Day 2294 & 2295 (09 & 10/04/2016)

A busy weekend but I only managed to do a bit of work. I renewed my subscription for the garden collection and am aiming to cover the whole wheelie bin in different coloured stickers as my way of protesting the increased charges.

I then drove up to Bristol in Kim's old car to let someone have it.

It is still a very good car, even though it is 16yrs old but it is just sat on my driveway as Thomas is no longer using it and it is just costing me money in tax & insurance, so I was happy to pass it on for free to someone whose daughter desperately needed a car.

Then for the third day running I went in the car wash in a different car.

My wife had a 40/1 winner on The Grand National, so we were happy Saturday night but had already arranged something for dinner so didn't end up celebrating.

I did a nice Salmon Wellington with nice veg and a hollandaise sauce for dinner on Sunday.

Day 2293 (08/04/2016)

Still no enthusiasm for actual work.

In preparation for passing on Thomas's car to a needy person, I put in a new battery and put it thru the car wash.

 

Then I had the last of my NHS therapy sessions, which have been helpful. I might sign up and go private, as it is useful speaking to someone about issues in my life.

Managed a swim in the afternoon and a bit of work in the evening.

Day 2292 (07/04/2016)

I just can't get into work mode at the moment but have quite a few jobs that have been outstanding for quite a few weeks.

I took my car thru the car wash in advanced of visiting the garage next week, to see about changing my car.

Went for a swim in the afternoon, then for a change we stayed at home for the night.

Day 2291 (06/04/2016)

A busy day in the office but still not really getting any work done. Owing to a few phone calls I missed my swim and in the evening I went out with my wife for the second time in two days, this time to see Chris Ramsey at the Octagon in Yeovil.

 

It was quite a fun night but I hate driving to Yeovil.

Day 2290 (05/04/2016)

A nice relaxing morning and a nice breakfast with my wife.

Then a swim at lunchtime and in the evening we went to the cinema to see "Eddie The Eagle" which was a fun and relaxing film.

We haven't been to the cinema for ages and I treated us to the executive seats, which were very nice and comfortable (and very expensive as no more Orange Wednesday 2for1 offers) but the air-conditioning was on full blast and it was freezing as a result, so we kept our coats on.

Then home for a nice latte and cake.

Day 2289 (04/04/2016)

Back to work in my office with loads to catch up on but little enthusiasm to do it. Then to get a long overdue hair cut.

I can't stand it when it grows and touches my ears but I had been away so much I hadn't had chance to have it cut since Mexico. What a relief :-)

Then back to the gym but only for a swim as I think it would be a mistake to venture upstairs in to the actual gym and start on the bike and weights.

In the evening Gareth & Laura popped round, so we had a great time along with some nice pizza's done by my wife and the afters supplied by them.

The evening went all too quickly.

Day 2287 & 2288 (02 & 03/04/2016)

Back into my office for the weekend to catch-up with a lot of work from the last three weeks.

Also time to put the new Kylie picture on the calendar.

Did a nice roast Beef on Sunday.

Day 2286 (01/04/2016)

I can't believe its April already, this year is flying by.

The course went well. I caught a coach to the airport as I was told it would be quicker & cheaper but after waiting for 30 minutes and then driving around Dublin for a few pick-ups I doubted it was quicker than a taxi.

At the airport I had my usual Starbucks which was nice.

Unfortunately the flights was delayed by about 50 minutes, so it was nearly 11pm by the time I got home.

Day 2285 (31/03/2016)

Day two of the course and its still going well.

In the evening had a nice steak, with a few extras, followed by an apple-pie.

Day 2284 (30/03/2016)

First day of the course and it went quite well, despite some of those present not being as switched on to computers as others.

It was nice that the had arranged for a meal card for me, so I could have a free lunch in their canteen everyday. I had a healthy ham salad and fruit for afters.

In the evening I eat in the bar at the hotel and went for the lasagne.

Day 2283 (29/03/2016)

It was an early morning as I still had lots to do for flying out in the evening and tomorrows course.

It was an early two for Tuesday before flying to Dublin.

The hotel was OK but when I was told I was in the executive side of the hotel it was a bit of a come down to find it was so run down, with a really old tv.

Day 2282 (28/03/2016)

Another relaxing morning and a very nice breakfast.

When we went to our car it was clear that the previous nights storm had been interesting. The car was covered in a thick salt crust, which was like ice on the windows and meant we had to put the car thru the car wash before driving home, with Lee.

Day 2281 (27/03/2016) Easter Sunday

We had a relaxing start to Easter Sunday, with another nice breakfast and then a trip to see some of Lee's Rottingdean close friends & Teddy.

In the afternoon we met up with Thomas and had a nice Sunday dinner in a pub in Brighton.

Our time with Thomas was all too short as he had to catch a train back to London.

In the evening we were able to watch the end of The Night Manager, which was really good telly.

Very wet & windy in the night.

Day 2280 (26/03/2016)

The day started with a nice breakfast at the hotel.

Then a walk along the sea front dodging the waves and being hit (soaked) just before reaching the end  :-(

We had tea and cake at the Marina.

And then caught the train to the pier for fish & chips.

Then we had a relax back at Lee's after a hard day out and about.

In the evening we had a very nice Chinese in Rottingdean.

Day 2279 (25/03/2016) Good Friday

Good Friday and we were off to Rottingdean (not as early as we had intended). The drive was OK.

When we arrived in time for tea and cake with Lee before going out for dinner at a local pub.

They had live music,which was quite good and made it an enjoyable evening.