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.