'supporting each other through really tough times'

Elisheba

Hello all,

I've only every posted a few times, but I'm always having a nose around the site. Just thought I would come on here and have a wee moan.

It's been quite some weekend! On top of our lodger telling me he's moving out, the car MOT and service came in at about £650! And I'll still have to get a couple of tyres later in the year!

One of the main problems with the lodger is that even though we have a months notice, we need to use that months rent to return the deposit, so things will be uber tight, and it's DH's birthday, so I'm a bit sad we won't be able to do much.
In someways though, it a good thing. We've done our sums, and can live without the lodger money, so when we get a new lodger we can keep our belts tight and get the debts paid off quicker, and get some put by for changes in circumstance like this.

Unfortunately the car needs to go on the VISA, and that's the absolute last of the leeway we have. Thankfully though we will manage, it's just pushing things awfully close to wire, and I'm so annoyed that we are still being so bad with money, and are still in this position even though we got the lodger months ago!

claire1234

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kezlou

meme - what a toss pot :mad:

My streets like that, we get lorries driving it, car 60+ miles per hour, schools always packed and can never get the van parked near the house. Our street is a run through so you can miss the traffic and the lights.

Katie - good luck with dd's work.

Fuddle : no idea wheres theres an aldi in stockton, i know theres an lidl in stockton town centre.
Good luck with the application forms.

right i'm off to bed i'm shattered

Popperwell

Sleep well Kezlou...
And lets hope tomorrow is better, even some decent weather would be welcome...

I could never behave as that river did to Meme30...I don't understand people like that...

I have a very romantic view of the area that I live and have very close ties with the railways as most of my Fathers side of the family worked in that industry for most of their lives...and for many years locally it was one of the biggest employers in the area.

Funnily enough soon my town is going to start building carriages for the rail network so we do have some employment coming even without the plans being discussed today. That will be very welcome. And this is 30 years since the railway works closed. Local employees(I assume)but a Japanese company)

Molly41

katieowl wrote: »

I've cooked a lot less today. Lentil Shepherds pies, Rice pud with cinnamon apples, cheesecake, and prepped my filling for the pasties I'll make at 6am tomorrow. I've fished some cake and brownies out of the freezer, and will make a cornbread to take too I think (in the morning) It's horribly windy, but we will be inside again! Thank goodness!

Kate

Sounds yummy - wish I lived near your market x

Popperwell

Me too Molly...

Its given me some ideas though, I may have to think about doing more home made fare...don't think I have ever had cornbread.

meme30

Elisheba wrote: »

Hello all,

I've only every posted a few times, but I'm always having a nose around the site. Just thought I would come on here and have a wee moan.

It's been quite some weekend! On top of our lodger telling me he's moving out, the car MOT and service came in at about £650! And I'll still have to get a couple of tyres later in the year!

One of the main problems with the lodger is that even though we have a months notice, we need to use that months rent to return the deposit, so things will be uber tight, and it's DH's birthday, so I'm a bit sad we won't be able to do much.
In someways though, it a good thing. We've done our sums, and can live without the lodger money, so when we get a new lodger we can keep our belts tight and get the debts paid off quicker, and get some put by for changes in circumstance like this.

Unfortunately the car needs to go on the VISA, and that's the absolute last of the leeway we have. Thankfully though we will manage, it's just pushing things awfully close to wire, and I'm so annoyed that we are still being so bad with money, and are still in this position even though we got the lodger months ago!

:wave: Hi, sorry you are finding life tough at the moment. Finances are never easily sorted and sometimes it feels as though money worries are getting on top of you.:(
It sounds like you have had your 'lightbulb' moment and are determined to sort it out. Good for you! Hope you find a new lodger soon and things get better for you.:)

GreyQueen

Softstuff wrote: »

If I ever have a spare bucket of cash GQ, I'd buy you one, just so I could see the mad glee on your face while you do it.

Looking forward to it. I laugh manically at such times, too.

Was once on a speedboat and the rest were on the lower deck tossin' their cookies as we bounced around the sea and I'm on the upper deck with the driver, shrieking with glee and yelling Wheeee!!!!!!!! Great fun, with dolphins riding our bow-wave for fun.

sevenup01

Morning all! Fuddle that armknitting looks great!

Last night i sloped off my mummy duties and went to my local WI where we had a speaker to tell us about Tea. It was very very interesting and i really enjoyed it. i also enjoyed the slice of christmas cake i had with my cuppa after the talk. Next month we are having another speaker and also a show and tell of our crafts. What to take in i wonder? The bobbly cardi i am making or the lace shawl?

Softstuff

GreyQueen wrote: »

Looking forward to it. I laugh manically at such times, too.

Was once on a speedboat and the rest were on the lower deck tossin' their cookies as we bounced around the sea and I'm on the upper deck with the driver, shrieking with glee and yelling Wheeee!!!!!!!! Great fun, with dolphins riding our bow-wave for fun.

And just imagining that makes me grin too. I'm a rollercoaster girl through and through. A couple of years ago as part of a works trip we went to a theme park for the evening, it was all rented out just for our crowd. I was the oldest there by a fair margin, but the only one running round for a consecutive dozen rides on one particular coaster, giggling like a schoolgirl.

Knee hurts drastically after this afternoons physio (much like it did after last weeks physio) so I'm sat here with an ice pack and voodoo doll of her (just kidding about the doll, the lady physio is adorable just a bit too effective). On the mend though, I'm walking normally now. Only for 10-15 minutes at a stretch pain free, but it's great progression. If all goes according to her plan, 2 months of regular physio with 3 times daily exercise, possible orthotics if needed at the end of that and I might be jogging again! She thinks it's reasonable to aim that way. I think I'll be happy if I stop feeling sick with pain :rotfl:

Took hubby to the emergency dentist, he's having issues and our dentist even said we must be due some good luck by now! I figured though, when we came home and had a good hug with each of us wounded somehow, that maybe finding each other from a world apart was a lifetimes good luck and anything else good is a bonus