New week, new bits and pieces of house projects and game projects and planning for autumn because I’m very excited that it’s nearly here.
My GNR race number arrived this morning. Getting close now!
Tag: The House
Reclaiming bits of house
I took back a bit of the garage today – the bit that was full of empty cardboard boxes being kept in case I needed them. I don’t need them – I’m not moving house any time soon – and there’s no point in them taking up space, even when it’s a ‘good box’. There will always be more coming into the house as that is the way of things, and so there’ll always be one or two around if I do need them for postal packaging etc.
Recycling bin will be nice and full for the next couple of months!
Getting started
After work today I was able to get my new game file started – there have been a few false starts but I’m finally happy with this initial idea and am excited to get the game made! – and have also done a few more small things around the house. I’ll be trying to balance the two projects (along with running) over the next few months. If I focus on one thing (which is my natural tendency), I get a bit obsessive about it and then sometimes burn out on it. I feel like I need a bit more variety for the second half of the year.
Feeling really happy about plans in general.
Back for a bit
Back in Newcastle this evening, but we’ll have another trip to Dumfries and Galloway later in the summer. Hoping for drier weather next time.
In the meantime, I’ve got a new game idea that I’ll be starting to play around with this week, and a few house things to start tinkering with. Both of these are the beginning of projects that will culminate in the autumn, which is quite exciting. It means autumn isn’t a million miles away!
Whithorn Roundhouse
We visited this replica Iron Age roundhouse today.
Geth loves archaeological stuff so we try and visit these things when we have the opportunity. It’s based on the remains of a real Iron Age roundhouse that were found nearby in the area – it’s got some fascinating stuff inside. A couple of great museum exhibitions in the nearby buildings too, and we found a roundhouse art postcard to frame for our wall (well-timed now that I’m doing house stuff again).
We’ve got year-long tickets so we may well be back to visit it again before too long.
House is a parasol today
Another day of in-house sheltering. Today I have discovered that my house is really quite good at keeping the temperature down – it does feel a bit overly warm inside but it’s nothing compared to outside, which feels like the tropics at the moment. Meant to be even hotter tomorrow at 35°C – unheard of for Newcastle and should absolutely smash the temperature record here 😲
Plenty to be getting on with inside anyway. Lots of day job work this week and some more boxes to sort out.
In-house bumbling
Other than a very early morning run I am not braving the heat outside for the next few days. I have started doing ‘house stuff’ again now that the months-long fog of game-making has lifted for a few weeks. I have many tens of boxes in the garage that need ‘sorting out’ and today I tackled the first of them. ‘Sorting out’ is a difficult job with my hoarding tendencies so it’s a slow process, but I do dream of having a non-crammed house some day.
I have also just prepped a ton of salad for the next few days. It’s normally not my favourite but it’s lovely in the hot weather.
Quick breather
Day in the house today so I’m doing a bit of tidying, have typed up the very beginning of a new game file and am trying not to spend too much time reading the news.
Running-wise the training plan has taken a back seat for the last week or so for a couple of reasons: (1) I still don’t feel fully recovered from Edinburgh and am a bit tired in general due to my new meds; and (2) the last few days have been way too hot to get any serious running done. Hoping the weather will cool down (and that life will calm down!) before too long.
Pipes etc.
We had a plumber come to visit this morning to fix a leak (a task we’d been procrastinating for a few weeks). We now have a new tap and new bits of pipe under the sink, and more importantly, a greatly reduced risk of flooding the house. I’m looking forward to not having to mop the floor multiple times per day.
Other than that it’s been a fairly quiet day of writing. More tomorrow.