Daily Project Round 10

That sounds like a lot to take in @Mumtobabyhavoc.

I’m feeling a bit shattered today after a busy weekend. Village bbq yesterday and it was HOT. 30 degrees. Went well though. I was very sensible and after a welcome drink glass of prosecco I stuck to water. (Not like me!). After coming home for the car (we are a few minutes walk away) and bringing home all of the paraphernalia and a gazebo I went back to the pub and we sat with some friends and neighbours and had a few drinks. Nice and relaxing end to the weekend.

Taking it a bit easy today. Have done a load of my laundry and am about to get DS’s. Dishwasher is on. Photo of the lost property bits we found left at the bbq up on the village WhatsApp group and owners identified. Reservation made for dinner out on Friday night to celebrate DS finishing his current job before he starts new job next week.

Tasks to do -

• menu plan for the week so DH can finish supermarket order
• clear out fridge
• arrange for ironing to be picked up
• dust coffee table and side tables in sitting area

Have a good day all.

I do like to live on the edge @Mumtobabyhavoc! Even if it’s just deciding on lampshades!

Safe travels back @FourSeasonsLobelia. It’s always so hard to leave even if you are happy where you are.

Glad you had a nice time at home @SingleThreadJoiner2.

We went to a party yesterday for a friend’s birthday. He is an amazing cook so the food was excellent. Didn’t stay late as our neighbour was driving and we left when they did and also because today is village bbq which DH is organising. And it’s going to be 30 degrees…..

Not much will be done today due to bbq.

Quite a lot to do next week though so lists will be needed….

Have a great Sunday all.

@FourSeasonsLobelia safe travels, I'm glad that the trip has at least ended on a better note than how it started. It is so hard being away - I'm an only child so full on guilt!

@Mumtobabyhavoc sounds lovely!

Task for today is clearing up all the Legos on the floor so the plumber can get to the water tanks tomorrow morning.... 😬 😬😬

Hi all- safe travels for you @SingleThreadJoiner2 . I hope that the wildfire smoke clears completely soon @Mumtobabyhavoc

Love the idea of coral @Peridot1 !

We leave tomorrow. I'm tired,. it's been a stressful and depleting trip. The mother is okay thankfully but I am in the mode of feeling guilt at being so far away and leaving again.

But my biggest decision today is if I choose to buy airport lounge passes or use frequent flyer points.

Looking forward to getting back though. I saw a friend yesterday and it just didn't seem to work. Our lives have drifted so far apart. So I need to put some more e-mailing and calling effort in.

Otherwise, we are well and mother is able to go out today for a farewell lunch with us so that's good.

Hugs to all and hope everyone is fine and loved ones also.

Hi @Peridot1 and everyone! I had just come on here to post 😊 I'm at the airport waiting to go back to the UK. Had a very cup-filling time with family and friends (of 30yrs standing!) so I am feeling very refreshed despite the burning temperatures. I had a couple of days at my parents' house after the beach so most of my laundry is done.
Next week is a normal work week while D is at holiday club, but we also have some plumbing work and carpentry happening over the week so it will be a bit of a juggle!

Hello all. A quiet thread this week. Hope everyone is ok.

My get up and go appears to have gotten up and gone. So it’s been a quiet week. Normal chores done but not much else. Haven’t felt motivated to do anything. And that’s ok.

Decision on lampshade was made. I went with the bold choice. It was between a blue patterned shade on a dark blue ceramic lamp base. Or a coral patterned shade. Went with the coral. DH not convinced.

Hope everyone has a good Saturday.

Another one in the go bold camp

Busy morning already
today:

• bought SpiritDoggo a nice bed for the car, hope she likes it. We will trial it this week before the Very Long Drive next week. Fingers crossed it comes in time. It may save my poor car from all the mud sand and rain. Driving license at hand for car hire
• renewed football club ticket scheme membership - DONE
• empty dishwasher - DONE
• last bits to go in the loft - WAITING
• finished filling in the gaps around one of the doors that were fitted last year! Done a good job, if I do say so, it looks very neat - DONE
• spent the weekend cutting out bunting, now I need to experiment with some decorations on them. I have sequins, 3d flowers on the way, and fabric paints, and some silver glitter and felt, surely i'll be able to cobble together some festival themed bunting 😄. Thinking in progress 😄but I have tidied up after myself after cutting out 160 red hearts out of felt, although I can see some rogue snippets out the corner of my eye😄
• I've had to re-fix a drawer - the bottom bit keeps sliding out of it's groove- let's see if the wood glue keeps it secure and I've tightened up all of the fastenings - DONE
• Put clothes back in drawer - DONE
• meal planned for the next couple of days - DONE
• I need to drink more water so have got 2 litres on the go.
• Need to walk SpiritDoggo later

Go bold @Peridot1! I feel like I always play it safe, nearly went mad on bathroom tiles for once but apparently the wall would had to be strengthened to hold the weight. So annoying being sensible.
We've been to the beach today, so good for the soul.
Hope you're ok @Mumtobabyhavoc - you're carrying - it's so understandable that you're getting a bit shouty.

Morning all.

Banana and chocolate chip cake sounds good @FourSeasonsLobelia. Hope it tempts DS to eat. How is your mum doing now?

@Mumtobabyhavoc - I feel guilty about coffee pod use I have to say. Although we don’t go through that many. I have one coffee most days and DS has maybe two. DH drinks instant. So we are not too bad but I’ll feel better recycling them. I ordered the Dualit recycling thing that @watchPhone recommended.

Forgot to say hi to @mumofoneisonozempic. Good to see you back.

A bit of a slow start here today as we went to the pub for a quick early dinner and met friends and ended up staying till late. And I didn’t eat enough. So a bit fragile this morning.

I have some washing on and the dishwasher is on too. Might do some pottering in the garden later. Other than that I might just read in the garden this afternoon. And make a decision between two new lampshades. DH hates the one I like the most. And I know it’s a bold choice. So do I play safe? Decisions decisions!

Have a great day all.

Oooh pear and cardamom cake, that sounds good!

I might make banana cake today. We are still away and DS1 has stopped eating (3 days now) I think because out of his routine, a little bit of stress etc. But he loves banana cake and I’m sure the mother will like it also- especially if I put in chocolate chips, which all good cakes ought to have IMO.

So good to see you again @mumofoneisonozempic

You have so much on your plate right now @Mumtobabyhavoc

@SingleThreadJoiner2 congrats to DD and to you on the 7th birthday!! I know what you mean when Dcs have birthdays, you think how did it happen! I’m envious of you all at the beach. We woke up to frost here about 20 minutes ago. I hope the summer isn’t over before we get home… in 3 weeks.

Not much news here. The parents have a home that always looks like a show home (it was actually a show home they bought at a discount after the estate had been built). There is clutter- books and beautiful paintings mainly (my mother is a gifted artist)- but everything is In Its Place and they both do the technique I wish to emulate of ‘Don’t put something down, put it away’. So I’m hoping to get into that sort of groove I can take back to my own cluttered home.

I’m missing home though obviously and my friends. I facetimed my friends yesterday which was a tonic. And I thought how lucky I am to have friends I miss!

Hugs to all. Hope everyone is well and fine, and loved ones also.

Our work coffee pods can be dropped at Morrisons too so I've heard, sadly the magic pod recycling fairy seems AWOL along with the dishwasher emptying fairy.
I've just discovered the Boots recycling scheme and am stashing all dh's medicine blister packs to earn £'s for an overpriced advent calendar for me.
I've just tackled the ironing and taken ddog out. It's time for a late afternoon mug of tea now, maybe a micro nap too if I can get away with it.

Thanks @SingleThreadJoiner2 - both for the recipe and the recycling info. Am not near a Tesco unfortunately.

Thanks @watchPhone. Will investigate. Reusing the coffee grounds in the garden would be good too.

We have the Dulalit EcoPress™ Aluminium Capsule Recycler it’s a tenner and it’s very satisfying to separate the pod from the coffee and chuck the grounds on the garden 🤣 and then rinse and dump the pods into normal recycling. I used to be carrying carrier bags full of pods into the Nespresso shop in a very classy manner.

Here it is @Mumtobabyhavoc and others!
https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/recipe/conference-pear-and-cardamom-loaf-cake

@Peridot1 podcycle (I think that's the name?) do all sorts of coffee pod recycling, you can drop them off at Tesco or in my council at the recycling centre too.

Greetings to all and solidarity to those having difficulties at home.
It's D's actual birthday today, I can't believe we have a 7yo already!! She's having a great time at the beach 🏖️

@Mumtobabyhavoc the pear and cardamom cake was mentioned by @SingleThreadJoiner2. I thought it sounded nice and I have pears to use up but only got as far as thinking that really.

Your mum seems to be going through a lot medically. And you by association obviously!

@watchPhone - how do you recycle your coffee pods? I know Nespresso take their own but we use other brands.

Been a quiet few days here. Been doing the bare minimum really. Which has been nice!

Just been for a walk, have towels from my bathroom washing, dishwasher is on and I’m having a quick coffee. I need to wash the kitchen floor and change the filter in the kettle. Want to tidy utility room surfaces too.

And then I need to start a big shoe clear out. I keep getting seed corns (how glamorous!) in one spot on my left foot despite going to a chiropodist a few times. Had a thought it might be from particular shoes so did some AI research last night and have a plan going forward as it is definitely my shoes. In particular some Birkenstock look alikes and a pair of Flip flops I wear around the house in summer. So two new pairs of Fitflop shoes ordered plus some expensive insoles for my trainers and some foot cream. I have lost a lot of weight over the last few years so older pairs of Birkenstocks are now not fitting in certain places apparently. And I’ve lost the fat pads on the soles of my feet. Who knew?

Happy Friday all.

Morning. Nice to see you back @mumofoneisonozempic I was also wondering about autumnangel the other day as she has not been around for a while.
Today

• loft finally done and we've already chucked a load of stuff up there. Sibling will go up later and tidy it up.. I did pop my head up to see the space so only realised then that the whole roof space is divided into 2 with a dividing wall and only a 3 foot square hole at the top of the wall to get from one very small space to the other bigger area - very strange, but thankfully has put paid to the idea of a full loft conversion. I knew there was a wall up there I thought it was one you could walk around 😄like a partition.
• need to have a recycling of coffee pods session - DONE
• gym session down - hard going today and then a class later
• see if indoor ladders could be stored outside - DONE
• hope the new plant supports I ordered from Amazon do indeed support my plants. I hope they arrive soon - I am very excited to sort out my big droopy plants. 7 stops away; it's like christmas.
• Need to make this room better by taking my swimming kit out and put it in the washing machine
• SpiritDoggo needs a walk when work is done - DONE