I only worked 2 days last week but I was glad to see Friday and the weekend.
I went for a quick drink with the guys from work and then came home for Friday Night Pizza. Friday was the first time that I’d been in my living room since the Friday before and I found the dead tulips…whoops.
On Saturday, Ma had booked a car and we set out to do all the things that we didn’t get to do last weekend.
That meant a trip to the dump (all the things that we decided to throw away way back when we cleared out the cupboard!) and then to Ikea. We got what we needed, I got out with wallet intact (£30 on frames!)and then went to Sainsburys for food shopping.
Then back to Ma’s to assemble shelves. I win putting Ikea stuff together but next time, I’m bringing a full set of screwdrivers (Ma has an interesting tool collection, I’m not quite sure why she had a cheese slicer in there, but mine is not to reason why).
Home for dinner, a well deserved gin and tonic (or two!). I sorted out my Ikea purchases. By about 10:30pm, I was done, it was a busy day and hauling and putting Ikea furniture together is more tiring than you would imagine!
Sunday was a beautiful sunny day and it was time for me to catch up with the flat. Having spent last week doing the bare minimum it was in need of some TLC. I deep cleaned the kitchen, which included sorting and cleaning cupboards, scrubbing the skirting boards and the floor (I do sweep and clean the floor regularly but with a mop which never gets it as clean as when you scrub!!) and repotting the aloe vera, which it was in dire need of. I more or less caught up on the washing, did the accounts, and prepared food for the week ahead (applesauce, hummus, cookies, egg cups, started to sprout some lentils). Then I went for a walk, to enjoy the weather, which has been lovely, sunny and mild.
A chilled and lazy Sunday evening followed…
I got a lot done and this week is going to be much easier as a result. This is good because I’m out tomorrow at the OXO with my friend John, it’s been over a year since he’s been in London and although it sucks that he’s abroad and working on his birthday, it will be lovely to catch up. On Thursday, I’m at Sarah’s for dinner and I’m determined to get back on track with my exercise goals.
Nic Dempsey 