The Prepping Thread - A Newer Beginning ;)

Karmacat

Mar, hope you stay nice and cosy in all that weather ... 

MingVase

This house is nice and cosy KC

3secondmemory

Serendipitious said:

Our weather warnings have been stood down thank goodness. But it's still so cold.

I've ordered some seeds which will arrive this week, tumbler tomatoes and lettuce, and I'll start those off indoors along with some sweet peas.

It’s a very pleasant 9 or 10° here, although the sky is very dull. All I can think about is the garden. 

I collected a lot of seeds last year I can’t wait to start them off. I’ve never really had time to bother with flowers before but I’m already planning my hanging baskets 😃

daz378

Had my Pfizer jab at 11 am....arm started hurting from about 9pm..hope thats the only side effect....still glad to have had it

3secondmemory

daz378 said:

Had my Pfizer jab at 11 am....arm started hurting from about 9pm..hope thats the only side effect....still glad to have had it

That’s excellent! As much as I dread the thought of any additional pain, I will welcome a sore, stiff arm after my jab. It means your body has leapt into action and is producing those glorious, life-saving antibodies.

 when I entered my details into one of the Covid vaccination predictor sites, the result came back that I would get my first jab by the end of Feb - I doubted it, especially at the start of the rollout, but it seems to be gaining momentum. I should get my second jab in May and, depending on the restrictions, plan to spend some time in Devon with my children over the summer. 

My darling daughter has just told her sibs that she is  expecting her second baby in August.  I’ve known for a couple of weeks - something to look forward to and plan for 😃 

I massively over-ordered on catfood – wet and dry. Grumpy old cat is sitting on 2 boxes of 84 wiskas pouches and I have 3 extra cases of their high protein dry food. I don’t really need the wet food but daren’t send it back. When I queried the extra cases of dried food, Amazon refunded them and said I could keep them 🤷‍♀️ Going by past experience, it’s unlikely Amazon made 2 identical mistakes on 2 of my orders 😂 

euronorris

Glad people are getting their jabs.

It was 13 degrees here yesterday! So when we went for a walk yesterday lunchtime, this lead to DD declaring that it was 'so hot' and 'it's summer, let's do the paddling pool'. I explained it was too cold for that, and no, we won't be doing that. I literally had to drag her back over the threshold and into the house. Sigh.

Still, food shop has arrived with no missing items and only eggs subbed for another box of eggs. So, that's cool.

Rowan9

@3secondmemory congratulations - how exciting to have a new grandbaby on the way x

Serendipitious

Lovely baby news - and lovely to look forward to, the time will fly by I'm sure x

3secondmemory

wmf said:

@3secondmemory congratulations - how exciting to have a new grandbaby on the way x

Serendipitious said: 

Lovely baby news - and lovely to look forward to, the time will fly by I'm sure x

Thank you 😊 Time certainly does fly – my only grandson is already a year old and he will be 18 months when his sibling arrives. At least we have a basic plan for the year -something positive to focus on. My daughter is a lovely mummy, a natural,  as I knew she would be. She has a lovely hubby and 4 brothers/ funcles  who are grateful that the pressure on them to ‘settle down and start a family’ has been eased 😂😂

my current prepping frame of mind is it’s all about mental health. I’ve got the nutrition covered for now and I don’t need to leave the house apart from hospital appointments and occasional supplies. I have warmth, entertainment and company - it’s just purpose I’m lacking 🙁

thriftwizard

3secondmemory, you are not alone... Ds2 & his lovely wife are expecting to make grandparents of us towards the end of July. First one for us and I for one am definitely somewhat over-excited, as are the DDs and their other brothers too! Much crafting has broken out & the house is littered with soft yarns and Liberty fabric already...