Weekly Flylady Thread 28th April 2008

tiamai_d

:T :j yeah!!!!! I have a watcher on one item!!! :rotfl:

Sharon_1970_2

Oh and my list this week? Well I have really truly fallen off the wagon. I think i might have a blitz tonight, either that or a bottle of wine.......hmmmm

Killer Kitchen - Monday
Level One
[strike]Clear and wipe work surfaces
Open the windows and let in the spring[/strike]!
Level Two
[strike]Sweep and Mop the floor
Clean the gacky filters and drawers from DW's, WM's etc
Wipe the cupboard fronts, all the appliances and all those manky corners[/strike]!!
Level Three
Wipe the table, replace cloth if needed
Empty and clean out the fridge.. including the drain hole bit at the back..
Clean oven/hob
[strike]Pick a cupboard and empty and clean it out and replace only what you wish to keep[/strike]!
Extras

• 32 fling boogie!
• HHI ..
• [strike]Clean the grill pan.. if you line it with tin foil it is much easier to do next time[/strike]!!
• Clean windows and sills

Mad Tuesday - Living room, Hallway, Stairs
Level One
[strike]remove clutter from floors, chairs and fireplace
Open the windows and let in some fresh air
[/strike]Level Two
[strike]Vacuum floors and sofas
Wipe and water neglected plants
Dust those flat fluffy surfaces
[/strike]Level Three
Vacuum under the furniture you can move
Clean windows, pictures, mirrors etc.
Change any lightbulbs that need doing!
[strike]Vacuum hall and stairs.. all the way up to the top[/strike]!!!!!
Extras

• Wipe woodwork in the hall and stairs & wipe front door.. inside and out!
• Wash any nets/curtains that need cleaning.. put up fresh ones!
• [strike]Clean out your handbag.. how many receipts[/strike]??
• [strike]15 minutes filing[/strike]

Study or other reception room & bathrooms - Wednesday
Level One
Clear the clutter from all these rooms!!
Ring someone you love just to tell them so.. we never do this enough!
wash any curtains/blinds/mats etc that need doing
Level Two
Vacuum the floors
Clean bath, toilets, shower and sinks
Wipe down the tiles and defragment the pc while doing this.
Level Three
[strike]declutter and dust the pc desk
[/strike]Wipe away cup rings and sticky things
wipe the keyboard, mouse, cables and sockets and suchlike.
Clean the windows.
Extras

• HHI..
• Clear a hotspot
• Degunge around the bottoms of the taps!
• Wipe cupboards and polish mirrors!

Master bedroom & landing -Thursday
Level 1
Check fire alarms are working
Remove and wash bed linen and duvet covers.
Fling open the window and let in the spring!
Level 2
Dust surfaces & make sure no cobwebs..
Vacuum & turn mattress before replacing with fresh linen..
Clean lightshade. And remove dead insects
15 minutes floordrobe clearance
Level 3
Vacuum floors in bedroom and on landing
Sort 10 things from your wardrobe (or someone elses) that you can get rid of.. you WILL have nothing left lol!!
Clear a hotspot.. or spend 15 minutes clearing one.
Extra tasks list, as usual choose one or more

• 33 fling boogie time, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
• Clean windows in these rooms
• Clear a box of clutter from the landing
• Make any necessary phone calls

Childrens/Spare rooms - Friday
Level One
Clear the floor
Spend at least half an hour doing something just for yourself.. a nice bath, a manicure.. just your time! Make that appointment to have your hair done!!
Level Two
strip the beds and wash those sheets.. and any duvets that need doing
Drag the stuff from under the beds and place it in it's proper homes!
Level Three
Vacuum the floor
deweb and fluff the room
clean the windows
Extras

• Wash any curtains/throws/cushions etc that need it
• Wipe sticky marks from walls and doors
• Clean any tv's, pc's playstations in the room
• 15 minutes filing!

nicki_2

tiamai_d wrote: »

:T :j yeah!!!!! I have a watcher on one item!!! :rotfl:

That would be me then :o:o:rotfl::rotfl:

pigpen

oooh.. Sharon it sounds like a good week at your house!! Hopefully the brat wasn't at school because she was in a cell being interviewed.. hey.. we can imagine!! My son was punched in the street by a little !!!!! brat (that is what he called himself.. not something I bandy about!!) when he was 13 and my sister was 17.. the turd itself was 16 and he wound up with 14 months in a young offenders and an ASBO until he is 21.. he was on first name terms with the officer who my stepdad flagged down (it happened outside my mothers house and my sister held this turd down with one hand and my son off him with the other!! She was punched twice in the arm and head and DS1 was punched twice in the face. I'm not telling you that about 8 months ago DS1 saw said turd in the street by himself and kicked 7 bells of the proverbial out of him!!! .. Not so brave when they aren't with a friend, and my son has grown a fair bit since he was 13!!

pigpen

gunsandbanjos wrote: »

Plus they are just full of air pigpen, no real calories

164 each

Sharon_1970_2

pigpen wrote: »

oooh.. Sharon it sounds like a good week at your house!! Hopefully the brat wasn't at school because she was in a cell being interviewed.. hey.. we can imagine!! My son was punched in the street by a little !!!!! brat (that is what he called himself.. not something I bandy about!!) when he was 13 and my sister was 17.. the turd itself was 16 and he wound up with 14 months in a young offenders and an ASBO until he is 21.. he was on first name terms with the officer who my stepdad flagged down (it happened outside my mothers house and my sister held this turd down with one hand and my son off him with the other!! She was punched twice in the arm and head and DS1 was punched twice in the face. I'm not telling you that about 8 months ago DS1 saw said turd in the street by himself and kicked 7 bells of the proverbial out of him!!! .. Not so brave when they aren't with a friend, and my son has grown a fair bit since he was 13!!

There is hope then that something might get done with our problem then too, thanks for that. It's so tough sometimes fighting the system. You gotta ask yourself though what are the parenting skills like and sometimes maybe it is more to do with those than the actual child. Not that I am excusing violent behaviour but if that is all they have grown up around they will model it around their peers. Unfortunately I don't know what the answer is, clearly violence with violence isn't right but then I don't think the softly softly approach works in every circumstance either. I think in a ideal world when a child behaves in the way this one has that it should be a "whole of family" issue and everyone needs addressing, especially as its such an long ongoing problem.

Sharon_1970_2

pigpen wrote: »

164 each

Have a couple of glasses of water thats healthy and will balance out the choocie, at least thats my theory

tiamai_d

nicki wrote: »

That would be me then :o:o:rotfl::rotfl:

LOL!!! :T

Mudbath

Well, at the moment the teachers and head teacher agree with me that the behavioural policy at school isn't working. now, didn't i tell them that in my letter. they agree with everything that i say but as of yet they don't know how to tackle it. they say the problem is parents who don't support their kids or the school. exclusion isn't an option due to new guidelines. i pointed out that children with behavioural issues (and by this i mean the kids who are just plain naughty for the hell of it) are supported to the detriment of children like mine. he told me all children were supported. i think not. i asked if my child was safe in class and was told that he liked to think so. when i pointed out issues of violence and one child in dd's class he wasn't aware of the violence. give me a break.

i'd suggest the main issue is that children get away with murder and don't have to face the consequences of what they do but, hey, i'm just a mother.

i'm making phone calls in the morning to go visit some other schools. now to read the thread xx

pigpen

Mudbath.. suggest to the head teaacher he goes to other schools to see how they deal with it and what practical exercises they have in place for misbehaviour. Surely there is a school in the area which they can call upon?

Ours have 'Restorative Practice' (load of the proverbial bull excretia but ti works!) they also have a 'good behaviour booklet' .. ALL the children get a stamo at the end of they day for being well behaved and when their booklet is filled they get a small prize.. a sparkly pencil or novelty rubber or similar. The children are given 2 warnings then sent to another class WITH some work to do.. usually sent to the 'scary teacher' If they are having to be sent out often they are given one of the behaviour books to do each week.. one stamp for the morning and one for the afternoon at the end of the week if they have all 10 stamps they get a treat.. Parents are reported to on a daily basis and if they don't collect the child/ren a letter is sent home or the head rings them... depending on the behaviour of the child and the literacy of the parent.... we have had a few who cannot read. Oddly it appears to be mainly the children of the more well off families that are the worst behaved!!

The LEA should also have a section they can call on for advice and ideas of strategies to deal with it!

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