Sunday was productive. Went car shopping, and found one that ticked all the boxes (similar size, power steering, not old, under £2k), and did the deed. Now I'm an owner of a 2002 Suzuki Liana (yes, just like the car on Top Gear). Sorted the insurance and now pretty happy. Yes, it would have been better to have done this in April next year as ( Read more... )

Over 100,000 miles loyal service to my family, the Skoda Felecia, which had been passed to my stewardship, has now retired. An MOT failure of rust (and incorrect colour indicators, oddly) which makes it un-economical to repair, despite what I put out not six weeks ago on the brakes. ime to let go. Take the stero out, drain the petrol out of the ( Read more... )

Woke up with a sore throat, various muscle aches manifesting and my nose is regularly clogging up.

There was no escape for me. I shall not fall, though. Prepare to unleash pharmaceutical hell on the invaders! I shall not sacrifice my weekend!

Sarah's still off ill, but was sounding better this morning before I headed out to work ( Read more... )

Poor Sarah. I have a missed call from her when I arrived home from work Friday. Call her back, and a very weak voice on the other end asks to be brought home. Jump back into the car and a quarter of an hour later I have a sickly Pixie in the passenger seat, presenting all the symptoms of flu ( Read more... )

Things still a little up in the air with the house sorting. Our cooker was finally wired in on Tuesday. We no longer have to rely on microwave meals and take-out ( Read more... )

Now I've got a longer commute, I have the unfortunate task of dealing with the other drivers on the road. Twice this week I've had near misses because it seems some drivers can't read the road markings on the roundabout and think they can just come into the space I'm occupying.


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I'll be doing a run to the Mall tonight to get a cooker bought. More damage to credit card ( Read more... )

Thank you BHS, for proving that basic lampshades can still be found. *yoink*

Still feeling really tired, which is odd. Been carting myself to bed early (well, for me anyway). I'm wondering if I'm still settling into a new routine?

Good day yesterday. After dropping the Pixie at work, I braved the traffic to get into Bristol centre. Had a look round ( Read more... )

Why does it seem impossible to get decent light shades these days.  All we want are some basic shades for the lights in the hallway and landing. Can we find any? Can we buggery ( Read more... )