Work in progress

Well, I had a very nice Easter although didn't spend too much of it outside enjoying the sun. Started the main part of the bedroom redecorations, and managed to strip all the horrid green gloss pain off of the skirting boards, wardrobe, and door frame. Took all day and me and both parents, armed with those hot air guns that melt the paint - I was very glad of the loan of these, apart from the fact that I kept forgetting how hot they get and accidentally banging my hand against the nozzle whilst scraping the paint away, then hearing the sound of sizzling flesh a fraction before pulling away and swearing. So my hand is a little mangled right now, but at least the paint is gone! I have done the first two coats of undercoat and it looks so much better already, the carpet is coming on tuesday, then I will do the walls (as need my dad or someone tall to come and put some filler around the top of the wall). And I ordered a new bed (the one shown here), which is all very exciting since I am currently sleeping on a mattress on the floor. Had been hoping to find something I could attach my nice leather headboard to, but seems the only option for this is another divan, I figured I can leave the old bed and headboard at my parents house until such time as I move to somewhere larger, and get a nice new bed in the meantime.

Off up north tomorrow for my cousin's wedding on saturday, so took the rest of the week off work and today have been to the gym and that sort of thing. House is in chaos with all the decorating, but I have to get into the wardrobes to find something to wear - it's going to be a pretty low-key affair by all accounts so my original choice of dress is probably not going to be suitable, so I'll probably take a couple of things and decide on the day. It's easy for blokes, all they have to do is wear a suit!

Got the good news today that the holiday I'm going on in the summer is now a guaranteed departure - I'd been a bit worried in case they didn't get enough people, but seems they have so it's going ahead - it's coming up pretty quickly now and is only a couple of months away, so I'm going to start looking up some guidebooks and things. Am hoping it will be a good diet aid too, all that walking at high altitude and living off of dried yak meat is bound to shed a few pounds - on that topic my trainer is leaving the gym as he's moving to be a manager somewhere else, but he's going to be back from time to time to see his clients, so I ended up booking another session with him in a fortnight or so to start bullying me into doing more! Have so far managed to resist the half-price easter eggs in the supermarket, but it is hard when they are those nice Lindt ones with the soft chocolate centre...mmmm.....