Any diagnosed germophobes or hoarders on this forum?

[Till23]

It's great that you worked out the source of your tummy pain @Dimity 

And you got through a difficult meeting

Don't push yourself too hard though if you are not well

I think everyone has problems with NBN. My internet was better before I got NBN here!

Thanks @Dimity I'll be on here on Friday evening probably to distract myself at least.

[NatureLover]

Well done on facing your difficult meeting @Dimity . 

And has your tummy trouble eased? 

I'm meeting my stepmother for lunch today. Thankfully my father won't be with her. 

I think it'll just be chores plus watering for me today, seeing I'm going out. Plus maybe raking today or tomorrow. 

I'm really enjoying the sunshine, are you? 

Good luck today! 

[NatureLover]

Hi @Dimity , how did you go with the NBN provider? 

Rain all day today. Much needed but still gloomy. 

I'm home all day so there's no excuse for not tidying. But I'll start with laundry and chores. 

Tomorrow we have another neighbours' pot luck lunch on the lawn. It will be cold. I'm going to try to cook something for this one. And also to rake the lawn beforehand. 

Good luck today with your tasks...

[Dimity]

Hello @NatureLover . Sorry I hadn't replied to your previous message. I've been pretty scattered.  I still haven't contacted my ISP. 

Hope it's not cold and wet for your outdoor get-together.

I need to do laundry and chores too, I'm way behind. 

I feel emotionally bruised and battered by recent family interactions and revisiting old traumas. People don't intend to inflict pain, they're just surviving in their own ways. I try to honour that but it's taking a real mental and financial toll. 

Thanks for your ongoing support. Hopefully we'll both do what we need to on the domestic front to feel at home and safe and well cared for, through our own efforts.

[NatureLover]

Sorry you're feeling so bruised and battered, @Dimity . It strikes me that you're very patient with your family. But no wonder it takes a toll 😥

Have you had any thoughts about a daily routine? 

The outdoor neighbours' lunch today is cancelled, which I don't mind as it's too cold to sit outside for 2 hours. But I still need to do the raking anyway.

I actually did an hour's decluttering yesterday after my chores! I tidied away some of the large kitchen bench stuff - it all needed disinfecting so was a slow business. I also caught upon laundry. 

Did you miss your walk yesterday due to the rain? 

I hope you can feel a bit stronger today. Good luck to us both with the house stuff. At least it rained yesterday so we don't need to water!