Daily Project Round 10

On a lighter note….

Life in an English country village - yesterday I went on an organised walk on one of the public footpaths around the fields with some others from the village and we finished up with jugs of Pimms on the village green. This morning a post has gone up asking if anyone has lost a goat as there is one wandering around. Apparently it’s currently at the pub which is on the village green. It’s never dull!

Your trip out with the DC sounds lovely @Mumtobabyhavoc. And glad your mum is getting sorted medically.

@FourSeasonsLobelia - I’m sure you feel completely overwhelmed at the moment. Deep breaths! When do you fly?

I am good thanks @Mumtobabyhavoc and @FourSeasonsLobelia. Definitely feeling more in control.

Having the focus of the bbq and doing the garden projects I did as well as having stuff done in the house meant usual routines got disrupted. On the surface the house looks normal ish. But both spare bedrooms and my bedroom and wardrobe are disasters as they became dumping grounds. So focus is on getting all of that back to a calm state. While keeping up with normal housework and garden.

Once I’ve sorted the chaos I will give Flylady a go @WinterFrogs but I need to get to a position where I don’t feel everything is in a state of chaos first.

Today’s list:

• usual dishwasher/kitchen
• laundry
• arrange for handyman to come and put pictures up on landing and stairs
• arrange for ironing to be picked up
• put clothes and shoes away in my bedroom
• empty rubbish bins in my bedroom and bathroom
• tidy off surfaces of bedside tables and chests of drawers in my bedroom
• do 30 minutes in garden
• exercise

Have a great day all.

Hope you are okay @Peridot1 .

I have periods of feeling desperately overwhelmed also. And I then panic. (I've been up for an hour already trying to get on with all the stuff I need to do and sort)

Hope all is well.

Well. Sorry to unload on you all. But.

i dumped my brain load list into ChatGPT and I have a plan. And a project manager. And an understanding of why I feel like I do. And I have to say whilst it’s very helpful it’s freaking scary!!!! But I do feel calmer.

I did still need to do a pen and paper list afterwards though……

Coffee outside in the cool is just what Sunday mornings are for @WinterFrogs.

I’m not sure why I suddenly feel overwhelmed. 🤔 I think I go through periods of it though. Realising my obsession with interiors and trying to get everything perfect may be a distraction activity…..

@Mumtobabyhavoc - I bought both mandarin oranges and feta yesterday…. 😄

You do sound completely overwhelmed @Peridot1 🫂 Brain dumping is a really good start. Helps me too.

I'm still procrastinating with my third coffee outside. It's just such a relief.

Then shower, dress, clean shoes ( i have new indoor ones) and shine sink. DH is threatening to do some gardening so I am going to put the house straight. Promised my mum a visit later too. I haven't seen her all week but we've spoken and she's fine. I've spoken to all my little chil'uns on WhatsApp so I am happy 😊 Poor DS and his wife are still in outrageous heat. They are a couple of days behind us. But even hotter in central Europe.

Must get to it 😘

@WinterFrogs - I will give it a go. Somehow. I need one of my brain dump lists which does help me feel a bit more in control. Brain feels a bit scrambled at the moment with what I want and need to do. Both in the house and the garden. Looking at Flylady yesterday made me feel more not less frazzled. Clutter has built up with everything we have been doing with the house.

Might put brain dump list into ChatGPT and see what happens!

@SingleThreadJoiner2 - bet you are relieved the school fair is over. Have been involved with a few - it can be a thankless task!

Glad it is cooler here too @WinterFrogs. I do like the sun and heat but not what we have just endured. And apparently we might have another heatwave from next weekend…….🥵

As today is Sunday and a day of rest not much is planned. I am going on a walk with some people in the village. Neighbour is trying to get people interested in walks on our public footpaths and helping to keep them cut back etc. Not many takers but he keeps trying. We start and end at the pub so a quick g&t afterwards will be my reward.

Still doing DH’s laundry stash. Apparently we are almost through. Also need to do DS’s laundry today or tomorrow.

So today is laundry, dishwasher/kitchen, more laundry, walk, brain dump list and chill.

Have a great Sunday all.

PS @Mumtobabyhavoc - I made a version of that salad you mentioned the other day and it was lovely. Adding half a nectarine chopped up made such a difference.

Apologies for encouraging procrastination @SingleThreadJoiner2 😅 Glad you got it done!

Give it a go @Peridot1 🥳

Ahhhhh, it's cooled down here! It's so good to feel some energy again. I have felt like a sloth all week. Coffee and watermelon wedges for breakfast outside. And feeling just a little bit cold. Lovely!

I hope everyone else is feeling comfortable too! Have a lovely day whatever you're doing ☕️ 🍉

No problem @Peridot1! I understood ☺️

@WinterFrogs I ended up putting a load on after a nap. at least I know school uniform is ready for Monday and can rest easy!

@WinterFrogs - that resonates so much! I actually put my house details into ChatGpt to try to meld my house with Flylady and make it work for me. Perfectly of course! Of course I just need to bloody start! 😄

@SingleThreadJoiner2 - sorry I tagged @FourSeasonsLobelia instead of you earlier for some reason!

She's quite bossy but honestly she's not wrong! I bring you an extract of today's essay

On the flylady thread they often post daily babysteps which is handy. The person running the thread posts useful links most days so you don't need to get lost with all the options on the website.
I like the routines and the daily missions ( it really helps when you are not quite sure where to start) There's a constant reminder to jump in where everyone else is, not try to get caught up, and to look after yourself while doing it.

Some of her essays are a bit twee so i take very little notice of those 🤣

Well done! You must be knackered and sweaty you poor thing. Rest well - can the laundry wait till tomorrow?

Thanks @WinterFrogs - I’ll check out the website. I do remember finding it helpful years ago. Just being told which room to do is what I need. Otherwise I wander around aimlessly. Or just do the basics I do every day and the rest gets out of control.

@FourSeasonsLobelia - it is beautiful. Would post a picture but it’s on my friend’s fb page.

@Peridot1 that painting sounds lovely!

School fair was today. Started setting up before 9. Finished clearing up around 2.30. Now collapsed in bed. But huge success and managed the heat well we thought.

Need to do some laundry though...

Hi @Peridot1 I used to get the emails years ago and i am with you on the overwhelm of that. She's got quite a decent website now, and i have the app just for the reminders. I know it inside out now really, so i just need prompts. I do find it very soothing. There's a flylady thread over in housekeeping which is a bit like this one. I keep an eye on it and ran it in March ( maybe April) but i had loads on and really struggled with the commitment. But they treat it with the gentle humour and that it deserves. Based on your last sentence I just know that you are a lot like me...so it'll probably suit you too!

@WinterFrogs have just been reading about a podcast/system called Rock The Housework. And I have seen The Organized Mom mentioned. Plus A Slob Comes Clean. I answered some quick questions on AI and for me it recommended Flylady. Which I know you follow. I used to follow her years ago but stopped. Found the emails overwhelming. Do they still do that? I like the idea of a routine. I need to declutter bedrooms. Linen cupboard needs a sort out. And due to the distraction of my interior design shenanigans certain areas are out of control.

Morning all.

@FourSeasonsLobelia - DH still has his school sports kit. He’s 65…….

Sympathies re HMRC. That sounds incredibly frustrating. Presumably you can’t email cc-ing both departments on the one email? Too sensible for them?

@WinterFrogs - I’m quite enjoying my interior design endeavours too! It’s making me quite happy. An old friend who I am only in touch with on FB is an amazing artist and she put a photo of a painting she has going into a gallery showing next week on her FB page. I fell in love with it. It’s a beautiful still life of some cherries. So it’s now going into the showing with a red sold sticker on……! I know where I want to put it. But it’s not very big. So needs a similar one to put underneath….. So I am going to ask her to do another similar one for me. One purchase seems to lead to another so easily! 😄

Anyway. Enough waffling.

Have a mountain of DH’s washing to fold so he can put it all away. And probably some more to do. Have done a towel wash and it’s just finished so need to deal with that. Today’s extra task was vacuuming window sills to get rid of all the dead insects.

Not planning on much else. Maybe a bit of gardening. And definitely some reading in the shade this afternoon.

Have a great Saturday everyone.

Sweet dreams @Mumtobabyhavoc 😴