Stepping our way through Autumn old and new steppers welcome

[BlackCatinchaos]

Hi all, I have been absent for a little while. Don't know about you but I could do with a new thread --for a kick up the bum--

All welcome.

Just jump in where you are, this thread is about doing a little at a time to step our way towards organisation and a clean tidy home.

Visit flylady for inspiration (will link in a mo)

No hard and fast rules here just a bit of motivation required!!

Anyone want to join?

Hello all, I have been out and done some shopping after dropping the DC off to school and nursery.

Hoping and keeping my fingers crossed that my cough has nearly gone.

I did sleep better thanks Adora

Don't know if anyone is interested but I started a rather random thread --don't know why-- yesterday.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/1605528-A-thread-for-those-Mumsnetters-who-are-not-well-known?pg=23 Here, I you would like to join please do.
It all started after getting involved in another AIBU thread so the first post may seem a little odd!

* If you would like to join* That should have been.

hi everyone!
ds contracted conjuntctiviis and has lovingly shared it with me and dd2
i have had too sore adn watery eyes t o MN
the last 2 days i have trailed back and forth the to the dr as each of us has gone down with it we have had to see gp rather than just acquire a prescription
fingers x lil zoo doesnt sucuumb!
bessie have youjoined the 40 club yet?
catsloving the xmas name
adora sunburn sounds nasty!

Hope you are all o.k. I think I may try to have an early night. This cold virus has really taken it out of me lately so I feel drained.
Sorry I haven't been much good with the Flylady stuff this month so far.

Ouch Zoo, hope the conjunctivitis clears up soon and bypasses little Zoolet.

I was having a good day, despite 90 minutes in the dentist's chair, until I picked the DDs up from school. I shouldn't have. Should've left 'em there. I'm trying a different tack, indifference. They are tidying up, having gone straight to their computers when we got in, because we have another estate agent coming on the morning. It's 9.45pm and I don't care what time they go to bed. It's not me going to school tomorrow

The house is presentable, at present. After I've finished this beer (CBA opening a bottle of wine) I'm going throw together a couple of sarnies for tomorrow's packed lunch. Then go to bed.

See u all tomorrow.

Lovely candles Bessie

Just checking I've done my name change right

Love the Christmas name Adora!

bessie Are they Birthday candles?

I went to bed early but am now up early. Still, I got a good sleep so musn't grumble!

My kitchen is looking good at the mo! The washing up is under control YAY!!! I cleaned the front of my oven last night so now they look sparkly.

Wonder what zone we should be doing, will go have a look. --not that I will do zone work--

www.flylady.net/d/zones/ That's lucky, We are in the kitchen this week!

Babystep 8

Thanks Cats and I'm glad you got a decent night's sleep at last.

I'm just off to tackle a tuft of carpet that's somehow come untwisted and is sticking up looking unsightly. DW is finished. Estate agent has been and gone, I've had elevensies and the dogs are fed and watered. Need to make another dentist appointment.

TTFN

Estate agents been and gone, and came back again with a collegue. OH said something about selling in March next, made a comment about it's only three months. This is standard BS, btw, I just can't listen to it anymore. There's been confusion at the agents but there now seems to be someone getting on top of things.

Anyway, bathrooms are clean and I haven't bothered with lunch, getting peckish now. I need to do the school run soon-ish.

congratulations cats-a tidy kitchen

dp had wed and thur off so been too busy to get on here

todays ta dahs
cleaned bath and sink,washed floor
swept stairs
washed hall floor
deep cleaned front room
wiped kitchen surfaces
wiped all tile splashbacks
cleaned cupboard fronts

washd kitchen floor
spent an hour on book people site trying to narrow down all books i want buy for zoolets!

ds had last hit of drops for his eyes this morning so im very gratefully not having to go to school at 12 to administer another lotthis week ive felt like im on elastic to the damn place!

loving the xmas name adora!

We've been busy in the kitchen too - the girls wiped down the cupboard fronts, while I wiped the odd marks off the ceiling(!), cleaned the hob (I have decided I am going to get someone round to give the oven a proper clean soon), wiped the sticky dust off the extractor hood, and cleaned the worktops. Will have to ask DH how he is getting on with wiping out the insides of the cupboards in the morning.

DD2 has had a horrible cold & is teething, so has been up loads with her ears DH has manflu & may not make it through the night in the same bed as me

morning all!

i had a dreadful night-ds vomited all down the stairs and bloke was working and wounldnt come and help

i went to pieces

thank god for MN-i started a thread in Mh and got lots support and encouragement and for the 1st time ever, i cleared up sick!!!!!

am a nervous wreck and have beena wake all bloody night so zilch flyings guna be done today

ds has just had a rice cake and some water,fingers x he be ok and that whatever he had isnt catching!!!!

bessieyou are now officially a member of the old gimmers club!

hope to pop back in tomorrow and try and get a grip

i am now going to doze while the zoolets play!

have a good day every one¬!

Hope everything is o.k. now zoo

Am I the only one on this thread who hasn't got to 40 yet ?

I am a few months away from being 39 so won't be "in the gang" for another year.

my kitchen has descended into Chaos again . I was doing well this week till I had a CBA day yesterday.

I'm off to get a --much needed-- haircut later.

Well done for cleaning up the vomit zoo

DH & I are going out for a meal tonight, however, as I was up twice with the DC & he then kept me awake with his snoring I don't really feel like going out with him As if that wasn't bad enough he then didn't play golf as he "didn't feel well" & then not content with cluttering up the place & getting in our way, he has then spent the last 3 hours in bed asleep! If this man-flu doesn't kill him soon, I may have to!

Some good news however is that DD2 (1.5) does actually have some teeth coming through, so all the calpol & teething gel hasn't been in vain! At least 4 of her back teeth are starting to poke through now - one on each side/top/bottom - no wonder the poor thing has been so miserable for the last few weeks!

I have vacuumed downstairs. That is all.

poor littel bessie teeth are abloody pain coming through and when they have holes in!

ds has projectile vomited all over his bed/duvet/waist length hair/floor

thank god dad turned up to collect the washing as i was washing banana sick from his hair ad helped support his weight as he very weak and tired

i did the bedroom floor but i couldnt handle the bed-the duvet folds had bits i hadnt sprinlkled with sawdust and the smell got to me

he has now headed home to pop the washing on and pick up a fever strip as mine is nowhere to be found

i am considering ringing out of hours for a bit advise/reassurrance as he is complaining of a sore throat and has manage to drink around a pint water in sips through teh day but hasnt weed since first thing

it feels like he is permanantly ill at the moment-since 20th october has had a cold with wheezing that has kept us up at night,another cold and cough,conjunctivivtis and now this!our g.p asked us to keep a note of all illnesses over a 2 month period as he is struggling with school attendance du to illness at least i know seeing it in writing im not imagining he ill so often!

i may pop back in later
cats hope the haircut revitalises you!

bessie AND cats sod flying-i declare it a weekend off due to illness,lack of sleep and generally cant be arsedness!

Cats I'm 44 hurtling towards 45, you may well be the only youngster among us, tee hee.

Zoo I hope DS gets over whatever it is quickly, and well done dad for taking the laundry, mine would have run a mile.

Bessie I hope you have a nice evening out, if you can stay awake. My OH has spent a couple of hours in bed this arvo but that was work related stress rather than manflu. Teddy bear (one of the dogs) has gone off to the vet for observation. He's not eating and generally a bit run down. Quite possible he drank some of the dirty water they played in a few days ago, we'll see what the vet says in a day or two. We're stuck in waiting for a bloke to come and put a For Sale sign up, and OH is getting cabin fever.

Not a lot of flying happening here either, bit of laundry and DW has been emptie, refilled and switched on.

I would phone the OOH dr for reassurance about the lack of wee zoo - prob fine, but that's something I am paranoid about!

I have a hangover headache. It is cold & sunny here, so plan to go for a walk round the park after breakfast.

ds went grey and hadnt wee since first thing.i rang OOH at 5.30 as wouldnt drink either.was 7 before they rang back and said bring him in for 7.20
dp took himbut his mobile was on charge.i rang OOh at 9.30 and he still wait to be seen!
they returned at 12.30-having sat in obs for 2 hour the nurses threatening a drip if wouldnt drink til he drank 2 cups water and had a wee then let him come home with the advice water to drink,dry food if not sick for 3hours.if sick again wait 3hour then try food again

he slept til 6-me watching over him like a hawk.rasp for a drink,had a sip and fell akip again.
at 9woke and cajoled him to eat acracker,fell akip again,still akip
he not even being disturbed by the girls squawks and shriels as theyplay!

Zoo I hope DS, and you, feel better soon. Don't worry about the place degenerating, it can be dealt with later, can't it? For now just concentrate on the DCs and remember to keep yourself hydrated.

Oh zoo You sound like you've had a tough few days!

Things are not too bad here although the living room descends into chaos over the weekend.
We have got all our food shopping done for now so I just need to decide "what's for dinner" today.
Have got 2 lots of washing done which is slight progress! I have anxiety about the washing machine cause we once had one that made a large bang and died on us.
My anxiety is slightly increased as DD keeps going up and downstairs a lot now. There is no stopping her.

Not a lot done here today, bit of laundry, dogs fed and watered, nipped out en masse for shopping and ate out too, family fed and watered early evening. Spent way too long on MN and now need to cook packed lunches for tomorrow - at 10.45 -doh!

Also need tea, then I'm going to collapse into bed.

Cats do you have stair gates? I used to have one on the kitchen door too to keep DDs out while I cooked/in with me.

he girls both keeled over too-i am now a woman on the edge

it all kicked off around 11 and went on til nearly 3...
i stayed up alnight i was so anxious sleep wasnt going to happen

you dont think about times like this when you decide to have kids

flying has now flown out of the window for today

might pop in later to see what you are all up to escape my private hell for a bit