8.8 years

Octobergirl

Highs:

2 x beautiful Phase Eight Skirts from @bay in a dress size smaller
A pair of shoes from @bay, exactly the same as some lovely ones I once owned many years ago.
OH away for a week = peace & quiet
sheding the 4lbs I put on.
OH not changing his passwords.
Runner bean growing beautifully.
New microwave (half price) after making do for 6 months = jacket potatoes.

Lows
Wetroom shower broken. £££
Printer broken, needs replacing. £££
3 hour dental app for DD, blood, sweat and tears.
OH / fearful for our future
DD being SO difficult. shouting at her. Hating myself.
repeat dental app. unsuccessful.
Regrets & doubts about ever being a parent.
Not wanting to be a parent anymore.
Lack of sleep.
Depressed.

Octobergirl

I've survived 4 weeks of holidays, only 2 left:T wet and windy camping holiday, 2 weeks was far too long, note to self, 8 nights next time.

Good things;
Child credits back payment
Unexpected Wages in the summer hols
Overdraft is gone for 1st time
Only 6 weeks until hot sunny holiday without the kids

Not so good things;
Bread, bread and more bread 8lbs weight gain in 2 weeks:(
Stomach pains have returned

Octobergirl

Just got back from a lovely few days camping and cycling. The school holidays are nearly over, yay:T

We've decided not to put the motorbike through its mot and service as it will cost as much as the bike is worth. So, down to one car, which will be interesting to see if we can manage.

Cross with myself as put on 9lbs over the holidays. 1 stone 3lbs to lose in a month .......

The tax credit back payment means that I am in credit at the end of the month for the first time in a couple of years now need to uk
D up a £1k buffer for the mortgage.

4 weeks til child free holiday:j:j

Muser1

Hi there OG, just catching up with diaries after months of neglect. You've been through the mill eh?

Love the honesty of your diary. Hope you are feeling a bit better than you were and oh is behaving himself.

Muser x

Octobergirl

Hi Muser, hope all is well.

oh back on the straight and narrow after a verbal rollicking!
It turns out that I don't have diverticulitus, but have had a couple more attacks, so will be going back for further tests to try and find out what the problem is. Wine and crisps no longer on my banned list!

Had a wonderful day at twinlakes theme park today (1/2 price deal) followed by a meal out. Not very Mse in the end, but lovely family time.

I've also been very impulsive and booked a hot sunny family holiday for next April. Eeek. It will be the kids first time abroad. A good deal, which I'm justifying by cutting down on the summer hols trips and we won't be going away as a couple next autumn due to my new job.

However, we are going on holiday in 14 days, soooooo looking forward to it:D

Goldiegirl

Hi there.

How annoying that you were misdiagnosed. I hope they manage to find out what's really wrong with you. But at least you can have a glass of wine now!

Hope don't have too many 'turns' and enjoy your holiday

Octobergirl

Thanks Goldiegirl.
I've just caught up with your news about Meniere's. Whilst it's pants, it's good to know what you're dealing with. I had an appointment with the consultant yesterday, they are now thinking Crohn's disease, but I'm not convinced as the symptoms don't really match. Another scan and bloods booked in.....

4 days until we go to Majorca:D

Goldiegirl

Octobergirl wrote: »

Another scan and bloods booked in.....

4 days until we go to Majorca:D

It drives you mad, spending so much time in hospitals !


But your holiday beckons!

Octobergirl

Well, we had a wonderful week away :-)
Awaiting MRI and bloods results.

A good productive day today, cheques in at the bank, standing order set up for savings and £50 found In a handbag.

I've worked out we could do with £6k emergency fund, we have £2k saved, so need to build this up. Less than 6 years left of the mortgage, yippee.

The novelty of going to back to work has faded! It's local, great for childcare, but mind numbing. I do really appreciate the weekends now, and am really looking forward to the half term. Love this time of year; DDs birthday, halloween, bonfire night, christmas.....then only 4 months til lanzarote.

Been looking for cheap breaks for next summer, wow, I can't believe the prices. We've gone to places like centre parcs, forest holidays etc out of term time and got good deals. I'm wondering whether the job is cost effective, we probably saved more in holidays than I now earn.

Octobergirl

:DLoving half term week , appreciating time off with the children so much more now that I'm working. It's been gentle on the purse, kids am cinema, a pumpkin hunt at Bolton a Abbey and party at home for DD. This was third the price of usual parties, only 7 kids, but much more fun.

Holding a halloween party tonight (I do love halloween:j), family over for coffee, cake and presents tomorrow, followed by bonfire and fireworks in town. Yippee.

Been a spendy couple of weeks re. Christmas, bought far too much for the kids again. Need to budget again.

Back to 4.30am wake ups with DD now the clocks have changed, she didn't adjust last year and did this until the spring:( feeling shattered already.