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Part 2: New year, new organisation! Fledglings fly in 2018.

436 replies

HillsBesideTheSea · 23/01/2018 08:44

Chatty month. It continues here from the original thread: here

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Cagliostro · 27/01/2018 16:52

Feel utterly drained now! It was actually fine in the end thankfully. Glad to have the house to ourselves now mind you. It will be lovely when we’ve moved and have a bigger space for having people round, and more food storage to make sure we have enough for emergency catering needs.

Didn’t get a chance to use my soup maker either due to the early arrivals.

Knackered. DH is ordering pizza.

Cagliostro · 27/01/2018 16:53

It really made me realise (again) how having such a small space makes so many things so difficult! All the more reason to keep working towards moving, which could be in the next few months. And of course the need to sort everything well enough to make the most of the space we do have.

Stilllivinginazoo · 27/01/2018 17:19

You survived cag that's the main thing

I have totally derailed
Lay on my bed watching crappy u tube crap instead doing my bedroom surfaces
Meh
Hunted chocolate.found a stray chocolate eclair at bottom of cupboard and ate that.made me want more☹️.double meh

Fireman,dog with alcohol or both if hills isn't back by bedtime?!

Glad zoolets tea is predominantly a freezer job(meatballs/falafel and broccoli.obvs don't keep pasta in freezer)
Think stray tin peaches for pud.ds wants....nothing😢

Stilllivinginazoo · 27/01/2018 17:20

Oh and foxes that's story of my life.i pick up something "oooh can I have one?"(no more so hands it over) on repeat loop....

TooStressyForMyOwnGood · 27/01/2018 19:18

Wow another busy day on here! Glad you feel a little better Afresh and that you survived the day Cag. Aaaaggh at DC stealing your food foxes!

Well done for appearing more relaxed SC Grin.

Callme hope you feel better now with inhaler Flowers.

Waves to foxes, zoo and Hills and everyone else. Will post links, gingerly load washer and then watch Harry Potter with DDs Smile.

TooStressyForMyOwnGood · 27/01/2018 19:19

LINKS

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Here is the daily summary for Sunday (also available on the Flylady website at flight plan which should update automatically each day).

We are in zone 4 this week which is
the master bedroom aka boudoir.

It’s the weekend though, so no missions or zone work unless you want to!

Please have a look through the information on the website at the relevant zones as I know Flylady is keen that we do look at the website.

Spend 15 mins decluttering, or whatever you can manage, in Zone 4.

When you have finished decluttering, the detailed cleaning list (if you are at that stage) for Zone 4 is here.

daily focus

missions for the week

Flykids mission

January’s habit is shining your sink.

beginner babysteps.

old holiday clean up missions

Happy flying everyone.
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Subtleconstraints · 27/01/2018 19:24

[sets up hurdles within which Foxes can eat in peace]

Brew and Cake for Afresh

Glad it was ok in the end Cag and well done for getting through the day

Well done to you and dd2 re: the creative cooking Zoo!

Happy crafting Hills!

Wingvflaps to everyone else!

We are back in town (sadly) as have a church event on tomorrow.
Country ta da (before leaving):
emptied and thoroughly cleaned refrigerator
finished washing up, dried, and put away
finished cleaning and organising food cupboard
stripped all beds
took cover off sofa
cleaned bathroom
hoovered everywhere
packed car
locked up
drove back

Cagliostro · 27/01/2018 20:33

ta da
✅very small amount of stash and dashing
✅cope with the day!
✅baths
✅try and (so far) fail to find vital bit of info. Bathroom needs fixing. FML.

WhispersOfWickedness · 27/01/2018 21:52

Thank you zoo and subtle, this is just such a rubbish time of year, I HATE January with a passion!

We sorted the living room storage and I have got most of my things in my cupboards, with room to spare! (Don't tell DH or the DC 😅) Got to tackle the DC's stuff tomorrow, that'll take most of the day 😩 Also got to take DS to his dance exam rehearsal, which is at an annoying time in the afternoon...

foxessocks · 27/01/2018 22:00

Well the day improved. Dh finally got home, I got most of my work done, kids went to bed relatively easily and me and dh watched a decent film together and had some chocolate cookies which I had hidden from the kids! Will have to pop to the shops tomorrow for some supplies though!

Hope everyone having restful evenings and all babies, teens, preteens, cats etc sleep well tonight!

Bowerbird5 · 27/01/2018 22:22

Finally dropping in before I drop off. Been out at craft group and had a really enjoyable day, very relaxing but feel tired.

Ta Das
Posted present yeah!
Didn't get box to charity shop as it would have meant being late.
Made start on chicken soup.

Too tired.

TooStressyForMyOwnGood · 27/01/2018 22:48

Aaagh just wasted an hour and a half on Mumsnet. How????? V annoyed with myself and am off to bed now.

Wing flaps to Whispers, Bower, foxes and Cag.

Cagliostro · 27/01/2018 23:18

ta da continued
✅washing and drying
✅cleared landing stash and dash
✅combined two BRC into one (while looking for something unsuccessfully)
✅got Cagletini to sleep at a decent time. Speaking of which, goodnight! :o

Cagliostro · 27/01/2018 23:20

Easily done stressy my other weakness is particular puzzle apps on my iPad which I can get totally stuck into

Right, really must sleep

HillsBesideTheSea · 28/01/2018 00:11

ta da
3 loads of hand washing
god knows how many loads of laundry
folding of all that was washed (except socks)
2hrs of ironing
lift and tidy away blocking boards
load and put on DW
mix up the bloody rubic cube a billion and 1 times for ds to practise
feed the masses
try to dissolve the glow white - it is a smidge old Hmm
spend an hour moving things about in the craft room so now there is floor to stand on Blush
rebuild the stand that used to hold ds' training kit, add a buggy clip that was found in the process of moving things about and create a temporary wrapping station/ interfacing storage solution
Deep clean the bathroom
Give up on glow white and use bleach instead
start the batch cooking
pull the drawer out in the kitchen that wouldn't shut and fix it.

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HillsBesideTheSea · 28/01/2018 03:07

Ds is still up and being very resistant about going to bed despite barely being able to keep his eyes open and looking like a ghost. Hmm

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Bowerbird5 · 28/01/2018 05:46

WOW🔌🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫

I think you all need some chocolate. What a busy couple of days you've had.
Well done for getting through the party.

Wing flaps to everyone.
Call me sounds like what I have. Chemist is getting me emergency inhaler for Monday. I usually have two on prescription that last at least a year sometimes two or out of date. I have used two in the last two and a half weeks! Asthma nurse told me to use blue one 4x a day 2 puffs and up to ten puffs when I need it. More than ten A&E! Been up to 8one day. This lot of steroids might be working. Hardly wheezy yesterday and I was out.feel a bit hyper/ over chatty though.
cags what a family they could have at least brought lunch with them!
afresh solicitors kids around the corner lived in huge old rambling listed house with very large gorgeous garden , summer house, rope swing on old oak etc.
Only DS said to me." When I am grown up I am going to have a house like yours." ( old 3 bed small cottage semi)
I replied" but my house is small. "
M" I hate our house it is big and cold, your house is cosy and you can hear people about."
Their mum was lovely to me when we arrived. She took me to NCT with her, nabbed me to help sort out the PTA jumble and then informed me " best job as you get first pick for the kids!" She painted most of that house herself. Did all her Ds's room beautifully and when showing a few of us also showed us how she had overcome really difficult window treatment. " I pinned pelmet with drawing pins. " He 's not allowed to draw them or touch them. It was clouds with little red planes on. We loved her ingenuity. Very quiet private lass who hated going to "Law functions." Two of the nicest people in the village. We have several millionaires here too. The ones across the road were always playing here. She had to send one of the seven kids over to get two of them nearly every day. I have great photos in the hammock, must give her some. Unfortunately old couple /people up the hill (inherited large property and farm they let out) don't like them because they are off traveller stock. They seem to be the ones putting rumours about. I don't think they have much income. Across the road is a self made millionaire. He sells car and vans. We've bought loads off him say 10- 12 cars never anything wrong. Actually went looking for one specially for me once. Had it in three days. He goes to the auctions in Mancester etc. lovely unassuming people. Some of the parents at school snobby in new houses in another village. Fancy cars( probably all on rental), hair dos every week etc beans on toast for tea most nights! Just be yourselves. Kids work out were they are welcome and feel the Love!

Well feel very rested after early night but also early am 4:20 am but wide awake and I need to take cake for b'day today at choir. Thinking I will make ginger buns😄 I bought Vitalite at Lidl on Friday. I might make large lemon as well. I am thinking I may as well get up now and do it if so buzzy( steroids) then Mass at 11-12 then coffee. Could then go to Laura Ashley last day of sale as I have a card needs activating soon. I don't know how much is on because last year present from DS. I wasted going to buy some clothes but we can don't have a clothing shop now. We have home and occasional sale rail when they can't sell them anywhere else in country. Knew someone who worked there. Then choir pick up at 2:45pm. Until 5:45 drop off. Home for ? For tea. Mmm boiled eggs, lone chicken has started laying again😊

To do
Need to tidy sitting room as someone has left crafty stuff in there yesterday.😚
Wash kitchen floor, yuk. Chicken in and dirty feet/mud. Naughty corner! Least it wasn't a poo.
Tidy kitchen.

School paperwork for tomorrow. Need to plan for week. Going half days all week. So not to tire out.

TooStressyForMyOwnGood · 28/01/2018 07:18

Morning all Brew.

Afresh, I agree with Bower, houses can be deceptive, it’s the people who matter.

Hope you got some sleep Hills.

Thanks Cag. Wouldn’t be annoyed if I had consciously decided to spend the evening on MN; it’s the annoyance of wasting all that time and not even enjoying it as I knew it was a waste at the time.

Ta da:-
Nothing, but it’s Sunday so that’s ok

Both DDs up watching telly

To do:-
Stay off MN except for this thread and maybe the odd 5 minutes.
We are all going into the city centre as we need to look at a new bed for DD2 and DH has the idea to combine this with going out for lunch I hope this doesn’t end in tears.

Back later.

Stilllivinginazoo · 28/01/2018 07:22

Smileat naughty chicken dirtying floor.yay for egg laying!!

Stilllivinginazoo · 28/01/2018 07:24

X posts toostressy
Good luck with lunch
Alphabetty sucks my time.and pinterest.i think just 5minutes.yeh,5 minutesHmm

Bowerbird5 · 28/01/2018 07:36

Hope you enjoy lunch and get the bed.
Suddenly felt tired and caught another half hour. Have chia tea made then getting up to do cakes. I worked backwards and reckon if up by 7:30 then doable otherwise they will all be buns.
Could have made proper birthday cake if more notice but I suspect someone will have a photo one. As person is getting in the press a lot.😄 if I had been home yesterday I would have enjoyed doing it but had booked the crafty club and went to best friends on way home and drank copious amounts of tea while looking over her new business stuff and then her sister arrived who I know well and haven't seen for yonks before Crimbo. So stayed till 7:30pm.
Yeah I get hooked into reading some of the threads. People on this thread are normal and lovely, some of the others make me😳 always LTB and I think how many are jumping in and out of relationships by not working at it. Fair enough if violent but some are trivial. But I find the world has changed such a lot in my lifetime and maybe it is because I am now into THAT generation. Not sure how it happened though!😱 I still feel quite young. I think working with the kids maybe keeps me younger than some of my generation. I haven't started moaning yet, well not very often.

Afreshcuppateaplease · 28/01/2018 07:41

Oh yes i agree its the people that matter. I was actually surprised a few of these dc were from those houses. I knew a couple would be but its the vast majority! Anyways.

Chocolate cake is my cake of choice.

Still have cough and one sore ear.

Ds3 slept 730-630 so that is fan bloody tastic Grin

I finally spent money on me! New coat and now eyeing up converse to match. Had birthday money a while back and usually just gets thrown in the pot so this is an achievement. Cag did you ever get your new coat?

Hills did ds ever manage to sleep?

Bowerbird5 · 28/01/2018 07:43

Love Pinterest I have a kitchen board now😄

Yes, naughty chicken🐓 I think she stepped in her own poo before entering. It has dried black and smeary but might be mud. DH broke my hard yard brush so path is a mess. We have a side door rather than a back door and straight into the kitchen. So if she is nearby and the door opens she is in. It is DD fault she was feeding her titbits I throw them out, DD thinks it is funny having chickens in the kitchen. She doesn't wash the floor. Still considering we had cats, bunnies and a pony in the kitchen in the past I suppose a hen is small fry!

Afreshcuppateaplease · 28/01/2018 07:43

Bower i sometimes think the only normal people on mn are on this thread

Stilllivinginazoo · 28/01/2018 07:59

afresh speak for yourself.normal is never used when describing meGrin
Chocolate cake is my favourite but any kind (except with oranges as allergic)would've eaten.....

Excellent news on the sleep front and yay to the new coat and get the converse before something else comes along wanting funds.you are more than worth it