Kaz

When my sister died I could have used the 'recommended' florist but I went locally and chose my own arrangement and took it with me. Was £50.

Still pricy.

Locally families tend to specify family flowers (and close family) only; but my family North and South do tend to go for more... must be because I'm near Yorkshire where people tend to be a bit canny with their brass lol.

Just catching up. Went to se Kiss Me Kate last night. Was

2 x WM done

Thread caught up with. Coffee in bed slurped. Lie in being enjoyed. Going to read.

Afternoon all.
Sorry for not posting yesterday. I’m not sure what happened, although there was definitely very little flying involved.
This morning I have run the wm x1, emptied the dw, sorted out clean washing but avoided the ironing pile, and sat with DH to force him to complete his tax return and submit it. He had the numbers, he is just an expert procrastinator. I will get him to do it earlier next tax year when I do mine but it is an uphill struggle.

I have put some beef in the sc for tonight to cook while I am taking DD to the stables.
The big job for the weekend is to start clearing the back bedroom RoD. As opposed to the small bedroom RoD. I have no idea where the stuff is going to go, hopefully some will end up being use to somebody else outside of our 4 walls.
Kaz - when my dad died, we did posies of daffodils. They were totally appropriate.

Hi all x

I've been trying my best to fly but it's not going as well as I want.
Yesterday 0
Today
3 x WM
2 x TD
Winterdyke empty and fill
LR tidied up
Curtains and cushions sprayed with freshener
DD mattress sprayed too
My bed made
DD decluttered to aunties for an overnight

Off for a wee half hour nap before work.

Afternoon. I've stripped and remade a bed (including turning the mattress) and done one load of washing. No point doing more until that dries, there's always tomorrow. I dusted and polished and vacuumed upstairs.


I've dead headed the hydrangea which always takes longer than I expect and produced a full black sack of heads. That's half filled the green bin. I got the grass cut out there a couple of days ago so it looks pretty tidy now.

Happy weekend everyone,

So sorry to hear your news Kazwookie and Dancemum xx

Thanks for the tips re: shower screen Fayolle and Yorkshirelass, will definitely be giving them a go 👍

Well, every room in my house is now (drumroll..) TIDY 👍
Not much actual cleaning involved, but everything is now in its place, so next time round it should be much easier to clean. Did notice some carp appearing again on the worktops but stern instructions given to shift it or it will end up in the bin😜

Just sorting Tesco delivery for Wednesday, then a cuppa ☕️ And then ironing. OH at work till 8pm so a late tea today, SlimmingWorld friendly of course 😘

See you soon x

Bit peeved today; why do I never learn that to use new recipes when it is for 'an occasion' i.e. not just the two of us, is a bad idea? Yesterday I made lemon shortbread using partly quinoa flour; I didn't much like the taste of them although thankfully the other 4 people de-decorating the church after Christmas seemed to either like them or be polite (well one chap had 2). I also made a lemon polenta cake using whole lemons (you can tell what Christmas ingredients I am using up) and it looks like a brick. I've just iced/drizzled it and will let it soak in, then I think I'm going to have to slice it and see what it is like as there is just enough time for me to make something else before we go round to a friend. I've made lemon polenta cake before and it's been fine; however this was a different recipe..........
I've also just finished a flower arrangement for the friend, having instructed Mr N to get tiny iris from Tesc0 as I wanted to do a fairly natural arrangement. He said they wouldn't be open for several days (the iris not Tesc0!) so got spray carnations instead, which is what I usually get. So I've ended up using the woodland/wild bits from the garden I'd already planned (rosemary, clematis, winter honeysuckle, 2 different colours of catkins)......with red-edged white mini carnations. Oh well.

- took down and put away all church decorations.
- did a load of pruning in our garden
- fiddled with the above-mentioned cake and arrangement
-now doing a bit of a report.
Hope everyone else's weekend goes a bit more smoothly.

Still a few bits to do/finish, but hubby has taken the hallway floor up, which is sad Because the hallway was a 'finished' room. But still, looks
Like after the treatment is done we will get new flooring in both the hall way and dining room.

Out for a Christmas do tonight which I'm looking forward too.

Congratulations on being good, though!

Yesterday's Listy:

Flying: Deal with laundry.
House: Deal with last year's toolkits.
Self: Nails, although the hooves could still do with a bit of nailpolish. Might do that this evening because I like the smell of nailpolish.
Food: Make curried parsnip soup.
Admin: Write all outstanding letters to clear that file.

We are out this evening, so I'm going to have to be all done by 5.15pm. It should be do-able.

It wasn't, and that's what I needed to know. The toolkits will have to wait until Monday because I was seriously out of time by the time I went out at 5.30 pm. I will deal with this Time Management issue even if it takes me all year to learn to be more realistic about what I can cram into a day. I'm chuffed as nuts I wrote all of the letters - one had been outstanding for two years; 13 got posted this morning. I've also realised that if I can't cram something in and then roll it over to catch up over the weekend, I never feel I've had a day off, given that I've definitely got to turn one room around tomorrow, so today is the only day I have to focus on stuff I want to do, rather than should do.

And I've worked out that there is another area I need to work on to clear a backlog:
Reading: Read one outstanding newspaper a day, and one outstanding book a month. I've got a teensy bit of catching up to do.

If anyone still as Christmas cards lying around and would like to recycle them via me, I can upcycle them, and send them some back, all ready for Christmas 2019 and it won't cost you a penny, other than postage. (To make it cheaper to send them, I'm only interested in the fronts, the picture bit, so you can rip the back bit off.) PM me if you'd like my address and if you want some back, include your own address.


Speaking of funeral flowers, we used this company for my mother's cremation because she loved spring flowers and I've always been happy with them.

I found out yesterday that, ideally, I need 'feely bags' for Monday. Smallish drawstring bags. For children to feel an object without seeing it, So, while talking to the teacher whose class it's for, I seriously considered offering to sew some. But it's been a while since I actually had the machine out. So I kept schtum but today I have been into my (small, thankfully) fabric stash, and found some blue fabric and some curtain lining fabric. Anyway, upshot is I sewed 6. Found two pairs of fancy (trainer) shoelaces and a couple of lengths of cord so made ties too at no additional cost. Also experimented with zig zag stitch for fraying prevention on some seams. Really enjoyed the crafting.
Changed my bed too. And dried washing outside (dry enough to iron) and got that ironed.
Been to the new co-op. Stir fry veg (10p) - two bought and egg noodles (20p) served with YS chicken from the freezer. Stir fry for 4 people at under 50p a portion.
Today has been a very good day.

That's great, Valli.

I too have had a good day:
- I managed a bit of tidying in the RoD this morning
- I went by bus to the horse piddle for an ophthalmology appointment: in November the optician had noticed a small haemorrhage on the back of my eye, but today there is no sign of it and the consultant doesn't want to see me for another 9 months, and then only for a field test
- I had a nice chat with a neighbour on the bus home
- Meanwhile DH had taken himself off to the wargames shop, so he was happy
- I took Rosie for a run in the woods (well, a walk for me!) which were not at all muddy
- I cooked a very edible tea of roasted chicken legs, roasted Mediterranean vegetables and proper crunchy jacket potatoes (not the usual soft microwaved spuds )
- This evening I have prepared some posters and invitations for a special service, as well as a load of paperwork for a meeting on Monday

Tomorrow I might actually get a rest!

Sounds like a good day for you both Valli & Ionafan

I too have had a productive day in many ways, met up with a friend and her son for a well needed catch up, cleared out some clutter, done the dailies.
Secured a new (to me) bed for my son & a bookcase, both of which will be delivered to me by the sellers
Sorted through paperwork, updated lists and made plans for the last room in the house to have the carpet replaced. Determined to get organised so that the holiday I have booked in a couple of weeks time is just that, a holiday for exploring and doing fun stuff!

Morning ladies,

I hope you're all having a lovely lay in! It's been blowing a hooley here all night and is set to do so for the rest of the day. I'll take the dog out for a walk shortly. There will no doubt be a small amount of washing to do; lots of freezer surprise bits and pieces to eat up as I am really really trying to save money.

Anyone up for a spending challenge this week? I plan to take £10 out today and make it last until Friday x

Morning everyone. Hope you're all ok. Still no dogs here so I've had a lie in.


This week has been minimal flying since Tuesday but HSL got a proper clean and the dailies are sort of being kept on top off.


Yesterday was a day out with DH. I have a new wedding ring and we had lunch at The Ivy in York. Today is going to be a crafting day then out for the evening for takeaway and board games.


Have a great day everyone.

I get knocked down, but I get up again - anthem for Roundtuit

Called to see Dad on way home from work on Friday - a regular thing now: the weekend starts here cuppa coffee His brother is really not well and all he wants to do is come home for a beer.

9.30 pm Dad phones me at home. My uncle died. A week from diagnosis to RIP. Dad is upset, but doesn't want to me to go round, he's going to bed.

So, Saturday morning - I wake up with BD sat on me telling me there is too much day to face. Takes a lot of spoons just to make myself get out of bed - but once I'm out I'm ok. All plans are out of the window though as I get washed and dressed and go round to Dad's - and have my morning cuppa tea with him, then a coffee later. There are tears - it's so soon after Mum's death and it's brought that all back. But there is laughter too as I explain how you can eat Weetabix from a mug when you have no clean dishes left. He doesn't know if I'm serious or joking..... I'm serious

By the time I get back home all thought of flying has umm 'flown' and. anyway, I'm meeting L for lunch - my treat for her birthday last week. I call at Mr C00p on the way home from lunch to buy pizza for tea (2 for £5) for DS and GF - they are this end again this weekend: GF prefers it here (Obviously having floor is not the be-all and end-all of life! ) cba to do a thing then - except wait for Casualty to start. I did declutter some magazines - does that count

And here we are: Sunday morning and I really MUST do something or next week will be horrendous. At the very least I need clean underwear So I got up at 7.30 and I've ….. had a cuppa tea....caught up with fb.....played a few games of Freecell (I've moved up to Hard and I can still do it ) … and basically done bu$$er all.

So I'm here seeking something? Inspiration? Mojo? a stick to throw for BD who is whispering that I am not worthy of the name of flylady and how very dare I post on this thread!

Do one BD! I'm going to load WM with underwear and set it swishing, then toast followed by get dressed.

It's a plan!

Hugs, condolences, get well soons, and I love yous being sent out in to the ether.

Rxx

Apologies, haven't been about much this week. Work went very busy again and the house got ignored all week. I did a deep clean on the bathroom yesterday, and accidentally on myself as I can't have rinsed thebath properly so what should have been a nice soak in rose bath oil turned into a quick dip in lemon cif.

Pollybear, my OH also keeps cooking equipment in the wardrobe so you are not alone.

Hugs, tea and sympathy to those in need.

Morning all

WM x 3. DW x 2 and TD x 1

Have a good day all.

Lil Me, I've just finished The Life of Stuff by Susannah Walker which is the most intelligent memoir I've read about it. Susannah Walker's mother was a hoarder later in life and when she died Susannah had to clear out the house. What makes her particularly well qualified to write about the process is that she was the TV producer responsible for The Life Laundry, the first UK TV programme about dealing with the issue and she's done a huge amount of research into the subject over the years.

It doesn't set out to tell anyone who to deal with 'stuff,' it's more about examining they 'why' of hoarding, and how we deal with that. It's a hardback I bought at a local literary festival after I heard Susannah speak about that episode in her life, and dealing with her mother's death was part of the reason I wanted to read the whole book, because I was so conflicted about that issue as well. And my mother had a tendency to hoard, too.

I finished it the day before yesterday and I don't need to keep it. If you'd like it PM me and I'll send it to you. You may or may not find it helpful; I certainly did.


If you don't want yet another item cluttering up your house because you don't have time to read it, just let me know. I won't be offended and someone else might find it helpful.

Mount Ever-washmore has been sorted in to loads and WM x 1 is swishing. I've made my bed and opened the windows a tad in my bedroom and the bathroom to let in some (very) fresh air

I've got a bowl of pots soaking and I've recycled cardboard, plastic bottles, milk carton, cans and magazines - so I have a draining board to work with.

It may be my warped sense of humour but I did chuckle at your unexpected lemon dip hex2 xx


Right next I'll WP and then LTD while I check what's dry on the airer and do a laundry shuffle ready for WM to finish.

Rxx

Roundtuit, sorry for your loss.

Life just keeps throwing curved balls at us.....

Salad is made
Kitchen has had a sort, bins done
Going to 'do' cupboard under the stairs when OH gets back, must of it is his stuff in there and it is going in the bin, unless he sorts it. I will be supervisor to make sure it gets done

Morning all x

Roundtuit sorry for your loss xx

Not a bad shift last night. Was working with a new girl, turns out she's my nephew's best friend, small world! I'm a bit like a burst baw today though and my list is huge. So washing machine is on I've got coffee and then I'm going to get started.

HHC starting at 11.30 if anyone wants to join in?