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Dec. 19th, 2007 12:14 pmHurrah!
I've finally had my hair cut and it looks and feels sooo much better!
Since it makes me feel so much better, I'd probably have it done more often, if it weren't so expensive. It was £38.45 today!!! I know I could probably have it cut for a lot less elsewhere, but this particular hairdresser is soooo good at cutting.................
So I look 10 years younger and feel so light! This is good, because I've just remembered that I'm going out to Christmas lunch with Caroline tomorrow.
I can't stop touching my hair at the back and feeling how short and sleek it is!
My new shoes arrived from Hotter today. I ordered two pairs in the Autumn sale months ago. The first pair went out of stock and wasn't replaced and the second one arrived but was too tight, so I sent it back. I've been trying to decide ever since which ones I would prefer at full price and finally decided last week. They were normal price, but they've also sent me a free pair of black leather gloves. I'm rather pleased about that because last time I treated myself to leather gloves I could only get grey in my size and since my good coat is black, I prefer black gloves.
The thing I love about Hotter shoes is that I can just put them on and wear them anywhere I like straight away; there's no nonsense about having to wear them in or anything. Wearing this new pair is like wearing slippers out in the street. It's a relief, because my old pair of black loafers, which I bought cheap from Brantano, or whatever the shoe warehouse was called in those days, are beginning to be a little uncomfortable because I've worn the heels down on the outside edge.
This new pair is sooo comfortable and suitable for wearing with trousers or skirts, but I would like to get another pair of slip-ons which are lighter, to wear with skirts. I'll probably leave it till the Spring now, because I can't really afford another pair just yet.
Charles' present still hasn't arrived, so I made him get up and lie on the sofa while I went to the hairdresser as I'm afraid the parcel will be delivered when I'm, out and John is working today. He's gone to Congleton. We thought he'd better go, even though it's inconvenient, as his van will be MOTted tomorrow, and we've found in previous years that work will probably be very sparse after Christmas.
Actually, I've just looked at Amazon's last email again and it says it expects it to be delivered on the 22nd., which is Saturday, when we're all expecting to go in different directions for last-minute grocery shopping. Sigh! Maybe I shall get John and Charles to do the shopping with a comprehensive list, while I stay at home waiting for parcels and icing the cake.
The boiler is playing up again! Yesterday it kept refusing to turn on and the pilot light went out. It took ages of fiddling about and pressing buttons before it would go again. It seems OK so far today, but I'm wondering whether we should try to get it looked at before Christmas, if it's possible to get it done. John says we have insurance cover for heating repairs, and that they will supply the plumbers, but I bet there are conditions which this doesn't meet. I can't find out at the moment as I've no idea where he's put the insurance documents.
It's such a relief to be able to put the heating on without worrying about the bills. Atlantic have reduced our direct debits by 50%, thank God, and though they refunded me £300 (I was hoping for £400) the bills are paid right up to the end of November and they have enough in hand to probably pay the next one outright. After Christmas John will see what USwitch have to say about our best option and we will probably change suppliers. Presumably I will then get back the rest of the money.
Sometime I need to go to Costco to get the beef, but this afternoon seems a bit early, since it won't be cooked until Christmas Eve and there is no room at all in the freezer. I seem to be in a strange sort of limbo at the moment where it's too early to do a lot of things which will overwhelm me later on when it is time to do them!
Maybe we should put up the decorations this afternoon and be really festive by the time John comes home. This relies on Charles being in a good mood, though and he wasn't happy at being roused early this morning.
We'll see!
I've finally had my hair cut and it looks and feels sooo much better!
Since it makes me feel so much better, I'd probably have it done more often, if it weren't so expensive. It was £38.45 today!!! I know I could probably have it cut for a lot less elsewhere, but this particular hairdresser is soooo good at cutting.................
So I look 10 years younger and feel so light! This is good, because I've just remembered that I'm going out to Christmas lunch with Caroline tomorrow.
I can't stop touching my hair at the back and feeling how short and sleek it is!
My new shoes arrived from Hotter today. I ordered two pairs in the Autumn sale months ago. The first pair went out of stock and wasn't replaced and the second one arrived but was too tight, so I sent it back. I've been trying to decide ever since which ones I would prefer at full price and finally decided last week. They were normal price, but they've also sent me a free pair of black leather gloves. I'm rather pleased about that because last time I treated myself to leather gloves I could only get grey in my size and since my good coat is black, I prefer black gloves.
The thing I love about Hotter shoes is that I can just put them on and wear them anywhere I like straight away; there's no nonsense about having to wear them in or anything. Wearing this new pair is like wearing slippers out in the street. It's a relief, because my old pair of black loafers, which I bought cheap from Brantano, or whatever the shoe warehouse was called in those days, are beginning to be a little uncomfortable because I've worn the heels down on the outside edge.
This new pair is sooo comfortable and suitable for wearing with trousers or skirts, but I would like to get another pair of slip-ons which are lighter, to wear with skirts. I'll probably leave it till the Spring now, because I can't really afford another pair just yet.
Charles' present still hasn't arrived, so I made him get up and lie on the sofa while I went to the hairdresser as I'm afraid the parcel will be delivered when I'm, out and John is working today. He's gone to Congleton. We thought he'd better go, even though it's inconvenient, as his van will be MOTted tomorrow, and we've found in previous years that work will probably be very sparse after Christmas.
Actually, I've just looked at Amazon's last email again and it says it expects it to be delivered on the 22nd., which is Saturday, when we're all expecting to go in different directions for last-minute grocery shopping. Sigh! Maybe I shall get John and Charles to do the shopping with a comprehensive list, while I stay at home waiting for parcels and icing the cake.
The boiler is playing up again! Yesterday it kept refusing to turn on and the pilot light went out. It took ages of fiddling about and pressing buttons before it would go again. It seems OK so far today, but I'm wondering whether we should try to get it looked at before Christmas, if it's possible to get it done. John says we have insurance cover for heating repairs, and that they will supply the plumbers, but I bet there are conditions which this doesn't meet. I can't find out at the moment as I've no idea where he's put the insurance documents.
It's such a relief to be able to put the heating on without worrying about the bills. Atlantic have reduced our direct debits by 50%, thank God, and though they refunded me £300 (I was hoping for £400) the bills are paid right up to the end of November and they have enough in hand to probably pay the next one outright. After Christmas John will see what USwitch have to say about our best option and we will probably change suppliers. Presumably I will then get back the rest of the money.
Sometime I need to go to Costco to get the beef, but this afternoon seems a bit early, since it won't be cooked until Christmas Eve and there is no room at all in the freezer. I seem to be in a strange sort of limbo at the moment where it's too early to do a lot of things which will overwhelm me later on when it is time to do them!
Maybe we should put up the decorations this afternoon and be really festive by the time John comes home. This relies on Charles being in a good mood, though and he wasn't happy at being roused early this morning.
We'll see!
