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What is your life and what is life like where you live right now? Not just UK!

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Throwmoneyatit · 22/06/2025 20:27

Just for a bit of interest/fun and because I'm nosey and would like to know about life in different parts of the world. I'll start...

I'm mid/late 30s, live in NW England, UK. 3dc.
Weather is dull. It's been raining today but has warmed up again a little. The thunderstorms forecast yesterday missed us. I live in a city and I hate it. We're very close to the countryside but as a farmers daughter I am struggling with city living.
News/media is full of Iran/Israel conflict. Not sure what to think myself but trying not to get too invested into watching/reading about it.

Dh and I have and need two cars. Both cars have broken down this weekend, one (dh car) is currently not running. My car is running but unsure how long for. Currently trying to work out how to navigate getting everyone to school, work and various activities this week.
I need to lose a few more pounds, maybe a dress size but I'm starting (for the first time in my life) to enjoy the gym.

Currently lying on the sofa, legs over dh who is watching a car man on YouTube, dcs are all upstairs and I'm pondering what's happening around the world!

You?!

Poll... YABU - don't even ask me, I don't want to share anything, get lost and don't ask again
YANBU - I love learning about people and their lives and would love to share a snippet!

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Throwmoneyatit · 22/06/2025 21:19

steff13 · 22/06/2025 21:02

This is our five-day forecast from a local station. It made me laugh.

Miserable 😂😂😂

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Throwmoneyatit · 22/06/2025 21:19

steff13 · 22/06/2025 20:56

I live in Cincinnati.

It's currently 92° F but feels like 102° F. 53% humidity. It's horrible out there. Thank goodness for air conditioning.

I just had my roof, siding, windows, and front door replaced on my house. It looks pretty good, I just need to paint the door. Flies for in the house this week when we were replacing the windows, so I'm irritated about that. I keep finding more.

One of our cats went missing five weeks ago and just turned up on Friday, so we're happy about that. He's being cranky with the other cats, which is understandable but annoying. He'll get used to us again.

I'm watching a Reds game (Reds are up by three in the bottom of the 6th) and when it's over I'll make dinner (carrot ginger soup and bread). I cleaned the whole house yesterday, so I'm just chilling today - I made my breakfast for the week, fed my sourdough starters, and finished up the laundry.

I'm on a weight loss plan, but I was up a whole pound this morning. I ate absolute garbage yesterday, so I deserved that. I'm currently obsessed with "Black lady shower Tok (talk?)" on TikTok, and I made my own dusting powder today.

That is hot 🥵 I guess it's nice to come inside to air conditioning but I don't think I'd want to leave the house again!
I love having bits done to the house bur I cannot stand the chaos of it all. I get extremely overwhelmed and a but teary!
That's such good news about your cat! Wonder where he's been?!
So, what is a reds game? Did they win?
Your soup sounds very tasty...
Oh I'm with you on deserving to gain weight! I won't be expecting any loss this week as I went to Greggs yesterday, got a few cream cakes and ate most of them 😬

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Throwmoneyatit · 22/06/2025 21:13

HeBeaverandSheBeaver · 22/06/2025 20:52

25 miles north of London

Cooler today tho yesterday was hell

Had a lovely lazy meal with dh over lunch and just chilled this evening teens kids are in bedrooms.

Few chores washing etc
Listened to radio in despair but will live to the full until we can't continue too. Let's hope it doesn't happen. Ordered some bottled water today tho to keep in the cellar.

Yesterday was hell - I agree!!
It sounds like you've had a lovely day, what did you have for lunch?
Never ending chores. I thought I was done for the night but dd14 has realised that her pe kit hasn't been washed and she's looking very tired so I'll put it in for her once I've showered.
I think you're sensible doing that. I have toyed with the idea of getting a couple of bits stocked up but you never know what could happen just now.

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Fuzzypinetree · 22/06/2025 21:09

42 years old...temperatures are similar to the French ones. It was 35 degrees today when I picked DS up from his dad's in the early evening. We live in Germany.
I like hot weather so I'm quite enjoying this. I planted some sunflowers in the garden this morning, while it was still cooler. Dropped some stuff off at a friend's house and had a coffee and then went home for lunch. DD (11 months) didn't want to nap so we played a little, I tried to feed her lunch that she mostly threw on the floor and then I popped her in the pushchair and repeatedly walked her through the little bit of forest close to our house until she fell asleep. I did some exercise (following Joe Wicks, trying to get rid of some pregnancy weight) in our home gym, had a shower and then chilled a bit on the sofa in the garden until DD woke up from her nap.
We picked up DS and played a bit in the pool when we got home.

I'm still on maternity leave and it's another two weeks before we break up for the summer holidays. Everyone is winding down already, though, and I'm just hoping DS makes it through the last two weeks without melting.

Our local outdoor pool has opened again (was closed for refurbishment last season) and I'm m looking forward to trying it out while DS is at school and DD at nursery.

We have several crates of bottled (sparkling) water at all times. That's quite normal here and nothing to do with prepping for anything.

steff13 · 22/06/2025 21:02

This is our five-day forecast from a local station. It made me laugh.

What is your life and what is life like where you live right now? Not just UK!
steff13 · 22/06/2025 20:56

I live in Cincinnati.

It's currently 92° F but feels like 102° F. 53% humidity. It's horrible out there. Thank goodness for air conditioning.

I just had my roof, siding, windows, and front door replaced on my house. It looks pretty good, I just need to paint the door. Flies for in the house this week when we were replacing the windows, so I'm irritated about that. I keep finding more.

One of our cats went missing five weeks ago and just turned up on Friday, so we're happy about that. He's being cranky with the other cats, which is understandable but annoying. He'll get used to us again.

I'm watching a Reds game (Reds are up by three in the bottom of the 6th) and when it's over I'll make dinner (carrot ginger soup and bread). I cleaned the whole house yesterday, so I'm just chilling today - I made my breakfast for the week, fed my sourdough starters, and finished up the laundry.

I'm on a weight loss plan, but I was up a whole pound this morning. I ate absolute garbage yesterday, so I deserved that. I'm currently obsessed with "Black lady shower Tok (talk?)" on TikTok, and I made my own dusting powder today.

HeBeaverandSheBeaver · 22/06/2025 20:52

25 miles north of London

Cooler today tho yesterday was hell

Had a lovely lazy meal with dh over lunch and just chilled this evening teens kids are in bedrooms.

Few chores washing etc
Listened to radio in despair but will live to the full until we can't continue too. Let's hope it doesn't happen. Ordered some bottled water today tho to keep in the cellar.

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Throwmoneyatit · 22/06/2025 20:46

@rickyrickygrimes I'm not sure I could think either if I was sat in 35ºc, especially not about work! That is definitely a relaxing, dipping feet in the pool with a cold drink type of weather! I don't blame your dh for going to the gym just to use a plunge pool! Was it busy?!
I hope your ds can relax a little now, my ds15 has just finished his GCSEs. Good luck!

Ps... I am always looking at the type of house your sister has. That is mine and dh dream. We're not in a position at the moment to be able to fund that, plus dcs are definitely city children and would hate me forever if I moved them to a field 🤣
Convince him. I'm positive it's the only way to live!

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rickyrickygrimes · 22/06/2025 20:36

Ps @Throwmoneyatit i also grew up on a farm and now live city centre. I’ve loved it for years - but starting to think about moving back to the countryside once the kids are out of school. My sister just bought a big, tumbledown, rural, money-pit of a house and she’s loving the space / outbuildings / big garden etc. DH would freak out at such a project, but I think I can convince him 🤣

rickyrickygrimes · 22/06/2025 20:32

52 yrs old, boiling my ass off in France where we live. It’s currently 30 degrees inside, 35 degrees outside and we are praying for a storm. I just got into my second cold bath of the day, in the Hope of cooling down enough to sleep.

DS1 17 has nearly finished his exams, so he’s out ‘destressing’ with friends. DS2 14 also has exams this week: today he went to local music festival for a little while today, and studied.

We are all melting. DH went to the gym, just to use the cool plunge pool . I have to go to work tomorrow, my office was 30.4 degrees when I left it on Friday 🙄.

so yeah, can’t think of anything else than the heat atm.