TUESDAY
I'm still trying to deal with the insomnia. I'm now wondering if perhaps it is my pillows being too flat as I'm getting neck pain in the mornings. I've ordered a few new ones from Amazon which should hopefully come later this week and I'll see if it fixes the issue.
WEDNESDAY
Today I tried my hand at paella for the very first time and it was brilliant! OK now I admit that I used the SimplyCook kit which makes up and supplies flavour pots to add in as you cook, doing most of the work for you! I did buy in the rice...It's the first time I've cooked with paella rice and I really loved the taste of it. I hope to get the kit again if it is available each time I order and I'm also going to try my own recipe. My dad very much enjoyed it too which is also a good thing but he's never been a fussy eater. He'll eat anything I try my paw at.
Speaking of paws, I got mine on another pile of Paddington books. I thought I was buying a small set of Paddington books for young kids but instead I have an A4 hardback with six Paddington stories and gorgeous full page colour illustrations! I LOVE IT! My dad also surprised me with a couple of Donald Trump coins for £2 each. I must admit I love the coins and they'll look great in my collection!
THURSDAY
This has been the kind of day where you suddenly look at the clock and wonder what you've actually done with your day! I don't really remember getting anything much done other than quick tasks like taking recycling and rubbish out to the appropriate bins, or making the macaroni for dinner. Oh and doing a small load of washing and a bit of cleaning in the bathroom. Oh and ripping up a pile of old boxes for the paper bin and a few other bits and pieces. OK maybe I did a bit more than I thought...
I did receive a couple of cross stitch kits in the post this afternoon. They are the first two wives in the Henry VIII collection and I'm already nervous because my general sewing leaves a lot to be desired and it seems I need to learn how to do special stitches first! I have one thing in common with Paddington-for tasks like this, I'm all paws!
FRIDAY
I'm totally knackered! Today was a day of washing the drawer full of tea towels to give them an airing , and washing a batch of the new ones I recently got in so I can de-fluff them before use. I did all the red ones today as I need to keep the colours seperated. Tomorrow I'll do two loads, one for the blue and one for the green. *groans*. Next I had to iron the load from yesterday and of course I pick a day when it's really warm and clammy! I was sweating like a pig! I also had a sink load of dishes to deal with which my dad was meant to do last night, taking the bin out for the collection tomorrow...and to cap it off I spent an hour making a seafood risotto (is that even how you spell it? I don't really care anyway!) It tasted nice but it wasn't worth all the work.
I couldn't find my recipe card for the meal so while I was hunting everywhere and moving everything, I knocked over the basket that has my Royal China thimble collection in it. SMASH! What a noise it made and I feared that I'd have a pile of broken thimbles. I got lucky in that one was a plain Windsor one that I'll be happy to just glue but one was my birth of Princess Charlotte thimble showing Kate on the hospital steps with her just after the birth. Sadly it was damaged badly and I can't get a replacement online. I'm a bit bummed but it could have been a total disaster so I guess I should be grateful.
Today I got my other four Queens and the kits all look pretty good. I'll be putting them away for a cold and rainy day this autumn or winter. I'm excited about all the stuff for entertainment that I have ready to go. Scrapbooks, cross stitch, jigsaw puzzles, 3D & 4D puzzles, painting by numbers kits, crossword books, sequin art, colouring books and pens...loaded for bear as they say! These are the fantastic looking painting by numbers kits that are due to arrive this weekend!
