Weekly Flylady Thread 27th December 2010

fedupandskint

Morning all - verrrrry sloooooow start to the day today. Rubbish weird nights sleep when it took me ages to get off. Not looking forward to getting up for work on Monday

Banana breakfast pancakes for late breakkie and think I'll make some macaroni now while I feel like pottering before a massive garden tidy and leaf sweep up

hex2

Pollybear - that is awful. It must be such a shock for everyone concerned.
Vanilla - I got rid of all my fat clothes so I just can't afford to put weight back on. I have a very capsule wardrobe now

Dishwasher is done, need to get WM on.

I bought some very reduced onion sets and garlic at the start of December then of course the ground has been frozen solid or covered in snow since. Nothing to lose from trying to put them in today btu I suspect the veg plot is a mudbath.

Craftyscholar

Morning all - think we must have had a (very light) snow fall overnight do hope it's not coming back.

Anyone got any news from toots?

Heap of hugs, spoons and sticks in the corner, please help yourselves to what you need.

Got some ironing and tidying to do - back in a bit.

lil_me

Morning

Juliejim hope your DD has a lovely day, my boys love Taybarns!
Vanilla good luck, DP said I should do it the other way as I have stuff that is too small but I do hope to get back into it
Pollybear oh no that's awful

I can share a little good news, my cousin who lost his Dad 2 years ago near Christmas became a Daddy yesterday to a little boy. He'll be a great Dad I am sure, a new year and a new little life to start the year

I've done S&S bathroom and kitchen, cleaned up after last nights tea as I left it all when a friend appeared at the door this morning because they have just taken another friend to hospital, tummy pains so unsure what is up with him. Anyway DPs took friend back over to hospital and left his car here as the parking is hideous fees. Serves me' right for leaving it when I wasn't expecting people to drop in but usually it's so messy here I won't let anyone past the door which I did. I've emptied the dishwasher and refilled that, put a washer load in and folded what was dry. Played referee to DSs who've bickered since they woke up. Think that's about all so far

Need to vacuum next I think, and wipe sofas over which are smelling 'doggified'

artichoke

skylight wrote: »

a major event in 2004 meant OH(ex) became so depressed he was suicidal.
I know I don't need to explain and I have only been on this thread for a week (!)

hi skylight

i know you dont need to explain, and i also know it is very difficult to talk about mental health issues as many people just do not understand what it is like to live with someone who is ill with depression and it is often impossible to cope with and getting out of the situation is the only way forward for all concerned...

MY DH had a major depressive episode over 10 years ago and has made numerous suicide attempts, and got into debts etc and that is -partly- why we live on such a tight budget now - he is officially self employed (as that helps him to cope rather than being on invalidity) but he is often depressed and not able to work... I cleared the debts when i was working (before we had the kids) and we completely changed our lifestyle to become rural smallholders and basically dropped out of a lot of the pressures of life so that we could cope..

We now have 2 small kids and it is tough at times but fortunately we have managed to stay together .... but yes, people do sometimes judge and think - why do they not get proper jobs and earn more money - not realizing there are reasons we have chosen this lifestlye.. DH just could not cope working for an employer... too much pressure for him ...

anyway take care and good look with the move --
and now you know more about me;)

art

msgnomey

morning all

very slow start to the day- still in my pjs!! so far I have washed up, re booted the laundry and vegitated!!! ( Oh and listened o the Archers!!)

next I must get dressed and do some school work!! Oh and hoover downstairs (took down all the decs last night)

Off for a shower....NOW....

greenbee

vanilla wrote: »

Just been having a nosy on the fb thread, so i've decided to completely clear out my wardrobe today. Anything to small is out and then i'll know what i actual have left. I'm looking forward to it. Today is about me getting myself organised, so i'll sort my handbag out and have a nosy through my shoes.

I got rid of all my 'too small' stuff last new year, because it depressed me - and then lost weight so it does work...

hex2 wrote: »

Vanilla - I got rid of all my fat clothes so I just can't afford to put weight back on. I have a very capsule wardrobe now

I've had all my too big stuff altered, so I can't put weight back on. I'm lucky to have access to someone who is very good at alterations (last time she altered a suit jacket for me, she took it apart and remade it!) and it's much cheaper than buying new suits.

Sun is now shining here, so I need to get dressed and go out. Hopefully a bit of exercise will help me want to eat something other than pasta with creamy sauces. So I'm going to call my brother and see whether he wants to go for a walk, and if not, I'll take the glass to the recycling centre. Also need to think about how to reply to OH's new year text... at the moment I'm pretending that as its on my work phone I can ignore it until work starts again on Tuesday morning...

But first, I need to strip my bed and wash my sheets... they haven't been done for far too long

sockdrawer

Afternoon everyone
Grey and horrible here. Just back from a walk with the dog, and did actually notice a few shoots coming up... so there is hope for Spring yet!
skylight my son (aged 10) gets this- leg cramp we call it. He finds wearing socks in bed and having a hot bath before bed helps. He also knows where the hot waterbottles are kept and can fill them from the hot tap. We find his are worse if he's been exercising a lot, although it does surface when he's growing too.

lovecrafting

my bathroom and kitchen are done, i need to tidy the living room and then thats me for the day ithink, back to normal tomorow yay

vanilla

Wardrobe now all done. :j:j:j Looks loads better and everything in it fits me now. So 2 bin bags to go, some i'll ebay as they where never worn. Loads of shoes and handbags going too. I've kept 2 outfits that fit but have seen better days for painting and gardening.

Greenbee i must try on 5 pairs of jeans in the morning before i find a pair that will go past my hips. It's actual a relief to get the wardrobe done.

I think i'll go do hubby's next, he has loads of old clothes for (around the yard) which he never throws out. Bet he wouldn't even notice if they weren't there anymore.:rotfl: