NST - Amazing Aperire

Woke up yesterday morning with a sore throat, runny nose and cough. Thought "Oh no. That's me getting it too" but a day sleeping and drinking lemon and ginger tea seems to have helped. Feeling much better today so onwards and upwards.

Feeling much better now. Meals planned for next week. All the main ingredients coming from freezer apart from a Dine in for Two chicken (serves three of us) which I'll buy tomorrow using a voucher I got for Christmas. Should only have to buy veg (Aldi have a great Super Six starting on Sunday) and milk. Maybe bread. Did a bit of batch cooking and general tidying.
Just had a lovely long shower and am going to bed shortly with book and tea.

mothernerd - hope you heal quickly

Skintteacher - belated birthday greetings!


Didn't make it to Sains yesterday nor today, so 2 more NSDs Will go tomorrow morning instead. Not very restful here at the mo - charity I volunteer for/ am Treasurer and a Trustee of have some premises issues, so we are on the hunt for new ones asap.

Thankfulness for today and yesterday:
* an hour in the sun with my sister
* my sister's pregnancy progressing
* my gorgeous DD getting next year's uni accom sorted
* school finishing today - all 3 boys are now at home and I have no more work for 3 weeks
* gorgeous weather yesterday and today
* lots of line-dried washing
x

Evening everyone,

Today has been a bad and good day. Bad news is that I have mice in my flat. Around two weeks ago I started hearing rustling noises in my bedroom early in the morning which I put down to having clutter lying around on the floor. One thing I had on the floor was a packet of four Ferrero Rocher chocolates and this morning I woke to find out one had been torn through and eaten. I also found what looked like mice droppings around the area. Went into the kitchen and cupboard hall where I also found the offending items. Called someone to come out and have a look and he confirmed their presence. Asked if it was because my house wasn’t the cleanest but he said no they are coming through gaps in the pipes from where I had my central heating installed last year. Anyway traps have been laid down and he said they should all be gone within two weeks. He will come back to confirm the treatment has worked and I can then work on filling the gaps to prevent them getting in again.

Nonetheless it made me realise my flat does need a good de-cluttering and a thorough clean so today I have worked on clearing the mess that was lying on the bedroom and kitchen floor. Over the rest of the month I will give everything in the house a place and have a good scrub around all the rooms.

The man that came out handled the job in about 10 mins with a fee of £30. Unfortunately I didn’t have cash on me so he is coming back to collect tomorrow meaning as I have not paid yet I have managed to make today my 3rd NSD of the month.

Other than that I walked the little one to the childminders to get some exercise. Haven’t done any surveys as I was too busy googling solutions to deal with mice (plus scaring myself silly)! Have had an email to say there is a book for me to collect at the library, will try and collect tomorrow as it’s a Lisa Gardner one who I really like.

Happy belated birthday SkintTeacher.

P.S. The clothes I had bagged up for charity were collected today.

P.P.S. Am dragging my mattress into the living room and sleeping there for the next few nights (or possibly two weeks!)

Hi folks

Did a trip to Sainsbobs yesterday collect some clothes ordered in the sale. Whilst there got few bits fruit and veg. Then drifted to the wine department 6 bottles with 25% off stocked up in case of Snow ;-) and it only cost me cash 18p, good old vouchers. Already paid clothes when ordered.

Today had lunch out with dd I was craving red meat think just overtired so opted for burger. Yummy never usually eat them but couldn't face fish again.

This Fitbit is killing me, actually got me moving up and down from my desk more. Walking has increased as well no weight loss as yet to report.

Skint teacher happy belated birthday wishes x

Mothernerd or is it Poison ivy - take it easy. Glad your alright.

Swimmingina seaof debt - Nuisance my daughter had similar problems where holes been drilled got in. Daughter got some mousetraps as nothing happened with the humane ones, turns out it was a rat. Massive how they caught in small trap I never know. Glad they did with a baby in the house .