Weekly Flylady Thread 7th February 2022

ionafan

Glad you had a lovely day, Natty - daffodils and doughnuts sound just perfect!

I finished moving everything back into the LR this afternoon, but the upholstery was still damp after cleaning so we won't be sitting in there until tomorrow.  In any case,  DH has gone out this evening.  I returned the cleaning machine this afternoon, then after tea I went to Bee and Queue to return some unopened / unwanted tins of paint (I bought extra of the colours and specialist paint for the water stained ceiling) and buy an additional tin each of white and cream emulsion for the remaining ceilings and walls. The decorator will be back on Monday.

But first we have a hopefully lass frazzled weekend ahead of us. I hope the Internet doesn't play up tomorrow morning as I shall be Zooming with my young friend in India (that's a first for me!) and meeting her baby boy.  Really looking forward to it!

Time for bed, methinks.  G'night all, and have a good weekend too xx

Jazee

Morning all.  Hope you're all ok today.
I am getting the hang of this baby lark.  DGD1 pretty much slept through, got up at 6.15. We are both fed, dressed, bed is made and washing put away from airer.
Have a great day everyone.

roundtuit

Morning all xx 

I'm shattered after running on fumes yesterday then joining the WAC last night...and I've agreed to swap my non working day to Friday next week,  so this is a 2 day weekend. But the carrot on the stick is the following weekend being 4 days. Woot woot. I've been asked to consider going back to full-time 😱 Nope. I like my Mondays off and the work/ life balance it gives. 

Minimum flying done as always on work days but every day I made my bed,  fed the birds and put out the recycling. 

Very tired this morning but I'm up, made my bed,  opened the windows upstairs, got weighed and had a brew. Amazingly I've lost a pound this week- not sure how - but I'll take it. 

Hairdresser's appointment at 12 today. I need cash from PO to pay for that. Must fill up with petrol some time this weekend. And order my repeat prescription. Mission for this morning is to recharge my batteries as I feel used up. 

Another brew might help.

Love to all.  Happy Birthday for yesterday Natty 🍩🫖 xx

Rxx

elbree

Morning! Beginning of HT here and a whole week 'off'. Tons to do of course but it's lovely to think I can lie in (til 7) and do things mostly at my own pace. Caught up with a friend last night and having brunch with another this morning. I'm prioritising having a nice time with 8yo this week. She is shattered and having grandparents she hasn't seen in 6 year's show up and expect an instant relationship is going to be stressful for her.

Ex has promised to try and keep them away from my flat but I know it might be easier to just give in, I'm mentally preparing myself!

Today's jobs are; 
Tidy and dust my room

WM x 1
Trip to CS with some clutter

5 mins in the garden with a bin bag 

Happy birthday Natty for yesterday and I hope you recharge quickly round x 

pigpen

Elbree.. you don't have to have anyone in your home you don't want. in all honesty I don't thnk I would allow them near the children either.. it is too unsettling. My ex-in-laws were the same.. saw the children every blue moon and thought they would know wh they were.. they walk passed the children in the street now and never knew their names or birthdays or who was who. The ex-mil put a post on FB a few years ago about her 'beautiful grand-daughters'.. my oldest 2 girls commented 'awww thank you ' .. she deleted the post.. but not before mine screenshot it lol.

Dance class and musical theatre now.. then swimming and shopping need cat filler!

I want to change my bedding today too.. OH has been using it as a desk so its feeling a bit grim.

DW to go on.

elbree

Thanks pigpen, I am very angry with them but for sake of reconciliation will try and bite my tongue and play nice. Hopefully it's the start of a better relationship for them, if they don't push it and all start arguing again! Ex and parents I mean, not 8yo! 

roundtuit

Thank you elbree xx

I've sat watching the Winter Olympics and deliberately done as little as possible this morning. I had some toast with my second brew. I'm now dressed and I've sloshed bleach down the loo. I've shoved all the washing in together as it made a load. 🤞 nothing runs.

I need to leave the house at 11.40 to give myself time to pick up cash from the PO. Very rare that I use 'proper' money these days....just to pay the hairdresser and the usual window cleaner. 

Rxx

Fayolle

It’s not even morning anymore, but hello..
Belated happy birthday, Natty x
Good luck, elbree x I had grandparents like that.  And a father, come to think of it! We made our peace eventually, but not until I was in my twenties.

Very little posting from me this week as flying has been - ahem - minimal, although I have been reading along. Will try to do better next week, to help the thread along. 

Just back from a 6 mile walk, up hills and down through snowdrop woods.  Very pretty, but a bitter wind. However, I might have lost a single lb this week, but then again the scales might be lying again.
DH made a rare visit to the office yesterday and decided to call in to Mr M on his way home.  He has blown our monthly grocery budget in a single visit, and only bought meals for the weekend. I despair. And he capped that with an offer of a day out together - my options were bee and queue or w!lk0… I have suitably declined…
I probably need to set the wm going (note the flying mention here 😉), so had better shift myself.
Hugs to all xx

pigpen

elbree said:

Thanks pigpen, I am very angry with them but for sake of reconciliation will try and bite my tongue and play nice. Hopefully it's the start of a better relationship for them, if they don't push it and all start arguing again! Ex and parents I mean, not 8yo! 

I'm not one for second chances usually and third chances are unheard of. I've not spoken to my male parent for 17 years, 6 years for my sister and CF (the ex from hell) (this was sort of related).. life has been so much quieter and less volatile.. and with the sister and CF went the entirety of the paternal family and the ex-inlaws.. Don't give them too many chances.. if they screw up again and upset your littles that is unacceptable, the children should come first always! I understand why you're giving them the chance but it does feel wrong doesn't it?

dance done, swimming done.. that blue badge was an absolute god send!! Dot is on top form today and she didn't almost die in the car park.. we did almost lose her a few times in Tesc0 and in the shopping centre itself.. she asked why I was holding her bags so I hugged her tight and wailed about how awful it would be to lose her because I love her soooooooooo much.. she loved it.. OH and Squeak almost died of embarrassment lol.. I do not wail quietly! She was allowed to buy herself a giant monkey so is super happy now.

We need to take Spamalam home.. but t is freezing and pouring with rain.. DD1 asked us to wait until Cf had dropped stuff at hers because he isn't allowed the children unsupervised because he is abusive.. and we have them all the time.

Dizzy_Imp

Hi all...I'm going to ramble, so advance warning to skip if you're not interested...but this is my safe space...

OK, fair warning, I've had a few glasses of Rioja so I'm rather more expressive than usual but I need to get this down in writing...

I need some breathing space.  I want more time to be me.  I've got sewing and sowing dreams.  I want to connect more with nature.  I want to owe less, own less and understand more. I need to spend more time with my family and I need to delete fake friends.  I want to create new family traditions and enjoy planning for the future.  I do not want to worry about money. I'd like to live on less, but enjoy more. I want to be more Little house on the Prairie than Sex in the City.  I need to make things, eat what I grow or raise, read with my boys, celebrate their victories and teach them new skills.  I want to stop taking my medication and leave the past behind, where it belongs. I want to be free.

There.  said it now.  No laughing....