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

D&DD

Its pouring here again has been all day! Got so much washing to do I've had to put some on and will use the tumble drier to warm the house up its cold tonight.

Spoke to DS2's consultant who thinks its muscular because its in the wrong place for a screw to be loose...he's upped his meds to see if that makes a difference.

Some good news though for him considering his attendance this year was 23% :eek: he got a D grade in his early Maths GSCE and a C in English and Science This is without having his grades 'altered' because of his time off.

Keeping my bits crossed for all those having interviews and seeking work/new jobs and hoping tomorrow is a little brighter for us all *especially down south as its p**ing down* :rotfl:

lambanana

That's fantastic D&DD, you must be so proud considering his attendance.

I'm watching the programme about food waste, it makes me want to cry how much just gets thrown away. I try so hard not to throw away if I can avoid it but am going to try even harder because there's just no need to throw food away. I just wish I had an extra freezer!

steerpike

lauren_1 wrote: »

I am still locked in negotiations with my numerous creditors, hopefully they will accept my £5 a month offers (its either that or nothing and hoping I can buy more time to save for bankruptcy, I had a tax refund but whoops half of that went on uniforms, shoes, restocking the pantry)

My OH appears to be a bit happier, assures me he isnt leaving me anytime soon (school holidays are a bit manic here and for someone who has never been around children i am not surprised he wants time away) He bought me 2 lovely cumberland baby turtles to put in my empty aquarium for our anniversary and I got him a florida kingsnake (it was a rescue)

I'm a long time lurker but have come out of lurk-dom to respond to your post....why are you buying/acquiring exotic pets when you are teetering on the verge of bankruptcy and offering your creditors £5.00 a month??

katholicos

steerpike wrote: »

I'm a long time lurker but have come out of lurk-dom to respond to your post....why are you buying/acquiring exotic pets when you are teetering on the verge of bankruptcy and offering your creditors £5.00 a month??

I'm glad that you have come out of lurkdom but it seems a shame that you chose to do so to be pass judgement on someone whom you surely know very little about?

Annie56

Second that Katholicos....its the tone of the post that made me wonder the same as you....

ginnyknit

Annie you must be damn proud of yourself sorting out the Dhss like that - good on you! Things are moving now for you, one more hurdle crossed :j you have your own income - which you have earned all those years.

Annie56

Yes Ginnyknit the visit to the Jobcentre certainly was an eye opener but hey I get to repeat it every 14 days now so if they start on me again with a load of misinformation then I will put them right if Im sure Im correct.

The snooty one behind the desk said was there any job I could think of that I could apply for in my Jobsearch, I replied yes, yours because I seem to know more about it than you....;):p so am well looking forward to my next invite to visit them, I can now understand folks vent and rage now about Jobseeking and officialdom....ah well theres more to life than a snooty woman lol takes more than that to make me quake in my shoes.

Am scoffing my whoopsied choc eclair from A&da 12p and twice as delicious cos it was so cheap yum night all

D&DD

Glad to hear things are coming together Annie you're really doing well

ooh before I forget Morrisons were advertising cheap washing powder on tv earlier for £6 just wondering if its that big box we were all grabbing last year? Will go have a look...

60 washes for £6

lauren_1

steerpike wrote: »

I'm a long time lurker but have come out of lurk-dom to respond to your post....why are you buying/acquiring exotic pets when you are teetering on the verge of bankruptcy and offering your creditors £5.00 a month??

My turtles are cumberland turtles, they £2 to buy from a breeder, the aquarium I had since I was 18, the snake was a rescue which means i paid nothing and the vivarium was another from freecycle. Anything else?

Annie56

You tell them Lauren 1 ...........I thought it was a bl00dy cheeky question myself....and thanks for the tip on the washing powder D&DD that will keep me going for months so its off to local Morrisons in the morning......