I've copied these questions from Bev because I rather enjoyed the randomness of them.




Three things I liked about February
1. An impromptu trip to Chelmsford Cathedral to see Kezzie play in her flute ensemble, Flutista. My iMac broke so I was forced to take a few days off work (it's all fixed now). That morning I decided to just hop on a train and go. It was wonderful to see (and hear!) Kezzie play.

2. A night with friends. I hadn't seen a few of them for months and no sooner had we walked through the door, we fell straight back into our usual easy banter. It was a most enjoyable evening with excellent food, and gin.

3. The third thing is between noticing how light the evenings are getting, or taking my time over reading a fabulous book lent to me, and highly recommended, by a friend.

Three things I’m looking forward to in March
1. Going to see The Russian State Ballet of Siberia perform The Nutcracker with my Mum.
2. Coffee with friends
3. My nephews 18th birthday

Three vegetables I eat the most
1. Tenderstem broccoli
2. Onion
3. Spinach

Three grocery items I buy every week
1. Oat milk
2. Cat food
3. Cat treats

Three things we go through like crazy in my house
1. Teabags
2. Cat food
3. Hummus

Three things I always have time for
1. Baths
2. Reading
3. Cat cuddles

Three things I never have time for
1. Keeping up with the blogs I like to read. This has been more recently, I've been a bit absent from blogland, finding the time to sit and properly keep up to date has felt almost impossible at times, life has been busy and I've been making sure that I make time to switch off and step away from tech. I hope to catch up with my favourite blogs soon.

2. Housework. It's always low on my list of priorities and often doesn't get done properly, which is a shame because I love a neat and tidy house. I give everything a quick 'once over' rather than the jolly good clean it really deserves and promise myself I'll do a better job next time. I always end up doing something less boring instead. For example, I was going to roll up my sleeves and get stuck in on Sunday, and then Andy came home and asked if I would like to go for a walk on the beach, followed by a spot of lunch somewhere. I mean, there's no competition is there? The cobwebs can wait until another day.

3. Roast dinners. I love eating roast dinners, but I hate the faff of cooking them. I find it so boring, and I especially dislike the fact that you have to cook certain things for it to be considered a 'real' roast dinner (insert eye rolling emoji).

What are you looking forward to in March?

1. Wasting hours scrolling through social media feeds on my phone
And go out and do something less boring instead (those of you of a similar age might remember that from Why Don't you? A kid's TV series from the 70s and 80s about not watching TV. An odd concept if you think about it...)

2. Eating supper slumped on the sofa
My digestion and posture will thank me, we can have a conversation instead of mindlessly watching whatever crap happens to be being broadcast. A chat with my husband will always be infinitely more interesting than The One Show.

3. Compare myself to others
What's that saying? Comparison is the thief of joy. Ain't that the truth. I only ever feel that I need to do more, earn more, be further along in life when I start with the pointless comparisons. I like my life and where I'm at, I need to remember that.

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1. Phone my Mum
I stopped writing this to phone her. She's fine, but I should ring her more often.

2. Go for a walk
Being outside, for the sake of being outside instead of being because you need to get somewhere, is guaranteed to lift your mood. Ten minutes is enough but an hour is better.

3. Focus
I'm easily distracted. I want to focus on what I'm doing, on doing one thing at a time, and doing it well.

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