Rising to the top of the ocean - and staying afloat!

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  • elantan
    elantan Posts: 21,018
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    Can I be a pain and have a coffee? But I did bring biscuits and cake for those of us that want some :)
  • Tea here too please, no sugar thanks I'm sweet enough (believe that, you'll believe anything!) :rotfl:

    Love the photo's, they all look adorable :D

    Hope you're feeling a bit better today, nothing worse than feeling pooh.
  • *flings self down in comfy chair*

    I'm back ... guess what - I had to go ....... have been poked & proded, stuck with needles, x-ray'd etc etc (4.5 hours I was in there!) but no infusion!

    Anyway ... I'm home, with another loads of meds to take :eek: and have to go back on Mon to see the Consultant and, if everything's OK, have my infusion then *sigh* - which is what I was after in the first place!

    However, hopefully these new meds will make me feel a bit better over the weekend!:)

    *kettles on*
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  • slowlyfading
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    Glad you're back okay :) but rubbish to having to wait again for the infusion :( I'm having a cuppa :D
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  • :j:j:j Great to see some lurkers coming out and saying hello!:D

    A big welcome to:
    Lurker1972 wrote: »
    Another serial lurker here (hence the name), have 'seen' you posting elsewhere - love the family photos.

    mmmmm wondering if you've had a big birthday this year (like me:eek:)
    Lurker1972 wrote: »
    I also hate being in limbo and budgeting is my downfall .... From what I can see you have it all under control so I shall sit back and learn from a professional !

    :rotfl:Ohhhh I still make a lot of mistakes and have a lot to learn .... hope we can help each other stay on track!
    Lurker1972 wrote: »
    You say about bulk buying for the animals, does that include cat litter? We have 2 rescue cats that are not keen on outdoor toilets ( cant blame them in this weather) so we are going through litter at a rate of knots.

    Awwww great news on the new additions, poor wee mites having 3 homes - TBH I've always kept a tray indoors (even when I had cats who went outside) as it's often the first sign that things can be wrong, water work wise IYKWIM.

    Re cat litter, I changed to this around August time (was using wood pellets but they were getting very expensive and you waste loads)

    http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/cats/cat_litter/biokats/fine_grain/137226

    If you can make the order up to £19 you get free delivery & 5% cashback through Quid*co:)

    You do need a lot in the tray initially (I need to use a whole bag as I've got a huge tray) but if you do this and it's therefore really deep, it clumps brilliantly. Wees are held together like pebbles & it's really easy to clean out. It's got a lovely smell too (which I thought might bother the cats but they seem to like it too!;)) so no horrid odours!

    As it clumps so well, you only need to top it up a little probably a couple of times a week, so between the 2 bags, it lasts for ages!:T - ohhh, as long as it's kept clean & regularly cleaned out, you hardly ever need to do a full change (which would increase costs a lot as you need so much at the start) as nothing gets right through to the bottom of the tray:j.

    There was a few of us did a trial of a few litters on the Pets board - http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=4030425&page=13 (I've linked to the last page) - also some to avoid on there! HTH
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  • Shortie
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    I'll join you with the cuppa - I'm still slowly drinking a (now) luke warm cuppa from the canteen in work (I know, I know... but I feel grotty and I can't find my thermos flask to make a big cuppa in the pantry)

    Hope the mediacation makes you feel better (though I think this was one of the things I missed in the other diary...)
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  • Also big welcomes to

    Piquant
    how's that wee monster of yours settling in? :) and
    Robin I really need to catch up on your diary!:o Hope things are.... you know, getting a little easier.

    Beanielou ..... you are wonderful :T a wee parcel was waiting for me when I got home (I've got a fab postie!) .... plugged in already & hopefully will see some results!:)


    Right .... that's a Coffee for Elantan and tea for Robin Moomin and Purple ... anyone else? Shortie fling your cup over here and I'll top it up!
    Grocery Challenge £211/£455 (01/01-31/03)
    2016 Sell: £125/£250
    £1,000 Emergency Fund Challenge #78 £3.96 / £1,000
    Vet Fund: £410.93 / £1,000
    Debt free & determined to stay that way!
  • Glad you're back okay :) but rubbish to having to wait again for the infusion :( I'm having a cuppa :D

    TBH it's probably better that I wait as I've been a bit worried it's them that are making me feel ill - after today, I think that's less likely but I'd still prefer to speak to my Consultant in person first so .....
    Shortie wrote: »
    Hope the mediacation makes you feel better (though I think this was one of the things I missed in the other diary...)

    Ahhhh, yup - for new diary readers .... I've been a bit unwell recently - I've got Crohn's Disease and it's had a bit of a flare up unfortunately .... I had a spell of 10 days in hospital in October and then pretty much housebound since:(. The infusions are a relatively new treatment (and there's a trial going on just now that I managed to get on) so hoping they may help ... fingers crossed.
    Grocery Challenge £211/£455 (01/01-31/03)
    2016 Sell: £125/£250
    £1,000 Emergency Fund Challenge #78 £3.96 / £1,000
    Vet Fund: £410.93 / £1,000
    Debt free & determined to stay that way!
  • The new car ....

    So - as some of you will know, I had to switch to an automatic car just before I became ill. I was just getting the hang of it (very different way of driving) but then haven't driven for around 8 weeks.....

    Today was the 1st time I've driven it in town!

    OMG .... it's wonderful :j:j and sooooooo easy :T:T I'd got to the point in the old one that there's no way I could've driven in town so would've had to park somewhere & get the bus in today if I'd still had it .... wow! I'm impressed!:D (worth a bit of an OD!)
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    Debt free & determined to stay that way!
  • beanielou
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    Good news on the car :j

    Had to send plug in bit too as couldent find the top :rotfl:

    Hope you can hava a ok~ish weekend.
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