Lost in the middle - getting organised and debt free

Marru

Quick update. I am at work and we are going to team building/activity day driving go carts and doing air rifle shooting. Coach is coming in 6 minutes.

BF cooked lovely steak and pots last night. Bless him, he is trying to build me up with red meat as he knows I won't buy or cook it myself.

Must go, catch up later...

Marru

Good day but now I am pooped. Bailiffs have been around again. Am even too tired to get upset about it. Must go have lie down for few minutes and then get DD to bed.

boultdj

Sound's like you need a Hug and a cuppa,but glad to hear you enjoyed the team building day

Marru

So where am I?

Work has been really good, have enjoyed it. And despite having taken week off I am fully upto date. We had good day out with the team building on Tuesday and I came third in air pistol and air riffle shooting. Good fun!!

Attempt of being more groomed. Was waring skirt with fairly feminine top and high heels on Wednesday. Didn't feel too odd. But didn't feel confident enough to wear the neclace that I bought from fleabay recently. Tried to do french manicure today myself but so far total disaster. Must try again later if I get time.

We were in the Saturday school this morning and I was in coffee making duty. Blimey there were lots of people. All the biscuits and cakes went apart from four slices of cherry cake and four mini blueberry muffins. it was good teamwork with me and another lady.

Now we are having quick lunch and then I am taking DD to a birthday party. While she is there I will dash back home to pack as after the party we are going straight away to BF's.

This week has been good example of how to stretch a chicken. We have had chicken with garlic bread, chicken made into pyttepanna (in Swedish) or pyttipannu (in Finnish) with some leftover chips, chicken in chicken and cheese toasties and now chicken with pesto and pasta.

Talking about Finnish words. I had to send couple of emails in Finnish this week and I really struggled with it. So I thought that I should start a blog in Finnish. Something in the lines of Finn in England and about the funny things that happen here. Sorry won't put link here as I am going to do it under my real name.

Bailiff situation is upsetting me but I am trying not to think about it. I hope hallowich will get time to help me but if not I really need to put out a call of help into the DFW or perhaps I will find a better board to put it in. Will do this when I am back home tomorrow evening.

Also tomorrow evening need to update my finances. I have bills to pay and spreadsheets to update.

Marru

I am restless today. Being on top of my work has its downsides, I have time to think other things and get restless.

However I can say that thanks to my medication which has been keeping the black dog at his kennels (still on my premises thou) my relationship with BF has improved and I can see now us having a future.

I had mother of all headaches yesterday and day before but starting to feel a bit more human today. Normally it lasts 3 days so I got off lightly this time. And yes I took some strong painkillers on Sunday night but they made me groggy at work yesterday so avoided taking any more last night. So was stitching and watching Lambing live and dreaming about our own little place where BF could then farm to his heart's content (and I can have all the animals I want).

Better go and warm up my soup for lunch. Might sit down for half an hour to do some stitching afterwards.

Oh and all my recycling box full shredded paper will be collected today (unless the wind has blown it all over the place :eek:) so I can get on filling it up again.

Marru

What a marvellous Sunday morning. BF has taken DD out and it is blissfully quiet. I have been catching up in the forums while having cup of coffee. I shall have another cup while reading Motivated Mind before having a shower.

Three things

I really need to start studying. My exam is in two months and I haven't started yet. Need time table.

I really need to start decluttering. The stuff is bringing me down and holding me back. I need a proper plan and realistic timetable that I can stick with.

I really really want a housekeeper. How, who and how much? Perhaps someone coming once a week to cook into the freezer and cleaning the place. I know this sounds extravagant but I simply don't have the energy/time to do it and it is another thing bringing me down. My time is better used in doing things that I can not delegate (see two examples above). So off to ponder...

Aesop

Hi Marru

some people may say having a cleaner is extravagant but if it genuinely helps you and you can afford it, why not? I hate housework and would love to have someone come in and deep clean my house!

I took a day off last week to clean my house, the deep cleaning it needed, but DS was ill on Monday, and so had to take that as holiday and go to work tue and wed. Wed was my paid day off.

You may find that having someone come in, cook and fill up your freezer, give you house a good deep clean, means you may only need to employ them once a month? That with them doing this for you, you only need to do a top up clean to keep the place tidy and dust free and the floors hoovered. And yes you are right, it will give you the time you need for studying.

Then maybe once you have started decluttering, done your exams, you will feel better and find you only need a cleaner once a couple of months or not again for a while?

Have a think about it, I think right now they would benefit you. ((((((Marru)))))

Marru

Very bad day today. I can't even think why. We did have a bit of a wild goose chase yesterday afternoon because I wanted new jeans. Didn't find jeans but got couple of smart enough short sleeve tops to use at work. However the result was that I was exhausted and had to have a little sleep before tea last night. I haven't quite woken up still and it is review day. Reviews are bl00dy hard work and not something to do when brain not fully functioning. Must plod on.

I have three things I must get done tonight:

- Do washing up and tidy kitchen (it seems that colony of ants have found my mess so must must get it sorted)
- Tidy clean clothes away
- Do some more paper shredding.

I am not allowed to do a single stitch until these three things are done.

Marru

OMG my BF is an angel :A

I came home today and noticed some white powder between the slabs in front of the house. I was puzzled as nobody else knew about the ants, I only found out this morning. Also my green garden waste bin had been moved. Then I came into the house and would you believe it. The mahoosive washing up had vanished and all the surfaces were nice and clean.

So I called him to thank him and he told that he had also done all my washing and hung it outside. What a star!! Especially as I have really struggled at work today and was wondering how I would be able to get through my task list for tonight.

So my task list now looks like this:

- Bring washing in and sort into the drawers
- Do some more shredding
- Use the reduced to clear ham from the fridge to make sandwiches to put into the freezer.

I should be able to manage that.

beanielou

Your BF is indeed an angel.