Progress not Perfection

Sun_Addict

Forgot to mention this yesterday and it was amusing  - Mr SA came to meet me on the way home from work to take my bags from me. The dog was sitting on his knee as always and there was a cricket sitting casually on the back of his scooter seat. It looked so funny like he was giving it a lift 🤣🤣

ladyholly

Really pleased you had a good day. A well deserved break for you.

SuzeQStan

Have noticed lots of crickets and grasshoppers this year!  Glad Mr SA was able to give its little legs a rest 😅😉🤣👍🏻

Willowtree222

I've noticed a flurry too. We had one in the conservatory, which has never happened before. 
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Sun_Addict

Morning all, happy Saturday 🥂

It will be a quiet weekend no plans to walk miles. Just the local shops today for a paper and a nosey at the new boutique that seems to have appeared overnight. For years I’ve been saying we need a reasonably priced boutique around here, not cheap tat but not overpriced either so need to check it out. The dog needs a run on the park too. 

The only exercise apart from walking to/from shops/park is my usual Saturday morning ClubFit class. 

I need to give the house a good clean today. 

Spending wise it should be just the paper and I bought a light up travel mirror from Am@zon this morning as my tiny one is rubbish, can only see one eye at a time in it 😆 Not that I wear a lot of make up on holiday but it’s handy to see what I’m doing. Every time we go away I say I’m going to replace it and I always forget - until now. 

Tonight’s dinner is veggie burger, wedges and salad. The rose cava is already in the fridge chilling 🥂

Willowtree222

Sounds delicious. Your not much exercise days are my complete exercise days! 

Makingabobor2

Your day out sounds great. Wish we had nice places like that, even if it wasn't walking distance. The nearest place I can think of with nice independent shops is miles away.  Although I am thinking that maybe one day in the future I will treat myself to a day out somewhere, when I've saved a few ££. I desperately need some new clothes.

Sun_Addict

There was a 20% off everything voucher on my Sparks card so I’ve finally ordered the new bath towels I desperately need. Got 20% off plus double points plus £2 worth of points for ordering online plus I used my £5 voucher they sent me. We all have our own bath towels, Mr SA got some new ones a couple of months ago and now it’s my turn. Mine were fraying so much they were on the verge of becoming face cloths  😆 That’s another thing ticked off the household wish list anyway. 

I went to the new boutique, didn’t buy anything, they don’t have a lot of stock yet but everything is very reasonably priced. The owner is really nice, I hope her shop does well. The downside is a lot of it is this Italian “one size fits all” clothing which basically means too big for me 🙁 I’ll keep going in and having a look though as sometimes these things come up on the small side like the dress I bought on the market stall yesterday. 

Sun_Addict

Makingabobor2 said:

Your day out sounds great. Wish we had nice places like that, even if it wasn't walking distance. The nearest place I can think of with nice independent shops is miles away.  Although I am thinking that maybe one day in the future I will treat myself to a day out somewhere, when I've saved a few ££. I desperately need some new clothes.

There are quite a few small market towns where I live plus two very vibrant suburbs within walking distance with some fantastic shops/bars/coffee bars which are definitely on my places to visit next hit list. I live in the middle of two high streets that are up and coming with independent shops, one a fair bit better than the other. The city centre itself is going downhill but the high streets seem to be on the up. 

Makingabobor2

Sun_Addict said:

Makingabobor2 said:

Your day out sounds great. Wish we had nice places like that, even if it wasn't walking distance. The nearest place I can think of with nice independent shops is miles away.  Although I am thinking that maybe one day in the future I will treat myself to a day out somewhere, when I've saved a few ££. I desperately need some new clothes.

There are quite a few small market towns where I live plus two very vibrant suburbs within walking distance with some fantastic shops/bars/coffee bars which are definitely on my places to visit next hit list. I live in the middle of two high streets that are up and coming with independent shops, one a fair bit better than the other. The city centre itself is going downhill but the high streets seem to be on the up. 

Mmmm.... trying to work out where you are. I'm sure you are in a similar area of the country to me.  Also when you mentioned the boutique with the Italian style dresses that are one size fits all, it reminded me of a friend who uses a shop like this....in a town beginning with R?