Good Morning Mumsnet! What's everyone up to today?

[lucysmam]

I'm just drinking my first cup of tea, and enjoying the quiet. I didn't sleep well last night so a slow start needed! When the washer's finished, I'll pop the washing on the line, then head up to wake the girls and get dressed.

We're off to town for school tights again, and fruit from the market. Need to remember fake tan too - the tan line, on my feet, from wearing ballerina flats & skinny jeans at work, is rediculous, and I want to wear something shorter in the warm weather! I think we'll probably pick up some chicken breasts too while we're there, for tea.

Dd1 wants to watch the Glass Animals' Glasto set later on so I'll probably carry on next week's story props while they play. Monkey Puzzle this time 🐒, & dd2 will come and sit down here to do her maths homework too. She has art as well, but her dad's volunteered to help with that.

I need to do the prep for Tuesday's Rainbow and Guide meetings too, including shopping. But that might be a job for tomorrow, and Monday after work!

What about all of you? 🙂

Got up. Let cat out. Hoovered. Fed cat. Mowed lawn and washed the car! Just scrolling through MN now before lunch.

I've just finished my second large cup of tea & today will be getting organised for festival camping on Thursday. Mostly going to charity shops to try to find a disco dress up for my 8 year old. Not sure how successful that will be.

A couple of hours in the afternoon of reading in the greenhouse then off to babysit my niblings this evening.

Feeling a strange sense of emptiness today after the end of GCSEs. Also the cat died a week ago and house still feels odd without her. I got up and did some yoga, cleaned the bathroom (half heartedly), did some tidying up and jobs. Not sure what to do with myself now. We were building up too then surviving GCSEs for so long!

DC had a triathlon intro thing this morning so I got 3 hours to wander round book shops and drink coffee. Also faced my fear of the bike rack ( always convinced it’s going to fall off mid journey because I didn’t attach it properly) and survived ( it didn’t). Now about to drive to my mum’s ( 2 hours ish) to stay overnight with the DC.

We usually have a family day but DH has had to work all day today so it's just me and our two children. I have had an eye infection and while I feel lots better today I am still not back to 100%. Have taken them to McDonald's for lunch, I have a few errands to do in town and then I plan on taking them to the beach for a play in the hope they burn some energy and stop arguing and fighting this afternoon so I can doze on the sofa. May be wishful thinking.

Heavily pregnant and aching, popped out earlier for a hour or so to do some bits now sat meaning to read my book that I want to complete before my little girl arrives but scrolling Mumsnet and listening to some relaxing music.

Have a lovely rest of your Saturday everybody.

I went to a charity coffee morning fundraiser, walk with DH along canal, watching box set, won a game of Fortnite.

I awoke horribly early (4am), made a coffe and wet back to bed with DDog. Dozed until 7.30. Walked DDog across the fields and back, she was so good, all that training must be working at last! 🙏🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻
Came back and carried on playing furniture jenga - we’re having house renovations done and decorating and I’m getting fed up with moving everything from one room to another.
i will have an enormous decluttering when it’s finished.
Completely pooped after DDog’s evening walk so just had a bath and am lounging on the bed.
There’s a big pile of bags going to a refuge tomorrow so at least I’ve made a start.