New Year - same me!
Tomorrow I'm back to work. So is the HG and Mr 24. We took Miss 27 and Freddie back home, meeting her beau halfway today so poor Little Miss Bluebell will be home alone. We met at a large garden centre in Carlisle. Usually it has a right good Christmas sale with everything half price or less. Very disappointing today. I bought a lovely engagement card for my friend's daughter who was proposed to over Christmas and then a couple of birth cards for my nextdoor neighbours. Everyone except me knows what flavour baby they are having so I bought matching boy/girl cards! Not long to wait now. I always prefer the surprise even though it's more practical. Lovely shot of the doggies. Think they will miss each other!
This afternoon, since we got back we have been very lazy. VERY lazy. I made us a bit of dinner and a brew, the HG lit the fire and we settled down to finish watching the Netflix drama Stay Close with so many famous faces in it and so many plot twists it was great! No spoilers. But we thought it was very clever! After that, I took down my cards ( usually do this New Year's Day ) and sat and listed who I received them from and cut out the cut outable ones for gift tags for next year. FINALLY a few of my family and a few more friends have cottoned on to the gift a lovely lovely card and then keep that one going forever! Also I have stopped buying so many special ones, choosing more of the from all of us ones instead of Aunty and uncles and cousins etc. But I was so pleased to note that about 85% of the cards we got were charity ones. I love sending cards. They also do brighten up the room and it's nice to be thought of enough to go to the effort of sending them I think. Sadly this year I had a few less names on my list.
So after watching some TV we watched some more! I found us a little film called Arctic. It was right up my street. A tale of survival against the odds. Crikey it was a tense watch. I wouldn't say it was relaxing! Then I made some tea. We had the rib eye steak burgers I'd got from the farm shop earlier. Too highly seasoned for me so I left it! I've cleaned the kitchen and am sat here by the lights of my beautiful tree. There's been a few emails and messages from work - 4 staff are covid positive and are at various stages of self isolation. So far I am unscathed! Long may it continue.
We are now watching 24 hours in police custody ( 11 week old baby with catastrophic injuries ) - more unrelaxing heard hitting watching. Maybe work will be a bit of light relief!
So a very very very lazy day ! Maybe I should change the blog name to etenally watching TV or eternally lazy! Hahah
Nothing wrong with a few lazy days, life is so hectic these days. I'm waiting for our local haberdashery to open tomorrow, I need rabbit supplies. I have the 3rd book coming tomorrow, vso yes I'm hooked, but it should help to use some of my stash.
ReplyDeleteThis made me chuckle Marlene, I NEED rabbit supplies heheheheh. I need to up my active days!!
DeleteWe've been far too lazy here and it's not good for my back! Busy week so more active, which should help the aches and pains. Hope you stay unscathed, must be a nightmare working in schools with all those huggy children, you can't exactly say 'Nooo, bugger off!'.
ReplyDeleteI say it plenty of time Sooze... BUT IN MY HEAD! I know what you mean about getting moving helping with the aches and pains but it's the getting going! Me and my friend are planning on starting our daily 22 laps of the playground in our afterschool club whilst the children play out. Must remember to put my trainers on today!
DeleteGood luck back at school today - I hope you stay clear and well. There's no way I would follow through what the government suggested and go back into school to help with supply cover. it's way too much a hotbed of infection right now!
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I completely agree Joy, STAY AWAY!
DeleteHappy new year. Sometimes you need to have a lazy day, it's like taking a rest before starting again.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photo of the two dogs.
Best of luck returning to work with everything that is going on.
Carolx
Have a good day back at school.The little dears just love to pass on their germs, you need one of those germ repelling suits!
ReplyDeleteBy now you're already back to work. I hope it was a good first day back. Our schools are now closed for two weeks with only virtual learning. Curious - do you receive free rapid tests to use so you know if you are in the clear? That Arctic movie sounds good - I'll look and see if it is on Netflix here. -Jenn
ReplyDeleteJust the post title alone sums you up m'dear. M'thinks Bluebell will indeed miss her little friend, bloody Spaniels are great sulker's.
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