Getting out of my comfort zone

gilligansyle

Washing on line, second load in machine, ironing board set up outside - so will do half an hour ironing, then a break for coffee, go to Mum's and do some shopping.

Well its the start of a plan - I've also got some bargains at Body Shop so am going to look at what I've got, what can be made into gifts and that is very scarily the start of Christmas shopping - and its still only July:)

Karmacat

The ironing board is outside!!! Brilliant! As to Christmas .... I'm not thinking about that yet

gilligansyle

Morning
well DS didn't actually kill anyone, so I haven't spent the night trying to bail him out. He was very calm with them, asked for a breakdown of the charges, demanded they reset his security - and then used his phone to log on and check it while he was there!
He left them with the standard complain letter about the charges, but in fact as he has gone overdrawn purely because of charges being applied, he has a good case to go to the ombudsman and get them back. Every penny he's paid into the account since March has been swallowed up by charges.

It was a lovely day yesterday, today we have a blue sky at the moment, but its forecast for rain later.
Glad I got out in the sun for a while yesterday.

Was contacted by an agency about another job yesterday, so hopefully there is something out there. In the meantime, I've got wages coming in for a few weeks, so won't rush out to do part time work yet. I'll use the time to stock up the freezer, get some cards made up. I could also make some more soap and look into a course or two (I'm sure I mentioned that a while back)

Market day today, so off to get salads etc. Then coffee with my sister, planning for our trip to Germany.

Karmacat

That sounds really good - there really is the sense that there are still jobs in your field that are vacant and that they (whoever they are!!!) want filled - excellent news! And lovely to enjoy these few weeks as a staycation....

hypno06

Sounds like you are nicely relaxed about the whole work situation, which is fabby - that will mean that offers come in left right and centre for you...I have a good feeling

Double_Trouble

All sounds good especially being contacted by the agency job hunting for me is going badly back to thinking I will have to start a business again sorry I will leave my musings for my own diary

I was idly looking at courses yesterday whilst at a certain fabric and wool emporium which has a branch in Liverpool too but I was in the Welsh one but none really grabbed me and nothing I could turn into a business idea and recoup the cost which was at the back of my mind

I was there looking for 4ply brightly coloured wool of which they had none only baby pastels and a pattern again which they didn't have in stock so glad I didn't make a special trip we were on the way to Alder Hey where the little one's hearing was pronounced normal:) - so now I know she is just ignoring me :rotfl::rotfl:

Checked online and bright 4ply doesn't seem to be readily available so will probably cheat and buy rainbow wool instead of knitting rainbow stripes they are for daughter's Christmas present stripey socks with toes so I have started too :j as was the pattern as I was knitting a doll and realised it was going to be too small.

Have fun still sunny here too but we are expecting rain

DTxx

gilligansyle

Thanks hypno, I'm trying to be chilled about the whole thing. Thanks to MSe the mortgage is covered for a while, and I *know* I can cut back on other things if I put my mind to it.

Hi DT - I've looked at those courses, they do quite a lot in Liverpool. I actually fancy learning how to make clothes without a pattern, I think MG talked about it a while ago, and it would save money, but not make any.
I did think about something to use up all my odd bits of embroidery silks etc.

I have some cross stitch patterns that I designed myself, and I was thinking of making them up into kits to sell with instructions etc. I need to find a free site so I can produce the patterns, rather than my old fashioned maths book with coloured squares though!

Would you be able to do something like that - buy some basic stuff and add value to it.

I love rainbow wool! I think you're right though, you only ever see 4 ply in baby colours.

Double_Trouble

gilligansyle wrote: »

Thanks hypno, I'm trying to be chilled about the whole thing. Thanks to MSe the mortgage is covered for a while, and I *know* I can cut back on other things if I put my mind to it.

Hi DT - I've looked at those courses, they do quite a lot in Liverpool. I actually fancy learning how to make clothes without a pattern, I think MG talked about it a while ago, and it would save money, but not make any.
I did think about something to use up all my odd bits of embroidery silks etc.

I have some cross stitch patterns that I designed myself, and I was thinking of making them up into kits to sell with instructions etc. I need to find a free site so I can produce the patterns, rather than my old fashioned maths book with coloured squares though!

Would you be able to do something like that - buy some basic stuff and add value to it.

I love rainbow wool! I think you're right though, you only ever see 4 ply in baby colours.

I am trying to think of something but brain is dead at the moment:(

I have lots of embroidery silks and loads of really fine crochet cotton that I inherited not really sure what to do with them.

Kits sound a good idea I sent a photo of my OHs car to a kit firm once and they produced a cross stitch kit from it which I did and framed and then gave away as a prize in the owners club raffle so OH never got one in the end:o but it did look great even if I say so myself who shouldn't :rotfl:

DTxx

gilligansyle

Drat - was in the middle of a post and computer crashed.

DT - I was thinking along the lines of little kits for a couple of quid. May do something similar with jewellery, have got lots of beads I'll never use, so make them into earring kits.

BIG NEWS!!!! I've got a second interview :j:jso am assuming they wouldn't do that if they weren't interested.

Its hard to type with your fingers crossed.

Double_Trouble

gilligansyle wrote: »

BIG NEWS!!!! I've got a second interview :j:jso am assuming they wouldn't do that if they weren't interested.

Its hard to type with your fingers crossed.

:beer::j:beer::j:beer::j:beer:

DTxx