We're in the last quarter of September and it's that uncomfortable time when you begin to detect a chill in the air, yet it's not quite cold enough for the heating to come on. I'm leaving for work in the pitch dark at 5.30am and it's pitch dark again by 8pm, in just a few short weeks, it will be lights out by 5pm.
Pretty tired this week but on Thursday, it was time to donate blood again. My pin prick test to check iron levels, (were they prick your finger, squeeze out some blood, suck up a droplet and launch it into a solution to see how fast it sinks.) was interesting, I think it has 15 seconds to sink, light weight droplets float casually at the top of the solution, devoid of iron, just where they dived in. Well, my droplet sat there for an age, just as I was timed out, apparently, (I didn't see,) but the droplet started to fall right on the bell, according to the nurse. Either it did or they're desperate for blood. Anyway, I donated all 470mls then slept like a log, despite the sore arm.
I've just discovered Richard Ayoade in "Travel Man: 48 Hours in New York". I know he's been around on TV for a while but I've never actually watched anything he was in before, he's very funny, has that really dry sense of humour that I love. It would be a hoot to travel with him.
I had a lovely day off on Friday, quiet coffee and read first thing, managed to find myself the Holy Grail of jeans in Gap, with 60% off. How long have I been looking for jeans with absolutely no, or just the faintest hint of stretch? True, blue, old school jeans that give the tiniest bit to your body. Jeans that don't cling on like Spanx. Anyway, rather that schlep around the mountains of denim tugging at each jean leg I passed to measure stretchability, I asked an assistant who right away took me to 'Sexy Boyfriend Fit'. Has the barest of stretch but when they're on, you can't feel it. For the first time in years, I don't have jeans clinging to my legs. They feel great on and I feel great in them.
After the Gap triumph, I headed to a different Starbucks to meet up with Tracy. We talked for 2 hours, had a great catch up. There is a saying which I can't remember just now, but I think it ends with 'old friends are gold.' And it's true, I'm amazed when I find 'new' friends but old friends are something else, by the time you add up all of the matches, hatches and dispatches, laughing, dancing, crying, it all equals pure gold.
So after the catch up, I headed to Jan who had 10 month old Everly for the day. I was only calling in for half an hour but was probably there for an hour after cuddles, walks around the garden, butterfly spotting and feeding Everly her bottle. I am completely in love with her. I think she likes me but she seems to like everyone :)
After a quick grocery shop, I headed home and Bee arrived 10 minutes later, then, off we headed to watch "Bridget Jones's' Baby". After being deafened by the adverts and trailers, the film finally started thank God. I have to begin by saying that I adore Renee. Initially, I didn't think it was as good as the original, I thought there was a lot of coasting off the things we loved about the original and I thought it was just going to be passable, as was the second edition, however, the final third of the film won me over, absolutely hilarious. You have to go and see it.
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