Fun Monday # 142 Another day in my life

When I saw the topic Grace chose for this week, I went back to look at the first time I wrote about my day. This was not long after Fun Monday started, week 9 to be precise. As I read through the post it made me laugh because today was very similar to my Monday way back on March 19th 2007 A day in my life or my life in a day. I lead a very dull, day-to-day existence....

For example, this morning I got up and showered really early, well that is if you call 6am early, remember I am supposed to be retired!

The reason I was getting up earlier than usual was because I had an appointment with my Doctor at 9am and I wasn't too sure how long it would take me to get there given the early morning traffic (if I'd been energetic I could actually have walked there and back as it's only about a 2 mile round trip but I'm lazy and the reason I was going is because I have a problem with my foot and it's painful to walk).

Also before I set out I had to do a few household chores, have breakfast, check my emails and check out my farm and cafe (on Facebook). I was home by 10am, walked to local shop to collect the daily newspaper and then it was coffee time as I listened to a music quiz on the radio.

I then had to drive to the Council Offices in Thornbury to make a delivery, this took me another hour (17 mile round trip), on the way back I went to the bank and Post office for Embee, and then on to the supermarket to do the grocery shop for my mother as well as ours.

Oh just remembered, I deposited some things for recycling in the containers at the supermarket.

I really don't like shopping over the lunch hour, it's far too busy, the queues at the deli and fresh produce counters are long and getting through the checkout takes ages. I finally got home just before 2pm, unpacked the groceries (not my favourite job), my mother likes to do her own and she is so slow, so by the time I made myself some lunch it was 3pm.

I ate my lunch at the computer, then did a bit of tidying up, vacuuming and mopping floors, sorting laundry and it was then time to think about dinner for Embee (actually knowing I had a busy day coming I prepared a pasta dish yesterday). He always comes home from work and is starving.

I try to sit down and watch a couple of 'soaps' on TV around 6pm and my evenings are taken up reading the paper, doing the crossword, a couple of on line quizzes, reading blogs, plurking and facebook. I usually read in bed before settling down and often don't turn the light off until around midnight.

Tomorrow will be a slight variation. I have to take my mother to the hairdressers and then I have to take her clothes shopping, that will be quite an ordeal! Oh and I have to fit in a visit to the local hospital to have an x-ray on my foot. And so it goes on and on...........

yesterday I put the tortoises into their boxes for their winter hibernation and they are now safely on a shelf, in the garage, where they will stay until around the end of February. I think I'd like to hibernate, or better still move to a warm climate until the spring. Instead I have 10 days in the Emerald Isle coming up soon and as I'll be with Beccy and the grandchildren the weather won't matter.

Well that's it for today folks. I'm now off to me bed to read, I'll catch up with you all tomorrow.

Archives:

2008: Armistice Day-Remembrance Sunday
2007: How to survive a heart attack alone
2006: Recycling

Thursday!!

I had a post all lined up for today, but then I saw the topic for the next Fun Mon and decided to keep the item for then. This left me with nothing of any real interest to write about. So instead I'm just going to give a quick resume of my day which will be totally boring even to me.

* 8:30 got up quite late and came downstairs in pyjamas. I don't know about you but I find it very difficult to get myself going in these dark mornings. I always find Jan & Feb very depressing months.

* 8:50 looked at emails and said hello to plurk friends while drining my daily cup of boiled water. Suddenly I heard the recycle lorry -it never comes this early and although we are supposed to have everything out by 7am I had not put out the bag of cans and foil containers. By the time I had rushed through the house unlocked and got to the outside gate they were down the road, having taken the papers and the bottles which did go out last night. I decided against running down the road after the lorry in my nightwear and I will just have a bumper load in a fortnight-or I could take them to one of the recycling bins at the supermarket. Note to self always but everything out the night before collection or get up before 7am I think you know which option I'll be taking in future.

*9:15 breakfast and my first and best cup of coffee of the day-need I say more! Breakfast is healthyish...muesli, yoghurt plus dried and fresh fruit.

*9:30 shower and hairwash. Quick clean of the bathroom.

*10:15 my mother tells me my brother phoned while I was in the shower and he is visiting in half an hour.
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* we wait and wait and he finally get here just as I'm leaving for an 11:30 appointment he arrives. I just had time to make him a quick drink, give him some choc ginger biscuits which he loves and give him the jam Beccy made him for Christmas (Beccy if you read this he was delighted- he did take the hokey pokey the children made even though it's well passed it best (it was in an air tight container) and the glass he said was just right for his nightly drink!


*11:30 waxing-no further info but let's just say it was needed..good job you can't see me and last week I did get an email from some woman who thought I was a bloke LOL!

*12:10 called in to the bank to pay my huge credit card bill...I always pay it off every month, there is no way I'm paying interest! so this month my bank account remain just about solvent. Now have got to think about cheap meals for the rest of the month!

*12:30 arrived home to see my brother driving away from the house.

* letter waiting for me about a pension plan...financial adviser was supposed to phone me Monday but didn't, I phoned him straight away ..surprise, surprise he was not in the office but I was assured he would be back at 4:30. However in response to my question what time does he leave? I was told at 5pm, the receptionist also said he already had lots of messages but she would ask him to call. I knew immediately that was her way of saying..don't hold your breath...and no he didn't call...I thought there was a recession and business was important....clearly not!!

* I spent the afternoon sorting out accounts, reading the paper, doing the crossword, and listening to the radio.

*4:40 quick phone call to Sam I was pleased to hear the scrabble game I sent her had arrived.

*5pm Embee arrived home- made dinner, watched TV, read a magazine, and felt bored so downloaded Bookworm Deluxe. I used to play this a lot at one time but then forget about-I think it will be good for my brain-I'm slow but haven't yet got burnt. Wonder if anyone plays this- I know Sam did at one time!

*10:30 decided that I would write this post because I wasn't tired but I didn't really have a topic, after I shelved the original one, which is why you got this load of drivel.
When you are retired, it's amazing how you can fill a day doing nothing very much and still think you have been busy. Two years ago, all these things would have been fitted around my working day. Come to think of it that was one of the reasons I was keen to retire, I always ended up working many more hours that I was contracted to do, and never had enough time for all the little things I thought I wanted to do. Now I think it would be nice to do something a little more challenging...seems I'm never happy or the grass is greener...on that point I think it's time to wish you all good night!

Archives:
2008: Lucas Films at the Digital Arts Centre~Presidio
2007: The patient was laughing so that's a good sign

Fun Monday # 87 or My Friday!

Sarah is our hostess for this week and this is the assignment she has chosen for us.

I would like you to take your camera (or your artistic talents!) on a day tour with you. I want to know where you go, what you get up to on a “normal” day (disclaimer - it doesn’t have to be “normal”!). All the details you would consider boring! You are free to make your FM posts as long or as short as you’d like!
I chose last Friday as my day. It was actually a beautiful sunny autumn day and the first thing I did was take the camera around the back garden for a few shots. Nothing remotely exciting there, my parsley is still growing well and one of the tortoises was peeping out of their house.
After this I had breakfast and a cup of coffee but decided not to bore you with photos. Now what I was expecting to happen was as you see in the photos below. My garage door was due to be replaced and then I was going to take my friend to Makro so that she could stock up on cat food and a few other things. What actually happened was the guys doing the job were running late and we went off to do the shopping; when we returned just over 2 hours later they had only just arrived. This meant the rest of my day was scuppered and I didn't go swimming as I always do on a Friday afternoon. Instead I stayed and made sure the men had drinks and that the job was done properly.
I managed to get a sneaky photo of Tina at the fish counter. As you can see our trolley is gradually filling up!
I bought one of these memory pillows (I chose a traditional shape) which are supposed to be very good support for the neck. I haven't tried it out yet because I'm letting it air to get rid of the chemical smell, which according to the label will take a fortnight. I wonder whether anyone has any experience of these pillows and it they really are any good!


I'm hoping to see others who lead much more exciting lives than mine!


Archives:
2007: Up up and away not today!