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Building a new life
So I've been living with J for 10 weeks now. I tend to do the majority of the housework while he's at work though he objects to that. The way I see it is he is paying all of the bills and providing for us, so I will contribute by doing the housework. I am actually resting today. I've painted the window seat, changed A's bedding and washed and dried the dirty bedding, done a load of washing and argued with the cat.
Sat reading now!
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And that’s a rest day? Feet up, cuppa and good book sounds like the way to spend the afternoon.
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Well I'm sat down so to me it's resting!
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I’ve got outta bed for the gardener, guitar practice while he was here and back to bed again. Getting spooned by Talia. Lol
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That's loads! Glad to hear you're resting. I can't believe it's 10 weeks! Sometimes it feels like you two have been living together forever and sometimes it feels like only yesterday!
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He nags me to rest almost as much as you lot do ;)
It will be nice to start getting some of my stuff here and make it feel more like my home, rather than J and the childrens home. We never had much chance because of lockdown. I just brought necesseties... clothes, toiletries, uni work and books.
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That will be brilliant!
How's the drinking going?
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Not great. I get in trouble for that too...
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Good!
How much have you had to drink today?
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I'm on my 3rd or 4th glass. 4th I think.
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200ml is classed as a glass and you’re supposed to have at least 8 of those a day so that is 1.6ltrs. Of course in hot weather you need to drink more than that. Did you ever buy a water bottle with the measurements on in the end?
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No but had one that held 800ml. The glasses are bigger than 200ml
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Have you thought about putting a jug of water/squash/something you like to drink in the fridge and keeping note of how much you drink?
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It doesn't seem 10 weeks since you moved in with J doesn't time fly :)
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Morning gorgeous, how are you doing today?
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Tired. Have washed T's bedding so that's on the line drying and painted the window seat again so resting now. Currently waiting for the pharmacist to ring me for a medication review with my new doctors.
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10 weeks with J!!!!! I'm sure you are glad you got to do lockdown with J rather than at home. The time was just brill.
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I was only supposed to be at his a few days as we'd decided on Easter but I had a feeling that a lockdown would be announced. The look on his face when he realised I wouldn't be going back to my parents was well worth it though. You would've thought he'd won first prize in a competition!
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He did! You were the prize.
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I would! I totally agree!
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Amazing how all these wonderful ladies who claim to be always right seem to agree with me on a regular basis lol
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Suzi has a certificate... wonder where she got that from... :(:
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Yeah well, we all make mistakes. I’ll admit that I am only ever right when it doesn’t involve my own life.
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It's always easier to deal with other people's issues rather than your own...
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^^^ What Suzi says.
You've landed on your feet there Jaq and the icing on the cake is you've got that adorable little guy" Toby the cat" as your bestest mate (giggle)
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He's a little twat!!! J's dad dropped some boxes of books off and he sat in the box on top of them! Then when J started sorting them yesterday he sat on the bookshelf he needed and wouldn't move (rofl)
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That’s what cats do .......
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It's all new to me, I've either been around dogs or rabbits, very rarely cats.
Decided to start gutting T's room as it looked like a bomb had exploded in there. He's not going to be happy as he won't find some things but he was warned several times that if he didn't do it, I would be. Currently laid on our bed in front of the fan trying to get a second wind!
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Poor T??? I found dirty socks under his pillow when I changed his bedding and his dirty pjs were slung under his bed, that's after multiple warnings about putting stuff in the wash! His 5 year old sister can manage it without being told. I've spent hours with him in his bedroom sorting out and it looked even worse than before we started and we'd managed to tidy half the bloody room!
I've hoovered right through, changed our bedding, washed, dried and put away the old bedding, moved a DVD rack, tidied up a little downstairs, washed up, cleaned Toby's litter tray, emptied bins and put rubbish out and now my hip hurts, my hands are stiff and the bottom of my back is aching.
I think this is why J doesn't trust me to behave when I'm home alone...
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Dirty clothes?? Is that the worst you can come up with???? Try 10 pieces of chewing gum stuck to the carpet!
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I ignored the bluetack stuck to the carpet and he needs to be reminded every day to change his boxers or he'll keep the same one on for a week... Besides, he's 10. He's generally not allowed chewimg gum just yet! There's plenty of time for it to get worse!!!
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But 10 year old boys think they are invinceable! They are, of course top of primary and looking towards secondary... Want to come and sort my girls' bedroom out?
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You’re more than welcome to come and sort my bedroom out. It’ll make T’s room look immaculate in comparison.
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Morning love, how are you? What's on today's agenda? Are you pacing?