Daily Project Round 10

🫂 to you @FourSeasonsLobelia . That's a lot to do!
Also 🫂 for you @Mumtobabyhavoc doing so much for mum and the children.

💐 💐

We had quite the storm last night which felt very refreshing. It was very much louder than the sleep rainstorm that i was playing. Still got a headache though and suspect that with the wet ground and forecast of high temperatures again, that it will feel humid.

I read A Town Like Alice recently, about the women being captured and marched through Malaya in WW2.. It's a novel but based on a true story, and very humbling. I think of it when I'm getting all irritable about the weather. And lazy. So lazy!

So finishing my coffee, having a shower and attempting to do some bits around the house this morning!

Have a great one all xx

Huh! My DH sees your DH's 1990 stag do tshirt and raises that he wears his Dad's work shirts from 1970! 'Only in the garden or working in the garage, mind' he claims. [rubbish]

I think I mentioned before he is a total hoarder. His mum died in 2002 and she has not had bee hives since the late 80s but we still have a jar of her homemade honey in our freezer that he won't let go of.

I am in mid-panic trying to sort everything before I leave for Oz and to sort out DH as well as he is still working away. He is back tomorrow for a day, then needs to be back on the 4th so is also trying to sort things out to make it okay for him to return. In addition I am having a terrible trouble trying to do something esential for HMRC (again). I went through this in January and that was all sorted but it seems that one department does not talk with the other department and the second department refuses to believe I exist. (Well, they believe I exist if it comes to paying tax, but not much else it seems). I am tearing my hair out and panicking and having a not-so-gentle freak out at regular intervals.

But for now.. it's time to make curry. Not sure where my mind was when I chose that for tonight's dinner.

Love to all.

Sounds like a fun evening @Mumtobabyhavoc and I have rain envy. I might take storm sounds on spotify to bed with me tonight. We've already decided upon separate rooms tonight. The red alert moved to the south east where we are yesterday. I spoke to a work contact on the phone earlier and he said their south west red zone had left them and moved to us, and said it feel noticeably cooler where he is, so I'm hoping there's an improvement here soon 🙏

@Peridot1 I watched bedroom temp fall from 30c to 28c across yesterday evening, and like you was 27c this morning. I do enjoy reading about your interior design endeavours 😊

Did end up leaving the house today. Braved a shady woodland walk with GD and dh. School closed again. My work is flexi but he's taken a couple of afternoons off to help her parents out as they are both flat out. Lots of sunscreen, hats and water, but still have a headache now. We've eaten better today though. Trying to be mellow about all this as people are still working outside, and DS is in a hotter country than us and is not complaining despite lack of air conditioning in the apartment.

Managed to hoover and complete a laundry cycle. Salad and cold meat for our tea. Nothing else. In survival mode now.

Best wishes to all!

It didn’t cool down at all in our house last night @WinterFrogs. My bedroom was 28 when I went to bed and 27 when I woke up.

That salad sounds delicious @Mumtobabyhavoc. I need to go shopping for some salad bits and fruit - may try to recreate it.

I am now investigating solar film to be fitted to the windows to try to help a bit. I also have ordered an external shade for a velux window in the roof.

I spent a lovely (too hot to do anything else) afternoon yesterday with ChatGPT helping me “style” the sitting area and kitchen. It has now banned me from the John Lewis website! It has decided my interiors style is “Classic English Country with pops of Mediterranean colours”. If that’s a thing! 😄

Too hot to think about doing much at the moment. Might nip to supermarket later. DH has lost 20kg in last year and finally got around to sorting all the clothes he had stored away that didn’t fit. So I’m working my way through washing them. He’s a nightmare for hanging on to things. There is a t-shirt from a stag do he went on in 1990………..

Will spend the afternoon reading. Seem to have gotten my reading mojo back. And then it’s the pub for dinner.

Have a great Friday all.

A sleepy wave from me today 😴 Very poor night's sleep. It just didn't really cool down at all! And something has bitten me and it's itchy. Feeling for my fluffy cat. Least we can shower. There's a lovely thread in litter tray called 'my cat is melting' and he looks like that.
I have no need to go out today. So plan to get house routines done early then some admin from the coolest room.

Yesterday was a fail, food wise. DH and littlest did drive through Macdonalds. I did coke and ice lollies, and a packet of peanuts.

Do not recommend attempting wordle or connections at 2am unless you're a night owl. My starter word was almost an anagram, and it still took far too long to get it on 4. I lost my 6 day streak on connections and it wasn't even hard.

Hope you're all ok xx

Hello! Sorry about the vase @Peridot1 I think i'd be more upset about beer sprayed everywhere!
I am functioning quite well till about 4pm when it all gets a bit too much. I think i need to make a decent salad now so it's ready for dinner time as even that feels like too much later on.
GD likes to use the mop too and she's quick! So before I've had a chance to grab it she's off squirting the carpet. I hide it now!

When you talk about your kids I think of Bluey @Mumtobabyhavoc 🤣

Hope DC is ok @RunningKatie Another day off school? We have a teacher in the family and they are really struggling with the heat and are very relieved when the kids go home. They still work the full day but can open windows wider etc, plus the lack of bodies helps cool the rooms down a tad.

I have a car without air con today as DH and I have swapped as he's picking littlest up from school. Also a longer drive for him. Time he got his air con fixed- it's like @FourSeasonsLobelia's and is very half hearted.

Must run hoover round, get yesterday's washing in then off to work.

Hopefully this is the last of the furnace days for a while!

Did you sleep all night? 🙏 Hope the itching has eased!

Oh that’s not good @Mumtobabyhavoc! 😢

I would love to try reformer Pilates but can’t justify the cost at the moment. Good luck @RunningKatie.

Hot hot hot here. 31 indoors. And trying to open the windows in the utility room just as I was going to bed (which you may remember I was supposed to tidy) I knocked a vase onto the floor along with a can of beer which exploded everywhere. So a clear up operation and annoyed at myself. It was a vase I have had for maybe almost 30 years bought at a ceramics factory in Vietnam when we lived there. Pah. Cheap as chips but I liked it.

Just had a Boots own brand AH and I have had to lie down after 5 mins @WinterFrogs 🤣

@RunningKatie it is me who does it! I would imagine if it is your first it will be a beginners class which are usually about getting used to the machine and other bits of equipment. Typically in a 45 in class we do 10 mins warm up which might be breathing exercises to settle you onto the bed, some foot work to warm up ankles, then 25 mins of core work - feet in straps - the leg circles everybody loves! Maybe some hand in straps work and some things using the box and platform and an explanation of the different springs and then finally cool down - sides stretches, roll downs, shoulders shrugs. Every exercise has a beginner stage with lots of modifications for any existing issues (if you have a tricky knee, hip etc) and intermediate / advanced options. I love it - it’s the only time my mind is quiet 🤣

Hope that helps.

It's our @watchPhone who does it @RunningKatie
Thinking of which, that is who I meant to tag in my last post.

I just casually strolled in to where DH is half heartedly watching the footy, and said oh Switzerland v Canada? He gave me a flabbergasted look as if to say who are you and what have you done with my wife??

I said well I know very surprising things 😆 (You don't have to know me well to know that most of the time I have no idea what is going on when it comes to sport) So thank you for helping me astonish the old man @Mumtobabyhavoc 😎

Kids are quite nice at that level of unwell aren't they @RunningKatie? It is unbelievably warm for England. I hope they feel better soon ( also hope that your dc survived the glasshouse @FourSeasonsLobelia )
Hope all the wilters feel better soon. I have finally found a cooling breeze, but I could have easily succumbed to a bit of a wilt two hours ago.

I took GD out in the car to get an ice cream and just to stay cool. We went to a local beauty/tourist spot where you can guarantee there'll be an ice cream van. I was surprised to see a lot of walkers ( pleased to say, no dogs or kids) where there is no shade and it's hilly too. Some bonkers people evidently thrive in this weather. Seemed like Death Valley to me but each to their own! At that point my car was telling me it was 36c.

It looks lovely outside now. Might go and breathe some air.

Hope you all get a decent night's sleep 😴

Good luck with the football team Canada!
Had to fetch smallest dc today after they wilted in the heat at school, it was actually lovely having them at home. No worrying about calpol, temperatures or anything, just popped them on the sofa with a fan and kept supplying cold drinks and snacks.
This weekend I'm doing my first reformer pilates class, I'm sure someone on here goes. Is it going to be very tricky?
Hope everyone is as cool as they can be!

Well done with the presentation and sorry about the horsefly bites. They are so itchy aren't they.
Loratidine i find less likely to knock me out, if that's useful. Piriton and promethazine do make you drowsy ( I think promethazine-phenergan- is used off label as a sleep aid)

Hello, melting here and slogging over a hot keyboard. Had a presentation this morning which went unexpectedly well - was expecting to be slaughtered 😀So now I'm flopped like a deflated balloon with no energy and the timer is hidden for ever the rest of the day

Today

• find a time to walk SpiritDoggo - it is quite cool in the park late afternoon, big trees and there has been a weird breeze; but she lets you know when she has had enough.
• I've been bitten by horse flies. The itchiness!! I need to go and get some anti histamines - took one the other night and it knocked me out at 8pm!
• gym kit needs washing
• found a print I've been looking for for ages, so will buy tomorrow when I get paid (hurrah!). After all the bills are paid 😄
• put clean clothes away - just looking at them is making me hot! do some washing and put out on line
• need to prep for this afternoon's meetings and then I am done for the day 😄I think tomorrow is going to be our hottest day and then the weather will break.

Oh- @Peridot1 I saw in a House and Garden magazine once a bookshelf that was arranged by colour. I thought it looked most stylish. With the advantage that it can be chamged around for interest!

33 here today it tells me but it feels hotter.

Back from drive (essential errands) and have succumbed to the trick of shutting windows and crutains.... usually I keep everything open and love it, but it's a bit much today.

Successful errand trips though- went to get my laptop fixed at a town 40 minutes away. The computer guy waived any payment saying it was a super- quick fix, and besides I'd driven in this heat so i deserved it! I bought him an ice cream to say thanks. Now if only the garage could say the same and waive the cost of the new shock absorbers.........

A day of life admin. But while I was waiting for the computer I popped into an antique shop and got a lovely black pearl necklace for the mother for when I see her. It was a good deal and I am very pleased as she adores pearls. I have already bought the father a very nice shirt- he is keen on clothes and fabrics and likes slightly quirky themes so hopefully the gifts will be a hit with both of them. I've also managed to hire a suit for DS1's forthcoming prom. So successes ahoy!

Best to everyone.

🥵 is all i have to say. Hope you are surviving your drive @FourSeasonsLobelia

35c here

Morning all.

Yikes @Mumtobabyhavoc! Glad no fingers were damaged in the experiment.

I didn’t get much of my list done yesterday. Too hot to do much. Spent a bit of time dressing/styling/titivating the top of the green sideboard with help of ChatGPT. Reorganised the cookery bookshelf. It’s organised by colour…… which apparently is the sign of a psychopath……. Makes me happy anyway!

We were out last night at a music festival with friends. Bit hot to start off with but cooled down nicely. Until we came home to a house that had been shut up for a few hours and felt like walking into the fires of hell… had to sit on the patio with a glass of wine till it cooled a bit.

Up early this morning and was out watering the garden before 7. Two loads of laundry done and on line. Well one is a duvet. May as well make use of the drying. Need to wash lots of bedding etc which has just been dumped on beds in spare room for a few months and sort linen cupboard. And DH has lost 20kg so dug out all the clothes that didn’t fit and they all need washing too. Dishwasher was a bit smelly so gave filter a good clean and have a cleaning cycle going.

Trying to organise next year’s Australia trip too. So looking at flights and accommodation options.

Have a not too hot day all.

Morning all.

Also glad that the magna tiles got blitzed not fingers!

I have to drive a fair bit this morning. My car's airconditioning doesn't really work, so i am making sure we stop for ice cold water regularly. Our school is not closing, just said that they will not enforce blazers and ties. A fair whack of the school is glass, so I am unconvinced.....

Hope everyone is well.