MOOLOO'S Muddling on into 2013

Savvy_sewing

Well here I am again. A new year, and a clean sheet.
Family all with thier various problems, sent to try and test me.
Theoretically this year should be a better year.
Last year I managed to finalise the Guardianship of my DGD1.
Last year, (sounds so strange), I managed to finally get the twins carers of thier own.
Last year, I found out that I was on the wrong medication and had been treated for the wrong problems for best part of 5 years.
Last year, unfortunately, we lost the battle to have our boys and they were adopted. May god go with them, and I hope that they will have a blessed future, and will come to look for thier birth family in due time.
Last year, was a year of many issues, ups and downs, and financial battles.
We still go forward with twin2 and DS on no Benefits, due to sanctioning. So what they will do for the next three months is beyond me and a scarey thought.
I swore to myself during the last few weeks, that I will stop funding them, as the bank of Mooloo has been bled dry really.
Can I resist helping, who can I point them in the direction of for the help if not me?

DGD is growing fast, and has been with me now for 3 years. Can you believe it? I find it hard to at times.
Life has not been what I expected thats for sure, but I don't think it would be much without her here with me, not now anyway.

The dream to live in Portugal seems a long and distant dream now.
The dream to have a business, still hovers on the edges of my mind, and the many ideas of how to finance our future, roll through my mind on a daily basis. Can I regain even more health and be fit enough to go to work properly.?

The government wants me back to work, I have a Back To work interview in just over a week.
Will I ever find the time to go to work? What with the "fire fighting" the problems that the twins and DS especially throw up in my face on a weekly, if not daily basis.
Biggest of Mooloo has a new man friend, and is happy at the moment, but I am still needed to help her with babysitting my second granddaughter, which is always a delight, but she too needs some help financially on occasions. I would like to help her to manage her funds better, but unless I am wonder woman, these things are not going to be sorted out very easily.

We walk into 2013 with a wonder in our hearts at the new year, and look forward to the spring, and the ability to renew things.
I hope that 2013 will be a good year for us all, not just the Mooloo household, but everyone, all of us here on MSE, and especially to those of you who have helped me survive the roller coaster ride that is the World of Mooloo.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL.:D

To those of you who have not followed me before, its rather a long story, but there are links to the old. I will have to find them, and possibly edit this entry with them.

MatyMoo

Happy New Year to you & yours Mooloo!

I lurk about still but don't post much

Molly41

Happy New Year to you and DGD xx

Savvy_Sue

I did this once and then got a load of '404' faults, so here goes nothing ...

2008 - June 2009: Mooloo's struggle with babies and bills

June 2009 - 2010: A new start for Mooloo

December 2010 - 2011: Mooloo's New Home, New Year and New Start part 3

2012: MOOLOO'S continuing saga Part 4

Savvy_sewing

Oh thanks SavySue, thats great.

Eager_Elephant

I have subscribed again - I love to read your thread.

Hopefully I can try to continue helping when it comes to benefits etc.

Good Luck in 2013!!!

Savvy_sewing

Just read the first 10 Posts of the oldest thread, and think, why did it take so long for things to be sorted out, and how the hell have I managed to keep going all this time!.
Part of me wants to pat that woman on the back, and say go girl. then I remember that that is me. So maybe not.

DGD has a skateboard for christmas from her grandad!. EEK, just told Molly I better get the A & E on the Sat Nav and the Doctors on speed dial!. She is clumsy at the best of times.. She has come home with a cut to her chin just to prove that she has been on it.

I am doing the washing, and trying to keep myself busy.
We had Spag Bog for tea, as I dont really have anything fresh in.
So none of the 5 a day here I am afraid.
I have a laptop, an iphone, and a kindle now to keep me happy!
When will I have the time to write a book?
Eek.
I have a programme to put on the laptop, about writing, although it is probably aimed at the novelist. I will hopefully gain some tips and get myself motivated to write on a regular basis.

I have challenged myself to Make at least one thing everyday.
Today I made the kindle cover.
I hope that I will make more than one thing a day later on in the year, as DGD is in school, and I get a clearer space to work in.
I have amassed so much fabric in the last 3 years, its rather more than I would like too admit. So I have to challenge myself to use it up, and to challenge myself to stop buying more fabric, (Unless its needed for a customer), and to also try to make clothes for us this year.
I didnt sit and make any new years resolutions as such, but I am mindful of the various things that need adressing this year.

I joined the Frugal Challenge again, although it is no longer living on £4,000 a year. There are a few on there that are still aiming to do that. I aim to be more careful with my spending, and especially my lending, (I never really get it back from the girls especially).

I am on the Sewing Room, to try and inspire the makes and to chat with others about our makes, etc.

I am on the Frump to Fab challenge as I was in such a mess last year, but that has helped me improve, and I go into the new year, in not too bad a way, but still with no routine to speak of.

I may join other challenges along the way, but I am mindful of the amount of work I have already given myself with the challenges and problems I already have in my world.

Time to get DGD a bath run, and then she can get too bed at a decent time, and hopefully I will get some better sleep tonight. All this staying up late has taken its toll.

The banking etc is a must too keep on top of, and the aim is to fill in the spreadsheets this time, and then I will see what I am wasting my money on, I mean spending my money on!.

Savvy_sewing

Morning. The engineer . is coming today to see if we can get a signal on the TV upstairs.
This afternoon we have a dentist appointment which I knew was coming up but I hadnt realised that it was today until I got a text message a few minutes ago from the dentist. It means that I NEED petrol as the red light cAme on in the car coming home yesterday. I had hoped to not use the car for the rest of the week. Annoying.
Time to get us dressed and ready to let the engineer in.

Brighton_belle

Hi Mooloo, I just wanted to offer an alternative on the whole 'writing your story' idea which if it doesn't feel relevant please ignore.
Is there a danger that you you are going to spend a lot of your precious energy delving into the past rather than living in the present and planning your better future?
Writing you book may be theraputic, in which case good, but it is incredibly unlikely to bring you any form of income and could just involve a lot of negative energy.
Creating a cohesive narrative and 'plot structure' that draws in complete strangers (as opposed to a diary on a forum)takes a lot of skill. If you love doing it then great, this will create postitve life enhancing energy for you. But if it is a chore and and just leaves you angry when you see how the full picture of how appalling your experience has been, then I would suggest it might not be the best use of you limited energy.

The perspective I am coming from is that I had a long period of disability. As I slowly recovered I had quite a few people urging me to write my story as it would be so helpful to others. What I really needed to do was to not live in the past but walk forward into my new future, building friendships and positive opportunities to get out and live/work etc.
The skills and experiences I had had have still been helpful to others in my everyday life.

Savvy_sewing

hi Brightonbelle,
I can see where you are coming from completely. I will take it on board and have a think. If while I start to write, I find it is too difficult etc then I will stop.
I am determind to keep looking for the positives that are around me, and will be endevouring as you say to use my limited energies as well as I can.
I have been tossing around with the idea of writing a book for a very long time. So giving it a shot may be what I need, but I will know while I write if it is worth it or not.
Maybe it will push me into writing a novel instead of the actual life story of me and mine.
I want to be able to write some letters to my grandsons, and have them stored for them for when they are older, and so that is a positive stance I want to write for them. If I can.

DGD has had another birthday invite, for the weekend, (one this and one next now), so I will need to be inventive and make some gifts. The children are those that she has been to a party for last year, so the bunting and Aprons were made. I think i am going to have to make sure that I keep a record of what each child gets at this rate!.
I could use some of the bags from my stash, but they are really aimed at the adults rather then children, so want to make something that is more suitable if I can.
It can also go towards my make something every day challenge.

Biggest of Mooloo has asked us to go and see her, so I will go now. Got to pop to Tesco for the basics, and the petrol. Then we can go on from there to the dentist as she is half way there.

minimoneysaver

How about personalised PE bags and little pencil cases?