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Day 1346 Christmas Day 2024 🎄♥️😘

Merry Christmas everyone!

So in true Julie fashion not everything is rosy in the garden. My left knee is agony and kept me awake last night. I haven’t done anything other than stand. I’ve stood a lot at the shop and I stood in the pub last night. When I went to move it was stuck.

I took paracetamol and ibuprofen and it didn’t touch it. I woke two or three times in the night.

It’s been agony all day. 😢 I’m fairly certain it’s just muscular but no idea why it’s so sore.

I’ve also got travel anxiety and I haven’t actually relaxed knowing that me and the sore knee have to drive home.

Anyway moan over…

Other than that we’ve had a lovely day.

We got lovely presents this morning… we were meant to have a £50 limit but not sure either of us stuck to it!

I did a doggo photo shoot!

The puppers had Butternut Box Festive Turkey Feast for breakfast!

We left to head over to Mum and Dad’s about 10.30. It’s takes about an hour and half.

I got a new scarf and I love it!!!

I got a new purse which I love too. It’s multicoloured and matches my scarf. It’s not in this photo 😂😂

Khaleesi made herself at home!

Mum and dad had made a lovely meal.

We’ve had a lovely day!!

I now have the anxiety of getting Craig’s car out of mum and dad’s driveway….. the things I worry about eh?!

I have an appetite for drama and suffering eh?!? Told you I’d throw that at myself sometime soon…

Sending myself some peace. I can do this.

Stay safe everyone 🎄🎅🏼🤶🏼

Day 620 Christmas nails 💅🏼 & Hookers Christmas lunch 🎄🎅🏼🧑🏼‍🎄🎄

It was a lovely morning at 5.30am when we left for the Fit Body Farm. I love a Friday as I get a lift there and back and Craig has heated seats 💺 🤣 oh and I have a day off!

The workout was hard this morning. 4,500m of running through the session. The air got colder as the hour went on and by the second run the air was freezing. I can still feel the cold in my lungs and it’s 9.15am! One lovely lady kept me going on the last lap where I would have slowed to a walk. The support you get there is amazing.

So home for shower, put in a washing, tidy the kitchen, feed the dogs, make breakfast and coffee, quick dry of hair as I’m getting my nails done at 9am….. or so I thought. Would appear my rush to get here wasn’t necessary…. It’s 9.30 hence me starting the blog now. Least I’m early when I thought I was going to be late because of the ice on the van.

Check the ice on the windscreen. The photo doesn’t do it justice. It was beautiful… like the Jack Frost ice you see in the movies!

It was a sheet of ice!

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So raced back home at 10.15 to pick up a Christmas present for my wee 81 year old friend. Not seen her in ages. When I got down there she was still in her nightie doing all the housework! Felt awful interrupting her but had a lovely cuppa (took my own decaf and oat milk… seriously, how sad is that?!?)

Managed to get away by 11.35am and back up to take the dogs out. Can you tell I’m on a time schedule this morning?!?

Still love this old gate.

Nearly at the field where they get a good run. A

Back in by 12.35pm and had 25 mins to get some slap on ready for the Hookers Christmas lunch, in the pub next door, at 1pm.

Our lunch was lovely and up to the usual Gateside Inn standards. ♥️

Melon to start
Turkey and all the trimmings
Profiteroles and chocolate sauce

All followed by coffee and a mini mince pie.

We had a lovely time. A lovely meal and great company!

We did a secret Santa and I got the loveliest gift. A mindfulness book to record mood, gratitude etc and a lovely gin glass full of Lindt chocolates!

My glass with my new alcohol free gin for £3.99 from Home Bargains of all places

So I’ve had the busiest day! Ended up back in the pub with Craig for a couple when he got home and now I’m in jammies, in front of the fire and might never be able to speak to anyone again for days. 😱🤣

Happy Friday night to you all.

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️