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respoftw ([personal profile] respoftw) wrote2020-11-26 04:12 pm

A wasted week off

I had such grand plans for my week off. We were going to get so much done in the house and (despite being restricted to our city limits because of COVID tiers) we were going to go on walks and get out and enjoy the fresh air and decent weather before winter really kicks in.

So much for that.

TMI maybe so under a cut but I had a hair follicle on my thigh that got infected and had to go to the GP for antibiotics. The wound is taking its own sweet time to heal and is pretty sore so I’ve been restricting my moving about which unfortunately means no outdoor time with George

We did manage to get the old, wood-rotted, garden shed that the previous owners left for us torn down which is good because I had hired a skip for that very purpose and didn’t want it clogging up the drive any longer than necessary.

Now that our old house has sold we can think about starting works at the new house (or at least getting quotes because I doubt any work will get done before Christmas. I don’t know if it’s the same where you are but contractors and trades are snowed under here and even harder to pin down than usual). Great, I thought. Stuck in the house so let’s get the ball rolling on the external render works we need done and get a quote, see if he needs us to level the garden first so we can arrange that...the guy we want to do it (he’s been recommended by three different people) is on holiday this week so we can’t even get that started.

On the plus side I’ve managed to get some writing done. Secret Santa fic is finished and beta’d (thank you [personal profile] logicgunn! I even posted a ficlet that has been languishing in my WIP folder for over a year!

It’s been nice not being at work. Let’s focus on that!
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[personal profile] badfalcon 2020-11-26 10:13 pm (UTC)(link)
I had a week off. I was going to get ahead on my studies, I was going to tidy my flat, I was going to attempt to write... yeah, no, I sat on my ass and did sweet FA. But it felt good, so I'm still calling it a win.

Ouchie to infected hair follicle, that sounds nasty - hope the antibiotics kick in!
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[personal profile] logicgunn 2020-11-27 07:23 pm (UTC)(link)
I get things like that on the regular. It really does take ages for the antibiotics to get a hold of the infection, sometimes it takes as long as it would without the abx, but they do prevent it coming back for a double whammy so it's a worthwile medication to take.
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[personal profile] popkin16 2020-11-27 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
I'm sorry that you didn't end up having the vacation that you'd planned! That always sucks :( I hope you feel better quickly.

Congrats on finishing your secret santa! I'm thinking on the 1st I'll post asking how it's going, if anyone needs to drop out, etc.
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[personal profile] logicgunn 2020-11-27 07:24 pm (UTC)(link)
It feels like ages until the SS fics will be posted. I love reading them. Yours is great!