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Come and tell us your dull and unexciting news 34: Calmly through the day

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Mumtobabyhavoc · 25/06/2025 19:30

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Mumtobabyhavoc · 11/01/2026 02:22

Have been inside all day today. I finally crashed with baby at 3pm for an hour then got up and began putting dinner together (pizza and salad). Got that done then helped Havoc finish a craft, a DIY clock kit from Santa.
Had a bath, washed my hair and hit got dressed. Feeling human again. 😊

Pizza: pesto, crab, pineapple, red bell pepper, spinach, mix of cheese (cheddar, Swiss, gouda)

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MissConductUS · 11/01/2026 14:33

I've been having a nap every afternoon, havoc. I'm still not sleeping well due to the post op discomfort.

DH and I had talked about going to early church services this morning, but he didn't sleep well either, so we'll try again next Sunday. We do have reservations for brunch at a lovely new restaurant that just opened up two months ago. We've been there for dinner twice, and they just started offering brunch on the weekends.

Not much new to report. I have to get the ball rolling on cardiac rehab this week. Fortunately, our local hospital offers it, so there won't be much driving involved. I'm cleared to start driving myself on February 2nd, which will be a relief. I've had to rely on DH to take me everywhere since the surgery.

Mumtobabyhavoc · 11/01/2026 20:01

Thanks for popping in to give an update @MissConductUS 🩷
I'm happy to kniw you are making progress and getting needed rest. It. Will. Take. Time. 💐

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Mumtobabyhavoc · 11/01/2026 20:06

Just a shout out to our thread posters old, new and those we haven't heard from in a while. Watch this space. New thread will be coming soon. 😊

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HildaTablet · 11/01/2026 20:45

Still here, @Mumtobabyhavoc! A miserable dark, wet day here so not much happening. We’re doing an epic declutter which means I’m spending most of my time turning out cupboards and cabinets, selling stuff on Vinted and hauling donations to charity shops. Anything that nobody wants is destined for the tip. It all feels very cathartic.

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 11/01/2026 21:10

I’m knitting a worry-eating monkey’s ‘arm’. Much of the rest of him is done. He will eventually go with a matching hand puppet and 7 ‘professional’ hand puppets to Knit for Nowt, who distribute them to children’s therapists all over the UK.
It’s a great excuse for ignoring housework!

Mumtobabyhavoc · 11/01/2026 21:50

I just deleted 48 mostly blurry pics off my phone consisting of magna tiles, the couch, the area rug and Havoc's foot. It's not too difficult to determine the photographer.

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Mumtobabyhavoc · 11/01/2026 23:53

It's very dark and rainy here and 7c. It's been the kind of Sunday to stay in. Have done some puttering, had a late lunch and now got the dishwasher on. I might get the kids out for a rainy walk, might not. I'm kind of blah today.

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MissConductUS · 12/01/2026 13:03

@Umanresources, I think that cardiac rehab does involve some physical therapy. One of the visiting nurses told me that they also hook you up for an EKG while you exercise. The data on how your heart reacts to the exercise is then sent to your cardiologist to help him determine how your recovery is going.

It is still early days for my recovery. Today is exactly three weeks since the surgery. I've been told that full recovery takes three months.

DS spent the night in his new apartment last night for the first time. He had a couple of friends from work over for dinner (roast beef). He's quite a good cook. I think he'll be home here for dinner tonight.

Mumtobabyhavoc · 12/01/2026 15:12

Miss, cardiac rehab here involves going to the hospital gym with a physio. How is your sleep, appetite and energy level? It's still early days for you. I like seeing you pop in here with updates. How is the weather your way?

I have been awake over an hour and am about to get up. I think I'll have a coffee before the kids wake up.

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MrsSPenguins · 12/01/2026 18:57

Thanks @sproutsandparsnips Hope you had a nice weekend.

Glad your recovery is going well @MissConductUS

Hope you are feeling better now @Mumtobabyhavoc

I just had a mammo, ultrasound and saw surgeon at hospital today as found lumps where I had cancer before but got all clear and its just a bit of scar tissue. Did my annual mammo at same time and also clear.

DD went back to university on Sunday for a new term. She's got a job as a paid coach for rowing and just been offered a second one. Will miss her chats but not all her stuff around the house.

sproutsandparsnips · 12/01/2026 19:40

Glad recovery going ok @MissConductUS
That is an amazing thing to do @ZZTopGuitarSolo
DS going back again this week @MrsSPenguins- he went back last week as lectures started but none of his friends and only one of his flatmates are back yet so he came home for the weekend to revise.
i am having a short break away in Tenby - it’s very quiet but lovely.

MrsSPenguins · 12/01/2026 19:43

Enjoy your break in Tenby @sproutsandparsnips

DH has just had his piano lessons and now we are about to have dinner - will have chicken kiev and cauliflower / brocolli / 3 cheese gratin with it.

I told DS this morning there was a chocolate melt in the middle pudding for him and he moved at the speed of light to it. He has been making cheese toasties on our new panini maker.

MyrtleLion · 12/01/2026 23:17

Up early to meet the electrician who is going to install a dedicated socket for the electric car. It's not a proper charging post as that would cost thousands to install. Our electricity meter is around 30m from the garage and a new line would need to be laid under the garden and paths round the garage which is separate from the house.

A dedicated socket will mean the car won't trip the freezer and vice-versa. And it's safer but only 2.6kWh maximum.

Then I went to the dentist where I probably need a new crown which is super expensive.

I have another electrician coming to quote tomorrow.

Mumtobabyhavoc · 13/01/2026 03:44
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It sounds like a lot to consider after purchasing an EV, Myrtle. 🤔
Forks, a lot of rushing.
What kind of panini press Penguins? Does only your DH play piano?

New fridge delivered... slightly damaged. 😵‍💫
Will deal with sales rep on this. Have documented and notified appliance store.
Had to vacuum and wash the floors again after the delivery. 😩
Baby has wand vacuum out and is "cleaning up." 👏. Eyed cookie and said, "Need to vacuum cookie". 😵‍💫 Then unfolded paper napkin, very carefully, laid it out on the floor and said, "Need to vacuum napkin." Uh, no...😵‍💫
Dinner was penne in garlic cream with prawns, baked salmon with pesto and roasted potatoes. Had warmed oatmeal choc chip pecan cookies for dessert.
Counting down til dc's bedtime. Just waiting for the wind down...⏲️

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MyrtleLion · 13/01/2026 10:28

Mumtobabyhavoc · 13/01/2026 03:44

It sounds like a lot to consider after purchasing an EV, Myrtle. 🤔
Forks, a lot of rushing.
What kind of panini press Penguins? Does only your DH play piano?

New fridge delivered... slightly damaged. 😵‍💫
Will deal with sales rep on this. Have documented and notified appliance store.
Had to vacuum and wash the floors again after the delivery. 😩
Baby has wand vacuum out and is "cleaning up." 👏. Eyed cookie and said, "Need to vacuum cookie". 😵‍💫 Then unfolded paper napkin, very carefully, laid it out on the floor and said, "Need to vacuum napkin." Uh, no...😵‍💫
Dinner was penne in garlic cream with prawns, baked salmon with pesto and roasted potatoes. Had warmed oatmeal choc chip pecan cookies for dessert.
Counting down til dc's bedtime. Just waiting for the wind down...⏲️

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It was a lot. We were surprised we didn't have a charger that could connect to the domestic supply and we would have to buy one. But they missold us the car because they said it had electric memory seats like the one we sold them. It meant whenever I opened the car the seats and mirrors etc moved to my position and DH didn't have to get in a cramped driver's seat. It didn't have memory seats. So they gave us a domestic supply cable for free.

To be honest I didn't think it would be difficult to get a dedicated charging post and I was more deterred by the cost. With a £1,000 installation it would probably bring the total cost of charging to a similar cost to fuel a petrol car over three years.

When I then looked into cheaper electricity tariffs, we could get a cheaper deal if we had an installation via the energy provider. That's when I looked into the actual cost and realised the difficulty and expense in installing a separate radial spur. Also we have three adults working from home, so the reduction in power use if we went to a night time tariff was minimal. But then our daytime use would have cost 17p a kWh more.

I didn't really trust my calculations so I fed it all into ChatGPT and received a response that "daisy-chaining" the car charger meant we lost power at each point. It is plugged into an extension cable that goes to the back of the garage which is plugged into a four way that holds the router (yes we have WiFi in the garage) and the freezer, and then plugged into the socket. It suggested we get a separate socket for the car to reduce inefficiency and for safety reasons.

We need a new fuse control box and a separate socket. Along with replacing a toggle switch for our landing light that was incorrectly wired when the house was built, it will be around £320.

It was a much more complicated decision than I realised. Had I done the research before we bought the car, I suspect we wouldn't have bought an electric vehicle at all. But it has probably worked out for the best.

mathanxiety · 14/01/2026 02:44

When I left for work this morning there was a surveying crew hammering a marker into the parkway grass. When I got back, there was a man in hi viz with surveying equipment, and there were several hieroglyphics spray painted on the street and the grass. So I expect the street I turn onto from my alley on my way to work will soon be dug up, and hopefully thoroughly resurfaced. It's very potholey. I'll have to drive the other way through the alley when the work starts.

The local NFL team had an astonishing playoff victory on Saturday night and we are all still pinching ourselves.

Mumtobabyhavoc · 15/01/2026 05:40

My littles ones crashed pretty easily tonight after being out hiking around Burnaby Mtn this afternoon. It was very foggy. Temp was around 8c. The horse-drawn carriage still had had holiday decos.

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Mumtobabyhavoc · 15/01/2026 05:51

I noticed a plaque on a large boulder about rhodos planted. Then I saw the bushes. They are almost 60 years old and line a section of the trail. The pics won't post. 🤔
Noticed some Christmas decos on a tree behind a bench with a memory plaque dedicated to someone's parents who died about 20 years ago. There were flowers placed at the base of the tree, too. The parents were early 70's when they died, so their children must be 60's now - at least. The decos were quite worn, the flowers seemed somewhat recent, although done.

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MyrtleLion · 15/01/2026 12:10

The horses are wonderful. I hope Baby and Havoc loved them.

Physiotherapist this morning. I have sharp pain in a callous on my big toe which is affecting my walking. Hopefully my consultant surgeon will tell me what's going on when I see him on Monday, but it's affecting my recovery.

I'm also seeing the infectious diseases consultant on Monday as I stop taking the antibiotics this evening after 12 weeks!!!

Hopefully things will begin to improve now.

Umanresources · 15/01/2026 13:53

@MissConductUS i hope your recovery continues well. It’s amazing how far medical procedures have come.
@MyrtleLion your EV sounds very complicated. I don’t drive, although I tried to learn about 3 times. The first time was when I was 17 and I was learning in a Zephyr car, with the gear stick on the steering column and which I jammed every time. There was a long bench type seat which had to be pushed forward as I was short, plus I was sitting on cushions.
@Mumtobabyhavoc i love the horse and carriage. Wonderful memories for you and your children.
@mathanxiety i have reported pot holes, outside our house, a couple of times, to our local council. My OH has taken photos of them with a ruler. They have been filled in very quickly, so I think we must be quite lucky, as I know some people wait for months.

I've had a lovely couple of very dull days, going through boxes which were hidden away in a cupboard in the hall. We got rid of the cupboard, but the boxes were filled with shoes, boots, scarves and bags. I culled a lot of bags, mainly supermarket bags for life. If we live to be well over 200 years old, we would still have had some left over. I’ve folded, squashed and put elastic bands around them. So neat and tidy, and the Ocado bags are beautifully folded, ready to return, we get money back for those. Shoes (many of them never worn) are going to charity shops. The scarves, gloves and hats are beautifully folded as well. I’m feeling very pleased with myself now. Just need to get the drawers put into the hall from the living room!
I bought myself a couple of the the very small painting sets so I’ve been using them daily and sharing the pictures with my grandsons, and they have been doing the same with me. 💙💙

MyrtleLion · 15/01/2026 14:50

The EV is actually quite simple: plug it in at home and it takes around 24 hours to charge if we've run it down to 20%. Mostly we charge it when we're going further than 20 miles. And we have an app to find charging points. The main difficulty is it takes 30 minutes to 7 hours to charge depending on the speed and faster is more expensive.

We've worked out it's about £10 to fully charge it which is much cheaper than £70-£80 for a full tank of fuel.

Mumtobabyhavoc · 15/01/2026 17:18

Uman, the horse part is new. I don't remember it there before. It was so nice to walk through the garden and see the carriage still decorated and the lights on. It was so pretty in the fog.

It is sunny, mostly clear and 6c here.

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Mumtobabyhavoc · 16/01/2026 02:22

Great day with dc today: Science World then playground. Lost baby at Science World. Potentially made a mum friend at playground.
Gorgeous day, jacket not needed if in the sun kind of weather, got home put laundry on and made dinner. Now chilling a bit while the kids play before bed. Oh, yes, security found baby. 😅

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Umanresources · 16/01/2026 11:25

Phew @Mumtobabyhavoc I bet that was a nightmare for you. It's so easily done with little ones. In my day (last century) I had reins on my children, which was normal then. Not nowadays though, as they are regarded more akin to a dog's leash 😂.

I'm just about to hop into the shower. I say hop, more like stumble and stagger after taking painkillers.

Trip out today to the doctor's, which is my highlight of the week. Last week it was to the dentist. I know how to live 😂

Ocado delivery tomorrow. My order looked very expensive, and when I checked, I'd added 2 bottles of very expensive gin. I must have clicked when I scrolled. So I deleted them rapidly. Almost halved the final total, so i added the scallops back in! Duck and mushroom stir fry tomorrow, chilli i hope tonight.

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