Productive morning

Since I was feeling up to it – though not in the mood – I went out this morning. After the mornings in-and-out-and-in-and-OUT-OUT-ROMEO-OUT I tricked Ziva and the Mips with a sachet and sneaked out.

First stop the vets for some special sachets and FIT32 – feeding 2 extra adults is taking its toll. Then I went to Greenacres and looked for a SpecSaver. I found them and asked if they could repair the frame of my spectacles, she said she might be able to glue them temporarily. I need a permanent solution, though. Since it’s not a SpecSaver frame, they don’t have parts. She kindly phoned the optometrist where I got them – explaining that I’ve moved from East London to PE, as the reason I’m not in their shop now. While we wait for a reply, we looked for similar frames, just in case, but found none. She then took me next door to ExecuSpec, but they also had nothing. They also explained that frame-less was not an option, it wasn’t possible with my lenses. Then she asked if I had other business here, I said, yes. She suggested I go take care of that while she goes through the options.

So I went to Checkers. I had some slim hope they might still have some Tempo Tissues – after all, their shelves were stacked with them last time I was there. But yeah, nothing. Not so much as a single box. And no 3-ply alternative, either. I did, however, get another fishy toy for the Mips. Other than that, though, just groceries. When I finished, I took them to the car and sat in the car for a smoke. While I’m worrying, expecting the worst re my  frames – I’m just seeing dollar signs going ka-ching, being told I’ll have to get entirely new glasses, lenses and all – SpecSaver rang to say I could come and collect! No charge! Well, that could mean they can’t do anything – so I’m still fretting over the ka-chings.

When I got there, though, she had replaced both temples with new ones! No charge! Okay, if you look closely you can see they neither match nor fit 100% - but they do the job and they’ll last a good while! And if anyone is looking at my glasses, instead of me – well, I’ll deal with that! He he.

And then, as I was happily strolling back to the car, I came past House & Home, and – since I’ve just saved a bundle – decided to go look at their lounge chairs or two-seaters. The high-backed chairs are rather pricey, so I went over to the two-seaters. They have quite a nice one, within my budget, too. Then I saw, next to that a … one-seater, though two could cozy up on it, too. With arm-leans and a nice wide back for Lady Jane to stroll along and curl up on. As I was strolling out, I saw a sleeper-couch for the same price. Beige and brown checker pattern, no arm-rests, not a wide top either, but three can sit on it comfortably. Behind that, another sleeper couch coloured grey and bright red – quite ugly colours – but at 2/3rds the price. So, I’ve got some thinking to do, now.

Back at home, Lady Jane couldn’t wait to rush down the stairs, while Mewthos and Zive felt my shopping bags deserved their full attention! Well, I packed everything a way – and got another message from the plumber: he wants to come half four this afternoon. Seemed reasonable at the time, but now I’m feeling tired and am struggling to stay awake.

It’s the middle of winter, and it’s 28°C! This weather is playing merry havoc with me! First the migraine, now the tiredness – well, early night should help. I also struggle to get to sleep at night, so it’s a merry-go-round.

Both Fellowships are doing nicely – in the big one, someone volunteered to take over the Tournament Coordination; which will take a big load off my hands! So I can put a bit more into the Facebook group. I took some time today to re-arrange my big city, but mostly it’s a waiting game now – I need to upgrade all residences, and they take something like 20 hours each, and I have only 3 builders. My mini city is growing steadily, though it feels a bit slow. The Fellowship has swelled up to 22, leaving only 3 open spots! Which means, I no longer need to spend time recruiting (which is quite time-consuming) – just keep an eye on the fellows and expel inactives. Well, a bit more than that, but not much. It’s all falling into place.