Weekly Flylady Thread 20th April 2020

Valli

scones (wild garlic and cheese) and wild garlic butter made.

pigpen

indows and sills cleaned in the kitchen and back room.. inside.. and out! OH did outsides I can't reach.
Cooker hood scrubbed, tiles scrubbed, walls scrubbed, ceilings vacuumed... spiders evicted..
Worksurfaces wipes, Microwave scrubbed, Plants watered, Vases and egg chicken cleaned, radio cleaned, Heated airer folded away, Kitten cage cleaned and put away for the next ones Jars and mills cleaned, fish tank outer cleaned.Backroom part vacuumed.. I need some toys etc to go upstairs and some washing to put away and the table can go back in there and I can get school clothes away and it might look presentable.
WM x2
DW x3

Bins all emptied thanks to DS1 and Boog..
DS1 cleaned the ovens including shelves.

AF turned up.. FINALLY... I thought she had gone into hiding! So hopefully my need to consume my body weight in biscuits daily will now abate.

Sold some shoes on Ebeast.. £60 TYVM.

Right.. Twinkle is being a poop... Face washed, teeth and hair brushed and bed time for that one I think!! I cannot abide whining!

I have a nail to fix too! Pinged my thumb off.. they've not done bad considering I did them myself .

ionafan

Evening all.
Indoor Flying today:
- S&S'd kitchen and bathroom
- made beds
- removed Easter branch (leaves falling off) and put box of painted eggs back in the eaves loft until next year
- WMx1, dried on line, draped on radiators to air
- picked up handfuls of Rosie's fluff
Other achievements (or not):
- waited patiently (doing jigsaws online for most of the morning) for Church Treasurer to proofread a letter I wanted to email out today; gave up waiting at lunchtime and did other things instead
- tried phoning 2 people, neither of whom answered
- rang DS2 and spoke to DGS3+4, as DDiL2 was in the middle of cutting DS2's hair.  DGS3 has won the strawberry challenge prize for the first fully open flower - he is very pleased
- served lunch outside: DH shifted his weight on his wooden chair and broke one of the legs - fortunately it didn't collapse completely, so he escaped a fall, but the chair is possibly a write-off, unless DS1 can work miracles with a metal plate
- picked all the edible leaves off the curly kale, purple spouting broccoli, Swiss chard and spinach that I had overwintered in pots; washed it all before bagging up and putting in the fridge - enough for at least 20 portions, I should think!  I might need to cook and freeze the chard leaves (of which there are rather a lot) or they'll go bad before we get round to eating them.
-  pulled up all the stalks and binned them (our green bin collections start again next week ), moved the pots and swept all along the base of the wall behind them
- took Rosie for her usual walk
- cooked veg curry with loads of chard for tea
Now returning to online jigsaws as I CBA to watch yet another railway programme introduced by M. Portaloo....

Fayolle

Evening all ( **creeps in under the radar**)
So - very little in the way of flying has been achieved over the past 24 (or is it 48??) hours. 

Yesterday was a full on day at work. So much so that I REALLY deserved that glass bottle of wine that evening. But on the plus side, I got a new-to-me fruit and veg box delivery from a fairly local family company and it was amazing.  I never knew that to see a banana could give me so much happiness! This is one lockdown habit that I might continue.
Today I have (in no particular order):
finished digging and weeding a bed at the allotment
planted out broad beans - finally
cleared out the greenhouse
cooked a chicken dinner in the sc
made a loaf of olive bread
WULTD and given the kitchen a quick s&s.
I am now listening to DH blasting Jimi Hendrix through his headphones.  One day he will grow up....

nmm

Hi all, sorry I have not posted much all week been plodding along doing jobs, today was spent in the garden, I dug all the borders out and threw some compost/top soil into them then planted lots of wildflower seeds. Day ended in a battle with a hosepipe, all sorted and tidied away now.

Narc0lepsy, I read your comment about the Gluten Free pizza base it reminded me of a youtube video I watched recently, the pizza base is made using just three ingredients - cauliflower, egg and goats cheese, its from a couple on a narrowboat, my future dream life  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxE6tfwyB9I 

Goodintentions

Well, DS & I walked the dog. I finished off the windows by the front door, seedlings have been put to bed. Pizza was ordered for dinner (thanks to DS) and we played yahtzee as a family this evening. Needless to say, no paperwork was done! There is always tomorrow....

I may go to bed soon, and make a new start in the morning. You see? I am full of good intentions!! 😂😂

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Wide awake since 3am. Something in particular really causing me anxiety and upset, I’ve just had a good sob. If I could have some FL strength I would appreciate it. No doubt DS will be up at 6 as usual so for now I will try and nap. 

ionafan

Asb - Flylady calming and strengthening vibes are winging their way to you xxx. You must be exhausted, with two lively youngsters to keep safe and educate, with no chance of a break.  I remember how, when I was first on my own, I used to burst into tears over the slightest thing and how unfair my situation felt - and I didn't have lockdown or young children to add to my worries.  Just take things one day at a time and know that you are doing brilliantly and you don't have to be supermum 24/7:  just Mum is enough, and your needs come even before your kids' needs, so rest up whenever you can.
Rosie is asking to go outside, so I must leave my warm nest and will then settle down at my desk to write a letter and hopefully get one thing crossed off today's list before breakfast.  Stay safe, everyone xx

BadCat18

Morning all

I too have been awake for ages, no particular reason other than just not being able to sleep... hugs asb, I hope you managed a bit more sleep before your children woke up x

plan for today for me...
 

Round 1
get washed and dressed
breakfast for me and the cats
make plan for rest of the day!


back later x

roundtuit

Nanu Nanu (that's one for the older ones  )
Morning xx

asb - sending you much love and all the positive, calming, strengthening, peace-giving flylady vibes that I can   xx If there is anything I can do to help please pm me xx 

YL - thinking of you too my lovely  xx

piggers - just reading what you've achieved in the kitchen made me tired! Woot woot xx

Valli - how are you today? Has the stiffness eased?  xx

Goodi - there's a reason for my flylady name too &, unfortunately, after ten years I'm just as dilatory about getting round to it as I was when I started fly ladying. I need to turn 'one day' into day one' - maybe tomorrow     xx

ionafan and Fayolle -  I love you guys xx

BadCat - good to see you adopting the Round methodology  . I always feel like I'm telling you off when I address you - I'm sure you are a very good cat!  xx

To Narc0, funfairprincess, dancemum,  and to all flyladies old and new, lurking, posting, MIA, a humungous squishy hug. You are doing great. You are amazing. You can do this.   xx

 Round 1 =
write love letter to flyladies
breakfast and another brew
get washed and dressed
feed the birds
put out the recycling

Stay safe
Rxx