A beautiful day to travel at 50.

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So, a less dull post, I hope, for y’all.

But first a note from our (wish they were) sponsors. I can’t say that my knee is perfect after going running. It’s mildly achy, but nothing undealable with. Before, when I wore trainers when I went running I’d come back limping like wounded animal. With my FFs, I’m pleased to note that I’m running my 2.7km run (I was surprised it was that far too) every few days and my knees are not killing me. I am pleased, to say the least. I’ve only got to triple my run, make it so when I do it I’m not knackered, and then throw in cross country and running through mud and I’ll be ready for the Commando Challenge.

The static nature of progress on the house is nagging at my soul, because I’ve been thinking about Vancouver today. I know, I shouldn’t read VIA, I shouldn’t be on the Canadian Lesbian communities, I shouldn’t poke at things I’ve no hope of going to. But I do. I’m addicted to Canada.

I want to wake up Canadian ;)

Sadly I don’t think a strong desire to live in Canada, owning a Maple Leafs Hoodie and buying maple-syrup is enough to get you citizenship… But still. The weather’s clearing up, and I’m feeling a bit more energetic (in general), so hopefully I’ll be able to get together the enthusiasm to do more work on the house.

I’m also…debating…asking someone to come in and do some work for us. Yes, really. No, I’m not sick. Someone at work mentioned their partner is a painter/decorator – I’m wondering if he’d consider coming in and doing the bathroom ceiling (and possibly the bedroom ceiling). I’m just a bit fed up of the house being in bits :-/

I have, however, been productive today. I’ve e-mailed someone at work* about me and Kathryn going out with her and her other half, I’ve rung the car place about the DAF going in to have new rings, I’ve been for a run, I’ve photographed the work we want done in the bedroom and sent that off to a carpenter for a quote (well for a ‘would you be interested in doing this’ hopefully leading to a quote); and now I’m going to see if I can hunt down the piece of paper with the builder’s name on (not any of the ones we’ve used so far) for a quote on the driveway, and I’ve e-mailed the builders who did the kitchen who are meant to be coming to do some remedial work…but who’ve been strangely absent.

And now I’m going to do some ironing (yes, yes, but I need to iron my uniforms, as they look like I’ve deliberately creased them thanks to our wonderful Hotpoint Washer/Scruncher). And check that the ‘zed has oil and petrol for our run to my place of working.

Wish me luck, I’m on one of the horrid shifts again (horrid in this case because it means I don’t get to see Kathryn at all :( ).

*Because my shifts are so bizzare it helps if we can all coordinate together :)

KateWE

Kate's a human mostly built out of spite and overcoming transphobia-racism-and-other-bullshit. Although increasingly right-wing bigots would say otherwise. So she's either a human or a lizard in disguise sent to destroy all of humanity. Either way, it's all good.