Day One: Saturday
A casual shopping trip and to go get my old laptop fixed. Faced with a massive charge to get it repaired, I opted to just pay to get my data recovered - brilliant. Only it didn't stop there. Soon I'd found the laptop of my dreams. It was just sitting there purring out my name. And so, I bought it :(
Now normally this kind of behaviour does not merit a :( but it does this time as I simply can't afford impulsive expenditures like buying a fantastic, state of the art laptop on the spur of the moment. But here I am, sat typing this blog on it (really this blog is just an excuse to try out the keyboard for something other than gaming! Not that this won't be put to good use next year). I personally blame my mate for this. He's a bad influence. Last time this happened I walked away with a Playstation 4. Seriously need new money conscious friends in my life!
Day Two: Sunday
Have no real recollection of this day other than spending it on my new fancy laptop and finally getting our old Minecraft server up and running!
Day Three: Monday
Trying to be productive, I managed to secure two appointments that I've been putting off and putting off. One to do with hair, the other to do with a feminine requirement (won't go into detail!).
Day Four: Tuesday
Really much of the same as Monday. I did try to strip a wall at the house, and invited my partner up too. Within minutes he had put a huge hole in the wall ('It wasn't coming off!) and then broke the water spray to dampen the wallpaper ('I swear you gave it to me like that!). Just great! So home we trudged and enjoyed a nice meal out before being slaughtered at the usual Tuesday night quiz.
Day Five: Wednesday
A lovely day out to the Metro Centre where I finally began to relax. One of the many many issues of being a teacher is the inability to switch off. And even 8 days later I'm still having thoughts about things that are no longer relevant to me. SHUT UP BRAIN!. Unfortunately, although we enjoyed a nice viewing of the new Terminator film, bought all the relevant birthday cards, browsed for shopping items, we ended up walking away with 10 new candle holders (really cheap, honest!), one king sized duvet, two new lamps for the front room and a 43 inch HD 4K Smart TV (sigh!). Honestly, my money is going to be non-existent by the end of all of this!
Day Six: Thursday
Was meant to shop with my future mother-in-law, my actual mother ruined this though. End of story.
Day Seven: Friday
Actually has time off with the mister, sorted our laptops out.
Day Eight: Saturday
Sunderland Airshow. Now whilst this is becoming a tradition amongst me and a friend, it is becoming rather repetitive. What we've seen once we've seen a million times now. But it was still a great day. Personal highlights include: finding out we were driving a death trap (no brake pads - could have ended badly!); were utterly convinced that we'd been shot at by an enemy airman having talked through the announcements that this was going to happen (really should have been a bigger warning for that); been offered by an exasperated mother to adopt her children who wouldn't stop touching one of our group; learning that Morrisons have enough workers for one to be at the end of every aisle during the mad rush that was happening; actually spending time with my friend's child who is going through some rough times due to his leukaemia. All in all it was a good day only to be spoilt by electricians ruining my to-be-house. They'd left a bomb site in their wake, ruining several goods and throwing out things that were being carefully stored. Throwing things from windows nevertheless. I spent the night, not drinking with the friends as envisaged, but rather on my hands and knees cleaning up some of the dust and rubble created by them.
Day Nine: Sunday
Actually a relaxing day, considering the unsettled night I had the night before thinking about what I should say to the electricians that I was to be encountered with the next day. I was so unbelievably angry at how they had treated the house that I was dying to go up there and meet them first thing.
So what a lovely jam packed week. Day 10 is going to be spent scrubbing floorboards and seeing a delightful old friend of mine. That's if my knees and back don't finally give in.
I wish I could just enjoy this holiday and not think about how much this is costing us as a family :( Feel so so terrible. I hate spending a penny and this is costing thousands :/
I need to clear my mind and think of the future though!
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