Lois_E begins a long MFW journey

Peonie

Lois_E wrote: »

Catching up on a few diaries but am never going to be able to read everything. Can anybody tell me what are the really important things that I need to know about the last five months? Has anybody paid off their mortgage, got pregnant, moved jobs, found a new partner, etc?

Have a look at my diary [wink wink]

Lois_E

misscousinitt wrote: »

Glad to see you back!

pink_poppy wrote: »

Welcome home Lois :D

Thanks both of you. :wave:

Peonie wrote: »

Have a look at my diary [wink wink]

Just been there. V exciting.

So, it turns out the money from E.on is not a mistake. It was allocated to my account when I switched in August 2009, but they never actioned the payment. I was in the middle of a nasty situation with X at the time and chasing up the final bill from E.on slipped through the net. Anyway, somebody at E.on has been going through accounts and sorting out all the people who were owed money ages ago and never got it, so they sent me a letter (to my old address, so I didn't get it) and some money (to my old current account, which was mercifully still open although empty and not really being used). The person on the phone was very helpful, and is going to get another copy of the letter sent out to my address where I am now.

It would be nice to use the money to OP a bit more, but I am aware that it is a refund on a bill and the "savings and bills" pot is perilously low, so I am putting most of it in there. Have paid another £25 off FL1, though. Meanwhile, the money going into the "savings and bills" pot has got my Santandr 123 back up over the £3k mark, so back to earning 3%.

Off to update sig.

Lois_E

Very spendy day today - new glasses for DS with expensive lenses :eek: But he needs them, so there's nothing I can do about that.

NSD yesterday though.

Calfuray

Lois_E wrote: »

Very spendy day today - new glasses for DS with expensive lenses :eek: But he needs them, so there's nothing I can do about that.

NSD yesterday though.

Feel your pain, my glasses are so expensive, it's always the lenses. Have to get the lenses thinned down or the legs won't close! :rotfl:

catshark88

Have recently come back to the MSE fold and am popping in to say hello. I remember reading your diary last time I was on here and I look forward to following it again.

Take care and congrats on all the progress that you've made!

:-)

Lois_E

Thank you catshark. :wave:

Thank you also to Alchemilla, Calfuray, pink poppy, Squirrel and skinty for thanking. :wave:

Tonight I am grateful for
1) Not having any marking to do this evening - had a snooze instead.
2) Warm dry house when it is tipping it down outside AGAIN.
3) My brother being helpful and having a nice phone call with me.
4) My dad helping to pay for DS's glasses.
5) DS helping with the cooking this evening.

gallygirl

Lois_E wrote: »

Tonight I am grateful for
1) Not having any marking to do this evening - had a snooze instead.
2) Warm dry house when it is tipping it down outside AGAIN.
3) My brother being helpful and having a nice phone call with me.
4) My dad helping to pay for DS's glasses.
5) DS helping with the cooking this evening.

Lovely list Lois, but my vote goes for:

1) Not having any marking to do this evening - had a snooze instead.

icontinuetodream

Nice to see you back Lois

teapot2

Hi Lois, welcome back - good to 'see' you again :cool:. Great news about the EON refund too :beer:

Lois_E

This evening I am grateful for

1) A rare moment of self discipline in which I got all my tonight's pile of marking done before beginning watching TV so I could feel guilt-free while watching it.
2) Neither DS nor DD wanting help with homework this evening.
3) Not long to go now until half term - there is light at the end of the tunnel.
4) Gally, ICTD and teapot for posting :wave:
5) catshark, Gally, ICTD, MCI, Pearla, pink poppy, QBW, Radish, skinty and Tilly for thanking :wave: