A wasted week off
Nov. 26th, 2020 04:12 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
respoftwI 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 youlogicgunn! 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!
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
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!
no subject
Date: 2020-11-27 02:27 am (UTC)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.
no subject
Date: 2020-11-27 01:09 pm (UTC)And thank you!