Moving on

Watty1

Love the ditch and dine

Cherryfudge

Fridge and soup didn't get done but I arranged the flowers and cleaned the living room, and amazingly my Tuesday group and I managed to meet! It's been months since we all got together so that was really nice. They are going on a weekend away with a couple of others this weekend: I was invited but honestly I find group activities so tiring that I've declined. I need quiet both ends of the day to get going and to recharge my batteries.

Today is lovely and sunny and DH has the day off so he's gone for a walk in the woods. This afternoon he's helping out at the charity shop so I want to get together a handful of donations that are waiting to go. As for me, I'm planning on another run, followed by a short shift at work and hosting the church group this evening. Hence a quiet morning!

Yesterday's spending was £11.72 on food.

Cherryfudge

I'm realising I have a list of things I'm avoiding so I must make some progress asap.

• send cheque from Mum's estate
• sort out a few financial things, but that will be easier once the cheque has gone.
• try on/return mustard-coloured jacket
• try on/leave feedback for tee shirt
• write up latest lot of receipts
• clean fridge
• make soup
• make dinner - chickpea tikka again
• put laundry in while the weather is good

Cherryfudge

The plan for the day got rather frayed at the edges. The people who were going to host tonight had a bug so, as our lounge was guest-ready, I offered to provide the venue.

DH and I had our main meal at lunchtime as I was working later, but I can't run on a full stomach so the run has been deferred. DH went to help at the shop and realised he'd mis-read the rota, then he went for a flu jab but couldn't have one on the spot and has been told when to come back. We therefore had a free-ish afternoon and did some more work on reducing the overgrown greengages. I even picked a handful of lingering fruit from them.

Part way through this, having already done some emergency planning to let J get the present I've sent for L, but which is accidentally in my name so I had to send her a photo of my passport to get the shop to release it, I realised we hadn't sent L's birthday card. DH therefore went out again to do that while I got all the twiggy bits of the lopped branches into the greenie wheelie bin and used the loppers to make kindling -sized sticks which are now in a giant bag to dry for the next two years. The thickest branches are piled up on the side of the lawn till we get the chain saw out.

I think I spent about an hour and forty minutes on wood cutting, so I got exercise without having my run.

I only had two hours at work due to this evening's meeting, and DH gave me lifts both ways. It was quite nice because the manager where I worked on Friday has emailed my manager to say how pleased she was with the work I'd done. The thing is, I'd been asked to do some specifics and had worked hard on those but it meant the offices were largely untouched. I think the area is a bit too big, which puts rather an unfair expectation on the person who normally works there.

When I got home, I got changed out of uniform and people started arriving but there were only four of us as others are unwell, on holiday etc. I think this particular group, nice though we are (!) really need a bit more direction... 

I haven't spent anything though DH bought the birthday card. He's also picked up a load of apples on his bike ride earlier - I tell him I think he's turning into me with these MS ways.

Most of my above list didn't get done either: the tee shirt was tried and doesn't fit, but I couldn't find the jacket that needs to be returned by tomorrow if I'm to get a refund. There's a job for the morning. The usual vat of tikka has been made and the washing is done but not dried.

Honeysucklelou2

Catching up on your diary. The greengage harvest sounds amazing…it has been an excellent year for fruit!