Project 52 2024 week 22

This week’s been half term and while I’ve had not plans (not helped by the poor weather outlook), it’s been nice to relax. Although I do need to get back to proper healthy eating again, after a very high carby week. Here’s my week for Project 52 week 22 of the year.

Sunday – a largely relaxing day. N had decided he was cooking 3 courses for tea so I was his sous chef (and guide). He cooked garlic mushrooms for starter (for them), steak and diced potato chips for main, and for dessert a sticky toffee pudding. It was all very good and well timed. Much better than I could even have done before going to uni.

Monday – bank holiday and I spent most of it with a headache. So I tried to snooze, read a bit, and then watched a couple of films. 

Tuesday – the weather was rubbish so other than a quick stop in town for some bits, and dropping off a Vinted parcel, I did some reading and binge watched the Mr Bates vs the Post Office tv show.

Wednesday – a day of not much again. The weather wasn’t great again, so most chilled out again. A bit of a boring waste of a week. But I just couldn’t think of anywhere I wanted to go and visit.

Thursday – we had to go to the bank today to sort out N’s bank accounts. Banks are such a pain having to switch around all the time for interest rates. And kids savings accounts are annoying because all the banks seem to have a £5k limit. Seems so low for teens who may work, or parents who’re saving for children, right up to age 18. So he may have to do some moving around on his farm savings account vs his other account as needed.

Friday – another day of expenses. I’ve said for ages we’ll get N a proper office chair for his desk, but after trying several shops, have ended up buying from Amazon. There just doesn’t seem to be anywhere stocking them where you can actually sit and try them in town anymore (or they just weren’t stocking them at the moment). In the evening the local outdoor bar opened for the summer so we went down to support them, and treated ourselves to pizza from the street food place there. It was really chilly – not much like the end of May – so it was quiet. Hopefully we’ll get some sunnier days as it’s lovely to socialise down there with everyone.

Saturday – I had an opticians appointment. I need slightly stronger reading glasses as my current ones are over 5 years old, with potential for distance ones in future. So that’s more expense for this week, although I did choose from the cheapest range. Got home to find N digging in the garden. He’d done a good job turning over the heavy clay soil, so I helped do a bit, then digging out and turning a border near the fence. Next thing will be working out what plants to put in. I know nothing about gardening, and he just wants flowers. But really it’ll be more shrubs to fill the space. So more expense. Fingers crossed for a nice premium bonds win this month.

New posts this week:

• Wasgij Original 8 Retro High Tide solution

Things I’ve enjoyed this week:

• An interlude of a couple of lighter romance books vs the crime ones I’m currently ploughing through
• Gardening – I don’t really enjoy it usually, but it’s more fun when doing it with someone else.
• Seeing and chatting to people I’ve not seen for a while. It’s nice to socialise.
• Plenty of reading opportunities.

Things I’m grateful for:

• Summer outdoor bar nearby which is great to take kids and dogs down. We just need nicer weather now.
• Being able to cope with last minute sudden costs that crop up
• Sorting out N’s bank account for his farming stuff.