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

kidcat

For anyone who is interested in a play dough recipe I have the one I used to use for the play group I ran, its really good and keeps well if stored in airtight container when not used. Will type it up if anyne interested:)

penelopedee_2

katiegizmo wrote: »

It's really nice to hear good news!:o and gives me more hope of my DH finding a job... I don't know how I will cope if it takes months it's putting a huge strain on us emotionally already and while I enjoy money saving it seems to take up my every waking moment now, I can't tune out from the money worries. It's not a nice way to live! How to other people deal with the worries?

On a better note, DH is in my good books for picking up 20 rolls for 27p today in the reductions so my freezer looks nice and full even if it is only full of bread! Plus we had a nice crop of homegrown strawberries today and some lovely cherry tomatoes. :j

Whilst DH has been out of work I've been worrying all the time. As well as being skint, everything just seems to feel more difficult. I can cut back and be as frugal as I want but I still feel as if I'm just blu tacking the family together. I find it very hard doing a couple of jobs and being the one that deals with everything. I know it won't be forever but sometimes I wonder how on earth I keep going.

But at least I can see the positive in most things and at some point life won't always be like this. Today work was ok, tea was created easily out of the store cupboard and freezer, and we are all well in Pen Towers so I'm smiling.

Larumbelle

Have been lurking on and off all day.

Congratulations to the Frugalistas :beer: I echo what the others say; to get a job in this climate is no mean feat. To be singled out for it because you have such a good reputation is amazing. Mr F obviously earned it! I am thrilled for you both.

Sammy-Kaye, if you're reading this congratulations Hun :beer: Holly is so beautiful xxx Make sure she grows up knowing she has a special mum!

Have had a bleurgh day today. It was my next-door neighbour's funeral. I will miss her, she was a great source of OS information even though she thought I was mad for using all the old tricks when I didn't have to. For her they were a last resort, as far as she was concerned if you could get credit and live on that, you should do that first. Also she used to say that "its one thing to be poor, quite another to be seen as poor". She wouldn't buy a cheap cut in case people thought she couldn't afford the dear one. Quite against the usual stereotype of her generation being thrifty and anti-debt. But all the same she was immensely (and rightly) proud of bringing up three kids alone, and of helping her family out during the war. She deserved a few years of not caring about the pennies. The service was nice as far as these things go. Didn't go to the wake or anything. Not really my place. Rest in Peace, Irene xxxx

Reading this thread has made me get a bit of my positivity back so thank you all

katiegizmo

penelopedee wrote: »

Whilst DH has been out of work I've been worrying all the time. As well as being skint, everything just seems to feel more difficult. I can cut back and be as frugal as I want but I still feel as if I'm just blu tacking the family together. I find it very hard doing a couple of jobs and being the one that deals with everything. I know it won't be forever but sometimes I wonder how on earth I keep going.

But at least I can see the positive in most things and at some point life won't always be like this. Today work was ok, tea was created easily out of the store cupboard and freezer, and we are all well in Pen Towers so I'm smiling.

You've summed up perfectly how I feel! I am tired of dealing with eveything but I don't want to show this to DH as I know he is feeling bad about things too, worse actually! I have to muster enthusiasm for things that I used to get excited about too.

I guess keeping positive is the key, I've always believed that saying what doesnt kill you makes you stronger and this will not be killing me or my family so we'll just get stronger! xx

penelopedee_2

Katie, its ok to admit to it being hard. Nobody is expecting you to be a hero, hun.

The worst is waking every night at 2.30 worrying and making balance sheets in my head and then knowing I've got to get back up again in a few hours. And guess what, no matter what I was worrying about it wouldn't have made any difference anyway.

Threads like this are an inspiration. Without it I might have gone round the twist by now :rotfl:

katiegizmo

Thanks Penelopedee... I know....just sometimes its easer to pretend you're ok when deep down you're really not!

Still tomorrow is another day and another chance of things changing, really hoping for good news from a job DH has had a second interview for. Everythings crossed twice over!!! lol

Wishing good lick and silver linings to all the fantastic people on this thread xx it's a true life line!

EDIT: perhaps good luck would be better than good lick!!!!! hehe

epsilondraconis

Well done Mr Frugalistsa! :dance:

katholicos

Frugalista, so pleased for you and your dear hubbie. Congratulations and i hope that everything improves for you both now.

Skint_Lynne

Smashing news about DH's job frugalista and good luck for your DH katiegizmo. I am also a lurker on this thread, but will try and contribute more, it is brilliant. x

mardatha

Not reallly keen on having a good lick thankuverymuch. I already had one from the cat
As long as we have food to eat and our kids are safe, thats all that matters.