Have grasped the nettle..........now to deal with the ensuing rash

Igamogam

Well the fog outside cleared and it turned into a lovely day - 2 lines of washing done......but that was about it.....brain fog didnt lift:( Hopefully a better day tomorrow.
Just waiting for DD2 return. Had text to say she is in car now so will be about another 90 mins or so.............I am going to bed OH can do the collection duties which includes dropping off another friend further up the hill.............rural-parent-taxi-service!

Igamogam

Spent most of day in bed feeling meh:( Consequently not much achieved and I will be chasing my tail again all next week. OH has been put to task to create his signature dish - shepherds pie - for tonight and I may just flop in front of TV with some filing to sort out. Also have to find my driving licence for DBS renewal at work..............with continuous employment with same employer in same place for a number of years it annoys me we have to do this. Waste of time and money when budgets are being squeezed until they squeak:mad:

Not feeling congenial at all.

Igamogam

Have not been well with a 4 day migraine - but its a while since the last one so all good in that sense. Working at home day tomorrow - a blessing and a curse as Micro manager will be sniffing around:mad: - hoping they are too busy.

Another 0.75% off the debt..............well almost 1% but I am going to be strict with myself and not fill the square in until a whole 1% is paid:D

Paperwork weekend ahead I feel............filing, burning and dealing with:p

NoOneAround

sorry to hear you have been unwell Igamogam, 4 days Good that you can work from home tomorrow, might help ease the head before the weekend if micro manager manages to not micro manage,
Well done on the next nearly 1%:T
x

Igamogam

The downside in working with mad frogs is they tend to pass on, without discrimination, anything they are carrying from crawlies to chickenpox and everything in-between:eek: I haven't got either but have woken up with the latest stomach 'bug' AAARRGH!! Dont feel ill as such but frequent trips to loo

Headaches have greatly improved NOA. I use to have a 4/5 day migraine every 10 days or so................this last one was 5 weeks after the last episode so HUGE improvement. Think its a combination of improved hydration and also being treated for the auto immune problem that had been brewing for a few years..............after years of hardly being an NHS service user, the last 5 years, after major surgery on my knee ,I feel as if I am a frequent flyer! Glad now things have been identified and I feel I can start working on getting my life back. There was a point when I thought I was going slowly mad as I kept going despite feeling carp, living in a'fog' and feeling exhausted all the time but nobody took me seriously when I said I thought I was really quite ill - friends family, colleagues,docs because I could burn the candle at both ends, meet deadlines put food on the table and generally keep all the balls in the air!

Looking back I can see how it has definitely made an impact on finances and domestic/family life........something I am only beginning to appreciate.

Well today is a paperwork day - cold but bright here so hopefully will get a line of washing out.Then its light the log burner to burn all the paper! First thing to tackle is the parking "fine".................I rarely go into Ald!,dont share the love I'm afraid,but sometimes I shop there for stuff for work. My nearest Ald! has a carpark operated by a 'private' company. I know I put car reg details in before leaving carpark........cos I went back into the store to do it:mad: Thanks to MSE lots of advice of how to deal with it so first thing is a phone call to Ald! head office and have already copied template letter to car park company if no joy...........here we go!

Igamogam

Well PADs have brought me another 0.5% off debt That is 7.25% since August. Wonder if I will make 10% by Christmas.........hmmm a little challenge maybe:D

Counted up my change pots - I do 5p £2 20p picture 50p and £1 with dragons on...........I know a little odd. Anyway close on £200 so far this year. Will keep it for now and probably use nearer Christmas. Havent counted my 'end of the week loose change' tin or the road kill tin............;)

Right I have now spectacularly avoided doing everything I should be doing..........log burner is lit though and I have burnt a load of old statements and bills:D

ETA - have spoken to customer services re PCN and ball rolling now

Igamogam

Didn't get as much paperwork sorting done as I had planned - easily distracted:) Today is a domestic kinda day - washing, vacuum, food shop(:mad:). Havent put my October challenges together yet - last weeks migraine slowed everything up.......one thing will be to sort out the home office.........In an effort to keep clutter from rest of house it is now too easy just to dump stuff in here and it get lost. Cant win!!

Just had big trailer load of wood dropped off - guess winter is around the corner now.Will have to give OH a hand at some point in moving it into the wood sheds. Have a coal shed filled almost to roof for the solid fuel cooker/CH/boiler monster.........have talked about lighting the monster for the weekend but once its warm and cosy its very hard to let it go out................

Have a charity fundraising sale which I am involved in in a couple of weeks...............hoping to sell lots of stuff I use as part of my work - large toys/construction sets/games etc. So I need to get those sorted and labelled and priced. They use to belong to my children or I have bought along the way to supplement and boost what meagre resources we have to work with. Decided to sell a) to make some money! and b) I am fed up of Micro Manager taking advantage and credit..............sounds a bit vengeful but I can live with that.

OK first load of washing just finished and its bright and sunny at moment so going to chance it on the line.

Igamogam

Fabulous sunny day here - warm enough for lunch outside Two lines of washing done. Have done about 2 hours housework today but also managed 30 lengths at swimming pool so energy levels are up again following the jab last week - behind on some other things though as 'bug laid me low for 48 hours. Have managed, finally, to reach 5000 points on Y*u G*v :j: So £50 on its way....................

Off to do some more autumn tidying in garden:)

NoOneAround

Hi Igamogam,
they do say "health is wealth" and don't we all know it - keeping everything going/juggling so much all of the time does take it's toll, and because you keep going no one takes you seriously when you say you don't feel well It must be such a relief knowing what it is now.


We haven't put the heating on yet but had a lovely log fire at the weekend - first in the season ....am going to try not putting the heating on til end October earliest...fingers crossed.
Good luck with sale!
x

Igamogam

The monster has been lit and the house is beginning to to feel toasty. That will be it, unless we have a real heatwave, until April barring a few 'Oh I forgot to refuel' moments.:D Will now have to re think how I cook and compete with the cats to get near it! I am however planning on more SC meals and been following Frugal Queen as she does a month of SC recipes.........some interesting ones there. I also like this blog too

Feeling a bit :mad: tonight. Booking method for my regular yoga class has changed - they didn't think to tell anyone and now I have to wait 2 weeks,ring at 7am ( good job I am up and about) to book for the following week. I made sure sports centre staff knew exactly how I felt and pointed out most weeks there is only handful of people who come along every week, the rest are made up of people who dip in and out which I find really annoying, or who just dont turn up and therefore take up a place..........cage is rattled as I really need my yoga fix:D

Limping to pay day already but still PADing