Weekly Flylady Thread 23rd January 2023

pigpen

Took DD1 home

collected tools and paint from hers

Supervised the dryer engineer.. lifted dryer back on the worktop for her

Picked up Squeaks prescription from hospital.. trotted to pharmacy to get that filled..

Drank tea and ate quality street and spied on an old friends fb pics.. we used to chat all day every day. we met once.. and she barely spoke to me since.. clearly I am horrible!

I have missed a sale so I need to sort that today

Jazee

Me again. The jobs on my original list are done except s&s-ing bathrooms and dusting.  Bedroom is dusted but nowhere else yet.  Second of three wash loads is in the machine.

kazwookie

I have spent the last 3 hours cleaning / hoovering/ ironing / scrubbing / and so on, repeat.

Anyway things are now sparkling, all sorted for now, I am feeling well chuffed with myself.

Kettle was decsaled

DW had cleaning cycle run

YL sounds like a nightmare, I hope it gets sorted.

Jazee

I managed to fit in bathroom cleaning before I went out. Back now to relax for the evening.

[Deleted User]

I am here guys just got a lot on. Poorly DD, work review, lost some sheep last night (now found), broken sleep due to said DD's coughing all night... but I'm here. NSDs still going great guns. Flying is minimal. Hugs to all x

Honey_Bear

I feel for you YL.  Office politics - the reason I loathed most jobs I did and I love the Foodbank, where I work completely on my own in an office with the door shut.  (I live in slight fear that the management will forget I'm there one day and lock me in when they leave early for some reason.  I know they've forgotten I'm there sometimes.)  The only time I had to work with someone she sent me completely mad by yakking continuously which I can't bear when I'm concentrating, and half the time it was to whinge about people I like.  I asked for us to work on separate days, which has been a blessed relief.

My Lucky Dip is two tins on the desk.  One has Flying stuff in, not big tasks, but all tasks that need to be done at some point fairly soon - the place kind of looks alright, but not if you put your glasses on.  That kind of cleanish clean, which is pretty much as good as it'll ever be all through.  Sadly, life gets in the way of my Flying Hobby, as I'm sure we all regard it.  Yesterday I spent an excessive number of hours in the bathroom cleaning and scrubbing and finally managed to get all of the limescale out of the bottom of the loo by emptying the wretched thing (loathsome job even in rubber gloves when the thing's technically clean) and leaving about 2 pints of vinegar in it for a few hours.  I also had a disgruntled Belovéd because he had to schlep downstairs to the other loo.  Anyway, it's now sparkly after a bit of a scrub with a green scratchy thing, as is the rest of the bathroom. 

Today I emptied one of the tumbling composters and spread the contents and all the rotted leafmold from 2021 on the bed at the bottom of the garden, which rather put paid to doing much else indoors because that took a lot of effort.

The other tin contains things that I'd like to think about but don't involve me actually having to do anything if I don't want to.  Yesterday was 'Do one thing that challenges your mind every day.  A crossword puzzle, maths problem, anything.  Daily exercise helps the mind stay sharp for the long haul.'  I found the loo scrubbing challenging enough, thank you very much, but today I got a book called Can You Solve My Problems off the shelf which I spent ££8.99 on a few years ago and which has been sitting there malevolently ever since, to the point when I wondered if I should declutter it.  It's puzzles, not maths, not about emotional stuff and I've just spent the best part of an hour (or maybe two) doing 12 of them - I failed completely on the first one and loved the rest.  My favourite one was 'How many number 8s are there in the answer to multiplying 987654321 x 9'.  The answer made me laugh.

Today's was 'Identify the people and activities you care most deeply about.  Prioritize them ruthlessly.  Enjoy yourself - it's later than you think.'  I didn't read that until I'd made myself laugh with the answer to that puzzle, and I did enjoy the gardening thing so I think I've got the balance today about right. 

Most days I spent most of my time thinking I should be doing something that I don't particularly want to do, and feeling guilty about not doing it.  I'm aiming to get rid of that feeling this year.  Hence the tins.

Valli

Been a hard day today, arms and legs heavy as lead.  Have ironed yesterdays damp washing (bedding) in the hope it will dry off properly.  Brought more laundry down as tomorrows forecast is good.  But most of the day has been spent on the sofa.  I may have napped, too.

pigpen

WANTED : Pot washer.. dishwasher heat exchange popped.. Pot washing is not in my job description!

YORKSHIRELASS

Thanks all, and Round a cuppa and natter with you would have been far better than dealing with it all.  Things have got much worse and I have had to escalate things further up the food chain.  Just got to put the big girl pants on and be the boss which isn't always nice.  Oh and I have now got a customer heading towards making a complaint too, what is it with everyone?

HB I hope you have a mobile in there, if we dont hear from you for a few days we will send out a search party.

I didnt sleep last night, paid stuff, poorly DS, DH not being at work. 9.5 hours at the paid stuff today, our bedding changed, bedroom tidied, DH and I are fed and the kitchen is clean and tidy, except for the floor.  That will do for today.

funfairprincess

Hi all xx

Thanks for the thread. 

Don’t know where the hours in the day are going to at the moment. I feel like it’s on big round of work, eat, sleep. Decided I really need to speak to the Dr because I’m continually shattered regardless of how much sleep I get. Trying to keep on top of everything even if some days I’m only doing a load of washing and hanging it up. 

Definitely be in tomorrow as I’m having a day off work so will try to fly at least part of the day. 

Piggers your lovely don’t let anyone make you think otherwise!