Weekly Flylady Thread 13 May 2024

pigpen

Jazee said:

Anyone else feel that their world is small?

Yes, very much, but I also feel like I live in a hurricane and everything flashes and swirls around me and I am sat watching it go by like I am not a part of the real world just watching it. It is a very bizarre feeling.

Honey_Bear

Jazee said:

Anyone else feel that their world is small?

.... and ignore DH.

For a while there, yes I did think my world was small.  Then I decided I had to stop waiting for Belovéd to make the time to spend with me and I just got on with stuff I wanted to do.  I'd have very much like to share those things with him but I don't think only children (which he was) actually understand sharing, or doing anything, actually together.  Which is a shame.  I've learned to love being on my own, doing my own thing.  It wouldn't have been my first choice but what I now do works for me. 

In a broader sense, not being a superhero nurse or doctor or healer type person, nor having had a career really just a series of jobs for decades, not being a shining success at anything at all, not being slim, slinky and dressing stunningly well, not having a riotous social life, all those things - I used to think I had a very under-performing life.  Now I just eat chocolate when I feel like that and get on with what interests me. 

I was irritated yet again with Belovéd this morning because he won't listen when I explain how I've planned to do something, but he did at least pile in and do some of the work I had hoped we would do together.  I did a lot of work on being the right person to find any kind of happiness with someone else but nonetheless I do have to remind myself at the moment that without him my life would be rather dull.  I would rather not have to remind myself of that, but that's where we are at this precise moment in time.

Hence my looking forward to next week's Hadrian's Wall trundle, and after that walking / section hiking and camping Cycle Route 27 from Plymouth to north Devon, then the Two Moors Way, then the Devon Coast to Coast and then planning the SWCP for 2025.  I'm 68.  If I don't get on with doing these things NOW I won't be able to do them at all.  I've tried to encourage Belovéd to cycle some of the routes I want to walk but he's just not interested.

I'm so sorry to hear about little Charlie's health problems.  I'll be thinking of him and praying for him.

I hope you're both feeling a lot better, Valli and CoG.

Dog harness mended, new collar made for Wren and she's bundled up next to me in her thundershirt as the weather is merde.  Which has kiboshed doing any more work in the yard and on the sundeck but we managed to get some done before it started raining.

roundtuit

Round 1 completed and washing pegged out.

DS came armed with his lawnmower,  bless him. But we agreed that the grass is now too long to mow and will need strimming first... when my strimmer arrives. So we had a lovely long chat instead 😍

My world is small. But that's how I like it. 

Rxx

roundtuit

Dry washing brought in and FU.

15 minutes spent pulling up weeds in a back border. 

One sleeve nearly finished for the lacey matinee coat. 

Lawnmower and strimmer are due to arrive on Wednesday.

I've been online and ordered more wool, buttons, needles, cable needles, a pattern for a baby's blanket, stitch holders, and a book that caught my eye. Ooops. 

Better go back to work on Tuesday then. Earn some pennies 😉

Rxx

pigpen

The house next door is up for sale... again... I think it has been sold about 10 times in the last 18 years.

4 loads of washing done, including OH's work stuff which he is hoping is dry for tomorrow.

*sigh*

I am tired of everything, I need something to change.. I am bored.

Healing vibes for itty-bitty Charlie.. bless his heart

Cloth_of_Gold

Have prayed for Charlie and his family and will continue to do so - what a worrying time for them.

@Honey_Bear my gum feels nearly back to normal now - thank you for asking.

@Jayzee sending hugs and spoons. I think I've said before that my world feels very small these days but I know that I need to accept it and embrace the opportunities that it presents, which are different from the opportunities I had before, and so see it in a positive way. I am "but dust" so I sometimes struggle with that but I'm trying to re-orientate myself in that direction.

No flying done today, apart from preparing a light supper and, shortly, washing up, as we went to our friend who lives near Bracknell for the birthday lunch. It's an hour or so's drive each way but it was nice to get out of London for a change and lovely to just sit there whilst someone else did everything.

ionafan

Thank you all for the prayers / posivibes / kind thoughts for Charlie and his family.

We won the quiz, despite only being a team of 3 (me, DH, and K who is Italian but managed to get the Andy Murray question right ).  No prizes, apart from a laminated certificate and the kudos of beating the vicar's team in the tie break!  It was good fun, we ate a delicious fish supper with our fingers, and we've raised nearly £200 for Christian Aid.

Now I need to finish preparing for tomorrow morning, energised by a mug of coffee (decaff, so hopefully not over-stimulated and then unable to get off to sleep )

Narc0lepsy

A bit MIA this week, I've been doing stuff but only reading not posting - thought you'd all like a rest!
Poor Charlie and family, how sad.
Anyway my week has been the usual mix of lots of gardening, lots of swimming (6 weeks to go and nearly £800 raised), a sudden rush of work bookings, report writing, some online training and more to catch up on, some flying, L1dl visited, meters read, cc paid, drumming practised etc.       We have a friend round for an early evening meal tomorrow, hopefully a walk first to the local dragonfly haven, so food is defrosting and final flying will be done after church but it isn't too bad. 

I have a new pest which eats flowers (so far broad bean flowers and campanula) - evidence points to it being a muntjac deer. That's a first for us, they are in the woods by the other end of the village but clearly fancied a change. Cute-ish but although I have rapidly netted the remaining beans, I can't exactly net all the flowers in the garden. 

Seems I am easing into retirement at the right time.  A new definition for dyslexia has been announced, which means some changes to future reports and a host of new tests approved.  I knew that one of my tests was likely to be phased out with (usually) 2yrs grace to use it after an announcement. It has been announced that it will be phased out in Jan 2026 with final deadline December 2026.     The new replacements are between £1000-2000 each so I won't be getting them.   So the plan is to keep up to date with training and announcements while things are changing, but as planned I won't be renewing my uni contract which ends in July. That means I can, if I like, continue to do any private assessments until Dec 2026.    I'm reasonably happy with that. It is actually interesting to see the webinars, read the blurb and watch the discussions without the usual angst of 'big change - how am I going to manage it' not to mention making changes to my report templates etc.  Don't panic.  I've started culling old emails from my professional account. 

Have a lovely Sunday everyone. 

roundtuit

Morning all xx 

Prayers said for Charlie, his family, and the medical team treating him. 

I'm up, made my bed, taken my meds, completed Wordle and Connections,  and I'm supping my first brew.

Legs are stiff and achey this morning- that'll be the gardening I've been doing. 

Round 1
Brew 2 and breakfast 
Take clean washing upstairs and PA 
Get dressed 
Feed the birds 
Fill the birdbath 
Put out the recycling 

Glorious day. I think I'll make the most of it- I'll strip my bed and wash the bedding.

Repeat prescription to pick up later.

Have a good day.
Rxx

roundtuit

Round 1 completed.

Bedding washed and pegged out.

Starlings in the shed roof have fledged this morning. Blue tits are still busy bringing bugs to the bird house.

I hope everyone has a peaceful Sunday

Rxx