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Cherryfudge

Fantastic! And I hope Mr OH is soon well enough to celebrate with you.

rtandon27

@KajiKita - every day is a school day - I'd never heard of the onion expression! - even my English-to-English in-house translator was stumped, so resorted to G00gle! for an explanation - haha - as to manager, I"m secretly hoping she never comes back, but as that would only lead to bad juju for me, I'll surpress the wish as much as possible!

Thank-you all for the payrise well wishes!

So today was a rest day for both of us, OH is still battling the dregs of his summer cold which has landed in his chest and caused coughing so he's taking it easy.  I'm utterly exhausted, but still tackling my weekend chores and some of OH's as well.  We both ended up having mid-day naps - I opted for my yoga mat on the floor which was surprisingly restful! 

We had a rare McD's for breakfast & had it delivered.  My coffee was left out & the hashbrowns were undercooked - I was not impressed! - refund for the coffee has been issued.  We were contemplating takeaway for dinner but instead are having a budget friendly fakeaway of southern fried chicken & potato coins.  Breakfast tomorrow will be poached eggs, bacon & avacado on toasted rolls.  We have a roast for tomorrow which will be marinated later this evening and made into Puerto Rican Pernil Asado tomorrow.  Takeaway dinner can wait for another day!                       
Weekend List 

looming tasks...
💡 do bus pass application - once blue badge is on it's way
❗ renew passports - one is expired - the other will expire soon - this is the next big frog that needs chomping
🔱 check date for home insurance renewal (Aug 16th) & diarize optimal price date (This week! starting July 19th! - thanks to past me for setting up an auto-reminder)
🔱  check when current energy fix ends (Oct 3rd) & diarize 49 days for switch (Aug 15)
🔆 never ending paperwork filing!
🔆 my savings need juggling - OH's done

routine tasks...
✅ YNAB juggling
🔱 weekly digital planner
* grocery order
* meal plan (last week's plan for reference!)
* supplements
* Weekly surveys & contests
🔱 laundry - one large load done - a smaller one needs doing

non-routine tasks...
✅  recycling (OH's chore)
✅  rubbish bins (OH's chore)
✅  huge pile of dishes & pans (OH's chore)
✅  draining board & dishrack scrubbed & descaled (OH's chore)
✅  bathroom swish & swipe (OH's chore)

medical follow-ups...
✅  nutritionist signed up for and one year plan agreed
🔱 follow-up on OT recommendations for work assessment
🔱 follow-up on eye specialist - two separate appointments - one NHS (next week) & one private

never ending garden things...
❗ get gutters cleaned - may have to tackle this one ourselves, window cleaner is on his hols - weekend downpours have proven that this needs to be ASAP
🔆 finish taming climbing jasmine & add more supports for it to grown on - mostly tamed - but not supported - needs to be pruned again first!
🔱 new trellis needs to go up for the climbing rose in the front - OH has acquired the hardware!
🔱 trim down and rehome butterfly bush - sigh - after it stops flowering!
* once lavender is dry from rain make lavender bundles for drying - a whole month early!!! - next weekend 
❗ find solution to counteract Mr Plastic grass dumping his spent soil behind my shed - this will involve a solid barrier! 
* start getting quotes for new felt for flat roof & summer house & shed (needs doing in autumn)
* transplant baby trees into their new pots
* transplant sale plants into the vacated medium pots
* order some cactus & succulent soil for indoor plants - these get neglected for years on end and thrive!

social calendar...
💖31st - visit friend & her sweet new baba
💖7th - lunch with work 'auntie'
💖14th - ladies who lunch summer edition