Daily Project Round 10

Morning all

Oh baby @Mumtobabyhavoc! Better the magna tile than fingers as you say! Hope mum got on all right and hope they loved the spray park.

Schools close at lunchtime around here today so I am charged with looking after littlest and keeping her cool until her parents can finish work.

Feeling very lazy today. Must get on and set the place straight and eat proper food before I lose the will in this heat. 34c is forecast. Bit of work this morning. Trying not to grumble as have it better than so many. And it's only for a few days.

Love to all 💐

Hello all! We had the storm that everyone was talking about over on the weather board yesterday evening. I was woken around 4.30am by loud thunder and near tropical rain. On and off for a couple of hours. BBC weather on my phone didn't mention it at all! 31c and quite windy here now. Just in from work ( lovely air con again for some of it) and plan to put a wash on.
I have not even made the bed or cleared up breakfast. Am a bad Froggy!

You are so good being on the PTA @SingleThreadJoiner2 💐 I could never bring myself to go on committees of any sort, but in my defence I did always help at fetes and stuff.

Bitty bits here too @Peridot1 I need to look like I have done something when my beloved gets home. Having done a something I'll sit down with a book and hopefully not move far for the rest of the day.

Wishing you all peace and cool air 😘

Hello all. Taking advantage of the sunshine and just put out a white wash to dry, especially my D's super grubby school shirts...

Also had a half hour call with fellow PTA mum to sort out things for the forthcoming summer fair. So many bits and pieces to coordinate! I think that will have to be today's extra job 😅

Morning all.

Warm already even though we had some rain last night and this morning.

I had planned on planting a few plants but it rained. Too hot now I think. Today might be a few bitty bits indoors. Under sink cupboard needs sorting as it’s a bit of a mess and I bought some new eco scourers which I need to fit in. Trying to reduce micro plastics a bit.

My ironing was dropped back yesterday so will put that away and some other laundry. Utility room still needs tidying so might do that too.

Hope everyone is well and not melting too much.

I slept in a bit this morning and was woken by the doorbell at 8am. It was the electrician who I had totally forgotten was coming. So a bit of a quick start to the day. And clearing of bookshelves to move one and other items of furniture so he could get to switches and sockets.

Stripped my bed and washed the bedding. Have just had to take it in off the line as it was blowing like crazy. It’s hot here but really windy.

Did a quick supermarket shop for bread and chicken and some salad bits.

My kitchen is looking very cluttered so I’m about to tidy it. Then do a shopping list based on doing some salads from the book mentioned above.

Avoiding too much news as it makes me too cross.

@Mumtobabyhavoc - I had a look through the book yesterday and it looks great. Lots of very tasty options. It’s by a woman who is the food consultant for a chain of salad restaurants in London. DH didn’t look too impressed by the title but had a look and found lots he liked the sound of. Lots of tips on what to keep in stock, yummy dressing recipes, meal planning around it and tasty extras to add in.

Link is here.

We had another resignation at work last week @watchPhone edited to note your SoE altarego! - and I'm avoiding the news as I can't bear the political mess that the media has whipped up.
Dc1 has mocks this week, it's due to be 36 to 38 degrees, even in the North (must be capitalised as we're north of Watford Gap!), and they are prone to heatstroke. I don't anticipate it being a fun week at all.
Other than that, I've unearthed a stack of fancy beauty products and resolved to use a combination of them daily until they are gone or I get bored of the faff.
Glad to "see" @FourSeasonsLobelia - hope all stays ok before your trip.
Cooling thoughts to everyone!

Busy day today! Am trying to avoid the news today 👀👀- if I looked I wouldn’t get any work done! We have had a team resignation as well (and we are happy about that one too 😆) Timer on today to stop me getting distracted.
Today

• quick tidy up round upstairs: a man is coming to look at doing something with the loft space - maybe just a light up there, some storage space and boards (for now). I will need a bin bag 🤣
• clear off sewing table - it is bunting time again
• I think I have killed a plant in the border - foolishly tried to move it and it is looking super sad and droopy - also must water plants 🪴
• need to update MFP with cals from yesterday and today
• desk: must shred paper work
• I am stalking my online payslip - I have a list of things I need to buy
• SpiritDoggo is moping around - we have bowls of water for her everywhere but she is slumped under my desk asleep at the moment

Here we go! I think we're not even the hottest part of the country. Forecast is only 28c but it's 22c already.

Braced for a busy day. I have a list. It does not include cooking. Cold food all the way today. Is the book any good @Peridot1 ?

House wise my plan is clean shower while in it, run hoover round, make bed ( washed it all yesterday and put it back on) Check for clutter as going past charity shop later. Sweep and mop hard floors. Curtains and windows were open overnight. Will close all shortly. It does seem to help a lot.

Have some calls and emails to do then out and about in air conditioned car to air conditioned buildings so it should be ok ( grateful) I think I might need to iron today's clothes first.

Hope everyone has a great start to the week 😊 🥵

That’s great news @FourSeasonsLobelia.

@WinterFrogs - definitely a quiet one today!

Yesterday was laundry, some tidying and some weeding. A quick garden centre trip for a gift to take last night. Got a beautiful Cala Lily plant.

Today is more laundry and some watering of garden. That’s about it. I have a new cook book to peruse - The Salad Project. Although as it’s mainly about building salads I’m not sure there is too much cooking involved.

Have a great Sunday all.

It's all about coffee and tunes here when there is chaos to sort too @RunningKatie Hope you got it done and have time to relax a bit today 💐 (laughing at DC comments re your lattice pie - little toads 🤣)
Have s lovely weekend with the fam @SingleThreadJoiner2 💕
Omg with the green beans @Mumtobabyhavoc I too am Joey and everyone knows ( not off my plate, at least- pretty generous otherwise) I'd have probably laughed out loud 😆

All sounds fun @Peridot1 🥳 Restful one today?

Love to you @FourSeasonsLobelia ❤️

A very lazy one planned here today as last week was busy and next week is starting to look the same. Just the usual routine so i can tick stuff off list then chasing shade in the garden ( too lazy to read even - it's all anout the audiobooks) Might do some exercise before it gets hot.

☕️ 🍰 xx

hi all, dropped off thread sorry. Things a tad busy here. Will reply properly later but things much better with the mother and heading there next week.. love to all. ❤

Just stopping by to wish everyone a good weekend. We are in London overnight with family visiting from overseas. Hadn't met up in two years and it's lovely to see cousins spending quality time together 💜

Morning all.

@WinterFrogs - we have definitely recovered from the bbq thanks. Not sure bout the high though! Have had some lovely comments from people which was nice.

@mumharassed - sorry about that nastiness. I had spotted the thread but didn’t realise it was aimed at you. Hope you are ok.

A lazy morning here today. I have done some washing and emptied the dishwasher. Busy day yesterday as had a PT session in the morning and then a Ladies Afternoon Tea for Ascot Ladies day. It always lovely. Came home and we bbq-d some burgers and then our neighbours popped over for a few drinks on our patio which gets the sun longest.

We are out at a party in the village this evening for a 40th wedding anniversary. I want to do some weeding and watering this afternoon.

Have a lovely Saturday all.

Saturday has rolled around again thank heavens.
Dh has gone to take MIL shopping for paving slabs.
DC have appeared and homework needs to be done. DC1 has another week of mocks to go so revision too. Plus it's Fathers Day tomorrow so they need to put a bit of effort into cards and gifts.
Meanwhile I've ordered the new bathroom, school trousers for September and am building up to clearing the kitchen and paying the summer holiday balance. The house feels quite chaotic so I need to start in a corner and just work outwards. Coffee and some tunes will help.
Thinking of our @FourSeasonsLobelia
Glad to see you @mumharassed - I saw that thread and it was so targeted and unnecessary.
@Mumtobabyhavoc - your jobs list and meal plans put me to shame as ever, I'm impressed that I served up pastries and strawberries for breakfast, my two would fall of their perches if I served up homemade pizza. One time I lovingly made a chicken lattice pie, they looked at it and said "that looks nice mummy, well done, I don't want any". Ungrateful duo!

I am going to give that dough a try @Mumtobabyhavoc thanks. Your pizzas always look splendid! Impressed with gardening haul ✨️
Aw that kid! I'm astonished that a 7 year old can even remember all the words!

We're in for a heatwave in the next day or two. I'm working all morning but plan to tackle some weeds this afternoon if it hasn't heated up too much.

Have a lovely weekend everyone 😘