(no subject)
Dec. 10th, 2018 08:15 amThank you ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
pensnest and Beast, for the beautiful card, and gift. I've kept the present and it will go under the tree once it's up. ♥
I think I jinxed myself about feeling the healthiest I'd been for a while in my last post, because last week I nearly passed out in Ikea. Thankfully it was just a nearly this time because I recognised I was feeling off and went to sit down until I was steady on my feet again. I'd had a good day before that, we'd seen Wreck it Ralph 2 at the cinema, did a load of Christmas present shopping and had gone around Ikea and was queuing for a veggie hot dog when I started to feel off. Like when it happened in the summer I was really overheated at the time, had walked loads and then was standing in a queue. I guess my body just went, nope.
However, unlike the advice I got from the doctor last time I didn't lie down. Though it would have caused quite the interesting commotion if I did so. At least Ikea has plenty of those flat bed trolleys to haul me back to the car if needed. I feel fine now, so that's the end of that, hopefully.
Saturday we were at my aunt's. She put on a birthday buffet for James' birthday, my cousin made him a cake which my aunt brought in with candles and we sang happy birthday. It was a good time. But my aunt's house. It's just, whoa. Christmas concentrated. She's got Christmas villages set up that run the length of her living room, these amazing classy garlands over her windows, wreaths on the doors. Every cabinet is stuffed with Christmas stuff, trees everywhere, and yet no tinsel or glitter in sight so it all looks classic and beautiful. I just sat there looking at everything and thinking, wow.
The builders were supposed to be here yesterday, but when James got in touch yesterday the main builder said he'd been in an accident so couldn't come. But he'd forgotten to let us know due to so much happening because of the accident. On one hand, a tiny piece of me thinks, that's convenient, but mostly I'm thinking he was a really lovely guy when he did our bathroom and went out of his way to help, so maybe he is just having a lot of bad luck lately. I mean, it happens. At least this time I knew beforehand and didn't empty the cupboards again. But, I do suspect my shelves won't be going up this year so I'm going to leave everything where it is and wait patiently for that extra storage.
Yesterday we put up the tree -- yes, it's just as overloaded and tinsel stuffed as always -- and I got the house sorted and had a bit of catch up online. Today I must write some more words already, my beta is ready and waiting but I need something to send to her. But first, this morning is a trip to the post office and delivering the estate neighbour cards. They've put me to shame this year. Though I suppose it shows they do actually like us and it's not just sending a card to acknowledge a card kind of thing.
Tomorrow we're off to York for the day on the train. Christmas market, chestnuts and mulled wine here we come.
pensnest and Beast, for the beautiful card, and gift. I've kept the present and it will go under the tree once it's up. ♥I think I jinxed myself about feeling the healthiest I'd been for a while in my last post, because last week I nearly passed out in Ikea. Thankfully it was just a nearly this time because I recognised I was feeling off and went to sit down until I was steady on my feet again. I'd had a good day before that, we'd seen Wreck it Ralph 2 at the cinema, did a load of Christmas present shopping and had gone around Ikea and was queuing for a veggie hot dog when I started to feel off. Like when it happened in the summer I was really overheated at the time, had walked loads and then was standing in a queue. I guess my body just went, nope.
However, unlike the advice I got from the doctor last time I didn't lie down. Though it would have caused quite the interesting commotion if I did so. At least Ikea has plenty of those flat bed trolleys to haul me back to the car if needed. I feel fine now, so that's the end of that, hopefully.
Saturday we were at my aunt's. She put on a birthday buffet for James' birthday, my cousin made him a cake which my aunt brought in with candles and we sang happy birthday. It was a good time. But my aunt's house. It's just, whoa. Christmas concentrated. She's got Christmas villages set up that run the length of her living room, these amazing classy garlands over her windows, wreaths on the doors. Every cabinet is stuffed with Christmas stuff, trees everywhere, and yet no tinsel or glitter in sight so it all looks classic and beautiful. I just sat there looking at everything and thinking, wow.
The builders were supposed to be here yesterday, but when James got in touch yesterday the main builder said he'd been in an accident so couldn't come. But he'd forgotten to let us know due to so much happening because of the accident. On one hand, a tiny piece of me thinks, that's convenient, but mostly I'm thinking he was a really lovely guy when he did our bathroom and went out of his way to help, so maybe he is just having a lot of bad luck lately. I mean, it happens. At least this time I knew beforehand and didn't empty the cupboards again. But, I do suspect my shelves won't be going up this year so I'm going to leave everything where it is and wait patiently for that extra storage.
Yesterday we put up the tree -- yes, it's just as overloaded and tinsel stuffed as always -- and I got the house sorted and had a bit of catch up online. Today I must write some more words already, my beta is ready and waiting but I need something to send to her. But first, this morning is a trip to the post office and delivering the estate neighbour cards. They've put me to shame this year. Though I suppose it shows they do actually like us and it's not just sending a card to acknowledge a card kind of thing.
Tomorrow we're off to York for the day on the train. Christmas market, chestnuts and mulled wine here we come.
