Countdown to Freedom

Thistlewhistle

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS wrote: »

Morning Thistle, coffee sounds like a plan. Preferably sat by the beach listening to the sea - can you sort that please?

Tilly x x x

I can do my back yard listening to the sound of next door's building work, if that's any good.

Plenty of eye candy!!!

Tx

LauraJo

Thistlewhistle wrote: »

I can do my back yard listening to the sound of next door's building work, if that's any good.

Plenty of eye candy!!!

Tx

Lol love it - can I come over :rotfl:

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

sweetdaisy wrote: »

Glad you enjoyed your break Tilly and feel rested.

Goldiegirl wrote: »

Welcome home!

Secret_Saving_Squirrel wrote: »

So glad you relaxed and had thinking time. Good for you!

Thanks for your posts. It's not often I do things on my own and I'm sure all mum's reading can understand that. I'm either at work, travelling with work, or being a mum/wife. Going to the gym has really given me a kick up the b?m and my spontaneity is returning :T

I've had a few days of real pleasure. I've sat talking out loud in the garden, doing some house worky type jobs but only Fly Lady style and generally pleasing myself. I felt very fortunate and blessed that I could do this. Bear in mind though, I raided the entertainment and this means Mr T and I will be looking for free entertainment for a month :rotfl:

Listening to the bird song with no background of cars, motorbikes etc was beautiful and the variety of birds popping by was incredible. I actually got a bird book out to try and look some of them up. I'm useless at this type of thing and would like to improve. In fact I'm worse than useless, I haven't got a clue.

Enough waxing lyrical: cheques have arrived from M@narch so need to pay them and will OP once they've cleared :T

I've checked the garage and house fridge for things to go in the dinner this evening. It's going to be a plate of salads - potato salad being one using tahini and yoghurt, an Asian carrot salad (haven't decided in recipe but will hunt one down), and a red kidney bean, garlic, onion concoction with some fried (then drained) lardons on the top. Looking forward to a good family meal and catch up this evening.

Meals this month are mainly use ups/fridge/freezer/larder and although I like having a store cupboard, some bizarre things seem to enter. I have two packs of marzipan and three of white icing which are definitely out of date. Do I throw them away? Find a way of using them up? I think the latter but keep coming back to Xmas cake and as much as I love Christmas (196 sleeps btw) I need an alternative. Maybe halved nectarines/peaches, stoned and a ball of marzipan dropped in the hollow. I can bake them and serve with creme fraiche or icecream tonight.

Icing is another matter and will need to think on.

Best wishes Tilly x

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

ljaneyr wrote: »

Welcome home Tilly :wave:

it must be lovely to be able to jet off to the sun so easily. I must add'move nearer to airport' to our plan to buy a house abroad!

Janey x

Morning Janey, you got me thinking now....... I've never lived anywhere which is further than an hour from an airport in my life. You're right it does make it easier to up and go.

GallyGirl has a lot to answer for. I was quite happily playing with my spreadsheets and she forced me to book a flight :rotfl:

Glad to be back and now I'm definitely off to make a cuppa and get some work done.

Tilly xx

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

Thistlewhistle wrote: »

I can do my back yard listening to the sound of next door's building work, if that's any good.

Plenty of eye candy!!!

Tx

LauraJo wrote: »

Lol love it - can I come over :rotfl:

Made me laugh so much Thistle. I'll definitely be round - get the kettle on LauraJo and I have a lot of catching up to do :rotfl:

Tilly x

edinburgher

The (failure to identify) birdsong sounds lovely Tilly.

I'm not really a 'rural' person. I like going to somewhere pretty in the countryside and I appreciate the sun on my face and the smell of flowers as much as the next person. I like the city too, because I realise how isolated it can feel living in a small town or village.

That said, I was sitting on the bus the other day and I had a powerful urge to go an sit under a tree, my brain must be telling me something!

gallygirl

Maybe halved nectarines/peaches, stoned and a ball of marzipan dropped in the hollow. I can bake them and serve with creme fraiche or icecream tonight.

Happy to quality control if required :j

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS wrote: »

GallyGirl has a lot to answer for. I was quite happily playing with my spreadsheets and she forced me to book a flight :rotfl:

Em! you were the one who read the email out:rotfl: if you always did what I said your life would be so much easier.......... Don't you have some admin to catch up on

Secret_Saving_Squirrel

I think Gally is a bit of a temptress.....

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

Morning, an hour of PT at the gym and first load of washing in the machine. I feel like I'm a bit behind with household chores at the moment but the weather is too good to miss

PC £3 claimed and OPd
YG survey completed

1p TT to MOS

This month we've used some of Mr Ts salary to buy things to replace stuff which was broken. Total cost around £100 but has fixed three items. Nothing else on the broken list thankfully.

A week until payday and I'm looking forward to the shuffle.

Best wishes Tilly x

lulabelle1

Glad to hear that you had a lovely trip away.... it must be lovely to have some quality time to yourself with no one/nothing to thick about.... sounds wonderful!