Day 1287 I dot the told! 🤧😷

I woke up with the cold this morning. Actually that’s not entirely true as I woke up at 12.30 and about 5ish with the cold.

I was about to say I felt totally fine yesterday but then remembered that technically that wasn’t true. Least said about that the better. The minute I jumped in the shower yesterday, I felt better.

I had such a lovely drive over to Edinburgh. What a difference a Bertie Beetle makes. I’ve been meaning to talk about that for a while… Craig must be sick of me saying it. 😂 I LOVE driving again. I’m able to pull away from junctions without being terrified. I’m able to skip out in front of people rather than waiting for a completely clear road. I was driving at 70 miles an hour the whole way to Edinburgh and it felt like a dawdle. I am brave enough to move lanes again. Despite how awful I felt yesterday morning I had a really lovely drive over. I did have the car at 26°C to keep me cosy. maybe that was a sign?!?

We had a lovely family get together. I still seem to struggle with small talk. I know that I used to drink to cover that but not any more. I overthink things and can’t always think what to say. I hear myself and think “urgh why on earth did I say that?”. I cringe at some of the words that come out of my mouth…. Yet I LOVE the real deep and meaningful meaty conversations.

My mum’s cousin Pam and her husband were over from Colorado… we all met in Duddingston, Edinburgh at mum’s cousin Joyce’s…. There’s a mouthful and a half.

Here we all are yesterday.

My brother set up this great timer photo and I seemed to pick the forefront and massive spot!!

So back to today…. I went into work early as we are skeleton Tartan this week, and I wanted to let the guys know what they were working on…. As the day went on I just got more and more blocked up. I had chills shivering through me. I had the heating up on full in the portacabin!

Quite early on in the day I realised I had to stay until 5pm to receive a rental van back. The thought of it was awful…. The day dragged on and I felt so knackered. Actually I just focused on what needed doing and actually had a really good afternoon. The time passed quickly and I got lots done. I didn’t even feel like I’d stayed late. I have literally talked to myself all day and it’s worked. There have been no tears.

I have this lovely gift, from Evelyn, hanging from my rear view mirror.

Stay true to yourself ♥️

Oh and a little bit of mint choc chip ice cream makes you feel a bit better too.

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️

Day 1238 just another manic Monday 😆 and a lovely gift from Ellison!

Actually today wasn’t really manic at all, I just smiled at that heading. 😁

The English part of the UK had a bank holiday today which meant the Scottish part of the UK got no answers to any phone calls today. 😆. It also means that it was ghostly quiet with no emails etc.

Strangely for a Monday, the phone didn’t go like the clappers either 😂

I had another amazing sleep. You’re sick of hearing that eh?! I don’t know why my sleep is so good just now, usually the 2 weeks off the progesterone is not as good but hey, I’ll take it.

Work went by fast oh and wait until you see what Ellison bought me today…..

MY PHOTOS ON WEE FRIDGE MAGNETS!!!!!

How lovely is that?! I was really touched….. also shows me what is possible with them, if I could have the confidence to do something with them!! That rose just looks stunning.

I had to go for a food shopping after work tonight… I have to say it was not fun. My head was all over the place, I couldn’t think straight at all. I’ve ended up with a whole lot of everything and nothing. It was a last minute thought so no list or plan. Never a good idea.

I came home, put it all away and made dinner and somehow it’s 8pm already!!

Lots of positive quotes first thing this morning so will share some of them.

And this next one… wow wow wow wow and wow!!!

I am in control of my own destiny. There are times when something side swipes me and I forget that but most of the time I know this is 100% true. My problems are my own.

Mull that over for a bit!

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️

Day 1233 a lovely evening with the crochet hookers!

I actually worked on my blanket tonight at Crochet.

Check me!

That’s the first time in a very long time. I am tying up the ends of my blanket trying to finally finish it. This has been a real labour of love.

We had a really great chat and put the world to “tights” tonight (as I may have written once, a long time ago, and it stuck!)

It’s 8.35pm already so it’s just a quickie tonight. I’ve been awake since 4am thinking about work and then had another busy day. Gonna get an early night tonight.

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️

Day 1225 a busy day at work and some “through a toilet roll” photos 🧻🧻🤦🏻‍♀️😂

I was out for the count the whole night last night. The caffeine I’ve been drinking in the morning isn’t affecting my sleep.. at all!

I had decided to get up and take Calaidh out before work this morning. I didn’t change my alarm as the Scottish Dog Behaviourist ALWAYS has his set for 5am. I’d just get up when he did.

Not so this morning.

6am.

I did not know it was 6am and decided to have a wee snooze.

My alarm went off at 6.15am and I was gutted. Too late Calaidh puppa, sorry!!

Anyhoo…. Work was crazy busy again today. Non stop though I did get a full half hour out in the sun at lunch time which was fab. A wee catch up with Ellison who’s been on holiday!

So yeah after the day off and visiting the Waverley, I forgot to tell you about my hysterical giggles on Sunday night.

It started when our friend Euan sent me this…

Well that was me…. Hooked!!

Mine looks exactly like a photo taken through a toilet roll tube. I don’t look anything like the moon!!

This is my why is it not working face.

I got Craig in on it….

Then the dogs!!

I was honestly in hysterics….. which Craig recorded and sent to Euan and Lindsay. Of course he did. 😂😂

I was trying to photograph everything through a toilet roll. Even now I still smile at the thought of it. It’s surprisingly addictive… could be the thing that sets me apart from other “photographers”….. I put that in quotes as I means someone who takes photos rather than and actual photographer! Hours of fun and giggles and I don’t laugh like that enough. I had tears streaming down my face and couldn’t speak as I was laughing so hard.

It is very good to laugh!

So tonight I’m heading back to Tuesday night exercise class in the Village Hall. Kinesioflow. Sounds interesting and not connected to kinesiology.

I can feel all my muscles withering away and I have skin sagging where it hasn’t for years. My body is missing the Fit Body Farm even though I’m loving my late nights and morning lie ins.…

I really don’t want to go but I know I will love it and it will feel great afterwards.

Guess it comes back to, if it was easy, everyone would do it. I just have to stay switched on until 6.30pm!

I’m sitting out in the sun, it’s been a beautiful day today. Hot.

Stay safe everyone ☀️☀️☀️

Day 1198 where is this week going?!?

I can’t believe how fast this week has been?! I’m so busy at work I just keep jumping from one thing to the next and never getting back to the thing I started. 😬

It’s good to be busy but 4pm comes and I can’t leave…. It takes me till 4.30 to finish up and even then, I think of so much that I haven’t done. I’m not even getting a chance to check my lists as they’re fairly inconclusive anyway!

It’s Craig’s birthday tomorrow so I have got all his pressies together and we’re going to have a birthday night tonight so he can play with all his new “toys” on his day off tomorrow! 😂 yup I hear myself…. 😂

I’m going to cook up lots of lovely nibbles I got on my extortionate food shop yesterday for him coming home from work tonight.

So yeah not much else from me today. It was lovely and sunny again but I didn’t see much of it. Least I get to wear my shorts to work!

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️