Finding the chase and cutting to it

Actually, that’s not quite right: my man is home, but having started a new job, he has no leave to take for Easter if we want to make some plans later this financial year happen.

But I have an opportunity to catch-up on the housework, sort my office and bedroom out, find some misplaced things, go to the gym, and just stay away from the job.

Don’t get me wrong, I love my job, I work a great team. But the reason we have annual leave is to recouperate and bring a revitalised person to the office on the Monday you walk back into the office.

I try to sit down with my husband on New Year’s Eve and work out where we want to go, want to achieve in the house, and be able to say at the end of the year that we grew in this way. Hopefully not in terms of waistlines…

This holiday, is all about not thinking but doing for me. Taking care of my hubby for a bit, as he took on much of the house work while he was unemployed. It will be great to repay the favour.

The idea is to take it easy too. My gym is newly reopened (in terms of its pool area), so clean a room then chill in the health club.

To be honest, it’s to enjoy our house too. We’ve been here 12 years this May, and it looks amazing.

All in preparation for this nivana, I went shopping today. I bought the ham for Easter Sunday (unsmoked but ham is a preserved meat, so has a good long life on it), a chicken for this and next week, and loads of fresh vegetables and salad. My plans are:

Saturday – apple and blackberry crumble.
Sunday – eating out!
Monday – pasta dish – I’m in London during the day.
Tuesday – joint the chicken, this night it will be coq au vin, with home made stock. I’ll make at least two batches.
Wednesday – chicken rissotto with home made stock.
Thursday – butternut squash soup and home made french baguettes.
Friday – Good Friday, hot cross buns and a goat’s cheese flan.
Saturday – Remainder of the flan and some carrot and bean soup for the other meal.
Sunday – ham.

I haven’t got to the second week yet, but left over ham and chicken is likely to feature large. With salads and vegetables. I have some pastry for some pies.

My plans are fairly lose, the whole idea is to relax and enjoy myself. I have some books to read if the house work runs out. My motorbike is ready to go, as is my push bike. The garden furniture has made its way out of the shed.

Let the good times roll!