Weekly Flylady Thread Pick'n'Mix 13th October 2019

Morning all

Late in today, woke up feeling pretty rotten so am having a slow start. DH has gone out for the day, I was hoping today would be a productive one but I have zero energy so am not sure what I will get done. First load of washing is swished, bedding stripped and ready to go in. I am remaking the bed but have had to sit down halfway through as I feel quite dizzy... not good

I think I will finish making the bed and then have a rest, maybe I will perk up a bit later on.

Hugs to all x

Valli wrote: »

morning all

message from DD; she wants to come home so I suspect she's feeling a bit down - or worse. She is, I assume, en route.

JJTF Manager needs to go back to complainant and ask for specifics. My gut feeling is you're good at your job and they're worried.

The madness may be over, colleague expected to return to work on Monday. Fingers crossed she does and she can cope - or I'll get called in.

Today, however, despite the fact I have a cold and have almost lost my voice I need to clean and tidy. I do feel better than I did, though. I've already put stuff in each of the four bins, including the compost bin. And I have rehomed gibble, and abandoned footwear - mine.

That makes sense, actually, as he asked me what one of the other people doing a similar job does... and I have been getting great feedback from the senior staff I actually work with on a day to day basis - well, if you count 'Why on earth did your last place let you go? They were stupid' as good feedback [strike]plus I refuse to shout at anybody and have made it clear that I won't tolerate anybody doing it around me - which would be seen as a criticism of somebody doing a similar job to mine[/strike].

Oh well, never mind, I'm sure that there will always be something to moan about and whilst Himself is also gainfully employed, all bills are pretty much covered if the worst happens (which I think is somewhat unlikely when they admit they were struggling to fill the post) [shrug].

pigpen wrote: »

I have had a bit of a meltdown at school.. so.. Dot has an appointment with the Ed Psych on the 6th for the start of the ADHD/ASD assessment.. I didn't even speak to the SENCo.. she absolutely hates me, this shows to what degree she hates me.. lol.. I caught her out in epic lies and went straight to the head and reported her and she was disciplined for it.. so I'm not popular.. I did also question the appropriateness of someone quite so overweight discussing a 'healthy diet' with the children, while troughing biscuits and doughnuts and I am not joking!... I put it across in a nice way, not quite so bluntly, I'm no twig myself but neither I nor she are qualified in dietetics.. so they now have the school nursing team come in to do the talks. Anyway, 6th November.. hopefully we will finally start to get her some understanding. In the meantime I need to write a list of her weirdness.. thats a LOT of paper!

PigpenTried to PM you but your inbox is full. If it helps you gather evidence/ ideas, I use the DIVA questionnaire when I'm assessing AD(H)D. You should be able to Google it.

Jazee hugs and as others have said, look after yourself.
Valli congratulations to DS, hugs to DD.

Lovely here today so after various and repeated phone calls from some of my family which are not worth going into, Mr N and I have started tidying the front garden with various sharp implements. Needs serious re-designing as we've been here 30 yrs and many plants have outgrown their space and/or got straggly. We don't plan to stay here forever and need to consider things being a bit lower maintenance.

Out to do a bit more in garden while Mr N visits his Mum.

More *healing vibes* for your OH, Jazee.
JJtT, if there isn't a written dresscode that you'd be made aware of during your no-doubt extensive induction programme I'm not sure why any manager in any organisation would entertain a complaint from anyone. What a silly nonsense.
Fabby kittens, Piggers. There won't be much knitting in your household for some time. (The little tabby is the spitting image of Twiggle.)
Your DD probably wants to just be at home, rather than anywhere else for a day or so, Valli.

Lodger left this morning and I've got two coming in tomorrow, so the superking needs turning around and the shower room needs a scrub.

Help! In the meantime I've been making Christmas mincemeat and I've made a bit of a boo boo. I've added the brandy while chucking everything else in, but I should have added it after baking it in a slow oven for three hours. Does anyone have any thoughts about whether that's a bit of a mistake, or a complete disaster? I don't want it catching fire in the oven.