Tuesday 31st December - Keep Calm and Carry On

 because the year isn't over yet. Today's a working day like any other... sort of.

We woke up ridiculously early again this morning.  It's bad enough that the alarm goes at 6 am (why? Dunno). But when you are both wide awake at 5am (why? Dunno the answer to that either) then the day starts Really Early.

And so it was that by 8 am I had see on the patch for the December collaborative stitching with Ang, (with no clear idea what I was going to do next)

bought some sock yarn (noooooo! I thought I'd told myself not to!)

and stuffed Lily

Lily belongs to my daughter and is probably 30+ years old. For years she went everywhere with daughter. She was in a pretty horrible state when I found her; the fur all matted and dirty, and thin as a rake, as though all the stuffing inside had collapsed. Turns out that was exactly what had happened. After she was washed and brushed, I performed surgery on her middle, and fished out a burst balloon! Not stuffed, but inflated! No wonder she had lost all her squishyness. 

After asking Ang's advice, I took a bit of wadding, pulled it into pieces and pushed it into poor Lily. She's looking pretty now, and pretty good as well. I'll return her to daughter soon.

Then, all semblance of 'normal working day' ceased. I've been browsing magazines on the 'Pressreader' app from our library, which allows you to read all kinds of magazines on your tablet or phone for free. Does your library offer something like it? Well worth finding out.

I've mainly been enjoying this magazine;

There's not a huge amount of content on the page, which makes it a restful read unlike most magazines. 

Some recipes, easy crafts, articles, lots of lovely illustrations and photographs... the inevitable 'hggye' article... worth a browse in a supermarket or newsagent, or a free read on pressreader at the least!

I've saved some recipes, noted some of the ideas, taken on board suggestions for Slowing Down.

Here's their January To Do list, or rather 'could-do' list...

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My brother and his wife are visiting our father this week. No change,  he's still tired and confused.  The awkward thing is that someone in his bay of 6 bed has got 'flu... we'll just have to see how that plays out.

The corridor outside A and E had about ten screened off beds lined up yesterday and the day before. Poor loves, patients and staff.

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I don't think we'll be staying up to see the New Year in. An early night after such an early morning will suit us better! 

Happy New Year, whenever you get there!