Baggy's daily state!
Depression (Black = really bad/Grey = not great/Blue = okay/Yellow = sunny day): Yellow.
Anxiety (From 1 = barely any to 10 = gibbering wreck standard): 2.
Tears: No.
Pancakes (Yes/No): Hot cross buns!
Syns (Baggy is allowed 8-15): Baggy gives up.
Weight in her terrifying naked state (Stones and pounds): Sigh!
Overall day: 😹
Clever Bird set Baggy's alarm for 6.00am. Hormonal Hannah listened to it and switched it of, then re-set it for 8.00am. This time Baggy actually managed to get up. Furry Mama took Minty Mutt for a walk, then tucked him up with the radio, the cats and some chewies and Baggy set off to the soon-to-be-a-holiday cottage. When she got there she swore. She was supposed to have dropped off a blood pressure monitor at the Doctors' on the way past. She restarted the car and drove back the way she'd come. Half an hour later she was back at the cottage.
With yesterday's list of things to do in mind and Bit-at-a-time Betty keeping the gang focussed, The Domestic Goddess set to with a passion, and a paint brush!
* Sitting room and kitchen ceilings to be painted at the soon-to-be-a-holiday cottage.
* Lawns to be cut at the soon-to-be-a.
* Garden to be totally weeded and tidied up at the soon-to-be-a.
* District council to be chased about the change of use to a holiday cottage.
* Insurance quotes needed for the soon-to-be-a.
* Schedule to be worked out for an opening date.
* Research to be done on all the items still needed to be bought and a budget done.
* Solicitor to be spoken to about the land purchases at Baggy's home.
* Bills to be paid.
* Realuv stock to be researched and priced up.
* Trestle tables for the vintage fair to be checked and a practise display to be organised.
* Billy Bob to be sorted out and cleaned.
* Garage to be reclaimed (again!) so that Grotty Groom can get to the drawers that contain Wesley's face and nose nets.
* New products to be added to Creative Clara's on-line shop.
* Don't panic........................
Stage one, paint ceilings. She started in the sitting room. Baggy soon had a shaky arm and a bad back, but she got it done. Stage two kitchen beamed ceiling. Quickly done. Next she had to go round the edges of the main ceiling to finish it off, as Calum had just painted the middle. After painting a couple of feet of the edge, Clever Bird realised that it was the wrong white! Waaaaaaah! Now at this point, what Clever Bird should have done was to collect some of the correct white for The Domestic Goddess to use. Did she? Of course she didn't, she merrily carried on, somehow convinced that it would be fine. Half-an-hour later, she realised that she would have to paint the entire ceiling. Ceiling totally repainted, Baggy felt she had earned a cup of tea. At this point she noticed eight hot cross buns! Calum had bought them last time they were at the soon-to-be-a, but they'd forgotten to eat them! A sit down with a cup of tea and three hot cross buns soon had Baggy revitalised. Skirting boards next! And done.
Clever Bird realised that she ought to call the district council about the change of use. The person she spoke to said that someone should have called her back by now, and that he'd chase it up. Ten minutes later she had a call back. No planning application, or change of use is required! Marvellous. All systems go then! Baggy decided to get Gloria Gardener to tackle the lawn. It took an age! But job done.
By now Baggy had worked six hours straight (bar a tea and hot cross bun break), and was exhausted. Mastering the rest of the garden will have to wait for another day! Baggy drove home to her furries, who were all very happy to see her! Her list is looking a lot better:
* Sitting room and kitchen ceilings to be painted at the soon-to-be-a-holiday cottage. BIG TICK - Well done The Domestic Goddess.
* Lawns to be cut at the soon-to-be-a. BIG TICK - Well done Gloria Gardener.
* Garden to be totally weeded and tidied up at the soon-to-be-a.
* District council to be chased about the change of use to a holiday cottage. TICK - for Clever Bird.
* Insurance quotes needed for the soon-to-be-a.
* Schedule to be worked out for an opening date.
* Research to be done on all the items still needed to be bought and a budget done.
* Solicitor to be spoken to about the land purchases at Baggy's home. TICK - for Clever Bird.
* Bills to be paid. TICK - for Freda Fretter.
* Realuv stock to be researched and priced up.
* Trestle tables for the vintage fair to be checked and a practise display to be organised.
* Billy Bob to be sorted out and cleaned.
* Garage to be reclaimed (again!) so that Grotty Groom can get to the drawers that contain Wesley's face and nose nets.
* New products to be added to Creative Clara's on-line shop.
* Don't panic. VERY BIG TICK - for the whole gang, especially Hormonal Hannah.
Okay, so there are some new things to add to the list, as having spoken to the holiday cottage rep. she is rather keen to get some photography done and start marketing the soon-to-be-a! But Creative Clara is now feeling inspired to bring this plan together and Clever Bird knows that the cottage needs to start earning Baggy a "wage" sooner rather than later. So next step, internet shopping.........
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