Walking into another chapter ...

beanielou

Happy holidays. 

benbenandme

I've returned my friends jumper and popped into town, picked up a couple of library books and reserved two others for my holiday. You may remember ds and I are going on a 2 week med cruise in August ... except ds had a bit of a meltdown a few weeks ago and it came out that he's changed his mind about going but didn't want to upset me by telling me. To cut a long story short I had two choices - either offer his place to a friend to come with me or go on my own. I've opted for the latter. Originally I thought about asking various friends but they pretty much all either already had holiday plans, couldn't get time off work or, being blunt, I couldn't cope with being with them 24/7 for two weeks  
So I've decided to go alone. I am saving up for a round the world cruise when I retire (17 years yet), so this is a bit of a trial run to see how I cope on my own. At first I was apprehensive but now I'm quite looking forward to it - 2 weeks of relaxation, chilling, eating, enjoying the sun and no stress. I have already joined a facebook group for other single travellers on the cruise, dinner has been booked each night at different restaurants and I have opted for shared tables, so I get to meet other people and not eat alone. It feels quite an adventure now

MFWannabe

Ooh cruise sounds wonderful 😍👌

beanielou

Sounds amazing. 

pixiechick99

I could happily spend 2 weeks on a cruise on my own😉 Sounds bliss!
Will we be seeing one of your famous summer holiday lists? I need to compile my own - I've been off since Friday and haven't completed a huge amount yet. 

benbenandme

I have done a list Pixie but its in Onenote, I could transfer it here though, just for you xx

pixiechick99

benbenandme said:

I have done a list Pixie but its in Onenote, I could transfer it here though, just for you xx

Yes please! It's a tradition now, your super-long summer list😁 gives me a bit of motivation too! 

benbenandme

Just for you Pixie xx It isn't as long as usual I don't think, but I'm hoping that's a sign that I'm more on top of things these days?!

• Eye test - booked in for August 2nd
• Eyebrows microbladed - booked in for August 20th
• Front garden to be turfed - hoping before I go on holiday
• New carpet for my bedroom??
• Clean the car inside and out
• Car service & MOT - Booked 19/8/24
• Clean garage door
• Gut garage (yet again, never get this one crossed off the list)
• Oodles of trips to the tip - 2 TRIPS DONE
• Buy bits for holiday: sunglasses, anti-sickness tablets, sweets
• Collect reserved library books
• Return library books after holiday
• Remove shed
• Repaint decking
• Weed patio and re-do between the paving stones 
• Deep clean dishwasher
• Deep clean washing machine
• Clean hoover filters
• Clean fridge
• Inventory of freezer
• Clean kitchen cupboards and declutter (8)
• Clean kitchen drawers (2) 
• Clean cooker hood thoroughly
• Paint above tiles in kitchen
• Clean oven
• Get kitchen tap fixed
• Clean all windows inside and out
• Clean blinds in lounge
• Clean sofa cushions
• Clean behind / under sofa properly
• Sand / varnish coffee table
• Sell cat bed (never used it)
• Gut shoe cupboard (be ruthless!)
• Paint dining chairs and table legs
• Paint banisters
• Tidy tall cupboard in lounge
• Clean light fittings in lounge / dining room
• Clean glass on stairs
• Clean stair carpets
• Shampoo downstairs carpets
• Wash chair covers in conservatory
• Buy a new mat for cat bowls
• Clean light fitting in conservatory
• Sort lightbulbs in said light fitting
• Gut cupboard in conservatory
• Clean roof of conservatory inside and out
• Clean outside bins 
• Buy hooks to pin back doors open and fit
• Stick extension lead onto side of bedside cabinet with no nails - bought the No nails, just need to stick it!
• Clean bathroom tiles
• Clean bathroom light
• Clean bathroom cupboards
• Clean shower curtain
• Sort airing cupboard (be ruthless)
• Check all insurances / contracts renewal dates and calendar in
• Gut inbox
• Gut camera roll on my phone
• Paint downstairs toilet
• Pack for holiday
• Buy food for ds before I go on holiday
• Write a mammoth "how to" checklist for ds for while I'm away
• Buy stuff for ds birthday (Friday)

TallGirl

Omg that is a long list. Lovely to have you back cruise sounds lovely you’ll enjoy it on your own I’m sure. Perfect place to meet new people. 

Sun_Addict

Wow that’s some list! You’ll have a brilliant time on the cruise meeting new people.