All The Plans 2026

A new year and new list of plans.  Some old and some new.  Because yes I can never have a enough to do or making enough list.  List Girl strikes again it seems.

 

As for the plans...

 

Reading

 

Do we really need to even ask?  Probably not.   Reading is pretty much my go to thing.

Gardening

 

Weirdly I've actually already started on this... and that's despite the crazy up and down weather we've been having.  So far the plan is to finish the weeding of which I'm about two thirds through already, lay down some compost, plant some more seedlings and cross fingers all goes well

101 Things In 1001 Days

 

Why yes I have actually started this.  Amazing as it is.  Still I've got a long way to go and only and few months to do it all in.  I'm getting tired just thinking about it all.

Writing

 

Still on the list.  Sadly all writing pretty much stopped this year.  But despite that I'm hopeful for this year.   I just need no distractions...

Get Fit and Healthy

 

Was going well until it wasn't but I'm determined to get back on track. 

Watching and Reviewing

 

One thing that is actually going well.  I just need to keep up the good work and finish watching about a thousand odd movies...

Moving On

 

One of those big plans.  The kind that involves packing up our lives and moving house.  Of course we need to find said house first...

A Birthday Ending In Zero

 

And finally the big one.  Or at least one of the big ones.  And since it's pretty much just me I'm planning all sorts of nice little things for a whole week of birthday celebrations.  Naturally cake and lots of presents will be involved.  Mostly because I'll be buying the cake and presents for myself.  Mmm that present list is starting to look just a tad long...

Oh Christmas Reads, Oh Christmas Reads...

Well I pretty much know what I'm going to be doing for the month of December...

Book Talk: I've Been Reading... March and April Combined

Lots of gardening means less reading which means less posting... or at least that's the story I'm going with.  Really though we all know that I've just been busy in my head and that the writing has once again fallen to the wayside why I madly try catching up on everything else.  It's a never ending cycle, I tell you.

 

Still just because I haven't posted in awhile doesn't mean that I haven't been reading.  Maybe not as much but still books have been had.  So with that in mind here's what's been on offer...

Gritty crime is always a thing.  At least it is if you're me.  So it's no wonder that I've been getting stuck into some of these.

 

Even better is gritty crime combined with the supernatural and paranormal.  Resulting in me madly working my way through J.L. Bryan's Ellie Jordan Ghost Hunter series.  Seriously good and seriously me.

Of course after all that grittiness I definitely need me some light and fluffy feel goods so naturally some chick lit and a lovely children's books are just thing.

 

Romance and adventure feel goods for the win.

And finally to round out the book devouring are 3 nonfiction books.  Each one completely different to the previous one and just the thing for my busy mind.

Book Talk: I've Been Reading... February

A good book, a shady corner and a nice cold drink is just the thing to pass a summer's day so it's probably no surprise that there was quite a bit of reading going on in February.

 

First up...

Feel good reads with tons of romance and this time round there's weddings, rivals and even a Hallmark movies homage.

 

What more can you ask for.

After all that it's time for some murder and dastardly deeds and plots afoot and villains afoul... or something like that.

Of course after all that romance and murder I need something just a little bit different and what better than another one of John Marrs excellent sci-fi reads, a ton of ghost hunting courtesy of a new paranormal series I am working my way through and finally a quirky little read about a superhero whose feeling decidedly unwanted and unloved.

 

Sigh.  Perfection.

A Day in the Life - A Summer's Day in February

It been ages since I've done one of these post so feels like the right time to start posting again and what better post than a lovely summer's day outing and all the blue skies, blue water and yummy food.  Even if it was last month...

8.00 am

 

Morning cuddles and smooches with my handsome boy

9.00am

 

Up and dressed and ready for an outing.  With Other Half's condition we try and make the most of when he is having a good day.  Even better the sun is shining and I'm dressed all in pink with my jazzy watermelon skirt.

10.00am

On the road and a cloudy start as the hay makers are out and about making hay bales for the summer.  The look kinda of pretty all stacked up in little rows.

11.00am

 

The blue blue lake looking... well very blue on the way to Cromwell

 

and a little while later...

More blue... both lake and sky as the clouds finally go away

 

and later again... 

3.00pm 

 

Heading back home and I just had to take a photo of this pretty sign.  Naturally I brought some fruit too.

4.30pm

 

Finally back home and time for a late lunch early dinner, a simple meal of bacon, egg, cheese, olives, avocado and tomato.  So simple and yet so yum.  Tomatoes of course were all grown by me. 

5.30pm

 

A quick trip out into the garden and my calendula's are all in flower and looking so pretty.

6.30pm

A pretty sunflower and some calendula's for bringing in some sunshine into the house

7.30pm

 

Time for some swoony feels relaxation to cool down from this heat and it's my boy Jack O'Connell being all manly, heroic and Irish in SAS Rogue Heroes.  

Just the thing to round out the day

March Plans

Hard to believe it's Autumn already considering how hot, steamy and muggy it has been here lately.  I'm almost looking forward to winter just so I can enjoy the cooler weather.

 

Plans however are very much on the agenda for the next few months as I've just got so much to do before those frosty, snowy months arrive.

 

Gardening

 

The big one on the list.  Mostly because there is so much I need to do before cold arrives in abundance.  There's harvesting, laying down endless sheets of cardboard and brown paper, to be followed by more layering of compost and other odds and ends, trimming a variety of trees and shrubs... and well you get the picture.  All I need now is for the rain to hold itself back so I can get stuck in.

Writing

After having a break for the last few months I feel ready to get stuck back in and maybe finally finish or at least finish part one of the story aka the book that will never be finished by the end of this year.

 

So yes writing and lots of it are most definitely staying on the list. 

Reading

 

I'm managing to manage this one quite well so far so I'm really just hoping that I can keep on top of this and to also carry on mixing up some of my reads.  Currently I'm on a bit of paranormal kick courtesy of a series I'm working my way through.

Watching and Reviewing

 

Also going pretty good.  I reviewed over 400 movies last year so I'm hoping to do at least that many this year... if not more.

Saving Money, Making Money and Being Frugal 

 

The one thing that probably most of us are doing at the moment considering the rising cost of pretty much everything.  For the first time Other Half and I made a yearly budget so we'll just have to see how that works out.  So far we're managing to stick to our adjusted grocery budget, of course getting free eggs is definitely helping along with me picking up a new client.  I just need to work on getting a couple more so that's another task for this month.

 

Maybe I can just rest later...