Hi - well I'm going to have too much to catch up on, so I don't think I'll try too hard!
Things that have changed....not very much tbh! I read my last post and I had lost motivation to get things done in the house and that didn't change really - although this week I have finished painting the living room - and fixed the curtain rail in my bedroom and have started to paint the window frames and generally finish what I started 2 years ago in the main bedroom! I must have done other stuff too but I can't think of anything! We moved around a bit - put our big purple couch in (what was) the dining room - and brought our old couch down into the living room (it was on the top floor). Oh - I got a mantle piece up over the fire in the living room - that took me a year! I built a log store - and when we had logs delivered I realised how inadequate it is! lol. Still have logs in the back porch!
We have a guest in the airbnb at the moment but when she leaves - we have nobody else booked in! This is probably because we are now out of season and most ppl lower their prices - but we left them the same as it will cost us a fortune to heat it up over winter. We have toyed with the idea of closing it altogether - but we may as well leave it if nobody is booking it anyway!
So - after 3 years of not being employed (not saying, not working because I have worked my butt off on this house) I finally saw a job I thought I'd like. I got through the short listing and had an interview - which I didn't do well in - think I'm not used to it! Was waffling and losing my way - cringe! Apparently I wont find out until mid November - so I can chill again. I have mixed feelings about going back to work! Who would want to? lol. The thought of having to get up really early, and having to ask permission for days off etc. that all kills me a little. However, I quite like the idea of letting to know ppl again and having more of a life - and the money of course! I can pay ppl to come and do the jobs I can't be bothered to do - like painting!
Today I got a random message from a girl called Marie - we were friends at Uni. She dropped out in the last year which was a real shame - and I haven't seen her since. She sounds like she has had a tough time with a shitty husband, but she has got out of that relationship (finally) and sounds happy! would be great to meet up again and hear that funny brummy accent again!
Andy is away all this week - went Monday Morning and is not back until tomorrow evening (Friday). It's not too bad when he is not here - I don't mind my own company most of the time. I watch stuff in the evenings I know he wouldn't like - usually crime things lol.
Should be seeing all the kids soon (6th Nov I think)...I saw Lissa a few weeks ago - we all (me & Andy, Helen & Paul and Lissa & Antony) went to an escape room with a horror theme! It was good fun! Apparently Lissa hadn't realised it was a horror themed one lol. I didn't really know what to expect but did expect to be scared! When we got there we had some rules explained - dont touch this etc. and then we handed over all our bags and phones - we had to stand in a line against the wall. They then handcuffed us - put a bag over our heads - and took a picture!
We were then shuffled along to a different area and placed in different places, in prison cells! Even when I pulled my hood off it was completely dark! So completely blind, it sounded to me like I was close to Helen and Paul, Andy was off somewhere on his own and then they started to move Lissa somewhere, and I said shouted to her - "if they try to get you to take your clothes off - refuse!!" It went quiet for a second - then Andy piped up (from somewhere!)..."should I put mine back on again then?" There was such tension and anticipation in the air - when he said then I totally cracked up laughing - completely belly laughing - was so funny!! After that - armed with a tiny torch we had to find clues and get ourselves out - was weird and disorientating - but fun!
Anyway - I'll try and post more frequently again, but for now I'm off to get PJ's on and settle down for the evening!
xx