Weekly Flylady Thread 6th April 2020

pigpen

Round.. Maybe people were styaing home so couldn't take your books... at leats pertend that is the reason. There is a woman here putting out bags of craft activities for children.. and others putting out seeds and bedding plants etc... might be worth putting on a local FB group they are there free to take?
I went straight to acceptance.. I am actually LOVING being home.. with the manbeast and the pinks.. The cat pen is nearly finished.. It needs a door but for now it is being fully enclosed and we are using the french doors.

In a way I would much rather just have the darn thing now and get it over and done with.. the waiting to get it is sooooo tedious.. i don't have time to be ill so much busy to do.

DS1's boss got home from hospital on Thursday evening.. he is still very poorly but he is home so that is a very good sign. He only has one lung so it was very risky but he is ok.. DS1 still has a cough but he is fine. My little cousins are almost mended too.. These are the 2 who were orphaned as babies, thankfully all their immediate family are safe and getting better as far as we are aware.. It would be devastating if they were to lose anyone else, they have lost so many people in their short lives.

I got the middle room cleaned in DS1's absence.. not decorated as I had hoped but I am moving slower than a sedated sloth so not actually achieving very much at all. I vacuumed halfway up the stairs.. and half the hallway.
I stripped my toenail polish and redid those.. but it's very dull so I may have to redo .. I have skinned my big toe on my jeans button too.. I'm talented.

DW been on numerous times.

WM x a minimum of 3 times a day.. and I have got it all outside dried and just got the girls stuff to put away.  My 6 year old has just gone into age 10-11 clothes.. She is about 5cm taller than Dot (8) and about 1cm shorter than Squeak (9).. She is still growing like a weed!
I've filled a bin from inside the house and OH filled the other from the garden.. Lots of flingage!

I paid some bills.. I did enjoy that too!! I am up to date on 7 of the 12 bills.. I have a holiday payment to make and then nest time!

Love and hugs to all xxx

[Deleted User]

Morning all,

Happy Easter. I am in bed with a cuppa, will dish out the eggs shortly. I need to stick a wash on and generally tidy round etc. Lamb with all the trimmings for lunch.

Big hugs to all who are struggling. My anxiety threatens to eat me alive at times, yesterday evening was a prime example, we'd had a gorgeous day then a 'what if this horrid thing happens that is very unlikely to happen but could happen even though I've got no justification for thinking it might happen, happens' and I was then locked in horrid thoughts about it (very long story to do with money which I won't bore you with, but is something I cannot control). So last night i convinced myself everything was wrong, I was going to have to take out a loan to sort it, and would not be able to reduce my hours. All of this off the back of absolutely nothing. Anxiety really can take a long walk off a short plank. 

Piggers I too am loving being at home. In fact I already know it'll be a huge struggle to go back go 'normal' for me (not the kids, they are missing school and their friends). 

I have waffled enough, have lovely days all x

roundtuit

Morning xx

piggers - DS said that it was unrealistic to expect the books to go on the first day because of the reduced footfall past the house. The thing is I felt daft putting the books out and I felt daft bringing the books back in, the fact that no-one took a book reinforced the fact that I was daft. That's when DS realised that I was being over-sensitive... and sat with me to chat and untangle my brain. He says he had a brief depression before reaching acceptance, and everyone is different. 

I would like to stay at home until this is all over. It's not the staying at home that's a problem. I'm back at work on Tuesday. And that makes me lucky as it means that I'm not worrying about money but I'd rather stay at home AND have money. (I want to have my cake and eat it as my Mum would have said) I haven't mentioned this to DS yet but we have had an email asking for volunteers to help on the 'red' wards at the hospital - general admin, transporting notes, making staff cups of tea - to free up the clinical staff to treat patients. Part of me wants to volunteer, the other part is saying 'are you out of your mind?' I've decided to see how things are when I return to work on Tuesday. I ought to discuss with DS too I suppose. I hate making decisions. Plus the car that I was planning on buying before I was ill and then the world stood on its head has been SOLD! So now I'm going to have to look for another car. Changing my car gives me massive angst at the best of times. Actually, thinking about it, there's no wonder I've been spitting my dummy - too much going on in my head. Let it go. Let it go.  

Time to live in day-tight compartments. Carpe diem  

Round 1 =
send to my flylady friends and thank them for giving me a safe place to work things out without fear of judgement - if you are rolling your eyes when you read my posts I can't see it  

Round 2 =
breakfast - not forgetting that today!
take clean clothes upstairs
get washed and dressed
feed the birds
fill the bird bath
put out the recycling
put the box of books at the gate
coffee

Happy Easter lovely ladies
Rxx

ETA: asb - humungous squishy Easter hugs xx Also available to anyone else who needs or wants one. xx 

YORKSHIRELASS

ASB I was hit by a massive wave of anxiety yesterday afternoon too, and last night sitting there watching telly all chilled out my heart starting racing and I felt really hot and sick.  And oh yes one small niggly worry leads to another, and another, and before you know it the world is going to end.  Part of my anxiety is about work, I have to go back to full time hours this week, and I really don't want to, sometimes wish I did something less stressful but we need the money.  I worry about what will happen if DS needs more treatment, work have been so generous but I cant ask for more compassionate leave.

Aside from the anxiety I am loving being at home too, and so enjoying the boys being home and us all being together.  No idea what today will bring, DS1 was out in the garden with his Dad all day yesterday so he is probably going to sleep most of today.  We are having the Christmas turkey crown later and I need to concoct a pudding with the ingredients that I can find!

BadCat18

Morning all

Another one who can’t sleep and is anxious here, I have so much to be grateful for and I’m really trying to keep that uppermost in my mind, it’s so hard at 3 in the morning when the whirly brain takes over...

Anyway... flying time, washing is almost up to date still, one small load left in basket but I will leave that until it’s a full load, towels just swished and on the line. Bathroom and en-suite scrubbed, I cleaned the top floor, lounge and stairs on Friday, we had a day off yesterday as it was DHs birthday...

DH just hoovering through ground floor, kitchen still to do and I was aiming to do a deep clean, I think though that I will make the most of the nice weather today and spend some time in the garden. Forecast here is cooler tomorrow so will put that down as kitchen day...

we are off out for a walk shortly, then I think it’s read a book Sunday. Have a good one all, sending hugs xx

kazwookie

I didn't sleep  well either, was wandering around the rental at 3am, went back to bed at 4am, well toast eaten, tidied up it really doesn't take long here as we have next to nothing with us! (makes me question yet again, do I really need the 'stuff' that is in storage?

Been for a walk, it is warm here so no jumper needed.

Just shared my Easter egg with OH.

Keep safe, hugs all round

roundtuit

I tried to make something different for lunch after seeing it on fb. It was different all right   Mine didn't quite turn out like the one on the internet so basically DS has had eggy bread with ham and I've had eggy bread with cheese. It tasted good, that's the main thing. Reminded me of a neighbour when I was a child - he used to make eggy bread for his children. 

I've seen people looking at the box of books as they pass - it's a start   
Hugs
Rxx 

pigpen

Round.. I would put myself forward for the red role BUT.. a lot of them are not having those over 50 as thye are more susceptible to complications (I'm not in that category but I know that is on the requirement list for many such roles) I have the small people to consider too.. if I died etc... I just think if you are ina position to help and it is a worthwhile role then go for it. In reality all this is about is slowing the course of the illness/infection rate to make sure the medical help is there for whoever needs it.. we will ALL be infected at some point and the less strain on the medical services should we need them the better.

I am absolutely not anxious about the illness itself.. but... I do have major issues in other parts of my life.. going new places, meeting new people, telephone calls, some conversations etc...

I hate those   'in your head' conversations.. I do those too and have to tell myself to stop, loudly and firmly and find something else to distract the train of thought or else I end up raging at people for no reason other than I cannot keep my brain in check. Mine are in part related to the PTSD I developed 20 years ago.. and had relapses of a few times.. but we go on.. We do what we must.

ASB .. i agree.. reality will be a hard pill to swallow... I hate school runs and school but my children love it and they are priorty #1.

I asked OH to get easter eggs 'for everyone' ... he didn't get me or DS1 one.. or himself but that's his choice.. so I am really disproportionately annoyed!

Cat pen finished so kittens are running in and out like crazies.. because they can! It need a door to the garden but we didn't have enough wood for that so that is a future plan.
OH's next job.. painting the kitchen ceiling!!

pigpen

roundtuit said:

I've seen people looking at the box of books as they pass - it's a start   

Hugs
Rxx 

Have you put a note on saying 'please take a book!' ... some may just be too polite to rummage through.. maybe spreading them out a bit might help?

Valli

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