A nice sunset again - a bit dramatic too
Morning all. How's things? It really turned cold around here again yesterday; I've just been out to the freezer to get the day's supplies in and, while it's not frosty, there is a decided chill go the air and I suppose a frost could develop before daylight.
(edit: it is now just past eight and there's a frost!)
Do you remember last week I ordered five 'units' of salt tablets and only one unit was delivered? I ordered some from another company, got in touch with Amazon and they refunded me for what I didn't get. The refund landed in my account early yesterday morning which is good going I think.
So guess what was delivered later on yesterday morning!
Yup. Why I got one unit on Friday and the others on Monday, I have no idea.
Back online to Amazon who were very helpful and have taken back the refund after asking for my permission. And I managed to cancel the other order too.
All's well that ends well and I have to say, Amazon's new way of dealing with issues seems loads better than the old one. I'm not sure I was chatting to a 'real' person as the responses were a bit formulaic, it might have been AI, but they were (or it was) spot on, quick and effective.
I then had to carry eight 10kg bags from the front door to the garden room with a protesting back. Sadly, it didn't do the old back much good at all.
I got the baubles off the Christmas tree but, to take off the lights and dismantle the tree, I need to move it out into the room; it's heavy and I just couldn't. So there it stays for a few more days and, I have to say, it looks really nice with no baubles, just the lights.
I've decided I'm not going to Groove today. I have an hour in the dentist's chair tomorrow and a coach trip to see Nutcracker on Thursday so I want to give my back the best chance of recovery today. I can do a bit of to-ing and fro-ing between garden room and house to sort out cushions and china but no lifting and certainly no dance exercise. I'll do some stretching type stuff; that should help.
So today is clearing up, sorting out, a bit of carpet sweeping if possible and just generally make things clutter free and nice.
How about you? xx
Janice - have you tried using your On Screen Keyboard (OSK) for your full stops. Then you can copy one and paste when you need it. A bit of a work around but, if it helps . . .
Did your back ache after all that hauling sacks. Definitely not something I'd want to do with a bad back.
ReplyDeleteYes - I shouldn't have but I couldn't leave them on the doorstep. One of the few disadvantages of solo living.
DeleteTo be fair, it has hurt for as few days now. I have found the co-codomol!!!
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Thank you for the OSK tip - I had no idea there was such a thing! and it works - hooray.
ReplyDeleteHave you got a lightweight sack barrow? It helps when you have heavy things to move around.
Yay! That's great!
DeleteI have one of those little plastic boxes on wheels -I used to carry the schoolbooks in it when I took them home to mark - but it isn't big enough. I ought to get something a bit more usable as it would be a very handy thing to have. xx
Sorry to hear about your back-I am a fellow sufferer. I’m sure it’s a legacy from my infant teaching days. Just to let you know that I collared DH and we sat down yesterday afternoon and went through all the finances-looks like Sooze was doing the same. Thanks for your prompt. I’m just going now to cut DH’s hair-I started as a necessity during Covid and now he prefers that I do it. Catriona
ReplyDeleteI think you're right about it being a legacy of all those tiny tables and chairs.
DeleteWell done with sorting out the finances - it's nice to get it done, isn't it?
Lucky DH!
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I had the last three days of my Christmas tree with just it's lights on, I found it very calming to look at, so I maybe even lighter with the decorations that I hang on it next year.
ReplyDeleteThat's really interesting. I'm not sure I would want to do that through the whole season but, just maybe, through the twelve nights. Mine's still up because my back is still being a bit naughty! :-) xx
DeleteMy back is bad as well as my hips. Mine is probably from osteoporosis and arthritis as it gets really bad when there is a big change in the weather.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Not nice for you, I'm sorry. I'm lucky that it is just intermittent really and doesn't seem to last all that long. xx
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