Clearing the way

 I read about clearing energy pathways in the house, ready for Chinese New Year..the Fire Horse on the 17th of this month I think.

Daughter said it was just common sense!

Whichever way you look at it, it feels better. 

I've done the hallway and stairs..

shoeracks and linenbasket will stay...

As it was cold wet and windy out there...Baltic in other words...this was good exercise!!

the wheel in the Saltire bag is on its way out, the bag of sprockets and chainrings need to be taken to the track again, hopefully to sell.

bedroom, living room and kitchen are inching towards improvement.

study and sewing/bike room have had bike stuff returned to them for now...but they are still usable rooms.

Then I put my feet up.....and researched basic hotel prices....

13 nights in a budget Ibis hotel in Limoges...£530 or so... a little discount for longer stay and a little more for being a member...which cost me nothing. Not the one I wanted right near the station....but only 5km out...a decent walk...and there are buses.

Then I looked at one night near Edinburgh airport on the way home....from £160 upwards....and not the nearest....so I went for the second nearest...a five minute bus ride...good old Travelodge...and even that was £122. Monday is an expensive day....

I'm booking direct with each hotel group...far better than the various booking sites..which take a considerable percentage and are not the easiest to work with when you run a hotel.

Landing back after 9pm means that the furthest I could get by bus at that time of night would be Glasgow....

I think that is all I need to organise now...apart from my bag!!

Adding the expenses up it feels a lot in a way..but then I look at what I could have easily paid without being careful....and it is for two weeks. I know how to be frugal too...and the emphasis will be on photography, drawing, relaxing....and a lot of walking!!