I've quit everything. Now what ?

another_casualty wrote: »

Just walked up to the shops. I'm back and staying in .
Still , I feel better than this time last year ( obviously ):)

Thank goodness for your Dyson fan - hope you're getting good use out of it!

another_casualty wrote: »

Slight rethink ..it is way too hot ! Madness starting something in this heat. Postponed till weds/ Thursday .

Excellent idea - I know you are desperate to get started but today is so not the right day. Maybe a nice stroll on the beach early evening when it cools down a bit. Find a nice sea front bar or cafe, have supper and a drink whilst you watch the sunset. Thats what I would be doing if I lived by the coast.

As it is I am really enjoying my Derbyshire Mini Break in this glorious weather. I am treating it as a holiday. Yes I know that now I'm retired life is one long holiday:rotfl: but I'm using the heatwave as a perfect excuse for a "staycation" - just "chillin".......

I have gone all "Mediterranean", currently reclining in a nice shady spot in the garden, food and drink a few steps away, books and magazines at the ready or maybe I might just snooze.

Lunch will be anti pasti, cold meats, olives etc. Dinner will be "Frutta del Mare" with salad. Fruit for snacks. Tonight cider for DS2 and a couple of G&Ts for me.

Ok - no beach but no sweltering in a traffic jam either - in fact a perfect "staycation".:D

Ok. So A complete rethink and change of plan. :rotfl:

I don't know if I mentioned it but DS2s relationship with his girlfriend has now gone into "serious" mode and they are starting to think about "plighting their troth". . I'm dead chuffed because she is lovely.

Anyway they are ready to move in together so to make things nice and simple I am going to buy his house so they are free to get cracking, then sell her house, then buy one together.

It will speed things up, save both of us shed loads of money in fees, surveys etc. I love this house, its starting to look really good, just a few final tweaks and flourishes. The area is being gentrified as we speak so there is still plenty of growth left for me to make a nice little profit when I come to sell. Probably next year or around 18 months time.

It can never be a forever house for me because it has a very steep staircase and a flight of deep steps to the front door......your classic Victorian town house. It is starting to look very chic and elegant, the garden is maturing nicely, the neighbours are great and it's just a £5 taxi ride into the city centre if I don't feel like driving.

The only real drawback is that it only has on street parking but it's not metered and I always manage to park outside my. OK I wouldnt risk a nice shiny new Mercedes but I'm still happy with my little Ford Fiesta and it's good for another couple of years yet.

My MRI scan for my knee is booked for Saturday. Actually it doesn't feel too bad at the moment so hopefully the damage isn't too bad and I can go with a more conservative cure of steroid injections and Physio rather than having to go the surgical route. Keeping my fingers crossed.

A lot cooler today, much more comfortable so going to paint a couple of chairs outside.