A Cloudy Trip to Ikea

So this was one of those impromptu journeys to make, like I’ve wanted to do this for a while and might be just a gimmick but with one day off, we can finally get time to do this. So here's the vlog for it. Especially for £9.30 with the railcard discount, it works for a cheap-ish day out.

The recent week

With the amount of work that’s gone on, this day out was feeling needed, sure I can get accounts done and sure there is more paperwork than there already is on the admin side but it may be starting to be less on the urgent repair side to fewer the time to sort out and in this case, it means relax.  But with a cancellation due to stock messing me about, I had a chance to go back to where home used to be and it changed from the field I used to walk Rosie in, As it went, just concrete and brick building from the Vistry group grabbing their hands on Tavi, Yes this has been going on with some of the estate firms under the one group. But after a visit there and sighing, it was time to cycle slowly or take my time to go home.  

The Selfie where the field used to be 

Then it was time to get changed and relax which even by then was about 8 pm, there was nothing at the food fridge to grab, that was fine, So I continued my way  I greeted my parents and we had a nice Tesco meal deal fakeaway which did quite nicely. This was Thai curry with Sweet N sour and rice and spring rolls, this was while watching Dolittle and Fisherman's Friends treat sequel which just has its moments. 

The Fakeaway with sweet n sour chicken, chicken curry, salad, tiger bread, crisps, chips and burger sauce 

The rest of the night was pretty much me doom scrolling but I did get a match on a hinge with a soft-sized cutie from Bristol, there might be a thing going on with a girl from the somerset way which is a hopeful sign of something new to come, but like this other girl I was flirting with from Exeter, it was going to feel a one-sided affair pretty quickly, like no reply one day after follow me on an odd name on the account. But then it led to midnight and it was time to get the surface in the tablet holder for some CTR and then relaxation before crashing out at about 1 am. 

The Morning:

I had my eyes wake up about the 7 am mark with the night becoming lighter since now it is the past summer solstice, so that is going to feel a shame but better than last year of caining it running home from Bere Alston due to training strikes back then. 

After the usual fap, it was time to get up and have a shave at about the 9:15 am mark, with a nice hot kettle and some charcoal gel on the face wash, it was nice to feel that refreshment. But then it was being indecisive. But the foggy weather was clearing up at home, Sure parents had chores to do but it was time to get something done and this was the best way. But the mast was having slow issues so Band 20 meant no signal or hardly any which meant I could not book the journey to Newcourt which was the closest station near ikea.  

After rushing it though, I got ready and then headed off, with a plug I know I should have not taken since it was not going to be powerful enough for the day at hand. But I got on and then found a table before plugging in and attempting to buy the ticket on the station wifi, but for some reason, Sky wifi passwords are a pain, though I’ve used it back when it was called “The Cloud”. 

The Journey There 

So I got one and then the conductor thought I said Newport not Newcourt but managed to make sure which one, But was £14.10 but then used the railcard and scanned it, so £9.30 was paid and then it was £10.40 given, so £1.10 change was fine. The only issue was the Charger was not pushing enough juice to the Surface. So it was bordering. I then started to copy some files from the phone across. GB Since the footage from the ugreen was 8GB and only 7GB free left.  But I started filming once passing towards Bere Alston but it was quite loud for the clacks more than usual.

The view looking towards Saltash

A Closer Part of the tamar bridge

But then it was getting busier with kids as it was getting towards St Bueadoux and the fog was getting worse by the time it was getting to Keyham, I was planning out the next part of the journey and it was going to be the 11:15 to Paddington. Then it was the 10-minute + wait, it was close to being delayed but it was its moments of this one being on time for a change. 

A Selfie while waiting for the train 

I went to the toilet which was quite easy and then waited on the seat which the train arrived around 10 past 11. It was about 3 minutes to find a seat facing forward but that was not the case, this train was HECTIC. So eventually 1 minute earlier, on coach D on the rear set of the train, it was us off to Exeter. It was a quick start but much quieter in terms of rail power. Then the journey began and the Charger was actually pushing the battery to the surface for most of the way until I used wifi which drained it a bit more.  But it was passing landmarks quite quickly and minus kids crying, it was peaceful and felt nice to get this typing up for at least the majority of it.  Plus the views on the coast when getting towards Dawlish are always lovely means it feels a different part of the country when it's across the moors sometimes, in both looks and culture. 

The train was just leaving Plymouth

Passing stations 

The east devon coast is upon us 

Starcross with Exmouth on the other side 

But the issue was the train to Exmouth was 1 minute after the train departed or arrived at Exe St David, so it would be that rush with glass to get the train. But my comfy self started to pack things up when getting towards the M5 Bridge and the fog was clearing into just humid clouds, wait I just passed the bridge and still typing this up and the surface shook as it was getting towards the Devon capital. I was heading my way to the exit on the door to speed time up. 

About to get off the platform 

The train arrived at 14 past 12 so it gave like a few minutes to get over the past steps for the platform, which turns out I had plenty of time, well 2 minutes, running across the platform for like 1 minute 20 was not half bad, then it was another smaller commuter train to get to Newcourt, I got the table then it was 12:16 and it was off. 

Then it was a quiet ride, with a short tunnel to Exeter Central, then it was getting the ticket shown, which it was only 10 minutes from Central to get to Newcourt, So that was not bad. But it was soon getting to the final stop before we got back on, which in itself was only a 2-minute wait, So by 12:30 I was packing up and ready to get off to walk my way for the main journey, across the A30 and seeing the east devon valley 

Arriving at newcourt 

The view of the M5 and the valley 

Seeing industrial complexes 

 The Ikea Experience 

The walk there:

Well, it has to start somewhere and to be honest it comes to its fun bit of magic which was how to get there, which was not as bad a journey as I thought previously.  As I got glass on then to find my way which originally WAS meant to be just go in a straight road then I’ll get there, I saw a playpark just outside the station which in itself was nice and for a change it was going to be its charm, so I got on one of those zip wire and then went on it a couple of times since I had some time to kill. 

Then I made my way and it felt very new how the estate looked, which was in its sandstone colour style buildings and also the posh roads and nice random names for the streets, but then I found the road and stuck to it which in the short distance, was the building for the actual ikea itself and it does have a mammoth appeal to it. The blue and yellow was a very apparent theme. 

The road and the clean style of the estate

As I walked down IKEA Way (Literally the street name) it was like a small slope before heading to the roundabout to then being the plane. But then it was facing the front and the yellow was very vibrant on the front of the building. 

The Sign an d opening hours #throughglass

The Main part of the logo 

The look toward the roundabout and the car park to the left

The start of the tour:

As I breathed myself and took a walk in, it was first with the turnstiles, which then had escalators and the guide was to go up to the top which I did, especially as I needed to go for a toilet as well, so I got up there and nearly got lost in the restaurant which was HEAVING on both sides of the queues, so that was to be avoided when I was finished with the toilet. The toilets itself was nice BUT the key was having to wait for a cubicle to be free, but I was lucky enough that the urinal was not too bad. Once that was done it was time to look at the showroom. 

The Showrooms 

I explored the first part which was the living room spaces and it was very vibrant in different aspects for the ones of some comfort, but it was one of the rooms which was nice with the desk and the records, the paint was a nice sea dark blue. It also felt more of an attraction than an actual store to be honest. But I continued and it was getting to the kitchen and the signs were clear of where you were for each part, well a red square. 

The sign to find where you are on your journey of house decoration

As I continued, it was coming to the kitchen side and some of it was nice, I did plan out to get some of those almond biscuits to start with and there were some little other gimmicks such as an ice cream scooper for like £1 which is ideal for the time of the heat and summer, the one with the scooper, the scooper was a nice silicone but there was a metal option with a lip to lift it to make it proper balls but last I used the steel ones, it was bending very easily.  Then I saw this kitchen which was amazing compact and had its like-face balcony vibe it looked amazing modern for a flat in the city or if lucky one with a good view, but the city appeal would be more for it. 

I carried on and it was then coming to the workspaces and boy there were some interesting choices, the vast range of them looked nice and finally I saw the ASUS ROG x Ikea collaboration to hand with the mouse pad, the bungees and even the pillow for like £29 to have the rog style on the laptops on a pillow is a bit steep but other pillows and cushions were going to nicer prices. The gaming style one was lovely with the pegboard and cabinets, it does give a collectors warehouse style and if I get lucky enough to organise, I would think of that if I get to the studio design options for sure. 

The Kids with other families were fascinated with the other style rooms like a plant ailment style room, plus a girl pink room with influencers on display with it. The nursey parts did have charm for those that need it but a long way for me at the rate things might seem to appear, then it was getting to it the parts of the curtains and the rugs which was soon to be the next floor down. 

The range of rugs for the rooms 

Then Market stall is called 

But then it was going to be the second part of it which was the middle floor, this had more of a department store feel, which came to the first bits of logging and household bits, which the first port of call were candles, so I sniffed some. £1 each for each. There were 3 flavours 

• Milk

• Fresh grass

• Cinnamon

I liked the fresh grass, and the milk had a sweet vibe to it which was nice but the cinnamon was really strong which put me off, but for like £1 was hardly worth saying no to.  Plus there was an Ice cream scooper for £1 too . Also i went for a big candle of lavender for £3 too 

The big pots of candles for like £3 a jar 

The it was coming to the lighting and I kid you not getting an RGB USB LED strip for like £7 is a right bargain, to be honest, there was plugs for like £5, but it was only when I turned around like USB C and micro usb cables like £1 each and  USB C to A for £1.50 each. So really I had to grab it, looked much better quality than Poundland which even has a similar pricing point. So in the end that was added in. Even if it's just left in the rucksack, it becomes handy.  Plus loads of display and art frames you could purchase as well. 

The little cute frames 

A load of frames to choose from

I then continued and it was leading to more of the storage units and office bits, so where you have laptop stands and also cushions too,  but I passed that bit to lead to actually what becomes the inside garden, with literally plastic plants, it looked lovely and reminded me of someone special who we reached out in touch again via Facebook. But it was a vast reminder of how in some cities plants are not as easy to come by compared to where I am. If I do get time for city breaks, I’ll find it out. This then leads to the garden section with some nice furniture ideas and things like the BBQ and the lights to go with it.

A Look back at the market with candles and the mirrors to the left 

Then it was heading to the self-furniture pickup and this was a complete contrast to what I’ve just seen. It was purely like a warehouse and not even something you should be able to visit or more so like a B&Q at the bottom more than a warehouse. It was easily signposted in the final section of the checkouts. 

The look at the self serve section 

Before that check out there was a recycled part on the right side which was good with some bits of reduced to clear part, some interesting bits but not really for me. Then it led to the checkouts and before that were again some more bits which were frozen food counters and other snacks, I saw the meatballs and debated it, like £7.50 for frozen meatballs is a bit steep, but the plant-based ones were under £5 so I ended up going for the plant ones. Daim cake was like £5 which is a no, like lidl is much cheaper for that. 

The frozen section before the checkout 

When it came to checking out, I saw queues but then I heard “Is it less than 15” and I had a weird blip of less than £15 so was a bit hesitant, then I read it and said less than 15 items so I went in and the rep shooed me the till to use. It was card only so that’s fine and I managed to get it checked all out. £21.45 was the total which isn’t too bad for what I got essentially like 3 candles, 2 cables, 1 RGB light and frozen plant meatballs plus £1 chocolate bar. 

The shop total for £21.45

After that was on the lookout for the part of getting some more food bits and was in the queue at the bistro, the hotdogs were ok don’t get me wrong, but they looked too thing and meh for what I; 'm into so I skipped, the meatballs were ok but I wasn’t really hungry. I then walked out and planned my next part of the day, well 2 hours tbh. 

The front of IKEA 

The Afternoon at Central 

So with this part done, there was not much else to look at, I was debating either to £2 bus or just getting the train back to the centre, which since the ticket said one journey only, might get blocked if I took a stop to Exeter central, so I got a single for £2.55 which was easier. Then I ran my way back to Newcourt and just as I got there, the train left, BUT not the train I needed, the train to Exmouth, so I skipped that and then waited for about 10 minutes for the train to arrive. 

The waiting for the next train 

I was snapping with someone at the same time who was feeling a bit in the heat so had that. But then it eventually arrived, which was on its way to Paignton as the route usually goes. So that was that, and a smoother journey led me to get where I needed to be. Plus the surface was charging when it turned off on that plug which means it's not up to the job if it's turned on. But it's 2 x 20W which makes sense in a way. 

Stopping at stations along the way 

Glass and the Surface Charging 

Then it was a smooth ride to Central, I got off and made my way out which then was to explore some places I'd put on a map, well within the time limit for sure. By the time I got there, it was 2:55 or so, and the weather was looking bleak. 

The walk towards the high street 

I walked my way to the high street and itsu was the first port of call, passing streets with Adele cover singers and also the weather was starting to spit. The prices in itsu itself were ok but getting a bit steep but ideal for the seaweed snacks and the sushi bento boxes. After a short look then I walked to John Lewis and looked at the basement where some deals on tech were there. Like the Asus Vivobooks that have been popular in work were there and the laptop didn’t exactly give me the model and neither did the laptop via the Asus app as well. But ah well. 

The walk up the high street 

There were some reduced to clear bits to form the beats side to the other bits, even Xperia and Motorola too. But after that, I was back up the escalators and out of there to have a peek at the next bit, which was this restaurant that was on one of the BBC TV shows the place's name was Eat the Bird which had some fun names, but was pricey for its flavours. A shame but it was also empty on a Sunday afternoon too. 

The walk around the city 

A View past john lewis

Then I walked my way to this oriental store which was just up the road, I walked on the bridge to the carpark in an alleyway where I saw some cute waddles (Most of the day I did see some nice figures in the city compared to Ikea) and then found it was underneath the spiral of the car park. Then I got in and it was small and full of bits to explore for sure, from the sauces, loads of seaweed and bits too. In the end, I went to get some of the seaweed packets for £0.49 each and lovely staff in there too. 

The seaweed snacks for £0.49 each 

Then it started to rain a bit more, as I walked my way to the cathedral via Princesshay, I made my way into the Apple store to have a bit of a peek, which had some iPad airs and also had upstairs the Sandisk iXpand a green lime colour which I’ve never seen before so will indicate what it comes to find if they do exist. But then it was a gentle stroll to see the cathedral and it was starting to rain a bit more spitty. So turned right to head into the shopping centre opposite the high street. 

The view of princesshay

The cathedral 

As I walked there, it was an idea to try to see the too good to go app to see if anything would be there, to my luck,   I would have it, I started Starbucks and went for that in the second choice, Costa was the first but it was ready between 4:30 pm and 5 which the train left at 16:18 which that was going to change as well/.  But I walked into CEX and some  bits in like 1TB Mac SSDs and also some CPUs but nothing fancy, Ridge Racer 6 was not in stock either so I walked out and made my way to the station.  

The journey home 

As I was going to leave,  the train to go from central to St David's left so I had little choice but to run it, I got round on the costa too good to go and went for the Starbucks on and then pelted to run to get there, it was actually like a quick 10 minutes run since of down 1 hill then down a couple of steps to an archway to then get the stories inside the station and waited for it to pick up. 

I showed the rep the order and she told me to wait for a few minutes, the other rep grabbed things from the fridge and gave them to me in the bag. It was originally coming to £28 down to £3.99 which was a bargain, some of it had cheese and some looked like it had cheese but n needed to read the label. I then waited at the platform to wait for the train on the same one I got off the station with on the first part of the journey. I took the lift like I did with the bike since I forgot where the steps were. 

I then gently walked my way to the lift or was starting to panic due to the announcement to ther train that was coming to arrive on platform 4, so I was getting a bit button pressing on the lift to get it down and then it was the case of then the way to find a seat, this time it was not as bad as the previous journey up but I had to go on a different coach. 

The too good to go bundle from Staburcks on the way back

There was a family of kids and a couple in front which were not too bad, and well mannered but some travel jokes here and there plus gossip on the price of Ryanair flights does help itself a lot too. But I was typing this up was a nice way of killing time, especially as having the bacon roll from the too good to go. 

Passing Caravan Parks 

Totness in its odd hippy glory 

After this, it was going to be the nice way to finally get back to the station and the train back home was already there, but it was a good half-hour wait, so it was then time to kill some time and then by 17:30, I was time to go on the train and wait, since now the wifi password I managed to figure out since I had to set up a new account for some reason. It was then a text to Mum on WhatsApp before the train left, the sky was getting quite clear so the summer felt like it was here. 

The selfie for the train on the other side 

Resting while trying to setup Station/ Sky Wifi 

The train ride was nice and quiet and let me get more of this typed up, sure there was sending pics or say seeing a pic of magnum sorbet from a London princess but at the end of the day, maybe it might lead somewhere. Eventually, it was 6:30 pm and it was my final goodbye for this day-out vlog.

The train awaitng 

Bere Alston

The viaduct and the murky estuary 

The sky was coming in grey

So that’s about it, enjoy the day and with the summer now in full swing it leads to the coming up of my 15th anniversary, life changed so much in a short amount of time and it has been a hard time to catch up and with things starting to ease off, it means I get the time to do that before it gets hectic again. 

But for now, cool up and we’ll be catching up in July

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A June of catching up and news of a life change

 It doesn't seem like 3 weeks ago it was the second to last bank holiday of 2022 (Before Christmas), like time has fucking flown by and my god even in my sort of pathetic life it has felt things one after another in like 3 weeks and its time to catch up from where we left off on that day of the Monday after the bank holiday since June did have some things that were going to be a significant change or so I thought and maybe still it might be better in the year ahead but let's catch up....

The calling week and small stresses. 

Now it was the Tuesday night after the Jubliee bank holiday and well it was that really amazing but shocking feeling that this was happening, especially as she was wanting to have me visit her and to be fair looked still dreamy than when we spoke years ago. but that did spark a mind of maybe finally booking a holiday this year, with soon news that would end up shattering those ideas just yet. 

But then it was the Wednesday and it felt that bit nicer with more of a chat while repairing an iPad screen, and using the Tuzmi Stand from a supplier that is in stock at work, but it was nice to get to know her more and it made me feel I really need to start thinking and having feelings too. But work got in the way with phone calls so things had to end and well, we haven't had a call since :(.

Of course, there is the start of a potential back to making mistakes with caramel, which actually form the monday she was supposed to be coming down this area for the weekend to visit family and then we wanted to meet up, but Well it was not going to end like that for sure, but I'll spoil it when it comes to the next week. 

But as time and work progressed, it was things started to end up quieter and time to me was feeling so much more, ok visits were piling up which means it was going back to long days and it was coming to double visits and I was feeling that for sure, but in the terms of jobs to get sorted.  But there also was the time for it for a letter which was for the appointment of the urology team from Derriford. Which to be fair is scary for what time will come on that and the end time of it was a mini argument with mum about it, but at the end of the day with automated messages coming to the home number, it makes sense. But with that all going along, it was a nice time to be able to get some chicken tikka cooked which reminded me of the call from Tuesday where I was asked to make a video of eating something normal. 

The progress of the chicken 

The semi-finished product of it 

But as the weekend progressed, it was yet more work and even to the point it was going to be the first Sunday off in 2 weeks which before that was a really quiet Saturday to get things sorted out, like being able to clear some cabinets around to put a lego vader by the wall and also the Mario Strikers pos too, plus it was more desktops to sort and the first chance to get some accounts done since the weekend before. Plus parents bought in a sandwich and there was butter in it which means I couldn't really finish it once that taste of it happened. 

The pos laied out 

The sandwich 

But then it was online work to catch up with which then it was coming up to the later times of night being less and less, especially with me getting the chance to actually end up waking up to the cat meowing and then the dog wagging tail to then end up a walk at 4:30am, which actually was bright outside, like it was blue sky and even a bit of haze. I felt in a way, at peace with myself and things were looking up, but also there is rumours from hearing about Sister getting married next year which means it's going to be more stress to deal with and wanting to possible hire a +1 for the confidence to actually feel like someone outside of the family to be there for me and also give the feeling like I've got someone, or just leave the wedding partly through since if feels safer. 

The dog on the road 

The caption to say I've felt at peace

Then it was a case of then going to spend time with parents, which then lead to a bit of a Stressful event of actually going to Tesco to try to get some FireTV sticks but turns out Tesco in Woolwell didn't have any but then it was getting lunch. It was meant to be a chicken burger but since I asked for no butter, it was ending up having a big folder of the allergen information in meals due to the chef was not wanting to mess it up or make me ill so ended up going for chicken dippers in ketchup instead. Like it's then talking about getting a test to prove I'm lactose intolerant. 

After that, it was then time to get to browsing and well you know, work STILL has more things up my sleeve to end up being called on the phone, like laptop purchasing being undercut as fucking usual with mainstream to then actually seeing another customer which always goes through things and like always wants that advice from me but with how things go for him it doesn't go to plan. But then it comes to finally get to go home and it been one of those moments of being able to relax or so things go. Well until a phone call which basically implied that my sister;s wedding is around next year which I've already mentioned, this still continues while being messaged from a girl which that story is about to unfold. 

The Week of taking things easy ish. 

So its this second to third week in June, like it was the heat getting hit and miss with the weather finally feeling a bit more summery like. But it starts out with finding out from the messages. it Turns out that tight chance to meet that girl was very short lived and even to the fact she was in the spoons in tavi on the way back, that makes me really seem a bit of a 🚩🚩 and yet i even got a voucher before she came down so it just feels like repetition of the same type. My mind was starting to say it needs to move on from this since it might end up like alice again since there is a lot a bit of pity based happenings such as family and also even looking for work which I've heard it before. But it was also time to pay money into the bank for work and also keep it nice with a little lunch break. 

The lunch break on the Wednesday. 

As the days moved, on it was coming to mroe work and actually the nice weather and time to get some accounts sorted meant it was time to catch up on the final films from star wars after watching the end of obi-wan kenobi, which was good to borrow the Disney + for it. I managed to start the 1st 2 movies before the weekend was hit. And it was then time i ended up chatting to this really nice girl from the north  and was with a friend of the friend that sent me pics of his work colleague and actually it was soon to be the starter of a nice group chat but that comes later.. Plus hearing some things parents were saying were 

A Bottle of water 

But it was then coming up to a unique weekend which was more productive but also there was a potential scare in the air and working is going to be the hardest part to cope with it all.

The Productive all nighter-ish. 

So it ends up the Saturday. Well it was going to be another day of things to happen and the weather was getting a bit better but also the world was starting to feel it was getting into summer. Like it was getting nicer and the wind was there here and bits and the rain were held off. But after another long day of work, with 4G Broadband connections to set up and Sum up to talk about, was getting dropped the offer to then get the dog walked before it was the case of being able to make some food after some online work done, turns out I missed the memo that my parents were staying at my sister's that night. So it was a nice fried omelette of some fajita spices and some cereal as well. 

The mixed omelette with curly fries, beef crisps and some Ketchup with some potato salad as well

Then it was working online until actually, 3am or so since it was needed to catch up on things which means it will be  more money or so would be used., But what happens there is another story, instead, it was good to watch the last part of the Star was prequel trilogy while typing answers to chats and then heading off for the bed and fap. 

But then it was the morning and I woke up after a fap to then walk Rosie as per usual since yes it was farther day and the £30 two together railcard, which my mum did add some bits on top as well and one of my customers did give me a bottle of red wine so that was added in as well. 

The Fathers day presents 

So it was then time to catch up and actually make myself look somewhat normal and decent, since 2 weeks of no shaving, nearly 3 and it was taking its toll on me looking like a scruff. With the kettle boiled, it was time to get this sorted, this was a bit of time but finally got it sorted to look more me and I miss that from years ago, the style I tried. 

The before shave 

After the shave 

But then it was also getting back to get things back on track and this was back to cutting jeans which made it a good look and less chance to get things more trendy in some ways,. 

Before cutting 

After cutting 

So it then leads to getting more free time before parents come back, and hence it was time to get a review of a new product to finally get slurping and that my friend is icey. 

This has its good moments, some say it's a bit pointless but I can see the appeal and crowdfund means it is a niche idea as well. But it works fine. But it finally felt good to sort this out during the humid weather. 

The box 

The Glass and ICEY 

Before it goes in the freezer 

It goes into the freezer and then it was time to get things in order and well it was another dogwalk to keep going with how things felt good but also the times of change were soon to be happening, but for now it was a nicer selfie to be had on it. 

The selfie while walking 

But then i got home and my parents got home as well, which then it was time to catch up with them, which of course it decided for a bit of delay to get it further, which from the news later, it will be more time to get things sorted. 

the drink frozen 

 But once that was done it was then time to just catch up and relax for a bit to spend time, especially as the days to come were getting to be worse. 

Another Hot week for 

As the month was progressing it was more of the same visits, with the regular customers and also a new regular customer from a tablet sales. It was also strange from seeing a sign of a workshop in the night passing the way back from the 1st visit. 

This sign and toilets made little sense 

The way back was more tents from there and then the bike battery was literally cutting out as I got to this little mini hill JUST as my grandad called for some camera he wants to get set up for this memory or class event at this hotel in the town which was going to be on the HOTTEST day of the hottest week it's felt so far. But as I then cycled back to work, it was then to cash up on Monday since it's always been that case of it. But the chats with this girl were carrying on, it felt like it was losing speed and I was still on my mind about the other week with the call and miss that.

In between work, it was the case to text her and I did get a text back from her about coping with the heat.  But then that was my good excuse to pay in cash since the post office is getting better on Tuesdays since of the staffing incidents that post office has been dealing with. 

The bottle of water for the lunch while 

But then it was also to be a call, like turns out not 1 but 2 people wanting visits on the SAME street which got it fine, my mind was semi scared and it was right to be. But instead, it was hoping for that text back while I was on the way to a lidl shop. A late father's day present for my grandad was the £19.99 weather station. 

The bits and pieces from the shop, from mango sorbet to even laces 

But then it was time to get some extra bits from Tesco such as sauces since they can make it extra saucy for the food, later on, like literal sense. 

The Sauces for £4 

And then it was time to have a nice bit of meals to use some of those sauces in for sure. Like sometimes its nice for a mixed range of things. Plus those Witsits Steaks have been very good too,. 

The mixed chicken with beef rice, wotsits and even a sausage roll 

But alas it was going to be another week of visits and also the big appointment to supposed to happen. Alas, that is what was meant to be a post of its own but due to it not happening, well I'll explain it. 

The Appointment Call...That got cancelled but the news changes things. 

Well, it was Wednesday. (Actually, a week before this post got or was finished) and it was meant to be a call with the consultant regarding the foreskin and penis in the afternoon. But it was getting to be the busy day as it feels to end up being, So work was there and actually quieter around the mid-day mark until I got a call. Turns out the consultant was in an operation all day so had to cancel which meant to book it again for around the 13th of July, which I actually passed since it was the middle of the day and it could end up busier than the end of the day. Like the turn of events ended up that when the appointment was meant to be would end up being CANCELLED due to the fact I had a customer in until 5:15pm so that would have had it not happening so luck was on the side. But with that, it was then to come home. 

To come home to the news that shocked me and confirmed my worst fears was moving house, Well it means that is soon to be the end of not having to rely on long-distance, working bridges and even the fact It could be easier to sleep in the shop if it ends up a long night of visits or events like Goose Fair and Dickensian, Ok yes its also the point of things might need to change and it means the next year or months once moving are going to be VERY hard to cope and cause issues, I was trembling and even a week later as for sale signs go up, it still shakes now. 

So with that plaguing my mind and knowing I'll have to push myself even with the offering to have to take lifts more because of the 1 hr near 45 minutes distance on foot via roads which have been dangerous, even in pure daylight

With that to consume me, work was going to be tricky to cope with and this is where things GO downhill for me. Mistakes are made and this is how it goes. Especially when going to visits on just having to tell someone front USB ports on a case has become broken pretty much, 

Nerves and talks and the future. weekend. 

So wit that,. life had to semi-keep going which was tough and in the end, it was coming to day after day of getting jobs done small bits at a time, Glastonbury was around and also group chats were day to day along with still even a potential skype call which as we all expect things life that won't happen, I get things are tough but after feeding again and her wanting to skype but doesn't even add me, well its the confusion and mistakes I make yet again. The Saturday afternoon was chaotic when a customer comes in, RUDELY interrupts me while selling and set up a tablet to push her back to wait for 20 minutes then she comes in and wants me to manually add the same number as WhatsApp in iOS contacts. Taking 45 minutes, and FUCKNF DRINKING A CAN OF BEER due to her anxiety and begged me to let her drink it, I really should of marked to the cops as now fair playing they are. 

 But it was then also visiting to behold which means my mind is to get those sorted and its to cherish the getting around with my legs in that vibe. But it was also time to check out Morrisons after work for a change. Actually some good bargains were there. 

The bits and pieces, from the, went straight through chicken tika filler and chicken bacon pasta to the 4 packs of the Tango squeeze for £3.50 instead of £5 and having to ask flake 99 to be corrected at the till 

Which then it was nice to use that Katsu Curry to see how to make katsu curry nuggets which did really nicely too. 

The Katsu Chicken nuggets 

Then it was the weekend halfway about and well this was luckily going to be a time of getting to see.. nope it was family time. 

A visit to grandparents. 

As the Sunday morning was progressing, I was waking up in bed about the 8:30am mark, after working until 1am until 2, since its also been a bit of waking up at 4:30am from Finley being more vocal about his food, which has distorted me as well a fair bit now. Especially as my mind could not focus, even with typing this up until like 1am a few nights in a row. 

But I eventually fapped and woke up at 9:25am then it was to get some bits sorted off again walking Rosie on the field with the ball so I can finally get it sorted Like the weather was getting better and it was time to make the most of the field. 

Rosie in the field, this is something to reflect on when I will end up homesick in a new home

But then it was time to get home and get things changed and cleaned up, especially as it was soon to be visiting both granparens since things are that bit of chaos due to making sure they are ok and it seems like Grandad is starting to really show how things are getting bad for him, even worse than Nan which she seems to be more responsive than him, which is a really big worry and shame. But the plan for this is to be going to be picking up the Roast from the Voting tree and then having it over there. Which we left about 12:10 and then it was time to enjoy a drive to pick it up.  Dad mentioned the outdoor area in the voting tree which i remember since I parked the bike back in September. Eventually we got there. 

It was time to unload, but it was ALOT of cleaning up such as the plates to be washed and some bits to be cleaned as well. IT is one of the things that can be known with the stages of demtentia and motivation is a correlation for sure. But eventually it was time to dish up and enjoy . 

the £8.50 roast beef with potatoes, yorkshire pudding, carrots, parsnips

So we eat and listen to conversations, the meat was quite red and chewy which was a bit off but I've noticed its been like that for a long time even back in september. But thne it was helping grandad sort out photos on his ipad while dad was showing the new house to nan, my fists were shaking and legs were not as easy to cope with for sure. But then after a bit of that and checking things, were were leaving by 14:10 since both parents had eye tests and to be fair its been 4 years since getting an eye test on the one day I forgot my glassses on that day too. But that was the time to get myself to clean the bike for another long cycle tomorrow since the rumour of the rain was coming . Which Finley was out and about when it comes to being able to explore, he loves that. 

The cat and the bike

Now then then it comes to the bike beng cleaned wth that big of hot water being scrubbed and also some of the plugs were a bit dirty but it was slot the battery n just fine in this case it did not fit initially but didn't I  forget to angle in extras in. But it was then one test cycle then it was time to focus on typing this up to make sure I've got some catching up to do. Which this post especially, but it ended up having a nice tea of Roast chicken with some extras such as wraps and the extras go with it. 

The week of Mistakes

It certainly feels like the week of mistakes to be fair, which we start of the 1st day in visiting to Lydford, with the weather unsure, I was wanted to check if I needed a jumper or not or it, Which with a black one worn in its case, I left about 9:56 and then t was the first hour or so under due to making sure I could conserve Battery. The weather was nice and it was then 51 minutes or so before I managed to finally get to the first customer and that was a nice 2-hour stint which was on various topics such as national theatre and also even having to check some bits. 

But then it was a chance to take a potential shortcut to the road to Lydford and it was a muddy mistake, this slip road was steep and me slipping did not help it at all. But then it was the cycle to the second visit and this was on my mind of how much of an extra distance it was going to be, with the future. So it was to get there n about the 45 minutes mark to then get this form sorted Honestly, I knew I ended up fucking it up due to how my mind was worried about what could happen, which I was later to find out how bad the mistakes were, then it was that time to fill the other form and some smaller mistakes, and since of the rushing of it approaching 4pm, it was getting not late but a fair bit of time to get to the shop for more accounting to get done. 

Before that was done, it was nice to get a little or say expensive of a £5.50 coffee cake, like it was only 2 left, I was the only one in the shop, 2 blonde ladies were there too. Like sort of teen to early 20s, nice voice on one of them. But then it was time to get the bike ready and then cycle back. In the actually warm weather.

The coffee cake for £5.50

Preparing for the ride home

As cycling back,  it was me pondering about the distance I would face and saying if I ended up having to cycle to Okehampton for a visit, would it be quicker getting the train back than actually cycling and it was about 1 hour Longer which is a surprise of not as long as ii thought it was going to be. But worth it to know if things got really long to get home in the fucking dark which I know its going to be more and more of when it happens. Like 3:30 hours from Oke to gunni. 

But then it was about 5:30pm or so and I got back to work and got that sorted, to then cycle back up the hills to home, which actually the battery cut out and it was that last bit of a hill, like it always has to be, which ok the battery has lasted like not as long as it should be but it goes as it shows indeed. 

Eventually, I got home and it was a bit stressful since that vibe of not sure where I feel or if things are going to collapse But shake my leg and carry on with the normal and ate a nice bit of tacos for Dinner. Especially with the sign outside the house with it forsale this  house.... 

The beef with the tacos and the overdose of the salsa

The final days of the week

 In the last few days of June 2022, it was going to be trying to type this up in my spare time and dealing with work and also talking to myself to understand the consequences of how things are going to be, from being the choice to rng or run to the cycle in the dark or sleep in the shop for the long events like goose fair or been Dickensian. That might also mean its the arguments that come out. 

But we continue with the next day of one after another on calls and customers which was the juggle around which means more orders to deal with, especially as it means big ones to sort out and delay until the week of next if lucky. The Tuesday evened up pretty fun when getting the chance to flirt with a Scottish cutie teasing me when driving to the macices in Glasgow an a wooded lane to jiggle her belly. I mean on that sde of things its lucky to see legit girl that show a face and has that playful attitude, more so on Instagram then the sleep was needed to progress with another day. A Cookie is nice though. 

The Cookie and Ribena when attempting to pay money in via post office 

As the days went on, even ing visits sorted then ryzen 3 to continue some bits up to repair. But the Wednesday did not feel as quirt but it was slao another last-minute shop to Tesco and my good sauces where being read o the Korean bbw and even at tells me katsu kits are on offer with that run from work to there i might even miss that in the end.  Surw the group chat was busy from subway teasing to wingman approaches o dating. Plus a far few interesting messages from various girls in a good and bad sense. 

The shopping from Tesco 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

So it then leads to how July is here and the nerves are kicking in, Anniversaries are happening, profile pictures of moving on and star wars clips info being laid while typing up. But the world is going to get worse and time to harden up and face those challenges that will be faced, Sure even selfies happen even when walking to deliver a printer but at the end of the day, things we will see how they turn out. Even with a girl offering to pay me to join her only fans like for real. 

See you soon

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