The Ultimate Incentive to have an amazing 2010.

Tete_en_l'Air

Massive hugs Pilchard, what a horrible few weeks - your poor nephew! You seem to be coping admirably though, but don't put yourself under too much pressure with new year challenges. Hope 2010 is a much better year for you xxxx

Dinah93

Gosh what a horrible few months Pilchard, but it shows what an incredable lady you are that you are rallying around with such strength and just getting on with life. Glad to have you back and really excited to see how you're going to go about smashing your goals.

Pilchard

Thanks for the hugs etc

Well for a start, I finally completed my tax return the other day and only actiually did about £90 of mystery shopping all year and really struggled cos I'd left it so late to do it. When the thing comes out for April I'm going to do it as soon as I get my P60's in. I'm going to use Martin's budget thing to get money under control and I'm going to come on this site at least once a day. It's been a tough few months but that's no excuse to let things get out of hand so butt kiucking boots at the ready please!!!!

dippykitty

Pilchard wrote: »

Hi everyone

Happy New Year to you all.....and as for me, here's hoping it's better than the end of the last one. Like your new thread Dinah although I was a bit dizzy looking at all those challenges :eek: However, I know you'll complete them all! I know I posted in the other thread about updating everyone and then getting back on the bandwagon and I think, maybe, I'm starting to regain my sanity after a fraught few months. Here's a quick run down.

As you know, we got engaged in October on my birthday :T but things then went downhill from there. In November Ian was told his job was under threat because for 4 months of the year he was being trained to work in the lab at work and they were cutting the lab jobs. He wasn't working there at the time as he's not actually employed to work in the lab but they were having none of it. He tried to explain that how could the job he does do be under threat for the job he doesn't do but no, his name was on the list. After a stressful few weeks where he was interviewed, examined and had to attend loads of meetings he actually found that he had a job in the new lab. He doesn't want it and would prefer to stay where he is but he has no choice.

My nephew is in the army and joined his battalion in Edinburgh in May and in October they were deployed to Helmand. On Remembrance Sunday his mate who had come to stay with us a few times while they were at Catterick was killed by an IED so we were really upset and I went to Wootton Bassett for his repatriation. He was buried on 2nd December and then the next day we received news that my nephew had been involved in an IED incident that morning and had lost both legs. He was flown to Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham the next day and is now doing really well although it was touch and go for a while so the past month has been a case of driving to and from Birmingham.

Over Christmas my father in law was also in hospital so we were visiting him as well so I felt like the clock had gone back and I was a NHS nurse again!

Oh, and to top it off my niece decided to buy a 7 week old puppy on Bank Holiday Monday but by Tuesday morning she didn't want it and couldn't cope with it so the long and short of it is we've ended up with the poor thing. She's lovely and isn't bad but takes a lot of work so we're shattered!

I have decided, though that this year is going to be a case of lose lbs and gain £££ so I'm starting next week to get myself sorted. Ian has found that he can claim up to 25% of his pension when he's 50 (in Feb) but the window closes in April and the age goes up to 55. We won't get much cos his main pension is tied up in the divorce financial settlement but he should still get about £7k so we'll have enough to pay a couple of debts off and at least my car loan finished this month. I have also set the wedding fund up and,altyhough it only has about £70 in so far it's better than nothing. I'm going to come back on the htread on Monday and put my current debts, weight etc and would appreciate a kick up the bum if I veer off.

Thanks everyone and have a good day xxx

Sounds like you've had an awful last few months *hugs* Here's hoping that things can only get better from here!

Poolie

Dinah93 wrote: »

Drives me mad this selective male blindness they seem to have when it comes to finding things!

Yoh! Selective Blindness! I have to find things for Mrs Poolie since she doesn't tidy up.

Well I worked from home last night and Mrs Poolie was up and down all night so she is off work sick today. I blame her work for dragging her in on Monday.

clearmydebts

So sorry to hear about your stressful few months Pilchard. It sounds like you have coped amazingly and it is great to hear that you are so positive about 2010.

Hope your nephew is improving and that things take an upward turn for you in 2010.

wendz86

Really sorry to hear what a horrible few months you have had, glad your nephew is doing better. Sounds like you are really positive though so lets hope this year is better!

zigmeister

I wish I had half of your strength and determination Pilchard! Good luck for 2010

Glad you're feeling better Cinny! How much dya think you'd get for your Pashley? Would it be enough to cover getting a new bike?

tinkerbel

wow pilchard you are doing so well and youre strength is very admirable!

Dinah93

I've just had 73 product suggestions accepted on Dooyoo in the last 20mins. I'm scared thats a LOT of reviews!!!