Daily Project Round 10

Morning everyone,
Feeling worn out here, ready for a good break. I'm reading the Y10 threads about dc working through the summer, I haven't dared suggest that to dc1. I can imagine it would bomb as an idea.
Today I need to return a top after I find the receipt, put a wash on and work. First breakfast and then coffee.
Hello @mumofoneisonozempic - hope the fan and sweets helped.
You are amazing @Mumtobabyhavoc - your lists always leave me in awe.

Found you all

Just a quick hello from me. After deleting my account, ive rejoined (couldnt keep away during Love Island and the World Cup) so have been on and off

Will be back on for September

Summer holidays here - well have been since April. Have exhausted all play options and dd is BORED

When we go swimming, she barely jumps in the pool anymore. When we go to the sand pit or the beach, she makes her sandcastles with a straight face and a sigh 😩😩

So weve been exploring the city. Today was Coal Drops Yard, in Kings Cross. She had fun although was an expensive day! Doesn't need to be, just my shite planning!

Yesterday we took the DLR - its a driverless train which goes across East London (the docklands). So the kids can sit at the front of thr train and pretend to be the driver. Was fun for her until she had a meltdown (those are quite rare bless her)

Now its lots of sweeties, in front of the fan 😬

Hope youre all well and having lovely summers. @FourSeasonsLobelia so glad that your mum is home xx

Love to you all ❤️

Have a lovely time @SingleThreadJoiner2. The pear and cardamom loaf sounds yum. And I have pears that need using…. Will hunt out a recipe. And I know just what you mean about “home”. I left Dublin in 1987 and it’s still very much Home.

Thanks @FourSeasonsLobelia glad to hear that! Greetings to everyone else, we are at the airport ready to fly home (I mean my home, not our home, if that makes sense....? I feel there's a lot of immigrants on our thread so you know what I mean ☺️)

Hoovered quickly this morning before leaving, yesterday disposed of last bits of fridge food by either donating to olio, neighbours, or making a delicious pear and cardamom loaf (well, the H made the loaf to be fair). H also changed the sheets before we left so we can come home to a fresh bed.

Keep surviving the summer break 💪 💪

Thanks @FourSeasonsLobelia. I was a bit worried.

Hi all- hope everyone is well. Our @WinterFrogs is okay- I've heard from her a few days back IRL and she is just taking a bit of a social media break for a little bit.

All okay here. It's great being in Oz but I am feeling homesick for my life in the UK!

Hugs to all.

morning - I randomly had a picture sent to me in the middle of the night from a friend in Australia of us ten years ago at some rooftop bar in Sydney! I got huge pangs for my friend and Australia 😄I haven't seen her, or heard from her much in the last ten years, so it's been nice to catch up. I actually thought I had dreamt the email 😄
Today

• borrowed the big ladders from (other) sibling over the weekend - so need to do the last bits before they go home
• one sleep before the loft is done and need to do last bits of emptying of loft today (that actually won't be me I will be standing supportively at the bottom of the ladder, making supportive noises)
• I just feel like sitting and reading a book today, but, well, work. My laptop is conspiring for me to have a day off as it keeps locking me out. It's a sign.
• in the spirit of leaving a room better, take upstairs all my clean laundry and then leave that room better by hanging them up.
• update finance spreadsheet as big bills have gone out today
• tried another pink paint sample - last one too raspberry, this one may be too medical - it is more sticking plaster than plaster plaster
• I need to order some more wood filler.
• once the loft is done and we are confident there is no more dirt to be spread around the house, we will do a big clean and paint refresh.
• Super curious about noises coming from next door - the estate agents are in, and we are pondering if they are trying to get the house into some state for painting and photos or someone has actually bought it. Just scratched the itch and it is still up from sale, although the price has dropped. OMG the photos. peeling wallpaper and moldy walls!

I need a lie down after reading Havoc's list, but maybe a trip to the shop to buy wine gums is in order, have a good one, SoE

Morning all. Hope everyone had a nice weekend.

I ended up with a bout of cystitis on Saturday so not much done here over the weekend.

So today the house is a bit of a mess. DH has already unloaded and reloaded the dishwasher and it’s on. I hadn’t put it on yesterday afternoon so once dinner prep was done it was already full and on.

I need to do laundry, clean the kitchen, vacuum the ground floor, go for a walk, dust sitting and dining areas, do a menu plan for the week and tidy the utility room. That will be a good start to the week. Might do some garden stuff this afternoon too.

Hope @WinterFrogs is ok. She’s not been around for a few days now and hasn’t been on the puzzle threads either.

Have a good day all.

Lovely photo @FourSeasonsLobelia - so peaceful looking.
dc1 and I had very productive shopping trip earlier which I thought would take hours but didn't.
Music festival locally this weekend, we went yesterday and it was great till the heavens opened and the wind picked up.
Also £6 for a chocolate brownie, ouch.
This week is holiday prep and the need to clean the house before the holiday. All cushion covers are in the machine, I'm not sure where the crazy pre-holiday house clean compulsion comes from.
Happy Sunday afternoon all

Yeay for Australia pics 😍 thank you @FourSeasonsLobelia

We went into town with D today to get her stocked up on holiday reading (combination of library and birthday money in waterstones). We have a 2hr train journey to Gatwick plus the flight on Monday so that alone requires a lot of time to fill!

I need to pack....

Night Friends. ❤️

@Mumtobabyhavoc - I’m exhausted just reading that! That’s a lot.

@FourSeasonsLobelia looks lovely. And yes Australia is big! And cold in parts now apparently. My friend in Sydney said it was 6 degrees this morning.

Hope @WinterFrogs is ok.

Lovely day here and I am just back from a walk around the fields. Did most of the kitchen before I went so just have to do one side. Did some laundry which needs hanging out. And then I need to order a new bed for DS. His is really creaky apparently. It’s about 10 or 12 years old and definitely due for replacement. Also need a quick supermarket run.

Have a great day all.

Hi all. Drove 5 hours today to see a friend in her town. I’d forgotten how big Australia is! But there are worse places to spend a Friday afternoon.

Day 4 of the holidays, I'm wfh'ing but also providing meals, technical support and barking "if I have to tell you to clean your teeth again then.....". Teeth have been cleaned!
House feels so chaotic, I do feel I need a reset day already, that might be Sunday.
Reformer pilates this evening, I am really enjoying it. Plus food shop to collect and dc1 needs trainers.
We've also started watching a series on tv, all together for an hour in the evening with no distractions. I am loving it especially as dc1 is quite good at spotting and calling out anyone on devices!

Day 3 of the school holidays... D has been at holiday club so far so not too bad. Juggling work and getting ready for holiday (to home country, but it has beaches 😎), and trying to do little extras where possible - sending shoes off to charity, disposing of crafting detritus, starting to book next year's clubs 😮😮

D asked me this morning why I was still working if it was the summer holidays and I tried to explain the concept of annual leave days to her 😅