Sunday, 31 August 2025

Relaxing

Enjoying my new game - spent a happy few hours getting familiar with it
Reached out to someone about a game we want rid of & is on their wishlist - they're happy to take it
Remembered to stop for husband's burger & got the right one this time
Also got his message about the crisps & picked them up too
Had a pleasant catch-up with a friend

Saturday, 30 August 2025

chairs

Made it to Ikea, & got a good parking space, & were there when it was open (glad we didn't arrive for the time Alexa told us it opened)
Having breakfast was a good shout, & enjoyed it.  Also got to try a different dessert their doing
Am loving the new chair, it was the first one I sat in
Husband assembled it for me, without being asked
Left the old chair outside and someone passing was pleased to take it

Replayed the game that was unsatisfying last weekend, we won but are certain we're never playing it again so it's on the go pile
A contact has it in their wish list so I'm hoping they'll be happy to take it



Friday, 29 August 2025

Social

Glad I went to work
Got to say bye to intern and share in the cakes and chocolate 
Made it to breakfast
Boss is happy for me to dial into rescheduled meeting
Felt better after a nap, also happy with the flexibility I get in my job
Has been interest in the new position so things look to be improving  

Thursday, 28 August 2025

Brave

I braved the gaming group, glad I went back, & I dropped off my German game
Noticed an issue with the calculations, & have time to improve them & substitute mine in
Am motivated to do the work now - should be an enjoyable few days with it

Got most of the urgent task done, less pressure tomorrow

The book I was plodding along with got much more interesting

Being able to be flexible with work, taking an hour off & coming back in a better mindset

Noodles & satay sauce, my new favourite dinner



Wednesday, 27 August 2025

Games

Thankful for the people who have designed & shared games, print & play files
Managed to order an expansion I really want, should be arriving next week
Got myself out for a couple of walks
Sitting out on the swing at lunch, glad it's cooler now & it was dry over lunch
The hoover / mop is keeping the kitchen nice
Got set up on the new phone
Resisted buying a game that I really like but don't think will work for us

Tuesday, 26 August 2025

Phone

Phone arrived - thanks to husband for sorting it out.  He's also ordered a screen protector 
Got logged in to most of the apps & have deleted a few
Had a productive meeting about the software, hopefully the end of the nagfest
Rain! And it's cooler
Heard back from a friend I was starting to get concerned about
Figured out the calculations - think I have it sussed now
Certificate arrived, relieved to have passed the course 

Monday, 25 August 2025

Ticking along

Found the print and play I didn't know I needed
Remembered to finish the lamb
My wrists feel better after a day off from the blanket
Managed my hours for the day :)
Looks like there are some games I'm interested in for Thursday night

Sunday, 24 August 2025

Happy

Friend's gofundme is progressing nicely
Husband cooked the corn on the cob and it was yummy
Found a game beginning with Q for my alphabet challenge
Went back to Gloomhaven with a new character & am enjoying it more
Has been finding shows for us to watch 
Having the aircon & being able to cool the room
Central heating so we are usually at a decent temperature 

Saturday, 23 August 2025

Home comforts

Husband cooked curry for me - yummy.  He makes sure there's food I like
Friend's fundraiser is going well, glad she and her family escaped harm and are getting support 
That husband is happy to game with me and we spent the day working through a campaign 
We have time and space for hobbies
Just made a submission window - am glad i jave a catalogue of work to choose from
Being able to restore my logged plays and game collection - & share so we can sort out gaming sessions
A local contact reached out to see if we're interested in playing 

Friday, 22 August 2025

Work

Had a fun time in work today
Was in time for breakfast
Got to catch up with office mates
Husband got me an éclair as a treat
Made it on time for the eye test, wasn't as bad as I remembered
My glasses (inc. sunglasses) are still legal for driving
Chose new glasses - assistant was helpful & patient
Minimised the number of decisions to make
Was over quicker than I expected

Thursday, 21 August 2025

Ticking along

Remembered to phone & collect my prescription 
Sorted out an eye test
Husband ordered me a phone
Thankful for the cooler weather
All the cards are present in the second hand game we got & it came sleeved (nice sleeves)

Wednesday, 20 August 2025

Social

Thankful for getting to the dentist on time
That I got parked in my first choice carpark 
There's an alternative route that avoided the city centre
Got the bombay mix husband likes & remembered to note the opening hours 
Met friend early & we got seated right away 
Enjoyed my lunch
Resisted cake
Found my purse - phew
Enjoyed gaming, glad we alternate so i'm not always driving 

Tuesday, 19 August 2025

Phone

Workwise everything that needed done today is handled

For having the spare phone & it being charged & still usable
That I still have what I need for tomorrow, map direction, friend's no. for lunch

Phone bricked at home when I was able to sort out a spare & download apps and get my contacts etc.

Am set up for tomorrow - bag packed with entertainment


Monday, 18 August 2025

Calm

Managed to figure out the thing I was stuck on, and have it documented now
Team mate took the annoying questions
Boss is looking to get us some help
Supportive boss, nice team
Husband came out for a walk
Is cooler today
Have lunch plans for Wednesday
My board game review got accepted

Sunday, 17 August 2025

Woods

Very glad I took plenty of water to drink
The walk was good, information & we saw some cool stuff, also very glad I wasn't the one driving
It was also cool there, a welcome relief from the heat
The chat afterwards was good & I enjoyed sitting out with friends
We won the full game & it was fun - Husband is happy to play it again, am glad it's a success
Finished the show we were watching, I like how it ended


Saturday, 16 August 2025

Games

Husband played the new game & it was fun
Got a walk in together 
Got his wafer cones, exactly where I expected them to be in the shop 
Met someone very smiley as we walked through the estate
Published my first Geeklist & started a new blog - a better home for gaming related posts
Ordered a couple of games I've been looking for - didn't realise one wasn't out yet
Friend replied & we'll see her tomorrow

Thursday, 14 August 2025

Happy

Proud of myself for disclosing to team mate, & thankful he's supportive
That I'm in a good team with a good manager
Enjoyed my left over satay & noodles
Remembered & bothered to water the plants 
The new game I bought looks really good - watched a couple of how to play guides
Thankful for YouTube and online communities where people will share their knowledge and experiences
Got excited giving advice on how too get into reading in the ND group, and it was appreciated 
There's another meet tomorrow I'm looking forward to 
The project 2  meeting was much better than project 1, also very relieved team mate was there - he was well engaged with the process 

Wednesday, 13 August 2025

Chilling

Got up in time to get husband to work
He finished earlier than expected & was home when dinner arrived
Made it gaming on time
Survived the drive home
Parcel arrived :)
Cracking on nicely with work
Cooled down in the evening so gaming room was a reasonable temp
Thankful we have the aircon units

Tuesday, 12 August 2025

Rest

Got my book finished, it ended nicely

The other book I wanted came available early

The new ice-cream husband made me is lovely

The blanket is a better size now, glad I undid the first attempt

Friend cancelled lunchtime walk, relieved since I was too tired for it anyway.  A short lie down perked me up

 

Sunday, 10 August 2025

Ice-cream

Husband is enjoying the ice-cream machine
He made a peanut butter one for me
Got back to the shop for more ingredients 
Got all the bottles & cans into the recycling
Proud of myself for giving up on the brown wool
Have started a new blanket on a big collection of wool & am enjoying that much more 
The stickers are fab, & forgiving enough to reposition them
The latest book in an interesting series is jow available, & I have it ordered 
Ordered myself  a new game, looks good for solo or 2p coop
Remembered to remind friend to phone her mum

Saturday, 9 August 2025

Shopping

Got husband his present
Visit to local shops rather than supermarket meant I saw the chemist and remembered to get my prescription (big relief, finished previous box of tablets yesterday)
Also got cash out and got a big note changed 
Remembered to phone my mum who was chattier than usual and other friend 
Got to Reiki session just on time & enjoyed it
Someone wants one of the cross stitches which is good - have some new ideas 
Stopped to get husband a burger as a treat
The roast pork was lovely 
Played a new game we've never included before and it's better than the base game, looking forward to playing again tomorrow    
We have the right size sleeves so we've switched all the cards in the game over and husband has ordered replacements 

Friday, 8 August 2025

Social

Enjoyed being in work
Was in time for teabreak with office mates
Glad we stayed for lunch too, was a good laugh
Got home in time for the demo, and asked some decent questions
Fortuitous meeting with a colleague and got to voice her concerns in the new project
New hoover arrived, & husband has rearranged bits of the kitchen to accommodate the docking station - here's to a clean downstairs
Enjoyed chatting with the discord group, 

Thursday, 7 August 2025

Entertained

Nearly finished the blanket + looking forward to starting something new

For having a near endless crafting supply, plenty of choice and to keep me entertained

There's a new ND community I've joined and am thinking I'll dial into tomorrow 

The receptionist was easy to deal with and I have an appointment later this month

Am enjoying playing games with husband, glad o have plenty of time to indulge in hobbies

Bank holiday week means I get to do short days this week :)  

  

Wednesday, 6 August 2025

Ticking along

The demo was interesting, enjoyed it more than I expected 
Managed to figure out how to do a couple of things on the laptop, feeling smug 
Enjoyed gaming 
Getting on nicely with the blanket - it'll be a reasonable size
Found the circles i was putting inside granny squares - can continue that project 
Friend has found time to fit me in for reiki 

Tuesday, 5 August 2025

Hobbies

Glad to have a reasonably busy day, managed my hours
Collected husband in time to get to ball class
Enjoying the expansion, thankful husband plays board games with me and is happy to host gaming sessions
That we have room for our hobbies - a big table for gaming, floor space for Pilates etc.
Remembered to water the new plant
More butterflies on the butterfly bush, and got a decent photo
Enjoying the crochet blanket, glad I have quiet portable hobbies

Monday, 4 August 2025

Bank holiday

Glad of the extra day off
The shower water pressure is better with the combi
Husband cooked a new batch of curry and it's yummy
The new wipes worked well cleaning the sink
Enjoyed the game with workmate 
He has another game we'd be interested in playing with him
Found one of my lost nose studs
Have added the scenarios as boards in BG stats and it's going to work well - showing how many times I've played each scenario 
Have had hours of fun from that app, keep finding cool new things I love about it

Sunday, 3 August 2025

Games

Found the market cards translations  
Managed to figure out the pairings of the translations and cards
Found English rules for the haustier
That we have a printer and ink and paper, that it is easy to print what I need 
The scarf will be long enough
I have plenty of wool to keep me entertained 
Enjoyed walk and can't with friend  
Am optimistic about organising games sessions in the winter 
Got tickets for the woods talk and friend is going to join us 
That I got access to understanding doctor / nurse and have the medication I need
That I got taken seriously and have a better experience than many

Saturday, 2 August 2025

Social

Enjoyed being out more than I expected 
Got my 10,000 steps
Had a nice walk along the river
Picked well for dinner 
Watching film with husband & we have tomorrow's chosen
Enjoyed the new game

Friday, 1 August 2025

Games

Got into work in time for breakfast and found friends to go with 
Managed to get the first protocol finished!!  Sent it out for review and remembered  similar one for the reviewer to compare it to 
Had a nice chat with boss, and a quick catch up with old boss
Lunch was a good laugh
Got to sit out on the swing seat again
Interested in a new project the crochet group are doing
Watched videos of Monday's game and looking forward to it - confirmed friend is still coming
Set up new game, glad we have plenty of space to play