New bathroom chosen and paid for ( Read more... )

After last year's rant about Easter egg packaging, I'm happy to report that this year the loose chocolates came in just a little cellophane bag and they and the egg were in a plastic tray inside a cardboard box. Much better ( Read more... )

From innocent_lex1. Grab the nearest book ( Read more... )

Why is it that when you're on a bus with a lot of noisy schoolkids, the ones making the most noise are always the last to get off, so you're stuck with them for nearly the whole journey?

I need to replace some light bulbs in my house. They're in places where I need a good light, so I use 100w bulbs. I haven't had to buy any in a while, but I've used all I had in the cupboard, so today I went shopping for 100w bulbs ( Read more... )

(I can't get the cut to work, don't know why.)

New BBC drama by the people who made Life on Mars, which should be a recommendation. However, these are also the people who made Ashes to Ashes.The first episode of any new show has a lot of ground to cover. Grab the audience's attention so they'll want to watch again, establish the characters and ( Read more... )

It's snowing.

Not settling, but there are real, actual snowflakes drifting down outside.

Can't say I'm surprised, it was sure as hell cold enough when I was out shopping earlier.

Have just opened an Easter egg which came with a small box of chocolates. The chocolates were in a plastic tray, in a cardboard box, in a cellophane wrapper, then, with the egg, inside a plastic box inside a cardboard box ( Read more... )

Blocked up or runny nose on and off all week.

Eyes feeling sore and gritty all day today.

Voice nearly gave out on me this morning.

Just sneezed twice.

It's that time of year again. Bring on the anti-histamines.

Really vicious hailstorm this afternoon. Only lasted about five minutes.

Had to be the five minutes when I was walking back from the bus stop, of course.