Still Waiting for the Elusive Parcel

Well, the parcel we were expecting to arrive from Very didn't arrive yesterday. It was an entirely wasted day as far as I was concerned because I couldn't leave the house, which was somewhat annoying. It is supposed to be delivered by Yodel, and, according to their website, where you can track your parcel by inputting your parcel's number, it must have been put on the wrong van at some stage and went back to the company's depot near Manchester, but, having looked at the site this morning, it is currently in Northampton, so if all goes according to plan we should have our Vax steam cleaner some time today which means I can start trying it out and cleaning the house as arranged earlier. I was hoping, had it arrived yesterday, I could have got a doctor's appointment today because I need to have a review of my medication because when I picked up my last repeat prescription from Sainsbury's pharmacy last week there was a note attached to the package telling me that my doctor needed to see me regarding my review. I don't see that there is a problem but, being on   medication which is on repeat prescription you have to have it reviewed around every six months.

It's foggy out this morning. It doesn't look particularly thick, but foggy nonetheless. It was quite warm and sunny yesterday but by the evening the temperature had dropped, meaning we had to have the central heating on. I don't think we should complain as we are only just into February.

It's Sunny and Bright

The weather has warmed up considerably. As I sit here at 2.05 p.m. on Monday 9th of February the sun is shining. It's certainly a good deal warmer than it has been for the past couple of weeks. I'm sitting here waiting for a parcel to arrive. We've ordered a steam cleaner from Very and I'm not sure exactly when it's supposed to be here but I've been informed via email that it will come through a delivery company called Yodel some time today but not exactly when, so it's more than likely to arrive at 9 o'clock or some unlikely hour when we're tucked up in bed. It means that I can't go out of the house because I imagine the moment I do the parcel will arrive and then a card will be stuck through the letter-box informing me that our parcel couldn't be delivered and the parcel has returned to their depot in some far-flung place which means we would have to drive there to get the parcel.

On Friday I did another of the exercises in the creative writing book I mentioned in an earlier post. You had to find somewhere outside an write a description of the view, be it a street, house etc. I went to the cafe in Sainsbury's and sat near the window and wrote a description of the view outside. Actually harder than I imagined but there seemed nowhere else I could think of that wasn't outside in the cold, although I had considered going down to the canal and sitting and describing the scene there. Not a total success but least I've done the exercise. I have learned from past experience that in some ways it's best to leave a piece of writing for a day or two, or even longer, before returning to it to re-read and edit as it gives you time to consider it.