Weekly Flylady Thread 24th March 2008

pigpen

Right.. caught up.. kind of!

We are feeding everyone and looning off to B'n'Q.. I want 2 rolls of wallpaper.. a tin of paint and.. wallpaper paste.. then pets at home for some bunny food.. then dunelm for some fabric for the curtains for the middle room.. best measure up actually.. I am having a draught excluder as well seeing as the corner of the door is missing.. we need new doors but finances being what they are those will have to wait a while!

Tiddles finger finally stopped bleeding!! Though it is very bruised and sore and weeping still.. she has been bathed.. .. so her hair is all noodley.

Where is my list? I have bits to cross off!

JillD_2

julie - for your mate - no idea re milk but my DS was mega fussy on proper food from 15 months til about 4. When he was 2 1/2 I was at end of my tether and got advice from HV. Your mate's boy is prob a bit too young for a lot of it but one thing that helpe my DS was to be involved in food preparation. V messy etc but it did get him to eat more.
So like he would help by:
- whisking the egg for scrambled egg (well stirring with a fork LOL)
- scraping beans out of tin into pan (under my supervision of course)
- sprinkling toppings on pizza
- getting the fishfingers out of the box and placing on the grillpan
For lunch he would have a sandwich which was basically I would give him two bits of bread some chopped ham and grated cheese, a dollop of marg on the side and a plastic knife and let him do it himself. Badly of course. And he usually just ate the marg without even spreading it yuck but some of it went in.
If there are things he def likes then perhaps just stick to those for a while and not get too hung up on variety. Small portions so he isnt intimidated by whats on the plate. We found that if he ate a tiny portion and we heaped on the praise that would help and he may even ask for more.
HTH
Jill

pigpen

Tuesdays dailies..

[strike]WM
DW
TD
BM
fold and put away clean laundry[/strike]
Post ebay stuff.. queue was too long!
[strike]BnQ for.. wallpaper, paste, bathroom shelves,[/strike] silver paint (boys room) [strike]
and a curtain track
pets at home .. bunny food.
dunelm.. fabric to match wallpaper for curtains and draught excluder! and maybe a few cushions.
Wool shop.. wool for Smokey's blanket and old croak blanket too
empty some more of the middle room[/strike] tubs of toys have gone upstairs this morning.. there is very little left in there now.. camera on charge!

Killer Kitchen - Monday
[strike]Up to 5 ebay items listed![/strike] did 30.. one has sold already!
Extras

• Clean oven/hob if you must.. *rolls eyes*
• HHI ..
• Clean windows and sills
• treat the pets for fleas!!!

Mad Tuesday - Living room, Hallway, Stairs
Level One
remove clutter from [strike]floors[/strike], chairs and fireplace
[strike]Don't forget your 5 ebay items[/strike]
Level Two
Vacuum floors and sofas
Sort that under stair cupboard..
[strike]Dust those flat fluffy surfaces[/strike]
Level Three
Vacuum under the furniture you can move
Clean windows, pictures, mirrors etc.
Clear a hotspot
Vacuum hall and stairs
Extras

• Wipe woodwork in the hall and stairs
• Wipe front door.. inside and out!
• [STRIKE]I think the children who have been most helpful today should decide what you are having for dinner.. and that doesn't mean a takeaway.. we will consider that for the weekend if you are doing a fabulous job!!! Maybe if they are big enough they can help or better still cook for you!![/STRIKE]

Childrens list.

1. Sort out all the shoes..
2. Oh.. I think you'll like this.. everyone gets a carrier bag.. and spends 5 minutes running all over the house putting rubbish in it..
3. [strike]Pick up all your own things from the front room and put them away in their homes [/strike]
4. [strike]Water any plants in the house.. [/strike]
5. If you are a bigger little person could you vacuum the floors once they are clear of stuff?

JillD_2

ok have
tidied upstairs
put laundry away
put a wash on
put nappies out in bin

am going to do HHE while LO asleep

ChasingButterflies

Juliejim - fruit salad will keep for a couple of days in the fridge, cheese cut into sticks, cream cheese and breadsticks/or carrot batons. Cheese on toast. Sorry they were just off the top of my head.

dd1 was especially bad with "eating" and would happily graze all day rather than eat set meals. She would also drink loads of milk (or fruit juice) imho this was because it required no effort (i.e. chewing, holding fork etc) for her to feel "full" We curtailed her milk intake to whatever the recommended limit was back then and she started to feel hungry and made more of an effort to eat.

dd2 was similar however I managed to get into the habit of letting them all "help" making supper even if it was just putting some grated cheese on top of a cannilloni, swishing the tomato sauce on a pizza base, choosing some fruit for the fruit salad. I think the "interaction" with food helps a bit - i.e. the 1st few times I made HM pizza the little people hated it - it wasn't the overprocessed junk they liked :rolleyes: So one day I set up a bunch of bowls gave them all a base each and let them choose what went on top of their pizza. That night they were all "delicious" and eaten with minimal fuss (there is always fuss!)

oh gosh I bleathering on hope somethig in there is useful - although I do remember that ds who ate well as a baby and eats well now was a nightmare with food around the age of 2... when he was getting to grips with the whole asserting himself thing...

ETA - they ALL would eat yougurts like there was no tomorrow - the same as milk - no effort and full tummy. lo still askes for milk at bedtime (in bed!) big girl by day and telling me she is a baby at night! (and the reason she askes for it is because she is "hungry" - she is learning to eat more at suppertime and has a big breakfast...)

Pollybear

Just spent 20 minutes in the garden, cut the grass back and front and swept up. Looks better but it really set my cough off. I'm hot and breathless now and not in a good way!

Daisydoll

Right I have been a busy bee this morning...have been cleaning like mad but am still not dressed:o In an attempt to name and shame myslef(or give me a kick up the !!!!) I have done some before and after pics......might show you later if I'm feeling brave!


Killer Kitchen - Monday
Level One
[strike]Clear and wipe work surfaces
[/strike]Up to 5 ebay items listed!
Level Two
[strike]Sweep and Mop the floor
[/strike][strike]Wipe the cupboards, appliances and all those manky corners!!
[/strike]Level Three
Defrost the freezer if needed!!
[strike]Wipe over all those small appliances.. don't forget the inside of the microwave!
[/strike]Wipe out the gicky parts of the fridge and have a quick check for what needs restocking.. I have locusts off school!!
Extras

• [strike] Clean oven/hob if you must.. *rolls eyes* [/strike]
• HHI ..
• [strike] Clean windows and sills [/strike]
  
• treat the pets for fleas!!! This is prime time for them to be developing an infestation.. the last thing you need in your house! .. left on in case you were lazy like me and missed this!
• Go play a game with the children who have helped you today!!

Mad Tuesday - Living room, Hallway, Stairs
Level One
[strike]remove clutter from floors, chairs and fireplace
[/strike]Don't forget your 5 ebay items
Level Two
[strike]Vacuum floors and sofas
[/strike]Sort that under stair cupboard.. make sure evrything is in tidily rather than thrown from a great distance!
[strike]Dust those flat fluffy surfaces
[/strike]
Level Three
[strike]Vacuum under the furniture you can move
[/strike][strike]Clean windows, pictures, mirrors etc[/strike]
Clear a hotspot
[strike]Vacuum hall and stairs
[/strike]Extras

• Wipe woodwork in the hall and stairs
• Wipe front door.. inside and out!
• I think the children who have been most helpful today should decide what you are having for dinner.. and that doesn't mean a takeaway.. we will consider that for the weekend if you are doing a fabulous job!!! Maybe if they are big enough they can help or better still cook for you!!

Sharon_1970_2

juliejim wrote: »

ORF is Operation Red Fiat - Soappie has a camera trained on her drive at home to find out who has been parking on it while she is at work. Some of the flyladies access this over the web and watch what's going on. So you may read ORF updates or Buster (which is soappie's name for the camera) throughout the day!

OMG the sheer nerve of some people!! Thanks for letting me know what it is though

Sharon_1970_2

Wooohooo Can I have a Dog Biscuit please??

Mad Tuesday - Living room, Hallway, Stairs
Level One
[strike]remove clutter from floors, chairs and fireplace
Don't forget your 5 ebay items
[/strike]Level Two
[strike]Vacuum floors and sofas
Sort that under stair cupboard.. make sure evrything is in tidily rather than thrown from a great distance!
Dust those flat fluffy surfaces
[/strike]Level Three
[strike]Vacuum under the furniture you can move
Clean windows, pictures, mirrors etc.
Clear a hotspot
Vacuum hall and stairs
[/strike]
Extras

• [strike]Wipe woodwork in the hall and stairs[/strike][strike]
• Wipe front door.. inside and out!
• I think the children who have been most helpful today should decide what you are having for dinner.. and that doesn't mean a takeaway.. we will consider that for the weekend if you are doing a fabulous job!!! Maybe if they are big enough they can help or better still cook for you!![/strike] - They have decided on build your own pizza

Childrens list.

1. [strike]Sort out all the shoes.. make sure there are 2 of them all and put them nicely on the shelf or in the box. Encourage the person who has the most to get rid of a few pairs they never wear!
   
2. [/strike]Oh.. I think you'll like this.. everyone gets a carrier bag.. and spends 5 mintues running all over the house putting rubbish in it.. not other peoples things just rubbish, scrappy papers, junk mail, used envelopes and things like that.. after 5 minutes we weigh all the bags and see who has the heaviest bag. The winner gets a treat (and so does everyone else!)
3. [strike]Pick up all your own things from the front room and put them away in their homes[/strike]
   
4. [strike]Water any plants in the house.. I always forget so this is my childrens job usually[/strike].
   
5. [strike]If you are a bigger little person could you vacuum the floors once they are clear of stuff[/strike]

juliejim

Thanks for the suggestions CB and Jill, will suggest them to her and see how she gets on. He's always had this problem but now it looks like he can't have milk it's making it worse as she can't get any goodness into him that way.