What have you done this morning?

I wrapped up gifts for my brother and his wife in Canada and posted them. The postage was £17 . OMG.
Next year they get socks.
Then I drove to the car wash and found it was still broken after I got stuck in it a few weeks ago. So drove further and managed to find one that was working.

Wrapped myself in a big fleecy blanket, curled up in a comfy chair and listened to a book.

Nearly finished writing the Christmas cards

It snowed overnight so I made a snowman. It was hard work but good exercise. I hope it doesn't last long!

I've put my printer in the wheelie bin

Supervised MrJ getting Christmas stuff out of the loft, read the magazine from todays paper, gave GC’s their advent calendars. That’s about it!

Up at 10.30am. Didn't sleep until 6am.

Doing weekly bathroom clean in bursts, resting in between. Lying on bed now still in dressing gown. OH has done kitchen.

Not a very productive day. ...

Not a nice morning - neighbour rang me to say that my fascia has broken and fallen off on to his shed. Rang roofer who will be coming over tomorrow to have a look at it. Depending on the cost, and excess, might have to get Insurance involved. I can’t remember when I last claimed on an insurance. It’s really hard, when you’re a woman on your own. Moan over….

Looking forward to Dalgliesh as I've just heard it was filmed in Greyabbey near here.

I didn't know that Kircubbin. Must tell OH. I stopped watching as was too graphic.

You live in a lovely area. Our favourite day out is Mountstewart about an hours drive for us.

Cleaned guest 'suite' and bathroom, made bed, then made soup, cake, and white sauce for bolognese made yesterday for lasagna tomorrow- cleaned kitchen- whilst OH shovelled 1 foot of snow.

Guests arriving after opening of their exhibition at local Gallery- about Kinsugi. Have you heard of it. Wonderful and so symbolical, for people too.

Taught 4 hours worth of online lessons. One was a mammoth 3 hour lesson. Poor students. Poor me.

I walked to the bakers early today for bread and donuts, emptied the dishwasher and cleaned the filter and arms, how bits of eggshell manage to block the holes I'll never know as I'm so careful to make sure there's none on the plates, and its a bugger to get them out. Now I'm reading my library book.

I have also loaded the dishwasher and put it on and checked my emails. My life is thrilling

Had a bath
Baked bread
Made bacon sandwiches
cleaned kitchen and bathroom
put a wash on
sorted washing
made a sausage and pepper pastry roll
put a goulash in the slow cooker for tea
put some rubbish out
had an argument with my printer AGAIN

Cleared up after the storm as pots blown over and leaves everywhere. It's so windy I put on a wash. Hope it doesn't blow away too.
I see some windsurfers from my window but I think it's too cold for a walk.

Had friends for dinner last night so a fitful sleep due to rich food and alcohol?.
Up at 7.30 dishwasher emptied, packed husband off for a days shooting and took tea back up to bed.
I’m still there now listening to the howling wind and rain.

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Jumped into wellies, rammed a woolly hat on, and run up the garden to catch the sunrise.

Woken up to thick snow in Birmingham. What a shock.

Not a lot - on second coffee - just give me time!

Rescued the waterproof cover on the rabbit's hutch. Collected a lot of feathers from the back garden where I think one of the wood pigeons may have fallen foul of a fox. Replenished the bird feeders. Changed my bed. Had my breakfast and collected my offerings for food bank later on.

Got up and showered.
Breakfast.
Took DH blood pressure as being monitored twice a day for a week for Practice Nurse.
Drove along M8 to collect item for DGD Christmas from Livingston - have lost confidence on motorway I have decided! Not driven there for 2 years.
Went to Designer Outlet - mobbed - never again and parked in Aldi and walked after driving round busy car parks 3 times with no spaces.
Got lost in Livingston collecting 2nd item for DGD Christmas (2nd hand Doc McStuffins toys FB marketplace). Mazda maps couldn't handle Livingston had to switch to Google.
Eternally glad to get back to M8 towards Edinburgh.
Picked DD2 and DGS2 from nursery and took them home as wind now a storm and she had the buggy.
Had tea.
Now moving things inside and tying bins to fence as storm worsening and power going on and off.
Fence blowing over.
Gonna be a looong night.

Took the dog for his pre- Christmas strip and shampoo. Went shopping for a bit of art. Sat and read before getting dinner. Now watching Blood and Gold (recorded).

I was a bit of a rebel... This mornin.... Skipped work ???.. And went for a coffee... Mmm qwite nice to get some peace..

Got up.earlier than usual. Dressed much more smartly than usual. Drove to the edge of a big city. Took a bus to that city centre where I had a reunion lunch with an old colleague. Smashing!

Showered then went shopping. Bought draw knobs from B&Q ordered new coir mat for hall. Bought two new bedside lights and vitamin tablets from Boots. Home then lunch. Helped DH hang a heavy mirror, then we sat down and made the family calendar for 2022..Then made dinner. Sitting watching Pointless now.