OberonSH's DFW Diary Thread - 1 Woman, 1 Toddler & A Whole Lotta Debt!

gallygirl

OberonSH wrote:

as far as I know, the particular workshop (Mum Ltd) that produced the James 3000 is no longer turning out units, but I could always enquire :-) There are 2 newer models in the range, but at 12 and 16 not sure if they're ready for the open market yet.... 'I'll have a David Tennant with blue...no...green eyes, and I'll pay the extra for leather upholstery cheers'

Well DFW's, just a quick one as it's Solstice tonight, means I'm up at 2 am to make sure Child is suitable bundled, coffee made and copious amounts of hayfever remedy swallowed. I love nature, it just doesn't love me back! Talking of hayfever remedies, I bought a cheap one from Boots today (£1.25 for 7 one-a-day) and I might as well have taken a tic tac. Ususally use Benadryl, but that's not putting much of a dent in it this year. Lesson for today - some things are not worth downgrading on.

Pretty good day at the shop today, but then went and blew my DFW halo's shiny patina by not only buing lunch for 2nd day running (£2.95) but then stopped at Co-Op and bought Child ready made baby food and then some bits for me, ended up spending the same amount as my weekly shop (£7.50) on dips, stilton and crackers. So bit annoyed at myself as I could have made child a pitta pizza and not spent the money. But I am seriously enjoying these dips, and despite being able to get stilton cheaper at the market I really like the co-op one. So not all bad.

Hope everyone had a cheap day, and will be sending out DFW type thoughts as the sun comes up tomorrow morning.

Ob, even with global warming summer solstice is only once a year, so enjoy!!!!

And look, I've got 3 ***'s now!!!!!!!

Have a great night x

OberonSH

Evening chickees, hope it's has been a cheap one for all of us. Hasn't been for me.....

As Lovely Boyfriend and I have decided we'd like to take Child out more I've been and got a child seat. I needed it, and it was half price, so paid £50 for it, but not budgeted for. Having to transfer money for frantic ebaying into the account to cove it, and was so looking forward to paying off my sofa with it. Still, the money was there to buy it without leaving me short on the essentials, so I guess it wasn't a bad thing. Just disappointed I couldn't pay something off with the money. Was worth it to hear Lovely Boyfriend say he really enjoyed shopping for the car seat, and that he feels better now Child will be safe. (To explain in case it looks too havy for a new thing, we've been friends for years, and he was even best man at The Wedding That Shall Be Erased From The Records. So I'm not leaping into a serious thing with total stranger).

Took the day off work as we were both shattered from being up for sunrise, so had to miss the best part (back to someone's house of bacon/meatfree bacon type stuff sarnies) and went home to get baby to bed. Used the part of the morning LB was still snoring his head off to get somethings sorted and so had very productive day. Phoned Tax Credit people, to make sure increased payments will cover Child's nursery (it will), phoned Powergen about why I hadn;t had bill in 7 months - appears Ex was mucking around with account and actually moved the account away for a period of time. Never seen any paperwork, and am apparently back with them now, so that's all sorted. Also phoned local college about the beauty course I want to do, only to find out they moved the course list release date from July up to May, and the course is full. Hmm, they didn't advertise that very well. So going to have to wait a year. Feel bad about missing a day's takings, but I really needed today off to a) rest and b) get these calls done.

So all in all an excellent day, and I am very pleased with myself. Ebaying still trickling in, and have nearly hit my target of £200 by end of June (currently £198). At the moment it's being chipped into to cover bills, until council get butts into gear about my benefits claim, but should be able to replace it with any backdated payments I get. So looking ahead, and feeling pretty positive. Hope y'all are too. I'm off to get a bunch of clothes on Ebay, then settle down with a good book in the bath and tell myself that I'm doing brilliantly thanks tot he support I get from you lovely people.

Obi

P.S - DECREE NISI WAS PRONOUNCED AT 10AM THIS MORNING!!!!! YAYYYYY!!! 3rd August I will bbbbeeee tyyping veri errrraticallly asss I will hav consumeed alot off alkyhol to celebbrate the aabsolut.

MCBIRNIE25

Lol, sounds like a good day, and being such a nice lad I may even have a drink or 2 in your honour on 3rd August ;-)

OberonSH

You should do that, cos I'm writing to my MP to make it a public holiday. Divorce Day, the day we can all get together and slate 'smug marrieds' to quote a certain fat chick. I also see the Gov are trying to put tax breaks back in again for marrieds, without actually trying to alienate their single/cohabiting parent voters by saying marriage is better. Makes me mad to think these slimy bedhopping MP's, who can't seem to keep it in their pants) are trying to tell me that by not being married I'm not doing as good a job as people who signed a bit of paper. Grrr, my personal bugbear.

OberonSH

That and running out of cheese - not to mention ppl who rite in 'txt lngge' (ie leaving out the vowels and amusingly swap letters and numbers like 'l8r') with no punctunation whatsoever making it v hard 2 read esp as the concept of paragraphs is tot alien 2 these ppl u find urself reading it out loud 2 make sum sense of it what do u think?

MinnieSpender

OberonSH wrote:

That and running out of cheese - not to mention ppl who rite in 'txt lngge' (ie leaving out the vowels and amusingly swap letters and numbers like 'l8r') with no punctunation whatsoever making it v hard 2 read esp as the concept of paragraphs is tot alien 2 these ppl u find urself reading it out loud 2 make sum sense of it what do u think?

i no wot u mean m8 v annyng n dissing ov ing lang o n congratz on dcree nisi innit

In_Search_Of_Me

Good for you having a day off..new man sounds nice & good that you know him and know what you're getting into!! Will def celebrate on your divorce day...I remember mine well..cocktails and very loud singing I seem to recall and a hangover that was as bad as the marriage, which seemed appropriate at the time!! "I will survive" of course an essential but "Young at heart" my divorce time because I felt SOOOOO liberated & bloody happy!! As for car seat, had to get it and dd safety an essential! Have a good eve!

tired_mum

been following your thread and i am really pleased that you had a great day new guy sounds nice just right for you and lovely baby!! hope tomorrow is as good as today for you
bet you cant wait till Aug!!!:beer:

MinnieSpender

Wish I could join in with the divorce fun.

Sadly, I forgot to get married in the first place.

Will put it on "to do" list.

PeachPickle

OberonSH wrote:

That and running out of cheese - not to mention ppl who rite in 'txt lngge' (ie leaving out the vowels and amusingly swap letters and numbers like 'l8r') with no punctunation whatsoever making it v hard 2 read esp as the concept of paragraphs is tot alien 2 these ppl u find urself reading it out loud 2 make sum sense of it what do u think?

Oh my gosh, I hate people who write like that. It's a few levels beyond lazy!