5 OS pleasures in your day today - part 3

Purple_kitten

1 As part of my pre-op I had to jump on the scales today, and if you had asked, I would say in menopause I feel at my biggest I’ve ever been, I was very shocked when the scales made me 2 stone lighter than last year as I honestly don’t see it, I even got off to check they were set right.

2 I’ve decided to treat myself to a hair appointment so booked it in, it may sound daft but it’s the first cut in a few years.

3 I got on and did a little planting up, with various helpers.

4 Wrapped up a chop, mint and veg parcel to cook through and served with some Rana gnocchi? It was tasty.

5 I went through 3 big storage boxes of stuff inherited, I listed 3 ornaments for sale and the rest is to go, feels good, I know we held onto it as it was too emotional at the time, through calm eyes, my dad didn’t look after things and they are faded, chipped etc easy to move on and no attachment.

Frith

Pleasures for today (Monday)

1) Very slow to go to sleep but then woke up at 9. 

2) Horrible news about people being rounded up for detention centres as they sign their usual asylum "bail", pre Rwanda. I did have a good chat over the phone with one friend. They're in such a state of limbo. He was talking about the football match he will watch tomorrow night but doesn't know what Wednesday will bring. There are protests outside our most local centre to prevent vans driving away.

3) Worcs cricket has been underwater for so long (I think 100 days in total) that it was moved to our town. A free day today so I went with my brother and smaller son to watch Worcs v Somerset. Very cold wind. 

4) My brother popped in for a while. 

5) Smaller son and I then went to the football! 2 youth teams used our stadium. Freezing cold there. 

6) Just saw a fox in the garden. 

LaineyT

For yesterday,

We had sunshine and a good amount too, also felt much warmer than of late.

The washing machine worked hard so that I could get as much dried outside as possible.

Spent time with my pony, I’m still very wheezy so just a good groom but loads of cuddles and horse love.

Everywhere is so green it almost hurts the eyes, the horse chestnut trees have candles on them and so many lilac trees in bloom.

Rtc salmon for tea, with lentils and ratatouille.

VJsmum

Hello all

Happy cas - glad DH is on the mend.  Hope you're ok too.

Pleasures for the weekend 

1. Our 33rd wedding anniversary - we went to Oxford to see SiL
2. She treated us to lunch after she and OH went to an organ recital and i went shopping (i've tried but i cannot stand organ music - it makes me want to pull out my fingernails one by one 😱; it's a shame cos OH loves it).
3. Got home and OH went to the footie while i had a glass of wine and a night with the telly 
4. Sunday was house cleaning day - absolutely the pleasure is once again having a clean and tidy house after a few weeks of neglect.
5. DD came for dinner.  THey're going through some trauma ATM, that is hard to watch but we also need to make sure they are OK.  

And yesterday

1. My last classroom session 🥳 probably ever.  (there is a vague chance of some 'guest sessions' - but we'll see).  I had one student 🙄 
2. getting home with the shopping while still being paid 
3. laundry was mainly dry on the line
4. walked to the cinema and back
5. Film was ok - very well shot and acted (Civil War).

Have a fab day all.  My semi-semi retirement has commenced with online tutorials and marking 🙄

Happycas

Good afternoon.  An absolutely glorious spring day.  Pathetic fallacy again.  DH is back home!

Thank you for all your support.  It really does help

VJ's mum - you're right of course.  I forgot to put my own oxygen mask on first.  I was fine when I needed to cope but now I'm shattered.  Doing as little as possible today and already feeling better.

Bought a new ( to me) Louise Penny book for 99p on kindle so that's this afternoon sorted.

Tea will be something frozen and easy.  I've 'made ' an apple crumble from a small portion of cooked frozen apples and previously made and frozen crumble topping. Sometimes my frugality in refusing to throw anything away turns out to be a blessing😀

Will, of course, be more clinic appointments and tests to follow, but for now just enjoying being at home

Happy 🌞🌞 afternoon everyone

mhagster

Bedtime! Just in from a trip round to mum’s NDN 

Up early.
Did a bit of packing. Airing cupboard is empty ( apart from spare towels that might be needed ) 
Some stuff put on local FB page anfd rehomed and I dropped them off and had nice chatters! 

Rained heavily this morning but dried up ( ish) this afternoon. Chanced a washing out even though there were a few wee spitty showers. 

Power cut! 

Horrendous traffic at rush hour ! What you do for your children! With traffic lights out because of power cut! 

The pleasure was getting home! Eventually. 

Chat to sister on phone, 
Nice chatters dropping stuff off and then met good  friend on walk back so stood and had a nice chatter with her. 

Went round to see mum’s NDN so had a lovely evening of chatting…there’s a theme to the day…chatting! 

Nabbed some blossom off the tree that’s shared between the two gardens. 

Nice walk home with blackbirds singing. 

Hello doggy! 

It’s bedtime! 

Purple_kitten

Vsjmum Belated Happy Anniversary.

HappyCas, Good to "hear / read" you, glad you are able to enjoy home.

1 Tackled my jumper cupboard as it’s out of hand, so I swore to half it and I have, 4 bin bags full, for a collection. If I’m honest I was also inspired by the Stacey Solomon programme last night. I also actually cleared the things I did yesterday to the recycling.

2 A very deep clean of the living room floor after DH declared he misplaced a resistor the size of a “flea” - a lot to replace but hours last night found nothing but dirt, so a very deep clean today he has all the dirt to go through – lovely!

3 I took down the heavy curtains and ran them through the wash one at a time and re hung them to dry – all a pleasure when it’s done.

4 Mowed the lawns in the hope of doing “no mow May” but we’ll see how long it gets./<+?

5 Bangers, mash, and greenery for dinner.

Frith

Pleasures for today (Tuesday)

1) Not a bad sleep.

2) 5 mile walk this morning. Slightly chilled when a good friend of mine sent me a couple of voice mails saying MrU (remember him?) needed me to find a phone number for him. ( ! ) Even hearing his name made me feel a bit nauseated. I don't have the number (which I'm 100% sure he would have or he could have just found it on the internet). 

3) Stopped at the Post Office on my walk to post an eBay parcel. The lady is always chatty in there.

4) Also took my new magazine on my walk and read it and had a pot of tea in M and S. 

5) Did dozens of different jobs to get away from cleaning the bathroom, which was the job that needed doing the most! Hoovered, dusted, put the washing away, tidied up.

6) Went to Lidl.

7) An evening with MrM. We watched the Real Madrid game. I felt a bit flat, really and he had to leave to go to his friend's to have a shower (his shower is broken). So now I am sat sitting at home. A bit of a strange day. 

LaineyT

For yesterday, Beltane Eve

A bright sunny morning, small dog had a hydrotherapy appointment for 9.30, expecting more traffic I left far too early and we got there with 30 minutes to spare! We had a walk around the field and listened to the skylarks.

Read my book until she came back out, cosy in her spa robe ☺️ The therapist had slightly increased the speed of the treadmill and says she is making real progress, chat with a vet who had a 16 year old spaniel, yes please to 3 more years!

Capt S home for lunch so a catch up with him.

Over to the yard, long chat with owner and then spent time with beautiful horse.

We didn’t close the curtains until 9pm, with the cold weather we’ve had it’s hard to believe that summer is on the way, dreaming of shorts & sandal wearing.

VJsmum

Hugs, Frith - this, too, shall pass

Pleasures for yesterday

1. Finally made a start on dissertation marking - 2 good, 2 so-so - the two so far today are in the 'bucket of muck' pile 
2. two loads of washing fully dried on the line 
3. made a beef casserole for tea and for the freezer
4. watching more 'orphan black'
5 although i couldn't be out in due to 1. above, actually seeing and feeling the warm sunshine.  At last!  Didn't need to light a fire last night either.

Enjoy your day everybody.