Time to resume sorting/decluttering

 I didn't post yesterday because I had nothing newsworthy to say - it was just a normal quiet Sunday.  I did several little jobs in the morning, felt like I'd been on the go for hours but actually had little to show for it.  Cleaned the bathroom, shifted a few things around in my bedroom, sorted out a washload, got husband to go through some stuff on a shelf by his desk.  Prepped veg and cooked dinner - chicken pieces, spuds and carrots roasted in the AF, green veg in the microwave.  Wrote a menu plan for this week.  Gathered together some supplies for the caravan.....toiletries, cleaning supplies and some tinned food.  Bedding and towels all packed ready to go.  Now I can finally say it's next week we're going back!

We've got a fairly quiet week, husband has his diabetic review (he's only borderline diabetic, not even on any meds) on Thursday but that's it for appointments this week, for a change.  So I might do some sorting and decluttering upstairs, we've not really done much upstairs as yet.  Husband could carry on with the utility room, he started a week or so ago but never finished it.  I need to make some more dog food, Betty had her last homemade one yesterday.  I've got two packs of turkey mince in the freezer, I might make a big batch of something or other.....chilli, lasagne, cottage pie maybe, to freeze in portions.  I've got lots of fish in the freezer too - smoked haddock, salmon, pollock and king prawns - so I could make some fish pies as well.  And a couple of cakes, now I know that they bake easily in the air fryer.  All things that can be frozen ready to either take to the caravan, or have as a quick ready-made meal with some frozen veg when we get back from a day at the van.

Looks like that missing woman has been found in the river, tragic for her family, whatever the circumstances of her death turn out to be.  I kept thinking about her poor dog, frantically running around loose on the riverbank, in a state of high anxiety.  Broke my heart.  I hope the dog copes alright in the future, along with the family.  I wonder how Betty would cope if I was no longer around - she is quite devoted to me, she follows me around the house and sleeps on my bed every night.  But I don't want to think about that, so let's change the subject!

I've put some more numbers in husband's phone, and done a load of updates on it for him.  Showed him how to answer a call and read a text....no doubt I'll have to show him again in due course! 😂

Lots of Spring bulbs starting to flower in the garden now, I have narcissi, anemone blandas, grape hyacinths and even a couple of early tulips flowering.  The iris reticulata I planted last year have all thrown up quite tall leaves but no sign of any flower buds, they've all come up blind.  Any number of reasons, according to google!  (frost, planting too deep, not enough sun, insufficient nutrients in the soil eg).  Must buy a pot of hyacinths next time we go shopping, I love the smell of them indoors.  Spring is definitely my favourite time of year.

And it's already light at 7.00 am now, lovely.  I woke up just before 6 but didn't want to get out of bed this morning, I was so warm and snuggly. so laid there for half an hour reading the paper on my phone.