acceptable. Great you are going in on Monday as it gives such an insight into what is going on. I'd mention it then too.

lil_me

russetred, sounds like it's been one heck of a day for you, some positives in the end of course. Hope your partner finds something else soon.

Put a wash load in (red uniform stuff for DS2) will hopefully get that outside to dry tomorrow as I got one dry outside today and forecast is the same, ish. Got the boys to bed etc.

**Confession time** I've been a lazy bum, I decided stuff it, DP won't be up until after mid day tomorrow so packed one box then thought sod this for a lark, I can pack more in the morning before he gets up, made myself a hot chocolate and plonked myself on the sofa with the Cadbury's Wispa I bought myself earlier.

serena, thank you, so nice of you to think of us when you have so much on your mind, yes excited aswell as exhausted, when I am there I just don't want to come back here, but I know waiting so we can do things properly without mad rushing, aswell as the HUGE declutter we need, it is for the best. Then another motorbike comes over the fields behind us at 10pm and wakes the boys up and I think 'roll on 16 days time!'

LJD1 hope you get it sorted, when my DS1 was in mainstream there was a boy he clashed with from nursery (3 yrs) up until he left this year (8 yrs old), but for some reason they always ended up in the same place at the same time when on the yard etc. Love hate relationship maybe, they were always having violent run ins but never avoided each other. If you're in school Monday will give you a chance to chat with them, might also be worth being nosey and seeing if you can watch them at play time, as you said it might just be that one child takes it too far, see this happen loads in my sons school.

Just got email back from Vauxhall, seems the garage is after my money, they said timing belt on my car is due at 40000 miles (1000 miles time) Vauxhall Tech say 60000! Money grabbing xxxxxxx! Also managed to get the part I wanted for it off ebay, £37 instead of £279 from the dealers There is also a message about the clutch issue with them, suggesting might be able to get it fixed free or discounted rate, will look into that tomorrow! Need of course to call where we got it from and book it in to get the rest of the work it was supposed to have done finished off.

vanilla

Oh lil_me don't tease, a wispa, i haven't seen one yet but i'm waiting and when i do i'll buy every bar i see . Even hubby will and he isn't fussed on chocolate. Enjoy it.

turra21

Hi Pigpen,

Thanks for the list's this week. i've not managed too badly, my place seems more in order now but can you tell me arethe lists the same every week, or do the rooms change round or do we have different tasks within each room?

Sorry for the really stupid question but this hasbeen the prod I needed.
Thanks

liloandstitch

Haven't got anything done since I picked up DS from school at 2:30. I picked up a happy smiling boy and by 2 minutes down the road he was sobbing his heart out - his head and tummy hurt. He then tells me that he fell over at school so now I'm panicing about a head injury! Well I think hes got a bug, hes certainly miserable and grumbly. 2 doses of Calpol later hes asleep, but as he wouldnt let me 5 yards out of his sight, my plan to catch up on flying went out of the window:mad:
Will have to see if I can get anything done this weekend, but as we are at Dh's grandsons birthday BBQ its unlikely. Good job a new week starts every week and I can start again!
On a good point my ebay is up to £53.98 :T :T so all my listing was worthwhile, and that is only 3 items, another 24 to go!!!!!!:eek:
Have a good weekend everyone!! (and Im looking forward to moving rooms round next week:eek: :eek: )
Lilo

lil_me

Wispa was fab local shop (just a tiny village store) is on their second box today, yum yum yum!! I'm not a massive fan of Cadbury's I much prefer Green and Blacks but that Wispa took me back to being a kid again....wonder if my GC budget (and clothing size) will suffer if I pop to Costco and see if they have boxes of them :rotfl: suppose the answer to that one is DEFINATELY! 23 million they're going to make, so after mine and DPs there will be 22999998 left

liloandstitch, if the school were aware of a head injury they should have informed you, I would do as you have, keep an eye on him and see how he goes, if you get worried call NHS direct, hope he feels better by morning.

turra21, lists are similar, but not the same, pigpen's in charge at the mo so it's up to her how things go, she keeps throwing things in to keep people on their toes :rotfl: