Wednesday, 7 August 2024

15 Would You Rather questions for summer!

Summer is here! Well it was feeling like it when I wrote this blog post on Friday, the weather could have changed by now. I saw these Would You Rather" Questions for Summer and thought they would be fun to answer.

Question marks

Would you rather have a permanent sunburn or always have sand in your shoes?
Sand in my shoes, I could easily take my shoes off and have some relief. I have been burned by the sun plenty of times and the pain is just the worst.

Would you rather swim in a pool of lemonade or a pool of Coca-Cola?
Lemonade, surely the lemon has to do something good for my skin. I imagine the cola being very sticky when it is warm. Eww!

Would you rather go on a beach holiday with your friends or a mountain retreat with your family?
I know my family well and think a mountain retreat would just give them a reason to complain and it would cause arguments. There would be too much outside for them so I would chose the beach with my friends.

Would you rather eat only ice cream all summer or only drink smoothies all summer?
I like smoothies but I do get bored of them, they all taste pretty similar to me but there is so much choice when it comes to ice cream. Give me the ice cream. hehehe

Would you rather build a sandcastle or a treehouse?
A treehouse, it seems more of a challenge and will last longer.

Would you rather have a summer job as a lifeguard or as an ice cream truck driver?
I would love to be an ice cream truck driver, I always think it's such a fun job when we see our ice cream man go past.

Would you rather spend a day at a water park or at an amusement park?
A water park! I have never been to one before, well unless you could the leisure centres which have pools with a couple of slides.

Would you rather have to eat only hot dogs or only hamburgers for the entire summer?
Ohh! This is a tough one. I love both! I think I would have to say hamburgers as you could add different toppings to the bun, there are more options.

Would you rather have a summer without air conditioning or a summer without ice cream?
Every summer is one without air conditioning here in the UK unless you go to the shops. I can happily go without that.

Would you rather have to sleep in a tent every night of summer or have to sleep in a hammock every night of summer?
Give me the hammock! After the last few nights of sharing a bed with Stu I would be glad to be away from him in a hammock. It's been too hot and neither of us could sleep properly because of the heat.

Would you rather spend a week without internet or a week without your favourite summer treat?
I don't think I could go a day without the internet so I would happily give up my favourite summer treat, ice cream!

Would you rather explore a tropical island or hike through a national park?
I think I would go with hiking through a national park. They look so much more interesting with more to see. When I think of a tropical island I think of beach, sea and a few trees and plants. Boring.

Would you rather be able to teleport to any beach in the world or be able to control the weather?
Control the weather! Right at this moment I would create a little breeze and have half an hours rain to water my garden and plants.

Would you rather have to wear flip-flops everywhere, even to formal events, or have to go barefoot everywhere?
You can get some really pretty flip flops so I would choose them. I don't like the idea of going barefoot everywhere.

Would you rather have a summer romance like in the movies or have the best summer adventures with friends?
Romance is overrated, I would much rather have an adventure with my friends.

What would you answer for these Would You Rather questions?

Tuesday, 6 August 2024

365 Days Of Gratitude. In July I was grateful for..

I have seen many people on social media list something every day that they are grateful for and thought I would join in and have on my private Facebook account every day and I thought I would share here too. I did this for the whole of last year couple of years and it has really made me realise that even on the bad day's I have something to be grateful for. 

On my last grateful post I said June wasn't the greatest month for my family and July hasn't been any better. Ugh! Hopefully now things have turned a corner and our lives will start to improve.

Grateful

Day 183 of #365DaysOfGratitude
Today I am grateful that Stu got sorted with eBay. He sold something and the buyer said it was stolen from his house so eBay sided with the buyer! It makes no sense, Stu wasn't to blame so he spoke to eBay on the phone and he's getting his money back. Works out great for us, he got rid of a computer part and got the money for it. Just how it should be!

Day 184 of #365DaysOfGratitude
Today I am grateful that Ellie sorted her bedroom out. Her clothes all have a place now and are no longer on the floor.

Day 185 of #365DaysOfGratitude
Today I am grateful for hair cuts and hair dye.

haircuts

Day 186 of #365DaysOfGratitude
Today I am grateful that we were able to vote and do our bit.

Day 187 of #365DaysOfGratitude
Today I am grateful for a fun night at the pub seeing an ABBA tribute band.

Day 188 of #365DaysOfGratitude
Today I am grateful that we all had a great time at the local agricultural show!

Day 189 of #365DaysOfGratitude
Today I am grateful that the rain stopped eventually so we could go out. Went to the pub, saw a couple of bands, had food and a really fun time! Poor Becky had to work but she said she heard every song. lol

Day 190 of #365DaysOfGratitude
Today I am grateful for a walk out to see my dad. 

Day 191 of #365DaysOfGratitude 
Today I am grateful for a cosy day at home. The weather wasn't great so it was a good excuse to stay in and do some jobs around the house.

Day 192 of #365DaysOfGratitude 
Today I am grateful that England won their match! Football might be coming home!

Day 193 of #365DaysOfGratitude 
Today I am grateful that Ellie had a fun time out in town with her sister.

My girls

Day 194 of #365DaysOfGratitude
Today I am grateful for lunch at my dad's.

Day 195 of #365DaysOfGratitude
Today I am grateful for an afternoon watching TV with Becky.

Day 196 of #365DaysOfGratitude
Today I am grateful for a long lie in! 

Day 197 of #365DaysOfGratitude
Today I am grateful that Stu cooked tea. It's nice to have a night off.

Day 198 of #365DaysOfGratitude
Today I am grateful that the girls got some new clothes. Just a shame they got to them first. I would have like the Dirty Dancing t-shirt from Primark, can't get it now! It would be so uncool to match with their mum!

Day 199 of #365DaysOfGratitude
Today I am grateful that an appointment we had went well. All that worrying for nothing, when will I learn.

Day 200 of #365DaysOfGratitude
Today I am grateful for another day of sunshine! It's starting to feel like summer!

Day 201 of #365DaysOfGratitude
Today I am grateful for a lovely meal out at the all you can eat place. Ate far too many of the desserts but they're all little bite size pieces.

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Today I am grateful for a fun day at Comic Con in Hull.

Comic con artist

Day 203 of #365DaysOfGratitude
Today I am grateful for my own bed. It's nice to go away and stay in a hotel but there's nothing like your own bed!!

Day 204 of #365DaysOfGratitude
Today I am grateful that the garden is looking tidy again. I cut the grass and Stu did the strimming.

From now on I am having to be a little cryptic. We have had some things going on in our real life which at the moment I can't talk about publicly. I am sure it will all come out eventually but at the moment I need to say nothing.

Day 205 of #365DaysOfGratitude
Today I am grateful for my neighbours who were a great help.

Day 206 of #365DaysOfGratitude
Today I am grateful for technology which has helped keep me calm.

Day 207 of #365DaysOfGratitude
Today I am grateful for the ability to complain which resulted in me finally getting a phone call that I was waiting for. It wasn't much help but it was nice to know we hadn't been forgotten about.

Day 208 of #365DaysOfGratitude
Today I am grateful for a quite, day at home with no drama.

Day 209 of #365DaysOfGratitude
Today I am grateful for lunch out with my family.

Sunday lunch

Day 210 of #365DaysOfGratitude
Today I am grateful that Stu was OK after doing something that could have gone two ways, thankfully everything ended up working out.

Day 211 of #365DaysOfGratitude
Today I am grateful that we had a visitor who gave some fantastic advice.

Day 212 of #365DaysOfGratitude
Today I am grateful for my dad who always knows how to calm me down when I am stressing out.

Day 213 of #365DaysOfGratitude
Today I am grateful for a Chinese takeaway.

What were you grateful for in July?

Monday, 5 August 2024

Our weekly meal plan! 5th - 11th August! #MealPlanningMonday

Our weekly meal plan

Well hello there, our last meal plan did not go to plan and it was no fault of our own. We ate one of the meals that I had planned and that was the Sunday lunch as Stu said I needed to get out of the house. I did and it was an amazing meal. Roast gammon and lots of veg. It turns out I like red cabbage as well as the normal green one, even Ellie ate it and she hates most vegetables. lol

We have had a lot going on. Not much that I can or want to write about. I have never taken a real break from blogging before and it has been so strange. I had a few posts scheduled but apart from approving comments I did nothing with my blog for about a week. It is the longest break I have taken in over 10 years. At the end of last week when I did a sort of Project 365 post and that made me want to write blog posts again and read other blogs. I have missed catching up with everyone online. I might be back blogging every day or might miss some days as at the moment we are taking each day as it comes.

Over the past couple of weeks we have had a lot of takeaways, eaten lots out of the freezer and sandwiches, we have not eaten well. When I am stressed about things I don't eat properly and always feel sick so my appetite has not been great. I have ordered a Gousto box for this week which should help get us back on track. A couple of the Gousto meals are one's from the last time I meal planned as we didn't eat them, I froze the meat, the dry ingredients were good and I have re-bought the fresh things.

On the menu this week we have:

Monday - Gousto meal - Sticky Honey Mustard Posh Dogs With Chips.
Tuesday - Gousto meal - Sun-Dried Tomato Pork Cutlet With Buttered Potatoes.
Wednesday - Gousto meal - Loaded Chicken & Fries Fajita Tray Bake.
Thursday - Gousto meal - Creamy Bacon, Mushroom & Leek Linguine.
Friday - Gousto meal - Cheesy Pork & Beef Meatballs and Garlic Ciabatta.
Saturday - Pizza.
Sunday - A Sunday lunch of some sort.

What are you eating this week?

Saturday, 3 August 2024

Week 30 and 31 of #Project365 20th July - 3rd August. A photo every day for a year!

Well, last time I did a Project 365 blog post was a couple of weeks ago, I think. I seem to have lost all track of time at the moment. I am not going to write about why I have taken a bit of a break from blogging but I am here today sharing some photos from the past couple of weeks. I haven't taken many and there certainly isn't one for every day but these are one's which make me happy!

We went to Comic Con Mania in Hull a couple of weekends ago and had a fab time. Becky's day was made when she saw a huge model of Deadpool. He is her favourite, I was going to say superhero but he is more of an anti-superhero. Hopefully by now she will have seen the Deadpool & Wolverine movie, we were going to go together but real life has got in the way.

Deadpool and Becky

While we were away Becky and I bought some artwork, obviously the Deadpool one was hers and mine was the Marvel one which I love. I still need to find a permanent home for it. On the Saturday evening after Comic Con we decided to have a little picnic in the hotel room, Domino's! It was so good, expensive but just how I remembered it.

Marvel artwork and Domino's takeaway

The weather has been a little bit crazy this year, it is starting to feel like summer now but every year I always remember picking blackberries later in the year, the end of August at the earliest but mostly in September. When we were out and about just under 2 weeks ago we saw some ripe blackberries. Autumn is coming early. Eek! 

Blackberries

We had a bit of normality and went out for lunch. We had a lovely roast gammon dinner. Up until a couple of months ago I hated cabbage and loved it when I got it on a Sunday lunch from the pub. This time there was red cabbage and it turns out that I love that too. Even Ellie ate it and she hates most vegetables. I also had the most amazing Lemon meringue pie, it was home made and you could tell!

Sunday lunch and dessert

My garden has been suffering with the lack of watering. I keep forgetting about it. Oops and when I do remember I water everything and then worry about over watering them. The tomatoes are still doing well, in fact better than well. Some of them are almost turning red.

Almost red tomatoes

I have of course been watching some of the Olympics, lots of the diving and gymnastics and some of the boxing, swimming. We seem to be doing well with the medals. What I want to watch is the equestrian events but I keeps missing them. Hmmf.

Men's gymnastics

How have you all been getting on?