Weekly Flylady Thread 9th December 2019

Fayolle

Morning all

A long list here too. Today I need to tackle cleaning upstairs. In my head I’m making a pie for dinner but I need to get the filling cooked this morning as well.

Boxes are everywhere from DD’s aborted house decorating mission yesterday. I haven’t even looked at the presents that I’ve been buying, let alone thought about wrapping them.

The blind that I bought 6 weeks ago for the spare room is still in its box - DH was supposed to be putting it up but apparently has designated it a wet weather job. As it’s been raining for most of that 6 weeks, I’m a bit lost as to why he hasn’t got round to it yet....

Jazee

Fayolle- my DH takes a long time 'planning' jobs too.

I have prepped dinner, walked the dogs, cleaned the fridge and done the dailies. Recycling is out ready for collection and first of two wash loads is in the machine.

Just having a second breakfast of pain o chocolate because they're just so good.

Physio next.

kazwookie

Morning


Christmas Day in my house today, so breakfast has been cooked and eaten.
Walk next
Then dinner for about 6pm! chicken etc yum yum


Have a good day x

roundtuit

Morning :hello:

After a good start yesterday I sort of fizzled out. Met L for a coffee at the posh farm shop at 2. Completely forgot that I'd told Dad that I'd pop and see him for an hour afterwards He rang me at 5 to check that I was ok. Mega-attack of the guilts - would have gone round then but he said he would soon be getting ready to go out so I didn't. Even though I would usually have nipped in for half an hour I'm so peopled out that I didn't. And then I felt bad so I might have eaten a selection box whilst watching the Strictly Final Then I stayed up until 11.45 watching a film - a healthy does of Hugh Jackman with a not so healthy dose of violence :eek:

Which means that I'm tired again this morning (too much sugar / not enough sleep) but also on the edge of :eek::eek: (is there an emoji for hiding under the duvet?) I'm washed and dressed. made the bed, put out the recycling (aka selection box packaging ), WM x1 has been draped on the airer following a laundry shuffle, Christmas tree has been brought down, fed the birds, Christmas cards have been sorted in to piles ready for hand delivering... then I felt overwhelmed with: need petrol / need a food shop / need to wrap presents / need to put up tree / need to spend time with Dad / need a new car / need to visit H / need to save spoons for another nuts week of fulltime work with a constant side of MM / need to clear space for tree / need to WUDUPA / I don't want another Christmas without Mum - even though she'll be happy to miss it as she wasn't a Christmas fan and saw it as something to be endured …. I'm beginning to understand how she felt!

So I've done nothing else except join coloured dots on a grid - mindless distraction.

And breathe...

Merry Christmas kazwookie xx :santa2:

Anyone want to join me for a coffee - I've finished moaning now...honest

Rxx

pigpen

Anxiety riding high as Boog has the very first working day..



DW on
WM on
TD on


Pi has broken the cat flap with his big fat head! So the kittens cannot go in the kitchen until that is replaced.. joy!

I am procrastinating here while I write the list of christmas presents my mother has paid for! I email it to her so she wraps the right present for the right person because I am floofed if I am doing that too.

I have a sofa full of clean laundry to fold, I did clear it all last weekend and now it is full again.

My head is still full of shrimps.. but today I AM breaking the back (and probably my own) of this wrapping.. it WILL be done before the weekend!

kazwookie

Thanks RT


Walked to local shops with OH and bought some stuff.


Christmas presents sorted, as this year is different in my eyes than normal, a large donation to Air Ambulance has been made.


Also 'bought' safe water / water pump / training for a farmer / some thing to do with goats / something to do with chickens. :T:T



And I have had no moans from anyone about not getting a 'real present'


Going to sort out early dinner with a small roast.


Piggers, I have my fingers crossed that all is going well for those in jobs / training.

BadCat18

Afternoon all

Decided to get out today, went to natty trust place... had 5 mile walk, bit muddy but it blew the cobwebs away. Pack up and a cup of tea in the cafe...very nice.

Back now, wm swishing again. This evening will be supper, kitchen reset, DH will do the ironing. I have some work prep to do so will tackle that before it gets too late.

Another cuppa and a sit down with a mince pie first methinks!

Hugs sticks and spoons available for those in need x

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Himself was too wired after the gig to sleep. Meant I had him wibbling at me until about 3am when I mercifully passed out. Had an extra in the spare room, so bumbled out to the bathroom at 7am to witness a rather bare, tattooed backside hanging out of the duvet cover when I heard a noise and turned round.

After he left at about 11am, Himself was still in a wired, not quite sleeping state (I have a feeling he overdid it on caffeine yesterday), so he stayed in bed until I hoiked him out this afternoon.

I have [strike]as usual[/strike]

Cleaned the sink
Cleaned the bowl
Washed up
Cleaned the countertops
Cleaned the hob
Cleaned the appliances
Fed the felines three times today, as they are apparently starrrrrrving.
Sorted out four washloads
Considered chucking a bucket of water over Himself.
Smiled sweetly and persuaded him out of bed.
Drunk two buckets of coffee, one fizzy multivitamin and a decongestant.
Bemoaned the lack of food in the cupboards but not made any effort to rectify this as I was too busy cleaning.
Cleaned the loos
Cleaned the sinks
Cleaned the bath and shower

Decided I've had enough and sat on the settee doing nowt.


Four and a half days left.

Narc0lepsy

More days that disappeared in a blur and rather a haze of Lemsip - why do colds have to come this time of year when I want to just get on and finish stuff? I felt so lousy when I woke up (after not much sleep) on Fri that I had to ring uni and cancel that extra assessment - I felt bad for the student who'd booked it, but with all my coughing and spluttering I figured I wouldn't be doing them any favours anyway, plus I'd probably run out of voice.

So the last few days have been intermittent:
- seem to be constantly filling bird feeders.
- made this year's 'model' of flower arrangement present to take to SB and SIL yesterday, it survived the train journey to Streatham thankfully. I texted them in the morning to see if they wanted me to stay at home with my germs but they said no. 3 more present arrangements to do, then table centre piece and the 2 small arrangements I usually hang down the banisters. The latter 2 need to be done in time for Weds dinner guests, the others shortly after.
- Found a twiggy ready-made wreath which I've added bits and lights to and put on the front door; not as nice as fresh but I need to be realistic about time.
- Christmas tree up and decorated.
- Usual lounge silk flower arrangement removed and a glittery one made up; forgot I'd got lots of sparkly stuff in the sales in Jan.
- With a total of 5 reports I want to finish asap, I keep returning to them in between other stuff. Crack on woman for ***** sake.
- Went to church this morning, delivered a few more cards.

OK enough rambling; get back to that report.

pigpen

Several boxes of presents wrapped.. My will to live has run screaming.

Not heard from Boog yet.. hoping it lives! DS1 came in about an hour ago and has eaten the dinner I had cooked for Boog.. and most of OH's steak he wanted for tomorrow.. I swear I am going to murder him.. I don't eat much he says.. devours half a chicken, 1.5 12oz steaks (granted they were free!) and a pan of veg.. no, never eat a thing!!

Dots coat washed and dried after a certain small mistreated not litter trained kitten pooped on it. He is getting better but is hard work. He also got caught by his very broken tail in one of those string curtains earlier.. twice, because he is an idiot.

I am doing nothing for the remainder of the evening.. maybe putting in some washing and loading the td with uniform.. I should do that actually..

Then I am knitting..

I also fixed the doorbell and bled the kitchen radiator.. It took me a while to realise why it was so cold in the kitchen.. MUCH better now.