Keep calm and carry on....

South_coast

Yeah, I wasn't that keen SH! Plus that makes me think of my Grandparents' house when I was a kid - the shoe cleaning was always done with my Grandad's old pants!

I've not picked the best day for my Outside trip, it's very windy (although at least dry). It does mean it will be cool enough to wear my leather gloves though - I managed to cover the inside of my car with talc last week after taking my sweaty hands out of the latex gloves I wore to go shopping, so that needs sorting out at some point 😡

South_coast

Well that's the Easter weekend done and dusted. And I've achieved nothing productive whatsoever! I did start out with some vague ideas about carrying on with some DIY prep, but as the actual work won't be done until after the mortgage is finished and I have saved up for the refurb, there's not exactly any rush. Hey, it's a marathon not a sprint, right! 

And I did buy cloths, but still didn't clean the kitchen - whoops 😂!

My trip Outside was good, only about 5 minutes queuing and got everything I needed. I split my list into needs and wants, which was really helpful and stopped me flapping or making bad decisions if there were empty shelves. Definitely going to continue to do that. There weren't many shortages though, which was good. Had to pay more for a 4-roll pack of loo roll than I'd normally pay for a 6-pack, but I much preferred that to the alternative of none at all 😂!

Good night all

newgirly

A five minute queue seems pretty good sc, according to my dd who is shopping weekly from where she is staying, it’s way longer. We are still getting by without big shops for the moment and I’m dreading having to go now 🙄 Glad you got hold of some loo roll, worth paying extra for! 

South_coast

It might be to do with timing as well NG. My BF is going shopping about 6.00pm and says he's not having to queue at all - and getting to raid the reduced to clear section, so win-win as far as he is concerned 😀! I think as less people are working, they're tending to go in the middle of the day and not later when they would normally shop on their way home. As I'm still working, I'm sticking to weekends for shopping as I'm trying very hard to make working and non-working days distinct from one another

savingholmes

Yes my MIL would use old pants to use as cloths. Never appealed to me either. Glad you have loo roll!

South_coast

Yes, imagine that being the next use for the old pants 😯!

Not a bad day today, worked hard and got lots done. The £148 refund is showing on my credit card balance, so have called and requested that; got a £10 Amazon voucher from S&S; and Huyu have done another snapshot for £1.50. Slept terribly last night though, didn't notice it while I was working but as soon as I laid down on the sofa once I finished I almost nodded off! And now look at the time 😮! So overall I won't be too disappointed if I nod off in a bit

South_coast

Didn't manage a nap and now I don't feel tired at all 😡

Jessy103

Hope you sleep better tonight SC

South_coast

Thanks Jessy ❤ It was better, took an age to drop off and then woke up 4/5 times but did go back to sleep again quite quickly afterwards. And it's already Wednesday - wow! 

Jessy103

Ikr! The days are going by so quickly even though we're stuck inside! I remember when it was the 6 week holiday from school and the days seemed to drag by, it seems the older you get, the quicker time flies!