O/S Daily Friday 16 December 2016

O/S Daily Friday 16 December 2016

This is an “over the garden fence” type thread where we chat about everything Old Style and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what Old Style things we’re going to do today or what we’ve achieved already. Everyone’s welcome, please do come in, put your feet up (although check the fence hasn’t just been painted first!) and join us for an Old Style natter. The more the merrier!

As this is the Old Style Board, it would be appreciated if posts could include some Old Style content. Please be aware that many people may have small screens, or SLOW internet connections, so please don’t post large pictures, or clip art – links are preferred. When you make a post, if you feel like giving it a title, that will help others that don’t have the time to read everything skim through the thread quickly but if not it's not a problem. Please do not start a new daily thread before you go to bed at night because this often leaves things confusing with two daily threads live at the same time. The idea is that a member would start each new daily thread after they get up in the morning.

Some people who chat here like to try to answer everyone. Don’t feel you have to though, a general “hi everyone, hope everyone’s well” is fine.


Morning everyone

Hugs to those that want/need them x

Happy birthday to those with a birthday x

DH up and gone to work stupid early. DS1 now getting ready for work, DS2 still in his pit, will wake him shortly.

Dinner last night was pork steaks, mash, LO cauli/broc cheese, carrots, peas and gravy, ice cream for dessert. Dinner tonight for the menfolk will be chicken and bacon kievs, chips and beans/veg, for me probably a mushroom omelette and salad. I had ceasar salad for lunch yesterday and very nice it was too.

Yesterday I wasn't as productive as I wanted to be, visiting town and did what I needed to do, then by the time I got home, sorted the prezzies I needed to take, wrap etc, sorted a couple of loads of washing, cleared up in the kitchen, it was time to leave to go to my friends. Once I got to hers we then went to her local spoons' type place and had lovely lunch and loads of catch up chat, we then went back to hers for coffee. I've now realised when I got home how much more relaxed and better in myself I feel - I just don't normally take some time for me, yes, I sit on the pc etc but that's generally within what I need to do for the household, paying bills, keep track of the bank accounts etc, insurance, researching goods and services. So I will definitely be taking some more time out of the daily routine just for me, it will take some juggling around and may not always be possible, but I need to find the work/life/me balance. That's all a bit deep for a Friday morning....! Good news also is friends children now both at school, so she's more available so hopefully future catch ups won't be so difficult to arrange, we realised yesterday other than text contact we hadn't seen each other in almost a year!

Today, I'll be heading to the SM first thing, I want to get all the non perishable food sorted today, so all I need next week is the perishable bits. I do have some present bits still to do, but nothing that's going to take too much to organise. Now thinking about it, I have quite a list of stuff to do, so will just get done what I can, most important stuff first - washing, drying and ironing, as I'm working tomorrow and need uniform etc, xmas cake needs marzipan on it too. I haven't wrapped any prezzies either - it's feeling like the list is getting longer by the minute!

Keep safe and well x

nmlc x