Week Of 18 April

 Well I've missed a few days due to not really being on the computer or simply having way too much going on but I'm back to continue this week as it is.

Monday was okay.  I wasn't really feeling work so maybe was a little less motivated then I should have been but I got through all the important things and while I might have left some stuff until tomorrow I don't feel to bad about it.  I managed to read a fair bit while Hubs was watching the hockey game and that was nice.  I've gotten out of the habit of reading as much as I'd like to, so this has been a good thing to get back into. I'm currently reading a biography of Prince Harry and it's good.  It is slightly skewed to the positive but it doesn't gloss over all the things that he did in his youth that were not the best choices.  I had a shower and was asleep by 10:30.

Tuesday felt like a good day.  All my meetings were in the morning so I had the whole afternoon to get things done or just veg, whichever happened.  I did have to go pick up Bear from school again as she had a sore throat.  I'm starting to think that she's using it to get out of school because something is going on there but she says not.  It's just convenient that whatever her ailment is clears up pretty quick once she gets home.  Bug had swimming lessons and Hubs went with her.  They had a good time and from what I hear Bug is getting really good at what she needs to do.  In the evening Hubs and I watched some of our DVR'd shows and called it a night pretty early.  

Thursday was a busy day.  

Week Of April 11

 Sunday was a pretty lazy day.  No one wanted to come with me for groceries, so I was in and out in under an hour and back home.  I was slightly disappointed to not have a reason to grab a lunch out as is part of the time we spend together when the girls come with me but we had hot dogs at home and they were a tasty treat.  Beyond that I just lazed about and wanted to nap but couldn't because Hubs went down for one.  Jerk :)  

Monday was back to work for me and it was busy.  I had five and a half hours of meetings and a stack of emails and suffice to say not much actual work got done.  I did decide though that I was going to start taking a walk around the block, just to get out of my chair and out of the house for a few minutes.  It was brisk out but I did it and felt better for it.  I'm trying to find ways to be healthier as well as get a routine for working from home that  I can continue.  Just sitting on my butt staring at my computer is not going to do me any favours.  Marshmallow was full of piss and vinegar last night.  She was getting into everything and being a maniac for a good two hours.  While it was fun to watch her zip about, having to clean up my spilled drink was not.  

Tuesday was another crazy day at work.  I'm absolutely swamped and I don't know how to catch up.  I think I need to talk to my boss and ask her for more help as I don't even know where to start.  I could work much longer than my scheduled time and still be behind.  Bug had swimming lessons start again.  They start before I'm off work so Hubs gets to go with her.  Someone has to be in the pool at the same time as her for this one year yet.  I'm happy, as I don't really want to get into the pool, it's always cold!  

Wednesday I felt a little better and was able to get through some of the things I need to do at work.  I still have more work to get done but at least my emails are under control.  I got a message yesterday afternoon that I had to go pick up Bear from school as she'd had a headache for a while and it wasn't getting better.  Just because of the rules with COVID it required her to come home but thankfully she didn't have to stay away for two days.  I had a conversation with the principal as I picked her up and as long as she was feeling better by supper then they felt it was okay to come back the next day.  We did find out later when I told her that she was going back to school that one of her classmates has been pulling her hair and grabbing her hard enough to hurt her so she didn't want to go back.  I had a quick chat with the teacher and she was going to have a conversation with the class to remind them what was appropriate touching behaviour.  I also had a nap after supper and woke up with a headache so that sucked.  Hubs did a quick cleanup of the basement since there was a furnace tech coming on Thursday to clean and maintenance the furnace.  There was nothing wrong with it besides it being quite loud but we felt that it should be checked just to keep it in good condition.

Thursday seemed to go by quickly.  The furnace guy came and that went well.  He said there were no issues, it just needed a good cleaning, so that was nice to hear.  It is a relatively new furnace but you never know and  I'm glad that there is nothing we have to worry about at this time.  I've been starving lately.  All I want to do is eat food all the time.  It's not great for my waistline but my mouth is happy.  Later in the evening I got really, really grumpy.  I don't even have a reason for it but I wanted nothing to do with anyone.  I ended up having my bath and watching Shawn the Sheep shorts.  It did take my mind off being grumpy but I still went to bed fairly early.  Beyond that we found out they've lowered the age to 48 for vaccines so my plan for tomorrow is to get Hubs a booked spot.  Hopefully there is something available.

Week Of April 4th

 Hello All, I've decided to try something new with my blog posts as I can never seem to find the things I want to talk about so I'm going to do just one post a week and add to it every day with whatever happened the day before or interesting things that have happened by the time I write the post.  We'll see how long this lasts but I really do want to try to be more consistent and if this is a starting point then great!

Sunday was Easter Sunday and since I try my hardest not to ever shop on a holiday there was no grocery-getting.  I have spent too long in Retail to ever put a foot inside a store on a day where I think they should be closed.  I realize that my single-person protest is not going to get anything changed but it's my little way of being in solidarity with those workers who have no choice but to be there.  We had a ham and a few other regular things for supper and it was actually very tasty.  I'm not a huge ham lover, really I've come to the conclusion I only like meat a few times a week and mostly from a chicken.  The girls got some Easter baskets full of things and seemed to be quite happy with them.  There was more than just chocolate in there and that went over well.  They have been spending hours outside for the last few days playing with the neighbour kids and since they are in the same classes at school it seems like it should be okay.  They are wearing masks and as I said, being outside so I'm feeling fine with it.  Hubs and I watched some TV to round out the night and that was Easter for us.

Monday I got groceries.  Bug also had a birthday party for one of her best friends so we dropped her off at that late afternoon.  Not too much else exciting happened really.  I tried desperately to nap and that didn't work out at all.  Bear wasn't feeling all that good in the evening and so needed some extra snuggles and cuddles at bedtime.  I was quite irritated with Hubs so the evening wasn't all that good. We did manage to watch one show that we have recorded so maybe cleared 1% of the DVR.  Must work hard on that this week while I'm off.  I've very behind in all the shows and that's not good.  I also had one of my brain shifts on Monday.  We still don't know if they are a COVID response or what but that's what I'm going with since I never had them before I was positive all those months ago and they haven't gone away since.  They are slightly less intense than they started off but still bring me to a complete halt in whatever I'm doing.

Tuesday was a pretty boring day.  The girls played outside for a while, which gave me the chance to clean the bathroom.  Then we went off to the dollar store to grab a few things and stopped to get some lunch on the way home.  We spent the rest of the afternoon just hanging out and I watched some TV.  I'm hoping to get the PVR down some more so went hard on things that seemed to be taking up lots of space.  I did manage to get it down to only 86% full so that was a good start.  Nothing much else happened.  I did write a letter to a penpal so sometime this week I will need to mail that off.  I also started a beading craft that will turn into a Christmas banner once it's completed.  It's going well but I need to have plenty of space to work on it so it's a clean table kind of craft, not a watch TV kind.

Wednesday started off with my cleaning out the freezer on the top of the fridge and doing an inventory.  Oddly there was only one thing to throw out so that was good. We then took a bunch of boxes to Value Village and did some shopping there.  We got a few games to play and a few clothes for me and Bear.  Once we got home the girls played for a while and I watched more of the DVR's programs I have.  Then once Hubs came home we all played one of the games we got.  Which embarrassingly Hubs and I lost even though the game is a trivia game for grades 1-6.  Later in the evening while Hubs was watching hockey the girls and I played again and I managed to win.  It was a beautiful day out and I had the windows open letting in the fresh air for the first time this year.

Thursday we stayed home all day.  The girls and I baked two loaves of bread from scratch.  Bug wasn't really too into it until the kneading part but then she wanted in.  They are good and while it won't happen all that often, it's nice as a treat.  Later in the evening, we pulled Bear's tooth out.  It's been wiggly for a while and the one growing in had come up behind so it needed to come out.  We tried the floss and the doorknob trick but the floss wouldn't stay on her tooth so I just grabbed it with a kleenex and pulled it out.  A small amount of drama from that but it really wasn't held in there very hard.  I managed to read a couple of compilation books about Christmas, which is nice.  They are recipes and crafts and stories so it's an easy way to pass some time and get some ideas as well.  It was also my bath night.  I am low on bath products but found some older things that need to be used up, they didn't smell too strong but at least it was something besides plain water.

Friday we learned the news that Price Phillip had passed.  That's very sad and I feel for the Queen. The girls and I went to one of the malls here and played a round of mini golf.  We then did a little bit of shopping and grabbed lunch while we were there.  The rest of the day was spent at home doing very little.  I'm still working to get that DVR down and I'm happier where it is now but with having to have nights where we watch the hockey game instead of a show it never really gets down to far.  

Saturday I was up early for no reason at all besides a bad dream where a giant blue bug was sitting on my foot and it hurt.  It was not an okay thing to go through.  I went to the library to do some exchanging of books and then grabbed Hubs a coffee on the way home.  Saturday is also laundry day so we got that don as well.  Later in the evening we started watching Falcon and Winter Soldier as that is the next thing on our Marvel Saturday watching.  We finished WandaVision last week and I wasn't thrilled with the ending at all.  I realise they need to leave it open ended to further the brand but there was too much that wasn't explained or wrapped up in a good way.  

Hope you've all had a good week!