Today feels like the start of the new year to me. Daughter has a birthday at the start of January, so the present buying, special food cooking, and celebrating last past New year's day, and this is the first day we've been without visitors, preparing for visitors etc.
The year started well, the gasman said the fault in the boiler, which has been leaking, wasn't terminal, but just after he'd gone the bathroom radiator started leaking instead! It's stopped now the radiator's got hot again but leaked over night in sympathy with the boiler which is waiting for a new part. Still, it's all containable with bowls and towels but this house is ill-fated when it comes to anything to do with water.
Grand-daughter has been having a busy time over the holidays with three overnight stops here, and visits to and from other family and friends. Christmas present were well appreciated - especially the pink bunny from Grandpa and her wardrobe is sorted for months to come. Seeing her playing in her 'jungle gym' H and I realised how few things daughter had had at the same age - a couple of cuddly toys, a rattle, a teething ring. Times change, and we were very young parents without much spare money. Our friends were in a similar postition and we aren't blessed with a large family. Grandparents had helped towards large items like prams but apart from hand knits and practical sheets and blankets she wasn't showered with gifts. Anyway, she was an eternally cheery baby so I don't think she lacked for amusement and entertainment. These 'older' parents with careers and savings behind them and friends whose families have grown or have no children certainly have material advantages, but the love and committment is the same - and they still lack sleep!
So, are we making resolutions? Perhaps not, the list would be too long! This week I'm trying:-
To do the end of year filing
Make sure I've got the information for end-of-year accounts
And anything else financial that ends in December
Send some forgotten emails :-o.
Buy towels in the sales
Order stationery
Finish up all the Christmas goodies so we can get back to healthy eating
Sort clothes, books etc. for charity shop - and take them round
Get the car serviced
Well, if I get that lot done, the boiler and the radiator mended and still find time to deal with M, shop, clean, and see Daughter and Grand-daughter and blog, in a week when H is teaching and has other committments ....... We shall see! Hope your new year has started well.
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This week is one of those 'get on with the New Year with lots of niggly household jobs' types of weeks, isn't it.
I've just bought a new lamp for the sitting room in the John Lewis sale, after the last one blew up rather dramatically on Christmas Eve. Very exciting (the explosion, not the new lamp!). Where you have water issues, we have light bulb issues and every bulb in the house seems to be deciding to blow (tripping the circuit breaker every time). We desperately need new towels but even in the sale they seem rather too expensive :(
It only seems like yesterday that my 2 were babies (they're now 16 and 18!) but even things like disposable nappies have changed in that short time.
xx
That sounds a lot to be getting on with! (I think I have a similar list full of good intentions.)Good luck with it all especially getting your boiler and leaks fixed.
Happy New Year. I hope M resolves to be a nicer person!
Happy New Year ..it sounds like you have more than enough to be getting on with!!
happy new year!!
(... I've done my filing yesterda... what a relief)
I am too late to say here "Happy New Year"! But I think good wishes are always needed and anytime. It's sometime really a matter of anxiety regarding household. I remember when last time when I was in Chelsea and the boiler was leaking. It was one of the worst experienced I faced at my home. I had to call boiler repair engineer who helped a lot regarding that bad time.
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