Cheery's path to fulfilment - finishing the DIY, looking after myself, appreciating the garden 🌻

KajiKita

Bad luck on the fine 😢 but very well done on the getting the form drafted 😊👏

KK

Cheery_Daff

Well I'm not sticking with my plan so far! Done some crochet, had a chat to a friend and made some more birthday arrangements 😁 weather's still rather grey so at least that's not tempting me outside. Going to sit down and do form now though, no distractions, and print it before I go outside.

Cheery_Daff

Right, form is getting (very slowly) dragged into shape. I did print it in the end and took it to a cafe with a red pen 😬

Made a party menu and shopping list, and went round the supermarket while I was out. I've created a problem with my free and easy ways, because I now have no idea whether I'm catering for 4 or 24 😂 At the very least it looks like there might be 11 of us for lunch on Saturday, another 2 arriving later and staying over, and a different 4 coming on Sunday afternoon, but there are potentially another 10 who may pop in at some unspecified point over the weekend 😬

There will be an assortment of vegans (we are veggie anyway so not a problem) - just need to make sure the Saturday people don't eat all the tasty vegan stuff. 

So, the menu looks something like...

LUNCHES
Bread, big vat of lentil soup that can be reheated in the microwave for late arrivals (and go in the freezer for work lunches if nobody eats it). Cheese, hummus, salad, pasta salad (and Mr C wants to make a potato salad too).

SATURDAY DINNER
moroccan chick peas, very simple recipe which can go in the slow cooker on Saturday morning, plus sourdough bread and salad, toasted nuts etc.

BREAKFAST 
Only the four of us, so granola/toast/yogurt

ALSO
I'm making a tea loaf and a lemon cake (both vegan, I think) plus about 800 fairy cakes.

Cheery_Daff

Today I've done the food shopping, and mowed and strimmed the garden.

Plan for tomorrow:

Mr C in charge of house (which is mostly tidy except the food shopping).

I'll concentrate on job form for the morning, aiming to have full draft by lunchtime.

Then I'm on baking duties - all cakes, soup, chickpea thing. 

I'd also LOVE to get all the curtains finished for the study, which is where our guests are sleeping. Going to attempt one more tonight.

Saturday morning will be icing fairy cakes, laying out plates etc, and collecting a gazebo (or possibly two) that I've hired from the Library of Things, as the weather forecast is looking quite ropey 😬

Going to be well in need of a rest by the time I go back to work on Monday 😬😂

earthgirl2

All sounds amazing! Hopefully the weather stays fine for you, have a fab weekend with your friends and 800 cupcakes 🧁 

Cheery_Daff

Thank you! 

Well, I didn't get to the end of the job form til 8pm 🙈😂 there's still plenty of editing to do as well 😬 but not now. 

Made a lemon cake, a tea loaf, and 18 fairy cakes (not quite 800 😂). That seemed like plenty of cake - the lemon and tea loaf were both two loaf tins. If I need more for Sunday I'll knock up a few more. 

Also made granola, but no soup - a job for the morning.

Made one more curtain 😂 and I think for the other two windows I might just bring the craft room curtains downstairs, as nobody will be sleeping in there. 

Still need to hoover through, get the spare bedding on (had to wash the duvet cover again as there was a massive splattery bird poo down it on the washing line 🙄), pick up and put up the gazebos, and generally potter about til people arrive 😊

Turns out Mr C has a gig tomorrow night, so he'll be out for a few hours. We've only got 2 people staying so it'll be a nice gentle evening. They can help me with the washing up 😂

rtandon27

Happy Birthday weekend dearest Cheery - enjoy your friends & all that cake!

Tescodealqueen

Have a lovely cheery Birthday weekend xxxx

Greying_Pilgrim

Sending bestest Birthday wishes.  Cakes all sound yummy!

Greying X

KajiKita

Happy Birthday weekend 🎉🥳🎊🎂🍰🧁🥮
I hope your weekend is great fun and you have a wonderful year ahead 😊

KK