Day 854

Day 854...

Well after the glorious weather that we've been experiencing these past few days today was grey and first thing it was a tad wet. But it didn't stop us getting out for our early morning walk of 1.9 miles, which was done in 36 minutes.

The rain was that very fine rain, that often gets referred to as wet rain because you end up being way wetter than you think you should be. But I still went out in my shorts and after the initial feeling of very damp legs I quickly got over it and didn't really notice it for the majority of the walk.

Over the last few days our view when we get to the highest point has looked like this...

...but today it looked like this...

Last night after writing my blog I was determined to get the remaining few pieces of my jigsaw completed, which I did...kind of...

...a lovely Dumbo inspired jigsaw but can you spot why it's not complete?

Yep, we have a missing piece! Now this jigsaw was bought brand new and arrived in cellophane so there should be no reason for a missing piece and in fact I think it may have something to do with the wind! I had the jigsaw set up in our living room in front of some french doors that we had open because of the high temperatures. On Tuesday it had also been quite windy and when I returned home from volunteering at pre-school I noticed that some of the pieces that I'd sorted were strewn across the living room floor...the wind had been up to tricks. As I sorted them back to where they should be I remarked, rather flippantly, to Simon that 'if I end up missing pieces they'll be under the sofa'! Now I did actually find one piece under the sofa but this piece has eluded me and despite searching today I have still not found it!!

But back to today and this morning, without planning to, I found myself cleaning the oven. Not very exciting but one of those jobs that was a little overdue so having the time I decided it was due a thorough clean. Although I may have been a little over zealous in my efforts as I have inadvertently wiped away the decals that indicate what each knob does! Whoops! I obviously don't know my own strength!

The remainder of the day was spent catching up on some more laptop focused jobs. I had a couple of payments to make, a little pre-school committee work to do and then a little online shopping. Online shopping that turned into much more shopping than I'd anticipated. Not only did I purchase some clothing items that I needed but also some towels, a couple of kitchen storage tubs, a new chopping board, a vanity mirror and some new wall lights for our bedroom!!

Oh and I also managed to get Simon and I booked in for our next tattoos, although we will have to wait until early September.

And then as is the norm for a Thursday night it was time to head down our gym for a weights workout. Simon was able to push himself a little further tonight managing a slightly heavier weight and even a few sets of pull-ups.

And that was Thursday...I will see you tomorrow.
xx

Day 608

Day 608...

Tuesday has arrived and today was much quieter than the few days before!

My morning was spent in work and was mainly focused around catching up with my deputy manager, issuing and responding to emails and a little banking. We also had a visit from Jon our community champion from our local Asda store who spent time making musical instruments (shakers) with the children.

While I was at work Simon had another electrical contractor visit to give us a quote for installing an EV charging point. And once again they seemed unphased by it all and promised to get back to us with a couple of quotes for different ways of sorting it all out. So let's see what happens over the week and what these companies are able to do for us!

The afternoon was then spent at home and saw me complete a little more pre-school work as I always keep an eye on the email account and respond where I can. But I also did a little online shopping!

I have a subscription with Hotel Chocolat, which I started years and years ago and every so often I used to receive a box of their chocolates which was different every time. In fact it used to be called the Chocolate Tasting Club and part of the subscription meant that each box was different and would often include new recipes that as a member I could vote on. But in the last year the subscription has changed and now I receive a mix of various Hotel Chocolat products which isn't quite the same. I now find myself 'skipping' deliveries or moving delivery dates to take advantage of the free delivery that comes along with the subscription. So today I moved my next delivery to early December and then added on a number of extra items that will ultimately be Christmas presents and will be delivered free of charge along with my high cocoa subscription selection.

I also then spent a stupid amount of time online looking at various websites trying to get a little Christmas shopping started. I'd picked up a couple of bits yesterday but thought today I would look around for some specific people and inadvertently found things that I would like for me! I also got distracted looking at Disney themed Christmas decorations as well as normal Christmas decorations! And suffice to say no presents were bought - oops!

Before I knew it the end of the day had rolled around and Simon was heading off down our gym. I'd had a stuffy, bunged up nose all day and really hadn't intended on joining him but all of a sudden my nose seemed to clear and I thought 'sod it' I need to make myself go. So a quick half hour work out later and it was time to cook dinner and settle down for the evening.

See you all tomorrow.
xx