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

badmemory

I was born in Skipton & even christened where my parents were married in the parish church at the end of the high street.  The other end used to be Woolworths!   My great grandfather used to own a shop on the High Street too.  Then there was Browns & also Whitakers where my mother had one of her 80ths.  I haven't been back for a few years now as you can tell.

Cheery_Daff

PennysIntoPounds said:

My condolences to Mr C and you. 60s is far too young these days. Glad you both have a nice weekend still planned.
I have very fond memories of staying with family friends in Skipton when I was little. I was obsessed with the dungeon in the castle, which tells you a lot about me as a small child

Thank you xx My grandad died at 62 (and the second one at 65) but obviously I was small then and they felt ancient. Now Mr Cheery has just turned 63, 62 obviously feels very young! 😕

Cheery_Daff

badmemory said:

I was born in Skipton & even christened where my parents were married in the parish church at the end of the high street.  The other end used to be Woolworths!   My great grandfather used to own a shop on the High Street too.  Then there was Browns & also Whitakers where my mother had one of her 80ths.  I haven't been back for a few years now as you can tell.

Ooh, didn't realise you were from up there. I've not been before but we'll likely head back at some point.

Cheery_Daff

OK, final check in for the day

8-10.30 OUT AND ABOUT
✅ stick some washing on
✅ appointment
✅ any last food/errands - couldn't get any ice today so will stock up
✳ (using this symbol for bonus tasks 😂) posted parcel
✳ filled car with diesel
✳ picked up a couple of reduced planters to prettify the front garden a little

10.30-11 REST
✅ building in tea breaks otherwise the list will get out of hand  

11-12.30 GARDEN
✅ hang washing out
✅ mow
✅ strim
✅ possibly some weeding/shifting of already cut stuff
✅ possibly shifting of the old bit of fence that's bundled up by the car - fortunately lots of places to temporarily hide rubbish here 

12.30-1.30 LUNCH
✅ make sure to eat something healthy!
✅ check if one set of friends is coming Friday or Saturday

1.30-3.30 HOUSE
✅ craft room
✅ study
* offshot
* dining room
* our bedroom
* quick whizz round the bathroom

3.30-4 REST
✅ Nice cup of tea! 
✅ Possibly bring washing in if it's done

4-5.30 LEFTOVERS
* anything not done off above list!
* hoover upstairs
* hoover downstairs if Mr C has finished with food etc

Still quite a few rooms to deal with butI did the worst ones first 😂 Mr C has flagged early and barely done anything off his list, although all the books are out of the living room now. No food yet, but I'm not getting involved! 

Need to leave at 7.30am to collect friend before race 😂😂 Should be home by 2, and as much as I'd like to just get in the bath, unfortunately I think I'll be hiding clothes in the bedroom, changing sheets, finishing the hoovering, and directing traffic 😬😂 Hopefully I'll be able to stay awake past 9pm!

Elisheba

Hope you enjoy your race, Cheery, and still have lots of energy left for your party!

Cheery_Daff

Thank you! 

Race was very cheerful - we walked one lap, 7 miles, and it felt energetic enough 😂 Had tea and cake after the event which was nice, then dropped friend off and drove home - meeting Mr Cheery near home for a cuppa - he'd been working hard at party prep and needed a break. 

Got the tent out the loft, changing sheets on the remaining bed, hoovering upstairs, and then I'm FINALLY going to have a bath and get out of my running kit 😂 Not much point until I'm ready to stop sweating 😂

(Mr C is doing some ominous banging downstairs... 😬 In a DIY-type way 🤔 I might stay up here for a while 😬)

rtandon27

Ominous Banging - doesn't sound like something you want to get involved in!

dawnybabes

Hope your party goes ok.

i love Skipton, its not too far from here and there’s lots of good charity shops, normally make a day of it 😅😅

beanielou

Glad race went well & enjoy your evening. 

Cheery_Daff

Thank you all, we are having a lovely time 🥰 I was flagging until I sneaked off for a nap on the swing seat in the garden, as the fire was right at the end, about half past midnight 😂 Three people have gone to bed, two have gone home, but the remaining 10 are still in the living room (which is where I'm sleeping 😬). Might have to sneak outside for another nap at some point 😂

I did pitch an emergency tent which I'm not planning to resort to, but if I've not managed to get to bed by 4am I'm not making any promises 😂