Weekly Flylady Thread 26th February 2018

roundtuit

Valli wrote: »

Roundtuit
If your house was 'Ideal Home' immaculate well - that's a hell of a scary thing for a potential future daughter-in-law to walk into - because then she's got to live up to it. As it is she gets to see you're human!

Stop fretting!

Finally I seem to be beginning to be able to operate 'normally'. It's been a long haul. And I have been reading too (well re-reading, on the kindle, but that's still a massive improvement).

Thank you Valli xx Glad to hear things are improving for you. Hugs xx

I only seem to be able to stop fretting when I am either top-notch or rock bottom: then I'm more of a 'S*d it if they don't like it: tough; they can sack me / do one'. It's quite liberating but elusive.

Good thing I didn't sign up for Scrimpers! We picked up fish and chips on the way home from work on Friday, and I had pizza delivered last night. Epic fail on the slinky challenge there too then . What's done is done.

Today is a new day Thinking Chumbawumba I can't do anything about the car battery today: I'll ring the garage in the morning (got the next three Mondays off using up Annual Leave :T then it's Easter weekend = 5 x 4 day working weeks pour moi (woot woot )
So let's fly...
Round 1=
1. make bed
2. get washed and dressed
3. feed the birds
4. put out rubbish & recycling
5. sort Mount Washmore and set WM x 1 swishing
6. laundry shuffle
7. WUDUPA one bowl of pots
8. breakfast

I really do appreciate everyone's support and encouragement. Thank you ladies xx

Rxx

pigpen

Pouring with rain here... melting all that remains of the filthy white stuff.. One very happy piggy!!

No vomit for 55 hours so hoping we are in the clear.. hoping!!!

DS3 is 19 today. I didn't know if we would be clear of vomit so I haven't arranged him a party.. so he will have to be upset about it.. I can't risk my 8 months pregnant daughter or my cancery stepdad getting ill and he can think of others for once. He is having a major flounce because I have no intention of decorating his perfectly presentable bedroom but I am doing the one he moved out of and the one DS2 moved into. Clearly I don't love him! (his words not mine)

Twinkle is howling because I won't give her boof until I have at least put fluid back into me.. and she couldn't go to work with OH.

Washers are both filled but not full
I have a mountain of stuff to hang up to dry but I need to fold all the dry stuff first so I shall do that shortly.

As I am such a hateful person I am going to paint the bathroom today.. I got the new paint yesterday.. I am doing it mint green instead of royal blue.. I want it to be bright and cheery rather and messy and glum.

I might go throw out some stuff too, it is fun.

Jazee

Raining here too now so no dog walk yet. I have changed the bedding, the 'old' stuff is now in the WM. I've also had a sort out of all my handbags (I have lots) and there is now a carrier bag of stuff for the charity shop. I found dozens of pens - mostly from hotels in my paid stuff travelling days, dozens of packets of tissues/paracetamol/emery boards - you get the picture.

Just waiting for the rain to ease off a little as I need to get out.

LameWolf

roundtuit wrote: »

I did the Lame Wolf toss a coin: it works .

It does, doesn't it? It's got me through many a dilemma. I'm afraid I'm the world's worst case of "I used to be indecisive, but now I'm not so sure". :rotfl: Most days I can't even decide what clothes to wear, Mr LW selects them for me. :eek:

We need to have a quick whizz round with the Dys0n - thankfully the place is already tidy, as we live by the Valli mantra "Don't put it down, put it away". But I want the place up to scratch as we have the chap from the Council coming to inspect us tomorrow morning. :eek: Not sure how he'll check the garden; it's still covered in snow, but hopefully he'll take my word for it that nothing is any different from last year.

Mumof2_2

Is it sad that I fell really pleased as went through the box with all the odd socks in and paired up 19 pairs of socks? I think it may be but I don't care! Hung up some towels and got the next lot ready to go in tomorrow morning. Seem to be spending all my time picking up clothes from the various rooms and either putting them away or putting in the washing basket (found a heap of S's under a blanket, little tinker). Off to see Bristol Rugby this afternoon and will see if we can continue our run of wins - unbeaten all season!!

For Scrimpers- won't be a NSD as have to get some milk on the way back in but that is an essential I'd say! Will fail on Wednesday though I know - going for a waxing and get my eyebrows shaped and tinted. I did say I would cancel because of £s but DH told me I must do it as it makes me feel better about myself.

Roundtuit glad visit went OK. Z has her first proper boyfriend (first date a week ago after weeks of FaceTime etc!) and I felt embarrassed when he came and his mum was here too yikes!! I just apologised and smiled. Last week was a bad week for me MH wise but had been doing so well up to then but never mind - always another day.

Right, DH just called me .... best dash x

pigpen

Mumof2 wrote: »

For Scrimpers- won't be a NSD as have to get some milk on the way back in but that is an essential I'd say! Will fail on Wednesday though I know - going for a waxing and get my eyebrows shaped and tinted. I did say I would cancel because of £s but DH told me I must do it as it makes me feel better about myself.

they are necessities and don't count.

NSD here.. I have no quids. I need more decorating materials for Meem's room.

LameWolf

Mumof2 Milk is vital, so doesn't count for Scrimpers. And I think the idea isn't that you spend absolutely nothing whatsoever during March, you just rein it in. If J has said to go for your wax and eyebrow shape/tint, then you should go. It's like Piggers' nails - that little bit of something that retains your sanity for you. x
Well done on sock-pairing, btw. :T I don't think it's sad to be pleased at achieving 19 pairs of socks reunited.

Mr LW has spent £75.90 at the Farmers Market - but this is a month's supply of cheese (our main protein source) plus eggs, and we needed a jar of honey this time. So it's Planned Food Spend and does not count against us for Scrimpers.

I am going stir crazy; the furthest I have gone in days is down the garden to attend to the bird feeding station.

On the plus side, I managed half an hour uninterrupted on the WiiFit while Mr LW was at the Farmers Market.

Honey_Bear

Valli wrote: »

Finally I seem to be beginning to be able to operate 'normally'. It's been a long haul. And I have been reading too (well re-reading, on the kindle, but that's still a massive improvement).

It's been a long time, Valli. (((Hugs)))

I think the snow did for the three robins and the female blackbird I've been feeding for years. I saw them the first morning and put extra food out throughout, but I haven't seen any of them since the thaw. Normally even if I don't see them I can hear the little hen blackbird talking to herself in the bushes.

Bins done, just about to jump into the shower prior to someone coming to pick up the jamjars.

Nothing spent at all since 1 March but that may have something to do with sending OH to the Co-op when we needed peas on Friday.

YORKSHIRELASS

Pleased it went well Roundtuit. I dont really want anyone else doing housework because they dont do it to my standards but then I get annoyed when no-one helps. Where is the sense in that?

Pigpen happy birthday to DS, I agree with your precautions for keeping everyone else vomit free. Love the mint green idea for the bathroom, our bathroom walls are a bright teal colour.

NSD here too. Going to do a bit of work on our finances in a minute. Suspect it will look dire but its best to know.

Now that the weather is hopefully improving have decided to rejoin my cycling club again. Quite nervous about it but I need to get out and interact with other people more - I work mostly on my own and because of my social anxieties I dont have any friends (other than you lovely people). DH wasnt keen on my going out with them on a weekend but I have reassured him that I will still spend time with him. The great thing about the cycling club is that you can be around other people without feeling the need to chat constantly (and its very low cost).

pigpen

YL.. that was my second choice.. along with emerald green.. OH doesn't like the new colour so I told him to go choose a new one and he came up with.. pretty much the same blue as it is at the moment!!. I am going to go over the white again in a minute.. I have 2 big beasts downstairs to watch Twinkle so I can get half an hour to whizz a roller about I'm sure!

Best feed the minions too.. they are getting loud!