09/02/2026
Twas a mighty day.
I went straight from work to Dunelm and bought an extortionate amount of jars. I then came home and emptied the big walk-in cupboard under the stairs. It was piled to the sky with huge amounts of crap- everything from camping gear to kettlebells to tins of paint to a broken sledge. Eugh that sledge...that was the year I broke winter, sorry guys... after several spectacular winters of snow I decided to get prepared for the next one in the sales- I bought a sledge, snow suits for the girls one size up, slip on stud thingies for shoes and a bloody great snow shovel. That's it, said my then husband- it will never snow again. Turns out he was right, we have not had decent snow in our area since - my bad 😬 maybe now I'm slinging out the broken sledge (snow shovel is long gone) the curse will lift 🤷🏽♀️ you're welcome.
I then lugged stupid amounts of stuff up the attic. There are many times I have asked the gods why I wasn't built petite and delicate. But there are also many times I thank the gods for building me tall and strong. This potentially stopped me from dying when I lugged two 8 man tents up the loft ladder. 20 kilos isn't a lot- until you're lugging it up a ladder and are afraid of heights... Yet I did it twice. There was swearing. Plus the tall fan, the camping chairs, a massage chair, a million boxes AND the Christmas/Yule tree that I flatly refused to take down until I had an attic to put it in.
I THEN assembled the shelf stack. It's one of those "no screw" jobs. It had no instructions. Every time I tried to slot in a new bit, it all collapsed. There was more swearing. I finally managed to jam it together solidly enough to put stuff on it. I then found the instructions, but refused to read them because there are some things it is better not to know...
I now, as well as having an attic for the first time in my life, also have a bit of a herb pantry going on! I still have bags and tubs of herbs all round the house to put in the jars as soon as I've washed them, but that is a job for another day. I'm just excited that they will finally all be in ONE PLACE!
For now, I am drinking a lovely spiced apple, chamomile and passion flower tea, and then getting some well earned sleep.
Not bad for a Monday 🖤
