Weekly Flylady Thread 5th December 2022

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YORKSHIRELASS said:

Hi all

Raphael we also had a chicken done in the sc today, although it probably wasnt the best decision because I had to be logged back into work at 6.30pm for a meeting so it was a bit of a rush!

I was very pleased with how it turned out. I did have to remind bf at 11:30 that if we wanted to eat at a 'normal' time it would probably be a good idea to get it in the slow cooker.

Valli

I’ve cleaned my bedroom and the LR, been shopping with DD, bumped into friend, had coffee.  The bin is out.  

am now in bed, stomach is bloated and uncomfortable but keeps deflating itself and it is both grim and uncontrollable.  As my sister said, it’s the poison coming out…I clearly got a good chemo dose.  You will have to dot the is and cross the ts for yourselves…. However it’s probably less uncomfortable than the more common (apparently) side effect of constipation.

And my mouth has a foul taste in it.

Got an early start tomorrow as my line flush is at 9:30

roundtuit

Morning all xx 

The heating engineer arrived at 4.40pm - when I was beginning to resign myself to a cold night. By the time he left at 5.15 there was heat and hot water. Woot woot. It took the house a while to warm up, but, oh, the joy this morning when I heard the boiler fire up before I got out of bed. 

My plans for yesterday were completely kyboshed. But, heyho, life happens.

I've won a hamper of Christmas goodies in a raffle. I bought two separate lots of raffle tickets from colleagues at work before I went off sick.....and won first prize in both. Ever wished you'd bought a lottery ticket?

Plans for today are a bit hazy. (I'm still recovering from yesterday's high anxiety.) I told Pops that I'd visit him today. And I'm calling to drop off DSiL's birthday card and present after 3.30pm. 

In between I need to
Get dressed
Feed the birds 
Put out the rubbish and recycling 
Finish writing Christmas cards 
Post Christmas cards 

That'll do for starters. 
Love to all
Rxx

Valli

Congrats on the heating and the wins.

Appointment 9:30.  Feel dreadful.  DD will have to take ne

kazwookie

Valli please take care and go carefully, the FL force is with you, hugs xxx

Round 2 wins well done x

Fire done

Glass on logburner cleaned

Birds fed, cat 2 went and ate some of the bread, he's going odd.

WM x 1 done

Going to hoover round

Need to go and buy some fruit and washing up liquid.

BadCat18

Morning all

sneaking back in, a couple of v busy work days have prevented proper flying. Anyway today is a (bit) quieter so things are being done! Mainly trying to keep warm lol.

top up shop done at 7am… I needed teabags!

Recycling out
bed made
windows open very briefly!

Wm x 1

will do a bit more when I break for lunch

hugs to all x

Jazee

Hello all.  Hope today is going ok for you Valli.
Today I have done a work shift and dog walk and dailies.

Natty68

Evening all, just to let you know I'm still awaiting cards from Valli and Piggers.

Due to the nature of the postal strikes I will be sending out all cards on the 14th December and praying they get to everyone in time. Unfortunately it is in the middle of the two day strike that week, and as there is a strike tomorrow and Monday I have no idea if the cards I'm waiting for will now arrive in time.. what I can do is send them on when they get to me, so you'll get the odd card on its own... 

Bloody Royal Mail, I imagine there will be lots of people not getting their mail etc in time.

Honey_Bear

They will be lovely whenever the do arrive Natty.  Don't forget there are 12 Days of Christmas and the first, as far as I'm concerned, is 25 December. 

I'm sorry you're having a testing time with the side effects of your treatment Valli.  *healing vibes* heading your way. 

I've been far, far busier than I intended and it's been hectic but I'm now resting, which I've been looking forward to since first thing Tuesday morning.  I was just about to toddle upstairs for it when a neighbour with two broken elbows asked for help to move some of his stuff into his new lodgings around the corner.  *sigh*  We did all the small stuff and I've said we can help again tomorrow afternoon but not tomorrow morning.  I hate saying no but I just don't have the stamina to keep going all the time at the moment. Flying consisted of moving various bits of rubbish out of the way in the house the neighbour was moving out of while I hobbled about with boxes.

Narc0lepsy

Hugs to Valli.
Fingers crossed everyone's heating devices stay in good order now.
- Got up early to scrape the car windscreen and head off for uni, seems not many ventured out early so I had an easy run and got there in time to make myself a coffee. Finished assessment in reasonable time so rang Mr N to meet me at the farm shop half way between home and uni so we could get a few goodies for DB's present. Topped up coffee bag before I left.......got shopping then started to feel hungry, realising I wouldn't have anything until 5ish (nothing since breakfast)....persuaded Mr N to have coffee and cake at farm shop. Big mistake. Way too much caffeine in one day so head spinning for the rest of it (and still vaguely whirling). 
- went to drum lesson and got over-excited playing Christmas songs (having introduced a bemused and very young drum tutor to my favourite metal version of O Holy Night).....blame the coffee.
- went into card shop and got family 'special' cards
- got a few things from Mr T.
- wrote 2 lists: things to do before we go away  tomorrow, and another of things to do before Christmas.
- spent evening working through lists. Mostly done.
- printed off details of charity donations to put inside family cards.

Tomorrow I have to:
- pack
- pick foliage and put together what I will need to assemble SIL and step SIL flower arrangements at Mum's
- re check list in case I've forgotten anything drastic
- usual pre-going-away tasks of filling bird feeders, emptying compost, checking fridge etc.
- take round any local cards
- try and do more of a report.  2 need to be done by next Thursday (1 is already started); 2 more would be great before Christmas.