You know you're getting old when you're excited by...

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... the winter fuel allowance.

Waiting for the delivery of a new set of M&S saucepans, all my old ones are quite large from the days when our family meals required cooking for 7-9 people!
Now there's only the two of us, a set of pans where the Largest ones diameter is only 8inches, and all have measuring gauges in both imperial and metric engraved into the Stainless steel insides will do me just fine!

I got excited this week when I finally worked out how to work the latch hook in the latch hook kit I’ve had for 2 weeks. I can’t follow diagrammatic instructions so resorted to Google where a very nice lady showed me how. Easy when you finally ‘get’ it. Rather embarrassing as I think its meant for children, but no matter it’s now keeping me occupied ?

Agree Daffydilly you can’t beat comfy shoes.

An order of some new nighties arrived, I couldn't wait for bedtime.

I'm with Ashcome I've not felt as excited and happy in a long time as I did on 14th January. Out of the blue, a phone call. Vaccine left over. Would I like to be vaccinated. It felt like winning the lottery.

Calendargirl did you rinse out the jelly mould just before filling it? That might have spared you the disappointment

my only excitement in these weird times is my local veg box delivery. you pay according to size as with the well known companies but never know what the contents will be so it's pot luck and a lovely surprise.
this weeks box also included a dozen free eggs!

Excited by delivery of new vacuum cleaner, bought so that I didn't need to carry the big one up and down stairs. I've been admiring it for a day or two. Perhaps tomorrow I will get round to using it.

annodomini I know exactly how you feel.
I am currently awaiting the delivery of my new cordless Dyson - a replacement for the one that Hermes has 'lost'

I’ve got excited at getting the vaccine on Monday, will be more excited when this is all over and I can go out and have a coffee with friends. Nothing wild just coffee and cake!

Elegran

Calendargirl did you rinse out the jelly mould just before filling it? That might have spared you the disappointment

Yes, I did, but still stuck. My old glass jelly mould, which had been my mum’s, (sadly broken), had wider sections, if you know what I mean. This new one had narrower ones.

Sounds unhygienic, but Mum used to poke her (clean) finger down the sides before turning out, even though the mould had been whetted, and the jelly never stuck.

I shall have to try the same.

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My mother used to stand back and urge me to try clothes on when she got older and I found myself doing just that with my daughter last year, urging her to buy some nice shoes, but not for myself. That reminded me I was getting older.
I get excited when a novel arrives in the post from a favourite author, the prospect of a new series like Downton Abbey and going to bed with a hot chocolate, said book and a hot water bottle.?

I have been clearing out my wardrobe and making some money by selling clothes on Ebay. I have been very excited each time l hear the kerching sound from the Ebay app that tells me there has been a bid or an offer. I have made over £200, so it has been a very profitable use of lockdown. My mother has got in on the act now and I have listed some of her clothes. Good fun.

Anyone coming into the house is excitement! We have just booked our gas engineer to pop in and service the boiler, and although it will all be safely distanced, I can see us end up scuffling to be the one to deal with him, just to have someone else to talk to! Click and collect at the weekend......be still my beating heart.

I love having parcels come. Today it was books and a belt. Not easy to find belts but discovered a firm that did a lot. Ordered. Cheap but took a chance. Excellent belt. So well pleased.

Talking about freezers, years ago my late husband and I had an insurance policy mature, and we planned to use the money to buy a much-needed freezer. We couldn't afford to make a bad choice, so asked around what friends recommended. One of them said, quite seriously, 'Well Mary, it's really up to you. My daughter has a large chest and my brother has a huge upright'!!!

I couldn’t wait to open my new BT landline phone - I can save 200 telephone numbers on it - am so deflated now - have only 50 contacts - I think I’ll have to stand out and ask all the passers-by for their numbers ?

I am excited about the builders coming on Monday morning, plumbers, plasterers, electrians, patio layers, glaziers, on the flip side whole day no heating, hole in wall for French doors and everyone saying it will be worth it, after 6 months of chronic stress it had better be!! On the bright side should only be a few? more weeks!!

My pal's DH asked her is she'd like to walk with him to Robt Dyas to buy kettle dealer. She jumped at the chance

Bearing in mind that I'm someone who has a real needle phobia, I'm getting really excited re getting my first covid jab next week! It will be my first trip into the town centre since before Christmas. I'll order a taxi to ensure arriving on time, then planning on treating myself to a coffee from the Costa machine at the station post jab. The final part of my trip will be a walk along the main street to have a look at all the boarded up shops! Then a bus ride home... sheer bliss!

The arrival and installation of our new dishwasher yesterday! Ours had died so we ordered a new but just before it could be delivered and fitted, I contracted Covid so of course we have had to wait until we were both negative!

Just don’t look at the needle Bluejay you’ll be fine. They say ‘just a little sting’ but you hardly feel anything. I’m just so glad they now use sting instead of prick!!

Fish and chip day tomorrow...Yay!