OS Daily Tuesday 22nd November

Hardup_Hester

Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 22nd November. 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!

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Morning all
Oh the joys of insomnia, still, 4:30 is better than 3:30, in fact it's only an hour before I should be getting up. Yesterday was a good day, I received £80 of Amazon vouchers, so I have ordered a cover for my Kindle & I will start ordering books as soon as I've read all the ones I've transferred from Hubby's Kindle lol.
So far I've tidied the living room & now I need to empty & reload the DW & make the packups, I won't feed the fish just yet, it's a bit early & they tend to look at me as though I'm mad if I wake them up to feed them.
Have a good day everyone.
Hugs Hester

esmf73

Hester - morning - had typed a long post, but computer heard the weather man saying Frost and froze up!

Morning everyone. After a couple of weeks where I hit rock bottom, I am clawing my way back. Selling furniture, decluttering, taking rubbish to the skip and generally regaining control of my life - hopefully by Friday I'll be there! Taking cat 2 to the vets today to get it sorted out - and today I WILL
- finish DS1s room - decluttering and tidying up.
- take things for christmas fair into shed at school.
- finish clearing / cleaning dining room
- finally when the boys are back from school I'll put up DS2s new bed.

Then I'll have cleared / cleaned dining room and both boys rooms. Have put an offer in on house we saw at weekend - so will chase that up and see what the result is.

Hugs to all - specially Lou and NPM. xxxxx

bargainbird

Morning HH and all who follow,

HH - Glad you got your kindle
NPM - Hope you can find a solution for Noah xx

Up early having a cuppa in peace . DS was up most of the night and eating pork pie at 2.30 this morning - Why do kids do that when they have a school day the next day he'll be dog tired later. Today 2hrs cleaning, collect paid for ironing, Do an online shop and make a fish pie. DD's have dance after school so won't be picking them up til 5.15 . Wet n 'orrible outside so TD will be used. Also I've just clicked CH on for 1/2 hr to take the chill off - Not bad for the 1st time since beginning of the year :money:. Need to order some oil before it gets too near xmas then i won't get any .

Have lovely days xx

Moorhen

Morning everyone,

It seems to be dark or foggy all the time at the moment! Can't wait for a bit of sunshine.

Thanks to all who sent positive vibes for DD2. we still don't know if she has made the team or not as we are going to be informed by e mail, hopefully today, but she is feeling happier.
She has a match for her school today and last school match she was captain so she is focussing on that.

DD1 has lots of dancing tonight and DS has rugby so it will be a quick tea for all of us.

Hugs to NPM, hope things get better for you and DS and you find it easy to make a decision about school.

Hugs to Lou as well and anyone else that I have missed.

Have a lovely day everyone.:)

beemuzed

Good Morning All! Woke up about an hour ago with headache...possible something to do with wine and cheese sandwich at 10pm last evening as I'd missed my meal due to a meeting! never mind, will go quickly now I'm up and about. have stripped the spare bedding (should have been done at w/e, but there..) and that's whizzing round as I type. Need to complete the inspection report today. Have purchased calendar through the organisedm%% site this year - love the flylady one as a rule, but can't afford to pay more in postage than it actually costs. This one also has large spaces so I think it will do nicely. Just need to transfer all the info from the old one today and it can then go up (like Flylady's it goes from August one year to December of the next.)
My new moleskine notebooks and diary also came yesterday, so they'll be dragged into use for various lists kater today too. What makes you think I love new stationery???
HH - I love my Kindle, so I'm really pleased you had yours for your birthday.
emsf73 - glad you're on the up once more!
Well done on keeping the heating off thus far BB - afraid we succombed a while back. However, it's hardly on much as the new insulation in walls and loft really does seem to have made a difference to the overall warmth of the house.
NPM - do not beat yourself up. You can only repond to your DS's needs as they are at the time. Maybe he does need a different setting now - it doesn't mean you were wrong when you first assessed where he'd be best placed, things do change.
DS still in hospital, they'll probably make a decision on where he should be later today. Really hope they don't just send him home as his mood is so low I know he'll just do the same again...
Well I need a cuppa now so will put the kettle on and curl up with my lists. May even get to tick things off later on! Really need to mealplan today too.
Hope you all have a good day.

adelight

Morning all. Glad you had a good birthday HH.
esmf- good you;re getting on top of things again, feels good ay?

I'm wrapped in a duvet waiting for the water to get hot enough for me to wash my hair. I should have done it last night (along with various other things) but OH came over at 8pm to look at some flats then discovered he hadn't done his OU assignment for the 23rd and because I'm soooo kind(despite being very angry...) I helped him finish it and didn't get to bed until 12.30. It's going to be a long cold day
Lunch is rice + all the odds and sods from the fridge, dinner will be sprout soup (big batch) and crusty brown bread.

Shalva

Morning all.....forgot to say yesterday HH.glad you got your kindle.....

quiet here today.need to have a good tidy up and try to spend less time on the computer today.....Dw and WM ready to go on and need to find something for dinner today now that all the leftovers have gone....

Hugs to NPM, Lou, and anyone else in need......

Beth... if I may.......I can only echo the good advice you got on the end of yesterdays thread. Please take it easier.its not so long ago that you were really sick and I would hate to see you burn yourself out.....while its wonderful that you do so much for your family.your dd will survive this as we all did.......

happy Tuesday all..........

FarmersWife_2

Morning All,

Welcome to those new FB friends

Have been up since half 4 but only just sat down lol

Log burner on, DW emptied, Puppy cleaned up lol, WM on, OH pack up made and he left at 5-15.

Just bought DD2 a pair of boots and a dress on Mr T's online for a christmas dinner we are going to on Sunday :beer:

Day in today, cleaning and working.

Made 4 loaves yesterday and put 2 in the freezer
Made some rolls aswell and we had dtilton burgers and chips for tea :T

Tea tonight... hmm... not sure yet. Online shop coming between 4 and 6 but seeing as I dont buy any meat from supermarket there wont be any inspiration there lol....

Huggles to allthose who need them...

DD2's blanket is nearly finished so I have put a post up on the freecycle board to ask for some wool and I will make some blankets for the homeless. Living 6 miles from civilisation and my nearest neighbour is a pub once Im on on a nightime in winter I dont venture far lol...

Off to catch up on yesterdays posts then DD2 to school

C x

JulieGeorgiana

Morning

Yesterday was a good day, I was feeling well and managed to do a list of food DH can cook for him and DS which is healthy, easy, cheap, filling and last 3 days... without them eating chips on a daily basis. After I finished sewing the cat net (thank goodness!). After I was feeling very poorly, but I think I just did way too much (So DS made meatballs for dinner and DH made a spaghetti sauce).

At least it's done and today will be a feet up day (although I need to make a pizza base for the boys and bread and fold some washing!) We'll see how I fair today!

Hope everyone has a great day x

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Morning all,glad you got your Kindle HH they are brilliant I think, I am knitting a cover for mine as £30 a pop is a bit steep I think.I am using up odds and ends of wool in multi colours.
Well the weather is still a bit damp and foggy but not too cold.School run this morning with the boys and then a quick trip to the bank to get some cash out then home and feet up in front of the fire for a few hours with my knitting and some catch-up t.v.
Porridge for breakfast today I think as its a good starter on a chilly morning and warms the tum up a treat I make mine with water and a sprinkle of salt on the top and some milk around the edges just as I had over 66 years ago when I was small I don't like the instant stuff, I like proper oats.I make make my DGS some coconut cookies later today as he tried some yesterday that I had made on Sunday and loved them.
Tonight for dinner I have some chicken casserole from the freezer .Its great shopping from the freezer as it means I am not having to trail around shops getting sneezed over by folk with colds etc.I stayed away from crowded places last year and got through the winter almost unscathed, apart from a tiny sniffle that I dosed up quickly before it had time to develop
Eldest DD and SIL and his parents are going to see Jimmy Tarbuck tonight in Dartford Its SIL's dads 80th birthday next month and they thought a night out would be just the thing for the pair of them Hopefully the fog will go before tonight as I don't like to think of them on the motorway in the fog
Hope everyone has a good day and keep up the good work lou we're all behind you
Cheers chums
JackieO xx

hilstep2000

Morning all!

Feeling a bit better today. Cough has broken at last. Spent yesterday, in my jim-jams, eating pizza and watching Christmas movies on Sky!:rotfl:

Got an ebay parcel to post this morning, then another easy day, as I have things on tomorrow and want to be okay by then.

JackieO and Hester - I was a library assistant for 20 years and was dead against a Kindle. Then OH got me one for my birthday. Took it on holiday, now addicted! Still get books from Charity shops, but take my Kindle in my handbag everywhere:T
Noticed last week Poundland are selling accessories for Kindles! Silicone skins and clip on lights for £1:eek:

Have a good day all.