#JusJoJan - 16/1/25 - Decorating done!

Well I'm not following a prompt today but I still wanted to do a post - we're halfway through the month and I think I've managed to post every day.

Anyway the decorating is complete.

Now we have to finalise a carpenter to build in some cupboards/display units for us.  We also want to change the sofas, add curtains and rugs etc and of course move all the stuff back in that we moved upstairs while the painting was being done.

The walls are mainly in the stone colour (Skimming Stone) that's also in the hallway and the chimney breast is Green Smoke.  I'd love to know who thinks up all these weird and wonderful names for paint colours.  

Oh and the standard lamp will have to go.  Definitely not in keeping with the room now.  It never was really but it came with us when we moved and this is the first time we've done any work in the living room.

We decided against putting the TV back on the wall.  It will stand on top of the new cupboards when they're built but for now it will stand on the old base cupboard that was rejected by the British Heart Foundation when they came to take the other units earlier this week.  A blessing in disguise that it didn't go.  It has meant ordering a new stand for the TV though.  I really don't remember getting rid of the original stand when we had the TV mounted on the wall, but I have searched everywhere I can think of in the house without finding it.  Of course once the new stand is here I will probably locate the old one.  Just another example of one thing leading to another......

Wednesday Hodgepodge - 15/1/24

Joyce hosts the Hodgepodge here.  Pop over to see who else is playing.

1. It's been said January is 'the month of opportunity, inspiration, and change." Which of the three do you need most right now? Elaborate.

Well I think I'm going to need inspiration when the decorators have finished to add the finishing touches to our living room.  We're going to need sofas, curtains etc but I'm not good at picking things out.

2. Do you consider opportunity as something that comes to you or something you create for yourself?

Well I think that some people are very good at creating opportunities but that's not me.  They need to come to me.

3. The British Museum opened on this date (January 15th) back in 1759. Do you like visiting museums? Do you have a favorite?

I do like visiting museums but haven't done much of it since the pandemic really.  I have been to the British Museum though and the Transport museum is good for kids.

4. It's National Oatmeal Month (yes, apparently it gets a whole month as opposed to a single day). Do you like oatmeal? How often do you eat a bowl of oatmeal? How do you like yours? What about an oatmeal cookie? Is that a sweet treat you enjoy?

A whole month of Oatmeal!  No thanks lol.  I do like it but I wouldn't want it everyday.  I usually add something sweet to it.  And yes I'd eat an oatmeal cookie.

5.What's something useful you learned in high school?

I'm sure I learned lots of useful things but none spring immediately to mind.  I do remember wasting a year learning Latin and another year learning Russian neither of which have proved useful during my life.

I think the most useful thing I learned was actually at night classes at the local college and that was Touch Typing.  Such a useful skill and although my speed is not what it was I use it every day.

6. Insert your own random thought here.

Well we're almost at the end of the decorating now.  The end is in sight but then we have to move on to updating all the soft furnishings etc. and getting units for storage and display.  We have made some progress on that - we had someone come yesterday to look at the space and discuss what we want.  Hopefully he won't take too long to come back to us with a quote as the lead in time is 12 weeks!  The chaos will continue......

#JusJoJan - 14/1/25 - Initiative

Today, our prompt is courtesy of the fantastic Fandango. Thank you, Fandango! You can visit his blog here.

Your prompt for JusJoJan January 14th, 2025 is “initiative.” Use it any way you’d like. Have fun!

Our host Linda's blog can be found here.

Well I'm so glad that Linda took the initiative and started this challenge way back in 2014.  This is its eleventh year!  I didn't join in until 2017 but I've taken part ever since, although some years have been better than others.  This year is going well so far.

It's easy to see from my stats that it definitely boosts my posting in January, as does the A-Z challenge in April.  Sadly, particularly last year, my posting levels drop dramatically in other months.

Maybe this is the year when the initiative will keep me blogging more throughout the year.  Time will tell.

#JusJoJan 13/1/25 - Embrace

Welcome to our thirteenth prompt for Just Jot it January 2025. Today, the prompt is brought to us by the lovely Laura. Thank you, Laura! You can visit her blog HERE to read her post and say hello. 

Your prompt for JusJoJan January 13th, 2025 is “embrace.” Use it any way you’d like. Enjoy!

And here's the link to Linda's blog to see who else is taking part.

Well I am definitely embracing this challenge. But the best embrace has to last about 20 seconds to have a good effect on us.  20 seconds is quite a long time but trust me, it's worth it.  It's all about the oxytocin.

There just a jot today.

Still got decorators in but the hall is done.

And British Heart Foundation came and took our old display units away today.  Now we just need to organise new ones for the living room.  Plus new sofas, rugs, curtains.........not sure Hubby realised how one thing leads to another lol.