5 OS pleasures in your day today - part 3

mhagster

Oh my worky work is done! Mega busy day! Pleasure is it’s done!

Started the day with a quick doggy walk.

Then couldn’t find house key so that held me back had to use spare. Eventually found house key when I went out to carpark mid morning and found it in the boot… had a sudden recollection of hearing a clunk last night as I grabbed my work bag but the door was unlocked so hadn’t noticed. Anyway it’s been found which is the main thing.

Good company at work today. Laughter and knowing looks and muttering under breath as it was crazy busy !

Excellent tips. 

A day of much weather. Mainly foul so as well being at work! 

And a very lovely welcome from my doggy. Currently on my lap! 

Highdays

Hello again, hardly dare show my face after yesterday's moans but thank you so much for your concern and kindness - and a hug is always more than welcome!

Finally some positive pleasures:

1) Was totally exhausted last night, slept like a log and feel a bit less fraught today.

2) Son is sorted - clothes order collected, relevant stuff ironed and packed, we can take returns back at our leisure, his car is mended and being collected as we speak, travel money and adaptors sorted. I take on board what you have said and will put boundaries in place once his new partner moves in at the end of Feb. It's all been very tricky, he was devastated when his wife left, the boys were only 5, 12 and 14 and they, and us, were heartbroken. We were right in the middle of building work on the house, Covid (which three of them got), his job was under threat, everything was just awful. I was so glad we were on hand - some of the building work was making us an annexe on the new house - and I suppose I dived in headfirst into making everything as easy as possible for him so, although he is very grateful, a lot has been thrown our way. Then add in losing both my parents within 10 months and the buyers for mum's property wanting to exchange and complete on the sale within a month (with Christmas in the middle), other urgent family committments and a load more stuff including his holiday and his car breaking down and I was at screaming pitch. Anyway, he did say once his partner moves in, we can 'go back to being retired' so I will be holding him to that and boundaries will be put in place. The main thing is that he is happy again and that we offered all the support he needed when he needed it. 

3) Middle grandson went to work experience today but was finished by 1pm. He is not there again until Friday and is working Friday, Saturday and Sunday so no hassle for us as he can stay at his mum's from Wednesday night and she will take him. Today she also offered to have the two youngest for the rest of son's holiday so we only have eldest grandson to sort and feed. A massive relief and a lot less responsibility.

4) The beds are out at my mum's, a much easier job than we had expected once the legs were taken off and the settee and chairs are being collected tomorrow. Everything else will be moved out on Saturday. We are on course to exchange on Wednesday and compete next Tuesday - if so, that will be amazing on the part of the solicitors for getting it done so quickly (though in fairness the buyer said he didn't want searches or a survey as time was, for him, of the essence). 

5) I have, in the light of what you have all said, been giving some serious thought to my birthday and plans are underway. All being well, we will be away from Friday to Sunday. Sunday is my actual birthday so if we arrive back late-ish we can always have takeaway of some sort with the grandsons and they can sort a birthday cake while we are away if they want a 'party'. If not then we will have a nice meal on the way back. I like the idea of  'birthday breakfast' out very much and may well plan that for other family members the following weekend. 'Unfortunately' I will not be able to organise and host a full-scale birthday party as I will be away. Result!!!!

So, all in all, a much better day and I am truly grateful for you confirming that I am not being unreasonable!! 

Enjoy your evening.

DigForVictory

VJsmum - eventually found coffee - envisions trekking across Sahara. Just eveading the heaven opening is more fun than either being caught soundly or being smugly safe.

mhagster - alarm clock is a fiend device. Erg first day back, but hurrah chap cooking. House key shenanigans - phew, found!

DundeeDoll - been found be a Radley bag? Excellent. £ per use tends to be tiny as they do survive! Buying extra to ensure qualified, yes!

Kittikins - being able to get laundry done is a special pleasure. Broken up bedroom furniture - well there's my imagination gone...

Frith - thank you, a Match ball is no longer just some spheroid. A single parent for 18 years? Ye gods. Awed respects. Genius birthday plan, will document for future use! Son giving up smoking Again - fingers crossed this time! 

topsyturphy - would you recommend Olio?

LaineyT - News Quiz?! <Scrambles for Sounds> For a moment I was struggling to recall where bird feeders are under the bonnet.

Suffolksue - yikes & of course you go all colourful. This is not a liability just a rather unrewarding hobby.

ampersand - who else can lie in wait for a vicar in the cold moonlight & gently scold those who inadvertently collide with doorframes? Then defrost to spookymen & enjoy the youngs' adieu to vicar with 3 wise women

village life - ah, all strength to DS2 & my apologies to DH! Rugby train not running because it was lost. Some days you do wonder about how the whole system works. (In Scotland, I am assured, as godma's husband runs one side as his personal train set) 

Happycas - all strength with your hospital for sick plants (I'm of the good omens Crowley school of gardening myself, mostly. I lack patience!) Yoga? Awed.

Highdays - ye gods, you amazing loving mother & gran! Definitely spend your birthday on some exotic shore, with Just DH. Plan to have a "rest cure" this year. If you must, arrange with local copper to be "taken for questioning" (that or arrest assorted family for elder abuse, harassement & behaviour likely to cause a breach of the peace?) Admirabel plans - return to being retired (and how!) and yes, perhaps an evening slice of cake but no hordes!

BoP - what is trying to escape that pie?

PaulieHerts - "coughing and heady" is absolutely no fun but at least it isn't covid.

Purple kitten - sons found it & I was spoiled rotten! A very lazy day enhances your appreciation of things.

Oh dear. Sleepless in Seattle. So cute! Seasonal. Bereavement. Suddenly taking the next handful of pills for this cold seems sensible.

Middleson returns with a jar of curry sauce recommended by a colleague. Two chillis on the label so my bowl is twinned with a bowl of yoghurt. Despite this cold, I can feel my palate shrivel, nibble another bite to show willing, clear the yoghurt & sit rather still. Youngest runs a thoughtful eye, clears the evidence & reappears with a fistful of clean handkerchieves & a chocolate eclair. I am so fortunate in my sons!

Pleasure in seeing mum & sister-in-cast & in doing the balance exercises that help her not fall & the finger wiggling that’ll make coming out of a cast a little less scary. (What’s the point of having several of the T-shirts in the wardrobe if you don’t share?)

And today Middleson just fumbled an attempt to saw his finger off. Cue Benny Hill music as I try to find the first aid kit & the finger plasters which are extra long & am being yelled at to bring the box over where he can see it. Pleasure is he’s fine now & we can laugh at the circus...

First day back at work (whilst working from home - this bug will not be unleashed on my colleagues). Ye Gods the emails. So glad to finish!

Health strength love & courage to all as have need, & Always have a plan B even if it does appear that you are being arrested.

DundeeDoll

My goodness one day back at work and I'm shattered!
1) walked in - lovely walk, read my book (not while crossing the roads) and met a friend coming out as I was going in
2) fire alarm - false alarm but we used the time to have a nice walk outside
3) yummy hm poke bowl lunch - salmon, red cabbage slaw, broad beans, cucumber, lettuce, pepper, tomato, guacomole and sour cream and chive dip yum yum yum
4) someone had brought in some posh christmas biscuits - be rude not to
5) bus home to mum just finishing cooking sweet and sour pork 
Just done my 23 minutes declutter, having a cuppa and soon to bed 

Frith

Pleasures for today (Monday)

1) Good to get up after about 35 minutes sleep. (Literally). I then realised that staying up and functioning would be impossible so had to cancel my morning at work. 3-6am were the worst hours, where I convinced myself that I was ill/having a breakdown. I had a little sleep from about 8-9am.

2) Pottered around and made an offer on the house that we like... I await a phone call to see if it has been accepted. For my records (as I sometimes look back on this thread), it was the house on K Road and I offered £8000 below the asking price!

3) Managed to remember everything I needed to take to the English lesson this afternoon. Print outs, lesson plan. the big bag of donated footballs, 2 hoodies that smaller son outgrew. I popped out to get the bag of footballs at the end of the class and felt like a right wally carrying it into the hotel! They have gone into the office now so people can borrow them, with just one secretly given to a young man who asked for one. I told him my son had said it was a match ball and he had that one, after deciding he couldn't hide it by sticking it up his t shirt! 

4) I went to M and S cafe afterwards for a cup of tea.

5) Pie and mash for tea, with leeks. I then wanted to use the end of a jar of hm lemon curd so I put that in ramekins with sponge above.

6) In bed now with 1hwb and will do some Arabic. 

VJsmum

Same DD same - absolutely cream crackered

Pleasures for yesterday
1. read more of 'HIs Dark Materials: Amber spyglass", I'm hating it but am invested.  The pleasure is that i decided to skim through it - especially all the descriptive stuff.
2.office didn't need as big a tidy as i thought
3. friends popped in for a cuppa on their way back from their skiing holiday
4. fitted in half an hour of yoga
5. went to OH's epiphany carol service (not especially a pleasure - it was all rather dirgy).  Hope this doesn't offend but at one point during a reading from St John, he said "I am not the messiah" and i REALLY Wanted to say "no, i'm a very naughty boy" a la Monty Python.  I resisted but did snigger a bit.  Went out for a meal after which was a pleasure

and today
1. back to work was ok
2. finished the amber spyglass 🥳 my next read will be something fluffy and light
3. OH had tea cooked when i got in - was starving
4. watched call the midwife from yesterday
5. my bed, very soon.

Night night all

ampersand

1. Dear Highdays - &'s begins in 3 minutes, so I'll set yours up in time for Sunday.😁  To borrow from Lucy Maud Montgomery's Ann of Green Gables - 'A brand new day with no mistakes in it.' 

2. Katherine Mansfield's stories continue, right now, on R4X.  Lost at 34😮‍💨😔😟......
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001gynw.
Definitely an osp of the highest order.

3. Managed a rural bus zoom into Town of Horse and something was still there.  So pleased - a thankyou for someone who came miles to collect & for rugby last Saturday.  Possible car progress later today, DG. 
Felt for you, vl, re: your Twickenham loss.
Not sure I want to hear DoR at tonight's training after our 27-3 horror story.

4. Lovely online exchange already from old NZ schoolfriend.....yes, it really is over 66 years since we were all in Mr Paulson's class, Nelson Park School, Napier, Aotearoa, 1957.  Class size, entirely normal then - 45!!! and we were all brilliantly taught by him.
4 of us still chat, 2 girls and 2 boys.


5. &'s anniversaire fundraiser for EACH is underway.  Young G, remembered always.🤲🙏❤️‍🩹  
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villagelife

1. Coffee - much needed today.

2. A meeting with both managers at work. Explained why I was unhappy and what should be changed to make environment a better place to be. Right noises made in response but will have to wait to see if anything changes. Probably unlikely as they think they are already doing their jobs ok.

3. I did get agreement that some of my colleagues have a different work ethic to me. I said they were lazy but a different work ethic was agreed on!
It is going to be kept an eye on.

4. An enormous pile of ironing done. Pleasure is that it is finished.

5. Jacket potatoes for tea.

LaineyT

Swapping a curry for an eclair sounds eminently sensible to me DFV
Fab photo Ampersand 

For yesterday,

Trip into horsey town for provisions, favoured brand of coffee and olive oil on offer so stocked up.

Mini sort of clothes, 2 unwanted coats will be washed and rehomed.

Lunch then over to the yard as a feed company was bringing a weigh bridge, girlie is ok for her height & type but tummy a little big 🙄 so slight adjustments will need to be made food & exercise wise, she wasn’t the only one!

Long chat with bf.

Bit of a headache come on early evening and ended heading up the stairs to bed around 8.30, not a pleasure but snuggling down and going to sleep was.

Kittikins

1.  Got the later bus in, whilst the roads are definitely busier, I was still able to get in on time

2.  Office buddy was in for the first time in ages, lovely to have a natter.

3.  DD, whilst still I'll, not a pleasure, looked slightly less grey by the evening

4. Watched an episode of dark materials

5. Felt very out of sorts so went to bed early.  Pleasure? Lovely bed and beloved gave me a cuddle to help me drop off