Pippi’s pulling up her stripey-socks for the final sprint towards the Good-Life……………

Pippilongstocking

Luciellie - do you mean

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portulaca_oleracea

I had it in the other garden - can grow from seed its an annual - I don't have any I'll ask at work - where he might have some

Get back to you later

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170590720636

ETA seed here ^


Trog glad you got the plant!

Kei - hope you feel better......

Wik - huggle

All you other lovely lot hello xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Done HC out in the utility room
Bank checked - not too bad - DD day (how could I forget that?) I've not a very good DFW at the mo......................!!
EH - a few of the things you sent which have been sown have germinated
Anohter sale to pack for ebay - UM - why does paypal take so much of a cut - did it always do that?????? I need a rethink on my prices - all going much better since offering free delivery. But for seeds thats OK, for plants thats a bit harder

Pippilongstocking

Oh I got paid £121 from the council (?) must be a tax rebate and two days of other work (only 6 hours though)
stuff sold this month - £49 so far (seeds) and £43 books (16 eggs)

Woo hoo I've earnt more than nothing this month - need update my own spreadsheet later - a bit of progress.


LOL 121 from council for pay (in)
DD for electricd £100 (out)
DD for house insurance £13 (out)

I might have 12 left - lol!!

Pippilongstocking

Capital one CC balance 1455 - paid £100 today
Lloyds cc 933 - paid £100 today

Until I can get my head round what extra need to go in there - its horrific - but there you are - I have to face it full on - travelling mainly and related expenses (and my own petrol and food expenses)

Deep breathes. Until the thesis is finished it was always going to be tight.

We've food/heat and petrol

Don't need much else.

8 packets of seeds to post this am - got them ready.

Off to get that book -excuse my monologue today - heading needing to get straight and Mse ish

Have £48 in paypal - do they charge when you transfer? Off to find out

And I've a few orders for 'plant plugs' so I need to see what I need to sow for those orders - growing to individual order is much more satisfying but I've other stuff to go on ebay too.

Thinking I might find out about local car boot sales too...............and there is a garden show later in the year (may?) but I think maybe not this year but will wait and see.

Uniscots97

Hi Pippi, I think paypal take money off when it goes in there so nothing gets taken off coming out. I don't remember anything coming off when I've taken money out.

EssexHebridean

Nope - no charges for withdrawing money to a bank account from PayPal anyway which is how I always do it. Actually, well reminded, I must go and check the bank to see if the last lot has landed!

Very excited to hear that some of the seeds have actually germinated - just goes to show that in the right hands they will behave! ! Must start getting some stuff planted myself now - shockingly behind on that considering we discovered the other day that we still have two tiny mini-polytunnel thingys from out old allotmenting days which might be useful. Need to sort out and actually DO SOMETHING!

Sounds like the work-front on the gardening side is looking quite bright Stripes, and hurrah for getting paid! The client I was working for yesterday suddenly piped up in the middle of the day "Ooh - that money coming in means we can pay xxx bill! Is it really sad I'm excited about that?!" which really made me laugh - I did hasten to explain that no, she was certainly NOT sad for thinking that way! :cool:

Keiss_21

Hya Pippi

Glad you're starting to get your head together..well done on the money from the council!! :j

Remember to be kind to yourself...it'll take time to come to terms with how you are feeling.

Still a bit under the weather...bowel probs...flares up every once in a while

Now must get off this 'puter and get something done...so easy to "waste! a day playing on here!!

Take care all and have a nice day. xx

greenval

Just a quick one. Hugs to all who need them
Saturday night after 3 days of feeling tired/awful my carbon monoxide alarm started shrieking. Switched off gas fire, ventilated house, took self and dog for walk.
Yesterday gas fitter came, capped off gas to fire, now awaiting chimney man to sweep /check chimney. If all ok can be reconnected.
Not feling terribly jolly but still vertical and breathing (always a good start)
More later!!!!!!!!

EssexHebridean

Phew - thank goodness you had the alarm Greenval - like smoke alarms, the alternative consequences don't bear thinking about. I seem to recall we had a similar rant on here a while back but CHECK YOUR ALARM BATTERIES PEOPLE! If you don't have a smoke alarm contact your local fire station to get one fitted for free - you owe it to not only yourself and your family, but to your neighbours also. If you have gas fires or boilers, you should also have a Carbon Monoxide alarm.

Glad all is OK and will cross my fingers for you being reconnected sooner rather than later.

Cheery_Daff

Gosh greenval :eek: What a shock :eek: Glad it's sorted, consequences don't bear thinking about

(((((pippi))))))))))) good to hear you getting your head on and growing. Be kind to yourself xxx

Karmacat

Pippi, I haven't been able to get on here for a while - sounds like you're back in action, even if you're feeling dissociated underneath. You need to keep going, of course, but do remember what you've been through ...

Greenval OMG, as they say! That was sensible to go out for a while - vertical and breathing is excellent, I agree!