I bought some garden furniture. It rained within the hour.

I have a day off on Friday to go dormouse monitoring - assuming that it is dry then. Dormice don't like the rain and disturbing them when they will get wet is not something we want to be doing.

Rained for most of last night, i'm running on about 5 hours' sleep and i'm in the office today. luckily there's very little for me to do so i'm lurking lemmy, mastodon and discord lol

How. HOW. Is it already sodding Monday?!

It poured down here last night and I had high hopes but somehow it's sunny and hot again this morning? Feels like a bait and switch, not impressed.

Last week work was a nightmare of technical difficulties so today is gonna be equally a nightmare of recovering from them. I've put extra honey in my tea to help cope. Can't really go out and do social things because other half is off on a lads holiday at the weekend and the last thing we want is germs getting into the house, so I guess it's just us and tv and video games and maybe if we're feeling spicy...a crossword or two.

Goal for the week is to spend less time on Lemmy because currently it's becoming way more addictive than Reddit ever was and that's saying something 😅

(I sound properly grumpy this morning don't I? Clearly not a morning person, or a Monday person, or a person who likes ever being outside of comfy bed ever)

Up at 4.15 trying to get tiny child to sleep. Then at 4.55 slightly larger child wakes up and refuses to go back to sleep. Downstairs at 5.00 watching Sarah and Duck (quack).

Half way through my run of 7 nightshifts, I was hoping the nice weather would last until my days off but alas in the North of Scotland we're returning to our damp grey usual.

Desperately hoping my 16 month old has a nap so I can start my next book.

Day off today because US company I work for has given everyone today's US day off!

After a traditional trip to the tip I've got on the tram to wander about random places. First the Viaduct Garden at Castlefield. Now I've ended up at Media City for no good reason other than that's where the tram line goes.

Morning everyone. It has indeed rained! Had a good heavy shower yesterday evening. Today is a day of housework and food shopping now that it’s a bit cooler. Starting the week in a relatively positive mood - hopefully that continues!

Made the mistake of going for a run yesterday. Now full of painkillers, doomscrolling in bed.

Maybe stick to the lower impact exercise for a while…

Busy, busy week ahead. The eldest is going to high school this year, so we have a parents assembly tonight and he has three full taster days, so the routine of the week has been thrown into chaos.

Loads of rain, much needed. I was a bit worried about flooding though but everything was fine.

Busy week of work, prepping for presentations and trying to keep the veggie plants at the allotment alive. It's not going well this year!

Is anyone finding that posting comments are a lot faster today?

Happy Monday folks.

Feeling like crap, this bloody stomach issue. Left side of gut is tender, I've broken out in a rash where it hurts and I've got to complete a wee poop test for the doctors. Then a colonoscopy. Fuck. I had one around 10 years ago and it remains one of the worst experiences of my life. Hilariously so. All I can really remember is the pain, and begging them to stop.

On a wee side note, the instructions for the poop test kit are hilarious. Wee diagrams and everything! My favourite part has to be the drawing showing the end you hold it with covered in shit, and a big red X over it. I'd have paid good money to see the tech's face who opened that kit which inspired the warning!

Thank god the rain is back to cool me off. On the scorching Saturday I took on the challenge of doing a Beef Wellington. Here is the image of that hard work.

I was hoping for a nice break at the weekend, but my freelance clients had other ideas. Worked ten hours straight yesterday, and now heading into a deadline week at work, and deadlines for freelance after work. I really need a day off. Managed to get some rain, tho!

Yes it rained. Got woken up by it once and then again a few hours later by the sound of two local skag heads trying to ride a bicycle down our road to the ATM. So haven't had any decent sleep and I think I've busted my neck sleeping funny. So, yeah, Monday's going great 🥲.

Absolutely bounced down last night, on the first date night me and the Mrs have managed to get in a while. It was good though - went to see Chris Hadfield at the Lowry which was very interesting.