Babysteps towards all of BlackCat's chocolate (when she isn't looking!)

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Carrots maybe it was a Blackbird or a Robin, I'm fairly sure I've heard them sing nicely early on. (not at this house though).

I am determined to make a go of it today, I will not be beaten!!

I need to unpack some books and ornaments we put away before Christmas (we had to create a space for the tree).
And I need to tackle my kitchen.

I have just kneeled on some train track from DD's train set so my knee hurts a little. Oh and I need to finish making her train set that should keep her happy!

p.s. Hope your tummy is o.k. Carrots

There is definitely something weird going on with Mumsnet today. I keep getting the offline notice popping up!!

me too black everytime i try to post(maybe they have discovered that i have gillian mckeith recipe book)
i opted to sort craft drawers.done
i will now pop to shop for cleaning supplies and pick up dd3 from nursery
am hoping for a very productive afternoon
carrots hope you are ok
blackin my house its playmobil(which i do love mind) under knees/feet have even sat on it

Hello again,

I have decided to copy my posts before I post them just incase Mumsnet is going to do this all day. That way if it does I can paste them in again when it is working again. That is my theory anyway. I don't know if it will work. I will let you know.

I have done the dishwasher, worktops and hoovered and mopped the kitchen end of the kitchen. I have also hung the washing and folded and put away the dry stuff. I have ironed yesterday's dry laundry that needed ironed and I have done a little of the back log too. The iron is still on but I thought I would have a wee slurp of my before it got cold and see what everyone was up to.

I am listening to radio Scotland again and they have just had an article about Mind Apples - doing 5 things a day that keep your mind happy and healthy. It seems a very flylady approach to mental health and I thought it might be of interest to some of us who post here.

mind apples

I haven't read the website stuff yet so I can't vouch for it but it is there if you are interested.

Right! Back to the ironing while I wait for stage one of the floor to dry.

Btw I am fine thanks. I think keeping busy will take my mind off it.

I am just having a and a snack break.

So today I have:

Breakfast
got dressed
got DC breakfast and dressed
DS to school
Made a train track for DD to play with
Made snacks for dd
15 minutes washing up

I am wondering about making some soup for lunch to use up any veg I have left (if it is still useable) before we do shopping at the weekend.
I'm sure I can just follow the instructions from my cookery book but adjust the amounts of everything accordingly.

Your veg should all be fine BlackCat and if it is going in soup it doesn't matter if a carrot is a touch rubbery Don't eat anything slimy though

It is perfect weather for soup here. Beautiful and sunny and -2C!

its sunny here too(although a touch milder!!!!)
i got dd3 and spent way too much at the shops
bit anxious today so wasnt really clever going shops as mind wndered....
on fly lady front another loads spinning as we speak,although WM making peculiarnasa rocket launchnoises..i usually get 5yrs out of a washer,i have at least another 1left
in other news dd3 got star of the day at nursery for helping to feed the chickensshe got to bring home a trophy with a star on the top and it gos back monday!her little chest was all puffed up when i collected her and she showed me
carrots we have a robin that nests in the hedge each year.its dead friendly and comes to sit near me when i have a mad moment and weed the garden(that happens as often as my cleaning did).is there anything particular robins like to eat that i could put out for him to snaffle?

Lovely weather here too, sunny, dry and no wind, just how I like it!

Zoo I get a bit of anxiety too sometimes. Especially in places with lots of people!

for your DD.

I have got my washer on too.

im with you on the weather front black
p.s having a GMF lunch-marmite roll and a banana

I think robins love meal worms. You can buy them live in our garden centre to put out for the birds.

Ours likes rabbit food - we put the cleaning outs from the rabbits on the composter so that is probably what attracts him over there too - either that or he likes veg peelings as well.

I have put another wash on and I have done some more of the never ending ironing backlog.

I am trying to build myself up to doing stage 2 of the floor mopping.

I better crack on. catch you later.

mmmm cheese muffins

carrotsyoure doing great today.15mins on the stage 2 mopping!!
im now off to attack the toy bits and bobs i skirted away from earlier

Where are these cheese muffins you speak of bessie and more to the point, where is mine????

Have been awake since 5am and I need to get sorted

Going to have lunch and then get sorted

Go, go, go Egg!

I have hoovered the dining area of the kitchen now and mopped it too. I am now mopped into one end of the kitchen.

I iron and ironing board are mopped in with me so I could will still get some work done.

Morning Afternoon all

carrots hope you are feeling better.

So far I haven't done anything much over and about the essentials like making sure the kids get to school/pre-school.

However I have finally after several months of putting it off and managing arranged for someone to come and
a) service the boiler,
b) fix various plumbing issues (normally do them myself but these are a bit beyond me)
c) fix the falling down curtain rail and damage to the wall (could do this myself but just for once can't be bothered lol)

That alone is enough for me for one day

The weekend is dedicated to moving the ds's to the other room, but I will get back on the flying wagon next Monday with renewed enthusiasm and vigour. maybe

carrots and blackcat and liveinazoo you won't believe this I've been frequenting the other flying thread thinking it was you lot and that I'd been away so long everyone had name changed! I've been on it since new year!!!! oh I've missed you guys!!!!!!!!!!!

School run done

Kitchen is spotless - all dishes done and away
Washer is ready to go - just need to add uniform tonight
Spent all morning trying to track down lost property (no luck)
Stuck to my low carb meal plan

Oh I also did 10 min mission

Maybe we should always make sure we have a regular's name in the thread title.

Was the other thread any good? Could we learn anything from them?

Welcome back

My stomach is still really sore but nothing unpleasant seems to be happening apart from it being sore. Being busy seems to be the best distraction.

Dlamis that sounds like an anti procrastination day to me. I have a long list of repairs which are beyond me but I am having to spread them out as it gets pricey. I have around £500 of after school activity fees to pay this month and am having to dip into savings to do it and then I will have to pay that back into savings over time too Dh has prioritised the tv repair I rarely watch so it wasn't bothering me

I have finished mopping - finally! I have to admit I mopped around the complex Playmobil castle set up he has going on bang in the middle of the living room area of the floor

It was a good day to do it as the sun on it looks lovely now

I haven't hot spotted or room rescued or decluttered anywhere though, unless emptying the ironing basket counts as I have also done that. Yay!

If I felt better I would have some chocolate but I will pass right now

should are you angel?

carrots they were your cheese muffins! DD1 & I made them this morning & had them for pudding. We somehow managed to get through 6 (I am blaming the greedy DCs!)

I've done/doing 2 loads of laundry & have cleared up the mess from lunch (spag Bol)

DD1 is asleep, but DD2 is refusing to settle, which isn't helping me to get anything done this afternoon!

Oh that is a scrummy recipe bessie. Did you put any additions in or just stick to cheese?

We still have banana and oat muffins. I might have to have one to check their freshness We can have them with custard for pudding tonight if they are a little past their best.

I noticed this am there are only 2 flapjack pieces left. Someone has been munching.

Ds is having tea and my parents tonight and I am clueless what to cook. I don't fancy anything which I think is what is causing the problem. I might make soup too as that can roll all weekend if it isn't used up. I have the making of heaps of meals I just can't look at food.