Weekly Flylady Thread 7th May 2018

ionafan wrote: »

Help! I have had a reply about the ad that I placed on Gluetree a couple of weeks ago (child's car seat) and am now panicking about the fact that someone has asked if it is still available and might want to come and see it while DH is out.

It turns out that this person lives right the other side of the big city - at first, they wanted me to take it over to them (45 min each way), but it turns out they work not far from college so will meet me outside on Tuesday afternoon. Phew! I will offer one of my fellow students a lift into college that day as well as the usual lift home, so that I've got someone with me.

- Keeping up with report writing - just.
- Sort of keeping up with seed sowing although loads that I planted at Easter are showing not a sign of life.
Keeping up with weeding/pruning/tidying garden not much although it is looking better, mainly thanks to Mr N.
- Flying - after a fashion, nothing terrible but don't look too close.
- Exercise - oh please. Too hot to run. Mr N has gone off dancing (well he always only did it for me) so we've agreed to compromise and do it mainly Sept - April or when Wed eve isn't gardening weather. We'd both been stewing about it, as we knew one of us would feel mean and hateful - he if he gave up what I love, and me if I made him do what he doesn't love! I have been keeping up with zumba, clubbercise and occasional Body Attack, with a few floor/arm exercises now and then. Considering going back to the doc about my shoulder but not keen.

Any news Froddington?

Honey_Bear wrote: »

\rant alert

I've discovered something rather un-nerving. I'm so used to guests staying here that when a friend comes to stay and takes over my entire life, requiring all my attention during waking hours - I get to screaming pitch very, very quickly. Give me a paying guest over a ceaselessly needy friend any day.

If he were unhappy I could understand the neediness but he's not, just hyper attention-demanding, physically not aware about crowding people and emotionally incredibly intense. I expect that makes me a horrible person.

I've told him that Kelpie's hydrotherapy session, being run by a vet nurse, is a closed medical treatment and therefore I can't take him with me. This is an out and out lie - I've taken masses of people to watch. I'm a very bad person.

\end of rant

No you are not a bad person. You have to defend your sanity; and as far as I can see, the only alternative to telling a white lie would have been the truth: "You can't come with me because I find you an overwhelmingly needy pain in the derriere, and I need some time away from you". Now, you tell me which is kinder?


Btw, this is one of the reasons I'm far more comfortable with dogs; I have one acquaintance who, if she gets on the phone, will happily spend well over an hour bending her [STRIKE]victim[/STRIKE] friend's ear about all her woes and worries and how life has kicked her when she's down yet again, without so much as a thought for how the other person is or what worries they may be going through, and without letting them get a word in edgeways.


Curtains all got washed, dried and re-hung successfully; we have our cases packed now, apart from the few bits we can't put in til the last moment (think hearing aid charger, that type of thing) and we're due to set off at sparrowfart tomorrow.


I probably won't get onto MSE while we're away - hotel wi-fi plus a DH who doesn't like me spending time online on holiday - so I'll probably "see" you all on 21st May. :wave:

Good morning

Sorry for being awol, but I have been trying desperately to fly around the edges. When I got in yesterday I cracked on with my list, as I knew that I would get distracted if I so much as looked at the tablet. So the bathrooms were cleaned and a mound of paperwork cleared. Unfortunately the filing cabinet is now bursting, so one job off the list, and another one added.

I'm glad to hear that you got some progress, Frodders. X
I'm sure it's too late, but have a lovely holiday LW.
Iona - I'm totally with you. I have lots that I am sure braver people than me would sell on gluetree or give away on freezecycle, but the thought of having to manage the person coming round to collect just terrifies me.

Must dash, I'll hopefully catch up later. Have a good day all.