It's STILL tough and not getting better - so how are we coping?

sammy_kaye18

Lindy_-_Loo wrote: »

Have ordered my high street vouchers now the £300 has been paid so will get them within 3 weeks, so can stsrt xmas shopping yey!!

I know - have been looking at xmas and how many payments I get now between now and xmas so I can start my xmas shopping - have a list of what I fancy getting people so can work from that now.

Hoping if I can start now I will have gifts done by then for family and put a little bit of money aside into savings so I can do Ben, Owen and Holly as and when i see deals that are relevant.

lilac_lady

This Christmas I'm thinking of giving vouchers/cash instead of actual presents.
Grandchidren excepted, although will give a taken present and money to their parents to buy what they (the children) need most - notice I said NEED!

I think the sales after Christmas will be massive so they'll all get more for their money.

taplady

we have a damson tree full of fruit that we dont like if anyone is near me and wants to pick them! seems such a waste to leave them to drop on the floor but I cant stand them.

Princess_kate

Picked up some wellies for myself in B&Q on the weekend, all £5 a pair, womens only, I got lovely spotty ones but they had lots of patterns & the ones with an adjustable bit on the side, similar £12 in asda across the way!

taplady

annie - well done to your DS!:T:j

I too have some good news, my DS2 got his results and he passed his National Diploma in Media Production:):j it was a long hard slog but we're very proud of him as I've mentioned before he had a statement of special educational needs through most of his school years and didn't talk until he was 4 so its a great achievement.:T

kidcat

Great news taplady its always great to hear success stories, especially from statemented/spec needs kids, gives me real hope for my DS. Thank you for sharing.

purpleheather2810

taplady wrote: »

we have a damson tree full of fruit that we dont like if anyone is near me and wants to pick them! seems such a waste to leave them to drop on the floor but I cant stand them.

Are you on freecycle/freegle? People post that sort of thing on ours - "Come and pick your own damsons" or sometimes "big bag of damsons offered" and they always go...

katholicos

Well done to your son Taplady!

Hippeechiq

taplady wrote: »

I too have some good news, my DS2 got his results and he passed his National Diploma in Media Production:):j it was a long hard slog but we're very proud of him as I've mentioned before he had a statement of special educational needs through most of his school years and didn't talk until he was 4 so its a great achievement.:T

That's wonderful news taplady Well done your son :T

mardatha wrote: »

You've got a severe weather warning out for the south of England tonight I see. Glorious summer innit? We got a nice enough day, sunny and windy so had a big washing out and its dry.

Well, it's your turn for a bit o' nice weather mardatha - it's rained continually down south for the last 4 days....or at least, the part I'm in.

annie123

taplady wrote: »

annie - well done to your DS!:T:j

I too have some good news, my DS2 got his results and he passed his National Diploma in Media Production:):j it was a long hard slog but we're very proud of him as I've mentioned before he had a statement of special educational needs through most of his school years and didn't talk until he was 4 so its a great achievement.:T

And well done to your DS :T