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Finishing touches!

21 Aug 2016 52 Comments

by Ritu in Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Arts & Crafts, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, books, Bookshelves, Sonu Singh, Sorting out

That day of rest was definitely needed!

We had a generally good sleep, with one interruption at 3am… Lil Princess… it’s like some strange time for her, she always seems to wake then! But I got her back to her new bedroom, settled her and we ended up all sleeping until 9am!

And today was another hugely productive day!

I got my Arts and Crafts things all sorted and packed! And even Sonu Singh gave a helping hand!

And after a long afternoon, the landing looks like this!

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Just the filing cabinet to be moved, when my brother in law can come and help!

And my addictive drugs are packed and labelled and put away in the attic!

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Hubby Dearest had been busy too, finally reconnecting the PC up. We needed to rehome it, as the study, its old home was now a bedroom! He was convinced we should set it up in the bedroom, and that I should ‘lose’ my storage boxes for my photo albums and costume jewellery. I know I need to sort through that too, but there was no way I was having the PC in the bedroom. The TV is enough, without more electronics in there!

And I got my way! It has now been set up in the Dining Room, and all is well!

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And what of all those books? Well, I have around 4 boxes of books that we have deemed not necessary for us now ready to be distributed to school/charities, along with new but not played with toys! And the rest? I hate to say goodbye to books, so we kept the lion’s share!

One shelf in the Dining Room, and one each in the kid’s rooms!

I even managed to give our bedroom a little sort out, but it was just cosmetic… there is plenty I could be doing there too, but that’s for another adventure time!

So I think I can sleep a happy sleep…

RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #107 Pie&Dust

26 Jul 2016 43 Comments

by Ritu in Challenges, Poems Tags: #ronovansweeklyhaikuchallenge, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Pie & Dust, Sonu Singh

Haiku time! Written on a Monday, but posted on early Tuesday morning as Lil Princess thought the holidays would be a good time to start getting up at 6am! Yawn!

The prompt – Pie & Dust.

Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge Image.

It appears that many of my fellow Haiku-ists have gone down the dessert route! Ron, you gave us a real hard prompt today!!!!

Pie-ku – A Creamy Tanka

Apple pie alone
Is not enough for my tum
Cream is needed too
Complemented with a crunch
From the dusting of sugar

Ritu 2016

Summer Plans!

24 Jul 2016 37 Comments

by Ritu in Children, Family, Sonu Singh, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Sonu Singh

I was looking back on a post from last year, and it seems I am somewhat in the same psotion.

Last year, we had every intention of sorting the kids bedrooms out, and I wanted to try and get fit, lose a little weight… but it didn’t happen.

I ended up lethargic, and unable to do anything. The fear or many things was whirling in my brain, and on the last day of the holidays I got the courage up to to to the doctors.

I was diagnosed with an extremely low Vitamin D level, so put on really high dosage supplements! It seems to be the trend nowadays, everyone has a Vit D issue!

But I was good, and things started out ok… until I forgot to take them, and the tiredness crept back in. It took me a while for my sunshine deprived brain to realise that I had been forgetting something important every morning! But I did remember, and I am back on them. I hope this holiday, we can accomplish what we wanted to last summer!

I’m prepared!

And I kick-started my trying to get healthy past by going for a walk in the Gurdwara playing field, which is a stone’s throw away from the house, yesterday evening, with the kids. It was so peaceful!

Serenity in the sports field!

And this morning, I managed a lie in, which was wonderful, with no night time visitors, except for the furry kind, and his was the face I woke up to this morning too!

I am currently packing for a few days at my parents, with the kids, and then the big makeover of the rooms will start! And I feel pumped! We will achieve this this year!

Guilty Pleasures

29 Jun 2016 36 Comments

by Ritu in Sonu Singh, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Cat, Reality TV, Sonu Singh

Bet you didn’t know, my cat has a reality show addiction!

The new one is Love Island!

Check him out! Totally engrossed!

Yes, I’m talking about you Sonu Singh! Sorry, did I disturb your viewing??!!

Am I Mad?

28 Jun 2016 36 Comments

by Ritu in Sonu Singh, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Children, School Trip, Sonu Singh

Quite possibly!

Today I embark on my second school class trip as a teacher.

Same trip, twelve months between, totally different set of kids and parents… This is going to be fun!

We’re off on a train job prey with just under 40 little ones, parents and siblings to the seaside for the day!

I was suffering last night with a huge migraine, worried whether I’d be ok for today. But I’m ok this morning! Bright n breezy, but with a sore throat… Great!

In other news, Lil Man is away for his first ever residential trip with school. Huge fun for him, scary for me! My baby is away!!!!! And to top it off, he’s away for his birthday too!!!’ Oh this is sooooo hard!!!!! Still, I wish he has fun. It’s a big week for him, first time away from home, turning 11 then a full trial day in his new school, followed by another cricket match, and ending on Sunday with hugs team playing in a Cup Final match!

Lil Princess has enjoyed her first night sans frere! But I’m sure she’ll miss him soon!

And me? I get to spend time with my fur baby, snuggled up on me, as he’s missing his big brother too! I’ve had snuggles and a tummy massage thanks to Sonu Singh!!!

Ok, well, I’ll be back to let you know how my trip went this evening!!!