Pollyanna

ChopinonaBudget

Bunny is ok :T although older than I thought she was, there was an error on the vet's system: she's well into her 8th year :eek: Never mind pensioner, I'm getting her a telegram!
She's very old and unable to cope with the cold weather so I'm bringing her indoors for the remainder of her life now
I've bought an indoor cage from eBay for £50, and borrowed one till it ets here expensive day, including the vets bill (£29 for consult and antibiotics in case her chest has any problems) but all worth it.
Bunny is living in the kitchen, I don't think she'd cope with the noise of the living room, but will get plenty of peace out there but enough attention too (and she's close to the fridge so will get copious treats as it be hard to resist her staring at me when I open the fridge door and see 'spare' carrots!

ChopinonaBudget

I've just done Christmas. Bought books for Mum (amazon) and went through daughter's wish list to get her some sticking fillers.
Bit weird.
It's not even December yet.
What do I do with December now?

ChopinonaBudget

Oh My God the rabbit STINKS!!!!

I haven't been able to clean her out since Friday as I used the last of the sawdust for her new cage, and she's used to being outside in a big hutch so has more room to smell. Indoors, she HONKS!!!!
I'll clean her out today, but need to wait till shop opens to buy sawdust. Ewwwwwww.

I've also been trawling round online shops looking for the cheapest way to buy ecover fabric softener - Tesco stopped selling it, I tried their own brand, and my daughter has come out in hives and itchy burning skin She's gone to school dosed up on antihistamines while I buy as little as possible in the health food shop whilst wating for Amazon bulk order to arrive. Balls.

It's definitely more expensive having a child with allergies.

ChopinonaBudget

Right, have bought -

Ecover from Amazon
Mrs Crimbles gluten free stuffing from I can't remember which online health food shop, but it was cheapest
Pair of school trousers for daughter (last two got returned, didn't fit properly - I'm hoping this one will)

I've written out a Christmas food list -
Aldi (drinks and any gluten free nibbles they might have)
Grocers (veg)
Butchers (Chicken (daugher not keen on turkey), Small bit of turkey (she would like a bit though!, bacon)
Asda - most of the rest
Tesco - cheese balls and Value coke

ChopinonaBudget

Right ho!

I've ordered the chicken, the turkey portion (don;t know what, I'm leaving that up to the butcher), and I've been reliably informed that there will be plenty of bacon to not have to order that in advance.

Presents have been bought and are being delivered shortly.
(I do need to get something else for my Mum though)

I've invited a friend round for Christmas Dinner and he's accepted, so I'm now cooking for ....

One coeliac
One vegetarian with an egg intolerance
One ethical vegan.

And one dog who will be drooling over the leftovers.
(he's a big dog, too, so when I say "drool", I'm using the term literally and liberally!

It's just as well I like cooking dinner, and am handy with individual dietary requirements!!

I've added cranberries onto the veg list, can't forget them, I always make my own cranberry sauce from scratch, I bought it ready made for years during the "ex" years, and it's just not the same

Christmas, Bring it on!!!

ChopinonaBudget

I'm knackered. But today has not been a bad day -
£2.38 in tesco on chips, soya milk, value coke, value bread
£20 on physics tuition for daughter

Free - a shed load of prescrition food for daughter, including pizza bases and taglietelle (two very quick types of meal there)

Bunny is happy in her new cage, borrowed one has gone back to owner.
I can't move in the kitchen now - Bunny in cage is very big, kitchen is very small :eek:

ChopinonaBudget

I've paid off 10% off my total debts today! AND the Barclays overdraft is gone! (New current account with Nationwide is in credit by £400 with another £100 to go before the month is out)

I still need the new overdraft with Nationwide, but I'm impressed with this month's haul!

AND (again!) I made three overpayments this month - my first ever - I split £150 between the three credit cards and my mum :j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j

ChopinonaBudget

I'm finally nearly off to bed, having just spent the best part of this evening sorting out daughter's composition coursework, as her school music teacher seems completely incompetent and can't tell a diminished chord from a fughetta :mad:
According the the teacher who is barely out of nappies, my daughter's work didn't have any of the set criteria. I have now printed out a copy of her composition with all the b****y criteria clearly labelled in block capitals as they appear. And the extra ones.
Am very p****d off with school over this.
I'm quite happy to go and explain to the teacher what a chordal progression actually means. And in my daughter's case, it involves something other than the primary triads. ARGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

Honestly, you would think schools would be trying to encourage creativity in the arts, not stifle it with stupid dumbed down criteria that the WJEC exma boards aren'e even asking for (and specifically told schools not to be too prescriptive as it can stifle creativity)

I'm on the case.
I am.
Rant over

ChopinonaBudget

Nearly forgot- I opened a smile current account yesterday
So I now have:
Barclays current account (closing either this week or next)
Natwest current account (natwest made me open as a condition of credit card but I can't use it due to the credit card! I transfer money into it to pay off their c/c when I do overpayments, that way it stays open but if they steal the money it doesn't matter )
Nationwide current account : has £1500 overdraft. Main current account.
Smile current account : use for monthly spends
Co-op current account : deposit cash/cheque/BACS earnings into before transferring into nationwide. Keeps accounts easy.

Purse is getting very heavy right now!
But can downgrade a little over the next few weeks

ChopinonaBudget

Tried to close Barclays account today. Failed miserable My latest Amazon purchases came out on the wrong card (I've deleted it now, but it's a bit late) so I need to wait for two of them to clear before I can close it down.
Nice man worked out the closing balance minus overdraft fees so I chucked that in the account ready for closing in a few days.

And I do really mean nice man - the counter staff have always been lovely in Barclarse - if it wasn't for the a*sehol*s higher up the food chain, I would probably be still there.

He asked me why I was leaving. I told him that when I was in financial difficulty, his manager was an unhelpful bast*rd. and I vowed that when my credit file improved enough to get accepted elswehere I would s*d off. "Fair enough" he said. I like his chilled demeanour!