Weekly Flylady Thread 17th August 2020

pigpen

Right.. I am still alive..

Love and hugs and light and butterflies to everyone.. All good feelings xxx

I had a massive asthma attack out of nowhere last night related to my rampaging hayfever. I took triple doses last night (usually double) so I slept sort of.. when I woke up this morning I was still struggling massively with breathing so I rang the GP and got an immediate call back, breathing was that bad!.. I managed to stop him sending an ambulance (my house is WAY too messy for that!!) I have inhalers and steroids and a massive pain in my chest now and I am absolutely exhausted.

OH took the car in for MOT this morning.. £1233 later we have brakes, a new coolant system, a new fan belt, new brake cables and rear discs and a new bulb in a side light.. MOT, service and fixed.. but we can't collect until tomorrow afternoon.. OH is in work in the morning.. so I rang my mother to see if she could pick up the car and he would bike to work.

The bike had broken brake cables and a dislodged derailer.. so £20 to get that fixed (pedals still wiggle though lol)

And when I rang my mother she was just leaving A&E having torn her hamstring stopping the dog from fighting..

So... today has been an overall delight..

On a plus it has been lovely weather so I've got all the washing done and dried and away, binned some weeds, picked sawfly caterpillars off the willow wands (darn things, I hate flying insects) DW been run 3 times so I have no dirty pots left and I need to rejig all my standing orders.. joy.

I eventually managed to get the prescriptions for Boog and myself.. nothing short of a miracle, that was a huge saga, ordered on 24th July and the surgery and Boots fluffed it all up.. but all sorted now I think.
Ebeast parcel posted and 2 cardigans for my friends baby ready for posting tomorrow.
Glasses ordered for Dot as she has eaten her new ones already, they should be ready tomorrow.

So all in all a fabulous, extremely expensive day and exhausting week ..

Started the front of Spams jumper. Meds and bed for me now though.. I'm thinking I need one of those granny boxes for daily tablets.. I'm so old and broken! I am a bit anxious about the steroid weight gain that is inevitable.

kazwookie

Blimey Pigpen you have had it all thrown at you, I hope today is better for you.

Sunny but very windy here today, might take my kite out for a fly later!

Work of progressing slowly, the mess is being made outside, so that is an improvement.

Budget for the project are on target, so of, I'll be about £1k over, but considering all the 'extra' work that has taken place while I had workmen here / the work needed to be done / to save anymore 'day rates' type stuff/ the fact they are already here,  I am happy with that, it will come off my xmas present and holiday budget, not going anywhere owing to CV else where in the world, present wise folk have already been warned it is £5 each,  nothing if you are over 18!!   most seem ok with that, one or two over 18's will get IOU's for 1 hour gardening / 1 hour dog walking and such like, only going to cost me my time.

Off to get some fence paint in a bit, click and collect.

Have a good day

Valli

Ah Piggers hope you're breathing more easily.  I'm struggling a little with asthma too atm.   Going out with mates today, we're  supposed to be walking. I've already said it'll have to be steady.  
Dancemum hope you're ok

dancemum

I’m ok Valli, only minor scuffles today. DH only works half day Fridays so I’ve had a nap.
DS2 enrolment sent off, complicated as all on line I had to attach 25 documents to an email without a laptop. I think they will make him do the level 3 course as he now has 5 gcse over a level 4. I don’t think he will cope with that level and fit in with new experiences.

bathroom cleaned

spoke to soon just had some punches

kazwookie

Dancemum hugs to you, try to keep safe, am thinking of you xx

Is there anything any of us can do to help you? dm mail box us if so

[Deleted User]

Crazy busy day again just popping in to send love to you dancemum; keep pushing forward with this lovely xx

YORKSHIRELASS

Dancemum I wish there was something helpful I could say.  I can remember when DS used to have some major emotional meltdowns it was exhausting and frightening, but nothing compared to what you are coping with.  Thinking about you.

Pigpen you always have such a lot on your shoulders, I know you are not one for too much sympathy but take care of yourself x

ASB You would have been proud of me yesterday I managed to spend the day with family then organise the BBQ on my own until DH came home, without getting too stressed!  I am also feeling down at the moment and worrying about worrying, trying really hard to take care of myself.  A lot is related to work.  

Well, its weekend.  Some flying to be done, must submit my final pieces of study work (5 days to my deadline).  Not sure what else.

dancemum

Thank you, I wrote a long post but then deleted it. My heart is breaking.

kitchen put to bed 
holiday and cattery cancelled

ionafan

More (((hugs))) from me, dancemum - it's such a tough situation for you all, and having to cancel your holiday must seem like the last straw.  We're all feeling for you xx

After a 24-hour lull, my migraine continued today, but I have managed to do some flying between naps:
- cleaned out the shed
- took some  non-binnable rubbish to the tip: this was when the migraine started up again
- hoovered and dusted all through downstairs
- cleaned the utility and workmen's loo
- waved goodbye to another Freecycled item [fer-ling!]
- WMx1
- QHI
- picked a huge handful of purple climbing French beans and another of green and runner beans
- walked Rosie.

Tomorrow I have some essential admin to do, then I hope to get out in the garden between the showers.

Narc0lepsy

And more hugs for Dancemum, it's hard to imagine what you are going through. 
I seem to have been awol this week for no particular reason.    Flying has been done, as well as a lot of harvesting of various fruit and veg.   Constant filling of bird feeders, DW, WM etc.
We've had 2 lovely days out and the weather stayed kind for our visit to Kew to see a dear friend, then Mr N's belated birthday present in a Tiger Moth.  Both trips involved dry journeys on the motorbike which was a relief.
Had a Mr T delivery, seemed to spend lots of money yet already have a list of several things we missed off.
Today I've been trawling through risk assessments and a whole exciting YAWN array of advisory documents as I've had an enquiry for a private assessment.  The mother was due to ring me this evening to discuss it, but didn't, so we'll see. I assessed her son 3yrs ago so it's nice she remembered me,  but I alternate between being confident of doing it in the garden or conservatory/garage and worrying if I should be doing it at all. Some of my peers are doing face to face assessments now but some say it's too soon.  I may at least wait until Sept so I'm in line with other education establishments getting back to new normal. I've emailed my uni manager to see if they have any plans to need me in Oct.
I've started another online course, this one on Interfaith Dialogue for combating Extremism among young people. I thought it would be interesting and the bit I've done so far is confirming that. 
Very windy today so I just did the NotParkRun which was hard work as the uphill bit was against the wind.
Thought I may have to call on weekend Willi but actually things are looking ok. I just really need to get a grip on my study as there are still bits of it in the spare room.
Went to visit MIL today but they said she hadn't wanted to get up and was really grumpy so did we want to wait or come back another time. We decided the latter was better for our sanity.
Took elderly friend's dog for a walk and she managed to slip her collar and trotted off; fortunately she came back when I called, much to my surprise.  Mr N has collie pup envy Dizzy.