The 7th of January.  Fuck I am still so tired, despite having caught up on sleep I missed at New Year. I think it's because I'm still coughing a lot, especially in the mornings - they are awful. I would really like to feel good again soon. 

This morning, I wrote up a blog post, went on a hunt for a place for us to eat on my birthday (settled on Where the Pancakes Are, yum), then did some Cats Protection training. There was a new fosterers induction so I went through it. I did learn something so it wasn't a waste of time. 

After lunch, I rang a potential adopter and forwarded him to the appropriate fosterer so hoping that's a good match when he goes to see the kitty tomorrow. 

The rest of my time has been spent finishing the blanket - I just need to sew the fin to the tail and it'll be done! Rainbow mermaid tail. It's quite snug - only to be worn with leggings or tights. Unless it stretches. 

Tonight I will have to give the kittens lots of hugs before they go tomorrow. I will miss their stupid, pretty, rascally faces. 

The 8th of January. 

Not feeling quite so shitty today. Everything is still the same, I've just had a reasonable amount of sleep. Praying the postman brings me an appointment for a venogram tomorrow. Or someone calls me. Please. 

Shaki came this morning to pick up the kittens so they could go to Exeter. They were very scrabbly and did not want to go, which I took to mean that they will miss me. It meant we had to get them into the carrier very quickly, so I didn't really get to say a proper goodbye. Probably a good thing or I might have had a cry. 

When they were gone, I had to call a potential adopter, then I finished my blanket. I'm not sure when I'll use it, but it's fun. 

We took Grandma to Miller and Carter for lunch because it's her birthday tomorrow. I had scallops and then brisket, which I managed to eat quite successfully. Mash and gravy were very handy aids to mastication. 

Since getting home, I have begun making a jumper. I'm using the pattern from the last jumper I made, but with quite a lot of alterations - it'll be shorter, have a narrower body, longer and narrower sleeves, and a smaller neckline. Just a little bit different.