So today started with the chaos as an energetic 3 year old.
“Mummy it’s morning!!!”
I was on parenting duty this morning while the other half was working. Managed to get Lily out of her Frozen dress (currently to long to be practical) and into something she could wear while riding her bike. We went to a local park area for a walk with my parents.
We’re both working from home during the covid pandemic. It’s a new experience having to fit childcare around our daughter. We’ve always been lucky with involved parents and not had this issue before. Now I’m up at 5am on a weekday in order that my husband can work later in the day. He then tops up hours on a Saturday. It’s a long week. But we’re spilting the non work time to ensure we’re both getting some downtime.
I’m spending my down time working on a mix of things:
– Duolingo – got recommended this language app by a friend. I’ve started trying to learn some french again. Almost completed level 1.
– Paint by numbers – ordered some kits that came a month later from Hong Kong. Great quality and I’ve really enjoyed working on my first one. I have 3 more other kits to go.

– Crochet and knitting – my new 10 stitch blanket is making some progress. Each colour change represents 1 less ball in my stash.

Stash tally for used up balls of yarn during lockdown
– Crochet blanket = 3 aran balls
– 10 stitch = 8 balls of DK yarn so far…. (the tiny odd balls still count as a win!)
I’ll give you an update on some other bits I’ve made last in the week. Currently addicted to ‘Bones’ on Amazon Prime and want to watch some more this evening while doing some more knitting.
Happy knitting all
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