An Ally McBeal Kind of a Day

An Ally McBeal Kind of a Day

I woke up a bit lack luster, and later than I should have, and I knew if I wanted to shake it off I needed my own personal singing backing track, like Ally McBeal and her Pips :) For those of you too young to remember, I apologise, but it was a series about a woman, a legal/comedy drama - you would have liked it I'm sure!

Anyway I was listening to my own personal orchestra sing and play the Lightning Seeds song 'Sometimes when I wake up slowly, paralysed by the fears within me, waiting for today to happen........la la la la' all the while I struggled up and out to sort out some kind of fueling breakfast to kick me up the bum and onwards....
 

I tried to make a full english SW style, but I ended up eating the beans, toast, tomato, mushrooms and leaving the one sausage and bacon, so just a couple of syns for spread on my toast then:

After I had finished breakfast and done the usual clear the things away, wash up, put washing on and generally tidy round a bit, I headed out into the appalling wet day with Henry and Harry for their walk - my Pips were gaily singing Cruella Deville and Do the Hustle, I have no idea why but that’s just how it went.....

Not far from home Henry spotted his friend Cassie, became very over excited, side swiped Harry accidently with his bum and sent him rolling over - thank heaven he was wearing his coat, but still, poor short stuff. 

Harry played briefly with Cassie, showed precisely no knowledge of his having sent Harry acropper - so therefore no remorse, and we all kept going up and down the hills, through the mud and across the River Chess:

An hour and a quarter later when we got home I spent the next half an hour washing and drying 2 dogs, nice, not.

I did rest for 20 mins and grab a cup of tea as I felt pretty wiped out, but then I kicked myself up the bum, AGAIN by listening to my Pips singing Life of Riley and headed to the gym, where my real life iPhone instead of my imaginary Pips sang me much needed running music for me to keep going too (I think i picked up the pace with Blue Mondays, Mr Saxobeat and Avril Lavigne singing about Never growing up - which seems likely in my case). I did manage a reasonable workout - and headed back home hoping to catch my son before he went to work, we cooked him dinner together quickly so he had eaten before he started work, and then when he left I realised I was missing the Pineapple for my and hubbies dinner - so I drove to the local M&S, which isn't that local really - about 2 miles ish, and bought some fresh chunks to make sure our dinner would be delish.

When I got back I had a quick yogurt to appease my rumbling tummy, and I let Henry and Harry lick out the pot (bad Janie): 

My Pips sang Food Glorious Food whilst I made our SW dinner of Gammon, Egg, Pineapple, Peas, Cabbage and Leek, Tomato and SW chips - lots, but I was SO hungry I knew I needed to fill up on Free and SuperFree to avoid temptation (speaking of which that set 'Temptation' by Heaven 17 off in my head LOL - the soundtrack to my day is a little strange I will admit):

I had only used 4 syns so far (spread and yogurt), and after dinner I had a 0 syn treat, a drink and a sharon fruit:

By then the need for a hot bath using my Crimbo smellies and a laze around in my onesie was definitely in order. So hubby lit the fire for me to snuggle next to with a hot drink after my bath:

So after my bath a snuggle by the fire was lush, and I watched about the Terricotta army.



Then finally, having learnt how to do Magic Pancakes from the Purple bus, I put oats and yogurt to soak, and then when we headed to bed (with my Pips singing away to Shakespeares Sister) I took an options 2.5 syns, and a film to watch in bed:

So nearly an all free day, with just 6-7 syns :) Some days go well and when they do I think a low key little smile to ourselves is definitely in order. Today did not start off looking very promising, but it turned out just dandy. My food was all delicious, and I am not remotely hard done by - I do love the Extra Easy Plan.

Night Night x