Weekly Flylady Thread 25th September 2023

flamingo747

Congratulations Pigpen, both on the Mummyness and the dentist!

Asparklierblonde your house sounds lovely 

ionafan

Afternoon all.  It's a glorious sunny day here, and I've got towels and bathroom mats hanging on the whirlygig.

Thank you pigpen for the package  and Happy Birthday to your oldest offspring.  Mine is going to be 50 in a few weeks time - eek!

K has spent the morning helping me to clean all through, so we are sparkly too (apart from DH's mancave, you understand!)  My back was aching by the time we were done, but I went off to my appointment with the chiropractor, sat in the waiting room with the sun on my back and felt a lot better.  He is pleased with my progress and so am I.

On my way home, my phone rang.  As I was driving at the time and not too far from home, I didn't look at it immediately, but once home, I found a missed call and a message from L the dog walker.  She had collected Rosie at about 11.00 and was taking her and (with another girl's help) about 4 other dogs to the NT heathland near the rock houses, about 5 miles from here.  Apparently two of the springer spaniels decided to trip her up and she now has a broken ankle.  Ouch!  I offered to go and collect Rosie, but L's son is on scene and says he will bring all the dogs back asap.  They are waiting for an ambulance - no sign of them yet, could be a long wait

Honey_Bear, I too am appalled at the mindless vandalism of anyone who cuts down trees for no good reason.  So sad to see such beauty destroyed.

Hope everyone has a good weekend xxx

YORKSHIRELASS

Hi all

Thanks for the kind words all I am feeling so much better.   Not entirely convinced that these weaker antibiotics will fully clear the infection but we will see.  My 5 minutes in the NHS dentists chair cost me £25.80 this week and they now have a policy of not doing anything, not even a scale and polish unless it is absolutely essential.  I don't have much confidence in this approach as I think it is just storing up trouble for the future. 

I am sad about the tree too, I would have been sad if it was any old tree but that one mattered to a lot of people.  I was lucky to see that tree in situ, just can't believe someone would cut it down for a laugh.

Had lunch and a good old heart to heart with my brother today and I feel so much better about things, he really helped me to put my worries into perspective (and reminded me that most of what I am worrying about might never happen and there is s%d all that I can do if it does!) 

Erm flying, I did a load of washing, put DSs spare golf clubs in the shed, ran the cordless vac around and emptied the dishwasher.  That will do for today. 

flamingo747

Dailies mostly done, there's a couple of stubborn ones I am struggling to hit consistently. I did wash my sofas at long last though!

I'm 40 tomorrow, and having a bit of a wobble about how my life has turned out nothing like I planned, and how it's never going to. A lottery win would turn it all around  continuing poverty, health conditions, and financial insecurity is making me feel like a failure. Did anyone else feel similar at this age?

pigpen

flamingo747 said:

Dailies mostly done, there's a couple of stubborn ones I am struggling to hit consistently. I did wash my sofas at long last though!

I'm 40 tomorrow, and having a bit of a wobble about how my life has turned out nothing like I planned, and how it's never going to. A lottery win would turn it all around  continuing poverty, health conditions, and financial insecurity is making me feel like a failure. Did anyone else feel similar at this age?

Dailies.. start wit those onese on monday.

Being 40.. 2 of my sisters are 40 this year.. october and november. One has a crappy job she hates, 5 long term abusive relationships, no children and a rented house. The other is a single parent to a lovely 4 year old. She is a partner in a law firm defending medical people.. they both feel unaccomplished and dissatified. My advice.. if you're going to make a change do it now.. in 10 years it will all feel like there isnt time or any point so you may as well accept the fact you will never do anything.. make the move now!

Valli

towels and cleaning cloths line dried.

bed stripped and remade

meters read and reported

flamingo747

@pigpen I'm not sure how I could really. I'd like the security of owning a house, but we don't have enough income to even think about a deposit. I have no idea what I would even want to do as a career, I did retail until I had DS, but the retail jobs seem to dwindle year on year. I have an assessment in the works for ADHD, which makes it difficult for me to commit to anything. I was one of those "super-bright, will-go-far" kids, and I never lived up to it. Ah well, such is life. Plenty of people would have loved to live to 40 with only my problems, so I shouldn't complain too much. A good night's sleep and I'll wake up older and brighter

Valli

and i’m in bed between clean sheets…bliss

two lots of apples processed because i’ve gone and volunteered to support our local transition group…I’m making chilli jam to showcase what can be done with surplus apples.  Others are making chutney and apple sauce.  I was supposed to be demonstrating how but i’ve decided there isn’t room.  

pigpen

@flamingo747 I understand more than you'd know. I have never been able to commit to anything, I flit about and never achieve anything.. I think being here is the longest I have ever stuck to anything and my house still looks like a hoarder basement! That thing you always go back to.. do that. I have a lot of resentment towards CF because I encouraged that to 'follow his desire' and ultimately never completeed anything.. and I stayed home and played house.. I was never given opporunities to do anything either because the children were tiny or because financial reasons or I was simply not allowed.. I am currently exploring the financial outlay for making resin *things* .. I am a nightmare!

Wedding to deal with tomorrow and a nail appointment at 10am.. so I am away to my nest.. nighty night.. ice lollies in the freezer and shortbread in the tin.. cocoa in the urn tonight

Jazee

Morning all.  Happy birthday to flamingo.  

Today we have DGD1 here and will see DGD2 later so I don't expect much flying will get done.

Have a great day everyone.