Daily Project Round 10

I missed the lunar event too, completely forgot about it.
Just a quick hello from me, hope to be back properly with you all next week. We are hosting our annual family weekend with people arriving this afternoon until Monday. Maximum is 25 for a bbq tomorrow night. Forecast looks interesting so I’m making a wet weather contingency plan. Younger generations will be camping in the garden! DH has decided that today is the perfect day to paint the back door. I have lists coming out of my ears but think I’m on top of it all!!

Happy Friday folks. I am biting the bullet after eight years and getting my hair coloured again - at the hairdressers now. Wish me luck and lack of regret! The dullness and grays were really getting to me.

Kirchen mostly packed up. Need to get guest room ready for guests arriving Sunday - currently a complete dumping ground.

And really really need to do a uniform audit before the child goes back to school next week...

Hello all.

Great pics of the moon @Mumtobabyhavoc. I forgot about the eclipse which is annoying as I was awake….

Then I fell back asleep and got woken up again at 7 to say my new garden pots had just been delivered…. Ordered four large terracotta pots as they were 30% off.

I have been re organising our patio area and trying to make it look warmer and softer as it is a large expanse of grey with grey furniture. It’s getting there. Just at the end of summer!

Dishwasher is emptied and I have a load of my laundry on. About to go for my walk. Then need to do three sets of squats. My PT has a WhatsApp group for clients and we do a monthly challenge of something and I have been rubbish for months so decided last week that for the last week of the month I would commit to walking each day and doing three sets of squats. So far I’ve stuck to it.

Will change DS’s bed this afternoon and vacuum and dust his room. Still need to de-cobweb upstairs generally so might do that while I have the vacuum out.

Cooking a new recipe this evening - Singapore noodles with prawns. DH usually does the cooking but occasionally I get inspired and do something. I have to admit that at the ripe old age of 62 I have never actually cooked prawns!

Have a great Friday all.

Hi all- great pics of the moon!

Hi to everyone. Just a quick drive-by wave to all.

About to go and visit a potentially new accountant. Birthday afternoon tea later and i need to make some food for it.

Cleaning is endless and ongoing.

Lovely photos @Mumtobabyhavoc (the food and the moon!)

I had intended coming back to update last night (after my rollerskating lesson!) but I was so tired. I ended up watching a documentary and looking at excursions for my cruise at the end of the year and that was about it.
I’m working a 10 hour shift today so won’t get much done. On the list of things I could do if I set my mind to it:

• Run
• Clean out the freezer
• Book doctors app to get bloods done
• Go to the dump
• Take bag to charity shop
• Collect prescription
• It's pay day today so I need to pay credit card and set up spreadsheet for this month

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Sleepy wave 👋 @Mumtobabyhavoc It's part cloudy part clear here so I've seen bits of it come and go. Mostly the bright crescent. Can't see much else. I woke at 5am and hauled myself out of bed so i could say I've seen it. Glad you and the kids got to in the end.

Gosh @Mumtobabyhavoc I hope Baby is ok! What a worry - and so easily done. Hope you're ok too ❤️
@autumnangel that's all looking very positive! Isn't it funny how sometimes things feel doable and other times simple tasks feel impossible. I am very impressed that you attended a pension webinar and think I should probably take a leaf out of your book.

@RunningKatie another one of our number doing fitness classes! I am glad to have rejoined as you lot inspire me so much.

That's fitness and pensions added to my list!

I think we also have aquafit and a PT person among us don't we? I need to upgrade from my weekly swim and occasional walking videos.

That flood news came as a shock! Poor souls 😔

Yup @Mumtobabyhavoc we got a short but loud storm at 3am accompanied by about three hours of heavy rain. More is forecast and doubt we'll see the lunar eclipse. Just off to check what time that is.

I ran a couple of errands today and moved some boxes out of my mother's house. The basics have been done but nothing special. Dropped books that world of books don't want to charity shop. These things seem to be very ongoing!

Time for a bubbly bath I think. Night all 🛁 🍷

Hello all, I haven't managed to read back the last few posts, will do that later...

Today’s my day off and I really wanted to get out and about but I’ve decided to crack on and sort this house out (not getting anywhere fast though) So far I have:

• Sold something on Vinted so packaged it up and posted it along with 2 letters that have been waiting to get posted for weeks
• Stripped my bedding and got it out on the line along with 2 other loads
• Filled up the car with petrol
• Folded and put away another load of washing
• Attended a webinar about pensions. I’m even more confused now so I’ve arranged a 1to1 session to find out more
• Charged Ring doorbell and put back
• Wrote packing list for my holiday at the end of September - I'm determined this time will be different. I'll be packed in plenty of time and actually have a good night's sleep the night before instead of running about

I'm heading out in 45 minutes so need to get ready and hopefully I can sort the washing and remake the bed before then...

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Well, it might be August but I saw a gritting lorry on my way into work today.
Other than that, all is a bit bonkers trying to work and make time for the dc.
Very impressed with the three peaks challenge@watchPhone - hope it goes well.
Also loved Dolly Parton, she was such an amazing woman, her generosity was wide reaching. So very sad.
I need to sort my reformer pilates classes out, I paid for sessions that I need to get booked in. Will do that tomorrow!

Poor old Dolly! She was only ill for a short time it seems. Love her music.

No rain here 😞

Omg @watchPhone 😲 That will be epic 😍 You are an inspiration! I'm not all that inspired tbf as like @Peridot1 I have knees!
They wouldn't take me up one peak let alone three!
I have been swimming and lifting a few weights though so all is not lost.

I did my first ironing in over a year today. Needed to be done. So rock and roll here: we have leftovers for third day on the bounce 😎

I need to brain dump but I'm doing the next best thing by sitting on a deckchair in the garden and pondering.

I am impressed by how much you achieved before it was even morning @autumnangel

I will look up The Last Letter but probably don't need anything that will make me cry. I've just finished Black Woods, Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey. Just started a Victoria Hislop but it's not grabbed me yet.

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Morning.
Today

• get rid of all the dead leaves on the plants
• desk is tidy, but I need to get rid of the empty drinks bottles and coffee mugs 😄
• some sewing is in order today, as is ironing
• order some new hiking socks; I hope they arrive soon - done
• need a plan for when sibling is on holiday end of month and I am home alone - in terms of getting 'stuff' done uninterrupted 😄
• behind the blind in the office is a bit of a dead fly graveyard, so need to get the hoover on them.
• that blind also needs a good clean - it's very dusty. Or maybe I just need to swap location, before I find more stuff to be done
• I am doing the 3 peaks next weekend so I want to get ahead on planning food and snacks.

Well done @autumnangel! That is a lot for so early in the day. I tried Couch to 5K a few years ago and really enjoyed it. Until my knees decided they weren’t enjoying it!

Will go and check out that book.

I did a bit of a brain dump list last night for admin bits I need to do - booking appointments, taxis, messaging people etc. Will start working my way through that.

Otherwise today:

• cleaner is in later so need to tidy around bathrooms and hallway
• de cobweb my bedroom
• usual dishwasher and kitchen
• help DH finish painting
• plant new plant
• laundry
• change a bed
• walk

Have a good day all.

Good morning! A rather productive morning so far I have:

• been for a run - week 3 run 1 of couch to 2 5k, I can’t really call it running right now but I’m getting there
• ordered my prescription
• finished my audiobook - The Last Letter by Rebecca Yarros. I am absolutely not ok after reading that 😭
• Wrote to do list for work
• Sent an email I’ve been putting off for a while

Off to work now but I’ll be back later with an even longer list of accomplishments (I hope!)

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I’m in bed feeling very sad about Dolly Parton. What a legend she was.

@WintersFrog - my walk was nice thanks. Followed by a quick trip to the supermarket and posting a letter.

We have thundery showers forecast from the early hours tomorrow, but no weather warnings yet. Mutterings about flash floods in some areas though. Sorry about the smoke again @Mumtobabyhavoc. I looked at the wildfire maps a couple of weeks back and they seemed to be everywhere!

I hate that 'wet' smell too. I love the scent of outside line dried clothes though.

I have done very little that's useful today but I did have a lovely long phone call with youngest DD and a beach walk and lunch with an old friend, so it was a nice one. I think i literally just cooked leftovers for our tea and washed it up. And folded a few clothes to put away, and that's it.

Tomorrow is shaping up to be a busy one though. I have finally repotted all my plants that needed doing. They are all looking quite pleased with themselves and I am feeling all smug.

Next term has come around very quickly! Just over a week till littlest goes back and GN starts reception.

Hope you got to your meeting @SingleThreadJoiner2!

How was your walk @Peridot1? Can you get an early night @RunningKatie? Sorry dc shared germs 👎

The moon looks beautiful tonight, and not even full yet. I didn't know about the eclipse. I think it's early morning here but need to check.

Best wshes to all 💕