FLYING week beginning October 4th!

[wendyhappysmile]

Morning all

had a depressing morning.
fridge is cleaned out, but dd in a foul mood. Picking fights, trying to get me to take her swimming (she is meant to be ill admitted she was trying to make me cry refusing to do anything with me - books games drawing - nil, but following me round the house whining and crying.

Luckily I'm not under any pressure - I have to keep remembering this - I don't need to get anywhere, do anything in particular, but she clearly is and it's not just now (when dh is ill) but all the time - feels like that way for last five years ..how can I reboot our bad "dynamic" for want of a better word?? Any pyschotherapists out there?
Where is Nutty when you need her?

Might try sending her back to school this afternoon, but she seems genuinely ill just to confuse things...

the usual storm in a a teacup! Dd has now gone back to school for the afternoon as she was desperate to do PE and Gaelic football, followed by swimming. She claimed her sore throat was almost gone She also drew a beautiful picture of a poodle in a bad mood for me
I give up , and tomorrow I have to take ds2 back to the ed pysch..wish me luck with my demented family..

now to do some more chores

Maybe they can analyse 2 for the price of 1 swan .

Hi EV/Tonto - how's it going?

jas hope you were 'company ready'!

To do:
laundry
wash up
ds/dd competition
xmas list / work out budget

I'm all ready. Guests are running late and still not here. Grr

Kids are in for a late night I think. We'll be eating at Ds' bedtime.

Good afternoon all.

I sympathise swan. Sorry I have no advice whatsoever. I don't know if I'm managing very well with my own dcs atm and, to be fair, apart from occasional dippiness, ds is a doddle. I might not be saying that soon as I'm going to be helping him to learn to drive. He turns 17 shortly. Yikes!
I've missed something. Why did you say it's not fair that I'm hoovering out the car? Is it a cop out for cleaning the oven or whatever the day's task really is?

Aw, thanks Jas.

Simply - in your era I would have been Satin or FGS - cant quite remember.

Scatty - I'm fine thanks. Although DDs (6 and 3) playing up a bit tonight...just because they can

I'm a bit out of the loop with Flylady and must confess I have recently got a cleaner as I'm working part-time now. It will help get the basics done and hopefully mean I can finally start getting rid of some of the crap we have accumulated with the kids.

simply goodness, that's a lot of bedmaking!
the hoovering thing was merely a reference to the fact that you had moved on from indoor hoovering to the higher realm of car hoovering (which I think I manage about once a year, if that)

children are asleep now,that's all I can say. According to dh they were not in a good mood at bedtime.
I went to PTA after long absence, quite fun really, the magic of Xmas Fair and all that...I feel quite enthusiastic about Xmas suddenly - much discussion about there needed to be TWO SANTAs so he could work in shifts..

MNTotoro I did use to have a cleaning lady a very long time ago when the twins were little, and the strange thing was...it was terribly stressful. Possibly because the house was so disorganised. I could never let her in half the rooms. I used to rush around like mad cleaning/sorting the house before she came, and then there was never much for her to do I think the end I used to ask the cleaning lady to sit with the twins so that I could clean the house myself.
All very strange. I'm sure you are much better at making the most of the help.

Bore da! Good morning!

I was woken up by dh's snoring last night and I had two things going round and round in my head until I managed to sleep again. One was trying to work out EV's old identity! I didn't manage it so I'm going to do some searching so that I know who I'm talking to.

swan I get it now! We'd taken my car on hols in the summer and I hadn't cleaned it inside since then so it was really dirty. I like doing outdoor stuff as my dog plays ball at the same time. I also count it as exercise which is handy when I'm deciding whether or not I can have a glass of wine in the evening.

Right. Today's jobs:-
~ paperwork
~ ironing
~ laundry
~ maybe something outdoors if I can find something.

See you later when I can report on progress.

Hello. Please could I stay a while?

I'm a SAHM whose ds1 has just started school nursery and my cleaning routines have gone to pot since .

Please help me to find the true path!

To do before 11.15am...

• kitchen cleared and dishwasher loaded
• washing pile tackled
• sink cleaned (it's mocking me now)
• downstairs hoovered and kitchen floor swept.

(praying that ds2 sleeps that long)

Hi funtimes Jump right in!
Our bible is this Routines and this
Mission but like all good religons some of us sin and have to take confession but we are a strange cult and tolerant all sorts of things ha!ha!
Right can't stop here and chat things to do people to see!
My Ds's 6th Birthday and I have done nothing towards it
List later and I must crack on I've been on the 'CB' threads too long

Thanks .

I'm doing OK so far.

• kitchen cleared and dishwasher loaded dw loaded but needed to tackle the rest
• washing pile tackled first load in and the rest sorted into piles
• sink cleaned (it's mocking me now) done
• downstairs hoovered and kitchen floor swept.

Oh! don't tell me about it I will waste more time on that one
Here is my sensible list.
I'm not very good at planing ahead re parties Why did I think it was a good idea to make the party cake
Things to do list
Put DS linen in the Washing machine
Make beds
Shopping list
Lay party table now!
Make Big Bowl Jelly
Get jars out of shed
Shopping
Fill jars with sweets & toy (instead of party bags!) x6
Lay the party table make the Birthday Cake !!!!!!!!!!!!
I think that?s enough! Otherwise it will go wrong!

Swan - lol @ cleaning for cleaner. I think we'll be fine as I know her already and we can work together :)

funtimewincies - welcome :) I am a long time follower of flylady but have only just come back here after quite a long absence.

I have just had 3 fillings. Can I have some sympathy please?

never had a filling but I'm guessing you need sympathy, EV!
welcome funtimewincies just keep trying to do the routines all else will fall into place
Nutty good luck with party!

I'm shattered today, too much crammed into one day yesterday and my SPD thing is hurting. Oh well, only dancing to go to after school, nice easy day.

To do
Washing and out done
ironing
tidy up toys in conservatory
make dinner and lunch
dancing class
bins done
clear out fridge done

BBL

Totoro You have my sympathy
Things to do list
Put DS linen in the Washing machineDone
Make beds done
Rubbish out DONE
Coats put in place Done (all hanging around and collecting dust)
Shopping list
Lay party table now! DONE
Make Big Bowl Jelly *DONE
Get jars out of shed
Shopping
Fill jars with sweets & toy (instead of party bags!) x6
Make the Birthday Cake

Thank you. Mouth still numb

Ouch, buckets of sympathy to you.

wow - you've never had a filling Wendy believe me you have missed nothing
Much sympathy from me MM- I've had lots, such a relief to know problem sorted though..

back from CAMHS(sp?)for ds2's assessment. He was assessed for "wiring" problems. He is a "6". Asperger's is rated as a "7" Autism would be a "10" - so he has no formal diagnosis of Asperger's, but is borderline. That's fine
Except they now won't provide any help with his acknowledged "wiring" problems. Except say the school should provide a nurturing policy. Ahem. Looking forward to that then

He's gone back to school, in an excellent mood - so easy to deal with compared to poor ddd

Nutty have a wonderful birthday party, I like your jar idea. I bet you are very good at making people feel at home!

funtime welcome - sorry to plunge you into my domestic detail

LOL the Birthday Cake Nuttyit does do one's head in doesn't it. One of the things I love about ds2 is however badly iced the cake was, he always seemed to know what it was meant to represent.

Swan - glad your DS appointment went well.

My mouth is no longer numb. Ouch. I wih I still couldnt feel it.

I'm back just briefly to say that I walked two dogs until they were puffing almost as much as me ; did several loads of laundry and about an hour or so of ironing. Oh dear, that doesn't look like very much, does it? I know I cleaned the kitchen too and made a Lakeland order up.

MNT I hope you're feeling a bit better by now.

swan Good luck with things. My friend had to doggedly persist with the schools to get the best for her sons. She did it, though, and I'm sure you will, too! Oh, and one of her children is in Uni, one is doing A levels and the other one is doing fine in secondary school, so it has all worked out!

Swan It sounds like you've had an emotionally tiring day. Glad it went well.
MNT I'm sure I had my teeth filled as a kid so that Dentist made -up their wages. Glad to say dentist seem a lot better. If you need to have a tooth out I recommend Spainish Dentists!

Well Ds's party went well as it wasn't raining they played in the garden making strange potions! Strange though the girls were naughtier than the boys!!!!
Simply Just doing the ironing is a big achivement in my book
funtime Hope you had a good day with us Get jars out of shed
Shopping
Filljarswithsweets&toy (instead of party bags!)Didn't work!
Make the Birthday Cake never happend
I need tips on party planning I brought the cake instead which wasn't as tasty
Well happy boy in bed and not too much clean-up as I cheated and just bought food for the party (Got to be more realist about timing next year to save money!
Have a good night Should finish cleaning before DH comes home from parents evening and he'll think the party was a breeze!

nutty glad the party went well, as long as fun was had that's all that matters! I am super organised at party planning - my DS is 6 on 4 Nov and I have done his pass the parcel, party bags, have a box all ready with knife for cake, candles, music, prizes, crisps and breadsticks etc - and a list for my Mum of what to make for the party food and what the schedule is . But then I am having a baby in 7 weeks!! so I have to be organised. DD is 4 on 22 Nov and have finished hers too! Lucky my Mum and MIL are doing the party food though! I will just have cakes to bake and ice.

Not sure what to do today. Going to do essential chores and see where that gets me timewise.

swan sympathy re: DS, life is a bit torrid for you lately. hugs