Attempting To Be A Domestic Goddess

Sunday 2 January 2022

Not Where The Paint Is Supposed To Go!

If anything can go wrong, it will - Murphy's Law.

Welcome to my Sunday 🎨

Warm hug to start Sunday with 💗

Breakfast with brew.

Now to get up, things to do...

(Getting bathroom finished)

Thermal vest goes on.

Dressed.

Now out to get some fresh air!

First we pop to see my parents.

What a surprise!!

Prodigal son hasn't put nothing on their grave for Christmas!

Now onto B&Q for some bits to help with getting the bathroom done.

Nice.But no where to put it.

Nipped into Asda to get the newspaper.

Then home we go.

Lunch.

With a much needed coffee.

The stuff gets removed out of the bathroom,

When one son knocks over the paint....↓

Hubby gets as much as he can off the matt.

He then carries on painting the walls.

I have washing to do.

Washing machine and tumble drier on.

I start looking for the stuffing for tea.

I ask hubby:"If he buy any on Thursday?"

"Yes, no, they didn't have any!" He replied.

"Great, could have got some from Asda, this morning!" I replied.

Once everything is in the oven.

I get on writing yesterday's blog post.

Much needed cup of tea is needed first!

Hubby had finished most of the painting in the bathroom. Just some little bits need doing tomorrow.

Tea is served.

Some are songs are 50 this year.

Same as me turning that age this year...

(Makes me feel old!)

We watch the documentary,

Pauline Collins: Britain's Sweetheart,

that was shown before the film Shirley Valentine was shown last week.

Quick look in the newspaper.

Roger Miller was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor, widely known for his honky-tonk-influenced novelty songs and his chart-topping country and pop hits "King of the Road", "Dang Me", and "England Swings", all from the mid-1960s Nashville sound era.

He would have been 86 years old 🎈

He sadly died aged 56 in 1992.

USA No.1 on this day in 1965:

The Beatles - I Feel Fine

In the UK, No1 in 1977 was:

Showaddywaddy with Under The Moon Of Love

On this day in the UK, No1 in 1982 was:

The Human League - Don't You Want Me

Sleep Tea Time:

Now to break open the box set I had for Christmas.

It's Bank Holiday Monday tomorrow....

Bathroom hopefully be finished tomorrow \o/

Saturday 1 January 2022

Boogie Time!

Ten men waiting for me at the door? Send one of them home, I'm tired - Mae West.

New Year's Day 🎉

Welcome to 2022 🎈

I woke up early,

Downstairs for a much needed brew.

Now to write yesterday's blog post.

While listening to "The Sound of the 60's"

The Top Three from 1966.

Double A Side.

It is time for the Hunt for Red October to arrive soon, so the tireness comes back...

Back to bed for a couple of hours....

Felt better after that.

Nice big hug..

Breakfast time.

Thermal vest goes on.

Dressed.

Coffee time.

Then out to get the newspapers.

Two men were having argument in the car park, about one smacking the other's car by his car door.

Walked into the Newsagents and had a little boogie and singalong with:

Comes back, and the Robin is back.

The Christmas Decorations came down.

The Bakery was also packed away.

My Sewing Machine came back downstairs.

On the Peppermint tea as having chronic stomach ache :(

Hubby carried on painting the bathroom.

We had a Chicken Tikka Roll for lunch.

I done some tidying up.

Got the January Advent Calenders filled up.

I put the tea in the oven.

Mass washing of clothes to be done tomorrow.

Tea is served.

Now to break open the non-alcohol drink.

Now for some telly watching.

Next programme , This is Joan Collins.

Really good programme.

More Joan Collins afterwards as well.

Sleep Tea time.

Quick look into today's newspaper.

Top of the Pops, British pop music television program premieres; acts performing include Dusty Springfield; The Rolling Stones; Dave Clark Five: The Hollies; Swinging Blue Jeans; and The Beatles in 1964.

Simon & Garfunkel's "Sounds of Silence" reaches #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966.

Jaws was released in UK cinemas Thursday 1st January 1976.

Jan. 1, 1983 Daryl Hall & John Oates were #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart with the song, 'Maneater'.

Hopefully the bathroom will be finished tomorrow.....

Friday 31 December 2021

Rolling, Rolling Into The New Year!

May all your troubles last long as your New Year 's resolutions -

Joey Adams.

New Year's Eve

Welcome to my Friday Feeling 💋

Nice big warm hug.

Goes back to sleep,

Wakes up 8.30am!

Gets up son,

(Who is supposed to be in by 9am!)

Breakfast.

Dressed.

Cuts three pieces of Christmas cake.

Just about to leave the house and it starts raining.

Puts on the rain mac.

Now to leave the house.

I gets the newspaper on the way.

Drops off son with 2 pieces of Christmas cake.

Then off to see my friend with other piece of Christmas cake.

Has a nice chat, coffee.

Wishes her a Happy New Year.

Gets back home.

Hubby had took all the things off the bathroom wall, ready to apply some nice blue paint to the walls.

The Dunelm order I put in on Christmas Eve, which was supposed to be ready for yesterday, isn't ready, which doesn't help that I had ordered some rollers to paint the wall with!

I put a Click and Collect order with Screwfix for some rollers,

(I checked they had some in stock before I ordered them.)

We went out to Morrisons to get some bits.

(Hoping I would get the text message to pick up the rollers while I was out)

We have a easy lunch when we got back.

With some much needed coffee.

I opened my packets that came this morning.

It didn't help the one sat in the chair, the arm had broken off in the process of being delivered.

Do you think I could find my super glue?

One of the kids used it last time, and didn't give me back!

Great.

I had to go and order some more!

I went to see how hubby was doing on painting the bathroom.

As we had no paint rollers,he had to use a paint brush instead.

I put my hand on a bit of newly painted wall.

I had a nice blue hand ;)

Time to relax with coffee.

Now to write yesterday's blog post.

Still nothing from Screwfix.

(It is now shut until Sunday)

I have tried to cancel my Dunelm order as my order has frozen in time!

Time for a much needed drink as well.

Boxes up the Nutcracker Soldiers

Christmas House.

As the Christmas Decs are coming down tomorrow.

Hubby starts on his Rum...

We had some party food to eat.

We caught up on a tv programme we recorded earlier on in the week about Terry Wogan.

Wogan:Now You're Talking.

Then onto

"Have I Got News For You" Best of 2021.

Quick look into today's newspaper.

Eric Nelson known professionally as Ricky Nelson, was an American singer, musician, and actor.

He died on this day in 1985 aged 45.

Dean Ford (born Thomas McAleese ) was a Scottish singer and songwriter best known for his tenure as lead vocalist and frontman of the beat pop group Marmalade from 1966 to 1974. Ford (credited as McAleese) co-wrote the group's worldwide hit "Reflections of My Life" with fellow band member Junior Campbell. "Reflections of My Life" has sold more than two million units globally, and in 1998 the writers were awarded a Special Citation of Achievement by BMI for attaining radio broadcast performances in excess of one million in the U.S. alone.

He died on this day in 2018 aged 73.