5 OS Pleasures in your Day Today part 2

sparrer

Hugs and good wishes to all who need. Just a quick one as it's almost bedtime

1. All decorations in their boxes except the wreath on the front door - can't put everything away til 12th night
2. Laundry blown dry (had to anchor it down well) before the deluge - still raining now, but not so much thank goodness
3. Phoned my media provider yet again, third time as they keep messing me about, and at last have negotiated a deal which I shan't believe until I get the printout
4. A lovely postcard from a friend who is holidaying in Regensburg until next week. It sounds beautiful, I might have to add it to my list
5. An evening of Dave Allen on the television. He always makes me laugh

Stay safe and dry, sweet dreams

eta Welcome home mhags :wave:

Molly41

sparrer wrote: »

4. A lovely postcard from a friend who is holidaying in Regensburg until next week. It sounds beautiful, I might have to add it to my list

It is absolutely stunning and I have been there and round a-bouts several times as have a friend who lives there. It is especially lovely around Christmas with the markets and there is a fairy-tale one up in one of the castles that dot the country-side.

mhagster

Back to end of my day posting again....just as you're getting up!

Well the main pleasure was a feeling of coming home and that was a nice feeling.
Everything put away where it should be.
Some wind and rain this afternoon ...just in case we were missing it too much.....rustling through the trees wind not hoowoo wind! I think it's been very hot whilst we've been away but in for a pleasantly warm week.
Had a tiny snooze but woke up with a cramp in my leg! Been pottering about trying to stay awake so I can ( try) and sleep at normal time tonight.

Grocery shopping...the downside to emptying stores before a holiday is having to refill! However, it's done . A few items on special but so much more expensive than UK for equivalent products!

Having pizza for tea with RTC salad and the first tomato from the veg patch:)

Enjoy your Sunday

camNolliesMUMMY

Morning!!!!!!


1 last night I sat n did my shellac nails and I'm very pleased and has a professional finish! Will deffo keep doing it.

2 plucked eyebrows, what a difference it makes to your face to shape them properly.

3 got up early, put wash on and hung on airers

4 got yo the gym at opening time at 9am and started a new workout following bodybuilding.com JNL WORKOUT FOR BUSY MUMS. It's free and I also have the app so I can follow it at the gym.

5 came back forgot I didn't have breakfast!! Use by date on egg box 29th dec but did the egg in water test and was ok to use. Had scrambled egg mixed with leftover ham, grated cheese and onion on 1 slice of wholemeal toast.

6 getting leftover turkey meat out of freezer and putting in the sc with the turkey gravy for our Sunday roast. Serving with normal roast trimmings.

7 off to get in the shower.

VJsmum

Morning all

Welcome home, Mhags. Mmmm warm sunshine, I shall have some vicariously
For DD - may be boring for others!
I went to Sri Lanka almost exactly a year ago. It was around 35 degrees every day and not much less at night. I don't know about Singapore etc, but Sri Lanka is 7 degrees north so clearly v. warm most of the time. I was working, but not very formally except for a couple of days when I went to the Ministry of Education - which I am guessing you might do too? So I wore "summer" trousers (light canvas) with white / light blouses and sandals. THat felt right. THe women you meet are likely to be in saris so whatever you wear, you will be different! I stayed at the Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel in Colombo - it has a wonderful lakeside restaurant called 7 degrees north! Other restaurants I went to were Beach Wadiya - literally on the beach, though as Billy No Mates amongst various couples / groups I felt a little out of place, but I had my Kindle and was glad I went. There's a lovely caf! at the Dutch Hospital, lovely building too. The Gallery Caf! on Paradise Road is good too (not Mother Kelly's doorstep - showing my age!). Finally I had lunch one day at a vegetarian restaurant - Milk and Honey. It was sublime!
THe stretch along Galle Face has great street food starting just before sunset.

I did work, honest, but had a couple of days to myself as well as most evenings. One day I had work to do "at home" to prepare for a meeting but, sunshine in January, I spent the day at the pool and then worked through the evening - it gets dark at 6.

You can get around easily by tuktuk - nothing should cost more than 500 Sri Lankan rupees (about £2.50) but agree the price before the journey begins as they do try it on and will try to take you to the sites! YOu have to be quite firm. They are exhilarating - read, scary!! But great fun Being on my own, I found the tuktuks a comfort, knowing that if I was getting hassle I could just jump into one - but the only "hassle" as such was people trying to talk to me. It was very flattering for an almost 50 year old to get "hello pretty lady" yelled at me

FInally, if you do get chance, the train ride up to Candy was fabulous. I went with a special company who hitch their coach to the main train - it was safer for me to do that than catch the train itself. if you are interested I can find out the company name.

Oh and jetlag - I am afraid I resort to drugs! Nytol or other sleep aid from the chemist. It means you sleep the night through. Even though it leaves me a little groggy on waking, I prefer it to pacing around a room at god-knows-what-time. After 2 - 3 days I am OK. If you don't want to do that then you have to stick it out - I have been known to power nap, set an alarm for half an hour (or whatever) and just get some sleep.

OK - back in the room!

The YUM pie police is approving

For past couple of days

1. Friday was work, work, work. Thought it would take a couple of hours - took about 10 :eek: The plan was to do a bit of marking, have a bath, pop into town, etc etc. Didn't bathe until 8 o'clock when marking was done :eek: even took kids to dentist unbathed (had done teeth though), and in my pyjama top (under a hoodie and with jeans - though did apply mascara :rotfl:) The pleasure? got it done, I guess
2. Kids tea was pizza - after dentist, popped into supermarket got 2 pizzas, on getting home handed kids a box each "there's your tea, there's the oven" :rotfl:
3. Cheese and biscuits for me with a scrumptious glass of red wine, once marking finished. I love red wine, but it doesn't much like me - can give me an anxiety attack - but this one didn't
4. Lovely bath
5. Top of the Pops 1979

And yesterday

1. OH and I got up and out as he had to go to Malvern on work related stuff. So we called in on old school friend who has caf! there - haven't seen her for 34 years, both of us 200 miles away from school. Really easy to chat to though.
2. After OH work stuff we went to a lovely deli for lunch - curried sweet potato and squash soup with ginger and coriander. Delicious. Actually there were 3 interesting soups on menu, shame to have to limit it to one
3. A walk up a hill to work off all the food!
4. Trip to Worcester - we are looking for my birthday pressie (some piece of art of some kind - but don't really know what I'm looking for:o) - afternoon tea in emaness
5. Out for dinner with kids (yes, a day of food ) on the money dad gave us for Christmas for just such a purpose.

Tidying, lecture writing, washing today. Yay

lovefullshelves

Caterina - I love those percentage off too:D ((big hugs and hope you've found a smile today))
DVF - joys of thankyou letters! I was surprised my DD of 24 sent one to her nanny, of her own freewill! I got mother brownie points, for bringing her up well!!
sparrer - ((catty hugs )) hope the insulin works x
1. OH made me a board, with little boxes for the playing pieces, for my witches game:D so I can play with myself (ooer) on the bed...oh dear..oh you know what I mean!!
2. NSD yesterday and going nowhere today:D so should be another one!
3. Actually done a mealplan for the week:D so no rummaging in the freezer at ten to six in the vain hope of finding something easy!
4. Washed up (with a timer set so I didn't stand too long!) and the counters anre shining!!
5. Healing nap yesterday afternoon FOUR HOURS of healing in fact!! and I still slept last night!
6. I opened up my £2 coin saving pot yesterday..£144 so I sealed it up again and have started the next one!
Big hugs to all xx

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

DundeeDoll wrote: »

Bad luck bop

Now, there was only one chance and they did not take it. On with the other tinpots and concentrate on snapping at yer heels, mmmm

DigForVictory wrote: »

BoP - porridge & Raffles sound like a potent combination...

Spot the Cat!
(oh, not really he does not answer his name yet!!)



There. Is Mhags still in the air! Good! BL00DY Aussies.


5 Just got back from the shops and Raffles is climbing the fence. Boy, he has agility but not quite the ability yet. You got yersen up there, so get down!

4 Tree chopping day, saves doing it tomorrows. That is the end of the spirit for this year then!

3 Will be watching the Mighty Mariners on the itv player later, and stop it two minutes from time. Dreams wasted for another year.

2 gether with Ms BoPsie last night, we watched some old Dr Whos. Daleks. Behind the settee. easy

1 Did you pass on that hello you got just then?

Chickenopolis

Good afternoon all !

BoP - I am not a cat person but that Raffles has got some style !

LfS - you kill me :rotfl:

VJsmum - Hey pretty lady ! I LOVE tuktuks OH said it's the only time on a holiday he has seen me smile:rotfl:Dentist in your PJ's ! why the heck not x

mhagster - nice to know that you are safely home.

1. Went to Bo*ts and got my Clini*ue stuff that ran out today oddly enough. Xmas vouchers used and 200 extra points gained.

2.Made a plum and apple crumble as OH bought me cooking apples instead of g. smiths . Shoved a few oats in the topping , tastes ok

3. DM said a huge dog fox was wandering towards my garden at midday today .Bold as brass. The terrier saw it off . Only need to say "fox!" and she's off .Glad the hens were locked in their run:eek:.

4.Roast chicken for tea.

5. OH has sorted out a new ariel in the loft for us to get Freeview .

Have a good evening all !

Muzikmaster

My Top Of The Pops Pleasures today are:

1 - tucked into a yummy homemade chocolate cake I baked yesterday.

2 - had a lovely Sunday morning feeling fresh and alive (I normally work very late Saturday night but because of festive period I was off Saturday)

3 - Researching homemade dog food. I'm sick of being ripped off and I'm going to have a go at making my own.

4 - planned all my meals for the week ahead.

5 - made the first move into looking around to find me more work to up my income. 2014 is not going to be a slack one for me.

Teacher2b

1, Very strenuous workout this morning- the class I do updates every few months- the new one is a toughie!
2. Borrowed a friend's vacuum as mine seems to have packed in- wow do my carpets look clean! Need an upgrade!
3. Healthy meals all made from stocks today.
4. Did the rounds this afternoon and visited brother and parents for a cuppa.
5. Will shortly be having bath/ doing nails etc