Well today I am feeling quite blue and a little bit weepy. I am not entirely sure why this is, I guess it’s a mixture of it being a Monday (gotta be the worst day of the week), the fact that I am at work (I really do work much better and am much happier at home) and because the weather is so dismal (horridly gray and drizzly). I am completely fed up of winter now (unless we get a DECENT amount of snowfall) and can’t wait for the longer sunny days to arrive. I definitely feel less depressed when the sun is shining. Also time seems to be whizzing by so fast, almost half way through February already, and the weekends come and go at such speed that I don’t even have much of a chance to enjoy them.
Of course this weekend didn’t help as I’ve been emptying my bedroom (a Herculean task) in readiness for the redecorating (which has now been delayed until the end of the week due to work commitments). I was hoping that the big clear out would enable me to get rid of some more stuff, but of course I got rid of a whole load before mum and dad came over in August and in my opinion I don’t seem to be left with much left to lose (not that I want to lose anyway). I was told by Kay that my starting point should be to throw away ANYTHING that I hadn’t looked at or used in 12 months. I thought about this for about 2 seconds and realised that I would end up losing 95% of my belongings – including my stash and so this is a total non-starter. I am sure that by Friday I will be fed up to the back teeth with all the stuff clogging up my lounge so maybe I will just have a fit and chuck it all. Of course my main problem is that I think how much all this stuff has cost me over the years and it makes me loathe to lose it. If anyone has any SENSIBLE suggestions about how I could reclaim some living area please let me know – I really could do with the help, but I will not entertain stupid suggestions like the one made by Kay. *LOL*
The high point of the weekend was having a lovely meal cooked for me last night. A few weeks ago I was complaining about never getting a roast dinner on a Sunday because I’m always working. I suggested that I might have to take a day off in order to go to one of these carvery places and have lunch, and to my surprise Andrew offered to cook me a roast dinner sometime. Now, I obviously thought it would be one of those empty promises – once mentioned never acted upon, but last night he came up trumps. The meal was a beef pot roast, with ‘proper’ roast potatoes and huge Yorkshire puddings, pot roasted vegetables and honey glazed parsnips, washed down with a nice bottle of red wine. My verdict – it was absolutely delicious, and I would be happy for him to cook for me at any time. It was also wonderful to have a proper meal on a Sunday rather than something from the pub which is my usual fare. We did have to listen to rather a lot of Katie Melua , but I guess I can forgive him for that after such a tasty meal, and actually I rather liked her version of ‘Lilac Wine’ which is a favourite track of mine.
Of course this weekend didn’t help as I’ve been emptying my bedroom (a Herculean task) in readiness for the redecorating (which has now been delayed until the end of the week due to work commitments). I was hoping that the big clear out would enable me to get rid of some more stuff, but of course I got rid of a whole load before mum and dad came over in August and in my opinion I don’t seem to be left with much left to lose (not that I want to lose anyway). I was told by Kay that my starting point should be to throw away ANYTHING that I hadn’t looked at or used in 12 months. I thought about this for about 2 seconds and realised that I would end up losing 95% of my belongings – including my stash and so this is a total non-starter. I am sure that by Friday I will be fed up to the back teeth with all the stuff clogging up my lounge so maybe I will just have a fit and chuck it all. Of course my main problem is that I think how much all this stuff has cost me over the years and it makes me loathe to lose it. If anyone has any SENSIBLE suggestions about how I could reclaim some living area please let me know – I really could do with the help, but I will not entertain stupid suggestions like the one made by Kay. *LOL*
The high point of the weekend was having a lovely meal cooked for me last night. A few weeks ago I was complaining about never getting a roast dinner on a Sunday because I’m always working. I suggested that I might have to take a day off in order to go to one of these carvery places and have lunch, and to my surprise Andrew offered to cook me a roast dinner sometime. Now, I obviously thought it would be one of those empty promises – once mentioned never acted upon, but last night he came up trumps. The meal was a beef pot roast, with ‘proper’ roast potatoes and huge Yorkshire puddings, pot roasted vegetables and honey glazed parsnips, washed down with a nice bottle of red wine. My verdict – it was absolutely delicious, and I would be happy for him to cook for me at any time. It was also wonderful to have a proper meal on a Sunday rather than something from the pub which is my usual fare. We did have to listen to rather a lot of Katie Melua , but I guess I can forgive him for that after such a tasty meal, and actually I rather liked her version of ‘Lilac Wine’ which is a favourite track of mine.
*edited to change Norah Jones to Katie Melua ... I did know who it was but had a brainstorm when I was writing the post!!!!
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