This week my Word of the Week is: Routine!! #WotW

This week my Word of the Week is: 

Yet again another obvious word from me and I know I have used it many times before but sometimes the same word needs to be reused, especially at this time of year. This past week was all about getting back into a routine after the Christmas break and it was hard. Especially when it came to getting up earlier, when all I wanted to do was stay in bed because it was so ruddy cold! It has literally been freezing over the past week. We've still not had any snow here but it has been very icy each morning which has caused a little disruption to the buses. Ellie was late for college one morning but thankfully Stu has made it to and from work each day without any issues.

I have found a little routine for myself which is working well. I get up, potter around the house and do the jobs which need doing before I switch my laptop on. I will then have a couple of hours doing bloggy things. I'll have my lunch and a chat with Stu when he rings on his lunch break. After that I do an out of the ordinary job. This past week I've been decluttering and organising my wardrobe. It was a bigger job than I thought it would be. Who knew I had so many clothes that I'd not worn in years. I will then have another hour on my laptop, a chat with the girls before I start in the kitchen and cook our tea.

It has been nice to have a proper meal plan and eat proper meals instead of just picky bits and snacks. Don't get me wrong, we have still been eating leftovers from Christmas, mostly sweets, crisps and of course Christmas cake but the Gousto meals we've had this week went down really well and I have enjoyed being back in the kitchen. I really want to do some baking but that can wait until things are a bit more settled. As much as I have been in more of a routine this week, Stu had 3 days off work this week, he used up some holidays that need to be used up before April and the start of the new tax year. He always disrupts my days when he is home. Hehehe

On Thursday, we had Ellie's routine check on her heart. She had surgery to fix a hole in her heart when she was a baby, along with her sister and they both have checks every few years. Becky had hers at the end of November and was told her leaky valves were leaking more but not to worry and she will be checked again in a couple of years and Ellie was told exactly the same on Thursday!! I am taking the girls not being seen for 2 years as a good thing. I never thought I would say that I love a doctor more than our original specialist who found the girls heart problems but this guy who we've seen the last couple of times comes pretty close. He's just one of those people who puts you straight at ease and you can tell he really cares. He remembered seeing Becky in November but had to wait for us to say that she was Ellie's sister, data protection and all that. He said next time their check-ups come around, he wants to see them both at the same time so he can have a good look at their hearts and compare them as two siblings having identical heart defects does not happen very often!

We finally went and saw my dad yesterday. It seems ages since I last saw him. It was only Boxing Day but that seems weeks ago. I suppose it was but he had a little break away with his partner and last week we all forgot it was Friday. lol He had lost track of what day it was and so did I. It was probably for the best as it was the day when we were panicking over the buses not running because of the icy roads. It was lovely to have a catch-up and we were there a good 5 hours.

How has your week been? I hope you have had a good one! I am of course linking up with Anne who blogs at Raisie Bay to join in with her Word of the Week linky!