Come and tell me your dull and unexciting news 5: Calmly through the day

[MissConductUS]

I've started a new one. Please join us and share the boring and mundane things happening in your world. It will be calming for all.

I, too am now in lockdown. This thread is very helpful to this end. I have once again been shafted with regard to working the night shift when the clocks go back.
I have drunk some wine to assist with overcoming this mental hurdle.

We had burgers and salad for dinner (M&S, not any old rubbish), and now the kitchen smells like a greasy abattoir.

Thanks MissC Our cat could win a catittude competition now she's older - she was delighted when lockdown started as the government had recognised she needed 4 staff 24/7. But she still has issues as sometimes one will go out and another will go to the bathroom and it makes her mad, she will howl until they are out of the bathroom.

Just had a Chinese and a Muller corner and have an offer on our house, probably too exciting for this thread but with covid it will move at a suitable pace. Half term starts now.

We are still Tier 1 but nothing too exciting going on here with our weather.

The dentist was very glad to see the brownies me. I gave him the crown that had come off and he couldn't get it to fit on the tooth. It turned out that I had two teeth that had lost crowns and it fit on the other. He is now making me a new crown for the missing one.

I found out what DH spent on DS's new laptop. It must be crafted from platinum. Between that princely sum and the cost of the new crown, we're now the Skint household. And I still have to pay for the extraction, bone graft and next spring, an implant.

DH made pizza for dinner. It was fab. DD seems less crabby for some reason, so tonight wasn't a complete disaster.

I dunno what's going on here - I felt quite queasy yesterday as I accidentally walked into local shop without a face mask.

I realised at the counter and was so distracted I couldn't focus and the bloke said he hadn't seen me for ages (about a year as I'd moved) and I managed to mutter out a hey joe from the Jimi Hendrix song which I always used to call him but felt like a criminal

Taswama and Soddingkitten good point about the likes changing things, hadn't thought of that.

How old is sodding?

My mum brought me blueberry muffins and new coffee beans

OldLeather - He is 7 months old.

Now that I've met him in person - his second visit went undocumented here - I have concluded that the plumber is a complete weirdo and also probably incompetent. He'll be attempting to install a new shower/bath knob on Saturday at 10 (= 2:45??). Third time lucky? I am regretting telling the landlord about the drippy showerhead.

Sodding still hasn’t touched his food overnight. I only put a small portion of something delicious down to tempt him, but nope.😕 Have discussed with DH and we will try a tiny bit of white fish fillet from the freezer. If that doesn’t tempt him, I’ll be taking him back to the vet this morning. He has been drinking his water again, so I’m reassured a little but not much.

DS2 has run out if boxer shorts. Well, clean boxer shorts. Ok, clean boxer shorts in his chest of drawers. There are plenty in the airing cupboard with other clean clothing waiting to be sorted out by him.

I hope sodding is ok.

I didn't get a job I really wanted and feel as though I should become a "new, improved me" but I'm eating delicious toast instead.

There's an assortment of things on the table - hair clips, dried leaves, yogurt pot, books, top trumps, papers, receipts. New improved me will sort it out later.

BurtonHouse; were they the Ultimate Burgers? They're gorgeous-I won't buy any others now.

Ooh I am going for a new improved me too BaldandWild! I planned to run every morning in half term. So far I’m still in bed!

It must be crafted from platinum and each key is set with a diamond?

Half term doesn't really start until Monday though @ladygracie , today is just the weekend.

I have a load of stuff I need to do before I have to leave the house in an hour. Yet here I sit on the sofa.

Ordered a flopsy bunny soft toy and having a cup of tea. Watching Netflix. Booked a pumpkin field tickets.

I am sorry to hear about Sodding!

I've cleaned the kitchen and am waiting for the water to boil to finish the bathroom.

Haha! Love that theory Taswama but now nothing will get done until Monday!! 🤣😬

I had a really weird dream. I had woken up (in my dream) and found squirrels sleeping in the pockets of my nightdress. It was lovely actually.

Sitting feeling sorry for myself with a hot water bottle. Aunty Flo is a proper bitch.

I have found a job I might quite like to apply for, debating whether I do or not. I should probably give them a call about it, but won’t really be able to do that until half term is finished as having a small child shriek ‘Hello Grandma!’ down the phone (which he does regardless of who I’m speaking to) probably won’t give the right professional impression...!

So sorry to hear Sodding hasn't perked up. Not to sound too woo, but I've been praying for him.

I have to get swabbed for covid this morning. I'm having a colonoscopy on Tuesday (oh joy) and I have to have a negative test for the procedure.

Hoping that Sodding perks up soon.

I'm just back from collecting a Thanos costume in DS2s size that I got for a meagre £3 on FB Marketplace. Will give it a bath (alas not machine washable) and that should pad out his (bloody massive) stocking nicely.