It’s my Friday night, woo hoo, 3 day weekend coming.
I didn’t feel anywhere near as angry today. I’m still very pass remarkable but none of that irritability I had at the start of the week. Thankfully.
The day passed really quickly but I’m all set for the weekend. I’m helping Gayle in the little gift shop tonight as she has her first VIP Christmas shopping night. I’m really looking forward to it.
🎄🎅🏼🤶🏼🎄
Gemma from work brought me in a lovely early birthday cupcake and Sloth T-shirt!!
The icing was strawberries and cream, it was beautiful!!
Here’s my lovely t shirt! How lovely was that l?! I was very touched. I didn’t even know she would know it’s my birthday.
I got a cuddle from her wee boy for the first time since he was a baby. 💙 that was so sweet.
We have a tradition at Tartan Campers that we make birthday cards! I’d said to Ellison this week not to make one for me as I knew she was bisy… but she did…I got this lovely card which all the guys at work signed. She just knows me so well… this is perfect! She’s made some for the other guys this month and they are so good!
It’s a Hope Blamire painting in the middle!
So I have to go and get out the Tartan workwear and get into a Christmas jumper ready for tonight.
Some days just sail on by and some days make their mark with some real life changing decisions.
Today is one of those days. 1st September 2023 (can’t actually believe it’s September).
So Abbie the Campervan is sold. There were tears this morning as I realised I can’t get to work on Monday as Craig is away so figured I’d have to hire a car for a week.
My anxiety was on overdrive as Craig was helping me look for a car and all I heard was “what do you want what do you want what do you want what do you want it depends what you want!” That is certainly not what he really said. My head is screaming I DON’T KNOW WHAT I WANT!!!!
I had my heart set on a Caddy so that I could make it into a Campervan and “keep my camping oar in” as it were.
Craig told me last week that wasn’t the best idea but I was adamant. It’s only since last night that I clicked that a car was really what I needed, but what kind?!?
Decisions, decisions. When you suffer from anxiety these are not exciting times, not fun decisions to be making. Your head doesn’t think straight it makes lots of noise and panic and doomsday scenarios. Really it just needs to calm the f down and start thinking straight.
I love that in the midst of all this drama I actually found the perfect car before 8.30am. The garage called at 8.40. They will deliver. One years’ warranty.
Meet Bertie the Beetle!
I’m not sure that I ever was a namer of cars and yet here I am, naming another car. 🙋🏻♀️
I had a VW Beetle before I got Abbie the Campervan so I know it’s a great drive. Although she’s called Bertie, I’m not sure my car will ever be a boy 🤦🏻♀️ 😂😂 anything goes these days!
Here’s my old one.
So in other HUGE news …..
You may need to sit down……
As if we don’t have enough dogs already… we are getting another dog.
There. I said it. It’s out there.
This is Khaleesi….. and Craig first met her when he was out in Spain to look after her and 4 other dogs.
She was a rescue and was badly injured and walks with a limp. Jo, her owner, took her on and loved her back to health. Jo is moving back to the UK and her lifestyle does not suit Khaleesi’s injuries so she is heartbroken at having to re home her.
Craig messaged me about a month ago when Jo asked someone to take her.
I agreed that he could message her, as a back up, as he loved her so much. I didn’t think for one minute that Jo would want her to leave Spain.
Within an hour of his initial message to me… Khaleesi was coming to Scotland!!! 😳
Craig is so excited about having her. I knew he thought she was very special. She can’t get a lot of exercise due to her injuries the poor wee soul. I can’t wait to meet her and have lots of cuddles.
I told Craig I will still have to be able to get out and do my travels and he’s said that was ok.
Deal.
She left Spain this morning with Tito The Transpawter…. About exactly the same time I put down a deposit on Bertie. It’s all happening.
And the days does not end there my lovelies…. 😂
I took Bhru and Freya for a walk and then had a photoshoot with the 3 OG puppers.
Craig has pressure washed all of the grass and decking ready for Khaleesi’s arrival. It’s looking amazing.
We just need to stain the decking but it didn’t dry enough today.
It’s not even 11am by this time.
I went out for lunch with Crochet Hooker Evelyn as a 50th birthday treat!! Still milking that 2 months before my 51st 🤦🏻♀️😂
Had a lovely lunch at Mocha JaK’s and great chats. Forgot to take a pic but did take my lunch. Avocado Stack. Yum. Thanks Evelyn!
She dropped me at The little gift shop as I was going to treat myself to a new bag for my holidays. I had a great chat with Gayle AND…… started my Christmas shopping!!!!!!!
Me.
Christmas shopping in September?!?!
Who even am I anymore?!?
She who scoffs at anyone who buys a Christmas gift before November!!
I walked back up the road and the only negative of the day is that my bunion is gowping.
Awfy sore body part. 😪
So, I’m walking home and Craig’s car drives past me…. With a canoe on his roof.
As you do.
😵💫
To be fair he had been out canoeing with our friend Euan… I just did not expect him to come home with one. 🛶
What’s this mum?!?!
Nothing surprises me anymore! 😬
Except that then I found out that I’ve won a Body Shop advent calendar as my friend Gemma ran a prize draw on her a Body Shop page.
What a day!!!!
I don’t think I can even keep up with my life just now.
Abbie the Campervan is parked up until maybe the end of September before she can be collected. By tonight I will have enough money for my new car…. All from a lovely lady who hasn’t even seen the van yet. I was terrified that I couldn’t sell the van and I found someone just like me, to buy her.
This has taken me way too long to write so I’m going to relax after all this excitement.
The Rambling Sloth 🦥 