Weekly Flylady Thread 12th May 2008

soappie

I've just had a really close look at my toe - and have plastered it up - it looks like I'm going to loose the nail if I'm not careful :eek:

As my hol will involve a lot of walking through fields and things, I'll have to be careful about infection behind the nail. I shall add extra plaster to my Tesco shopping list.

suzieq

Eeeeeek Soappie - nail-less toes make my belly feel funny! Hope it doesn't hurt too much!

Dustykitten

Right HHC successfull so now HH paperwork and computer for me. Think I'll start with the desk before moving onto the mounds on the floor.

DS1 has just sent me an email - he must have ict at school right now - so say cricket is off tonight - one less job for me and makes dinner easier - chicken casserole here tonight with new pots.

aimeelister

Thank you everyone for the hugs. It is surprising how much it means that your virtual friends send them. The support you get here is amazing, and its lovely to think that we all help each other.

lil_me wrote: »

I am guessing you and the BF are getting on better (I think last post you had split up)

Different one! Yes I split up with my previous one. He still lives with me (when hes about and not off around the place visiting people, i've seen him for 30mins in the past 2 weeks) as we left on very good terms. Was since asked out by a friend who since we have been going out in the past 3/4 weeks we have grown amazingly close very quickly. He has been amazing and i cant thank him enough.

Pink Fairy - I cant believe GF mother is like that. I hope your son gets the help he needs. You deserve a medal or 10 for all the help and support you give them.

Soappie - My stomach has turned! Hope it sorts its self out for you. I have previously just removed the toe-nail and given it lots of air. Seems to help lots. Flip flops are the way forward!

suzieq

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

• 37 fling boogie time, go on grab a bag and clear that clutter
• Clean windows in these rooms
• Clear the landing
• Early lunch for DD1
• Take DD1 to pre-school
• [strike]Ring through Tax Credits renewal[/strike]
• Iron and photograph the newborn clothes, ready to bundle and put on Ebay tonight - MUST DO!
• [strike]Buy Andrea's birthday pressie[/strike]
• Pop to Asda & buy butternut squash and boursin for risotto, plus other bits

Thankfully, MIL is having DD1 after pre-school, so I can get some of these jobs done!

Natty68

Morning all, just. I have only just woken up I am afraid. I got up at midnight last night and didn't go back to bed until 5.30am while Dave was pottering around getting ready for work. I've also just realised I left my laptop on too, and I was logged into Facebook. Hope no-one thought I was being antisocial - I wasn't here..

I have no idea why I couldn't sleep last night, I was absolutely drained last night when I went to bed so I was expecting to go out like a light. If I have another night like that then I think it might be time to go back on the sleeping pills (herbal or script!) for a short while, not that I want to do this.

I have checked emails, written a couple so now it's time to shower and get dressed.

It's raining hard here today, so different from the last couple of days. So I can't have all the windows and doors open - it's coldish outside too

I am going to tackle my ironing pile, otherwise known as Mt Ironmore..it's more like Everest at the moment, I am sure it's breeding in the cupboard..

I have been keeping up with level one of the days, and I am actually finding it hardly any trouble at all. Maybe next week I will venture onto level two..we will see.

skintscotslass

Ouch!!! Thats what I get for being smug and impatient!

I ordered a new thermostat for my freezer which broke down when I was on holiday. I thought I had nothing better to do than change it myself, rather than wait for help. I've managed to change it ok (I think!) but I cant return the freezer to its original position and I've cut my blooming hand in the process. Grrr :mad: The dirt behind the kickboards is incredible. The dust build up on the fridge and freezer grills, yuck. Its a miracle they havent broken down before

taurusgb

I know this isn’t really relevant to the thread (or maybe it is because I can’t even write a list let alone do one because I am so upset), but although I don;t post often I always read the thread and just needed some familiar “faces” to offload on if that’s ok?
My daughter is currently doing AS levels, 3 at a one high school and 1 as a link course at a grammar school. I have been trying ALL THIS SCHOOL YEAR to make someone listen to the problems that have arisen with the link course (Spanish). For a start the grammar school changed their lesson timetable as soon as the school year started so that the lessons did not dovetail with the high school as they had done in previous years, which has meant DD always having to miss either the end of her high school English literature or the beginning of Spanish at grammar school.
Because all the other pupils in her Spanish group attend the grammar school they all have pigeon holes which the grammar school tutor puts information in when she wants to communicate – but never gives the info to DD because “she doesn’t have a pigeon hole and she has forgotten to email it to her”
The Spanish tutor has been absent from at least 30% of all lessons due to meetings, yr 11 exam modules and so on but never tells my DD she won’t be there so not only does DD miss the lesson but she also wastes time walking from one school to another (15 minutes each way).
I have tried over and over again to get the school to sort out the problems but nothing has improved - and if they say they are grateful to me for rasing the issues because they might help them plan better for future pupils again I think I might scream!

Anyway to cut a long story short (there are plenty of other problems with this) today DD was supposed to take her Spanish Oral AS exam. I got a panic phone call 10 minutes before the exam started to say that the Spanish tutor had told DD she didn’t know why she had bothered to turn up because she was doomed to failure as she had not prepared answers to questions for the exam and emailed them to the tutor in advance ....these questions are ones that THAT THE TUTOR SHOULD HAV EMAILED TO HER AND HASN’T!!!!!!. I have raised Hell on the telephone with both schools and they are carrying out an investigation – which is all very well but what about the exam results my DD needs for her university entrance? She can’t have this past year back and her confidence and mood are so low I was really concerned at one point that she might do something awful (dunno what just was overcome with this feeling whilst on the phone to her).
She has gone from a happy girl with 6A*, 5A and 4B grade GCSE’s to someone who feels she has lost everything...oh yes meant to say that when she took on AS levels she took on Geography, English Literature, Chemistry and Spanish, intending to drop Chemistry at A level as it is her weakest subject, but now Spanish won’t be an option and she doesn’t think she will get the grade she needs in chemistry to go to the university she wants – so her whole future is messed up (her words).
I feel so helpless and miserable, so any advice or hugs would be very welcome – thanks for reading.

gunsandbanjos

Had an unsuccessful trip into town to try and get sandals for LO. She is an inbetweeny size:rolleyes:

I have 3 watchers on my ebay item and it only went up last night:D Took pigpens advice and listed it to run over 2 weekends and finish on saturday night.

Just spoke to my brother, he is just back from the game last night and says he smells of beer and wee:eek: NICE:rotfl: Really wish i could have gone, there were nearly 200,000 fans there:D

lil_me

taurus, what an awful situation for you and your daughter, these overlapping systems school say are in place often have issues, might be worth a shout at the LEA also!

Aimee, your life moves so quickly I can't keep up!