Tuesday 13 January 2015

Odds & Ends




Play before bedtime. Olly had some new games from Father Christmas. Unfortunately the Bus Stop game is his favourite. To get through it all, I make up names for the people that get on the bus. There's Mr Chutney, Fingers McGee and Sylvia Trent to name but a few.

And do you notice anything different about my boy? I'm still in recovery after having to get his hair cut last week. The Mums at the school gate have been very kind, and told me that he still looks like him. But all I can see is a rather grown up little boy. I can no longer live vicariously through his hair. I think the curls are still there.

In other news I have re-discovered the joy of scaring myself witless while watching a good pyscho/police drama. Silent Witness, Broadchurch and old episodes of Wire In The Blood. What is it about January and this kind of programme scheduling? Come summer it's all Great British Bake Off and frothy period dramas. I think I overdid it yesterday though. I couldn't sleep, and spent the night with one eye open.

Today is a day of errands and baking. I dislike errands. I love baking. The sun is shining weakly, although I think we may have more rain today. Apparently the big wind is coming, or so my neighbour told me. I do hope she was actually talking about a storm front....

I need new jeans. Mine are now too big for me, which is great, but it only means that I now have to go and try on new ones. The third circle of hell is trying jeans on in a hot changing cubicle. The misery is added to by those awful lights that are put in there. Who looks nice under that kind of wattage? Does anyone? I look like I've recently been dug up.

I really want to get out into the garden.

I'm planning a camping tour of Wales for us.

I start working at the Infant School on Thursday.

I'm seriously thinking about getting my hair cropped short.

'H Is For Hawk' is a wonderful book.

I'm considering signing up to a beekeeping course.

I hope to have lost a couple of pounds at fat club tomorrow.

I'm dusting off my running shoes for the umpteenth time.

I'm thinking that this is a more of a list than a blog post.

I think I may go and make a cup of tea.

I'm off......

Love and kisses,

Leanne xx


29 comments:

  1. All good things! Try and enjoy the jeans shopping - better that they are too big than the other way! Did you watch Remember Me before Christmas - that was scary, but really good! I have yet to start Broadchurch. I do like these sorts of programmes! I have The Missing to watch from last year yet too! xx

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    1. Remember Me scared the bejeezus out of me. I could only watch it during the day!

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  2. Grief, those changing cubicle mirrors - they are the main reason I detest buying new clothes!
    I have recently noticed my son's face is changing from a little child into a real young chap. Sad but fascinating. Good luck starting your new job Thursday xxx

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  3. Hi Leanne. Did you watch Silent Witness last yet? That was sooooo creepy, I had to switch the sound off every now and then. Less creepy without sound. Well done for loosing weight. I wish I could say the same. My running shoes are gathering dust, too. This is unusual because I like my jogs. I need a new swimming costume, trying that is even worse than jeans.... online shopping comes to mind. Have a lovely day, hope the errands are not too tedious. Christina xx

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    1. I would NEVER try on a cossie. That has to be done in the privacy of my bedroom under lock and key ;)

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  4. Yay to the too-big jeans and weight loss! But boo to the hellish jeans shopping. I sympathise as they are never, ever, long enough for me and yes, the mirrors and lights are evil. Olly looks very different with his short hair but still completely gorgeous. What handsome boys you have. xx

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    1. Bless you. Perhaps it will grow back? I did have leg envy when I met you......

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  5. I want to get into the garden too but we plan our camping the other way round - Cornwall from Wales. Well done on your weight loss, jeans shopping is such a drag isn't it!

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  6. I know what you mean, I hate trying on jeans! in fact I don't like changing full stop!, well done on the weight loss, we have been enjoying board games in our house. My running shoes are dusted too, can't wait to keep back outdoors againx

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  7. Olly looks quite handsome and grown up. The instant transition must have been quite shocking for you though. I would have cried over the loss of the curls. When my kids were little they liked a game called Candyland. I despised Candyland, and am really hoping Lucy isn't a fan. :-)

    I'm watching the new season of Broadchurch. I'm not sure I can handle my emotions being played with like they were during the first season. But it's like an accident by the side of the road. I just can't seem to take my eyes off it.

    Change rooms can cause deep emotional damage. I avoid them like the plague.

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  8. Keep the old jeans to work around the house and garden, that'll be more comfortable than jeans that actually fit. Hate trying on clothes, would rather order on-line and take my chances.

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  9. I am a complete wimp with anything scary. I can watch a film nearly all the way through but if there is any staking involved... I.e someone skulking around a house I can't watch anymore. Crime watch the same ... Can't bear it.
    As for changing rooms. The only type I like is the house design programme. I look in those mirrors and think " who is that gag?" Mind you looking down to Skype is not a lot better.

    Well done on the weight loss. I hope it's not through worry. That dress will be worn this summer I guess .
    I hooe your Dad us comfortable and coping and finally Ollie looks so/too grown up. How can one term in school make them grow so fast.
    Lots of love Linda

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  10. He does look older with the haircut. It isn't fun, is it? My son needed his hair cut early because he couldn't see. He had the most beautiful strawberry-blond curls when he was a baby. It's more of a sandy color now, and straight, but his baby hair took my breath away. I'm always scaring myself with TV shows. I should try to avoid them but it's irresistible. I'm concerned about the big wind; is your neighbor some kind of soothsayer? :)

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  11. He looks so grown up! Suits him though. I get most of my jeans from new look and also can't stand having to try them on. Excellent news on the weight loss front though and you know I will encourage you to go running :o) Bee keeping course great idea, and change of hair is good too xx

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  12. From one hair cut to another.... DO IT!! You will live it I am sure.
    From a new reader.

    Claire x

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  13. Ooooh look at Olly! So grown up.
    Take care in the 'big wind'. More palm fronds on the lawn?

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  14. I love list posts. I do not love jeans shopping. but hurray for the reason!

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  15. Silent Witness is on right now and so I'm on here with only half an eye on it - never have the staying power to work out the plot and I tend to drift off to sleep when watching. Thanks for book recommendation - I'll add to the list.

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  16. We have that Bus Stop game too. One of the passengers is the double of one of their school teachers so it's always a race yo get Mr Smith lol
    Fat Club day for me is Thursday. Good luck!
    Jillxo

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    1. And to you too, Jill! (I lost 2. Yay!)
      xx

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  17. Stick me down for the beekeeping course as well, it's something I'd so love to do. I keep meaning to dust off my running shoes. Manana. Me and my friend are still in a state of complete terror from an episode of Luther that we watched about two years ago. I think about it every time I go into the garage in the dark. Every time. I throw the recycling into the blackness, lock the door and RUN to the house. Well done on the weight loss. My jeans are astonishingly snug at the moment. Must eat less. Your dear little man looks as adorable as ever, but I can understand that you're missing his curls. Good luck with your job at the infant school, I suspect it will be quite a lot of fun and quite funny at times too, I always have a laugh when I help out. CJ xx

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    1. Aah Luther. One of the best. He'll make a very good James Bond I think.

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  18. The most fun list I've read in a while!

    My jeans are too big for me too, but I need that to also be true for at least the next two sizes down!

    Let me know if you head north in Wales ... maybe we could meet for a coffee somewhere x

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  19. I'm old enough to recall the days when trying on things wasn't the chore it is today. In Torquay there was the most lovely 'gown' shop (well, there was more than one, but one I particularly liked) where you were treated like royalty by the grand dame who called one "modom". You just had to mention the sort of thing you had in mind - a jersey suit, a cocktail dress, a ball gown, and you were shown into a changing room which had a table and chair and lovely mirrors, even perhaps a bowl of flowers, and clothes were brought to you. You didn't have to search along the rails although you could've just had a look as you walked in, but you didn't start to finger them or drag them down from the rail, that would never have done! Oh for the days when an assistant who actually knows what they are doing could assist us in this way, even bringing to us jeans in the colour and style we want in a size which will fit around the waist and the hips and not make us look like an elephant from behind! My most expensive purchase from this shop was a Frank Usher cocktail dress in black silk, Grecian style, a bit like a short version of Amal Clooney's black gown in the papers recently. It was 16 gns (that's sixteen pounds and sixteen shillings in pre-decimal currency) and that was the equivalent of three week's wages in 1963! Today it would be a collectable item.
    Margaret P

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  20. Great plans! Olly looks so grown up! Sarah x

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  21. Congrats on downsizing the jeans! I had a growth spurt over xmas so I need to upsize :(

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  22. Such a lovely blog you have here!! And your son is just adorable! I felt the same way when my little guy got his hair cut shorter...more traumatic for me I think! And you had me laughing at the jeans bit....that is just so true! Here is to a happy and fresh week ahead! I look forward to journeying along with you! Nicole

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    1. Hey Nicole,
      Thanks for your kind words. Welcome aboard!
      Leanne xx

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