What small DFW things will you do w/c 6th July

determined_new_ms

Morning guys my work is done again now for the next 8 days so I'm back in the room. I'm having a bit of a wobble about some unfair treatment I've had at work at the hands of one of the managers I had troubles with prior to being off for 5 months. I am raising it with our head of department as I feel 1. It is an example of how this manager treats me unfairly & 2. Is unreasonable given I have a disability (long and short is I got in to trouble for requesting a couple of days off following the death of my ex-mil who was like a mother to me and helped me raise my children and was told unless it is an emergency I need to give at least 2 weeks notice for leave. I requested it a week in advance) Trying to put it out of my mind so I don't have another relapse but it is upsetting me.

Today:
* doing home schooling this madam
* have done load of washing & put on line. Grey here but quite blowy 
* do a HIIT class
* should do TOMM but my motivation is quite low...
* sew 3 sanitary towels - almost finished! They will be complete by tomorrow!
* going out on a bike riding session

wellyftw

Does cancelling my spotify and deliveroo subscriptions count? And deleting my deliveroo account entirely. I'm going to find some more subscriptions that I have signed up to that I'm not using or don't need to be using.

DawnW

Afternoon all

DNMS, it doesn't sound unreasonable to ask for a couple of days leave when someone close to you has died   Hope your head of department feels the same way. ((Hugs)) to you and your children, who must also be feeling sad. Try not to let the work nonsense get to you too much.

@wellyftw, that definitely counts!

Early morning dog walk, then a quick clean up in the kitchen and bathroom, then eldest GS visited Was lovely to see him.

Checked banks and updated spreadsheet

Had shopping delivered, and I need to finish putting it away - bit of freezer tetris needed

Rainy on and off here again today, really missing the sun.

No huge plans for this afternoon, OH wants to go for a walk into town, so I will have a look in at my sales unit while I am there, to see if I need to take in any more stock for the weekend.

Will then make a shepherds pie base (or 2)

Might also harvest more basil and make pesto, will search out odd ends of packets of nuts in the freezer when I rejig it to get the new stuff in (I use any nuts for pesto, not necessarily pine nuts unless I can get them for a good price). And keeping opened partly used packets of nuts in the freezer stops them going rancid and unpleasant - avoids waste, which is something I am always keen to do!

1LuckyLady

Afternoon all, 
Hope everyone is well. 
Dnms,  sorry to hear that you've had issues at work again.
Today I've
checked banking,  updated spreadsheet
walked for free exercise
made a massive pan of mash,  love cooking once and eating twice
supervised both ds's with school work (only one more week! yay)
all meals from stores
washed two loads which are now nicely blowing outside
Take care all. 

carrielovesfanta

Morning folks

@determined_new_ms I'm sorry for your loss and that your manager isn't being supportive. It seems ridiculous that they could insist on 2 weeks notice for someone passing away. 

Should have posted yesterday but it seemed like a busy day (opticians appointment, shopping etc). Plus struggling through the anxiety fog. grrrr. Hate to wish my life away but i need next week done with. 

OH had promised me that we'd have an early start and a walk today but he went to bed really late and is still fast asleep. I did think that it wouldn't happen. No chance to do it later as he's teaching and then m-i-l is coming over. I'm still not sure how I feel about seeing people but you can't keep them away forever. It's more because my s-i-l is a district nurse and m-i-l is going round to theirs a lot so I feel like it's the weak link in the chain.

MSE things:
Reconcile budget sheet
Cleaning and tidying ready for Tuesday
B/L from stores. We are having fish and chips for tea at m-i-l's request
Sort chicken stock out of s/c
Washing pegged outside to dry (at last!)
Could do with going to the local diy shop for a new lawn rake and weed killer. Will see how I feel.
While there, could see if weird little florist slash fruit and veg shop is open as they often have cooking apples and I want to make more raspberry jelly.

Have a good one all

clf x

DawnW

Afternoon all

Very quiet thread this week, hope everyone is ok. Funny sort of day today, sunny and warm one minute, cloudy and quite cold the next. It felt chilly and autumnal first thing when I walked the dog - I wore a big chunky cardi and got cold hands, really could have done with gloves as well! Wish the weather would sort itself out.

Usual chores done this morning, plus a little bit in the garden. Gave all the strawberries that have finished a good haircut. It always seems brutal - my uncle, who was a market gardener, would drive his tractor and mower over the lot once they had finished - but they grow back better for it. Though I used a pair of kitchen scissors as mine grow in troughs and hanging baskets as opposed to fields! Also hoed between rows of carrot and beetroot babies. This afternoon I have some spinach and chard seedlings to !!!!!! out. As I didn't label them, I don't know which is which, but they are pretty interchangeable to be honest. Also ought to do some ironing

Googled and found a quince chutney recipe, which I was quite excited about, as there are going to be loads of quinces this year,  and you only need so much quince jelly. We have almost run out of chutney, which is an unusual occurrence as I normally have a big stash. It keeps for years, or it does as long as we don't eat it all I suppose. Never thought of using quinces to make it. They will be a pain to peel and cut up, but the recipe is quite spicy and sounds nice.

No plans for spending, or going anywhere for the rest of the day. Dinner will be tomato and bacon pasta with mozzarella (I usually use camembert, but mozzarella is what I have, so that is what I will use) as I seem to have quite a few ripe tomatoes to use up.

I see the site doesn't like the above horticultural term meaning spacing little seedlings out to give them more room to grow  

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We went into Keswick today. It was extremely busy. People were queueing to get into the cafes, it didnt fancy that anyway and had prepared for it by taking the camping stove, found a lake with a view and warmed the soup I made. 

1LuckyLady

Evening all,  Hope everyone is well. 
We've been for a lovely walk by my folks.  Lovely to walk in the sunshine and have a chat.  Not too many people where we were which was nice. 
All meals from stores,  a fridge tidy salad for tea. 
Watched a film with dh,  went for a couple of walks around the block too for a bit more exercise. 
Clf I hope you got out for your walk.  

ditty1234

Hi Good afternoon all. 
This morning I went for my open water swim and really enjoyed it. As it is the only swimming venue for several counties it is full of competitive water athletes of all sorts from water poloists to tri athletes. So I do feel like a bit of a ferry amongst dolphins but I get there in the end tuut tuut. I need to repot sa few plants, throw out a few out and sew some more herbs. 
Do some reading and a bit more weeding, but no more cutting ivory - yesterday it mede me sick. Next time I will hose it down first, the dust really gets to my lungs.
Dinner is a lasagne and this afternoon I'll make a some roasted vege(w goat cheese) if I get hungry. 

DawnW

Evening all

Open water swim sounds idyllic Ditty. Hot, sunny day here today, not had one for a while   Decided to venture to an outdoor car boot sale this morning, with the proviso that if it didn't feel safe, we could just get back in the car and go home. As we went early it wasn't crowded, everything was widely spaced, and it actually felt more comfortable than walking in the high street. Most people kept their distance and there was plenty of space to dodge out of the way of the few who didn't. I was glad we gave it a try. I bought a few bits to sell on, but I was far more excited about the bargainous seeds, some new potatoes from a smallholder, plant pot saucers, an unused Yankee candle in a jar and a pair of almost new curtains that fit the lounge window perfectly, all of which I got for just over £10. It started to get busier just as we got to the end, so we left everyone to it. Got home before 8 am (it is only about 15 minutes drive).

Other than that, and a particularly thorough hand wash, I have washed, dried, ironed and hung the curtains, ordered some new rings for them from ebay, as the ones that came with them are a different colour to the pole and look a bit odd, watered the garden, planted out some lettuces in an empty tub, listed an item on ebay, and recorded all spends, business and otherwise, among other small things. Dinner was jacket potatoes with salad, home made coleslaw and grated cheese, which was really filling. An early night is beckoning I think. Can't believe how quickly the weeks are going.