Week 7 of Lockdown

7 weeks of lockdown! How am I nearly at 2 months of not having barely left the house other than for essentials or dog walks?

Saturday 9th May

When my sister was here last week, we were talking about pancake recipes, as I'd made then the previous 2 weeks, and she mentioned a Canadian fluffy pancake recipe, and we decided that on Saturday we would both take the recipe and make pancakes, and call each other and see how they turned out.

I did mine, they were ok, they weren't as fluffy or as thick as the recipe advise they should be (I didnt have all the correct ingredients), so they weren't as good as what I'd made previously. My sisters however were really good!

On saturday I decided to branch away from my period dramas and put on New Girl on Netflix. I used to watch this when I it was on the TV but didnt get chance to see the final few seasons before it finished.

Saturday evening turned into a thunder storm, and I decided to finally pick up one of the books from my TBR list, Hold Back The Tide by Melinda Salisbury. I read a few chapters before falling asleep.

Sunday 10th May

Sunday morning was spent reading and finishing Hold Back The Tide, oh my goodness, it was such a good book, so many twists especially the ending!

I then tidied and set up some space to do some photos for bookstagram, but I just couldnt muster the energy to actually take any, so that will be my plan for later in the week.

Whilst I was doing all of this, i continued on with my New Girl marathon, as the episodes are only half an hour, you get through so many episodes!

I was going to try and read some of Escaping from Houdini, but I just didn't have the energy.

Monday 11th May

Monday morning was spent reading one of my Mills and Boon books that I started about a week ago, but because I havent been wanting to read anything its just stayed unread, but on Monday morning I finished it!

I went downstairs once I'd finished to get some lunch and ended up helping both parents with their work. One I helped with some issues on PowerPoint and the other i helped input some data. 

Whilst waiting to see how they were getting in, I took some photos of Barlow, hes very photogenic when he wants to be!

This is how he sleeps sometimes when mums working.

I don't know whether he was trying to kiss me or lick his nose!

I blew in his face on this one, to try and get some of his fringe out of his face, he wasnt impressed!

When I'd finished providing technical support, I went back upstairs and continued watching New Girl.

In the evening, I spent some time watching tv and the news with the parentals.

And then I went to read some more in bed.

Tuesday 12th May

As you've all come to guess by now Tuesday is....(imagine a drum roll) food shopping day!

As I've also mentioned previously, I haven't slept past 8.30 during the week since lockdown began, today was no different I was awake at 7am. And I didn't need to be out the house till 10 to do shopping.

So I spent the morning finishing off my 3rd book since sunday. 

After 10ish I nipped down to tesco to do my nans food shopping. Shopping was done reasonably quick today, barely any queues to get in, which was a first. 

By the time I got to nanas, my mum text me to get her some eggs and some flour, so once I'd dropped the shopping to my nans, I nipped over the road to Home Bargains and Aldi.

I got home just after lunchtime, spent half an hour with my mum, then I went to my room and watched some more new girl.

Wednesday 13th May and Thursday 14th May

Wednesday and Thursday were spent pretty much the same. Reading Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson 

in the morning and spending the rest of the afternoon watching New Girl. And then I spent the evenings reading Good Girl, Bad Blood.

Friday 15th May

I spent Friday morning finishing Good Girl. I would definitely recommend this series, I loved the first one, it was one of my favourites of 2019.

Since some of lockdown was eased, the dog groomers we send Barlow to re-opened, and because he was a very knotty boy, and he gets bitey when we try and brush him, so we took him to the groomers to get a 'trim!'

Here is his befor me and after:

He looks like a completely different dog!

I spent the remainder of the afternoon watching New Girl, I'm determined to finish this show!

We then had a visit from my sister, brother in law and the kids as they were on their daily walk.

So that was week 7! It's starting to get a little same same, so I'm hoping you're all still enjoying reading what I've been up to!

I hope you're all keeping safe!

Vanessa