Mooloo's New Home, New Year and New Start part 3

Savvy_sewing

Morning gone already.! DGD let me actually have a small lie in until 8.30am! yeah hey!. She is a bit of a madam at the moment though, and while I was on the phone to the Social worker she played up, but that was under control OK. Thank goodness. Apparantly the application of the permanancy of DGD being here has to go to panel on the 9th of January. Lets hope that things will move along better. Although I was not happy with the fact that I will be loosing the funding for the contact with Mum. But I suppose that was inevitable, and the cost is to the council and every penny is needed for other things I suppose. But when its around £20 a week, (when I eventually get it!!!), thats a big dent in the budget for the coming years. Which also goes up and not down of course. Oh if only the petrol would come down. But then we are all in the same boat aren't we!. So I will settle for that I suppose.
I managed to have the strength first thing to attack the mould growing on the kitchen windows/sill/door and bits of the wall, but thats the energy for the arm practically gone. I so want to attack the bathroom windowsill and behind the cistern on the wall, at the back of the loo, the mould is a demon there! and its a difficult place for anyone to reach, never mind someone who is physically challenged at times!.
I am having a cup of tea, been looking at the bank account, and making sure that things are running smoothly. For some reason I have lost a day! I thought today was Wednesday! But of course its not, so DGD is wearing Wednesday pants instead of Thursday ones! Oh well.
There is funds in the bank today, that are my ESA for the next Two weeks. So I have a reasonable fund for the start of the new year. Which is good. I am yet to update the actual figure with the things in the pipeline that do not show yet, but I am confident that I will not be in the red at all.
(Always a good way to start the new year!).
I would like to have been tidied better for the new year, but doubt I will get that achieved. But that can be part of the new years resolutions to de clutter and tidy up the spaces.
Mollys DD and I have been working out what bits of furniture we can use when we swap DGD's rooms and what I will need to get to sort things out. I have a picture in my minds eye now of her new room, which I will hope that will spur me on to getting my sewing stuff out of the room and into the loft and then get the working stuff back as I need it, and in some sort of orderly fashion.
This will need the help of the family. I shall have to press gang them into action I think.
Twin1 has a bad cold/flu like symptoms. DGD has the runny nose. BF has text saying he is full of the cold too. So they are all dropping like flys around me. I just hope that i do not get it badly!. (It is enevitable that I will get it!). Oh and so has Biggest of Mooloo's too.
Molly was not able to come over today, as her wshing machine was playing up and so she is waiting for the repair man. Another day we will catch up instead.
I am still to tweak the budget as there are a lot of things that will need changing until the bank balance is completely healthy and back on track properly though. As with everyone its a good time of the year to start afresh. The weather is yuk, so its not inviting to go out in, and so the paperwork is to be tackled.! loverly-not.

I hope that everyone is well, and that The Festive Season has not been too stressful and that the new one is being anticipated with a spring in the step rather then a stone in the heart.

floss2

Mooloo, what have the housing association said about the mould? They should be sorting that out permanently, not you when it reappears.

Savvy_sewing

floss2 wrote: »

Mooloo, what have the housing association said about the mould? They should be sorting that out permanently, not you when it reappears.

Told them once last year, and she said that it was up to me. Said that it was beyond thier control, as it was due to the way I lived. (I.e. I have heating on, and not enough windows open!). So I have just put up with it. I was thinking of paying to have the place tiled once it was treated. But ofcourse I will need to save for that first.
No harm in trying again though.

Molly41

Mooloo wrote: »

Yes Molly's daughter is a star. She is my carer really, but she does so much more, and doesnt worry about what she is doing, and the times. Which the way my health goes is wonderful. I fear that soon she will be off to pastures new, and then the flexibility will be gone. I get an independant living allowance to pay her, which is managed by the local council. However I am free to employ who I want, (as long as its not someone living with me), and that helps me considerably. When I am unwell, then the care is split, but the independant living plan was to help me with DGD. To help me keep her at home with me. Something I would not have been able to have done if I didnt have help.
But the friendship that I have with her, and of course Molly has now taken things onto a more personal level. I hope that things will continue in this way for some time to come. I think it would be hard to find someone else to fit the bill.

I am reading the challenges again this year, and will try to get back on track, although I am pleased that there is still funds in the bank at the end of the year. (I have no intentions of going mad in the last 3 days of the year).

Dont worry Moo as she will be about for a while yet. I know she loves her time with you both xx

Savvy_sewing

Morning. What a night. It took DGD until 9pm to get settled to sleep. Even though she had been tired. Over tired I think.:(

I wrote my diary, analysed the finances, looked at predictions, and all the other things that go through the mind at the end of a year, and the dreams and hopes for the coming year.

I thought I would sleep well, but by 4.30 I was sitting up in bed writing again! Drinking tea, (I know a caffeine!!), and scribbling away as if my life depended on it.:eek: In a way I suppose that it does.:eek::eek:
If I dont get to grips with the bills and the other aspects of the coming year, then I will have a miserable one. So finances are important. Then when that started it brought into play the thoughts of what I wanted to achieve with other things in my life, and then the things that I had achieved if I really thought about it. etc etc.
It has been a rock year once more.
Another year where the Social Services have ruled our lives, and have messed up on us.
Another year where there has been upset and unrest with the children and the grandchildren.
Another year where the money has gone up, down, and sideways. etc
Another year where my health has been ropey.
Another year where BF and I have got exasperated with situation and split up.
But then look at it again.

Another year where I have managed to bring up DGD, and keep her with us. Successful.
Another year where I have actually scraped through with some savings in the bank at the end of it, and my debts with the rent cleared. Successful.
Another year where DS has come back into the family fold, and that the twins have roofs over thier heads. Successful result.
Another year where I am still not bad enough to be deamd disabled enough. So thats really a result, in another way.
Another year where BF and I have overcome the problems, and will end it together, still wanting to travel along the journey we set out on.
Another year now to look forward too.
This coming year, finally DGD and the guardianship will be sorted.:)
The coming year, the finances will change no doubt, and we will not know what we will have to live on, but with the help of MSE I know we will survive it.:money::rotfl:
The coming year, I am seeing a specialist about my neck/headpains etc, and so hopefully that will be the start to some improvements in my health.:)
The coming year, DGD will start school and I will have 5 days a week of her at school. :T
The coming year, BF and I have the opportunity to get a break away as DGD's grandad has said that they would like to take her away in the caravan with them this year.:T
The coming year, I have a stable tenancy.:j
The coming year I have the love and friendship of Molly, and her DD.:A

The coming year looks brighter then I would have thought before.

So you see, all my sleepless night has done is at least give me a positive attitude to take into the new year!.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! As DGD would Say, only one more sleep. (Cos we dont go to sleep until the new year starts do we!).:rotfl:

Surfbabe

What a lovely positive message Mooloo - so glad you have been able to see the positives - heres hoping that 2012 is a step up from 2011 xxx

MatyMoo

Great post Mooloo :T

It is sometimes difficult to take a step back and look at things but you have done a great job looking at the positives in your life


Shame it takes sleepless nights to do it though

floss2

Mooloo wrote: »

Told them once last year, and she said that it was up to me. Said that it was beyond thier control, as it was due to the way I lived. (I.e. I have heating on, and not enough windows open!). So I have just put up with it. I was thinking of paying to have the place tiled once it was treated. But ofcourse I will need to save for that first.
No harm in trying again though.

Mooloo, sorry to nag, but it is the responsibility of the landlord to ensure that the property is fit to live in: if you have been following the housing officer's suggestions then I would go back to them and say "I've done this since I moved in but the mould is getting worse" and ask them to come out & reassess it.

You don't use a tumble dryer or dry washing in the house every day, there are only the two of you most of the time, you are disabled and have a 3yo DGD so need the heating on, so how can they say it's your fault?!

Savvy_sewing

floss2 wrote: »

Mooloo, sorry to nag, but it is the responsibility of the landlord to ensure that the property is fit to live in: if you have been following the housing officer's suggestions then I would go back to them and say "I've done this since I moved in but the mould is getting worse" and ask them to come out & reassess it.

You don't use a tumble dryer or dry washing in the house every day, there are only the two of you most of the time, you are disabled and have a 3yo DGD so need the heating on, so how can they say it's your fault?!

Your probably right. I will knock on thier door in the beginning of the new year. Nothings going to get done today anyway. So I will put it in the diary to ring next week and see if they can help me.
I could always photograph it and send them that afterall!:D

I am going to have to go and have a rest, as I missed on my sleep last night. Pity as I came home to do some sewing!.

Brighton_belle

Do try the HA Mooloo, but if you get no where...

we have a bit of a mould problem and I have found anti mould paint very helpful - totally sorted the front room problem for the last 2 years. It's not cheap of course, but available at DIY places.
I am right now taking a break from painting our bathroom ceiling and one wall with it.