Spring has sprung
I haven’t had time to blog much lately as I have been soooo uber busy.
Christmas was OK, same as usual really. Fewer presents. Fewer family arguments this year though so that was good.
New Year’s Eve was fun, didn’t bother with going to a pub/club as it’s always such a let down. Went to Lou & Rich’s and played Guitar Hero 3 and Pub Quiz with them, Claire & Tony. Met some interesting people on my walk there/back…
My parents have gone on their first ever holiday which is pretty cool. My Mum’s brother has taken them over to Orlando which is where he spends about half the year. Their flight was delayed by 2 hours and then they got diverted to Canada so it was already exciting for them on their first ever plane journey (they have flown before, but only on Concorde for their wedding anniversary and in helicopters at Game Fairs). Took Mum 12 hours to call me after they’d landed. I’ll remember this… if I’d have left it that late to contact her she’d have been having kittens!
So anyway, this is my first time home alone in this house. It’s pretty cool, although the noises at night can be a bit freaky so I’m leaving lights & the radio on downstairs until I go to bed. It’s just fields right behind the house so in theory anyone could just wander up to the house. The horses keep setting off the security light at the back which scared the crap out of me while I was baking last night! I’ve started using this time alone to get my shit together at home. For the past 6 or 7 years I’ve let my place get into a total state. It started off when work was too much for me, then it got really bad and I just couldn’t face it then as it got worse it looked more & more impossible to sort out. It’s the main reason why I never invite anyone round here. It’s in the middle of nowhere AND it looks like a shit-heap. It took me 4 days (not whole days, but a lot of hours none-the-less) to get my bathroom from dump to minimalistic cleanliness and I feel SO much better for it! I did a bit of a tidy in the bedroom & livingroom and now it’s all starting to look do-able! The plan is to do my bedroom next as that isn’t too bad. Then the living room. Then my walk-in wardrobe which will be horrific I expect as I just throw stuff in without looking. Then it’s the study which will be bad just becuase it’s full of boxes of computer parts! I’ll see what I can sell though and maybe after clearing out the space I’ll think about upgrading my PC so it can play games again.
Right, I have to get back to sorting out bins & stuff! I’ll post up the recipes for stuff I’ve been cooking later I think. This fortnight will be filled with baking!
