Story Of My Life

Today is all about connection!

Sun, 22 Nov 2020 16:19:41 GMT

I have been a terrible procrastinator today. I had planned on being a domestic goddess - I was going to clean the bathroom, do laundry and put away all the clean washing that's piled up on a chair in my bedroom.

Instead most of today has been spent on my couch, under a blanket, eating far too many simple carbs and drinking too much coffee. I'm a little buzzed. Oops? I've been listening to music and playing around on Dreamwidth. I've posted a... what are we calling them... a personal ad? An introduction? Either way, I've posted on addme to find DW friends, and started just randomly commenting to people here and there. It's been a lot of fun and I've fully enjoyed spending a few hours exploring and figuring things out.

Hello to anyone who's joined me!

That's not to say I've achieved nothing. I've done one load of laundry, I've cooked dinner and I've taken Seamus out for a walk - although we didn't go very far. Neither of us particularly like the cold weather or the damp, and we both have joint issues. Both Seamus and Ziggy have appreciated a day curled up with me on the couch with warm fluffy blankets and the fire on.

The bathroom, especially, does need to get done so I'm going to have to do that when I've finished writing this. It's not a huge mess, but I've got a plumber coming tomorrow to look at my bath drain - it's being very sluggish, not draining properly and there's a bit of smell. I've used a drain snake, I've poured bleach down, I've used Mister Muscle. They all work for a while but then it starts again. I have a feeling it's a long hair clog further down, but I don't know how to take it all apart to look, and I don't want to risk fucking it up, so we get a professional in. But, of course, the bathroom has to pristine first, even though I know I'm going to want to clean it again when he's done!

Best get to it - wish me luck?

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This Time Next Year

Sat, 21 Nov 2020 12:48:10 GMT

I've just finished the book I've been reading, This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens. It was billed on Amazon as 'THE feel-good rom-com of 2020, and Get ready to fall for this year's most extraordinary love story

The general premise of the book is

Quinn and Minnie are born on New Year's Eve, in the same hospital, one minute apart.

Their lives may begin together, but their worlds couldn't be more different.

Thirty years later they find themselves together again in the same place, at the same time.

What if fate is trying to bring them together?

Maybe it's time to take a chance on love...

Was it extraordinary? No, but it was heart-warming, sparkling and uplifting. It was a great read, very easy, I got through it in just few days. I loved the setting in North London (although it made me miss travelling down to see my friends) and I loved many of the supporting characters. The downfall is I wish we could of seen more of Minnie and Quinn as a couple when they finally get together at the end, and that there could of been more of a revelation scene in regards to their previous near misses.

Also, there were several typo/grammar mistakes that have been missed in the editing process, which is always a shame.

Having said that, I'd definitely recommend it and would read another book by this author - this was her debut

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Lockdown 2.0

Sat, 07 Nov 2020 10:52:20 GMT

Lockdown 2.0 finds me furloughed again for at least the next month, and that finds me looking for a new hobby. Last lockdown I did a lot of baking and cooking, followed by a lot of eating because I had no-one to give what I'd made to. But because it was summer, I was able to get outside daily and exercise and enjoy the sunshine.

It's now November, it's cold (8c right now) and mostly dreary. I don't want to go outside, I want to stay curled up on my couch, under blankets, drinking coffee, reading, and listening to music. This is me, looking for a new hobby I can do from this comfortable position, and that brings me to blogging and Dreamwidth.

I've journalled on and off since I was a tween, I have books and books filled with my ramblings and now I get to fill the internet with them as well. How exciting. I'm mostly moving in, redecorating and making this place mine so please bear with me while I get my blog visitor-friendly - though that's not to say that visitors aren't welcome, you just need to ignore the cobwebs in the corner and the half-painted walls. Pretend it's Halloween decor

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