Day To Day Life, August 27th - September 2nd 2019
I'm not going to give you every detail of every day for the past week. That would be long and boring. Not to mention, often rather repetative, since there are things - like reading before bed for a while, pet care, a lot of the housework, etc - that happen every day. But here's an overview of how each day went during this past week, plus daily weather reports. Just to give you a bit of a peek in to my day to day life, which I hope at least some of you will find interesting.
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Tuesday the 27th of August was incredibly hot. Hot enough I had to use sunscreen to be able to sit at my computer, or I'd have risked getting sunburned. I even pulled the curtain closed after a while, deciding less air circulation was better than that much sun directly on me. That was not fun. I think the official temperature was something like 28 degrees C, but it felt hotter, and I know it registered in the mid 30s in our place.
I mostly spent the day just feeling hot and miserable, while trying not to let the furkids suffer from it. I'm sure it was really hard on Mollie especially, though I did all I could to make things as easy for them all as possible. At one point I was even sat on the floor by a fan, using a damp cloth to give the dogs a rub down, since they seemed to appreciate it. That shows how hot it was, since Logan especially was loving that, and he's the least keen on water of the pair of them. I may have used the cloth a bit on myself too. *wink*
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The 28th of August was cooler, which was nice. But it was one of those days when it keeps raining on and off, but is quite warm, so the world is sticky and humid. It was a relief after the day before's heat though. Still not nice, but better. It was around 21 degrees C that day, so would have been OK if not for the humidity. That's on the higher end of the temperatures I can comfortably deal with, but much nicer than the day before had been, so I was relieved.
I'd planned to make it a writing day, but that didn't work out.
First the landlords wanted to come and fetch the rent (since they hadn't made it over the week before). While they were fetching the rent, we reminded them about the hob still needing to be replaced, and the skylight still needing to be fixed. Apparently they didn't realize he hadn't gotten to those things yet. The landlords promised to send someone around when they could, and apologized for it not having been done yet. As of the time I'm writing this post - which is nearly a week after the conversation took place - we still haven't had someone come sort the things though, nor do we have any idea when it might happen. *sigh*
Anyway, the other thing that happened was that the tax guy had to come back for me to sign my papers, since we had to file my tax paperwork again, because the head office has decided Kelly's no longer allowed to sign them on my behalf, despite his being legally allowed to usually if I request it, and having signed them with no problem every year since publishing my books meant I had to do tax paperwork. I'm not sure why they didn't give the guy that memo when things changed before, since his whole job is helping people with disabilities fill out tax paperwork, so you'd think they'd have told him. Whatever... It's done now. They'll just have to put up with my scribbled attempt at a signature. Honestly though, part of me was pleased they don't think blindness is a reason for me not to be allowed to sign for myself, since it gets a bit annoying when everyone prefers to defer to a sighted representative. It made me feel a bit more important.
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August 29th thankfully wasn't overly hot, or humid. It was sunny, and about 20 degrees C at its hottest point, which was only for a while in the early afternoon... It was around 18 degrees C or lower during the morning, and 19 degrees C or lower in the late afternoon. So I decided to take advantage of this more comfortable weather to do some baking, just in case it got hot again.
I made Kelly some pumpkin-spice brownies, and some cinnamon cake. But I also made some vegan friendly stuff for myself, which was a lemon spice cake, and some lavender cookies. I'm pleased with how my cake and cookies turned out, though must remember next time to go a bit lighter on the lavender. Tip for anyone thinking of using that in baking: a little goes a long way, and you don't need much to get a lot of flavour. Anyway, I didn't take photos of Kelly's cakes, but here are some photos of my lemon spice cake and lavender cookies:
Lilie and Logan had been racing each other around the living room while we were baking - likely taking advantage of the cooler day themselves - which meant they crashed out for a nap after I sat down at the computer with a cup of tea and a sample of my cake and cookies. So I took advantage of their nap to get that writing time I hadn't gotten the day before, and finally finished the pirate themed adventure story I've been working on for close to two years... Or is it more than two years? You know, I actually don't remember for sure... Yeah, that just shows how long it's been.
I also found out I'd won a gift card in a giveaway one of my favourite authors was doing. So it was a good day in many ways.
I considered changing Mollie's post for last Friday - which I'd written the previous week - to mention the hot start to the week, since it talked about how temperatures had cooled down here recently. But I decided not to, since it seemed to have cooled back down again anyhow. Plus, Lilie and Logan woke up from their nap before I got a chance, and I didn't fancy trying to do it with them trying to get my attention... That's doable, but never much fun for any of us, so I avoid it when possible. It's always much easier to just do what I can during puppy nap time, unless I really "have to" do something time sensative while attempting to ensure they aren't causing mischief, which I thankfully don't have to do very often, but bribe them with treat balls when I do. Adding a note to Mollie's post about the hot start to the week just didn't seem like something important enough to worry about getting puppy co-operation for me to do. I only mention it now to clarify why her post says it had cooled down, and this one mentions hot weather. It probably doesn't bother you... You most likely didn't give it a thought... But it popped in to my head while I was writing this, and I feel better for clarifying.
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It rained a bit in the early hours of the morning of August 30th, but was dry and sunny by the time we were up. Then the temperatures hovered around 19 degrees C. So, the temperature was comfortable, and even more so with the lovely breeze we had.
We took Lilie and Logan to the nearby park. Logan hadn't been to the park before, since we'd been walking along the seafront, but he seemed to love it. It tired him out though. Actually, both dogs were ready for a nap by the time we got home. Photos (and a video) of the dogs at the park will be in Lilie's post this coming Friday, but here are some flower photos we also took while at the park... I don't know what kind they are.
While Lilie and Logan took a nice long nap after our trip to the park, I uploaded their photos and video, got some blog posts you'll be seeing in the future written and scheduled, finally remembered to post on the threads I have on the groups I'm on over on Goodreads that my latest audio book was available, and then sorted some eMails. I did have an interview I was meant to be filling in, but the other things needed doing too, and my inbox was getting to be even more scary than normal, which is saying something considering how it looks most of the time.
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August 31st was a bit warmer, with temperatures officially at 21 degrees C during the hottest part of the day, and only a degree or so hotter in our place. At the high end of what I can deal with, but it was tolerable heat, and at least there was a nice breeze coming in off the ocean that we could enjoy, so it didn't feel overly hot.
We made it a day to catch up with things we hadn't gotten to in the week. Mainly housework and eMails, so nothing fun.
By the way, if you ever wonder what a vegan might use the egg compartment some fridges have for, the top five answers are storing garlic bulbs, tomatoes, lemons, limes, and small fruits like kiwi. At least, they are according to the comments on a thread I saw on a vegan Facebook group, which was started when one member jokingly said how cool it was that her new fridge came with somewhere special for her kiwis to be stored. So, if you were wondering - which you probably weren't, but you might have been - now you know.
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September 1st was a sunny Sunday. It was officially only 19 degrees C, but felt hotter. Honestly, until I checked what the actual temperature was, I thought it had to be in the mid 20s. There wasn't much in the way of cloud cover or a breeze though, so that will be why it felt hotter than it actually was.
I was disappointed not to be on the Hogwarts Express - like I am every year. Yeah, I know it's fiction, but I'd still eagerly go to Hogwarts if I could, and can't help a slight pang of disappointment each year when 11:00am on September 1st rolls around, and I know the Hogwarts Express will have left without me once again. But, alas, no Hogwarts for me... I'm still waiting for my letter. Judging by the response to my Facebook post on the subject, I'm not alone in my disappointment each year, and it's not only 11 year olds who still wait for their letter each Summer.
Anyway, since I wasn't going to Hogwarts - again - I watched some Shannara Chronicles. I almost broke out the Harry Potter DVDs instead, but decided to keep that for closer to Halloween, since those are great movies to watch while enjoying pumpkin themed treats. Plus, I was in the middle of watching season one of The Shannara Chronicles already. It was tempting to watch Harry Potter though, so I could at least go to Hogwarts that way.
I didn't do much else that day. Hey, it was Sunday, and Sundays are meant to be my days off, so... *shrugs*
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Monday August 2nd (yesterday) started off quite cool. It was only 14 degrees C when I checked the temperature about an hour after I got up. Bearing in mind, Lilie and Logan get me up around 8:00am most mornings, and yesterday was no exception, so it would have been around 9:00am when I checked the temperature. It was lovely! It did warm up some, but thankfully not too much; the official temperature never went above 18 degrees C. At least, it hasn't gone above that up until the point I'm finalizing this post, which is on Monday afternoon. There's a nice breeze coming in off the ocean too, so it feels a bit cooler than it actually is, which is fine by me.
It was a laundry day, so I was especially glad it was a cooler one, since we unfortunately have little choice but to use the tumble dryer to dry our clothes. We do have an indoor airer, but between finding somewhere it can dry the clothes where I won't bump in to it, and our sock-thief puppies, it's not ideal to use that option, so we rarely do, even though I wish we could be using the tumble dryer less.
While the laundry was doing its thing, I first played with Lilie and Logan a bit, and then - when they were napping - got a couple of book reviews written for books I finished over the weekend, sorted some eMails, and finalized this blog post so it could be scheduled to go up at 9:00am on Tuesday morning. At the time I'm writing this, they're still napping, so I'm going to go sort some more eMails while that's still the case, since my day off yesterday means they've piled up again.
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I hope you enjoyed this peek in to my day to day life.
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Tuesday the 27th of August was incredibly hot. Hot enough I had to use sunscreen to be able to sit at my computer, or I'd have risked getting sunburned. I even pulled the curtain closed after a while, deciding less air circulation was better than that much sun directly on me. That was not fun. I think the official temperature was something like 28 degrees C, but it felt hotter, and I know it registered in the mid 30s in our place.
I mostly spent the day just feeling hot and miserable, while trying not to let the furkids suffer from it. I'm sure it was really hard on Mollie especially, though I did all I could to make things as easy for them all as possible. At one point I was even sat on the floor by a fan, using a damp cloth to give the dogs a rub down, since they seemed to appreciate it. That shows how hot it was, since Logan especially was loving that, and he's the least keen on water of the pair of them. I may have used the cloth a bit on myself too. *wink*
***~~~***
The 28th of August was cooler, which was nice. But it was one of those days when it keeps raining on and off, but is quite warm, so the world is sticky and humid. It was a relief after the day before's heat though. Still not nice, but better. It was around 21 degrees C that day, so would have been OK if not for the humidity. That's on the higher end of the temperatures I can comfortably deal with, but much nicer than the day before had been, so I was relieved.
I'd planned to make it a writing day, but that didn't work out.
First the landlords wanted to come and fetch the rent (since they hadn't made it over the week before). While they were fetching the rent, we reminded them about the hob still needing to be replaced, and the skylight still needing to be fixed. Apparently they didn't realize he hadn't gotten to those things yet. The landlords promised to send someone around when they could, and apologized for it not having been done yet. As of the time I'm writing this post - which is nearly a week after the conversation took place - we still haven't had someone come sort the things though, nor do we have any idea when it might happen. *sigh*
Anyway, the other thing that happened was that the tax guy had to come back for me to sign my papers, since we had to file my tax paperwork again, because the head office has decided Kelly's no longer allowed to sign them on my behalf, despite his being legally allowed to usually if I request it, and having signed them with no problem every year since publishing my books meant I had to do tax paperwork. I'm not sure why they didn't give the guy that memo when things changed before, since his whole job is helping people with disabilities fill out tax paperwork, so you'd think they'd have told him. Whatever... It's done now. They'll just have to put up with my scribbled attempt at a signature. Honestly though, part of me was pleased they don't think blindness is a reason for me not to be allowed to sign for myself, since it gets a bit annoying when everyone prefers to defer to a sighted representative. It made me feel a bit more important.
***~~~***
August 29th thankfully wasn't overly hot, or humid. It was sunny, and about 20 degrees C at its hottest point, which was only for a while in the early afternoon... It was around 18 degrees C or lower during the morning, and 19 degrees C or lower in the late afternoon. So I decided to take advantage of this more comfortable weather to do some baking, just in case it got hot again.
I made Kelly some pumpkin-spice brownies, and some cinnamon cake. But I also made some vegan friendly stuff for myself, which was a lemon spice cake, and some lavender cookies. I'm pleased with how my cake and cookies turned out, though must remember next time to go a bit lighter on the lavender. Tip for anyone thinking of using that in baking: a little goes a long way, and you don't need much to get a lot of flavour. Anyway, I didn't take photos of Kelly's cakes, but here are some photos of my lemon spice cake and lavender cookies:
Lilie and Logan had been racing each other around the living room while we were baking - likely taking advantage of the cooler day themselves - which meant they crashed out for a nap after I sat down at the computer with a cup of tea and a sample of my cake and cookies. So I took advantage of their nap to get that writing time I hadn't gotten the day before, and finally finished the pirate themed adventure story I've been working on for close to two years... Or is it more than two years? You know, I actually don't remember for sure... Yeah, that just shows how long it's been.
I also found out I'd won a gift card in a giveaway one of my favourite authors was doing. So it was a good day in many ways.
I considered changing Mollie's post for last Friday - which I'd written the previous week - to mention the hot start to the week, since it talked about how temperatures had cooled down here recently. But I decided not to, since it seemed to have cooled back down again anyhow. Plus, Lilie and Logan woke up from their nap before I got a chance, and I didn't fancy trying to do it with them trying to get my attention... That's doable, but never much fun for any of us, so I avoid it when possible. It's always much easier to just do what I can during puppy nap time, unless I really "have to" do something time sensative while attempting to ensure they aren't causing mischief, which I thankfully don't have to do very often, but bribe them with treat balls when I do. Adding a note to Mollie's post about the hot start to the week just didn't seem like something important enough to worry about getting puppy co-operation for me to do. I only mention it now to clarify why her post says it had cooled down, and this one mentions hot weather. It probably doesn't bother you... You most likely didn't give it a thought... But it popped in to my head while I was writing this, and I feel better for clarifying.
***~~~***
It rained a bit in the early hours of the morning of August 30th, but was dry and sunny by the time we were up. Then the temperatures hovered around 19 degrees C. So, the temperature was comfortable, and even more so with the lovely breeze we had.
We took Lilie and Logan to the nearby park. Logan hadn't been to the park before, since we'd been walking along the seafront, but he seemed to love it. It tired him out though. Actually, both dogs were ready for a nap by the time we got home. Photos (and a video) of the dogs at the park will be in Lilie's post this coming Friday, but here are some flower photos we also took while at the park... I don't know what kind they are.
While Lilie and Logan took a nice long nap after our trip to the park, I uploaded their photos and video, got some blog posts you'll be seeing in the future written and scheduled, finally remembered to post on the threads I have on the groups I'm on over on Goodreads that my latest audio book was available, and then sorted some eMails. I did have an interview I was meant to be filling in, but the other things needed doing too, and my inbox was getting to be even more scary than normal, which is saying something considering how it looks most of the time.
***~~~***
August 31st was a bit warmer, with temperatures officially at 21 degrees C during the hottest part of the day, and only a degree or so hotter in our place. At the high end of what I can deal with, but it was tolerable heat, and at least there was a nice breeze coming in off the ocean that we could enjoy, so it didn't feel overly hot.
We made it a day to catch up with things we hadn't gotten to in the week. Mainly housework and eMails, so nothing fun.
By the way, if you ever wonder what a vegan might use the egg compartment some fridges have for, the top five answers are storing garlic bulbs, tomatoes, lemons, limes, and small fruits like kiwi. At least, they are according to the comments on a thread I saw on a vegan Facebook group, which was started when one member jokingly said how cool it was that her new fridge came with somewhere special for her kiwis to be stored. So, if you were wondering - which you probably weren't, but you might have been - now you know.
***~~~***
September 1st was a sunny Sunday. It was officially only 19 degrees C, but felt hotter. Honestly, until I checked what the actual temperature was, I thought it had to be in the mid 20s. There wasn't much in the way of cloud cover or a breeze though, so that will be why it felt hotter than it actually was.
I was disappointed not to be on the Hogwarts Express - like I am every year. Yeah, I know it's fiction, but I'd still eagerly go to Hogwarts if I could, and can't help a slight pang of disappointment each year when 11:00am on September 1st rolls around, and I know the Hogwarts Express will have left without me once again. But, alas, no Hogwarts for me... I'm still waiting for my letter. Judging by the response to my Facebook post on the subject, I'm not alone in my disappointment each year, and it's not only 11 year olds who still wait for their letter each Summer.
Anyway, since I wasn't going to Hogwarts - again - I watched some Shannara Chronicles. I almost broke out the Harry Potter DVDs instead, but decided to keep that for closer to Halloween, since those are great movies to watch while enjoying pumpkin themed treats. Plus, I was in the middle of watching season one of The Shannara Chronicles already. It was tempting to watch Harry Potter though, so I could at least go to Hogwarts that way.
I didn't do much else that day. Hey, it was Sunday, and Sundays are meant to be my days off, so... *shrugs*
***~~~***
Monday August 2nd (yesterday) started off quite cool. It was only 14 degrees C when I checked the temperature about an hour after I got up. Bearing in mind, Lilie and Logan get me up around 8:00am most mornings, and yesterday was no exception, so it would have been around 9:00am when I checked the temperature. It was lovely! It did warm up some, but thankfully not too much; the official temperature never went above 18 degrees C. At least, it hasn't gone above that up until the point I'm finalizing this post, which is on Monday afternoon. There's a nice breeze coming in off the ocean too, so it feels a bit cooler than it actually is, which is fine by me.
It was a laundry day, so I was especially glad it was a cooler one, since we unfortunately have little choice but to use the tumble dryer to dry our clothes. We do have an indoor airer, but between finding somewhere it can dry the clothes where I won't bump in to it, and our sock-thief puppies, it's not ideal to use that option, so we rarely do, even though I wish we could be using the tumble dryer less.
While the laundry was doing its thing, I first played with Lilie and Logan a bit, and then - when they were napping - got a couple of book reviews written for books I finished over the weekend, sorted some eMails, and finalized this blog post so it could be scheduled to go up at 9:00am on Tuesday morning. At the time I'm writing this, they're still napping, so I'm going to go sort some more eMails while that's still the case, since my day off yesterday means they've piled up again.
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I hope you enjoyed this peek in to my day to day life.
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