Day 231: New Hot Water System

 

Tonight, we are going to have hot water. I'm going to be able to wash up in hot water... though I did notice while the man was installing our system (this one isn't ours) That one of our downpipes is busted, there is water lying all over the ground. I will have to let the real estate know about that. Luckily for me I recently whipper snipped down that side of the house or I wouldn't have even known about it.

i cleaned out more of the garage... My daughter started helping me but she fizzled out on me... so I gave up until she isn't here and I can get in there on my own. I also stacked all the stuff for my niece just inside the roller door.

Experimented with a curry mince and pasta pie for lunch... I wouldn't recommend it. not nice at all

Day 230: It's On...

While my daughter took my Mum to the pediatrist. I stayed at home with Monsoon and waited for my washing machine to be delivered. as soon as it was hooked up and the delivery men had left. I started washing.

I also started rearranging the garage. I need to move all the crap from in front of our surplus pantry storage shelves. Really, it's just a small table and two chairs. But they are in the way and it's hard to try and get to things when we need them.

There was a chill factor to the air today. I hope it doesn't kick me in the guts and send me into another bout of illness.

 

Day 229: Betta Electrical

 

New washing machine is bought. they will deliver it and install it for me tomorrow. At least we didn't have to wait for any extended period of time. I need to get straight back into the washing. I'll probably have at least 10 loads by then.

While I still have no machine I finished off going through all the DVDs. I also made Hurricane's day because I found the Christmas music that I thought I'd accidentally thrown away.

My headache is coming back. and I have the shakes really bad... I wonder if this is what a recovering alcoholic feels like.  

Day 228: Other Jobs

 

With no washing being able to get done... I'm way too freaking old to be washing by hand. we decided to do other jobs... divide and conquer. My daughter decided to make a start on the old chest of drawers that I want painted up for the kids to put all their uniforms in so that they are easy to find each morning... there are eight drawers in the thing so they each get two each and the spare two will either be for swimming or for grace's dance stuff.

While she was doing that, I decided to tackle the huge job of going through all the DVD's and culling out all the ones we don't watch. I'm sending them over to my sister's house so that my niece can go through them and take them back out to her house and what she doesn't want can be donated to the op shop.

Day 227: You Are Not Going To Believe This...

 

I called it there was something wrong with my washing machine... there was a horrid smell of burning wires and it wouldn't drain. And seeing as washers are now classed as throw away items I have to wait until the shops open on Monday so I can go and buy a new washer. we can't do without a washing machine. I can't even go and use my sisters as she has bore water and it has a weird smell to it. 

I guess my brush cutter is on hold because I need a freaking new washing machine. It could only happen to us. what else can go wrong?

Day 226: More Washing

 

Just as I finally reach the end of the washing in the laundry. Monsoon in her oh so delicate way, up ended my full cup of coffee and her cup of drink into a basket of knee rungs and sheets that I had just finished folding up. Now they will all have to be washed again. She just looked at me with big sad eyes and went, "Sorry, Mar-Mar." now how could I get mad at that. I think I was more ticked off that I had only had one sip out of my coffee.

Day 225: New Oven

Our new oven turned up today. they couldn't get a replacement seal for the oven we had. So, they just replaced the whole thing. the new one looks something like this one. I'm just happy that it's functional and we're not wasting all that hot air each time we cook. I promised the girls we'd bake cookies during the school holidays now that we have a functional oven.

though the first thing we're cooking in it is a whole lot of chicken legs for their lunches. These kids love chicken legs. I've told my daughter. Seeing as the oven is new. if we wipe it out each time it gets used it will stay looking brand new.

 

Day 224: Not Feeling The Best

 

I woke up feeling under the weather again. My right ear is killing me. My nostrils are hurting. My feet are burning. One-minute I'm freezing cold and the next I feel like I'm burning up. my head feels like it wants to explode... And people are so freaking annoying today, and by people, I mean the family that I live with. because they're here and annoying the shit out of me.

I did a couple of loads of washing and even that annoyed the crap out of me for some reason. It's like the machine isn't working properly... taking longer than it should.

I went and did the groceries, and it was way to peopley for me today. I have to know... Why do people always insist on standing right in the centre of the aisle and have a good old chinwag... can't they see there are people there who are just trying to do their shopping and get the hell home?

Day 223: Missing Socks

I'm back to catching up on the washing. I'm really starting to believe the stuff magically breeds and multiplies at night while I'm sleeping. just when I think I'm done... BOOM! I walk into the laundry the next morning and it's filled up again. That, or we have someone I can't see living in the house with us. We don't have an attic or a basement, and I couldn't see then living in the ceiling crawl space... Beside they wouldn't fit into the kids or my daughter's clothes.

I'm on a mission though. with all the washing. I'm determined to find as many of the missing socks as I possibly can. I don't know how they can lose them all the freaking time. I'm hoping at least 2/3's of the one offs will be paired up by the time I hit the end of all the washing.

 

Day 222: EKKA Show Holiday

 

Meaning the kids all have the day off from school. Not that our kids are going to the show. everyone gets sick at the EKKA, and we have enough sickness in this house to last us a lifetime without bringing anything new in. But I bet we all come down with something anyway, I'm still coughing from the last lot.

I'm going to wrangle the kids into cleaning up the yard for me so it can be mowed. I hate running over things with the mower, Mind you, it will be my daughter out there mowing. I'm the one who usually mans the whipper snipper.

If I make a game out of it, they usually don't mind helping me get the job done, Maybe I'll just bribe them with an ice block if they help me.

Day 221: Productivity

 

Today while I had a bit of energy. I pulled out my ladder and scrubbed the tops of the kitchen cupboards. I pulled everything down as it looked way to cluttered and everything was covered in a layer of grease from cooking. It took me all morning. My daughter admitted she never looked up there before shoving all her crap up there. It looked like it hadn't been cleaned in at least 10 years, the grease was that thick. It took most of the day and a lot of elbow grease (pardon the pun), but I finally got it done.

Then just because I was feeling a little crazy, I helped my daughter saw off the crooked tops to some bookcases so that she could use them in her loungeroom. Neither of us knew what we were doing, but we got the job done. 

I even managed to fit in two loads of washing and one battery span (about 20 minutes) of whipper snipping in the top end of the paddock.

Day 220: I Need A Rest

Swimming lessons today. Graceful is sleeping over at dad's house. The other two are having a movie night with their mum. I think I'll watch Wednesday in peace and quiet while I have no kids to annoy me.

I did some more washing. I think I can finally see the light at the end of that tunnel. how long that's going to last will only tell. Soon I'm going to start tackling the kid's rooms, and God only knows what I'll find in there. I'm hoping not a lot... hence the reason I keep putting it off until I feel more alive and able to tackle it.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again; I've given us as a whole to get the completed by December 31st. I want to have all the rooms cleaned out by then. I think in all honesty we have gotten rid of at least 3 skip bins full. That's not including what the neighbour across the road took away for us... we still have to cook him that BBQ.

sitting here chatting is not getting my jobs done.

Day 219: Busy Day

 

Mum is back at the doctors for a check up on her leg. It seems to be healing fine. My daughter took her before she had to go to work. I had Monsoon until her dad came and picked her up.

I cleaned out the pantry, but it's still not working for me. I'm going to have to talk with my daughter and see if we can come up with a better solution. It's just that we have a small pantry. Well, there is two, but the second one has to be used as a linen cupboard... there is just not enough cupboard space in this house. we have turned our garage into a secondary butler's pantry (minus and sinks). We do have shelving... fridges... freezers... surplus storage boxes... the dryer... our tools... our outdoor gear... and it's where we keep the kitty litter box and the cat feeding station. the car didn't fit. So, we decided to use it for other things.

The good news is I found my asthma pump. I can finally stop looking for it. Now if we can only find where the hell, we put my daughter's smart watch and my black denim jacket I'd be happier than a pig in mud.

Day 218: Suck it Up Princess

 

Today I have to pull up mu big girl panties and get stuck back into the washing. Whenever I think I have finally caught up with it all. My daughter goes yeah about that. I just found all this that needs doing, and it's like another four loads.

My daughter is in her 30's and has ADHD... which makes it difficult to get her to stay on task when it comes to getting jobs done. Honestly, it's frustrating as hell. I feel like everything is basically left up to me to finish. I know she's trying, and I have to admit she is getting a hell of a lot better. Now I give her deadlines of when we have to get each task done by.

She was always complaining that her and the kids had no clothes. Now that I've found and washed nearly everything (including bedding and towels) she's realized just how much clothing they have between them all. Because I stopped folding it and just dumped it all on her lounge chair and bed. Though I am going to have to help her fold it or it will still be sitting there when 2027 rolls around.

Day 217: Still Tired

 

I've noticed as I get older, it takes a lot longer for me to get over being sick. Today I can hardly keep my eyes open... I just liked this picture; so, I thought I would share it with you all.

I think I have finally managed to teach everyone the correct use of our bins. what goes in each bin. recycle/rubbish. I wish we had one for green wastage. I'd be able to cut up all the downed tree limbs and get rid of them without making a special trip to the dump.

I think I need to get off of here and have a nana nap.

Day 216: Little to No Energy

 

 

Today I'm just going to fold the dry laundry and read. I don't have the energy to do much else. My lower back is really burning, and it feels like I have sciatica coming on, and It's only freaking Tuesday... I swear to God some of these clothes I'm just rewashing and folding... they never even got worn. I need to put a stop to that shit. that's just making too much work for me. That or the kids have duplicates of some outfits (which is possible).

I'm reading RJ Kane: Rise of the Queen in case you're interested, I really liked this series. there is some repetitiveness, but you're getting to see the same situations from different points of view, and I really like that. I can't wait for book 4 to come out.

Day 215: Is It Just me?

Is it just me or has the world gone crazy? I finally dared to venture out... One I needed medication, and two, I just wanted to see something other than our house and yard. So, I went down to Woolies, and it was absolutely packed with people. I was doing laps of the carpark just trying to find somewhere to park. It kind of reminded me when everyone went nuts during covid and started buying up like crazy. Honestly, I just got what I had to and went home. I obviously wasn't ready to be a people person... Definitely not enough coffee in the system to deal with that crap. So, I came home and cleaned something... I'm starting to thing I'm a little bit of a neat freak.

 

Day 214: Yard Work

 

Today I'm going to try and get out and do a bit in the yard... even if it's even to get the kids to help me clean up all their toys. I noticed when I hung out a load of washing yesterday, they had left everything lying around. If I'm up to it, I'll try and whipper snip around the edges of the yard. I like to be able to see the snakes coming out of the paddock.

I also have to get some more washing done. The bedding needs to be washed again. I'll be glad when we can get the doonas off the beds. I'll have to think about where we're going to store them.

So freaking tired all the time now.

Day 213: Swimming Day/Toy Cleanout

 

The girls all have their swimming lessons today. While they are out of the house, I'm going to go through some of the toys and remove a few of the broken ones. They won't miss them if they don't see me take them away. There seems to be toys in every single room (except mum's/GG's) of the house. Half of them don't work and are broken. They never want to play with them until they see you trying to bag them up to toss them out or donate the okay ones. I want to try and get it down to one toy box in each bedroom, one for their outdoor toys, and then just have drawers for their colouring in books and pencils.

Wish me luck...

Day 212: Feeling Cranking

 

After being sick on and off for the last few months, I'm finding I'm a hell of a lot crankier than I usually am. everything and everybody is pissing me off. I can't shake this blasted cough. I'm aching from my head to the soles of my feet = it all hurts. And if that isn't bad enough, I seem to have lost my sense of taste everything just tastes bland, or like nothing at all.

Mum had to go and get her leg checked today. my niece had to take her because I wasn't allowed at the dr while sick... weird as shit, I know, but we all have to follow the rules. Apparently, I could pass on my influenza to other people. If I'm totally honest I think it's where I caught it in the first place.

I did some more washing... I noticed today that my sore shoulder, isn't as sore anymore. don't get me wrong. I still have my painful days, but they are becoming less and less. Now if I could just stop walking into my bedroom doorframe, it would be a bloody miracle.