Weekly Flylady Thread 17th October 2022

Natty68

pigpen said:

Ooh Natty she is very like Treacle! 

Piggers does she get gastric troubles? My Scarlett has to have a special diet for sensitive tummy's due to regurgitating her previous dinner if she eats too quickly.

Treacle is gorgeous by the way xxxx

ionafan

pigpen said:

HB, It was Iona did the SS last year.

Glad your memory's better than mine, pigpen!
I'm grateful that Honey_Bear is happy to take over the SS this year - thank you for offering x

I'd like to take part in both the SS and the card swap, please.  Natty, have you still got my details?

The date for collection of the special adjustable chair that DH was loaned after his op has been marked in my diary.
The patio pots are now all full of bulbs and spring bedding plants.  It hasn't rained all day, so I need to water them before I take Rosie for her walk.
Rosie supervised my gardening efforts.  She also barked loudly at the window cleaner and in doing so did a good job of guarding me and the house.
I had a few zzz after lunch.
I have decided that the birthday cards will be e-cards, in order to avoid any delay.  My fault for not getting round to sending them early enough.
I had rather hoped that DH would rake up the leaves for me, but he has maintained his usual level of (in)activity.  Yet, apart from the gusty wind, it's warm and pleasant for outdoor work or walking. I despair.

pigpen

Natty68 said:

Piggers does she get gastric troubles? My Scarlett has to have a special diet for sensitive tummy's due to regurgitating her previous dinner if she eats too quickly.

Treacle is gorgeous by the way xxxx

She doesn't but my other naughty tortie, Hazel has always had the most terrible wind and 'deposits'. She is often sick if she eats quickly. Noz has bouncy food too.
Treacle has a very sensitive nose though and gets massive sneezing fits, especially with catnip toys.

ionafan said:

pigpen said:

HB, It was Iona did the SS last year.

Glad your memory's better than mine, pigpen!

I went in my messages and checked!! lol.. I can't remember my own name half the time, I am a goldfish.

Squeak took a different school PE kit today and has managed to lose that too.. I have raged and cried and I am just done.. I just don't know what to do with her.

The speech therapist hasn't returned my email from Monday morning and the sensory processing people emailed to ask about the info I have received.. I have not received any info... I am not happy and my brain is struggling.

I need to go do dinner but my head is spinning and I'm not sure I can stand right now.

Natty... very snazzy.. I have an instapot I have never even taken out of the box.. I have only had it 2.5 years.. I'm reluctant to have another gadget 'cluttering' my worksurface.. and I am a creature of habit. Treacle dented my slowcooer knocking it off the top of the fridge.

My freezer has died.. I do not like today.. especially as it is apparently Wednesday and I thought it was Thursday and now I have to do 'Thursday' all over again.

Valli

have been to wilk0 to look at the empty shelves where the rabbit food should be (regular trip this - they never have any in when I go - ferrets, degus, gerbils, guinea pigs - perfect feast for them but the bunnies - nada, zilch etc) but while I was there I got them a hay rack for a price I was happy to pay.  I also bought LED christmas lights as one of my sets failed last year and christmas chocs,


Had my blood test.  And picked up my pre meds.  Phoned a friend for a natter.  Beginning to feel MUCH more Valli-like now.   I have also done some decluttering in 'the office' (spare bedroom) and have made HM chicken soup with the leftover carcass from Sunday, bolognese for tea, ironed all todays washing which I line dried and rather enjoyed my mini-mooch round town.

Natty68

I've had to return the darn InstantPot that arrived today. I got so excited over it that I didn't realise it was the wrong one that they had sent me. Went to use it the it dawned on me there was no dial on it... So boxed it back up and it is ready to go back.  The proper one is coming on Friday, hopefully 🤞. And I was so looking forward to playing with all the presets...lol

Here's the one that should be arriving...


So I've decluttered the other one into its box ready to go to the post office tomorrow.

Natty68

I'm going to be putting a post up on the MSE Flyladies FB group, and hopefully it'll be ok to put at the bottom of the lists on the front page, tomorrow. Going to sort out dates around the strike days so that fingers crossed they don't clash..

I've got Iona, Piggers and HB so far 😀

Natty68

For all those that are interested details of card swap for Christmas is on the front page of this thread ☺️😊😊

pigpen

Natty.. that sucks about the instap0t. fingers crossed for Friday. THIS is the one I have.

OH made us late for Dot.. I was furious.. I am now just angry. I am fed up of being the only adult while he floats about like a giant teenager. My brain hurts from all the thinking I have to do for everyone else.

My mother is in a sulk because I wouldn't go to the pub with her on a school night when I didn't feel well and was super tired.. I usually just go for a peaceful life but I said no so she hasn't spoken to me since.. hardly a punishment any more.. I don't respond to emotional blackmail.. Everyone seems to forget my time is finite nd precious and my spoons are broken.

I am trying to be on my list of priorities.. and OH is making me go to the inlaws next week.. I'm just tired..

Suppose this skivvy better get the pack ups done.

Narc0lepsy

Natty and HB I'm in for both cards and presents, thank you for offering and I'm sorry if wires got crossed and upset caused, I'm sure nobody meant to offend.

After smugly saying I haven't been in the WAC club lately, last night was horrendous. Definitely not what I needed the night before the 1st uni day.    I managed to go to Body Pump on the way to uni, the new car park system worked, the new room they have given me for this year isn't too good though so I'm going to have to sort it out to make it useable for assessments (it's a counselling room). 

Got back from uni, slobbed a bit, made some dinner, slobbed more, felt terrible as I should be packing. Almost in tears just at my own tiredness and incompetence/sloth.    Anyway I have now put everything I'd piled on the spare bed into a suitcase. I'd meant to sort/justify it this evening but I've just shoved it all in, I can't face it.    Food to take (gf bread for me, tea/coffee bags) is organised. Wash bag nearly organised, I just need to throw in stuff from gym bag (shampoo, conditioner, moisturiser) and some contact lenses.       Bag of shoes/swimming gear/coats ready, with enough room to put wash bag on top.        Such a panic, all of my own doing as I kept putting it off.    Very ungrateful as I know lots of people can't afford a few days away.

Cancel pity party.

Just need to download books onto kindle. 

GREAT NEWS though, Mr N has been accepted for the new/different medication, he saw the specialist today. He's got to have a blood test the day after we get back, then district nurse or whoever will come round to check he can do the injections - he's done them before so I doubt this type will be very different.   It will be a couple of months before it is all sorted out and start working, but at least he might regain the use of his hands by Christmas and be more comfortable in all joints.   Maybe he can get a motor bike ride or two in if the weather isn't too bad.

Probably over and out for a week or so, take care everyone. I'll keep an eye on you all, can't stop myself. 

ionafan

Huge congratulations to MrN - so much to look forward to, and so much more reason to enjoy your holiday!

I was in the WAC at about 2.00, but only very briefly - didn't even have time to go and make a cuppa before I returned to the Land of Nod.

My aspirations today:
- finish off a few little bits I didn't quite complete yesterday [I won't itemise them again here, but they're on my paper list]
- now that I've found the instructions, set the bathroom scales to show lbs rather than kg
- shower early, ie as soon as I've posted this, so that I can start...
- ...WMx3(?) and hang out, then dodge the showers
- chicken in SC
- phone my mobile provider to get onto a cheaper deal
- sort seeds*
- find the ginger jar that DD gave me last Christmas and put it with the other things to take to our family day out next week
- take DH to the GP surgery for his annual review, and  bring  him home again before taking him 2 hours later to the chiropodist who is about 200 yards from the surgery, because there's nowhere except a greasy spoon café for him to wait and I know he will be tempted by the smell of bacon!
- Fit in a very quick trip to MrAl while DH is in the surgery.
- Rosie's walk.

*Would anybody like some random half-packets of veg seeds? - and maybe a few flower seeds thrown in.  ETA: the seeds have now been gifted.  My veg pots didn't do at all well this year, and I really don't want to be bothered with anything but climbing beans next year - I have kept the big plastic trugs, and if I get a glut the beans will freeze well.

(((Hugs))) spoons and sticks to all in need.  Hope everyone has a good day xxx