Wednesday 30th November

334/365: a misty November morning

 

I'm counting yesterday as a good day! My parcel arrived as promised and I'm now the happy owner of a new dinner service; the plates are smaller which will help with portion control ... hopefully! My grocery delivery arrived but there were some things missing (carrots, eggs, and basmati rice) as well as a couple of odd substitutions which I didn't accept (Vitamin C tablets instead of the Vitamin D I'd ordered and frozen spicy wedges instead of Maris Piper potatoes), so I'll need to go shopping later today for those items at least.

I started boxing up the old dinner service but will wait to donate it as H has hinted that she would like it. I also emptied the cupboard under the kitchen sink and found some casserole dishes and roasting tins that I can't remember using in the 9½ years I've lived in this house. They're the biggest of the dishes and tins that came from the old house and were used when we had friends round for meals but I can't see that I will ever use them again so will ask family if anyone wants them or  donate if they don't.

I finally placed the order for the replacement garage door and paid the deposit ...  this is with the first company that quoted who I thought was expensive but who turned out to be the cheapest. Installation will hopefully be in mid January but I'm waiting for them to phone back with the actual date. I was hoping it could be done in December (so I could meet my target!) but it will be good to get it done and it'll be another thing to tick off on the list. 

I checked out the local gyms and have chosen the one I'll join on Thursday. This one is not only the cheapest locally but has a special offer that brings the cost of the premium membership down to the same as the standard one, so will allow me to take Amy with me up to four times a month.

I played the piano yesterday and am thinking about restarting lessons in January  ... I've been letting my practice slip since I stopped the lessons. I'm not sure whether I'd be better off looking for a different teacher, whether to abandon exams, or what I'm wanting to achieve. I really like C so don't want to change to a new teacher but can't decide whether I think the lessons will work if I'm not studying for an exam. It needs some more thought!

Today I'm expecting another delivery but am hoping to do the bits of shopping that were missing from my order before I get the notification of the time slot ... what could go wrong? When I get back I'll carry on with sorting through the kitchen cupboards and then try to work out how to post photos from my phone ... it wouldn't work when I tried yesterday. Tonight I'm meeting with H for a belated birthday meal.