What have you got to do before you can go to bed tonight?

just go to the bathroom for the loo plus clean my teeth.

GOT DR'S appointment thus pm, DH has instructions about eating this evening, he may follow them or his may wait until I get back (too Late for him), after making endless cuppas and nibbles for TV watching then we go to bed!
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Yes I know the feeling

Happysexagenarian 111 online is usually better than the phone.

Drive the 90 miles from my Dds home to mine. I look after my DGSs on Mondays and Tuesdays. But home this evening. They’ve worn me out this week!

Keep breathing!!
Sorry, sounds a bit dramatic I know.
I'm having a bit of an Asthma crisis today (and the previous 7 days), I can barely speak, can't walk more than 7 feet and I'm getting through inhalers at an alarming rate. So long as I sit still and don't move it's OK. It's impossible to get a doctors appt (or even a phone call) and 111 just rings and rings. DH says he's going to call an ambulance I don't improve in the next hour. But I don't want to spend Christmas in hospital.

Get the bin in.
Pack a bag to stay over at DD2s tonight. Pack a bigger case for long haul flight.
Set newly repaired burglar alarm, give key and instructions to neighbour (just in case), then up and up and away with DD2 and family tomorrow until next week.
Very apprehensive - I think it’s an age/confidence thing.

The summer was devoted to the terrassier Fleurpepper. 😂
There are only the two of us so not hard to improvise, especially with charcuterie, patisserie etc....

Let the dog out for her last wee, put her in her bed and sort her meds out for the morning. I do all the bathroom bits and bobs, check doors locked, fill my hot water bottle and head to bed. I then slap on my face cream for my wrinkles ( it doesn't work) and read my book until my head starts nodding.

LRavenscroft

Watch Mary Berry on TV to see if she does anything inspiring for my vegetarian Christmas guests. Still stuck on what to give them for Christmas lunch.

I had this same problem today for guests visiting for a vegetarian meal and found Jamie Oliver's stuffed Butternut Squash you need the small round ones and they are amazingly tasty.

Mamie

*Mawthe Merrier* 😂. We will have our gas hob and bottle, a free-floating oven, one other power point and the sink. After Christmas day, none of those. 😱
We do have a mini oven, air fryer and sink in the utility though.
Actually cooking will be a masterpiece of creativity helped by Lidl's deluxe range. The Maire turned up with the old folk's Christmas hamper yesterday so we also have foie gras and sweet white wine. 🤔

Which is why we did our last kitchen in the Summer, so we could barbecue! We will do the same next time, hopefully this Summer!

Goodness knows how much washing...over two werks worth to do. I finally have water. Pipe feeding my standpipe has finally defrosted

Mawthe Merrier 😂. We will have our gas hob and bottle, a free-floating oven, one other power point and the sink. After Christmas day, none of those. 😱
We do have a mini oven, air fryer and sink in the utility though.
Actually cooking will be a masterpiece of creativity helped by Lidl's deluxe range. The Maire turned up with the old folk's Christmas hamper yesterday so we also have foie gras and sweet white wine. 🤔

@ Mamie - the lengths some people will go to to get out of cooking a Christmas dinner! 🎅
This is a bit radical!

Continue stripping out the old kitchen and preparing for installation of new one immediately after Christmas. 😂

In future I shall have to go downstairs and make sure the back door is closed. I live in a block of flats and one of the men downstairs keeps leaving the main door open.
Why is it that there is always one tenant who is more responsible than the others?

I have another bash in the morning while I wait for DGS's stomach to wake up (his head and body are a good hour ahead of his stomach). It's pretty constant. I hate living this way, but other than becoming a total obsessive and cleaning all the time, I just have to tolerate it. Christmas is going to be a challenge.

Nothing, exhausted after looking after grandchildren (4 and 18 months) all day and now collapsed on sofa until bedtime! We had great fun though.

GagaJo, I think I have 'messy house immunity' by now - as there were four kids here when I worked - then eight people (one kid) when I went part time. I would have gone mad and/or got no sleep at all if I cleared up at night. Luckily, I don't need more than four or five hours kip - and wake full of energy, so do the morning stuff before anyone else is awake!

Watch Mary Berry on TV to see if she does anything inspiring for my vegetarian Christmas guests. Still stuck on what to give them for Christmas lunch.

Walk back to the hotel-(please let it have stopped raining).
Put devices on to charge, have a hot shower, then read my new book along with a hit cup of tea.

Finish the dishes in a minute. I ate later than usual as I've been out all day.
Then write lists. A shopping list for tomorrow. A list is things to do. A list of last minute gifts etc.
I like lists.

Put the bins out!

Finish some Christmas food prep that I keep procrastinating over...

Find a proper display spot for the garland of silver jingle bells, that has lived on the kit table for the last week!

Re-find my stash of gift tags!

What have you got to do before you can go to bed tonight?

Take my meds
Clean my teeth
Go to the lavatory
Get washed

Not necessarily in that order.

Pretty much the same every night. Quite boring innit.