2018 - Week Sixteen
'Cynics are merely idealists with unusually high standards.'
(Alain de Botton - The Course of Love)
For the majority of this week I have been staying at Aum's whilst his parents are away. Much as it is technically 'work', having the housekeeper cook and clean up after me, eating out for free on the weekend and sleeping in a suite bigger than my whole flat quite often feels like more of a holiday! It obviously prevents me socialising as much, but also means I don't spend money on going out, give my liver a bit of a rest, and I get paid extra at the end of it, so there are worse situations I could find myself in.
This time around I wasn't staying over until Wednesday evening, so I had a couple of errand running days and chilled nights at home; the added bonus of the weather this week has definitely perked up the more mundane tasks - the usual freezing my ass off sat on a leather sofa outside whilst getting the car valeted (it's a real classy establishment, read: cheap) was half an hours sunbathing!
For the majority of this week I have been staying at Aum's whilst his parents are away. Much as it is technically 'work', having the housekeeper cook and clean up after me, eating out for free on the weekend and sleeping in a suite bigger than my whole flat quite often feels like more of a holiday! It obviously prevents me socialising as much, but also means I don't spend money on going out, give my liver a bit of a rest, and I get paid extra at the end of it, so there are worse situations I could find myself in.
This time around I wasn't staying over until Wednesday evening, so I had a couple of errand running days and chilled nights at home; the added bonus of the weather this week has definitely perked up the more mundane tasks - the usual freezing my ass off sat on a leather sofa outside whilst getting the car valeted (it's a real classy establishment, read: cheap) was half an hours sunbathing!
On Thursday my spinning class was cancelled, which I took as an omen that I should be out frolicking in the sunshine. I met up with Abi at The Little Deli Company for coffee and a salted caramel brownie, and we had a catch up as it felt like ages since I'd seen her, or any of the girls for that matter! I am looking forward to a night out we have planned with everyone for over the Bank Holiday weekend.
On Friday Aum had cricket after school, so I popped 'round to Em and Smeed's whilst he was there as they were having a barbecue with a few of our mates. After I collected Aum we got Pix Pizza, which is a tiny 'posh' woodfired pizza takeaway in Altrincham. I had an artichoke, mushroom, olive and feta pizza, whilst Aum had a wild boar and chilli one. We watched Dr Strange whilst eating, which took a cool philosophical slant on the usual superhero film.
Yesterday I managed to do a bit of yoga in the garden as the sun was still out, and then we went to Wythenshawe Park with my mum and the dog for a walk (and a Mr Whippy). In the afternoon I sunbathed listening to some podcasts for a while whilst Aum practised at the cricket nets. That evening Aum wanted to take me to a restaurant that he goes to with his parents a lot, Sanskruti in Withington. It is a vegetarian Indian joint, and although we ordered way too much food, it was all super tasty. I tried jackfruit for the first time in a manchurian dish which was incredible, it has texture like meat so is a really good substitute. I also got the tandoori mushroom amritsari, samosa chaat, and ringan no oro, a baked curried aubergine main with roti, and Aum had the special dosa.
This morning Aum played a cricket match in Wilmslow which gave me a couple of hours to spruce myself up back at home so I could go out straight after finishing at 3pm. It was Chris's brother Kieran's birthday, so we met up with some of his family for a Sunday roast at The John Millington, followed by some drinks. I had the goat's cheese tartlet with all the trimmings, and definitely celebrated the end of working all week by drinking lots of prosecco - Kieran got a free bottle for his birthday so it would have been rude not to partake!
On Friday Aum had cricket after school, so I popped 'round to Em and Smeed's whilst he was there as they were having a barbecue with a few of our mates. After I collected Aum we got Pix Pizza, which is a tiny 'posh' woodfired pizza takeaway in Altrincham. I had an artichoke, mushroom, olive and feta pizza, whilst Aum had a wild boar and chilli one. We watched Dr Strange whilst eating, which took a cool philosophical slant on the usual superhero film.
This morning Aum played a cricket match in Wilmslow which gave me a couple of hours to spruce myself up back at home so I could go out straight after finishing at 3pm. It was Chris's brother Kieran's birthday, so we met up with some of his family for a Sunday roast at The John Millington, followed by some drinks. I had the goat's cheese tartlet with all the trimmings, and definitely celebrated the end of working all week by drinking lots of prosecco - Kieran got a free bottle for his birthday so it would have been rude not to partake!
I also got some fresh new poetry up here, and my track of the week above is a bit of a rogue one; as a rule I don't like Ariana Grande, but I literally cannot stop playing this song, something about it just hits me right in the feels. There's a bit of pop in all of us I suppose!
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