Midlife Musings and Measurable Goals

doingitanyway

Chrystal said:

Hope you have a good nights sleep and wake up feeling refreshed and raring to go!

beanielou said:

Good news on the application form. 

Hope you slept well. 

mark88man said:

take a nice day off in the sun (or find some shade if that's what you prefer) - keep hydrated though otherwise your energy will slump (made that mistake yesterday)

Bubblesmum said:

hooray on the application form - I think that a win win in itself 

have a good day BM 

Thanks everyone  

doingitanyway

After a 4 hour sleep I had a hospital day! Lots of stress and travelling on the hottest day of the year.   Add in wearing a mask for lots of the day. Hey ho. What fun. Great to see relative who is putting up a good fight. Made my day.

I helped with giving some money to family member. So good to be able to help a little and not have to stress because I have my essential costs covered. When I go next week I will cook and take some meals in those microwaveable dishes to make it easier to reheat. This will be just as useful and cheaper!

The house is a mess again and this time quite bad.  Whoops. I will be cleaning and organising today.  I will be cooking veggie soup too. I am meeting a friend later so looking forward to that. I will cycle. It is quite a distance so I hope it doesn’t exhaust me.

I dreamt the neighbours posted documents through my door about their extension and I couldn’t understand the paperwork. So it is obviously on my mind. I tried 3 tradesmen recently and none have delivered the goods. I really liked the plumber I saw last but he had work until October so did not bother with my quote. That said I do gain valuable information with each quote…

I need to start organising new quotes. House progress has stalled.

Have a good day everyone

another_casualty

Hope things are okay with your relative in this turbulent time DIA 
You still seem to be doing loads 
 Hope the day with your friend goes well. 

Don't forget that you can't do everything at once , when it comes to doing housework and the rest of your business that your ploughing through .
Not sure if you can hang on till October for bathroom , if the chap you saw feels like the right person . If he's booked up till then , it's a sign of a good tradesperson . Just a thought 
Everything is still going to plan , and you'll get there . 

Enjoy the weekend 🌵🌴💦💦🌧😼

mark55man

I agree with AC - I believe you can do anything - you just can't do everything

doingitanyway

Thanks everyone

I made good progress with house organising/cleaning yesterday. It is still a mess but less of a mess. I will keep going over the weekend. 

So glad today is cooler. The past few days have been a bit much, especially as I have been travelling to meet people.

Stopped at PO and returned items.

I did a shop today and (I kid you not) a man lifted his mask so he could sneeze! Yuk! On the whole most people socially distanced but not everyone. I hate shopping in supermarkets right now. Popped into the paper shop. Won't go there again. Not enough space to socially distance. Glad to be home.

I nearly bought meat and remembered just in time that I am not eating meat anymore, so I put it back. The plan is plant based which is possible but takes more organisation if you want to eat well and dislike fake food replacements. 

Happy weekend everyone

mark55man

From my vegan kids - not all fake meat products are to be avoided - they are plant based, they do give you a taste you like, they just don't involve anything dying.

That said there is definitely vegan junk - I'm sure you will be able to tell the difference  

doingitanyway

mark88man said:

From my vegan kids - not all fake meat products are to be avoided - they are plant based, they do give you a taste you like, they just don't involve anything dying.

That said there is definitely vegan junk - I'm sure you will be able to tell the difference  

I've never been a fan of processed food, vegan or non vegan.  It's the plant part that attracts me. 

savingholmes

Good luck with the diet plan.

doingitanyway

savingholmes said:

Good luck with the diet plan.

Thanks SH. Mini black eyed bean, quinoa and kale burgers, salad and yellow miso sauce for today

doingitanyway

Today is fresh outside. I quite like it as the humidity was difficult.
For the first time in...? I woke up to an empty kitchen sink. Yay. Getting there with the housework! Will keep going...

Two items purchased. Original cost £198. Paid £60. Hope they fit well. 

The plan for today includes identifying four tradesmen. I can then call them tomorrow.

Going to do some job/work today too.

Financial reconciliation to be done to get ready for July.

Have a lovely day all