A fit of temper...

Sophie did indeed go to the gym this morning (her leg was intact), while I had a lie-in, which was lovely! My plan for today was to go to Market Harborough to take the books I'd sorted out on Sunday, and to deliver my Mum's new phone to her.

The phone arrived at about 11am and I had a stressy time trying to fit the SIM card. I somehow managed to fit it incorrectly, and had the devil of a job trying to get it back out again! Keith tried to help but in situations like this, I just want to try and figure it out for myself. In the end, after getting very annoyed with the phone, I retrieved it with a pair of tweezers!

I was then able to charge it while Keith and I popped into Market Harborough, which was busy with traffic and shoppers. I dumped the car in the taxi rank (not a good idea) while I ran over to Oxfam, and then moved the car further up the road and parked on the pavement (not a good idea, either!). A lovely woman from Oxfam helped me carry all the books into the shop - and there were many of them! - so that was one job ticked off my list.

After Keith and I had popped to Spar to get a jar of dried parsley and the newspaper, we took the VW for a wash at an automated place just outside the town. A man sprayed the car with a pre-wash and then I had to drive through the carwash with the right wheels on a conveyor belt. It did a very good job, so I'll go back again!

We returned home and I entered my Mum's contacts into the phone for her. I'll have to notify everyone at the weekend that she has a new number. We then popped over to the care home to find my Mum sorting out photos and my Dad sound asleep. She was delighted with her phone but I did warn her that if this one was lost or damaged, that was it...

Back at home, I booked a donation appointment with the Cynthia Spencer Hospice charity shop on Moulton Park so I can take the rest of the stuff that's languishing in the garage more easily. Before then, Sophie and I will sort through the items as there are some nice pieces we can probably sell on eBay.

Sophie finished work at 4pm today so it was lovely to sit with her in the kitchen with a cup of tea and chat about our days! She's working from home tomorrow and I am going to leave work at 2pm and sit with her in the conservatory. Bliss!