5 OS Pleasures in your Day Today part 2

Skint_yet_Again

(((PK ))) glad to hear your dad is improving x

Sonny hope CT scan results are ok

Sparrer.... only !!! 13 pairs left :eek: blimey I have 3 pairs jeans and 3 pairs black trousers in my wardrobe ...must buy some new winter clothes

Yesterday:

1. made up 50mins flexi time, so have nearly made back the 3 hours I had off on friday.

2. catching up on some programmes recorded on Tiv0

today:

3. Yoga class this morning and am still surpising myself at how much I can do. Am aching now but its more of a muscle type ache rather than backache

4. trip to @ldi on way home so we now have food in for next few days

5. got home to letter from Roya1Mail apologising for poor service and a free book of first class stamps

Had a phone message when I got home to say that I am not being offered new job but I got to final 3, they were impressed with my interview and will keep my details on file for next 6 months. Mixed feelings, part relief (so maybe not the right job or me) part miffed Oh well, onwards and upwards will keep looking

Kitchenbunny

Afternoon. PK am thinking of you. Whew, glad today's over. It's been hard work. Still, it's nearly the end of the week. For some reason I'm getting squirrel tendencies again (I mean hoarding food supplies rather than climbing trees ) and bought another kilo of rice and pasta today - before it goes up in price! Anyway, some pleasures:

1. Got invited to the works' Christmas party. OK, I sadly can't make it, but it was nice to be asked.
2. The first cup of tea of the day.
3. Found some tins of chopped ham and pork in Mr Ms at a good price, so got one (squirreling)
4. Saw a swan on the river - haven't seen one for a while so it was nice.
5. Wartime Farm is on tonight

Skint - the right job will come around (hugs)
DD - congrats on the anniversary!
Sonny - mm, cocoa (proper stuff!) Hope the ct results are ok.
mhagster - random (hugs) for you

Awful conditions driving home. The rain was one of those consistent drizzle that affects visibility - not helped by those without lights on! I hope Mr KB gets home safely. Going to make either enchiladas or a curry tonight - I fancy a curry, but it all depends on what Mr KB fancies. Have a lovely evening everyone. I'm going to try and switch off the brain for a bit. Take care!

KB xx

goldenpony

Just a quick post since tea is in the oven - thanks for the warm welcome everyone, I was a little worried about posting since this is such an established thread but it's also my favourite.

PK, hope your dad improves. Much good vibes your way.

And as to the million pound question, no I don't have a pony or a horse (yet) but I do have my hands full with my dog, a collie/spaniel mix who has a little blonde/brown pony as a friend so that's where the name comes from.

Plenty of OS pleasure today, went and bought some trim to edge some pretty cotton lawn scarves I'm making and sewn up some furoshiki wraps. Ooh, and found some ripe blackberries while walking the little lady this morning. Bliss!

Hope everyone is okay.

Chickenopolis

Good evening all !

PK ((hugs)) - I hope your Dad gets well soon xx

Goldenpony -I think we will get along just fine!

Dundee :beer: 25th Anniversary bliddy marvellous :T

Mhagster and ampersand - love your duck tales .

OT- OOhh how exciting ! new hens ! Difficult to name 'em until you see them and get to know them . Mine have names that turn into extra names so I would be hopeless. Pinky = Pinkerton Stinkerton , Laureta = Albanion Pixie... don't ask:o .

Tilams- hope your results are clear x

5 for today

1. Sat next to a colleague at work all day who used to be my line manager years ago , but is now my "equal" so to speak .She is fab and we understand each other very well she is a real asset to the team .

2. Day off tomorrow

3.OH is cooking tea now and it smells divine - griddled chicken ,french mustard sauce and rice

4. Saw my Aunt next door at Mums and we had a gossip .

5. Gave away 18 eggs to people I like

Have a good evening all !!

Frith

What a tiring day! I was smaller son's 1 to 1 on his school trip to the cathedral and I earned my free cup of tea at lunchtime. He was fine on the bus on the way there and OK-ish when the nice lady was showing us the cathedra etc.

It nearly always falls apart over something food related and today was the same. We walked past some tables outside the cloister cafe and he became obsessed with the sachets of sugar on them. (He always is, sometimes he eats sachets of ketchup). Of course, the other children and teacher were watching so I had to take the sugar off him...

Then we went back into the room where all the children had left their bags and he decided it must be lunchtime so he tucked into a cereal bar. My chosen course of action would be to let him, distract him, then take him where he couldn't see any more damned food! The teacher's choice was to take his lunch box off him and TRY TO TAKE THE CEREAL BAR OFF HIM.... There was a tussle over the lunchbox so I took that off him, saying "I'll have that, you finish the cereal bar". I think the teacher felt undermined that I had stepped in but he is terrible with food.

He was annoyed by that point and whinged through the next activity, devoured his lunch then would barely do the after lunch drawing at all. He wandered off twice (again, I lose him EVERY time I go out to the point that I stopped panicking about 4 years ago as he always reappears after 5 mins). However, I had to look as though I knew where he was, otherwise the other staff would panic.

On the bus on the way home he was nasty to the girl in the seat behind so is now banned from the next trip.

5 pleasures now!

1) Not too bad a sleep but not up to the gold star standard of the previous few.

2) Surviving the school trip. Nice to get to draw the floor tiles and it'll spur me on to go to Jackfield to get the tiles for the kitchen (having them under my new kitchen window frame to match the old tiles that form the sill under the frame on the stairs).

3) Made one of our old favourites for tea. Followed by yesterday's crumble with some yoghurt.

4) Smaller son looking smart in his new charity shop shirt and jumper.

5) About to go to bigger son's school open evening. We are going to hope that it looks like smaller son is in year 6 and about to start! Since we have no other excuse for going except for nosiness and bigger son being desparate to show us around. :-) Mum and dad and possibly my brother are going to meet us in the foyer.

6) Bit cold and tired tonight so looking forward to getting back, a hot bath, bed and hot water bottle and hope to find something good to watch or listen to on iplayer in bed.

ampersand

1. So lovely to turn on tap and have hot water again - and linked heaters, if I want. This unlovely little squat is the snuggest place I've ever dwelt in, for which I am thankful, despite everything, as another anniversary looms.

2. Bus pass again to Cambridge. Determined on new library books, hopefully including Stella Gibbons 'Westwood', picked up on 4extra @ silly clocks today. Reservation made. Thought I'd check out the Strada with Mr T vouchers, hence free, but after 5 minutes' wait and not the slightest acknowledgment, left.

3. Fatal turn into Heffers, BUT DID NOT BUY ANY BOOKS! Had good matching mindset time with assistant and splendid booky exchanges. He's ordered up several we spoke about for stock.

4. Town full of Gown this week, loads today, and I get real hungers and wanna's and big ache-y longings for more of all that.

5. Gave in on way to Library and went into Haunted Bookshop. Well, it had come onto rain. 'Aaah' said man. 'Aaah' me-too'd I. Quickly onto Archers Anarchists, to which he introduced me years ago and we had a glorious 2-hander, batting nonsense back and forth about Current State of, character assassination, manic alternate plot diversions[all in character, bien sûr] and much else. People, some of whom may even have had vague thoughts of being customers, were audience and we definitely played to them. Showing off madly. Enjoyable, enjoyable every time. Such fun!

6. Set to more Who is my equine painter? MTS resesarch in Library, chose 2 more books, and was hailed by A as I left. She's a stately Lady, handsome mind and features, looking no way near her 73 Earth years[maman is 99 and still living independently, but just wishes it would all stop. She can't think of anything else to do.] We walked to bus, then sat together, doing that happy thing that a number of us seem to be doing atm, setting the world to rights. [It really ought to be a better place by now, with all our input.]

7. Thanks to you, goldenpony, I've googled 'furoshiki wraps'.
http://hiratadigital.com/furoshiki.html
What a lovely philosophy around the whole concept! I have wrapped things in cloths and scarves and all sorts of things at times, but never knew of this. Sometimes my wrappings have BEEN the present.

8. Walked back through rain into warm house and turned on hot water tap...I just keep saying it.

9. All out of order. Did this first. Was just filling the 10th and final jar of minty herby apple jelly as boiler fixit man came. Offered apple pulp to neighbour's girls and they fell on it greedily. Don't we all love hens?

Now, speaking of names for your girls, OT. Princess Lucky and Mrs Nasty are two I have known. A former colleague has 2 called Paxo and Bisto.

Frith - please may I urge you to these for your flop into bed listen after school Open Night?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01n7p0q/episodes/guide

Wish I'd heard them first time round in 2008. Patricia Hodge is perfect.
Sadly, the reply to my query yesterday to Juliet Ace's agent is negative. They do not appear in printed form - opportunity lost.

skint- overheard on bookstall at market, woman[an academic]saying she wished she could leave but was just keeping her job because it was a job and they'd moved, anticipating retirement, which is now extra years away.... The right thing will come for you. Be sure of it, just as you would assure a friend in the same situ. Breathe easy.

Final 10 of my 5. Looking forward to Hunted.

Continuing improvement to all who are ailing. News all round sounds a little better.
Fabian principles work - the inevitability of gradualness. Goes for your foot, too CCP.

VJsmum

ampersand - I need to come and join your Archers Anarchists, how they can do that Fallon gets a bloke through the christmas production again I don't know... And Harry suddenly being gay? Pish!
Frith - stupid teacher, I thought the point was that you looked after DS on the trip. Silly woman
Skint - I am returning to yoga tomorrow.

Todays

1. Worked at home and have nearly finished dissertations. Even managed to mop the floor in between - getting paid to mop my own floor. I am running out of work and no-one seems to want to do anything about it. Come next year I will be busy so am making the most of a quiet time.
2. Omelette and salad for lunch with homegrown tomatoes
3. Managed to finish cleaning kitchen and clean and hoover lounge 1.
4. Friend who had to apply and be interviewed for his own job got it! :T
5. Even better my lovely sister got her promotion against all her expectations. So proud of her. :T:T:j:beer:
Have a good evening all

PS - the chicken slop was minging. Actually that isn't true the slop was quite nice but the chicken was minging. Still another 4 containers out of the freezer

Kittikins

1. Watching this week's Bakeoff with DD, we are sooooo excited for the final!

2. Went to lunch at a chum's and had a good catch up.

3. Came away with lots of food that she was going to throw out, some even within date but she won't be bothered to cook it!!

4. Nice chat with DD's teacher this afternoon

5. Popped in to DD's school to help with book fair

6. No petrol day, which is good as I'm on the fumes again!

7. DD read 'Jane Eyre' (Usborne abridged version not the full thing!!) whilst we waited for the rain to stop on our after-school trip.

8. Bumped into lots of chums in the village centre after the library closed and chucked us out, and ended up getting a lift home, yay!

9. Lovely chat with my mummykins on the phone

10. Hoping that my slow-roasted tomatoes will be delish, bit like meringue, I've put them in the oven and switched it off. My dad bought me a ginormous bag of tomatoes that I'll never get through otherwise.

missmoneysave

Hi everyone,
I didn't get chance to pop in yesterday, it was one of those days were I didn't even get chance for a sit down and crawled up to bed at an ungodly hour so my five are for today and yesterday;

1. I made some amazing garlic and herb potato wedges yesterday. Had them as an accompaniment to 'odds and sods' which was essentially anything that looked that it might have needed using up! Was scrummy!

2. An equally amazing homemade fish pie for tea today. An easy recipe but considering a year ago I couldn't even boil an egg it's hats off to me I think :T

3. Had a counselling session today. A strange pleasure as my aspergers has been described as mild but my counsellor said that there is nothing mild about what I go through everyday to keep my head above water. It was nice that someone recognised how hard it is for me to keep going.

4. A relaxing bath with my new bubble bath. It would have been more relaxing if Ian the dog hadn't wondering in the bathroom halfway through and started eating the bubbles :eek:

5. I put the heating on....:o...just for an hour. It was naughty but so cosy!

My thoughts are with all those having a tough time at the moment, sending prayers for happier days soon xxx

DundeeDoll

Thank you one and all for the anniversary wishes and congrats to sonny and mrs sonny for reaching the milestone first
Fingers crossed skint for a new job soon
The furoshiki wraps look stunning. Will add to my list of 50
1) woke up very early with splitting headache - dont think it was too much wobbleade. But took a couple of codeine and watched dont tell the bride
2) nice phd student was in and made me a latte. He's been off all week. I've missed [STRIKE]his latte [/STRIKE]him :rotfl:
3) forgot my raincoat and lovely OH came pick me up in the car. What a sweetheart
4) then she cooked super supper and opened the bottle of champers we forgot to open yesterday :beer:
5) and now we're tucked up in beddiebyes with new tricks with a tonof rain pounding on the roof. Be safe everyone xxx