Boredom vs Budget: Week 6

Week 6 over, only a couple of days left til the big P2! Can't quite believe it.

So the last full week of holidays started with Monday and a few hours to myself. B had been invited round to a little friend's house for a good chunk of the day. Which followed on from the previous few days being to myself when B was at his gran's/dad's... but I'm not complaining, B had a fab time, playing superheros mostly, by the sounds of it. He didn't want to leave, but his friend's mum, a teacher, had a trick-of-the-trade up her sleeve, and promised the boys who agreed to go home with their mums without a fuss a special chocolate medal. Genius.

Money spent: none.

Energy spent: always loads when with other wee pals.

Tuesday and I felt the need to start thinking about school, and doing a bit of a shopping run for school trousers, polo shirts, etc. B wanted to go to the beach as it was definitely beach weather, but i wasn't so sure as I thought it'd be too busy. But B got his way and I'm glad he did cos we headed to a quieter end of the beach where there was plenty of room for sandcastle building, bit of beach tennis, and generally running about. A great afternoon, wish there could be more of them.

Yum, ice-cream

Money spent: well, I couldn't put it off forever, some money was needed for school stuff. Not too bad, though.

Boredom factor: Shopping trips are never on B's list of exciting activities, but the promise of the beach made it bearable.

Midweek was another bittersweet day with B going off again to his dad's for the rest of the week. We were meeting up with friends today, at the softplay (oh no, my "one soft play trip only" pledge in tatters...) and given the continuing 'heatwave' (cough) outside, it was quiet, thankfully. 

After lunch, we headed into town, squeezing our way through the throng of Edinburgh Festival tourists, to find one of the Golden Postboxes, painted in honour of Sir Chris Hoy's gold medals. B was desperate to see it, but wouldn't touch it as he thought it'd still be wet... There was even a bit of a 'queue' to get our picture taken! Who'd have thought we'd all be taking photos of postboxes.

Money spent: not too bad, only softplay entry so can cope with that.

Energy spent: lots, and some nervous excitement waiting to see the postbox! Go figure!

Rest of the week followed as previous two weeks, with B at his dads/gran's. 

I struggled a bit again, but made arrangements to meet a friend on Thursday evening, went down to a local harbour and ate fish and chips as the fishing boats went out for the night on the calm sea, and the sun was almost setting. It's impossible to feel low when you get to watch that on such a beautiful evening.

Camera phone photo doesn't do the real thing justice

Weekly Roundup
Money spent: more on school necessities than 'entertainment', good going.

Boredometer: barely registering

Best bit: Didn't think i'd be saying this, but has to be the postbox!