Flapping Around
I was doing really well there for a while. I had a great group on FB, where most but not all of the ladies were fellow flybabies. We had daily accountability threads, posted before & after pics, all posted encouraged each other throughout the day. Facebook and I have pretty much broken up though, and I've come running back to the arms of my true love, LJ. Or maybe we're FWB. We've never really had the talk, tbh. Anyway, since quitting FB in a firey rage, my house has also become a firey rage. Not literally, thank goodness. We've been spared the fires going around *knock wood*, but the house is full of raging hot spots. And I have a daughter who's recently begun walking and tearing the house apart for me. Oh, and no dryer, the washing machine is slow and messing up (leaks if you don't do the cold water manually), and the DW just broke. I was sick for about two weeks, maybe even more, and then we left town at the last minute for my uncle's memorial (may he rest in peace).
So. I need to get this place back together. I've been plucking away at it for the last couple of days. My husband has started going to work an hour earlier, has to be there at 6 am now, because it's been so hot that the machines stop working in the afternoon when they overheat. I've been getting up early with him, trying to get things done. The girls are off of their summer day camp this week, so not having to drive them & pick them up every afternoon has been a big help. But I still get way too hot by afternoon and have to basically stop everything and either sit in front of a fan or go lay in the pool. It's crazy hot here. I got either sun sickness or my BP went wonky yesterday, and I had to lay around with ice packs on me. Not good. So I'm trying to do a lot more before the sun gets too high, and I'm going to try to start posting around LJ a bit more for accountability. If anyone wants any flybuddy friends, I am game! I also have a friend who I check in with on Windows Live sometimes and do rounds with, so I'd be glad to have more accountability buddies.
I did the official intro years ago (as ahavah_ehyeh), but here's a quick updated refresher. About me: Home/unschooling momma of 3 beautiful daughters, ages 9, nearly 7, and 10 months. We moved from WNC to SE MO at the end of 2009, having bought 40 (mostly wooded) acres and wanting to realize our homesteading dreams. We call our little place The Grateful Stead. So far we have goats and chickens in addition to the usual dogs and cats. No garden this year, I'm sad to say, but I have a couple of little plants here and there. I'm just trying to get the house mostly under control and baby proofed for right now. I'm also trying to get better at menu planning (love the
mealplanning community!), budgeting, and consistently making healthier foods. I barely cook at all when it gets this hot. We have no AC. I started having blood pressure issues after having the last kiddo, so I really need to get back on the ball with working towards a healthier menu to help me get that under control. My new (to me) house used to be lovely, but it's starting to look like the old place, and here I thought that had been mainly a lack of storage issue. Alas. Just not keeping up with my good habits. Time to start again!
Ta Das!
I just finished nursing the baby & having some refreshing fan-time. I need to go handwash some more dishes and get lunch going soon, but I'll be updating this post as I stick with it. And stick with it I will!
So. I need to get this place back together. I've been plucking away at it for the last couple of days. My husband has started going to work an hour earlier, has to be there at 6 am now, because it's been so hot that the machines stop working in the afternoon when they overheat. I've been getting up early with him, trying to get things done. The girls are off of their summer day camp this week, so not having to drive them & pick them up every afternoon has been a big help. But I still get way too hot by afternoon and have to basically stop everything and either sit in front of a fan or go lay in the pool. It's crazy hot here. I got either sun sickness or my BP went wonky yesterday, and I had to lay around with ice packs on me. Not good. So I'm trying to do a lot more before the sun gets too high, and I'm going to try to start posting around LJ a bit more for accountability. If anyone wants any flybuddy friends, I am game! I also have a friend who I check in with on Windows Live sometimes and do rounds with, so I'd be glad to have more accountability buddies.
I did the official intro years ago (as ahavah_ehyeh), but here's a quick updated refresher. About me: Home/unschooling momma of 3 beautiful daughters, ages 9, nearly 7, and 10 months. We moved from WNC to SE MO at the end of 2009, having bought 40 (mostly wooded) acres and wanting to realize our homesteading dreams. We call our little place The Grateful Stead. So far we have goats and chickens in addition to the usual dogs and cats. No garden this year, I'm sad to say, but I have a couple of little plants here and there. I'm just trying to get the house mostly under control and baby proofed for right now. I'm also trying to get better at menu planning (love the
mealplanning community!), budgeting, and consistently making healthier foods. I barely cook at all when it gets this hot. We have no AC. I started having blood pressure issues after having the last kiddo, so I really need to get back on the ball with working towards a healthier menu to help me get that under control. My new (to me) house used to be lovely, but it's starting to look like the old place, and here I thought that had been mainly a lack of storage issue. Alas. Just not keeping up with my good habits. Time to start again! Ta Das!
- Washed/fed/got baby ready for the day
- Bed made, a.m. Routine
- Fed & watered chickens
- Hung clean laundry
- Scrubbed shower
- Took a shower
- Helped kids get ready; went to the store
- Visited Josh (DH) at lunch
- Started a new load of laundry
- Picked trash up out of the yard by the road
- Vacuumed LR
- Washed a load of dishes x 2
- Took down dry laundry/hung clean x 4
- Started a load of laundry X 3
- Made lunch
- Put diapers together
- Folded laundry
- Water break x 3
- Washed up baby, high chair, & swept under high chair
I just finished nursing the baby & having some refreshing fan-time. I need to go handwash some more dishes and get lunch going soon, but I'll be updating this post as I stick with it. And stick with it I will!
