What an amazing experience Gently! 

Thank you all.

@ mrshouse
If we really manage to meet it could happen that I slay you with details.

Is it your first time? Enjoy!

I'm very positively surprised how productive I managed to be today!

I did the laundry (which is a long process in itself), folded the laundry, made the bed... I went to the grocery store while the clothes were in the dryer... and tonight I did the most amazing thing of all. 

I cooked. I cooked 2 different things at once! I cooked tomato sauce from scratch; for the Hello Kitty pasta my best friend gave me, to serve on Sunday evening for her... and I cooked french onion soup. For the first time in my life. 


Okay. The thing is... I basically can't cook. My mother never taught me, and no one since have tried to teach me anything, even when I ask... (my boyfriend does try, but he's bad at explaining stuff, lol) and being dyscalculic I struggle to read a recipe.
Plus I'm clinically depressed etc. plus I have chronic pains so I pretty much skip cooking if I can... or I take the easiest options.  And my OCD messes it up for me too... I'm scared of making mistakes and cooking is a big mistake waiting to happen... 

I'm pretty proud of myself! And I've got soup left for tomorrow too! 

Thank you! 


Oh, and I just reminded myself of something else that happened on New Years Eve... My best friend's fiance sat me down (he was pretty drunk, but he was sincere) and thanked me for being a big part of their life together and it meant a lot to him that she had me as a friend. 

Long story short... I was in love with her for a lot of years. I never made a move though. I valued our friendship and I knew it wouldn't end well if anything happened (something I also recently confessed to her; to get the elephant out of the bloody room). And I know we are together a lot. 
I had this fear that he was jealous or suspicious of my intent... and a funny remark he made a while ago really made me fear that. 
I'm usually the one she contacts if there's a problem in their relationship... and I always try to help her the best she can; I try to see both sides and all... 

I also got the chance to tell him that I'm happy that he was good for her, and that it meant a lot to me. 


I am still considering using bits from Sherlock's Best Man Speech at their wedding though. heh. 

That's nice of him to say that.  It's nice to know you're appreciated.  That would be cool if you used part of Sherlock's speech.

I do hope that works out for you.
Well I'm just about to go and phone Dad: today he reached his 83rd birthday, that's good news to me!
My daughter-in-law shares the birthday, but I don't think I'll phone Italy.

I entered a competition on Twitter to win a drawing by Benedict that was included in a raffle with some other actors and actress's drawings and this morning I got a call saying I had won! Sadly not Benedict's (I was so hoping it was when they said I had won haha) but I won David Suchet's drawing of a moustache! 

Thanks! It was cool to win something.

The Charity that ran it is pretty cool, they provide art workshops and projects for children in Africa.

The raffle was supposed to be before Christmas apparently but had to be pushed back so Benedict originally drew some Christmas related pics (which are lovely) and I think they're going to sell or auction off later in the year. They will also be running more raffles I think so will post details if Benedict's involved again.

http://www.annosafrica.org.uk/
https://twitter.com/Annos_Africa

Last edited by Lis (February 26, 2017 9:28 pm)

Thanks!

Benedict's was the "Is this a drawing?" one haha and Sophie's was the one with lots of arrows.