Saturday, 11-03-23

 Morning, everyone.  I've had one of my wakeful nights, getting to sleep easily but waking up middle of the night, wide awake.  I know better than to fight it at times so I came down, flipped up the heating (it's a chilly night), got myself a coffee and have done a few things.

Yesterday was really lovely!
I had a nice loss at SW group (phew) and also got the Slimmer of the Week hamper.  I wasn't the actual S of the W but they didn't stay for group and I was the next one down.  It was a good one with plenty of canned goods and fresh fruit; I was very happy with it.
While I was weighing people, I happened to glance out of the window and was gobsmacked to see that it was snowing heavily!  Where did that come from?  It was very pretty but nowhere near cold enough to settle or even slush so that was OK.  By the end of Group, it had pretty much stopped and then out came the sun.

When I got home, I pottered around for a bit before leaving to pick Alex up.  We were going to make out own ways into town but heavy rain had been forecast a couple of days before so I arranged to pick him up and drive in.
We had to wait for a short while before getting into the car park I wanted to use but, once in, it was easy enough to find a slot.
We enjoyed our lunch at Prezzo and then we attacked the shops.  The reason we were in town (apart from lunch together) was to get Al some new trousers as he needed a smaller size after losing some weight.  We (he) ended up getting a couple of pairs of smart trousers from M&S and some joggers from Next.  We did look in Primark but there wasn't really much and he didn't like the ones he tried on.  I broke my no-more-clothes rule by getting a pink hoodie in Primark which I'm going to wear with jeans today as it's supposed to be quite a chilly day.

I took Al home and had a quick chat with Beth.  Then it was home, James, for me where I warmed up properly before a bit more pottering about, doing not-a-lot.

Today really starts with an early morning SET class online.  Because I missed Groove on Tuesday, I asked could I join today's class.  It's not Groove but that's OK.  Once that's done, I have a few little plans, nothing big or exciting, just stuff I'd like to get done.

I was wondering if I could bake bread in Nellie.  Some say you can and some say you can't so, as my smallest loaf tins fit into the trays very nicely, I thought I would just give it a go and see.  
The other thing is that my herb and spice shelf really does need a good sort out and clean up.  Some of the contents are very, very old and just need chucking.  I plan to dispose of the really old stuff and, if I feel it needs to be replaces (if it's that old, I haven't used it so probably not), I will add it to a list and get a replacement from the market stall that sells herbs and spices by weight very much more reasonably than the little jars you get in the supermarkets.

I also have some washing building up now so I'll get that done.  Maybe it will be bright enough to peg it out - I doubt it will dry completely but it will freshen it up which is always nice.

I had written in the diary about a food shop, seeing as it is ten days since the last one but, actually, I still have plenty to be getting on with so there's no need.  Maybe next Wednesday, I'll see.

So that's today - a homey day and, I hope, productive in a small way.
How are things your way?  Any unexpected snow?
Take care, stay warm and have a lovely Saturday.  xx