"Isn't it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it."

greenbee

The anticipated negative pricing didn't materialise, but it's still cheap, so I'm scheduling the stuff that needs to be done in the cheap slots. 

So overnight I'll dry a dog bed (already washed) in the TD, dry a load of clothes (already washed) on the airer, wash my bedding (hoping to hang it on the line tomorrow, but may need the airer later), heat the water, heat the house ready for getting up (but only what's needed - not my office or the towel rail in my ensuite as I haven't moved back in there), and charge the battery - I can get more exporting the solar than I'm paying to charge.

In the morning I'll prep some soup for the SC, as well as some brownies and a veg/salmon traybake and do these in the later morning slots.

Other jobs to do 

• Plant clematis and eleventy billion bulbs that I accidentally ordered
• Prep and freeze muntjac
• Move logs (bring the wheelbarrow round, but hopefully get to the end of the bought-in stuff.
• Kindling
• Hang bedroom curtains, make bed and move rest of furniture back in
• Hang pictures in spare room
• Clear tomatoes from greenhouse
• Start clearing greenhouse paths and covering with cardboard/bark mulch

There's probably more. 

greenbee

WM and TD ready to go. Bed stripped and remade (stripey cat VERY cross about that). Live vole removed from utility room (Fatty unimpressed). Pizza for supper (why, when I have perfectly good food in the fridge which won't make me feel rubbish tomorrow?). Need to decide where the airer is going to go overnight and programme a plug for it. 

greenbee

Forgot to turn the battery on to charge from grid until 4am 🙄 but at least remembered then! It's now full, and all the solar is being exported. I've just brought the washing in from the line - not dry, but it's on the airer to finish off. 

I've made black bean, beetroot, and prune brownies (no sugar), and have shoved some veg and salmon into the oven to cook as it's up to temperature. Dog has had a short walk. Didn't get much of a lie-in but I did go back to bed after feeding everyone for a bit... until the cats came up for their post-breakfast nap and took over the bed!

Electric blanket instead of HWBs seemed to help with sleep as the temperature is more consistent, so I've ordered one for my own bed (I have them on the spare beds for visitors as until recently the heating in those rooms wasn't great, but radiators have now been upgraded - however, depending on electricity pricing, electric blankets may be the preferred option!). 

Outside is bright, but there's a cold wind. However, there is a clematis and bulbs to plant at the front, and onions/shallots/garlic to plant in the veg plot, so those need to be done during daylight. And the dog should probably get a second walk before dark. 

Muntjac needs freezing as there's another one to collect tomorrow and no space in the fridge... 

greenbee

Stinky and I have planted a clematis and muscari, and moved two barrow-loads of logs. He didn't think this was an acceptable alternative to a walk  

Next job (after coffee) will be at least some of the onions, shallots, and garlic going in. 

greenbee

Onions and shallots were planted - beds weeded, mulch/compost dumped on them (there are bags ordered earlier this year to use up), two rows of onions in one bed, two of shallots in the other, and then chicken wire fixed over the top to keep the cats out. Perennial weeds in the bin, other stuff in the compost bin. 

The muntjac was done too.

Today I hung my bedroom curtains and moved more furniture back in. My running and pilates kit is now scattered over my bed as I need to be ruthless and cull it. Some of the pilates tops I don't like, and realistically most of the running stuff won't be used as I can't run anymore. However, I did think that the winter running tights and some of the warm/waterproof tops might come in handy for dog walking/gardening!

Had a nice walk at my mum's and came home with yet another muntjac (need to deal with it tonight really) and a bag of comfrey plants from her neighbour which need planting this week.

I have a quote for the paving round the summerhouse and putting up some trellis - more than I was hoping, but materials are expensive and it'll be several days' work so actually it probably isn't unreasonable. It'll be good to get it done - it just feels as if  there's lots of money going out at the moment! I haven't had the invoice for the carpet yet, and there will be more bills from the plumber (if he actually comes and does the work), electrician (only a small one hopefully), carpet fitter (lift carpet, replace underlay, relay carpet) and decorator. Plus I haven't had the builders' bill yet as they have other bits to do. However, it will be a LOT of work completed.

I've also realised that I probably need building control involved in blocking up the garage doors as new footings are going in. In which case I will need drawings. So need to talk to the builders about that. 

Baileys_Babe

greenbee said

I've made black bean, beetroot, and prune brownies (no sugar)

They sound delicious, could you share the recipe 😋

greenbee

Baileys_Babe said:

greenbee said

I've made black bean, beetroot, and prune brownies (no sugar)

They sound delicious, could you share the recipe 😋

It’s based on the black bean brownies on the Zoe instagram but I scale up to use a whole pack of beetroot (so roughly 3x) and replace the sugar with prunes (if you’re transitioning away from sugar, start with dates and gradually change the proportions of dates to prunes I until it’s 100% prune!). I also bung in nuts (usually brazils). I also use 100% dark choc. I guarantee no one will pinch them 😂

https://www.instagram.com/zoe/reel/Cpuwttio0Yq/

greenbee

Walk done (lovely walk - Stinky met friends and they raced around and we're all hoping for tired dogs today...), shower done and epilator waved vaguely in the direction of my legs, supermarket done (spent more than planned, but things on offer have been stocked up on so I shouldn't need to go back for ages).

Called plumber and asked him to let me know whether he could do the work needed in the timescales I need or not, and explained that it would help me to know if he can't, as I have other people waiting to know dates. 

greenbee

Paving is down - it'll take time to settle, but I don't need to walk on it again until I need the scythe.

Trellis is going up. 

Robot has hoovered up the dog hair in the sitting room (dog is out at daycare having a lovely time). Soup is in SC. Not enough sun to set off either DW or WM as the battery hasn't even refilled yet. Which is annoying as the DW is almost full. Still, it isn't cold.

Washed the big hoover filters and anti-hair wrap roller last night (must ask the cleaner to clear it out every week otherwise it stops working and then the brush gets clogged anyway). Hopefully they'll be dry for tomorrow. Got fruit out of the freezer.

Have pumpkin to go in dog food freezer.. .not sure it will fit. And the other two freezers are full as well, so I need to start eating the stuff that's in them! The dog (and cat) will soon work their way through the contents of their freezer. 

Have to clear the landing for the 11th, and the hall for the 17th. So this weekend will need to involve getting a lot of stuff back into the bedroom. 

greenbee

DW has an error code for the second time in a row, so it obviously is an error. Thankfully the contents were at least clean before it packed up! (And if it resets, it will still run). This is the integrated DW that came with the house and has always been tempermental. I do have a my own freestanding one in the garage, but swapping them out will involve changes to the kickboards. However, I CBA to arrange a repair, so I think I'll keep persevering with it until the handyman is here on a rainy day and we can swap it out (and then I'll have to arrange a bulky waste collection for the old one, although I might try FBMP as free for spares/repair). 

So fed up. 

But the paving looks good, and the trellis should be finished tomorrow. Final bits of the wardrobe are done so other than the smell of new carpet there is no reason not to move back into my bedroom before clearing the landing and hall over the weekend.

I will be so happy when all this is over...