Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Day off school

Today has been a very long day.

I took one look at the weather today and I decided that I would not take the younglings into school. There was a blizzard outside and I also did not want to go out in it. It is days away from the holiday so I doubt my eldest would have been missing out on much.

It has been a really long day and at one point I was really cranky. I was even off with my partner. He did not get home until late due to problems with the busses and trains.

Thankfully I started to feel better after I had read to the younglings and after a funky conversation with my friend I am feeling much better. Even though it has now meant that I went to bed later than I had hoped it was worth it.

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

A wild weather day

The weather has been really wild here today. It started off with rain and strong wind. The younglings were not happy walking to nursery and school at all. Bless my daughter was screaming by the time we got there and one of the teachers needed to sit with her to calm her down and help me get them sorted out.

The same teacher was going up to the school so bless her she gave me a lift home. This gave me chance to get some jobs done before the environmental health person came around.

He checked the place and told us that we have got rising damp in the bedrooms and he was not happy with the oven in the kitchen as well as the units. He told us that he will be contacting our landlord and that we would be getting a letter so that we can get more points toward another house. Hopefully this will help us get to the top of the list. We really could do with moving house this year.

I was not looking forward to getting out in the afternoon to collect my eldest. I thought about taking the twins around to my mother in laws house while I collected him but she phoned back and suggested that it would be better if she just picked him up herself and brought him up the road. I was so pleased about this as it saved the twins getting out in the wild weather.

It has rained all day. There was times when there was bits of snow but mostly rain. My partner checked the weather forecast and he told me that we have severe weather warnings for this area for the night. Blizzards, snow drifts etc. The snow is here at the moment so it will be interesting to see what it looks like in the morning, as well as to see how far the wind has blown the younglings house in the back garden (we are on top of the brae so we are exposed to the wind here)

Monday, March 29, 2010

A lovely clean flat

I spent some time finishing off the kitchen and moving the clothes. It is not spotless but it looks so much better. Now we just have to get rid of the mice that are resident at the moment, I heard one in the living room tonight. I would like to know where they were coming from so I could block up the hold. I will have to get the traps sorted out.

I have mostly had a good day. I was really would up when I went to collect the younglings and I snapped at them a few times but I was better once I got home.

The weather was really wild by the end of the day. The wind has really picked up and it is pretty cold. It is raining as well. This is forecasted to turn to snow tomorrow.  It will be interesting getting out and about tomorrow. At least I do not have to go to the shops tomorrow.

I visited my friend in the evening. It was good to see her. Thankfully she was able to run me back home. I really did not want to walk home in the wild weather.

Sunday, March 28, 2010

Another busy day

Today was the turn of the kitchen to get the mass cleanover treatment. I was still able to get a lie in but I started work as soon as I got up at ten O'Clock (well I thought it was ten but as the clocks went forward it was actually eleven)

I worked on it until ten at night. I cleared the clutter out, cleaned the sides with a cleaner that has got bleach in it, washed the cooker, tiles and floor. the room looks so much better for it. I am really shattered but I am really proud of what i have managed to achieve in the last few days. It really does go to show what you can get done with the right motivation. All I need to do is get someone to regularly visit to help keep me motivated to keep the place clean. I should really keep the place clean for me but I think that will come with time and getting used to regular maintenance cleaning.

I have still got the dishes to do and some clothes to sort out but I will see to the clothes tomorrow and clean the recycle corner out as well as the sink tomorrow. I will get the dishes washed tonight. I do not want to do too much as I will need to get an early night to make sure that I am rested for tomorrows busy day of rushing out to the shops again in the morning to get something for dinner. I will not even be able to wait until he gets home as he will be getting in after five.

I am happy that I have caught up on typing up my entries for the last fortnight. I had written them in a book. I just needed to type them up.

I am off for a relaxing bath, wash the dishes and then bed.

My CD player is not working properly. Last night I ended up having to listen to the radio, Thankfully I found a classical radio station. I just want to hear soothing music at night when going to sleep. I also do not want to hear much from the DJ's. It was just what I needed. They were even playing nice soothing music in the morning. I might have to listen to this radio station tonight. At least I have got something to listen to tonight.

Saturday 27th

I have been a very busy bunny today.

My partner did a wonderful thing for me. He took the younglings over to his mum and dad's house for a long time today. He was gone for over six hours..

It gave me a great opportunity to really get a good job done on the living room. I moved the computer desks out, cleared all of the stuff out of the way and gave the place a really good clean. I was even able to clear away to cobwebs.

There is still some work to be done but it is looking so much better.

I was also able to clear the hall and do some cleaning in the bathroom. I cannot believe that I was cleaning for so many hours. I listed to music while I was getting my work done. I really enjoyed it and I have downloaded some of the songs that I have heard today. Oh I also manage to get two wash loads done. We are due to get some really wild weather next week so I better get the washing done and dried while I can. It has been dry and windy today, so an idea drying day.

Now that the place is looking much better I really need to work out a system to maintain it. I love the look and the feel of the place now that it is cleaner. I do not want to place spotless but I cannot let it get to the state that it was before.

Another thing that I need to do is to chill out. I am getting so would up with the younglings and getting wound up really quickly that it is not good for me and it is not good for the younglings, I do not like getting like this and the younglings do not like it as they are getting very upset when I get mad at them. I do wish they would listen to me before I get mad though. I am not sure what I can do to solve this problem.

Eek my son has also started to stand at the toilet to wee. He really must stop that. I feel that you should sit at the toilet and stand at a urinal. I need to get him back into the habit of sitting. My dad still misses the toilet and it is horrible to see the drips around the toilet. Unhygienic as well.

My partner went to see the neighbors about them banging. They were moaning about our constant noise. I know the younglings can be noisy but I do not think it is constant noise and when living in a flat he needs to accept and be more understanding of the noise that others make. He moaned about music as well. I know that I had the radio on today but it has been the first time in weeks that I have had it on. They really are too sensitive.

Friday 26th

Today has been an eventful day.

My partner went to the council office to see if there was anything that they could do about helping us get a new home. He then told him quite a shocking thing. He told us that it is on record saying that he were not refused the house that we wanted but we rejected the house. Both he and I are not very happy about that at all. We are very mad about it and there are only so many times that you can refuse a property. It is also a lie as well.

He did not seem happy about that at all as well and said that there was something that did not sound right about it. My partner is going to have a word with the woman at the office who dealt with it at the time and find out why we have been put down as refusing the property.

He did say to me that this guy seemed to be very helpful. I really hope that he is able to do something to help us. We really need to get out of this home.

My partner also called the environmental health to tell them about the damp problem. they are coming around on Tuesday morning to have a look at the problem.

We will have to get the place gutted by then as there is no way that I want them to see it as it is. I have made a good start by clearing out out bedroom. I bagged a lot of stuff and put it in the shed and I gave the place a good hover. It looks so much better.

Though the sensitive neighbors were not happy. They were banging down like they thought they were in the riverdance. I think it is a very rude thing to do. I was doing my best to make sure that I did not make too much noise and I did not think I was being too noisy.

Bless my youngest son this afternoon. It was pouring down when I went out in the afternoon and he put his ams out of his sleeves but still inside his jacket. He fell over and of course has nothing to protect his fall. He bashed his face but I was thankfully able to get him cleaned up at the nursery. I was thankful that there was not too much damage done as well.

Thursday 25th

Today went well. I must admit that I have been very much enjoying this week of not having to rush out. Even through I had to take the twins out in the afternoon with me I did not have to rush out to the shops in the morning. That still helps make it better. I spent the morning on Oblivion. I really have had a lot of fun playing that game and I have managed to get a lot done. I wish it was as easy for me to get money as it is in the game. As well as being as easy to get a house as well. We could have moved into a much nicer home by now.

My partner was in at the RSPB as a visitor. He was seeing how one of his college friends was getting on, He was asked to go in at some point over the next few weeks to help out.

My eldest has still been acting silly today but I have managed to locate the book that will hopefully help me get him to stop acting like that.

Wednesday 24th

My partner did the school run for me today so it meant that I could have a bit of a lie in and not have to rush about in the morning ready to get out.

I went to visit one of my friends in the morning as I normally do on a Wednesday morning. I had a nice time there but one important thing happened while I was there. We were both saying about we do not have much energy to get things done when I asked her if eating chocolate would drain me of motivation and she said that it would. I then realized that I have been eating a heck of a lot of chocolate recently. I need to cut it out if I am to get my energy and motivation back. I think I will start by cutting it down rather than out. I have to be really strict and only allow myself one bar at lunch time.

After I saw her I went to see another friend. I have not see her much because she has a wee baby to look after. I did not have to worry about collecting the twins so I was able to spend some time there. It was also nice being able to relax without thinking about when I next have to rush off somewhere.

I did have a bit of an embarrassment in the afternoon. I forgot to take my wallet to the shop and I only realized when I was at the counter. I lovely thing did happen though on the way home. The woman who drove the taxi that used to take me to Homestart offered to run me back home and then back to the shop. I thought that was a lovely thing for her to do. When I was in the shop paying for the items I saw a woman on the street and she offered to run me back home. I always think it is nice when that happens.

My eldest and daughter have been really cheeky recently. My eldest is being ruse to me and being really silly as well. My daughter is being cheeky like my eldest but she is also being noisy, not listening to me and taking things that she should not. I will have to read the book I have got to see if there is anything in there that will help.

Tuesday 23rd

Once again my motivation has left the building. I am not sure what I am going to do about it. Having said that I do get some motivation return to me as I am getting ready to go to bed. I have some jobs that I like to get done and I always seem to manage to get them done. It is a shame that I am tired and ready to go to bed.

I did always know that I was a night Owl though. I wonder if I will be able to change those habits for the time that the younglings are young.

I am also sure that it will be that time of the month coming up soon as I feel really bloated and I have been getting some cramps. I do not keep a note of when it usually happens so I never know when it is going to happen next. I think I will have to do so from now on.

I also feel hungry a lot of the time as well. Maybe it is because I am trying to lose some weight. I do not need to lose much but my clothes are feeling tight so it would be nice for them to start feeling lose again. All I need to do is cut out the chocolate and the late night eating. But that is easier said than done sadly.

Monday 22nd

Yay my partner is off college this week. It will mean that not only will I not have to rush out to the shops in the morning but I will not have to take the twins with me in the afternoon when I collect my eldest. This week is going to be such a relaxing one compared to the last two weeks.

I am going to make the most of this week as next week my partner is doing his voluntary placement week.

Today went well and I was able to enjoy my relaxing morning for a change.

Sunday 21st

I had a lovely lie in today. I really needed it. I also managed to catch one of the new Star Wars cartoons. It was very enjoyable. I have really enjoyed watching the Clone Wars cartoon.

Though one thing has not returned with my good sleep. That is my energy level. So much needs to be done and I have no energy to do the things. The flat is rapidly getting back to the state it was when I started cleaning like a md woman. I really need to do something about it so I can stop the flat from getting too bad. I also do not feel good for my lack of energy.

I also really need to sort through the clothes. There are a lot of clothes that gone AWOL and I am sure that they are on the massive mountain.

This seems to be mostly a day for moaning but I am tired of my daughters strange habit of rocking back and forth in the chair. Not only is it going to ruin the hair at the back of her head that is starting to grow back through but is also makes a lot of noise. The neighbors are sensitive enough without her doing that.

Saturday 20th

It was an early start for me today as my partner had got a hangover. In his celebrating last night he drank rather a lot. I will get my lie in tomorrow. thankfully though I do not feel so bad for it.

My partner was not able to take the younglings over to his mums house today sadly. Even though I get the time when they are at nursery and school during the week I really notice it when I do not get the time on Saturday. I use that time to really clean the flat. It gives me the time to really make good progress.

The day went well though and the younglings were good. The boys shared my computer and my daughter played on my step daughters laptop. this meant that I was able to play on the Playstation. It was good fun.

My partner needed to go back to bed after he got up. Thankfully that helped him feel much better. this meant that he was then able to help out. He took the younglings out for a walk in the afternoon. this gave me a chance to catch up with typing my blog online.

It was also nice to get a moment of peace.

Friday 19th

I must confess that I am so glad that it is the end of the week. This last fortnight has been a really long one. It is going to be so good next week when I will be able to leave the twins home in the afternoon while my partner has a week off college. It will help me so much. Another thing that will help is that I will not have to rush out to the shops in the morning.

The day went pretty well. My new shopping trolley arrived. I have not had the opportunity to use it yet but I am sure that it will not be too long before I do. My daughter also really likes my shopping trolley. She was playing with it. I will have to see if there are any shopping trolleys for wee ones.

I had a night off tonight. My step daughter stayed at my partners mum and dad's house and my partner went to his friends house for the night. I do appreciate the times when I get a night of peace to relax. He was celebrating passing his dry stone diking course. He did really well in it was in the top of his class. I think it is great for his confidence to do so well.. He could not mark his work but the teacher wanted him to know how well he had done.

Thursday 18th

the younglings all slept in their own beds last night. I asked them to do so last night and they listened to me. It was lovey waking up to find that I have got so much space. I have my eldest and my daughter lots of praise for doing so. I really hope that this happens more often and then eventually all of the time.

As I got two days worth of shopping done yesterday I was able to have a more relaxing morning. There was torrential rain forecasted for today. Thankfully it did not arrive as I am not the biggest fan of walking in the rain. It also gave me time to read the new Star Wars book. After not being sure about the book at the start I am really starting to enjoy it. I like Aaron Alston's style of writing.

The weather while not raining was really windy. It was interesting getting out and about in the windy weather. They did really well but there was some times that bless them they were not happy at all.

I tried another recipe for dinner tonight. I made lentil and onion soup tonight. It went really well and it tasted so good. I am definitely going to make it again. The only one that did not eat it was my daughter. I did not eat my desert for a while after eating it as not only was the soup tasted good but there was a nice after taste.

Wednesday 17th

Yay I managed to get a good sleep last night. Even though my sleep was disturbed I still feel good. Sadly though my eldest had an accident this morning. The weather is thankfully dry enough to get the sheets washed and dried today. I am still planning on getting an early night again as it has been good for me to get to bed early consistently.

I have not been as snippy with the younglings. I have had a few moments but no where near as bad as it was yesterday. It would not have been good for any of us if it had been like yesterday. I do though need to learn how to chill out more and I need to get them to listen to me before I get mad.

I am so glad that today has gone so much better than yesterday. Not just about being in a better mood but having more energy.

I tried a new dish for dinner. I made lentil hotpot. The recipe went well but I need to make some adaptations when I make it next.

My eldest spent some time at a friends house. He was thankfully a good boy and he had fun. It is good for him to get to spend time other peoples houses. It is good for him to spend time in other peoples homes. It is nice that his friends dad brings him home after as well.

Tuesday 16th

Today has not been a good day at all. I have still been feeling very tired (I do not think that it has helped that I have been rushing about so much that it counteracts any early nights that I have had) I have been very cranky today.

I do think that there are times when the younglings know that I am not feeling good and play up to that and wind me up even more. They really played up today. Well either that or they were acting normally and due to being crabbit I did not deal with it as well. However I really do not like it when they do not listen to me. I need to find a way of getting them to not only listen to me but getting them to do as I ask.

I really took my bad mood out on the younglings though. I felt terrible about it as there was times when I really upset them which in turn upset me. I was also upset by the way how they were acting. It is on days like this when I really need the help that I do not get. I just could not stop myself getting mad at them. I really wish I could get the opportunity to learn how to stop getting so wound up and mad with them.

Thankfully I was able to make it up to them and I did apologize to them.

My energy left me in the afternoon after I had got back. I had so little energy that my partner had to make dinner as I was not able to do it. We both were struggling later so they missed out on their bath. I know that they will get one tomorrow so it is not a problem.

After the younglings went to bed some of my energy did actually return so I was able to get some jobs done before I went to bed.

Monday 15th

I managed to get an early night last night. I really needed it as I was so tired last night. Sadly it was not enough to catch up on the amount of sleep that I obviously need. I think another early night will help that get sorted out.

I have orde3red a shopping trolley today. I ordered it after I had to carry a lot of shopping bags up the hill and I have had enough of carrying really heavy bags up that hill. It looks really funky and it even folds up, so it is easy to carry around with me. I am looking forward to it arriving.

I do not know what is the matter with my daughter but she has been taking a lot of things recently. I found my rings and iron tables in her nursery bag. She got some lipstick from my partners mothers house. I really hope that she stops soon. I will have to think about what to do when my mind is less muddled.

The younglings have taken to going home by a short cut. Thankfully it has been dry enough for us to do this as we are just walking down a un-pathed slope. This will stop once the rain comes.

I have really struggled today with tiredness. I could easily fall asleep as soon as I sit down.

Sunday 14th

My partner wnet fishing today so that meant that my mothering Sunday is going to be postponed until next week.

Sadly then the day for me started early and badly. The younglings would not settle back to sleep and I was pretty crabbit with them.

thankfully I quickly started to feel better. I played Oblivion in the morning. I think that is what helped put me in a better mood (that and the fact that the younglings let me play it in peace, bless them)

Later on I was able to get some jobs done while the younglings played in the back garden. It was good for them to play out there and it is nice that the garden is dry enough for them to do so.

This meant that I was able to get through a lot of the clothes that are in the clothes mountain. It is frighteningly quick how fast I get a huge mountain of clothes. It has also helped in making the living room look nicer.

Saturday 13th

I took my eldest to a Robert Burns competition in the morning. Bless him though he was so nervous when it was his turn to go that he could not speak. Thankfully his teacher was there to help him. He got a certificate though and I am really proud that he managed to do it. I had to sacrifice a lie in but it was worth it.

After that I visited my friend for a short while. I have not seen her for a while. My eldest was so well behaved at her house I was again really proud of him. Though it did help that I was just with him.

Another reason why I was visiting my friend was so I could borrow her funky boots for a night out.

My partner also took the wee ones to his mum and dads house to give me the time to get ready. It was just lovely to relax.

Though sadly I forgot to move the razor after my bath and my daughter cut her lip. Thankfully the bleeding stopped really quickly and she was feeling better before too long. Bless her though she was upset when I told them that I was going out. She wanted me to read to her.

I had a funky night out. It was nice to get out for a change. I was able to find some alcohol free beer to drink. It tasted pretty good as well. Sadly one of the women on the table where I was sat kept asking me if I wanted a alcoholic drink, and she told me that we would have to get drunk together at some point. I think it is hard for some people to understand that I am not bothered about drinking anymore and I really do not want to get drunk again.

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Friday 12th

Ooh my new Star Wars book arrived today. It is the latest book to be released. It is called backlash. I am looking forward to reading it.

I was sad to see that the author Arron Alston had had a heart attack last year. Thankfully he sounds like he is making a good recover. It must have been a really big fright for him, but hopefully he is continuing to make a good recovery.

I was able to make a start on the book when I took my step daughter to dancing.

Thursday 11th

I have been getting to be late lately and I have not been getting enough sleep. It really has not helped that I have not had the opportunity to have some lie ins.

This meant that I was snippy with the younglings a few times today. I really need to get a good sleep. I have got a headache from being too tired.

The younglings did ask to go to the library today which was funky. I am glad that they are taking an interest in reading books. They got the Sponge Bob book that went with the film. They were really happy with the book until my eldest started reading it on the way home. Some of the pages started falling out. I tried sellotaping it but nothing seemed to work. Due to the design of the book once one page fell out they all started to fall out.

I will just have to take the book back to the library.

Saturday, March 20, 2010

Wednesday 10th

My youngest son had a bad night last night. Bless him, he was coughing lots and he needed to have his inhaler. Thankfully the walk to nursery helped him lots. It was a nice frosty morning. I think that was why it was so beneficial for him.

The younglings are enjoying watching Star Wars at the moment. Today they watched The Phantom menace, the Empire strikes back and The Return of the Jedi. It is good for them as they have not seen them for a while It was good the other day when I put on Revenge of the Sith as they sat still for quite a while watching it and it gave me a rare moment of peace.

Though for their wind down time and after bath time they still are watching the care bears and Frances.

I do hope that my youngest son has a better night. I do worry about his health. He definitely has got a weaker chest and I know that this flat will not be helping. I really look forward to the day that we move out. I will have to see what I can do about that.

My partner and I are also suffering with bad backs. We think that the younglings sharing our beds at night are helping contribute toward this, They share our bed every night (well except my youngest son) but we have to sleep in a position that will not be good for us. I think I will have to ask them to not share with us.

Tuesday 9th

I did well today. I managed to spend time on Oblivion and get jobs done around the house. I think that is a hard balance to get. Oblivion is fun so to leave it to do a job that is not really that fun is something good. In the game I managed to get some quests done. It was good and I enjoyed it. I am enjoying playing a game that I enjoy playing. I am saving up to buy a haunted house.I saw my partner do this quest and I thought it looked like a great quest. The house looks great as well.

In my real home I managed to get some work cleaning up the living room and the kitchen. I do wish that I was able to get the home to a state of being clean and clutter free that I am happy with. I just do not seem to get the time that I need to do it. May the cleaning and organizational skills be with me.

I did play the game more that I had originally planned though. I was only going to play it in the morning but I ended up spending time in the afternoon on it. Thankfully I did manage to get some jobs as well. Though days like this do not happen often so not too much damage done.

Monday 8th

Now that I am getting out to the shops in the morning while the twins are at nursery I am finding that I do not get much time to myself when I get back. I find that I do not want to do any housework but today I decided to use the time that I had remaining to play Oblivion. I had great fun playing it and I am managing to gain some quests by talking to people.

I can see this becoming my morning activity for the foreseeable future. I am enjoying spending a bit of time on there in the morning and as it is on the easy level it is relaxing to play.

I did manage to get some jobs done in the afternoon while the twins were home. I sorted through some of this clothes. I am bless that I have now got a good amount of clothes for them.

My partner managed to get a Vista disc today so my computer is now fixed. Strangely enough though I am not that bothered about going on. I will use it to order anything that I need to get but I think I spent too much time online reading the cheesy celebrity gossip.

Sunday 7th

The computers are still not working. It is only now that I realize how much I do use them. I do not feel bad for not having them though but I will be glad when we get at least one up and running.

I kept myself busy today and I got some cleaning done in the kitchen. I cleared some of the sides and cleaned them. Thankfully there was a lot of room in the paper bucket as I got rid of a lot of stuff today.

I also managed to sort some clothes to take up to the clothes recycle point. I am so glad for being able to recycle stuff otherwise the amount of garbage that I would be producing would be silly.

The good thing about not having our computers was that it gave us time to do Yoga and relax watching TV for a bit. I enjoyed that.

Another good thing is that I have found that my eyes are not hurting as much as normal. I knew that looking too much at a computer monitor is bad for you but is only when I am away from it that I can tell the affect. It is also a sign that I spent far too much time on the computer at nighttime.

Saturday 6th

My time off today was cancelled as my partner was not able to take the younglings to his mum and dads house. I do notice it if he does not get over. I did shut myself in the back room for some peace and to get some work done in there but it was not the same as getting the place to myself.


I managed to get some time to read as well though so it was not like it was bad. I have started reading a Star Wars book again that I read a while ago. I have enjoyed reading it.

I did however do something that I never thought I would do. I played a game on the Playstation and I enjoyed it. I layed Oblivion. My partner got me to order it for him to play but I decided to have a go at it. It was great fun and I was able to get used to the controls quite easily. It also helps that I have set the game to the easiest setting. I think I will be playing this game a lot more.

There was some bad news though at the end of the night. The laptop has stopped working. This means that there are no working computers.

Friday, March 05, 2010

Happy birthday to my eldest

It was my eldest sons birthday today. He is six years old. It really does not seem that long ago since was born.

He was excited about it being his birthday. First thing this morning he asked if it was his birthday and he was very happy when I told him that it was. We wished him a happy birthday.

I had to rush out to the shops in the morning so that I would be able to get him a birthday cake. Thankfully I was able to get not just one but two cakes. They are not expensive at all so I thought it would be nice to treat us all. I love cream cakes. He was very happy with them. He liked the candles as well.

He was very happy with what we got him for his birthday. All of the younglings were happy with it.

I do not know what is the matter with me though as I have been so tired today. Hopefully I will start to pick up soon.

Thursday, March 04, 2010

Losing it

My temper that is unfortunately.

I rushed out to get the twins after I had a nice lie in and a rest. The weather was warm so by the time I got to the nursery I was beginning to get crabby. Sadly when I get hot I get bothered very quickly after that.

When I was taking the twins home I was getting increasingly snippy with them which was in turn making them upset and getting them to act up a little bit, which in turn was making me even more crabby. My youngest son was the one to bear the brunt of my bad temper. Though even in the midst of getting really mad I was in turn getting told off by my daughter for not being very nice to him. She was of course right and I did think it was sweet how she defended him. They are all like that.

I managed to reign in my temper though and I apologized to them and made it up to them as well. I do not like getting like that with them. I was feeling much better by the time that I got home thankfully.

I then managed to have a productive afternoon washing clothes, getting them out and getting some clearing up. I also started getting my mind a bit more organized to what needs to be done to clear the flat. My partner was saying about it and I told him that he need to help as well but he needs to do things properly if he is to help (making sure that stuff that gets recycled does so and that stuff with personla information on is dealt with accordingly)

We need to make sure that we make whatever space we have work well for us. Even if we moved into a bigger home we would clutter that and before long no space would be big enough.

The younglings got dressed up for world book day today. They had fun and it was nice of them to get dressed up. I did not get any pictures of them but they can get dressed up any day. My eldest loves his Darth Vader costume.

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

The search was on

Not for my sanity this time but for my wallet.

It went missing last night and it took most of the day to find it. Thankfully I knew that it was still in the house but it was good to find it as I needed to get out to the shop to get something for dinner.

My pendulum is getting better at locating missing things. Either that or I am getting better at asking the questions. I was asking it if the wallet was trapped behind anything when my partner told me that he had found it stuck behind the book case near my desk. I must admit I had not thought about looking there. At least the pendulum was right though. Even my mum sounded impressed about it. She is normally dismissive of things like that.

I visited my friend in the morning. She was very kind and passed on some cloths for my daughter. I always like getting stuff for the younglings. I had a nice morning with her and it was nice to spend a morning away from home. I do not get the chance to visit my friends very often so it is good when I get the chance.

I also spoke to another friend on the phone in the evening. We chatted on the phone for over an hour. It was lovely to talk to her. We are both so busy that we do not get the chance to do so often. Thankfully we both understand this and it does not put a strain on our friendship.

Tuesday, March 02, 2010

Darn damp

I am so, so fed up of the damp in this place. I was sorting through the clothes in the younglings room when not only did I discover that the walls where the twins clothes are being kept are damp but that some of the clothes are smelling musty (that is a smell that I am also sick of)

It was my daughters princess dress that was the worst. I put it away to keep it safe. I had a look at it today as I thought it was be good to wear on dress up day on Thursday. There was damp on it and patches of mould. Thankfully it really is not noticeable now. I have wiped it down (you cannot machine wash dress up clothes, I found that out the hard way)

I phoned up the housing association to ask if they knew how long it would take to a new home. They were sadly not able to help us and he just told us that we are just going to have to keep waiting. I just wish that they were able to help us or at least let us know how long we could have to wait. I also just wish we knew how far up the list that we are. We really have to move though as if the damp is doing this to our possesions then what is it doing to our health.

At least I was able to see what had happened to my daughters dress so that I was able to clean it up. Also I was able to discover it before I was unable to clean it. It would have been really sad, especially as she has only had it since Christmas.

It was good motivation to actually phone up the housing association. I really hope that they are able to help us in some way, or at least even to just record what we have said that that we have phoned up to ask. Sadly there are times when pester power does work. I do not want to though.

For now though I am going to have to get rid of as much of the clutter as possible. It seems that this place gets worst when the clutter piles up and it is really piled up at the moment.

Monday, March 01, 2010

I have really enjoyed reading recently. Even though I have been out and about recently I have managed to find the time during the day to sit and read.

I have not been reading my Star Wars books though. I have just not been in the mood. I have been reading some romance books. It has just been fun to read them. I think though at some point soon I will start alternating them as I do like reading the Star Wars books and I would like to read about the character Zekk. I think he is a funky character. There is a new book with him in it that I am planning on getting. Though I cannot find the book. I will have a look tomorrow.

The younglings wee very sweet walking home. Well after I got them all together and got them organized. Some days I feel like a mixture between Shepard and Drill Sargent. Thankfully it was not too long before they were all  heading in the right way. They all decided to hold hands when walking along. I think it is lovely when they do things like that. It is wonderful to see them develpoing their bond in a positive way.