Aftermath chez Wol2 –moving forwards after the flood

Wol2

poorandindenial wrote: »

Ooh - both online at the same time :T

How are you doing hun?

Hello hello Poor :j :j

I'm doing OK thanks Hun - as you can see, I'm starting to get a grip of the food bill each week - 'twas you that inspired me by the way when I saw you strip that chicken carcass last year when you were chez moi and I was 'armless.....:D .....just got to re-train the piggies and get them to tighten their belts too :rotfl:

How's you and how's the new job?

Hugs
xxx

Numpty_Monkey

So basicaly you've done nowt:rolleyes::rotfl::eek:

Hope it goes well for job interview:A

poorandindenial

Numpty_Monkey wrote: »

So basicaly you've done nowt:rolleyes::rotfl::eek:

Hope it goes well for job interview:A

She has made a list - very important. And that food bill needed sorting - LOl @ chicken carcas, that is one of my favourite things to do

Wol - job is OK today (because I am not there) but am not really wedded to it yet, still very much watch this space. One day I love it, the next day I can't stand it - so probably OK overall LOL

Good luck for the job interview - fingers crossed hun

Numpty_Monkey

Oh yeah made a list that can be ticked off the list

Wol2

Numpty_Monkey wrote: »

So basicaly you've done nowt:rolleyes::rotfl::eek:

Hope it goes well for job interview:A

Oi you!! I lagged my pipes......

(Thanks for sticking up for me Poor :A )


:whistle: :whistle: ....here Beechy boy..go see the nice Uncle Numpty..:rotfl: :rotfl:

Hugs Hun
xxx

Numpty_Monkey

Beechy likes me:j









well likes my blood anyway
(yes he bit my finger:o:rolleyes::cool:)

Ames

Blimey, I'm knackered just reading that list!

OliveOyl_2

Me too Ames

boredofbeingathome

Wol2 wrote: »

Hi Numpty

Piggies are behaving thanks Hun but a tad sulky atm as their spinach and greens have dried up (Sainsbury's not stocked them since before Christmas - still that saves me quite a bit off the weekly shopping bill ) and they are having to make do with more hay (which suits me fine as it is much much cheaper - £7.50 for a large bale which lasts them a month - whereas it has been costing £10.00+ to keep them in fresh veg for only a week :eek: )

Well I have finally done my tax return :j :j ...the good news is it looks like I should get some NI contributions refunded (I did last year - about £130)....which will go towards the two new tyres being fitted next week. The bad news is I might not have been given the right tax code and end up owing the tax man some dosh on the bonus I was paid Xmas 07 :mad:

I've also talked myself into an extra £250 payment for some workI did for a client before Christmas, and more work over the next two months (Not guaranteed) which could bring in an additional £1200 per month until end of March :j

....And I started back at the gym and was actually surprised at how well I did despite not going for 6 months - I am still far more fit than I was this time 2 years ago before the flood

After the massive cookfest last week, I have enough frozen meals to last the rest of the month and my weekly shopping bill was reduced down to £35 this week.... Biggest expenditure is on lactose-free milk which is £1.37 compared to ordinary semi-skimmed at 0.86......an extra £2.50 per week simply because I have to steer clear of lactose :mad: ..so I have decided to phase in one ordinary carton of milk each week and see if there is any problem. Also now I have discovered spelt flour and have a breadmaker I can avoid the expensive (AND YUKKY) gluten-free stuff and make my own bread for £2 per week. (Thankfully it seems I have intolerance to modern day wheat rather than wheat gluten per se...)

Still no word from the insurance company or loss adjusters about the interim payment :mad: ...but i have managed to move my ISA into the mortgage offset so should avoid having to pay interest next month on the additional £40k drawn down on the mortgage last July. Any interest charged from now on until the insurance company pay up on my claim will be reclaimed from the latter

Objectives for this week:
Write another letter of complaint to insurance company requesting interim payment
Raise invoices for billable work to date
Sort out all paperwork and do business accounts ready for 08/09 tax return
Insulate roof space and book in plumber to fix leaks
Book car in for tyres (as I am now right on the legal limit )
Send off more CV's
Get hair done in preparation for job interview.....(more on that next week )
Sort out another 0% BT for outstanding credit card debt (current 0%due to end in March....)
Go to gym at least 3 times....(got to get my money's worth while I'm not working full time )

Right I'm off the make some bread and sort out the paperwork....see you all later

Hugs to all
Love
Wol2
xxx

Lacto free milk, have you tried UHT soya? i buy that for DD2 and we can apparently buy the enzyme and add to drink to help. Someone once told me that heated skimmed milk will break down the molecules and therefore make it more tolerable as well. I think this is why yoghurts are ok if you have an intolerance as well as combining with acidopholus.

Good luck with all of the list and the job interview next week.:D

Gemmzie

Homemade gluten free bread is a bit like cake, toasted it's like French toast though which is lovely.
Can you have Soya milk? They have it for a £1 in Sainsburys and Morrisons at the moment.
Good luck for the job interview.