Midlife Musings and Measurable Goals

MovingForwards

That's great news DIA and I hope you do have time for yourself, can't have you running on empty.

maggiem

Glad to read relative doing well. Hope you get a chance to relax today.

doingitanyway

Thanks @beanielou and @MovingForwards My plan is a relaxing weekend

I will be washing my hair, buying some nail polish and painting my nails...A paper, a walk, a few phone call, reading my book. A very chilled, slow weekend

Cooking turtle beans in the super-duper multi cooker. The first time I've done it.  I'm also cooking a batch of veggie soup. Later, quinoa, beans, turkey and lots of greens. 

I'm going in search of chocolate covered salted almonds as my new naughty snack of choice.

Just realised how much of what I have written is food related

mark55man

if you are talking about chocolate covered salted almonds then you have my permission (not that you need it) to 100% talk about food

doingitanyway

mark55man said:

if you are talking about chocolate covered salted almonds then you have my permission (not that you need it) to 100% talk about food

I know! How good do they sound?

Seasidegal58

I hope your chilled weekend is going well DIA. 

Yum - chocolate covered salted almonds. Enough said!🤣

doingitanyway

maggiem said:

Glad to read relative doing well. Hope you get a chance to relax today.

Thanks @maggiem I missed your post earlier

Thanks @Seasidegal58 I really did have a chilled weekend  

doingitanyway

Today I met a friend. We sat outside (obviously) a restaurant and had tapas and wine. It was my treat as this is the friend who drives to look at houses with me and won’t take any money for petrol. We spoke with strangers at another table and watched people going past.  We went to a really good secondhand bookshop and I bought lots of great books. Then we had tea and shared some cake, also part of my treat. I have so missed these simple pleasures…

I went to the hospital and one of my nephews whose birthday I missed was there so I took some money out for him to buy a treat too. So today I spent just over £100 and that is a lot in one day but I don’t regret any of the spending. Being MSE isn’t about being mean, it is about spending consciously to me.

I also met someone who reminded me of what I do (creatively) and that made me aware and feel guilty as I wasn’t doing it. I felt bad about that so I do need to get back on track.  

Tomorrow I have the nursery run, laundrette and I must find a way to do some work too

I’ve had a good weekend, lots of rest and I am ready for the week ahead. I hope you are too.

mark55man

you go! sounds like a great weekend to build the next week off

moneyonmymindsam

Sounds like money well spent to me and that is 100% what it's for - to enjoy.

Glad you had such a fantastic time. Really helps to melt away some stress, so that in itself has got to be worth what you spent 😂😇