MG - The Matrix Re-wired

Bitsy_Beans

Positive vibes for Crickett and Marru xxxxxxxx

groatie_queen

This is an annual leave day for me, and so to make the most of it I'm doing a mix of practical and treaty things:

- taking items to booking-in day at local auction house - the very last of my mother's things (she died in 1999! Some jobs you just can't rush or you do violence to yourself)
- taking latest bag of collected bits to charity shop
- having celebratory bowl of soup in local cafe
- re-stocking fridge with Aldi's Super Six etc
- watching first part of Box of Delights this evening
- wrapping the last Christmas pressies
- fussing the cat, just because I love her

I looked in to the eaves last night, and where fairly recently was chaos and so much stuff it made me panic, now there is very little. This made me feel incredibly happy and liberated. This simplifying lark has been a work in progress for most of this year, but baby steps and perseverance are paying off!

greenbee

Glad your attic is looking tidy GQ

MG - how about...

Gingerbread
Mincemeat
Some kind of last-minute christmas cake
Lime pickle
Chocolate truffles (i can let you have some stuff for this... And if you want a chocolate making tutorial for more complicated stuff let me know)
Christmas tree biscuits

Memory_Girl

Woohooooo!!!

Carpenter is on his way - stand by for finished bedrooms LOL

MG

Bitsy_Beans

Greenbee I'd love to know how to make more with chocolate, it's the tempering thing that makes me panic

Groatie I might join you in the Box of Delights. Can you believe my husband suggested we sell it on eBay because only me watches it?! Eh? And what about all HIS films.....Kill Bill etc only HE watches those........don't ya just love marital happiness <rollseyes>

greenbee

Look forward to seeing pics of the rooms MG. It would be really interesting to see the floor plans too, and how it has changed

Bitsy - nag me, and I'll do some stuff on chocolate over the other side. Unless you want to come down and visit on Thursday when I really need to get this year's Christmas chocs done. If so, wear thermals. It will be cold!

Bitsy_Beans

greenbee wrote: »

Look forward to seeing pics of the rooms MG. It would be really interesting to see the floor plans too, and how it has changed

Bitsy - nag me, and I'll do some stuff on chocolate over the other side. Unless you want to come down and visit on Thursday when I really need to get this year's Christmas chocs done. If so, wear thermals. It will be cold!

Thanks for the offer but busy Thursday :cool: do you have to do it in the very cold then <insert dumb blonde icon> :rotfl:

I'd love a tutorial or something on the other side :D but I understand if you don't have time to do both

Have thinking about MGs make yourself a cozy corner idea and I have decided where possible I shall choose an hour before school pick up time as many afternoons a week as I can. Sounds easy eh? My biggest challenge will be to get all the jobs and errands I need doing done before then. I think that will require no sneaky logging on to MSE or FB though. As as it is to admit I spend a fair bit of time on here and then I wonder why I am not as productive. In my defence though it is my form of socialising but perhaps making time for it in the afternoon is a better way to go. Anyway that's the plan for 2012. No chance of it happening for this year though :rotfl:

Marru

Crickett - well done, you will be great :T

And ladies - what ever you are doing please keep it up :j I flew through my exam today (well wouldn't it be embarrasing if I find out in 10 weeks time that I have failed it - but it doesn't feel like that).

Now going to read pass cards for my Wednesday one and then get the guitar out. Laters.....

groatie_queen

Cor, Bitsy, what sacrilege on the part of your DH - sell Box of Delights :eek: . Not a chance! But at least he is being open with you!

When I was married, my ex used to actually get rid of belongings of mine without informing me, and never let on - it was just one of the many ways he liked to try and undermine me :mad:. Sad thing was, he got my daughters to collude in this for years. They thought it was normal and fun as that was the way he presented it to them - "let's play a joke on Mummy". It started when they were very young. When things disappeared there was a wall of silence. Often it was kitchen equipment, the very means I used to feed them all with love. Bizarre.

I only found out about it years later - beyond the divorce. I'm not stupid but I loved them all and trusted him. My older daughter has since realised that what went on wasn't fair, but sadly the younger one still holds me in the contempt she was taught by her father. However, one hopeful thing is she is in counselling just now, and perhaps the counsellor will help her sort out some of her wonky thinking.

Anyway, I have had a lovely day and I feel I made good use of my day off. Errands duly run, Box of Delights to look forward to with the wee treat of an Aldi lemon fool to enjoy whilst it's playing. Heated throw is on, and MG, I hope good progress has been made with the plasterboard! Pix please!!

Dorastar

Dh has been as good as his word and has started gutting the house - lounge looks fairly liveable in and dining room has a floor again. Dd has offered to help with menu plan and I am going to alternate house and school work till my nice sensible bedtime. My Christmas promise to me is to make sure I have me-time cosied up in bed reading through my mountain of books before I declutter them one by one.