Doesn't this cold weather make you want to curl up in front of a nice warm fire? I think I'd rather do that than go the penguin above as he flies off to a nicer place! I'm liking being at home, thank you very much and I won't be leaving my sanctuary until next year, unless I win the lottery and move house south.
MONDAY
I was going to throw out a small bathroom storage unit that was past its best-white and scabby and cheap looking. Instead I sanded it down today and spraypainted the white drawers with rose gold paint-a nice pink with a glittery effect through it. It certainly gives the drawers a wee
bit of colour. I then started with the first of four layers of metallic gold paint on to the frame of the unit. I had to do this with a brush as it would've been quite awkward using spraypaint. After two hours I did the second coat.
I also did more tidying in my room by packing stuff into storage boxes and getting them out of my way. I went through a couple of binbags as well, throwing out old newspapers, postcards and magazines I didn't want. I put my audio cassettes into a box and got it out of my way and packed disks with TV shows and films into a storage box too. I still have a few binbags to look at and find homes for any stuff I'm keeping, and get everything else sorted into either the bin or ready to send to charity shops after Christmas and New Year is over.
TUESDAY
Groan! It was delivery day today which always knackers me at the best of times but with all the work around the house I was even more tired than usual. I wanted to cry when my alarm went off this morning plus it was really cold and foggy so shivering at the door as I unpacked bags from the Asda pallets and gave them to my dad to take inside wasn't what I needed. Then there is the fun of getting all the bags into the kitchen, unpacking, sorting, rearranging and putting them away. Still, it's better than going to the supermarket! We had a milk spill all over the place so every item had to be washed, dried and then put away. The delivery driver was really nice and helped find the leaky item and take it away. He was also touched to receive a nice Christmas bonus from us for his hard work during the pandemic.
Tonight I got started on sorting out all my political books on my grey bookcase, getting them into political parties, then historical order. I then sorted my monarchy books on the same bookcase, sorting them into historical order, then put my biographies and memoirs into order too. It leaves the other three shelves for another night as I had to sort through dvds and cds for a charity shop bag, and sort through old papers, deciding what to shred or rip up and get it into the recycling bin. That took a couple of hours. Ugh, so time consuming!!!
WEDNESDAY
It was back to painting today as I tackled the final two coats of the metallic gold paint onto the storage unit. I'm still waiting for it to dry and then I can slot in the drawers and get it into my bedroom hopefully tomorrow. It used to be used in the bathroom for storing spare razor blades, bars of soap and stuff like that so it will be perfect for keeping my assorted medicines and remedies in. It's not a big unit so it should slot nicely into a small space in my room.
My last Amazon package before hibernation arrived today and it was a big multi-pack of prawn pringles, my favourite flavour! I managed to maul my way through half a tube in about ten minutes which was both awesome and disgusting in equal measures! Awesome in taste but a disgusting display of sheer gluttony! This was after pigging out on Japanese Teriyaki salmon with spice flavoured rice, which my dad and I both enjoyed!
