our forever patch challenge

Luckyinlife

Great news sammy :]

My new kitchen has been in now for 2-3 weeks love it has changed the house big time aint payed for it yet tho but will be a crazy expensive month grrrr

every bit of work will be worth it enjoy :]

sammy70

I hate the turmoil of diy :mad:

Electrics and gas sorted, had minor hiccough where the gas man found fault with our boiler, instead of letting us know, slapped sticker on it saying don't use, and !!!!!!ed off! after me hitting the roof with the kitchen company, as to why when id specifically stated any problem ring me straight away , i walk in from work to find a bit of paper condemning the boiler as unsafe, he came back and sorted it, it need a £20 part replacing! what a load of stress for no reason!:mad:

Day 2 of the kitchen, i found they had forgot to plug my small freezer back in, so though it werent mega full, still down by approx £80-£100.. i will be having more words with the company..:mad:
Today all gone to plan thank god, and the plastering is complete, has to dry for a few days before they fit our new kitchen..:j

Luckyinlife

Sammy i know all to well your frustrations

Think of it like this dont expect nothing becouse a lot of people wont bother to think about things we do in our own homes

I live 4-5 streets from the house i bought and every day/night i go round to make sure its ok
iv gone over and
lights have been left on
door been left open
radio been left on
mess not cleaned up

And these are nice enough guys but end of shift/day they just don't think iv had a word with everyone over the last few weeks haha just dont get stressed or frustrated expect the worst anything else is a bonus

sammy70

I like your thinking Lucky! i will try it...

Called yesterday to find out next weeks schedule for fitting kitchen, was told lady who sorts this is in between 9-12 today and to call back then.. called this morning, no answer, left message.. left it and just called again, same man i spoke to yesterday said he got message, and that the lady is out, back at 12?? and she will call me then..

Anyway, not to worry , its hubby's birthday today, cant do a lot as no kitchen to cook/decorate with banner etc, so quiet snuggle with dvd tonight and a few treats, we have to get the paint to do the kitchen tomorrow..

Its our 2nd wedding anniversary tomorrow, painting the kitchen will be a romantic way to spend the day LOL

sammy70

We have painted the kitchen, the company have just dropped off the units etc, just waiting for the kitchen fitter to arrive

Pay day yesterday, £1500 of premium bonds bought, and £1200 overpayment to the loan we got for the diy/kitchen, we plan to clear this by April, it was for 7 years, lol:rotfl: I love a challenge :T

I cant wait to get everything back to normal, so i can cook/prepare food, do a menu plan and get back into saving.

Hubby had £300 of vouchers given from work for long service, we have converted these to m&s vouchers, which we plan to use over the next few weeks for meat, fruit etc to save on our outgoings for food shop, the money saved will cover extra expenses , skip, kennels etc while kitchen being fitted

sammy70

Well, the kitchen is complete, and looks fantastic:j

Cooked our first meal in it last night, some lovely M&S goodies bought with vouchers, fridge and freezer full, and enough vouchers left still to cover meals till the end on the month at least! so only tiny top up shop needed each week for the rest of the month:T

we are having the new blind fitted tuesday, and new vinyl flooring in the kitchen, and new stairs and living room carpet fitted Friday, so hubby getting all painting finished in these areas this week:)

Its all coming together, lets hope someone loves it when it goes on the market early 2016 :rotfl:

All costs are covered, so i can get back stuck in to saving and getting the diy loan cleared!! We have had a busy, hectic, but productive week off work, back monday:(

Have a lovely weekend everyone, we have just about got the house straight, and we are going to have shower, early night with dvd , we are both shattered

sammy70

Back to work yesterday

Bloomin blind people called to say man had called in sick, so rescheduled to fit blind tommorow, i was grumpy with lady on phone, i was looking forward to my new blind!:(

Ive just done early budget for payday, and we will be able to make another at least £1250 payment off loan, and £1500 to p.bonds! no winnings this month from them, so fingers crossed for November draw :)

Worked out meal plan/budget for the rest of the month, i keep on top of this to save as much as possible, the small savings really do add up!:)

sammy70

Feel better today, my lovely new kitchen blind is now fitted!

Looking forward to the last episode of Dr Foster tonite on bbc, snuggle up with cup o tea to watch that at 9pm

sammy70

our new carpets and vinyl flooring were all fitted today :j

We only have small jobs to do now before putting the house on the market in February/March 2016 :j

Money saving- no spends today, freezer groaning with food, only small shop tommorow :T

Its all coming together! :T

sammy70

ive just finished house tidy, after morning at work, phew:(

Now its relaxation time :j ive got all the ingredients for our curry night defrosting in my sparkly kitchen, tesco shop coming 7ish tonite with our treats, bar cadbusrys for me, and fresh cream scone for my lovely husband

We are just getting ready to take doggy for a walk in the country first to earn our treats, then back for tea, bath, and snuggle up in front of a scary dvd with my husband who i love to bits! a perfect evening!

Have a lovely weekend everyone!!:):):)