- This is an exercise in procrastination. I’m very good at
these things. The more pressing something is, the better my ability to avoid it
becomes. I should be writing a teaching session about Quality Improvement for undergraduate
healthcare professionals but I’m not. I have 2 days at work before I need to do it. Not feeling the fear yet.
- Whilst I was queuing (for a substandard university) coffee.
A woman rushed in and apologised for being rude to one of the coffee shop servers
the day before. She couldn’t stop herself from explaining how terrible her day
had been and how awful she’d felt afterward and how she’d not slept properly because
she’d been so awful. I wonder what she said. Then she had to apologise for holding
up the queue. I think she was apologised out after that.
- I’m feeling the start of Autumn. It’s definitely dark when
the ABO gets up on earlies (4.20am today – ugh). There’s a nip to the air and
the back to school stuff is in the shops. I love this time of year. It seems
like the New Year to me, time to make lists and get stuff done. I feel
energised and ready to buy new stationery. There’s nothing like a new pen and a
notebook to get the creative juices flowing. At least that’s my excuse (see
point 1!).
- The start of Autumn also means I’ve got birthday preparation anxiety.
BigR is 6 in a couple of weeks. I’ve ordered bits and bobs for the cake. It’s a
‘Frozen’ theme. Again. For ease the party will be done for us in a nightmarish
soft play place a couple of weeks later. She’ll love it. In fact her social
life is better than mine with no less than 3 parties that weekend. Will my
nerves take it? She’s written a (long) list of things she’d like for her
birthday including sparkly shoes (check), hello kitty stuff (check), a unicorn
beanie boo (The eyes on beanie boos. is it just me? Hmm I’m not sure about them)
and a real mermaid that swims (unlikely!).
- We (using the royal we here, the ABO did the graft) redecorated
BigRs room. I bought the paint and chose the curtains (and helped clear out the
junk!). She’s overjoyed to now have an ‘Elsa room’. We’re lamenting over ever painting
the room pink as it was blue before she was born.
- There’s nothing like DIY and specifically flat pack furniture to bring out the worst in me. It’s
one of the few things we
argue have discussions about! Usually because we've hjad some 'Chuckle brothers' type moving shenanigans (to me, to you) before we get to the assembly! We’re quite good
at flat pack stuff but the new bed frame almost defeated us. If Ikea made
normal bed sizes we’d have bought it there. Still the instructions said it
would take 50 minutes. There were 4 main pieces and the slats. Three hours
later we were still trying to stick it together. The old bed base had been
rained on so there wasn’t even the option to give up. Finally, it was done and
with a little time before bedtime.
- Apart from one room our entire house is now blue or green.
- I’ve gone all retro and am reliving my youth making friendship
bracelets. Bizarrely, when my friend saw the one I made for BigR she wanted
one! I’m much better at doing them now than I was 25 years ago!
- I’ve been enjoying digestive biscuits smothered in cream
cheese topped with strawberries. Yum!
- I’ve come across a Japanese word which I really relate to ‘tsundoku’.
The act of buying books and letting them pile up unread. I really need to read
the books I have on my kindle before buying any more!
- I managed to grow a carrot. And some apples. Obviously we’re
now self-sufficient with 5 apples, 2 carrots and a couple of radishes. Still
there’s some tomatoes to come. If they ever ripen!
