louby loo
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Totally the best feeling! Well done 🖐️ I shall watch this space! I have always had dogs until I lost my last one around 15 years ago, I really want one! Use it every other day ? 😃
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Solidarity - neither have I, same problem !
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I've just cleared my big sewing table to take on the dreaded accounts- so solidarity with Sunnyday ! Froglet - embrace the wrinkles - no seriously 'hand iron' (flatten out with hand whilst fresh off line/dryer. Having said that I do iron sheets- but they have to be washed ironed and returned to bed the same day. Not sure if I've mentioned this but we lost our rent-a-dog/holiday dog back in spring 😪 I used to love having him here for the holidays and really miss him. Although we do still have the random big cat that decided to move in.
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One day you will wake up and have a light bulb moment and ask yourself why? Trust me one you let it go it's like some kind of sense of freedom! I used to iron everything- and I mean EVERYTHING! Now I just iron actually needs ironing rather than all of it. The folding straightaway is the key though- never just pile it in a laundry chair basket if you do that then it will all need ironing 🤣 NOTE: Ironing actually shortens the life of items too - I can go into the science but I'm not going to. 🙂
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I've pretty much said the same thing on the other thread. I'm just continuing as before really- but I do think in need some knowledge incase Ofsted question me!🤣
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Yes, I'm lucky on the front too. I've now become an 'iron before you wear' if it needs it person. Everything get carefully folded/hung up as it comes in off the line- it's actually surprising how much can be 'hand' ironed if folded neatly enough straight from line/dryer.
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Looking dodgy here now, just got all the [dry] washing in. Had a quick play with new toy which I stumbled across whilst looking for a printed copy of EYFS (as you do) 🤣 A sort on mini upright cordless hoover/dustbuster in one. (obviously some of a lower age range may not know what a dustbuster is!🙀🤣) I'm thinking of making welsh cakes as my contribution.
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I got annoyed when the postage was almost as much as the document! I have a pretty good printer, and it's not tooo bad on inks. so I might just print off. Once I know what we'll use for definite I will buy a few copies for staff though. I have just fallen down the Amazon books rabbit hole though 😩 Has anyone seen/used this book- just wondering if it's suitable for preschool ? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Get-Them-Talking-Writing/dp/1408163926/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=get+them+talking+get+them+writing&qid=1628161155&s=books&sr=1-3
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Well I just want to put it put it our there that I've just cleaned my cooker!!!! I say cooker as it's gas hobs and they take a lot of cleaning! I did open the oven door- but I think it's self cleaning and the shelves look ok. (Love sticking them in oven pride). I checked the freezer and that seems fine- although the one in the garage does have one sticky draw- so maybe that need attention. I really want to know how the development matters can go from about 75 pages of printer friendly 'ish' document - into an 128 fully colour document!! Can I just work with the 75pg one does anyone know. Even that one spreads the wording out to be honest - I'm sure if it was in work you could easily get it down to 40 pages 😬 Anyone else got a fit bit? It seem I have climbed 28 flights of stairs already today- which is amazing as I actually live in a bungalow and the only thing I've done today is clean the cooker top. (yesterday I managed 136 flights) This is a new issue as normally it registers zero unless I do actually do stairs!
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What did you go for? Or one of each?
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Where have people bought their hard copies form- Any recommendations for a good price please?
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I think that's my issue too! (I also blame the Fitbit - which tells me I haven't moved.... and that seems a good excuse to stop researching new framework!) So nice to see they've revised the draft copy of DM....... added lots of pretty colours and pictures- just what you need when printing off (why, just why?) 😩 I started with updating the policies - but I bit of a waste really as they are not actually mentioned much in the new PSLA policies anyway.
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Possibly. It's one with the double fridge on top and two big draws at the bottom.
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I'm actually having trouble focusing on anything at the moment. I seem to do an hour of 'things' at a time - and therefore not actually finishing anything 😩 That said- I have updated all our policies and procedures for September! I bought the new ones from PSLA (£8.50) but I think they only last a year for any updates now. 😬
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I've never defrosted my freezer... 😳 ... am I supposed to? Looks ok to me, and if I did defrost it I would have to deal with the stuff that went in there around 2015...
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We've actually not had any rain today! Very grim though since lunchtime but no rain for a change.
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I've actually done nothing all day 🙀 I put some washing out around 8am when it was sunny, had a two hour nap.... then brought the washing in as it was dry. That's it for the day 😳 Well I have added then crossed one item off TDL 🤣🤣
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suitably chastised ..... I made the effort and found it! Off to google the inspector now 🤣
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I think I have found were it might be - however it involves me getting up from sofa to find our old number 🤣
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I'm pretty sure the word 'e-scooter' didn't help. It reminded me of when we were on holiday in Cyprus and my daughter fell and cut he knee badly - at the hospital they were a little 'stand-offish' when initially treating her and assumed if it was a 'moped' injury, when we said no-she fell whilst walking in the Trodos [s?] mountains they completely changed their attitude and she got the most fantastic caring treatment! Even given priory for the return visits needed! No it was removed we needed to re-register 😬 Worrying isn't it? 😟 When my late mother was ill, the Dr phoned me after some test results and said she had just called an ambulance for her - it was on my driveway before I'd even ended the call!
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Not really :( I keep having mini panic attacks about it - but in all honesty it seems to be pretty much what we already do. I feel annoyed I spent so much time trying to work things to last framework as we were well overdue an inspection before the end of term. As I've just put in the Friday thread, I think we actually work to the new framework already! We actually have very little paperwork. We used to 'try' and have a really short meeting each week and I had just had a list of all the children and we quickly ran through were everyone was -using staff knowledge rather than any documents - and we noted down any issues ideas on the list. That was our 'next steps'! never in any really detail as such- just 'Johnny really needs to be able to get his coat on himself' type things. I have tried to buy the two different books this morning as I seem to find reading a hard copy easier - but I'm impatient and couldn't find any thing on Amazon for delivery tomorrow (or anything up to date in fact!!!). I did print the Birth-5, and part of the Development matters- but I've left them both in work 😩 Think I might try and collect them in the morning, but the hall is having major work done this week so might not be able to. Why did they have to make the development matters document so printer unfriendly?
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Neither have I ....🤷♀️ 🤣 At our last inspection 2017 (I think- under our old ownership) Our inspector was so lovely- and sound like if we had her again now things would be perfect. She was so impressed with our staff knowledge and never asked for any paperwork, she even said we were just wasting time on our daily set-up/planning sheet! If I knew all inspectors were like her I'd feel 100% confident going forward in September, however unfortunately we all know this isn't the case :( I can't even find the inspectors name now (to see if she's still active in our area) as our old reports have gone and I never kept a copy 😩 (Every bit of old paperwork was boxed up and given back to old owner in complete hissy fit of disgust at the time!)
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I can answer that one! Maps are difficult to read, whereas you can easily just follow a pathway- and still end up lost at the end of it!!!!! 🤣🤣 I need to get my head around all of this this week 😩
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Well I've had a Friday I'd happily forget ! We went for a walk with a friend witnessed a woman come of an e-scooter at speed, landing literally head first about 6ft in front of us. Long story short ambulance called, told it would be a 7 hour wait... luckily a passer by stopped and took her to A&E in his truck. Woman has since phoned to thank us for helping she has a fractured cheek and eye socket. We then went and had a coffee. Sitting there drinking a witnessed a twit (putting it very politely) dressed instagram worthy in top-to-toe in baby pink drive a vespa moped thingie straight in front of a cement mixer lorry!! How the driver avoided running her over was **** unbelievable - her deserved a medal!!!!!! Next week I'm concentrating on my TDL - at home in my happy safe place!
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I must admit I was actually quite relieved when we didn't have to do it in in end- as the tube itself would have been my worry, but we would have found a way round it somehow. You have reminded though, that a couple of months ago we did have a parent requesting a place (she wanted it immediately and we didn't actually have any spaces). Her son was tube fed but she had said she would be available to come in straight away to fed/deal with any issues.
