Day 622 roast chicken dinner cooking, candles on… ignoring the rain!

Can’t believe it’s 4pm already and the weekend is almost over. I’ve been up since 7.30am as woofy mcwooferson was woofing and grumbling away for hours… or so it seemed! 🐶🐶🐶

By the time I got them up and out I realised it might have been the owl hooting out the back that was keeping them awake. 🦉

I was out early to Asda, did the food shop and then had a wander around some of the other shops. Check these guys…. Full size Christmas gnomes!

I did wonder who buys these….. as much as I would love one. 🤣 £135!!!

And then I decided to treat myself to a Christmas Starbucks! Craig and I used to go to Starbucks all the time and I loved it when the Christmas red cups were released.

I had a…. Wait for it…… grande decaf coconut milk toffee nut latte with vegan whip. Wow…. I really had to think that through when I ordered it! I have become THAT person….. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🤣

And it was soooo good!

Back home, shopping away, washing away and Claire messaged to see if I fancied a cuppa…. Did I?!? Damn right! Had a lovely Turkish Apple Tea.

So back home and had some more presents to wrap.

Of course I’ve realised that there so many things I don’t have for people…. I’ve not had the brain power to dedicate to shopping this Christmas. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️ it’s been really bad as I stress about it but can’t actually think straight enough to fix it. Craig is picking up the slack….

I’ve decided to donate to charity this year instead of sending Christmas cards. In all honestly it’s another thing off the list and helps manage my anxiety and all for a good cause. We’ve donated up to 4 Christmas meals for the homeless.

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I also shared this…. It’s a touchy subject as when I drank I never understood a non drinker.

When you don’t drink you do feel a bit like an outsider in certain situations. It’s my choice and I’m sticking to it as I believe I’m a much better person without alcohol. It doesn’t mean it’s easy all the time but difficult decisions never are. It’s so much better when people just accept it.

So that’s my weekend. Very quiet, lots of chores but also lots of chill time.

Here’s hoping this is a good week for you all!

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️