Monday, 9 March 2020

My self isolation list..

Forget food or loo rolls, I am preparing a list of all those annoying little jobs that get put off for more interesting stuff or going out somewhere. 

A period of staying home and we can knock them all on the head.

  • Replace sealant round bath and washbasin.
  • Replace and re-site pole for front door curtain
  • Take the layers of paint off the banister up the stairs
  • Hang some pictures
  • Level the conservatory floor with self levelling cement
  • Re design the layout of pots and tubs just outside the kitchen window.
  • Put new springs in the settees where they have failed and we sit in a dip!
I could go on and on. Don't need much delivered in the way of food as we are fast putting in seeds etc for season of own grown fruit and veg to see us through the bat-flu "delay" stage to summer. But I may need deliveries from Amazon or B&Q!!!


Then we have our list of new things to learn. Husband is learning to use his ipad to fly a drone. He's started making a new bookcase (been 5 years on the "I must" list) while I have to learn some new stuff to do more on YouTube (Grow to eat) channel. I am starting some new painting techniques in acrylics. Planning some new sewing ideas - fitted Bermuda shorts are my aim this season.

Been to the library today and stocked up for this month. TV will be as boring as ever so we are looking for some new You Tube people to follow and enjoy other peoples adventures round the world. I have become fascinated by Magnetic George. lad who fishes in rivers and canals in midlands and gets out all sorts of metal objects - worryingly a lot of guns!  Husband is watching people going to Antarctica, Norway and Faroes to photograph landscape. Could he not watch somewhere warmer?

Have you got your list of "what I can do" if forced to stay home ready?


7 comments:

  1. Great idea, plenty there to keep you busy.

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  2. What a great idea! My daughter watches Magnetic George and several others who do that.

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    1. Love the mudlarking ones too. Still collecting litter but historical litter!

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  3. I have thought similarly but not just jobs. To sit and read or watch tv in the daytime without feeling guilty would be great.

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  4. Yes I do!
    .Get that one last closet cleared out - (it's not a mess but stuff needs to go)

    .Get paperwork sorted and shredded

    .Wash all my wood floors

    .Scrub all my bathroom tiles (they cover almost all the walls) - I wash them frequently but they need a good scrub

    Then I want to make a dent in the huge pile of books that I need to get through!

    I have enough food for at least a couple of months, TP for 5 months plus I chocolate, wine & tonic water for my gin - I'm set!

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    1. Oh yes, the books will be an important part.

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  5. I must say that is a wonderful idea.

    I better start on mine.

    God bless.

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