Weekly Flylady Thread 17th July 2023

Longwalker

@pigpen , hope you feel better soon xxx And how's Pixie?

Woke today exhausted, what I wouldn't give for 8 hours sleep. Ive one of those fit watch things and my body battery was at 20% on waking, down to 12% now and it really is a true reflection to how I feel 

So washing machine loaded
Beds in the spare rooms made up or checked ( forgot two pillow cases on one bed ), both rooms vacuumed,polished and clean towels put out. 

The bathroom was done yesterday per schedule, but I only just got the hall and lobby done, dusted, polished, vacuumed  and paintwork all washed - including the dog wee I found hidden under a table ( wee sod) Mums living room vacuumed, cobwebs removed , paint work washed. She can dust and polish 

I need to go through the kitchen, its looking cluttered , things being dumped in there , but I just cant face it. I think Ill find a film and do the increasing ironing pile 

Tomorrow Im taking a day off from anything other then licking and promising , I need to go do a big shop of all the foodstuff DGD and Niece and friend might want to eat. DGD is fussy  and tends to eat more in the morning so need cereals and pancakes for her, Niece and friend - well they arent used to the heavy carb heavy meals we eat here so have to meal plan around them. Im praying it will warm up so I can just make up salads 

kazmeister

Still in the van. Went over to see DS on Tuesday evening for his birthday and met DD there too. We decided to take Doogie so that DD could take her back home as she is a bit like your dog LW, she was chasing the rabbits on site here and the whining when shut in. Unfortunately she was sick in the car again about 50 yards short of DS house so the car was scrubbed again a second time. I did a bit of ironing here too, but not clothes. Some of the vinyl on the cupboards was lifting so I brought my craft iron and impressed DH with my resticking skills. Have managed to do some walking in between the showers and DH has convinced me that he loves coming away in the van so no hope of getting rid. I really am not keen unless we have guaranteed warm weather so we might be looking at separate breaks in the future lol. It can be relaxing though if I’m honest.

Piggers loving the picture reminder, I cannot believe that was so many years ago, where have they gone! Hope you are feeling better soon and that Pixieis ok, and Valli and anyone else poorly too. 

We’re packing up in the morning to head home so looking forward to that and being back in my own bed.

Narc0lepsy

Pigpen and Valli hope you feel better soon.

- finished and sent off tax return!!
- did 2 flower arrangements; one for my drum teacher as it is the last day of term and one for my neighbour who keeps giving us eggs and refusing payment.  Took arrangement round to her and had a chat.
- cleaned kitchen and swept floor as I'd dropped leaves everywhere.
- had drum lesson.
- did Pilates then had a short swim.

Golly is that all? 

Longwalker

Found and washed/dried all spare bathrobes and put in respective bedrooms as well as spare hairdryer, feminine products, stocked the bathroom with what I think may be needed

Got one half of the kitchen counter cleared and polished

sorted out printer and vacuum to go to step daughters tomorrow as well as DGS pressie boxed and wrapped

Emptied DW, done the saucepans and polished the sink

3 mile walk with walking buddy 

In need of chocolate

Valli

morning all

headache went

didnt get much done yesterday though.  guest arriving tonight and room not ready.  intended to finish this morning by waking early but i’ve only just woken up despite coming to bed early.  and now it’s vertical half hour so not really a suitable task

DD has passed her work placement…she was panicking onnTuesday that she wouldn’t 

One pair i of shoes destined for CS.  wore them to the funeral yesterday but had to come and change them, they were too uncomfortable 

pigpen

Email received at 1:18pm saying Squeak has autism.. that was me on one.. then we had to go to school and pick up the 3 leavers.. and every single teacher asked how I was.. and I told them and we cried together.. the relief is overwhelming.. The sobbing leavers were bearable but the teachers care about Squeak who has just finished year 8 so not been there for 2 years, they just did me in.

Pixie's BP and P are ok today.. she seems a lot better having not had swimming and drank more.

I am having a cuppa and I might just go to bed lol.

Asparklierblonde

Oh Piggers. Lovely photos and I bet the relief is immense. Rest now lovely xx

DD has officially left primary school. Lovely church service. We had some terrible news about her longer term options yesterday so I am bracing myself for - gulp - a negligence claim. It doesn’t sit with me naturally but her life has been completely altered by what has happened at the hands of a surgeon.

I also need to start a DLA claim. Oh and pay the coal bill, tax my car and work all weekend. Kitchen clean first I think. Love to you all xx

kazmeister

Wow everyone has so much going on, hugs all round. 

We’re back home now, car emptied and I put everything away as it was brought in. WM has been on and is drying in TD, another lot DD did is on the radiators as I gave my heated maiden to DS who doesn’t have a dryer. Dinner done with stuff we didn’t cook while away and we cleared away the half bottle of wine we brought back with us. DH has washed up. I thought I had a hangover yesterday but it isn’t, it is another migraine as a cocktail of tablets hasn’t cleared it so just chilling tonight now.

pigpen

My chest hurts and my breathing isn't great.. my arms hurt from the shears and I have a huge bite on my side.

Pixie's BP and P were fine but she was old she absolutely must drink more.

Last dance/musical theatre and swimming for this term tomorrow.. dance summer school monday-friday.. and Pixie is at drs again on Friday at 9am.

We are trotting back to DD1's on Tuesday when her brown bin has been emptied to refill it.

We will be spending much of the weekend and Monday diging out some of the girls bedroom.. I doubt very much we will have time to get through mine.. as usual!

EC has another viewing of the house she is supposed to be getting on Monday and if she gets the keys we are having a cleaning party.. it is painted and carpeted but everything needs a good scrub down.. worktops and bathroom and cupboards etc.. She is 34 weeks pregnant so she is not doing that alone.

Off to my nest seeing as I can't stop coughing and have been awake half the night this week.

Narc0lepsy

kazmeister said:

Wow everyone has so much going on, hugs all round. 

I can't put it any better, lots of people needing support and hugs here.

- conservatory man came early to measure up. His mate/assistant/whatever pointed out that roof structures/designs have changed and it is unlikely they will be able to do/get a UPVC one to match our remaining windows; they will check with suppliers but we may have to start again pricing up timber ones (it is timber now, and rotting). Sigh. Disappointed as we had resigned ourselves to the cost of the replacement and started to look forward to it.
- went for a run. Not good; I must do more running before the madness of Sept's aquathlon.
- sorted, tidied and vacuumed a drawer in my dressing table. Written down, that doesn't sound much, but it was - and I managed to throw some stuff away. Pulled dressing table away from wall and vacuumed behind it. Ick. Started similar process on chest of drawers.
- did various bits in the garden.
- One load washing done in DW and one in WM. Both now finished and put away.
- Made a flower arrangement for us with remaining flowers from other arrangements.
- Mr N and I went to nearest town to buy a mattress; they didn't have the one we wanted so came home and ordered it online.    While in town I bought some trainer/sandals for less than half price which is ok as the last lot fell apart and I threw them out. 
- spent ages researching a possible motorbike holiday in Northumberland only to check calendar and find so many events happening sporadically that we can't actually string enough days together to go (it's a long way from here).