Surprises

Well, today has turned out to be a bunch happiness, and I'm not even being sarcastic when I say that :)

It starts off relatively hum drum, but I do make some progress on my new found healthy lifestyle. I've a number of errands to run today, the first of which is to post a letter via registered post to the people who are dealing with my car claim. To do that I need to go the post office which is in town, and despite the miserable and bitter weather I set aside the car keys and decide to walk instead of drive. It only takes me about 25mins there and back, and even though I'm a bit red faced by the time I get back I feel pretty chuffed with myself that I didn't take the easy option for one.

I then have to go to the post office depot to pick up a parcel which had failed to have been delivered because it wouldn't fit in our letter box. This time I do take the car because the depot is quite a way from the house.

By the time I get back I realize that I've had a number of missed calls on my phone from my parents who flew back from Greece yesterday, and so I get hold of them and it turns out that they would like to meet for lunch on their return trip home back to Wales. After a bit of negotiation as to where we should meet we settle on Bourton on the Water since its about halfway from where they are to where I am - but it's still an hours drive so I need to get my skates on and leave point A to get to point B without the aid of sat nav to meet up with my parents for an unexpected lunch together.

But, before I head out I can't resist the temptation to see what it is that is in the parcel that I'd picked up earlier. And, to my delight I've got a bag full of goodies from a friend with lots of Miso Pretty products in which are gorgeous - I can't wait to try them out!

I manage to get to my destination ok though I'd forgotten how tricky it is to find where your going with just the aid of some bits of paper and no one giving you voice commands, and we then find somewhere to eat. Another tricky moment in the healthy living ranks - eating out and eating healthily but I pull it off by having the ham salad and not being tempted by the luscious dessert menu and settling on a coffee instead.

We then have a poke around the shops and despite my lack of expenditure my parents more than make up for it when my Mum spys a rather nice dressing table which is made entirely of mirrored glass and decides to buy it for a small fortune. After we've loaded it up into the car it's time for goodbyes and we both head off in our separate directions and I find my way home.

Whilst I'm waiting for Phil to get back (he's working late again) I do a bit more dabbling on the new site I've set up, and eventually when Phil gets home I cook tea which is the mini chicken fillet burgers that I did last week since Phil enjoyed them so much. We also get chance to do our shopping online and the rest of the evening flies by what with watching some tv, having a bath and discussing the process required to get Phil's Mini disk player reinstated so that I can use it whilst walking or biking or whatever in general.

Posted by Abi on the January 9, 2006 10:10 PM