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

[lucysmam]

I'm just up, and brewing my first cuppa of the day. I'm quite chilly this morning so haven't opened the window yet this morning. I'm going to watch the robin flitting around the garden while I have breakfast.

Dd1's up too and making a brew for herself. She went to sleep at 7:30 last night and is still yawning away 💤

I have the washer on already to get a couple of loads done & on the line before we head out. I think we're going to head to the cinema to see Barbie, and then somewhere for coffee and cake, to mark me getting through 18 weeks of chemo 🥳 They've been my biggest cheerleaders so deserve a treat of some sort.

When we get in, it'll be easy tea of some sort, wash up some cups because the pots are embarrassing 🙈 but neither of us cba right now, & chill.

I'll do some more hand beading, dd2 wants to do her English homework, and dd1 has approx 6 hours of college work for the weekend so we'll probably all sit down here for a while.

I'll probably head to bed early ish since I was up and down a bit last night, and leave them to their own devices.

What about all of you? 🙂

Just been swimming and now watching my daughter in her lesson . Straight to tap for her after .
Eldest dd has tumbling this afternoon then going to be a chilled day sorting stuff at home .
@lucysmam enjoy the cake and barbie , you all deserve it .

Morning!

I’ve got covid so not much planned. Feel ok, just tired and bunged up so maybe a nap later. I’m going to potter around, clean up and try and find something good to watch later.

Morning. I'm off to the hairdressers, goi g from blond to dark. Wee takeaway tonight and hopefully a good movie

Morning - I am going to have a lazy brunch and then I’ve got a flu jab this afternoon. I will then meet up with DS1 and my granddaughter in the park. Apparently we are going to blow Peppa Pig bubbles.

@SofiYol I do like a nap 💤 hope you're feeling less tired soon.

Thanks @popandchoc, sounds like a busy day ahead for you and your girls!

Just sitting down with a sausage sandwich and getting serious side eyes from the dogs. DH is off to a greasy spoon for a sausage sandwich as mine aren’t unhealthy enough! DDs both off to the gym then they are out for the day so a bit off peace. Then Im planning on a rainy dog walk then off to collect a wardrobe from Facebook selling page, probably spend the rest of the day sorting clothes.

Morning! It’s been a slow start for us this morning. I have a cold and feel a bit crap. My dd has a dance lesson and then I’m just going to do some more decluttering (it’s a biiiiiiig job!)

enjoy Barbie @lucysmam 😊

Morning! Ds2 has gone to stay with ds1, he turned 18 this week and is desperate for a proper night out as none of his friends are 18 until at least January! Dh is working, I'm going to do a food shop then I might go for a walk. Enjoy your cake @lucysmam

Morning, it’s an hour ahead here, I woke up about twenty minutes ago, I never set an alarm as I’m normally up at about 5:45 naturally. This is the longest I have slept in since I was a teenager. I was meant to go on a group run this morning, but I’ve missed that. I have my first rugby session with my new club at 11, so I’m quite excited about that.

My husbands taking the smalls into the city for breakfast today, so they’ll be doing that. We haven’t planned anything for the afternoon, but it is going to be fairly mild, so we might go out somewhere with the dog. His little brother is coming over tonight, but I don’t think he gets here until about 6:30, then he’ll stay until Sunday night, so that will be nice.

Got up 5am to walk dog + do horse before getting home to make sure DD was up for school. Walked her to bus stop then in the midst of gutting the house ready for parents coming for afternoon tea tomorrow.
This afternoon will be snuggles on sofa with DD, snacks + movies as she's had a tough 2nd week at secondary and is shattered. Weather is vile so actually not much else to do anyway.
Was supposed to be beating today but decided DD comes first and we are at training tomorrow anyway.

Up at 5 to take ds training.

Home an hour ago. Off out in 1.5 hours to drive for 2.5 hours. We are attending an awards ceremony tonight.

Probably be back tomorrow lunchtime/early afternoon.

This is a lovely thread! Just completed my first parkrun so just got home. About to shower and spend the rest of the day watching tv and eating some good food. 😋

2 aborted attempts at exercise (run - couldn’t be arsed to run in the rain, and instructor didn’t show for my pump class) so I came home and did an hour’s Group Fight.
Just heading to shops then to collect DDog and my sis’s dog from her house. Alternate sleepovers for the mutts this weekend.
This avo will be a dog walk, natch, then off to the leisure pool with DD.
This evening is a pub meal and home to watch the rugby. Will miss 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 due to being in the pool, but plan to watch 🇮🇪

Congrats on your milestone @lucysmam !

Morning @lucysmam and all! Is that chemo complete now?! Hope so!

I've been awake a couple of hours but sat in bed for a while with DH and the little ones with tea toast and books. Twas lovely! Teens are still in bed!

Everyone shattered after first week of term so a slow morning here, usual uniform laundry to do, is sunny and windy so wil get it on the line.

This afternoon we are off to see my parents 🙂 meeting them for coffee and cake in a little farm shop with a few animals, small play area etc. Will be nice.

Treating the DC to a McDonald's on the way home, DH and I will eat when they are asleep we will pick us something from the farm shop they do nice ready meals. And a few glasses of wine with TV later!

Morning! I'm still not dressed but I have done some jobs and made the girls french toast. Taking them riding later and I want to get a long walk in. I like to do the conqueror challenges but I'm really behind on my trek to Mordor (yes I'm geeky) so need to get out! Beef curry for dinner, new recipe to try which is exciting. Wild times here 😁

Good morning lucysmam and all,
We had very old friends come for the day yesterday and I pulled out all the stops re food and hospitality, so I'm quite tired today and plan not to do very much..
… apart from retrieve all the little bits and pieces that I shoved into a drawer, to tidy up before they came!
We have one of those huge coffee tables built out of railway sleepers, which is great for entertaining but does tend to get use as a dumping ground the rest of the time.

So we have a load of leftovers, which is what we will eat today, and also I will have something to take to a pagan meet up tomorrow afternoon. I don't really want another freezer surprise meal; last week's mystery offering wasn't curry, as I'd hoped, but some kind of beef casserole. 🤨

I am still on a bit of a high after yesterday, as we had such a nice time with the kind of old friends that you can just pick up with again, even if you haven't seen each other for ages. Part of it was reflecting on how old we all are now, who is no longer with us and reliving our mad teenage years. Heigh Ho.

I think I will finish my book and listen to some Pink Floyd…

Morning @lucysmam and all!

I was up and out to take DS1 to football training and need to go and get him in a minute. DS2 has made himself a bacon sandwich, hash browns and beans and is eating that at the table and marvelling at his cooking prowess 😂

DP has had a bacon and egg sandwich and is about to head out to the garden to continue his garden room project.

We’ve got Jackets for lunch with a choice of toppings, the dog needs walked and I imagine the rugby will be on all day…

Tonight the boys are going to their dad’s and DP and I are going to a friend’s party where we will probably drink too much Prosecco and dance badly!

@Decafflatteplease yes! Chemo all done - next step is hormone blockers & bone strengthening. And...back to work in 6 weeks ish! Can't wait to get back some sort of normal!

@Giggorata your post last week spurred me on to sort my freezers. There are a few surprises left in there but I chucked anything over a year old - figured if it's not used by now it never will be.

After a bit of upset last night l got up and went for a run at 8am, since we have had breakfast or usual Saturday morning tidy and l plan to relax with my book after a quick shop visit to prepare for a sleep over tonight, just 1 child so it won’t be too noisy.

Well done @lucysmam and dds on getting through your chemo, your cheerful spirit and tenacity has really impressed me.
Im off today, am contemplating making something nice for dinner in the slow cooker like a hearty beef stew but i dont see a recipe i fancy, im a very plain person. Ive been eating rubbish dinners all week and want something decent!
Its cold and damp here and the heating went on last night.
Time to draw the curtains and coorie in.

DH and ds1 are camping with cubs this weekend so I just have ds2 who is 5 and I am enjoying some one to one time with him. When his dad and brother are around I don't get a look in. We camped in our living room last night because he was sad he couldn't go camping too and we are now on the train to meet my sister and nephew for lunch and a walk around their town centre.

Did a couch 2 5k run in the rain first things this morning then showered and sorted the final few things for our few days away with the caravan this weekend.
Now sitting with a cuppa getting impatient as OH is still dithering and we'd planned to be away by 11 to make the most of the day. (I don't cope well with changes to plans/timing at the best of times but after a really awful few weeks back in school I'm desperate to get away!)

Did some loads of housework trying to achieve the show-house but lived-in look that one sees in magazines. Bathroom and kitchen polished and shiny.

Went shopping for last minute food items.
It should be warm and sunny for us and DC are away with their father.
Seeing new GF this pm, it is our third date so hoping it gets romantic after we have long walk.

I’ve been and dropped the dog off at daycare as DH and I are going out to lunch to celebrate our wedding anniversary which was in the week - 26 years!

When we get back I’ll be packing as I am off away on our caravan tomorrow. For a whole week. By myself! Well with DDog but no humans!

DS is working 2-10. DD is going out with friends today then she and I are making cocktails tonight just because!

Good morning Lucysmam and others. Well done on getting to the end of chemo. I've been up fairly early. I went to Aldi, have a washing in the tumble dryer, and looked after dgs2 for a couple of hours while dd took dgs1 to his swimming lesson. I'll now reclaim my living room and kitchen from toddler mayhem. I have a bacon, leek, pepper and mushroom casserole left from yesterday so that'll do dinner. Lunch will be a sandwich. It's cold here today and I put the heating on earlier for half an hour. I will warm up doing housework I expect. Strictly starts tonight so I'll watch that later. Enjoy your day