A new start for Mooloo

SuziQ

Hi Mooloo,have been away to the Isle of wight for a few days so just catching up. I am so pleased you have changed your car! I'm sure it will make an enormous difference to your budget and the pain in your arm. Also good news about your son. Did they make it clear to him,that he has to attend regularly/be on time every day to get the EMA? A lot of my DD's friends lost theirs through silly stunts like not going in or not informing the office about appointments etc. My DD never missed a single EMA payment as SHE WANTED THAT MONEY! The great thing about it was trhat she really learned to budget having that money which is helping her now she is at Uni (unlike a lot of her friends!)It also meant that any trips etc out of college were free or heavily discounted-for instance she was doing A level Spanish and got a 6 day trip to Seville for only £110! All your plans seem to be coming together-I pray now that your pain will lessen so that you can get on and do what you want to do.

minimoneysaver

Our local charity shop has mountains of tv's. I guess people are taking them there rather than throwing them when they buy their shiny new flat screen tellys. Look in the local ads, charity shops etc. I'm sure that you will find a nice one with plenty of life in it pretty quickly.

Savvy_sewing

lolababy wrote: »

Hi Mooloo sorry to hear your in so much pain. I know its been said before but you should apply for dla. At least then you will have a decent amount of money coming in. Sorry if I sound pushy but you are entitled to that benefit.

As far as the DLA are concerned I am not entitled. Iwas recently turned down again. I dont have the energy to apply again. Also I think I am not allowed to apply for anothe 12 months? Not sure. Anyway, I am happy to keep thinking that currenty I am well enough not to get it, so thats a positive. One day I know it will not be so, but today, is just a bad day.
Soon I will even out, once I have the smaller car, DS goes to college and I dont have to run around so much for the family.
All i want to do is potter around my garden, in the kitchen and do a bit of sewing if i am up to it.
Back to basics.
Then the odd visit to the charity shops to indulge my vice of charity shopping!!
I hope DS finds his feet soon,and I can then just monitor.

I think my luck is changing anyway. Ex husband actually gave Biggest of Mooloo's £110 for me for DS's moped. 3 months late but at least he paid something!!!!

Savvy_sewing

Unfortunately I didnt improve with sleep. Think I will have to make an appointment with the doctor about it all.
This morning I am taking my best friend to the hospital for her appointment. Then when I get back I am hoping to take a matteress over to Twin2, and then this afternoon I get to change the car.... Yipee:T
The garage just rang, to tell me that the mechanic was ill, and the car wont be ready until this afternoon? I said I was expecting to pick it up at 4pm? She was having a mad moment and thought it was 10am!!! For a moment I thought I wasnt going to get my car.!
As I was unable to do much overthe weekend, what little bit of driving I did to collect DS was really a bit too much, Ididnt get to go to see my BF and he was committed to doing driving for his daughter so he couldnt (or wouldnt) come over here. Life has been just text messages. Felt very lonely and vunerable. Worried that if I am unwell, will he back off? Then think I must just be paranoid.

Why am I thinking doom and gloom, as things are actually going better.

Right its time to get dressed, wake DS and get the old TV into the car and take it to the tip.
Forgot that until I started to type... Mmmm What else have I forgotten to put on my to do list?

shaz_mum_of__2

mooloo i am sure your doing much better and just not used to having such a quiet relaxing time .............your anticipating the next disaster which usually comes:rotfl::rotfl:

enjoy the new car and good luck getting a new telly (freecycle have loads around here too) i wish i lived nearer we have a couple of spares my family all gave us their old ones when they upgraded to flat screens(whats that all about??)

Sore again today having to type one handed and limping too got a lunch date with some friends from uni which should cheer me up a bit

Shaz

Savvy_sewing

shaz_mum_of__2 wrote: »

mooloo i am sure your doing much better and just not used to having such a quiet relaxing time .............your anticipating the next disaster which usually comes:rotfl::rotfl:

enjoy the new car and good luck getting a new telly (freecycle have loads around here too) i wish i lived nearer we have a couple of spares my family all gave us their old ones when they upgraded to flat screens(whats that all about??)

Sore again today having to type one handed and limping too got a lunch date with some friends from uni which should cheer me up a bit

Shaz

Morning Shaz,
I am just about managing to type, but its not very comfortable.
Have a good lunch with your uni friends. (Sadly I didnt get to uni until I was in my 40's and ended up dropping out as I had a problem with the girls at that time). Not sure I would manage to do it again now!!

Dad has lent me a flatscreen TV that is from his caravan, so thats fine. When my Dad lends me things, its usually a permanent loan, if you get what I mean.
So I will be fine with it. Lots smaller of course, but at least it will look a lot better in the little sittingroom then the monster of a TV that we had. (From a charity shop originally).
Have made an appointment for DS at 11am today. Should have made an appointment for me, but couldnt get my doctor, and he is the one that knows me best. Having been going to him for my accupuncture.
Busy day ahead for me then.
(Whether I like it or not,:rolleyes:)

shaz_mum_of__2

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

I am 40 in December Mooloo and just finished yr 1 of my course

I figured i would never be able to do a physical job again so went back to school .........

Shaz

minimoneysaver

Mooloo, I don't know how far you got with your last courses, but you can transfer credits to shorten the length of your degree. I've just managed to transfer 120 credits from a stint that I did at university in America.

Savvy_sewing

I was doing a Business Management course, that was about 6 weeks off of finishing when I left. But I dont think I need to do a course to do that anymore, having been a Manager ever since anyway.!
I dont want to go to uni now. I am too up and down with things.
Today I am struggling. The day didnt go as planned. The hospital appointment for my friend was delayed by 2 1/2 hours, and she still didnt get to see the consultant, she had to re book it. So that was our day waisted. I didnt get back home, I had to go and pick up DS and meet my Dad. Had a drink with them (water!!!), and then we went to get the car. That was running late too. Then I had to take Dad back home, and dropped DS off at his mates. I was in agony by then as had missed my lunchtime tablets. Had forgotten to put some in my bag.
I just sat down to my dinner of bacon and egg, when DS rang and needed picking up as his plans had changed. So back out I went again. The tablets started to work a little, but even though I was driving the new car, and could save my arm, it was really a bit too late for me today.
I have had a hot bath, and am now wrapped up in BF's dressing gown as its warmer then mine, and heat pad at the ready.!
Tomorrow I am out to the Village hall for my dinner, and to meet the locals.
I only have to walk there. One of the twins wants me to do something or other for her, but that will have to wait until after lunch, when I see if I am up to driving. If I am not she will have to wait until Wednesday morning.
I have he back to work focus interview on Wednesday. I had thought it was tomorrow, so it was a good thing that I rang to check the time.!
Now that the cars have been exchanged. I am hoping to slow down for the rest of this week. I am not able to keep up the pace of life I have had. When I didnt have the car, life was slower and easier. I want the slower and easier back, because I am not getting any better in the fast lane.!
I want to watch the second part of Waking the Dead, if I can stay awake long enough. Then its bed, and the world can stop spinning for a little while.

Savvy_sewing

Morning, running late today. Still sitting in my dressing gown. (Actually its BF's but never mind). Only got up once around 4am, which is good, and as its economy7 then I put the washng on one, before I went back to bed!. My alarm went off at 7.30 but I turned over and went to sleep again. Not surfacing until 9am.
Put the kettle on, moved twins washing on another notch, and had my cup of tea. I am normally getting ready to go to the Village Project by now. So I will be late. But I am determind to move at a slower pace and see if I cannot get that even keel back!. A week of being in 10+ pain scale (on my 1 -10) is just too much to continue to bare. It wipes me out.

DS has an appointment here at 12.30 so I need to make sure he is up before I do go out.
Twin2 has been on the phone wanting my help to take her to Banbury for a Crisis loan (again).
Halifax has still added more charges to her account despite the meeting last week.
Complaint to omnibuds(spelling) man next. Should have done it as soon as I gotback home really. But being in so much pain, I havent really been thinking properly.
Time for me to go. Walking this morning. Will drive my new little car this afternoon. !
Catch up with everyone later. Have a good day all.