Find the SecondStar and soar, and then straight on till the morning…

KajiKita

So glad the mattress worked out well. As you get used to it (and the weather cools) you will get so much more sleep! 😊

Two years already for you and boyfriend??! Where did that time go …?? So glad you’ve found a good ‘un 😊❤️

I may have a number of half finished craft projects as well … <shuffle, shuffle, ahem, harrumph … > 😂😂

KK

Afdaff

I know very well the surrounded by partly completed craft projects feeling too! In fact I am currently sat in bed sorting through my sock projects…

SecondStar

It’s been almost 2 weeks since I deleted Facebook, Instagram & Reddit off of my phone. I still have Facebook on my iPad, and I’ll download it and IG onto my phone for a few minutes every couple of days to check in with my friends who I talk to there, but it’s mostly deleted. I don’t have the frantic urgency to scroll through reels like I used to, it’s more overwhelming now and so I put it back down.

I’ve been listening to my favourite podcasts again, and have signed up for my favourite creator’s patreon for extra written pieces and long-form content - £6 / month from my personal spending amount. There’s a discord of other followers too, and a lot of them are on the Finch ap that I use as well, which is nice.

Partner’s brother did the service on my car on Sunday too, and spotted that my front tyres are in desperate need of replacing - 1 is cracked, and the other is very badly unevenly worn. It’s going to the garage this afternoon for new tyres and an alignment, or to see if it needs work before being aligned. I don’t have the cash saved up, as my car repair pot was emptied, so I’ll pay on my credit card and then draw down from my emergency fund and then pay that amount in full. Not ideal, but that’s what the emergency fund is for after all.

SecondStar

What a lovely weekend! It was our ‘anniversary’ event - actual anniversary is on Tuesday, but we started dating at this event 2 years ago - and it went really well. The weather was beautiful, it was well attended, and it was so good to see all our friends since June.

We decided not to trade this weekend - no one wants to buy wool in August, and my partner doesn’t have enough stock made yet - and so we got given the task of hosting kids games. Neither of us were enthused about this to be honest, and I was really dreading it on the run up, however it turned out to be much more fun than expected. We oversaw a lawn game called Kubb, which is sort of like skittles, and encouraged visitors and vikings alike to come and play. It’s the sort of thing which I would never be caught dead doing by myself, as I’m far too shy and self conscious, but my partner has a way of bringing me out of my shell and so we had a really good time in the end.

We also got chance to chat with people, chill out a bit, I got some spinning done, and my partner got the new forge he’s built all set up and firing - it was the talk of the whole weekend, everyone was so impressed and grateful for his help. He can be very critical and self-deprecating about his work and his skills, and so hearing all the well deserved praise from everyone was a real confidence boost.

I couldn’t resist giving him his present early - a bronze and silver viking torque bracelet from a good friend and talented metal smith. The maker came down to the event especially to hand deliver it, to be sure my partner would get it on time for Tuesday. He was thrilled! I’ve also got him a card, and a silly bumper sticker for his new car to open tomorrow.

I’ve also booked us a 2-person floatation tank session for tomorrow - neither of us have done one before, but we’ve both been interested, so I’ve booked that as a surprise. After that, we have a lunchtime table booked at our favourite pizza place, and we’ll do some charity shop diving in a new town - very excited!

My partner has all week off work, but I’m back in Wed - Fri, then we’re both off at the weekend. The following weekend is a textiles-based event that we’ll be demoing at, and the 2nd September weekend is a casual Viking hangout, with selling and swapping bits now that the season is nearly over. What a summer it’s been!  

Humdinger1

Wonderful to read your happy, productive diary @SecondStar.  It's amazing how echos linger and fascinating to see how you tackle them. What is nail binding? Love Humdinger xx