#47: Visit Kate - Achieved!

I'm writing this sitting on the futon in Kate's front room, so I can safely say that I've achieved this one! I'm spending the next couple of days here so I'll see if I can achieve any more...

I also used my Gourmet Society card to get us 2 for 1 meals at Pizza Express today, so I can add another one to that tally!

#36: Buy new glasses - Achieved!

Just as I was packing for a visit to friends I received a call from the opticians telling me my new glasses were ready! It may not seem like a big thing, but I always put off getting them replaced as they're so expensive, and for once I've treated myself to some new frames - and not just the cheapest ones in the shop!

#52: Have a picnic on the beach at North Berwick - Achieved!

Well the summer holidays are finally here, giving me 7 weeks of freedom from work and plenty of time to work on my list! So starting as I mean to go on, yesterday him indoors and I headed over to North Berwick with sun cream and picnic blanket, bought some nice baguettes from Paprika and settled ourselves down on the beach! It was quite cloudy at first, but later on the sun came out for a beautiful evening on the sand!

#49: Try soft contacts again - kind of achieved!

Well, I decided I wanted to try soft contact lenses again, having had hard ones for the last 17 years. I thought they would be better for my eyes and that the technology was now more advanced than for the hard contacts.

After speaking to my optician today, however, I've discovered I'm wrong! Soft contacts won't be any better for my eyes, in fact could be worse, and my vision won't be as sharp - I often get comments about how good my sight is, with the contacts in of course! Also because my prescription is pretty high they might not even make them....!

So I'm going to mark this as achieved, even though I haven't physically tried them - I've investigated the possibility and taken the best option for my eyes!

New meal for June!

A bit on the hoof today I decided to try a Spanish tortilla / omelette. I took the recipe mainly from Michel Roux's 'Eggs' book, but switched chorizo for peppers, being veggie and all now! I was very impressed with myself I must say, as was him indoors! Another addition to my veggie chronicles!