Moving on

Cherryfudge

We caught the fourth mouse of the winter this morning. At this rate I will have to market a line of fudge-icing paper cake cases as mouse lures.

The window cleaner has been and we owe for last time and this (£12). He and DH were having a happy chat about cars.

DH had the day off and has been tidying up to prepare for J and L coming for lunch on Saturday. He offered me a lift to work so I had extra time which was largely spent on hair and skin care. I also tidied up the stack of boxes and wrapping paper in the spare room, put there for the V1nted sales I've yet to make. (I sold one item).

I picked up one tiny box with brown paper in and pulled the paper out to put in the packing pile, and underneath it was the item I ordered for H at Christmas! It could have been thrown out, had I not been saving packing materials. This is just after I've emailed the company to say it hadn't been delivered. After some thought I realised I'd ordered an item for me which is what had been visible when I opened the box, and another for her (hidden). Oddly, I have separate invoices for each item, which is why I thought there was only one thing. I remember researching the item for me, but had forgotten I'd added it to that order, possibly to save on postage. It's not something I need now and H said she liked it so that's okay!

The plus side of this is that I now have a birthday present for her that I know she wanted. I also have a rather tidier spare room.

Not long after DH dropped me at work, I heard that the person I work with is off sick. I was able to get a lift home as DH was still in town, and I can claim for some of the time spent.

We went to the garden centre for coffee (£8.15) and a mooch round. Interestingly, I found I 'needed' to sit where I could see the door. It's the town where the former client who assaulted me lives. Even though I've actually seen them a couple of times and the more recent time I was quite close to them and not afraid, I still had this reaction. Nothing came of it though. I think the proximity of blue Monday or whatever it's called could have had some effect, and the fact I'm not getting much work this month. A part of me feels valued when I work so although I know in theory that my value is not in monetary terms, it's still a thing to cope with if I don't get work.

DH had a call to remind him to pay for the garage so that's been done (£260), and we went to the shops for groceries and a bit of a top-up of stores. (£16.17). I collected yet another parcel - this was a large bag to replace a tatty old one which is now in the bin and I'm very pleased with the new one. However, boredom... I've been trawling V1nted yet again. Do I need a passport holder? Absolutely not, but I saw one I liked. Then I had the bright idea of seeing what other passport holders there are, and found one for the same price that I liked better. What I was really looking for was a phone case as mine has worn through on the corners. No choices made for either item as I first liked a leather case then spotted a couple of 'junk' cases that are really pretty but would probably lose bits as soon as I tried to take them anywhere.

Dinner was salmon with pasta, sweetcorn and sauce, and it was lovely. Admittedly too many calories as I then had a y/s custard slice, but lunch was healthy: yet another helping of hummus on crackers. I'm half way through the hummus and not enough freezer space to set it aside.

I've done a couple of small jobs: replaced batteries on toddler musical books and replaced a handle on a small set of drawers. No idea how many years that's been waiting but there was a problem with the fixing which for some reason I couldn't solve in the past and easily did today. DH has paid for a hotel for the night before our holiday (£79) which went on my cc so we get some points back.

Tomorrow I've to do some cleaning at church (hoping the key to the cleaning cupboard is back in circulation!) and somehow get this house in better order as well as buy ingredients for Saturday's meal. I may well come back here to keep myself focussed.

Cherryfudge

This morning is notable mostly for Not Getting Anything Done.

DH is at work. We are having a four-way WhatsApp conversation about chickenpox as DGD2 now has it but A, not knowing we were seeing DGD3 and family tomorrow, has asked if one of us can sit with her while her sister goes swimming. I looked it up and although there's no risk to DGD3 from us, we might carry the virus on skin or clothing. Takes me right back to pandemic precautions and having to wash clothes, have a shower and wash my hair when I got in from work.

I don't think DGD3 is at higher risk in any way, but she's not old enough for a vaccination yet - and her cousins are too old to have had theirs yet. Just one of those things where they fall into the gaps.

We caught another mouse - there must be a nest, though I've not seen anything. Anyway, this one was super-mouse as it ate the bait and shook the trap till it bumped into some cleaning equipment which opened the door and mousie hurried on his (or her) way, presumably shaken but well fed - all the cake wrapper is gone! I've re-baited the trap and am listening for evidence of occupation.

Things to do: tidy lounge, put laundry on to wash, hoover, clean kitchen, clean bathroom, tidy hall, do the church cleaning (good job it's just a small area I've taken responsibility for), send in overdue timesheet, email manager about yesterday's shorter shift.

Watty1

Argh I hate mice and rat infestations. Good luck with them