The Shouldn’ts of SHEdom! Let's Have Some Fun With This!

I think FlyLady was feeling goofy! LOL! She created a list of "27 SHE Shouldn'ts" - things that SHEs just shouldn't do - and emailed it out to the members. Me, I am personally aquainted with this one:

"SHEs shouldn't ever put a pop can in the freezer to get cold quick! Exploding pop cans and the sticky material are hard to get off a ceiling."

I am pretty sure there are more than 27 Shouldn'ts of SHEdom! What crazy "SHE Shouldn'ts" have you done in the past? Send them in to FlyCrew@flylady.net. Keep them short please and remember, don't ask me questions, I'm not an email answerer! Enjoy!

Thank-you to everyone who sent in their SHEdoms! Our apologies if you sent one in and it wasn't posted. There were hundreds and we just couldn't post them all. We think we will do this again - it was fun! Thanks again - FlyCrew

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From our members....

28. SHEs shouldn't put bags out on the front door step for Good Will to take before looking in them (and finding that you have given them your entire 6-bag stash of just-bought Halloween candy)!!
    
    
29. SHEs should never park their full coffee cups on the cartop, "just to free up a hand so I can get the door open..." (this probably goes double for purses)
    
    
30. SHE's should never place ANYTHING (coffee mug, purse, briefcase, diaper bag,etc.) on the roof of the car while loading it up; ALWAYS put these things on the HOOD, where you can't help but see them. Otherwise, they are guaranteed roadkill!
    
    
31. She's shouldn't cook and fingerpaint with their children at the same time. Before you know it, you go to the kitchen to check on the food and your walls become more colorful than you want them to be!
    
    
32. SHE's never forget to put the chocolate syrup back in the fridge before they go to bed....those 2-yr olds are just waiting on that one. And its not that easy to get out of the carpet.
    
    
33. She's should never start a load of laundry then tell your child to take a bath. Especially when you are washing in hot water.
    
    
34. Shes shouldn't own irons that don't shut themselves off automatically. Shes should have husbands who buy an iron that shuts off automatically and replaces the old iron discretely and without fanfare or lectures.
    
    
35. Never put on stick deodorant above your morning coffee. You are just asking for it to break off and land in your cup!
    
    
36. SHEs should never put coupons in a drawer to cut later when you have time. Two years after they expire, you'll find them.
    
    
37. SHEs shouldn't wait to put an apron on until after "I finish pouring this" or "I finish cutting this" or "I squeez this." SHEs are just asking to have that one spill or spot or splash on the front of a clean blouse.
    
    
38. SHE's Shouldn't go to neighborhood garage sales....especially with another SHE!
    
    
39. SHES shouldn't put her car in reverse in the garage without checking to make sure the door is open (ask me how I know!)
    
    
40. SHE's should never use a butter knife as a screw driver. Unless one wants her four year old to point to the knives in the depertment store and say " look at all the pretty screw drivers!".
    
    
41. SHE's shouldn't let their kids play "Beauty Salon" on them, because they will be interrupted by the phone in the middle of the "make-over". The kids will get bored waiting for you to come back for them to finish, so they go play something else. By the time you get off the phone, you forget what you were doing pre-phone call. You continue about your day, and then of course, the door bell will ring. And you, of course, will answer it, forgetting how 'beautiful' you look!! And of course, it won't be your best friend, who will laugh about it with you... it will be your new Pastor, your new neighbor, your childs' teacher, your husband's boss... you get the idea!!! Don't even go there!!!!!
    
    
42. SHEs should never decide to change the cat litter box and dump out the dirty litter until you KNOW you have more clean litter to replace it with ! My poor kitties have had to cross their legs and hop around while I ran out to buy more. Now I keep 2 bags on hand, and when I use one I immediately replace it during my next market visit.
    
    
43. SHEs shouldn't... Check out more books at the library than they can read in one week.
    
    
44. SHE's shouldn't put their sunglasses on their head (or any glasses for that matter) - we run around in a panic later looking for our glasses later when we can't find them in their cases.
    
    
45. SHE's should never start the washing machine until the load is IN the machine.
    
    
46. SHE's should never be without Flylady!
    
    
47. A SHE should NEVER talk on the cordless phone while taking a bath.
    
    
48. She's should never start breakfast and then go put makeup on! The fire company will be calling because of all the smoke in your kitchen!
    
    
49. SHEs shouldn't gather up items in arms on the way to the bathroom. Some items might get put away, but most items end up in a pile next to an inviting distraction which leads to another distraction which leads to, well, here I am on the computer and I still have a full bladder.
    
    
50. SHE's should never boil eggs in the microwave as a shortcut to an egg salad.
    
    
51. SHE's should never have the toothpaste and the baby bottom ointment in the same bathroom!
    
    
52. He SHE's should never start building a shed without a plan. 15 months later it will still be needing a roof!
    
    
53. SHE's shouldn't put things in the microwave and walk away, especially if their alarm system is hooked directly to the fire department, unless they want to provide amusement for the local fire department.
    
    
54. SHEs should always check *every* pocket of offspring's clothing before washing, floppy disks with term papers are not usually readable after going through the wash cycle.
    
    
55. SHE's definitely shouldn't start assembling a recipe before SHE has all ingredients in plain site !!
    
    
56. SHE's should never make spaghetti sauce with an off-white sweater on!!
    
    
57. SHEs shouldn't buy their kid shoes that match their own. The poor kid is going to have to wear their snow boots all day after you've packed the wrong shoes in their bag.
    
    
58. SHEs shouldn't try to put away groceries and pick up the house simultaneously. Explaining the milk in the bottom of the closet to your spouse is nothing compared to explaining the shoes in the fridge.
    
    
59. SHEs should never get a coffee pot WITHOUT automatic shutoff. The likelyhood that you will remember to turn the pot off before it bakes dry is unlikely.
    
    
60. SHE's shouldn't move and put all the boxes in the new home's basement saying they'll unpack them later. The boxes never get unpacked! But when the SHE makes another move, the boxes are already packed--this is a plus.
    
    
61. SHE's with multiple children shouldn't take notes out of their kids' backpacks to deal with later. By the time later comes, you've forgotten which kid the note applied to.
    
    
62. SHE's shouldn't turn the hose on "just for awhile" to deep water a tree....unless you like living in a swamp.
    
    
63. SHE's should never use a hot iron, ever, for any reason whatsoever.
    
    
64. A She shouldn't give out Hallowe'en candy after moving her wedding ring to her little finger because it is too tight on the ring finger because she will end up giving some child the treat of his life.
    
    
65. SHEs should never take clothes out of the dryer to fold while watching TV......you will need to buy more furniture or sit in the kids bean bags to watch TV while the kids collect their clothes from the piles.
    
    
66. SHES shouldn't stop in the middle of applying their make-up to take care of something else "real quick". Going to church with one eye done is no fun!
    
    
67. SHE's should never try to be a good FLYbaby by putting liquid wax in the shower right before DH needs to take one!
    
    
68. SHEs shouldn't slice a bagel in half without some kind of holder or gadget other than their other hand. It is embarrassing to explain to the hottie emergency room physician why he has to sew your fingertip back on. He does great work, though: the scar is invisible.
    
    
69. SHE should never leave a handmixer turned ON when it is unplugged, because SHEs will eventually plug it in and then have attempt to catch it as it goes swirling around the counter. (I've done this twice in one month! I don't know what I was thinking)
    
    
70. SHE should never put stuff in storage, because we will never want to get it out.
    
    
71. SHE should never try to explain themselves to B.O. types, it is just a waste of breathe.
    
    
72. SHEs who live in apartment buildings shouldn't do laundry without a timer set for each stage of the process. Other people might see the state of your undies if you forget to retrieve them, or they get locked in the laundry room for the night.
    
    
73. SHE's shouldn't boil plastic nursing supplies on the stove, especially when tired. Throwing them in the dishwasher is just as efficient way of sterilizing and you don't end up having to replace everything AGAIN.
    
    
74. She's should never leave the house without checking to make sure that the curling iron is unplugged! It is not fun to come home and find your counter burnt!
    
    
75. SHEs should never leave home-made apple sauce cooking on the stove, it's rough to reach the ceiling after it explodes. Especially then next year when the spots seem to re-appear!
    
    
76. SHE's should never broil ANYTHING. It's the same everytime- put the garlic bread in to broil- check it- pop it back in the oven for "just a minute"- turn off the fire alarm.
    
    These are the new ones! LOL! - updated Oct. 16
    
    
77. SHE's shouldn't throw dinner in the crockpot when they only have 2 minutes before they have to leave. Crockpots have a habit of refusing to work when they aren't plugged in or turned on.
    
    
78. SHE's shouldn't compare their progress to other shes. Flylady always says that we're never behind AND flying isn't a race.
    
    
79. SHEs shouldn't check their email before feeding their children. The kids will end up eating ice cream while Mom surfs the net.
    
    
80. SHEs should never hold trash in one hand and important mail in the other as inevitably the trash and mail end up in the same place - the trash can. (this goes for trash and keys, too)
    
    
81. SHE's shouldn't ever not look behind them when backing up the car. I've met more people this way. LOL
    
    
82. SHE's should never eat a powdered sugar doughnut while having a conversation. Inhaling before the next sentence with the doughnut poised in front of the mouth prior to the next bite will lead to explosive fits of coughing and embarrassed family members.
    
    
83. SHE's shouldn't put the sprinkler on for one last ten minute watering the morning she leaves for vacation.
    
    
84. SHE's should never agree to feed the neighbor child's hamster for a week.
    
    
85. SHE's shouldn't ever go to bed with wet fingernail polish-the nails get thread lines from the sheets. Textured nails have yet to be in style.
    
    
86. SHEs shouldn't fill up the backs of their Suburbans with donation boxes unless they are planning to go to the Goodwill that same day. The boxes loaded for drop-off "when I'm in the neighborhood" will be rediscovered (1) when she has to load two carts of provisions from Costco, (2) when she has agreed to take all eight members of her son's soccer team (and their gear) to the game, or (3) when her husband has to load the new lawnmower. The last one is the worst because not only is her husband upset (again) by her charming eccentricity but he also finds out just how much of HIS clutter she was secretly trying to get rid of!
    
    
87. SHE's shouldn't go get a snack while waiting for something to download on the internet. They will surely get knocks on the door from concerned friends wondering why the phone has been busy for 3 hours.
    
    
88. SHE's shouldn't wait until the last minute to bake Thanksgiving Pies to take to dinner. When taking them outside to cool faster they will undoubtedly fall from the baking tray, upside down on the deck.
    
    
89. SHEs should only have gas caps that have that wonderful little rubber band that keeps it attached to the tank.
    
    
90. SHEs shouldn't throw in a dark towel in the laundry, just to save time. That is, unless she likes seeing her 2 year old DS parade around in newly pink underwear and sweatpants.
    
    
91. SHE's should never use those burner covers to hide the mess under the burners...they inevitably end up cooked when the wrong burner is turned on...it's no fun airing out that awful smell !
    
    
92. SHE's should never work with an Exacto knife and drink coffee at the same time. SHE will inevitably lift the cup to her mouth with the same hand that is holding the knife (pointy-side up, of course!) and give herself a sliced cornea. SHE will also be terribly embarrassed when the emergency room nurse laughs hysterically and calls in the other nurses so that they can hear her repeat "Exactly" what happened.
    
    
93. SHEs should never (ever) put their children's homework or permission slips in the "to do" pile. The pile never gets "done" (it just grows) and the children end up missing an assignment or worse!
    
    
94. SHEs shouldn't ever put clothes detergent in the dishwasher. Unless SHE plans on mopping the floor, cleaning the cabinets, cleaning under the stove, refrigerator, dishwasher; anyway.
    
    
95. SHE's shouldn't ever have pet birds. Their cages need to be cleaned daily (yeah right) and they don't survive without fresh water as long as one thinks they might. It is difficult to explain stiff, dehydrated birds to small children.
    
    
96. SHE's shouldn't act on the impulsive thought to go clean something or pick something up in the other room. Working our daily routines can keep us from standing in a room with a dazed look on our faces thinking, "Now why did I come in here?"
    
    
97. SHE's should not turn the water on in the tub and leave to do something else without a timer. Mopping up is not fun!
    
    
98. SHEs should never put their key ring organizer hooks above the kitchen garbage unless going through the trash is part of your daily routine.
    
    
99. SHEs should never transport a very full, very large pot of homemade navy bean soup in the trunk of their brand new hatchback. The soup WILL tip over. And you WILL procrastinate about cleaning up the mess. The sun WILL be unseasonably hot and your new car will never again recover its new car smell.
    
    
100. SHEs shouldn't carry something for the trash in one hand and the dishcloth in the other - you will not find the dishcloth until you discover the trash in your sink or on your counter.
     
     
101. SHE's shouldn't ever fill the pool with water and get busy doing something else. It is uncanny to hear your kids screaming with panic through the house "The pool is flooding, the pool is flooding!"
     
     
102. SHEs should never store outgrown children's books/toys under their beds. They are married before you remember them. Although, you might be able to share them with the grandchildren.
     
     
103. When carrying groceries into the house, SHEs shouldn't put a few bags in a different part of the kitchen than the rest of the bags. Especially if that separate place is on the floor not directly in the walking path.
     
     
104. SHEs shouldn't sweep the floor (any floor) and prop the broom against something to 'protect' the pile and say "oh I'll sweep that pile up just after I....."
     
     
105. SHEs should never close the phone book before dialing a number they have just "memorized."
     
     
106. SHEs should NEVER hide dirty dishes in the laundry hamper when company drives in unexpectedly - chances are, you won't remember it's there until it's FAR too late....
     
     
107. SHE's should never have a "guest" room, because the only guest that comes to stay there is CHAOS and CLUTTER!
     
     
108. SHEs should never ever put the nipples on to boil and then go upstairs to give the baby a bath....because then the house fills with black smoke and little blackened rubber bits which this SHE is still wiping off the top of the shelves and the "baby" is now 16.......
     
     
109. SHE's shouldn't turn off the dishwasher for someone's shower unless she has lots of extra clean dishes.
     
     
110. SHE's shouldn't make promises to other people (husbands and kids) who are counting on her to run an errand for them unless she WRITES it down.
     
     
111. SHE's should never have fever blister cream and 5 second glue in their purse at the same time. I had to visit my dentist to get my teeth unstuck.
     
     Here are some more! - updated Oct. 17 (lunchtime)
     
     
112. SHEs shouldn't ever leave the living room with the TV remote in hand. And if you do, check the freezer.
     
     
113. SHEs shouldn't stockpile chocolate because it's on sale, coupon or no coupon. I don't care if Snickers has peanuts in them. That does not make them dinner.
     
     
114. SHEs shouldn't caulk and decorate a cake on the same day. Ever.
     
     
115. SHEs shouldn't work on the computer while barefoot. After typing for hours, you will lean back and stretch out your legs. Your big toe will snag the computer power cord and unplug it. All that typing will have to be done over. (Refer to "FlyLady's Eleven Commandments" -- No. 2 and No. 4 in order to avoid this dilemma).
     
     
116. SHEs shouldn't get too creative with substituting ingredients in their cooking. A can of tuna just doesn't cut the mustard as a stand-in for 8 oz. sharp cheddar, grated. The word "cheese" appears in the recipe title for a reason. After 16+ years, you still won't live down the Tuna Puffs that even the cat wouldn't eat.
     
     
117. SHEs shouldn't ever carry their key in the same hand as their mail when planning to drop it into the mailbox. They will drop everything in and may have to wait for hours ´til the box will be emptied ... ;-))
     
     
118. SHEs shouldn't get out of the car with a handful of mail in one hand and videos to return in the other hand, lest the videos get deposited into the post office's large mailbox and the SHE is left standing at the video return slot staring at the mail that is still in her hand.
     
     And more! - updated Oct. 17 (bedtime)
     
     
119. SHEs shouldn't start craft projects, unless they want something to finish when they are in the nursing home.
     
     
120. SHEs should never let go of their car keys unless they have plenty of time to search before they leave the next time.
     
     
121. SHEs shouldn't clean out the van and fill a black trash bag with 'stuff to go thru later'. It will get mistaken by hubby as trash, and you will never be able to replace that great drivers license picture or the kid's birth certificates that have their feet print on them.
     
     
122. SHEs should never "spin dry" the mixer beaters with a dishtowel in the opposite hand. (If you do, make sure someone is there to unplug the mixer & pry the beaters apart to get your dishtowel covered hand out.)
     
     
123. SHE's shouldn't turn on any burner without removing ALL of the pretty burner covers. Sometimes that diagram that looks like "back left burner" is actually the front right burner! And burner covers aren't as pretty with those charred black spots!
     
     
124. SHE's should never put their keys on their tray at the fast food restaurant...unless they want to go "dumpster diving" thru the hamburger papers and catsup packages!
     
     
125. SHE's trying to get to bed early shouldn't check the computer "one last time" for FLYLADY e-mails "before shutting down." Getting to bed at 1 am from surfing the web makes it so hard to get up in the morning!
     
     
126. SHEs shouldn't brush her teeth while swishing the toilet. After it falls in, you find out you don't have any new ones and you can't use that one again!!
     
     
127. SHE's shouldn't do a craft project and cook dinner at the same time. Explaining why there is an oil stain on your scrapbook is not part of its charm!
     
     
128. SHEs should never call to have the rented dumpster in front of the house emptyed until the dumpster is already at the end of the driveway. Hubby does not appreciate paying for missed pick ups... twice.
     
     
129. SHEs shouldn't put the house key in the door when leaving for school and then turn to make sure all the children have what they need for the day. Inevitably SHE will forget where she put the key and spend the next 10 minutes searching throughout the home for the key. Then, the 3yo child will ask if she's looking for the key that's hanging in the door's lock.
     
     
130. SHEs should always keep at least 3 full sets of keys in their purses. One set to misplace regularly and two more so that they can experience that happy feeling when they unlock their car and go to put the key in the ignition only to find a set already there! This especially makes SHEs happy knowing that their hubby won’t know they locked the keys in the car AGAIN!
     
     
131. SHEs shouldn't put a chicken carcass on to simmer in a too-small pot, then wander upstairs to surf the internet. Two hours later, feeling slightly queasy and headachey, they may go down to the kitchen for an asprin, and wonder why they smell gas. Upon investigation, they will find that the pot has boiled over, extinguishing the flame on the gas range. As they evacuate the hubby and pets from the house and fling open all the doors and windows, they will realize why they weren't feeling so good.
     
     
132. SHEs should never, ever, EVER put the plane tickets and the outgoing mail in the same stack. SHE might just accidently drop off the plane tickets into the mailbox WITH the mail and have to call the post office and explain why they must send a letter carrier out immediately to open up a drop box because you are on your way to catch a plane to go on a much-needed vacation!
     
     
133. SHE's should never talk on the phone and "tidy" up at the same time. A month later you will go to serve your company coffee and discover all your bills(now a month overdue) stacked neatly next to the coffee can.( I don't even drink coffee!!)
     
     
134. SHEs should never have aerosol spray starch and hairspray on the bathroom counter at the same time; always store them separately! (I know, they shouldn't have been on the counter in the first place - LOL)
     
     
135. SHEs should never put the kids down for a nap alone in their room after they've gone to the carnival and won a pair of "handcuffs," without putting the key in a safe place. It is quite embarassing to call your older child at school asking if they have seen the handcuff key, or call your husband at work during a business meeting over the speaker phone and tell him your 2 and 4 year olds have handcuffed themselves together tightly and you can't get them undone! I'm still trying to live that one down...
     
     
136. SHEs should never hide things, Easter Eggs spoil and you wonder "what's that smell" come July! Socks bought for a 6 year old for Christmas are often to small when found 3 years later!
     
     
137. SHE's shouldn't think they are successfully being organized by keeping an appointment card so that they have the doctor's name and number for the next year's visit. Instead of using it to reschedule this year's appointment, you will think you have an appointment for this year and show up at last year's date and time. As me how I know. sigh.
     
     
138. SHE's shouldn't lock themselves out of the house, crawl thru a window, decide it is WAY too easy to break in, decide to nail the windows shut, lock yourself out for the second time in the same day only to discover your burglar proofing is quite effective.
     
     
139. SHE's shouldn't hide dirty tupperware in the oven. 'nuf said.
     
     
140. SHE's shouldn't email 'adult' jokes to friends that are alphabetically next to your pastors name in your contact list. Doing so will only provide subject matter for a future sermon.
     
     
141. SHEs should never move furniture to make more room when company is over. You can never tell just what you will find under there!
     
     
142. SHEs shouldn't converse with their shopping buddies while they toss their change in the purse on the floor of the car then lock the door to help load Sam's Club purchases in the trunk. When they reach into their pockets for the car keys, they pull out coins instead and husbands hate to drive 25 miles to bring the extra set of car keys.
     
     
143. SHEs should not join a book-of-the-month club till they've been FLYing for quite awhile. Otherwise, the little order cards will not be mailed in time to cancel the monthly selection. You will receive many interesting and expensive new books that could be returned to sender but will not be, because that involves a trip to the post office, which will be postponed till the next new book arrives and reminds you that you really need to go the post office...
     
     
144. SHEs should never ignore a four-year-old who's busy making a "recipe" while they check their e-mail. Otherwise, they might find that the "recipe" consists of half a bottle of cinnamon, some hand soap, a cereal bar, and several GALLONS of water, all mixed in the bathroom sink.
     
     
145. SHE's should never EVER leave an unopened can of soda in the car on a hot summer day! You won't be able to see out your windshield and all the buttons in your car will forever stick! (Is there a warning on the cans that says "Contents Under Pressure?")
     
     
146. SHE's should never send out birthday party invitations without checking their family calendar (or with their spouse) first. It's hard to attend a hockey game and host a sleepover for 10 9-year-old boys at the same time.
     
     
147. SHE's should never run out to the school bus with forgotten homework with their big fuzzy cow houseshoes on. It causes great embarassement to their children.
     
     
148. SHE's shouldn't read library books in that nice, relaxing bubble bath.
     
     
149. SHE's should just plan to take coffee pots, irons, curling irons WITH them on vacation. That way they won't spend the whole time worrying whether they turned them off or not.
     
     Holy Purple Cow! The list keeps on going LOL! - updated Oct. 18 (evening)
     
     
150. SHE's shouldn't go grocery shopping without first checking that there is actually a blank check in the checkbook.
     
     
151. SHE shouldn't be having a silly conversation with a friend who she volunteered to drive to their destination, and laughing while filling the tank at the gas station, cheerfully go pay the attendent, then drive away without replacing the nozzle onto the pump! Even worse, SHE should not continue laughing while informing the attendent how sorry SHE is for pulling the hose out by its roots!
     
     
152. SHE's should never iron a wrinkled V-neck dress collar, while wearing the dress, right before going to have a family picture taken. Unless SHE wants a big red mark on her chest, visible in the picture.
     
     
153. She's shouldn't stand directly behind your young son to show him how to swing a golf club. She's will end up with a golf-ball size knot on the head.
     
     
154. Husbands of SHE's should not hold a sander in the palm of his hand when plugging it up (sandpaper side toward palm).
     
     
155. SHE's shouldn't EVER take out the trash on the way to the car unless they had intended to root through the garbage before they unlocked the car.
     
     
156. SHE's shouldn't use their bed to sort all the papers from their desk, all the clothes from their closet, or all the contents from their cabinets. When it comes time for bed, the she's will have to remove all the stuff and stack it somewhere!
     
     
157. SHEs Should never fill a dirty crockpot with soapy water to soak and then leave the room. Three days later, when she wants it, she will find it full of cold yucky water.
     
     
158. SHE'S shoudn't allow their d/h to leave the microwave popcorn cooking for more than 6 minutes. Because when SHE returns home from work the house will smell of burnt popcorn and the smell won't go away even if you keep the windows open for four days during November in Chicago.
     
     
159. SHE should never hide the scissors from DD or DS, while working on craft project, between leg and sofa. Especially if SHE likes to sit on one leg and switches often. Eventually, SHE will change legs and scissors WILL slip between cushions and SHE WILL have to yell for DH to pull out scissors embedded in bone of foot. I have a lovely half inch scar to commemorate the occasion.
     
     
160. Payroll SHE's shouldn't read this list at work! Cube neighbors don't always understand us!
     
     
161. Payroll SHE's shouldn't forget they are at work and start shining the sink in the kitchen/lunchroom - they do pay someone to do that (but, they're aluminum sink, looks just like mine)
     
     
162. If you are going to use the attachment hose on the vacuum to clean the dust bunnies under the bed, make sure you either tie your long hair back or move the body of the vacuum (the part with the rotating brush) far away. Otherwise, you have two choices: cut your hair off, or carry a heavy vacuum attached to your head around the house until you can find your husband to untangle you. Of course, he will want to take your picture first.
     
     
163. SHE's should never deliver their own donations to the church rummage sale! It's way to easy to re-junk when de-junking! =)
     
     
164. SHEs should not wait to clean the bathroom until after company arrives. The guests will wonder what you are doing in the bathroom while they are sitting in the living room, and they will wonder more when you come out with a bucket full of cleaning supplies.
     
     
165. A SHE shouldn't leave an almost 2 year old and an open jar of peanut butter alone in the same room together. Even just to got to the bathroom.
     
     
166. SHEs should not hide their heirloom jewelry in oatmeal cartons in the kitchen cupboard to foil burglars! (i discovered this shortly after i'd cleaned my kitchen cabinets for the first time in five years!)
     
     
167. Working SHE's shouldn't put off going to the restroom to finish reading this list of shedoms...just when you decide you really HAVE to go someone WILL need your help.
     
     
168. SHE's shoudn't leave all dressed up for a night out without checking their gas tank. It's embarrassing running out of gas, grabbing the refillable gas can, and walking to the gas station in high heels, all in front of three men who are enjoying the whole scene.
     
     
169. SHE's with multiple children Should ALWAYS count their children after a rest stop!
     
     
170. SHEs shouldn't use a weed wacker to fan the BBQ, especially when there is chicken cooking on it... Duck everyone! (True story)
     
     
171. SHEs shouldn't put their new clothes away in the closet without first taking the price tags off. Unless, of course, they like complete strangers commenting on what a great price they paid for their new coat.
     
     
172. SHE's should never store loose change beside the car cd player while you let you 18 mth old and 3 yr old "Drive" while you vacuum out the car, unless you want a nice new piggy bank and no music in you car.
     
     
173. SHE's shouldn't leave the kitchen when microwaving something. You'll forget that you have something in the microwave and discover it a day or two or three later.
     
     
174. SHEs shouldn't ever leave the toilet lid up, you never know just what will fall in there.
     
     
175. SHEs shouldn't have a cleaning solution container that looks like your contact solution in the same room.
     
     
176. SHEs shouldn't buy the large economy-sized can of underarm deodorant spray and set it next to the same-sized can of hairspray on the dresser. One day, her husband will be wondering why his armpits feel so stiff and sticky.
     
     
177. SHEs shouldn't allow their child to put 15 tadpoles from a ditch in the side yard into a fishbowl, thinking it will be fun and educational to watch them grow into frogs, and let the child keep the open bowl in the HOUSE.
     
     
178. SHE's should not be reading the list of things SHE's shouldn't do while their children are home. They wonder why mommy is laughing so hard she has to hold her sides and tears are streaming down her face.
     
     We received hundreds of these - Thank you!! These are the last one we will add, we think we will have to do this again! FlyCrew- updated Oct. 21 (evening)
     
     
179. A SHE shouldn't try to take home a 12 foot long plank of wood in an 11 foot, 6 inch van and then close the trunk!( shattered windshield results)
     
     
180. SHE shouldn't allow her father-in-law - who is wearing black dress pants- to sit in the same chair that her white, fluffy cat uses for afternoon naps. SHE's dfil had enough white cat fur on his Franny to knit a sweater.
     
     
181. SHE'S shouldn't remember that she forgot to wear undies when she steps on the hem of her wrap around skirt and it flutters gracefully to the floor in the hall of the Doctor's office.
     
     
182. SHE's should never leave unopened refrigerator biscuits sitting out. They are very difficult to remove from the ceiling after the can's explode. Not to mention the frightening noise they make when they explode. Ask me how I know this. :-)
     
     
183. SHEs should Never EVER have the cordless phone sitting on the ironing board while ironing and watching TV at the same time. When the phone rings, you are surprised at the excruciating pain on your cheek and ear. Then, when you answer the real phone this time, it is quite difficult to explain to your friend why you sound distant and hurt.
     
     
184. SHE's should never call their husbands at work to report that the month-old dryer is broken, without first checking that the dial is not on the 'no heat' setting! And, when that is finally worked out, SHE's shoud not complain for a month that the new dryer is much slower than the old one without first checking that the dial is not on the 'low heat' setting!
     
     
185. SHEs shouldn't ever sit down on the sofa while peeling an apple. That little fillet knife SHE shouldn't have been using anyway can imbed itself deeply in one's thigh after forgetting it was there & lying down on said sofa. When SHE calls the doc to get a tetanus shot, he may insist on looking at the wound first. Just to be sure there was no violence or abuse involved. (If SHE is also a nurse, she will never hear the end of it around the hospital.)
     
     
186. A SHE should not hide her extra credit cards on the little shelf in the top of the fireplace before going on a 2 week summer trip, even if she is afraid her house will be broken into while she is away. Credit cards melt and buckle after being exposed to the heat of several fall fires. Actually, SHE's are probably better off without those extra cards and the junk mail they generate.
     
     
187. She should shake out the blankets and sheets before washing them or you might have a very clean vcr remote (but it still works!!)
     
     
188. SHE shouldn't vacuum up the stairs and carry the running vacuum cleaner back down the stairs with skirt on. (I did and it sucked my skirt up faster than you can say "Hoover!" I had to call DH to come save me!!)
     
     
189. SHE'S should never tell her 3 year old to put an expensive ring back where she found it. Don't tell the lovely princess because she probably doesn't even know where she found it unless you never want to see the ring again. Please don't even if you are cooking supper and taking care of the one year old at the same time!!
     
     
190. SHE's should never stand next to the tractor and push in the clutch pedal with their hand...the tractor might roll and break their leg, resulting in further CHAOS in their home! Ouch!
     
     
191. SHE's shouldn't dab lipstick on their cheeks (as a quick substitute for rouge) while driving, and then take the time to make sure her lipstick case gets zipped back into its proper place in her purse before blending the smears into her cheeks. (Unless, of course, she's playing clown for the day.)
     
     
192. SHE shouldn't laugh too hard at the stories of being locked out of the house because it may be her climbing through the window the next morning (don't ask how I know this).
     
     
193. SHE's shouldn't take a doctor prescribed sleeping pill and then sit down at the computer to read just a couple of emails. SHE'll wake up with indentions on her forehead from the keys on the keyboard.
     
     
194. SHE's shouldn't ever leave the shower running while they run out of the bathroom to do just one quick thing. Racing to see if you can finish your shower before it turns icy is not the best way to start your day. It can, however, be invigorating if you lose the race!
     
     
195. SHE's shouldn't ever forget to check their calenders or she may miss a dentist appointment and have to wait an extra four days to get her mouthful of stitches out. Ouch!
     
     
196. SHEs should never be allowed to install 105-game Solitaire programs on their computers. Ever.
     
     
197. SHE's should remember to REMOVE the apron they put on in the morning over their business suit BEFORE going to the office...
     
     
198. SHE's should never make a baby bottle while talking to someone else at the same time. Especially with the playtex nurser bottles that require a bag to be inserted in the bottle first in order for the milk to have somewhere to fall besides the floor! (true story... several times over!)
     
     
199. SHE's shouldn't ever iron in the hallway where new carpet was just installed.....I have a lovely imprint of an iron now.
     
     
200. SHE's shouldn't put eye drops in or brush their teeth in the dark. Nose drops burn and Brylcream tastes awful; believe me, I know!
     
     
201. SHE should never sort laundry while unbagging the groceries. The milk will end up in the dryer and your bra in the freezer.
     
     
202. SHE'S shouldn't try to get the whole house cleaned up in one day. You know you're going to fail on that brainstorm idea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
     
203. Shes Shouldn't hit the snooze button one more time, specially when its time to get the kids dressed and out the door for school
     
     
204. SHEs should NEVER try to spice up the romance by greeting her DH at the door in the nude. Inevitably, that will be the day he forgets to tell you that he is bringing his mother with him.
     
     
205. SHEs should always remember to remove the plastic wrap from the casserole dish BEFORE putting the casserole in the oven!
     
     
206. SHE's should always make sure they put their wet laundry in the dryer before letting the dryer run for an hour with nothing in it.
     
     
207. SHE's should never wait to fill their gas tanks cause it's cheaper at the station, 2 miles away.
     
     
208. SHE's should never leave the house without first checking what setting the crock pot is set on. You will naturally have set it on high and end up being gone all day. When you return your quick and easy chicken dinner will be burnt to a crisp and you may need a new crock pot!
     
     
209. SHE's Should NEVER let their HE SHE's Hubbies loose in the Craftsman department of Sears with the new Charge card. Especially with his other HE SHE friend.
     
     
210. SHE's should never lie down next to their preschooler for a nap and fall asleep before said preschooler. Upon awakening, the SHE may find that the preschooler never fell asleep. Instead he decided to mix various substances he found in the refrigerator. His clothes and and the kitchen smell mysteriously like vomit which turns out to be a mixture of parmesan cheese, olives, ketchup, orange juice and other substances.
     
     
211. SHE's with nursing babies should always check to make sure all buttons are buttoned before leaving the house.
     
     
212. SHEs should never store their savings bonds and seldom used credits cards inside a pair of boots in the closet for "safe-keeping". Several years later when you finally clean out the closet, you will donate those boots that don't fit anymore to the thrift store (without checking inside them). The customer who buys them from the thrift store will have to work very hard to try and track you down to return these items.
     
     
213. SHE's should remember to put their hair back before using the vacuum hose at the car wash. It is amazing how hard those this suck and everyone will look at you funny as you get out of the car, trying to pry this hose from your head! - ask me how I know
     
     
214. She's shouldn't buy baby gifts that are to be used right away... always buy 2Ts that way when you give them the gift when the baby is 6 months or more the baby can still use it!
     
     
215. SHE's should never take their brand-new Control Journal with them to scoop the litter box. It's odd the things your kitties will use if you get sidetracked by the laundry!!
     
     
216. SHE's shouldn't be surprised if their dh's accuse them of seeing another man - after all, the house is clean, you're dressed, you smell good, your hair and makeup is done...the last time that happened, you were probably dating!
     
     
217. SHEs shouldn't chat with your friend in the passenger's seat while going through the drive-up window for fast food. The poor kid at the window will wonder how he lost your order, and you'll be severly embarrassed to admit that you never stopped at the microphone!!
     
     
218. SHEs should NEVER drop a bag off at Goodwill without first checking it. It could very well be a bag full of her very best clothes meant to go to the dry cleaner!!!
     
     
219. SHE's shouldn't start up her dh's stick-shift truck on a flat section at the top of a long steep driveway, let it idle out of gear for a couple of minutes, then turn it off to go inside "real quick" and let the kids know where SHE is going. When she comes back out, the truck might be gone! (lol Fortunately, it wasn't badly damaged, and it still runs!)
     
     
220. SHE’s should never vacuum bare footed. Especially if your DH happens to be the quality control manager of your particular vacuum cleaner. When your big toe gets caught in the beater bar; your “accident” will be the high point of the next staff meeting. Listen to FLYlady wear your lace up shoes!
     
     
221. A SHE dh shouldn't stop at a fast food place to go to the bathroom, get back in the car and drive away... without making sure his wife didn't go in "really quick" to get a cup of coffee. (2 miles later down the road, Dad realized the car was toooo quiet and Mom was not next to him; and she turned around fromt the counter to watch him drive away without her!).
     
     
222. SHE's with four children should not make a habit of carrying the youngest one on her hip while at the park. Panic sets in when it is time to leave and SHE can only find three of her children.
     
     
223. She's shouldn't back out of the garage without first making sure that (after all four children have gotten in) all the car doors are shut. That is why we have to drive around a teal car with a gray door.
     
     
224. She’s shouldn’t think you can sweep the floor real quick without picking up socks, shoes, ect. They will get caught in the sweeper roller, and you will spend more time getting them unstuck.
     
     
225. SHE's should never put their child's beautiful Beta fish in a shallow bowl of water on the kitchen counter while trying to clean the fish bowl. SHE will inevitably find it under the refrigerator tangled in a dust bunny.
     
     
226. SHE's should never wrap Christmas presents and label them afterwards. It's embarrassing when Grandma gets a new remote control car and DH gets grandmas new underwear!
     
     
227. SHE's should NEVER sleep in the buff! It is inevitable that there will be an emergency (or a need for water). And walking out into the Living room half asleep and finding dd and friends watching the late night movie is a HORROR SHOW!
     
     
228. A SHE should remove all burner covers from the stove before turning on any burner. BUT, if SHE does choose to turn on the stove with even one burner cover in place, please make sure SHE is wearing shoes! Because a SHE will burn the burner cover and rush to take it off the burner with a pot holder that has a hole in it, then SHE will drop the burner cover on her bare left foot burning it, then SHE will kick the burner cover in the air and it will land in just the spot that SHE will step on it with the right foot. SHE is then left with a complete set of a burnt and blistered left foot, a charred bottom right foot, a blister on her hand and those ugly burnt spots on the burner cover that goes lovely with the worn pot holder.
     
     
229. SHE's should always put spices back after using them. Her 3 year old WILL find the seasoned salt, think it is fish food and decide to feed the fishies!
     
     
230. SHEs should never drive home without first making sure that they loaded the groceries from the cart to the car.
     
     
231. She's should always remember to put the window up after punching in the code at the automatic car wash.
     
     
232. Flybaby SHEs should be careful not to declutter too fast. This prevents her DH from thinking they've been robbed when he gets home.
     
     
233. SHE'S shouldn't read the "She's shouldn't" unless wearing Depends.
     
     
234. She's should not report their cars stolen from the mall parking lot and spend the insurance money on a new car until at least three weeks have passed and the car repair place at the mall calls wondering when you are going to pick up your car that you dropped off three weeks ago to have new tires put on. (Try explaining that to the cop laughing hysterically while your husband just keeps shaking his head.)
     
     

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