It's rare that I remember to join in with the Photo an Hour challenge- either here OR on Instagram. This morning, when I headed downstairs at 10.30am, I looked at Instagram and saw Hazel had posted her Photo an Hour so I decided to join in even though I didn't have any sort of day planned...
11am: Ahrgh,woke up egregiously late!!! Headed downstairs to put some washing in, sat with a cup of tea in my Psycho mug watching 'Homes under the Hammer' whilst folding washing.
12pm: Joining in with @64Million artists' #TheJanuaryChallenge by making up my own new meaning for a word. In retrospect, I could have done this better or chosen a better word but I was trying to think quickly to meet meet the hourly deadline.
1pm: Showered and ready in my Sailor-themed outfit. My charity-shopped denim trousers have sailor style buttons at the top too!
2pm: On our way out. Making sure I have bags and containers. That's my Christmas present rucksack from CBC and the bag from my sister. Both feature woodland animals playing musical instruments! Rather appropriate wouldn't you say?
3pm: We headed to a town a few miles from us to go to the new Zero waste/Bulk Buy shop called The Refill Room where you can take your own bottles, jars and containers to fill up on dried goods. We had completely run out of all the standard green herbs so we desperately needed some. Also, we needed some red lentils and rice so I had come prepared. The herbs worked out nice and cheap around 59-89p to fill the jars, the rice seemed quite expensive £5.50 for that tub, lentils were ok- £2.59 for the Killner jar full.. Everything is organic in this place so perhaps that's why.
4pm:
CBC wanted to get a haircut so I ended up mooching round the charity shops. Got excited when I saw this jumper as it is similar to one that Clara wears in Doctor Who (same brand and everything) but didn't buy it.
5pm:
Waiting for CBC by the car which is by The Refill Room. Thought this sign was a very good way of getting across the message about Waste which I try to say when people tell me not to worry when I fret when a drink has been bought to me with a plastic straw. I do not want that straw!
6pm:
Arrived at our friend N's house in our old home town. He made me a Hotel Chocolat Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate in the 'Velvetiser' a gadget he bought himself for Christmas. The resulting Hot chocolate was DELICIOUS!
7pm:
Still at N's, watching the new series of New Girl on TV. I love Zoe Deschanel!
8pm: In our FAVOURITE Thai restaurant for dinner. Enjoying my wonderful Thai Green Prawn Curry. No where else does such a good one!
10pm: Home now! Having a cup of mint tea.
11pm: Writing this blogpost and realising I needed to get my new boots out of my bag Wasn't intending to buy anything in the charity shops but found this pair of Clarks Originals Desert boots in my size. This style of shoes are the ones I wear ALL the time for cycling in the Winter to school and are usually very expensive. Dr Martens have stopped making the ones I love (first pair cost £90 and I have had them 4years but the sole is wearing very thin, second pair were £30 second hand on eBay getting very scuffed). These ones were marked as £11.99 in the Children's Society shop which I was a bit dubious about as they had very dirty soles and black mark on one side but otherwise were in great condition. I was umming and ashing about them and asked the shopkeeper if she thought the black mark would come off. She had a go with a baby wipe which made the mark worse and they kindly marked them down to £6.99 for me! So I bought them!
I should be off to bed. I will be reading Ngaio Marsh's 'False Scent' before I sleep so you can imagine what that looks like!
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