My wife’s family are scheduled to visit us for nibbles and drinks this afternoon, so we are making sure that the house is in a fit state for visitors. My wife is vacuuming and dusting like a thing possessed, so I take the dog for a walk – she doesn’t like the vacuum cleaner…
When I get back, I organise the logs and woodburner, making sure that the fire is lit, but just ticking over – it can get a bit oppressive with a house full of people if it is really blazing.
My walking isn’t good today and my voice is really strained, so I’m not looking forward to lots of conversation. Tremor is okay. Mood is okay. Motivation seems a little better than yesterday. Everything else is pretty much unchanged.
Our guests arrive (5 adults and 2 children) and I busy myself serving drinks while my wife is warming sausage rolls and mince pies in the oven. We spend a pleasant afternoon eating, drinking, opening Christmas presents and chatting. My voice does give up on several occasions, but it’s not too embarrassing.
At long last, we have the house to ourselves again, so we clear up, put the dishwasher on, pour (another) beer and select another movie to watch on Netflix.