Sunday 8 February 2015

9 to 5

I'm not sure if it's appropriate to do this type of post on a Sunday, but here goes.  I'm posting in the style of Thrift Deluxe on her nine to five blog.

9.00 am

Where am I?

Sat in bed with Little Bird having a mother/daughter chat.  OH has gone off on his usual Sunday morning cycle ride with the local cycle club.

What am I wearing?

Marl grey boyfriend T-shirt and marl grey lounge pants.

What's the sky like?

Not sure, the blinds are drawn.

What's motivating me?

The fact that we have to be out of here in 30 minutes to walk the dog before heading off to my Sunday morning aerobics class and Little Bird's Sunday morning swim.

2.00 pm

Where am I?

Back from the gym and sat at my sewing machine for the first time in months.

What am I wearing?

Black jersey hareem pants, bright pink sports vest, black Nike t-shirt, black/pink New Balance trainers, maroon Go-Goi hoody (bought from TK Maxx for £10 and it's great quality and good for keeping warm en route the gym in this cold weather).

What's the sky like?

Beautiful bright blue with sunshine.

What's motivating me?

Getting Little Bird's school skirts mended.  A bit of a bugbear at the moment.  I've bought 3 skirts from her school in the last term and a half.  In each case the zip has jammed after a couple of months wear.  I don't think it's a size issue, i.e. they're too small, more like a quality issue with the zips. Needless to say, I won't be buying another one.  Anyway, I'm taking the zips out and putting new ones in, then the skirts need washing, drying and ironing before school tomorrow. Feeling quite satisfied by my frugality and the fact that I don't now have to buy her another new skirt, although the stitching isn't great.  Could do better!

5.00 pm

Where am I?

In the kitchen, stood at the ironing board.  Little Bird is out playing with friends and OH is out with the dog.

What am I wearing?

Same as 2pm.  I probably should have showered and changed, but as I'm not going anywhere and am just pottering doing a bit of housework for the rest of the day, I'm going to shower after dinner.

What's the sky like?

Still sunnyish, but getting a little darker as the day is drawing in.

What's motivating me?

Emptying the ironing basket.  I've found lately that if I empty it on a weekend and start the week with it empty, I am much more likely keep on top of it and not let a big mound build up.  It's worked for the past few weeks anyway, which has been great.  Also getting as much of Little Bird's uniform ironed as possible, to prevent a last minute rush on a Monday morning.



7 comments:

  1. A busy and profitable day I see. The skirt zips sound to be pretty inferior - is it worth taking them back to the shop for a refund. (Not fit for purpose). I iron as soon as possible after the clothes are dry from the wash so they don't hang around the place too long.
    xx

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    1. Hi, the skirts were bought from the school, so the most they could offer is a replacement if that I suspect, and I don't want another one. I'm hoping they'll be okay now until she grows out of them but thanks for the suggestion.

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  2. ooh sounds dreary but daily life can be dreary but productive. I iron as little as possible - I never ironed school uniform as it was in the wash so often !

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    1. didn't mean this to sound so rude ! I admire you being able to put in new zips !

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    2. Don't worry, it wasn't a particularly exciting day, but like you said these kind of days are often quite productive in small ways.

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  3. Good to read a nine tp five by someone else. Mine started because people always ask me what I do all day. Mundane or domestic days are my favourite days to read about.

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    1. Me too. Life's not just about the high days and holidays.

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