Fledglings fly into December to party hard.

[HillsBesideTheSea]

Morning.

Tomorrow is December 1st which means roll call for the fledglings and shiny new thread. It might seem a bit clicky but it is because it is a long term thread, park your arse in the naughty corner for moral support, natter and various delicious goodies. Oh and smidge of housework too.

We follow the flylady system HOWEVER we adapt it to suit the circumstances of our lifes and sometimes we ignore the slightly more fluffy/bonkers babysteps --because we can and there ain't no one the boss of us

Lil zoo same.up butt crack dawn regardless bete hence only 10yo I know that in bed before 8(reading)

Wash on
Lav bleach
Cats fed

I'm impressed.

I have alcohol in moderation. I like a glass of wine or two with a meal. Sometimes have a couple of halves of beer. Pimms or a G&T in the summer and a hot toddy if I have a cold. I have only once been really drunk and vowed never to do it again and haven't. Not as drunk as some youngesters you see on the telly. I would be mortified if mine went on like that. DD doesn't drink. Boys like a few pints and one of them sometimes turns up a bit merry at Christmas but never the violent drunks you sometimes see out. That would scare me.

I couldn't sleep for an hour and actually got up and shined my sink while I was up😳 also washed out a candle pot. It had been stuck in with glue. Put away more stuff off the table so just two boxes and a cookie jar left. Will take at least one to church. Blowing a hoodie here.

So far
Cleared table
Dishwasher on ( seems I forgot last night)
Fire stoked
Tea made, cup of and back to bed for an hour.

In my youth i got very drunk, very often. Maybe thats why i am so over it! Surprise pregnancy aged 19 really did make me a different person!

Yep kids are a good cure to lots of people.

Haha! Just noticed above it says " blowing a hoodie here" blooming iPad i wrote hoolie! And it is getting worse. Going to venture out to church in the next hour and I was planning to go to butchers to buy something for me tomorrow hhmm will see what it is like as often flooding on that road.
Right a quick tidy and put away those clothes on drying rack. Little and often isn't as much of a chore.

Never been a drinker.only ever see my mum drink at weddings(toast bride n groom).think anxiety also affects that choice as feel weird enough a lot of the time without alcohol messing with my head😂

T das
Wash in dryer
Second load in
Bins empty
Littertray cleaned
Bathroom floor washed(excited kitten dragging bloody wet meat around it)
Bath n sink wiped
Hall floor washed
Breakfast things wash dry n put away

Mahoisive rare up with dd2.the girls got more attitude than she can possibly know what to do with coupled with selective hearing and two night on their gone bed midnight ISH despite be warned I breaking back in school routine so WILL have to get up civilised hour n eat breakfast.ahe is overtired and impossible.its going to be a very long arguement filledday....

X posts bower I not familiar with "blowing a Hollie" a hoodie makes sense tho.that went you'd never keep a good up(old gimmer emoticon)

Enjoy church

I used the phrase blowing a Hoolie recently. I have no idea where on my travels I picked up the term as I believe it is more Scottish than local.

I don't drink but experience tells me that there is absolutely NO point in having an early night tonight nor tomo night.
So my plan is to setting in with a film and a craft project.

The craft thread sounds interesting Bower I do used rav and instagram atm to try to keep me on track. But also the list of doom (aka the UFO and WIPs list) which is stuck to the wall next to the bed and I have to look at it regularly.

Had another lie in because it was 2am before I realised I was tired because it was late and gave up on finishing the toes. Should have a finished pair of socks within an hour which would be good. I didn't enjoy knitting those socks so much too many different colours in the same pair and yarn management was a bitch.

Right I had a list best be moving I want to start the new year with a tidy room. My act of self care and pampering for the day. Because I deserve to wake up in a hotel tidy room (it won't be that tidy realistically) I am worth it.

I can't knit or crochet. I am also mainly good at making babies no more though, DH is getting the snip and also music as I play piano, but can't even do that ATM due to hand pain.

I don't drink mainly because I'm fussy! Hate wine and beer and most spirits. I got drunk a few times in my teens but meh. I don't really miss it so giving up completely while pregnant/feeding is no biggie for me, although I wouldn't say no to a Malibu and coke or something #classy - staying teetotal though as even if I timed it right for feeding, I am still cosleeping and I am a deep sleeper already.

I am exhausted today not so much physically but mentally - we've had a very social week and my reserves are depleted! This morning I stayed in bed watching the Miniaturist. DH has gone to work but finishes early (9pm). DD is staying up - started her melatonin break last night so may as well embrace it, she didn't get too stressed last night but apart from a doze didn't sleep till she came downstairs with DH after midnight. Still getting up early though and will be stricter with caffeine (lots of Christmas chocolate around) and sugar and TV time after tonight for the remainder.

Grazing on leftover Christmas/buffet stuff today I think. Need to put a wash on. Otherwise though I'm quite pleased I've not become obsessive about getting particular things done by new year, normally I get really bad anxious and set huge impossible targets and then get angry at failing. I tend toward extremely black and white thinking due to ASD and it stresses me out often. But instead I am reminding myself it's just another midnight.

I can sew and draw/paint (pretty average though). But I would love to join in a monthly creative projects thread!!

As it turned out, I was pretty crap at making babies (wierdly shaped womb) but feel happy and blessed to have managed one after eight years of trying !

We are holed up indoors ATM (apart from dog walks) as it's too windy today to ride here (it literally howled all night) and we are on permanent roof canvas/tree falling watch. DH and DD have to set off soon to deliver DD to her friend's house (who have v kindly included her in their family's reveillon celebrations) and I am rather worried about their journey as apparently the gale is set to get worse. DD is only worried about whether she'll have to eat oysters even though I have to!d her it's fine if she politely declines!

Sorry to witter on about clothing storage (and I appreciate its v difficult indeed if you have very little space) but having wrestled with this issue for aeons, as someone who has space, albeit unrenovated space, (so coming at it from the opposite perspective) I am now convinced that it is a v good thing to limit oneself to adequate storage (if poss) and then cull one's wardrobe to fit that ..ie getting more storage doesn't necessarily work!

As for alcohol, I never enjoyed the sensation of being out of control and only got tipsy a couple of times at uni, and once got more than tipsy during first job (like Bowerbird never again!!). Nowadays I like the odd small glass of something every now and again, but wine and alcohol doesn't seem to suit me much anymore! Shame!!

Going to most this now as Internet is one-off all day!

Wishing all you lovely Fledglings a very happy and healthy 2018!

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Hope you feel your energy is restored a bit as day goes on Cag.

Daren't send too vigorous wing flaps to everyone in case I take off in these high winds, but waves to all!

I am sorry I just realised that I had forgotten to post the links. I meant to do it last night but I either forgot to do it or i forgot to hit post and it got eaten.

So last day of the year and we have:

launch pad here
Baby step here
missions
zone 5 the lounge
renew your spirit day
kids fly

Ta for December thread Hills and here's some fortifying for Toostressy for January!

8 years sc wow, your lovely DD really is a miracle ♥️ it must have been an incredible moment when she arrived!

I am stuck under Cagletini who has been a tad grizzly but is finally asleep. I have no intention of trying to put her down I'm just enjoying snuggles (hands free as she is on a nursing pillow... i.e. I can still go on MN :o) while the Caglets play Lego. Haven't even put a wash on yet.

Also sc totally agree about limiting storage - I think unless you are naturally minimalist (ha! I wish) stuff just expands to fill whatever space there is. It took me many many mistakes before I realized that. It's going to be tricky moving - I did buy new boxes for board games which is working well so far, but when we move we will need new furniture and I'm not sure how to work out exactly what we need!

Just see I bypassed your 8yr try for DD SC
Guess that makes her even more extra precious.x

I see nothing hills

Cag cuddles n MN sound like a great Sunday afternoon combo
Gotta love lego.ds had the 3 in n 1 campervan set for Xmas.Loves it❤️

Thanks Cag yes, it was a fab moment when dd finally arrived although pregnancy had been so touch & go (spent final six months flat on sofa) that I was permanently anxious and was still in that state for several months after her birth! She was a very healthy baby from the start but I only started to enjoy her properly when she was about a year old I think! (Anxiety is a bummer.) That's the trouble with having an only, you only have one chance to get it right (I think I would hopefully be a bit more relaxed about things now) but feel v v v lucky and blessed to have that one chance ifyswim!! And it's fab to be able to vicariously enjoy all the lovely baby pics and baby talk on here and to read about you enjoying Cagletini so much! Does the soul good ifyswim (and no, I haven't been at the Christmas brandy)

And yy, it also took me many mistakes to work out about contents expanding to fit available storage. Could you live in your new place for six months before you decide what storage you will need? Those decisions sometimes come easier when you have lived somewhere for a while?

Agree Zoo - think Hills deserves a medal for volunteering for December!! Can the to do list wait for a day Hills while you recuperate a bit?

Right, must stop waffling on, and start prepping dinner for DH and me tonight. Wind getting stronger (praying the roof stays intact!)

X post Zoo thank you! Hope you can take it a bit steady tonight/tomorrow too!

(Very) breezy wing flaps to all!

SC I love the baby's on this thread.we will need a volunteer for 2018 as cag did this/last year and foxes and afresh had bambino's year before((sighs contentedly))
Who volunteering then?😁

That's a great idea sc thanks. We will need new beds for the Caglets immediately and clothes storage I suppose because currently we are all using one built in wardrobe - depends if the new place has that or not.

I really really hope we can fully declutter before we move because it will make it much easier to see what we truly need. I need to break it down into achievable goals! For example we have a set of drawers full of craft stuff, a small Trofast unit with home ed stuff and an over-the-door shelving thing with more home ed stuff. They are all stuffed to the brim and totally disorganized. For a while we just shoved everything in to get it away and all together, which was the right thing to do (which surely shows just HOW bad our clutter issue is...) but I think it's time to sort through properly and hopefully reduce it.

Our bedroom is really the only room with loads of clutter that is 'out' rather than in something IYSWIM

Little will the NY newbies know that we will be eyeing them up for their child bearing hips

Sorry that was in response to Zoo

X posts Cag. Do you know how long you have roughly before you move? Could you set yourself weekly/monthly (steady as you go) decluttering objectives? Not easy with three DC at home though or could they help? It's a great start having all the craft stuff "gathered in" in one place though a la Kondo! Makes the subsequent decluttering much easier ... .

Agree also sc that postnatal anxiety is a special kind of hell!

I think I still have to prioritize the boudoir so Cagletini can actually go in her bed