This Time I'm Really Going To Do It

Karmacat

Happy New Year, Watty - you *do* sound renewed, it's true, long may it continue.

Chrystal

Hoping that the best of everything comes your way in 2020.  XXX

Suffolk_lass

All the best for new futures in 2022 Watty x

Watty1

Thank you all so much.  Have flu I think.   Really feel ill.   Or maybe it is a cold and my migraines have returned. Is that even possible after not having one for 20 + years?
Thank goodness for VNM who has helped with the horses.   I don't know how I would have coped without him but when I said as much he did say it was possible that he had given me the bug so clearly without him I might not even be sick.  Mixed blessings (grin)    Been looking on line at houses when I feel well enough to move head without being sick and am considering all sorts of options now, including in a mad moment moving to Wales (my grandmother came from there)

Watty1

Headache slightly better.   Not moving to Wales.   Have too much of a support network here in the South East. Think Wales was a pipedream whilst unable to move head.     Instead messaged friends and got recommendations for osteopath and a couple of others who might be able to help with head pains.
Today I can at least walk across a room without groaning in pain.

Suffolk_lass

Nightmare Watty - keep warm, sounds like a duvet day to me

Humdinger1

@Watty1 so glad you're feeling even slightly better; it may be stress related.  Think you're doing the right thing re Wales, lovely as it is.  Duvet day sounds ideal love Humdinger x

carolbee

I’m in the South East too, we’re a bit less rainy  than Wales!

Watty1

Thanks all.  Wales indeed a fantasy moment.  Feeling well enough to do a little work today. 
Have been reading Ultrafrugal January.  Very thought provoking. Not just how much can I save because I think we have all been there whilst overpaying so although we may not have been ultra frugal I think most of us have already embraced many of the principals. 
A few points that have struck a chord with me is overstocking.  I have way too much food in storage particularly as i have been living in two places.  That will end  (started that with the massive cook up which i have been glad off as have managed to feed self and VNM whilst having been ill.  Well truthfully VNM helped himself to food after looking after horses and I was happy I could at least repay the kindness in some way).

However the point that has really struck a chord is reading that most of us have the money to live the life we want to lead already.  That has really got me thinking.   Truth be told i don't want takeaways, I just get them when exhausted.  I dont really want to drink much either. I just do to in mistake attempts to relieve stress.  Instead of an expensive Spa Treatment on Spa days with the girls I could go for lunch and a gossip.    And so my list goes on.  I'm leaking money I don't need to.

I'm beginning work on my dream budget.   This is what I would like my life to look like post settlement (or post walk away whichever I do).  My dream budget includes my horses obviously and exercise classes because I would love those and I'll include costs for yet to be settled housing and so on.  The general idea is to see how much the life I want to live alone will really cost me.  Once I know how much my ideal life will cost me I can decide what of it I can afford moving forwards and where to cut my cloth.  I'm thinking if I spent less wastefully I could live on less but maybe have more fun.

Alchemilla

Dear Watty
I am so very sorry about Mr W's feet of clay. I've done battle to get back on the forum so I could send love and a scratch to Most Handsome.
Lots and lots of love,
Alchemilla (variously smallholdingsister). Xxx