Shopping is very different now, isn’t it? Each time I do some grocery shopping on-line, the supermarket very kindly sends me my shopping in plastic carrier bags. Unfortunately, at the moment, the carrier bags can’t be handed back to the driver in case of infection, so we gather them together, pop them in another carrier bag and tuck them under the stairs. I can’t now get under the stairs to find anything else because there are hundreds of the ruddy things!
And not only that, but, as we’re at home a lot of the time and doing DIY, we’re ordering equipment and materials and gadgets and so on. So there is lots of cardboard packaging too. We can hardly get out of the front door because of the cardboard packaging that came, protecting the radiator covers. And not only that but, there’s polystyrene in there too. Eurgh….. it makes me shudder just to touch the stuff. Our house, although we’re doing our best to make it look a bit more something like, is actually looking like a hoarders paradise at the moment. Packaging…… if only I’d invested my money in packaging I might be rich by now!
Ah, well, we’ll try and ram it all into the re-cycling bin and see how much is left over before we start running up and down the road plonking it into the neighbours’ bins.
However, the radiators are beginning to look smart. John has done a cracking job so far and there’s just one more to go. Bless him, he’s laboured diligently all day to sort them out despite the fact that his lungs have objected to all the effort he’s making.
In addition to all that work John has been doing, he took on an additional, unexpected task today. Paul posted a photo of an exercise bike on the family WhatsApp and asked if anyone would like it. John got in first and said ‘yes, please’. To which Paul responded with, “Right, I’ll bring it round in half an hour.” Crikey.
Anyway, the bike duly arrived and so keen was John that he began to put it together immediately. “Where are we going to put it?” I wondered. “In the SnuGym.” he promptly replied. “But there’s no room in there,” I wailed. He reckoned it wasn’t a big piece of equipment and it would fit alright. I tried once more, “What about my yoga? I love to put my mat down and do my yoga in there” It’ll fit, he insisted. Well, he’s put it in there, but I haven’t looked yet……. I am not sure that I dare. Although I did look on the bright side and suggested that we could exercise together – me on the cross-trainer and him on the bike. He thought that was a good idea – but will it happen? Ha! Ha! We’ll wait and see.
For my part, I have been having a tidy up all around the house, as best I can. Having ignored much of the house work for the last couple of weeks or so because I’ve been decorating, I finally got round to doing a spot of dusting, vacuuming and bed changing. The washing machine continues to work overtime as I now have all the dust sheets to wash as well as the sheets off two beds because we’ve bed-hopped a bit in recent weeks. Any minute now, we’ll have it all done…..
As news comes in, however, of several friends of John’s having had their first vaccine shots, John has got more and more irritated that he hasn’t had his. Soothingly, I point out that as he’s due his jab from the community nurses, it will, inevitably, take longer for them to get to him. But, I must confess, I am also puzzled as to why they’ve not hot-footed it to our door yet. Fingers crossed they’ll turn up this week.
- 21,088 people tested positive for the virus today
- 587 people died in the community form it
- 293 people died in hospitals on 29 & 30 January
I know it’s the weekend, but I am hoping that these figures really are indicative of a slow-down of the virus’ grip on the population.
In baby news, young Arthur is still being carefully looked after and monitored, and we are lucky to see photos of him and his Mum and Dad holding him close. So cute.
And in cat news, they are still giving the new beds a wide berth. However, I have put some catnip in the beds this evening, so we’ll see if that tempts the little blighters in.
Take care everyone. God bless
Hope John doesn’t overdo it on the bike !!xxx
I’ve finally found another who has that reaction to polystyrene. Horrible stuff. I have to get himself to unpack things for me.
I’m intrigued by your radiator covers. Do you have a pic?
Ha! Ha! Yes, me too!
And yes, will post a pic in tonight’s blog if the packaging/tools/vacuum cleaner have been cleared away! It’s like an obstacle course at the moment!!!