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

[lucysmam]

I'm just drinking my first cuppa of the day, in my kitchen spot. The washer's on already, for the towels, and the beef for what should have been our New Year's roast is already in to slowly cook. I'm not very good at cooking beef, so hopefully it'll be ok!

No-one else is up yet, and the cats have gonr back to bed after breakfast so I should be in for an hour or two's peace.

We have no plans for the day - dd1 needs to complete her arguments for the assignment due tomorrow, so I'll leave her to do that. And dd2 was up late chatting to her friend in The Netherlands, so she'll sleep a while longer.

I'm expecting delivery of a craft kit at some point, so will probably get my paints out to fix a set of peg dolls I was meant to repair over Christmas, and slowly potter about in between paint layers.

We're still recovering from flu so I'll probably also have a nap before finishing off the roast.

Once we've tidied from tea, I'll have my much needed Self-Care-Sunday scrubby everything shower, and read for an hour, before heading to bed early ready for work tomorrow morning 💤. Doesn't really feel like I've had a nice break after being ill for most of it 😥 but there we go.

What about all of you? 🙂

Afternoon all
woke up at 8 which is late for me. So far I’ve done 2 loads of washing, bought packed lunch food for the week for dd and I’ve taken down the Christmas tree and decorations.
DH is cooking a roast while I finish tackling the laundry, I need to declutter some clothes out of our bedroom too.
After tea it’s bath time for DD then shower time for
me and early nights all round ready for back to school and work tomorrow

Hello everyone
It snowed here yesterday and unfortunately DD is working at the soft play - on an industrial estate - both yesterday and today!
Took DS to church then did a bit of shopping at Tesco. It had that 'getting back to normal' feel today.
Everyone's a bit sniffly here because of the snow, I think.
Anyway, got back, had a tangerine and a pear, then tooK DD to work. Some of that road on the industrial estate has now been gritted, which is a relief, but it will be dark when I collect her so I hope it doesn't freeze.
Was just thinking I end up wearing my sunglasses for driving a lot more at this time of year than i the summer as the sun is so bright and can be at such an awkward angle.
I thought I had taken all the Christmas cards down yesterday but there were loads I had missed, so took them down. Still need to do the tree but I think I will leave the candle bridge in the porch til Candlemas on 2 February - and also because it gives a bit of light for when we return home in the dark.
Finished my fab Christmas book, 'The Christmas Retreat' by Trisha Ashley. I also got several classics for Christmas that I've never read so starting on those soon.
Also, the hot tap on the bath has stopped working completely so that needs sorted but hopefully we're getting a new bathroom this year anyway.

Whole house had a lie in this morning till about lunchtime - that’s ok it’s the lazy before return to routine day. . Teens gave tomorrow off so need to get them back to early starts tomorrow.

Making beef roast just about to prep the veg trays
Then it’s just shuffling things around

Hoping for a film and drinking cinnamon tea later we shall see.

H has taken tree down - back to plain lamps not pretty multi coloured sparkles.

Just feels like a come down day really.

I got up late
Went to the gym. Came back and cooked lunch and prepped dinner for tonight. Now watching Spurs.

I went to meet dp for breakfast this morning then we watched some Netflix. Teens had made chocolate cakes while I was out. Which were good so much for avoiding sugar. I have taken the dog on another chilly walk. Currently hiding in bed while I doom scroll. I have loved the last few chilled weeks but back to the craziness from tomorrow! Good luck to everyone doing the same!