So what have you been doing today?

In our last full week in Ferndown there's an interesting blend of panic and resignation to the fact that the removal men arrive in less than 8 days.

Today was a perfect example. Tasha took Isaac out for the day, in one of those 'last time we get a chance to spend time with friends' opportunities. I stayed at home to do some jobs (which are now starting to turn into 'preparing for move' jobs rather than 'rent the house out' jobs), and Beth stayed with me too.

Her objective was to sort out her wardrobe and iron her clothes. By the time Mum returned a few hours later she had managed to sew badges on her Guide camp blanket (my fault for showing her how to) and made a modest start on the wardrobe.

I, when quizzed on what I had done, could list that I had taken down two lights and replaced them with ceiling roses, tried to find the source of an elusive leak in the bathroom (and created a re-tiling job for tomorrow in the process), filled holes in plaster, shredded two large boxes of old paperwork, touched up paint in three random locations, and sorted out the top-up card for Beth's phone.

And that made me wonder what exactly I have done since I left work at the end of May. Without wishing to bore you, but to make me feel better, since I don't feel like I've had a day off in the last 10 weeks here's the headlines:
Week 1/2 - Holiday in Venice (ok, that's several days off, but they're the last ones I can remember!)
Week 3 - got my car MOT'd, had the boiler serviced, stripped the garage door and replaced the lock even after the garage lock bloke said they didn't do locks like that any more, spent 2 days in Cambridge finding a house, had a meal with our home group, sorted out the sheds
Week 4 - painted the garage door (2 coats, both sides), had the drive done (made lots of tea for them!), varnished the back door (2 coats, one side only)
Week 5 - visited the Diocesan Director of Ordinands in Salisbury, had 4 removal companies round to give quotes, hired a tower scaffold, painted the outside of the house ( 1 coat), replaced the TV aerial.
Week 6 - realised we hadn't asked anybody to rent out the house. Appointed 3 different agents to do so. Repaired garage wall where leaking drainpipe had washed away mortar completely from a single skin wall. Replaced leaking drainpipe with completely new guttering system. Asked 3 roofing contractors for a price for roof repairs. Led an afternoon Bible/prayer session
Week 7 - Took a shed down, levelled the patio under it, waited for rain to stop so I could repaint said shed. Took a broken pane of glass out of other shed - rain started. Started to repair leaking waste pipe in kitchen sink only to find I didn't have the right parts. Tried to give blood. Finally got to repaint plural sheds, after several days of forecast rain failed to materialise. Held farewell parties for Isaac, Beth and us. Stopped being a youth-leader.
Week 8 - started this blog. Course, Chessington, Funeral
Week 9 - 3 days in Cambridge/IKEA Edmonton, 2 days trying to remember who I am.
Week 10 - Appointed another lettings agent. Received e-mail from Dicoese reminding me that if I don't submit a budget form I won't get any money on Sept 1st! When have I got time to fill out forms??

I'm so pleased I left work when I did - I haven't got time to go to work - I'm too busy working.