From Trash to Cash: the £100 to 10K Dribble thread

nixinixi

BlueCow1975 wrote: »

Hi there, it is occupational therapists that do home assessments for discharges (which is my job lol!). Occupational health deal with employee health related matters. Easy to get the 2 names mixed up & happens all the time.

Not had chance to catch up with what has happened nixinixi, but if I can be of any help please just PM me. All areas work slightly differently. If your family member is in a specific rehab unit then they usually have physio and occupational therapy (OT) input. The OT will assess what is called activities of daily living - which is basically just how someone copes with all the day to day things they need to do eg. getting dressed, managing the toilet, what will happen with drink & meal preparation, getting around the home in general, getting on and off things etc. OT's usually work quite closely with social workers who's job it is to organise any extra help that might be needed at home. OT's can also provide equipment to make life easier depending on need (stuff to make it easier getting off the loo, out off bed, to carry food from A to B etc). If bigger stuff is needed social services OT staff are usually involved and this can be a lengthier process (for things like stairlifts etc), but as Elly mentioned sometimes you can get stuff from SAFFA or other charitable organisations. Home visits do not always happen before discharge - it depends on need. They are very helpful as a "trial run" to see what will be needed on discharge. It is very very important to make sure all help / equipment etc is in place PRIOR TO DISCHARGE and dig your heels in if they try to discharge and you have any worries or the plan is not in place.

Gone off on a major tangent sorry lol!!!!!

Thank you Bluecow, your offer is much appreciated! Will pm you later if that is ok, it is the getting all the support in place that is bothering me, at themoment everytime they say they will do something the next day they phone me with the phone number and say here is the number you do it......grrrr.

Amber_Sunshine wrote: »

Munchki - YOU ... WILL ... NOT GIVE UP!! Your fellow Dribblers will not permit you to do so! All this chasing about must be so frustrating, but you are clearly capable and experienced, you're getting interviews.

So what ideas can we come up with for our Munchki? I'll start off with this - how about combining a part-time or temp job (however rubbish) with working on your business again? If you think it's a crap idea, I don't mind, just trying to get brains working on your behalf.

Nixi, we had a similar experience when my mum was out of hospital and needed some temporary support. SS didn't want to know, even though she lives alone, two of us live abroad, and the third is the other side of London, with school-age children. Family are supposed to deal with everything, even though it's not always practical or indeed possible.

They have known from day 1 that I really don't want/can't be involved (lot of history between me and dad) and back then it was all 'of course, we understand' and now it is all 'you need to do this' and then a call the next day to say 'have you done this yet?'. Driving me mad.


Munchki - I am soooo sorry. Honestly it is there loss that they aren't employing youm they obviously don't want someone full of ideas and energy. Like you I am not a 'yes person' and I know that can get me in all sorts of scrapes, but most employers only want 'yes people', the right employer is there somewhere.

Munchki did you see the links for the advertising car wraps yesterday? I thought of you.....it could pay for your car each month, up to £220, not ideal but a start. Actually seriously considering it for me to! Hugs hun xx

Hales

Hales wrote: »

All Outstanding Commitments are wrote in Red! Completed Commitments will be changed to Green!!

Weekly Commitments

Hales
List another 10 items on ebay
Monthly Commitments – Aim to have enough ipoints for a redeem
Write 10 Dooyoo reviews 2/10


Scrooge2008
2 Hours of study a day until the 22nd
Monthly Commitment - Set up a basic website/blog and understand AdSense

deq123
List 5 things on ebay (1 done!)
List a set of 5 websites for sale
Setup main page of main website
Setup new product on main website
Monthly Commitment - Do Some Matched Betting

cakeordeath
Monthly Commitment - Find out how to update website by myself!!

Joeygrey
Keep on top of housework
Clean the car again
Add at least 3 new posts to my blog
Ebay ebay ebay - get as much ready as possible for Thursday
Get my business ideas off paper and into real life
Monthly Commitment -
Expand my blog into a website to sell from or create a linked website (might need some help with this one guys!!)
Completely sort my loft of rubbish/treasure and have it either sold or listed on eBay.
Continue with Slimming World diet

moneymabel
Add banners to blog
Monthly Commitments –
Keep Blog Updated
List on ebay every sunday
Plan out adding new collection to website
Think of a name for the non wedding collection

Paulabear
list my Ebay pile!
make three objects that are saleable
start setting up a website
sort out OH's craft/jewellery items and photograph
sort out running totals and write down!!
Monthly Commitment - find out aboutmatched betting

Crafty Toots
Monthly Commitments : List at least 40 things on eBay - 12 done so far
Check out eBay & Gumtree for local sale listings for reselling at a profit

Mambury
photograph all other kids clothes.....
try and get them listed on ebay
get my monsoon dresses on ebay
Monthly Commitments:
Learn about/build new website
Investigate blogging relating to said website!
Ebay til I can't no more!
Check all books/dvd/vhs for ebay/amazon
I have stock coming for new business so that needs to be set up on ebay
Sit & write a full business plan inc cashflow & how/where to grow company
Go through quidco/tcb etc to see what I can make


Crafty Toots
Crochet 2 Baby Blankets
Crochet 5 Baby Hats
Revisit charity shop I was in last Saturday and actually buy the 'new, still in sealed package' bits and bobs that I swithered over and figured I'd never use!
Monthly Commitments : List at least 40 things on eBay - rubbish'high quality, surplus to requirements' items from the house
Check out eBay & Gumtree for local sale listings for reselling at a profit - 27 so far


mimms
carry on job hunting
tidy the babys room and sort the ebayable things into a pile
sort out my sky direct debit
set up a direct debit for my rent
photograph 20 items ready for listing on thursday
make a doctors appointment
get some jiffy bags
Monthly Commitments:
Decide if i want to do sex chat work or not!!!
List 30 items on ebay - 12/30
Sort out pay pal account
Get refund from carpy phone bought from dodgy ebay seller
Sort out a bank account for money earned from this challenge
Get a new job!

Ninixi
Prep shoes/slippers for ebay listing (are we having a challenge????)
Sort office cupboard and do filing
Update blog regularly (only got one post so far )
Photograph as many items as pos for ebay listing
Monthly:
Plan what I am going to do with my website! (at moment just a holding page!)

natnat13
Buy wholesale stock i have been putting off buying
Do posters / cards for selling on ebay and put in shop / school
Do accounts for my body shop business
Start sorting car boot stuff out
Have a look at dooyoo
Traul charity shops and follow instincts!


LilacPixie
Making my first matched bet
list 5 things on ebay
consider starting a blog about my allotment
try and stop doing 100 different things and focus on one or two

the_cat
post ebay parcels (2 late payers to go today)
transfer paypal money
sort through cd's ready for listing thurs/fri (started!)
photo 30 ebay things
list at least 15 ebay things thurs
list at least 15 ebay things fri
verify paypal account

Monthly Commitments

Paulabear
Get enough stock together to set up a shop on Etsy or Folksy - Got a Folksy shop!

Shakey999
Get the money for items im selling into my account
Find a cheap gym & begin workout schedule
Carry on saving
Read 'think & grow rich'
Learn how to create a website

Jane130
get my sewing machine working
ebay at least 10 items a week (17 done)
crochet 100 flowers 45/100
sign up for manicure course
advertise myself as a house cleaner
cancel my scrapbook kit subscription
Set up dd of above subscription cost to savings account

Shell06
Ebay anything & everything!
Find the frames I'm after
Join BB
Matched Betting
Do some overtime at work - 3 shifts so far
Buy the stock I keep looking at
Get my website up & running (come up with ideas)

EMminently
pack up everything for boot sale (evenings 7-8)
finish my book to the point i can contact the publishers (lunches 1-2)
start growing my plants for sale (by thursday)
publicise my barefoot book site and start selling stock (wednesday onwards)
sign up with another language school to have more regular students (by wednesday)
do some research into my dvd project (evenings 8-9)
give thought to how best to tap into a new local 'market' opportunity (ongoing)
revamp my reflexology business & build up client base (saturdays)
cooking for family members to earn extra cash (sundays)
do my mystery shopping assignments (as/ when required)
do leaflet drops while out walking (evenings/ weekends)

tryinghard
Spring clean the house
Be ahead on work paperwork
List 60 items on ebay/amazon
Do a meal planner
Go through finances to save more money

alyssa_liss
10 dooyoo reviews 5/10
list 10 things on ebay
try matched betting
join ciao and copy over reviews from my dooyoo

murie
Sort more stuff for ebay and list it
Gather and price for car boot sale season
Make ValentinesMothers /Easter cards to list on Folksy (AND remember to take a pic of all of them for my portfolio
Re commit to doing Dooyo
Have a closer look into matched betting
and finally...have a great time on my Birthday

Rosie
Learn about and try match betting
Join Dooyoo
Register for mystery shopping
List more bits on ebay
Start planting my vegetable seeds

YummyMummy20
Get a day job, even just a rubbish one
List 30+ items/lots oneBay - 16/30
Do 10+ Dooyoo reviews
Do ALL surveys i get invites for and poss sign up to more survey sites
Get sewing machine fixed
Finish Book1 of ICB course
Organise Avon stuff and come up with a plan
Lose 4lbs

LittleMissHappy
List all my old books on eBay
Collect all my info onto my spreadsheet and keep updated
My focus for Feb is Matched Betting so spend some time every day reading and practising that (dummy runs)

sholly
List at least 10 items per week on ebay
Finish sorting out best options for old gold
Read up on Match Betting (again!)

mummyandpaige
At least 30 Dooyou reviews 5/30
Take the plunge with matched betting
Take advantage of at least £50 worth of Quidco/topcashback freebies - £60 so far
Buy first wholesale lot
Look into costings and viability of opening a toyshop
sort out EBay account and start listing

dillidalli
Job application
Create marketing advert for Wedding show
Update blog
Marketing planning for event
Finish annual report project
Finish DVD wraps and send to printers
Send invitation design book to the printers

munchki
Secure a job
Look at costs to start project

GlisGlis
Remove remaining CDs/DVDs from Amazon listings, and list on eBay
Get one more regular singing pupil
Clean out the bottom of the wardrobe

Lost Prophet
Create a blogging site and blog daily
Look into buying items from Costco to sell on Amazon
Find clothing items that I don't wear to sell
Look under my bed for items that are boxed up and not used

Here's the updated board everyone - just shout if ive missed anything/anyone

Amber_Sunshine

Munchki, you and Saucy are the worst for apologising when there is absolutely no need to! This is your home from home and you can vent whenever you need to. I know how frustrating and precarious your situation is, and I can't come up with any easy solutions or an instant job, much as I'd like to. As others have pointed out, the job market is at its toughest at the moment and it won't improve for a while yet. I know it won't be much comfort, but you have shown a lot of determination and that is a great asset. I've been at the point where I was almost broke and desperate, and then my current job came up. Yes, it's not ideal, but I'm grateful for it and it's paying my way. Try a bit of visualisation - you never know - see yourself being offered that job and think how good you'll feel sitting at your desk on your first day at work.

Hales

munchki - (((HUGS)))

elly68

sitting here reading up on baby names and making keyrings

jo70mo

elly68 wrote: »

sitting here reading up on baby names and making keyrings

read the first part of that and thought we were getting an "announcement":D

moneymabel

Thanks Hales:-)

grrrrrrr stupid eBay buyer. Sold one of those bloody remote control cars and he emailed me saying the battery wouldn't fully charge. Thought fair enough so sent him a charger and battery that I'd tested free of charge. Now he's saying that's not charging either. He's really blunt as well which annoys me - email just said ... Hi, new battery doesn't charge...that was it!! Dunno what to do now, have emailed him back asking if he used the new charger and am waiting for the reply. I tested the car before sending so don't think it's a problem with that. I wish I'd never seen those stupid bloody cars :-(

elly68

no danger lol ive been fixed

elly68

that was probably too much information but then you lot have had some weird conversations about poo lol

Amber_Sunshine

Munchki, reading what Nixi says about you not being a 'yes' person makes me think that maybe you would do really well in a small business where you could really exercise your energies. Larger companies are more likely to want someone to fit a defined role and image, whereas a small company may be more flexible and allow you scope to do more.