We had out gutters cleaned out first thing this morning, getting ready for Winter by clearing out all the moss that the birds have been depositing in them over the last few months. I don't know where they get it all from as we had our roof and that of next door cleaned completely last year, so there shouldn't be that much moss up there for them to collect.
Anyway once the guy had finished both houses and the annexe Alan suggested going to Booths for a bacon butty, I shared a bowl of chips with him too and enjoyed a cup of coffee. Then it was time to grab a bit of shopping from both Booths and Aldi as we usually do.
Ginger's preferred cat food is currently on offer at Booths and cheaper there than everywhere else, so we bought six packs each containing four little pots, which is nearly two weeks of food.
Not buying any alcohol has significantly reduced my food spend this last few weeks. Even at less than a fiver a bottle it soon adds up. Once again I have bought a few treaty things, and a couple of things that make life easier with all the travelling we are still doing.
Microwaveable rice and vegetables in little portion sized bags may seem extravagant, but when they make life simple and mean there is food to eat in minutes, it's very appreciated.
Life has felt very 'samey samey' for the last few months, and I have noticed that my blog posts have reflected this. Maybe it's the writing about it as well as living it that doubles the impact. While I realise that I am not the only blogger that writes 'same old, same old' posts over and over again, I hate being that person, it's just not me.
I think the main reason for this is that I am currently living in a kind of limbo, keeping things going that just have to be kept going, all the while wishing for the end to be in sight and not around a bend that could be just a single curve in the road, or the beginning of yet another series of chicanes. It's been tough on us all for the majority of this year and I think it whittles down your ability to relax into life. We snatch the moments, the walks along a sea front, a coffee in a café etc, but they are punctuated with such relentless seriousness, the relief they offer seems to vanish.
This is way too serious now, I will sign off for now.
Sue xx
The moment I stocked up for my cats was the moment they decide never to eat that brand again.
ReplyDeleteDo not feel you have to apologise for living a completely normal life. Same old, same old and being in a horrible limbo are, I fear, very common for many of our generation.
ReplyDeleteNeither should you apologise for buying veg which is quick to prepare if you are exhausted. I am the only person who eats salad in this house, and I do not want it every single day, certainly not this time of year.
Last week I grabbed one of those plastic boxes which every supermarket seems to offer realising that it was a heck of a lot cheaper than buying all the components individually, in much larger quantities than I needed. I was a bit shocked to find it was a huge portion and really nice . . . I might even do it again 🤣
That's what life should be for it to be a calm life. Unfortunately illness either one's own or a loved one really throws a wrench into a calm existence.
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