It’s been a tiring day. Up at 4am
with a child who had ‘finished their sleep’. I managed to convince her to go back
to sleep (until 5.30am) but sadly I then just laid there, wide awake, waiting
for her to get up again and for the morning to start (I used the time
productively and got on with my book!). This evening could only be described as
a parenting fail. Bedtime was a bit (ha!) of a disaster and she finally fell
asleep (ran out of excuses?) around 8.30pm. So after a pretty exhausting day
which included lots of walking in the rain, rushing and the horrors of ‘networking’
(shudder) I’m going to focus on things that have given me a little lift over
the last week.
:: A new butter dish. Reduced in Waitrose I couldn’t resist it. I’ve coveted an Orla Kiely one but this one will do just as well in the interim...until my birthday. Actually can you ever have too many dishes? I could always use two butter dishes, one for unsalted and salted butter each. Easy.
:: Daffodils. I’ve barely been
able to walk past the flowers in the supermarket. They cheer up the kitchen on
a grey morning or on a sunny morning.
:: Just below the daffs...the
dishwasher. Also a source of immense joy (sigh).
:: One of our cacti is flowering.
The buds open and close through the day and are longlasting. There are at least
4 buds on this one so we’ll see if they all open.
:: Lemon and lime curd – I cheated
and used this recipe (halved) and the microwave. It’s zesty and sharp and
delicious on plastic white bread!
:: Train travel with a coffee
(black Americano) and a magazine. In this case the journey was short (25
minutes) to York for work. But that didn’t stop my purchases
:: Enjoying my job. Attending a
conference. I don’t like ‘networking’. I find it hard and I’m not very good at
it but I do like learning and listening to inspirational people and that’s what
was good today. That and the coffee at the venue.
:: Walking through Leeds and York
at opposite ends of the day, The weather was grey andA rainy. In fact it only
seemed to rain when I needed to walk today! But it was time to think and
photograph (poorly I know with my phone) ...before heading home.
:: Making lists and plans. A trip
to Ikea is needed (we need a step stool...I have a bruise on my head and a
broken pyrex bowl to prove it). Just how many totally necessary items will fall
into my basket on the way round? I like the look of the Brakig collection....
:: Rev – possibly the funniest
show on TV. As ever Olivia Colman is superb!
