Well what a lovely day its been! I was up early while everyone was still in bed, I absolutely love that. The house is so quiet and I can get on with the housework and enjoy a coffee in peace. I was up at half 7, pegged out a line of towels i'd washed last night ( was tempted to put them in the dryer but resisted), I stood listening to the radio in the kitchen and did a pile of ironing while I watched the birds stealing the moss from my hanging baskets and troughs to make their nests with - cheeky things!! Then I tidied the lounge, diningroom and kitchen. Dusted and polished, washed my kitchen sides and units down with stardrops - wonderful stuff! Cleaned the bathroom then ran the push along sweeper over so as not to wake everyone. House was spick and span and I was sitting having a coffee by the time they surfaced. Think i'm going to do the same again tomorrow as I really enjoyed it. How sad is that? Does anyone else value time alone just to take things at your own pace? I did really well today with the agoraphobia too. Hubby is still poorly and we popped out just to get a newspaper and to take the dog but he didn't feel well enough to walk around the fields so he stayed in the car reading the paper and I took the dog around the fields on my own. Doesn't sound much but I did go further than i've dared to go alone before so I felt pretty proud of myself. I was a bit cross though as my brother has downloaded an app on my phone that shows the distandce and route youve covered and I forgot to turn it on. Blonde moment! The idea being that I can see my acheivements and push myself a bit further each time. Sounds good if I remember to turn the bloody thing on! I made some fruit salad this morning for breakfast. A bit extravagant but I did buy the fruit on offer and thought it may tempt hubby into eating as he has lost his appetite and get some vitamins into him. So I washed and sliced strawberrues, grapes, blueberries and plums and put into a tupperware container in the fridge to chill. He said he didn't fancy it when he woke up so I thought stuff it and filled a bowl for myself. "That looks really nice" he said when he saw it and ended up eating a bowl so it was worth the effort. I've had to buy strepsils, lucozade and ice lollies today which I hadn't budgeted for but as we haven't actually been anywhere this holiday then I guess i'm still up on the money due to not using fuel or buying coffees and meals out. Must be the cheapest holiday we've ever had!

So house tidy, fresh fruit breakfast prepared and lovely pile of dry towels, folded and ready to go back into the bathroom all by lunchtime. Not bad going. The towels were a bit hard but they were bone dry in about 4 hours. I have 4 lines set up under my carport which is ideal as it still gets the wind but keeps off the rain. This is ideal when I peg the washing out in a morning before I go to work and it starts to rain.

Right everyone i've rambled on for long enough tonight. Any more and I won't be able to get up early again in the morning. I've washed tonight ready to go out again first thing and when the house is tidy I will have a relaxing bath in peace too. I've also started crocheting a blanket for my stepdaughter who is expecting a baby in June. So I will have to get a bit of that done too. I will post pics when it gets a bit bigger than a dishcloth! I've been thinking also today about how I could possibly make some money from selling cakes as I love baking. Every little helps. Ideas most welcome. Thanks for reading. Take care all.

Jules x