My DMP Journey...

Monkeyballs

in_need_of_direction wrote: »

Glad things are looking a bit better but have you really finished your Christmas shopping?

Thank you

Sure have see above!!!

MB

in_need_of_direction

Impressive. Wouldn't work for me though. There is an embargo placed on my Christmas related activities. I'm banned from these until September as I tend to go OTT. Sept is only tolerated as the Christmas chutney needs three months to mature

Monkeyballs

in_need_of_direction wrote: »

Impressive. Wouldn't work for me though. There is an embargo placed on my Christmas related activities. I'm banned from these until September as I tend to go OTT. Sept is only tolerated as the Christmas chutney needs three months to mature

LOL thank you

I just realised that I also have 3x Barry M make up sets in a carrier bag under my bag (another Sun+ freebie) so I think my nieces may be getting a little extra each... Or, possibly birthday pressies? Hmmm... Not sure I may be getting carried away and going OTT too lol.

Top tip (if you've not already seen them) keep an eye on Sun+ (either the site itself or, even easier search for Sun+ on Hotukdeals) because there is invariably an offer on you can create several accounts just using different email addresses and they are none the wiser which is how I got £90 of Morrisons vouchers for £5 (4x £20 and 1x£0 for £1 trial subscription).

I'll be keeping an eye out for more because if I can get another batch then I can use the savings on my debts

I wish I had the patience to make chutneys... It's definitely a skill

MB

in_need_of_direction

Not the way I make them. It's a case of bunging everything in a big pot for a few hours.

Monkeyballs

LOL, I thought it was all about chopping things fine and getting the right temperatures, and so on?

One of my housemates made some last year fro Christmas pressies, caramelised onion and something fancy - when I walked in the kitchen I thought my eyeballs were going to shrivel up in their sockets the smell was so strong!!!

MB

in_need_of_direction

Not the recipes I follow. I even make a caramelised red onion jam that only has four ingredients but is yummy. My OH is the cook in this house

Monkeyballs

Wednesday 19/02/14:

Well, my trip into work ended quite abruptly when I had to get off about halfway through and call for help as the vibrations of the bus ripped through my back leaving me almost unable to stand let alone walk when I got home I was laid out for the rest of the day feeling thoroughly battered and bruised, even this morning I feel like I've been hit by a car...

Anyway, enough whinging...

Yesterday I made a few small payments to my creditors (luckily I'm able to play on my lappy otherwise I'd have been stuffed) and have sent out emails to creditors containing the F&F letter and am now awaiting replies - I suspect they will be rejected as they are very cheeky but pleading poverty and offering a very low 10% at least gets the ball rolling

Time will tell! Laters

MB

Monkeyballs

Thursday 20/02/14:

Been to physio, some good news and some bad news

So my physio thinks that the bus ride probably did some damage to the new tissue which might take a little while to re-heal but the pains which I'm now describing sound more like the result of reconditioning I tried using one of them on the way home - it hurts but I'll live LOL

So I've got some new exercises to follow and we'll see how they go but she seemed very positive about my progress and if I'm honest the pain feels different now so I have no reason to disbelieve her - plus she's too pretty not too LOL

That's the good news, the bad news is that todays acupuncture is the last for a couple of weeks because my current practitioner is on holiday and there are no free slots with the others (Grrr) so I'll still be getting physio but that's it for the moment (Booo).

Anyway, enough of my sob story I'm signed off for another week and a half and hopefully by then my boss will have sorted an alternative work place and I really can't wait to do something useful again!!!

Debt wise, no change from yesterday oddly enough LOL but it's not any worse so that's a good thing and I'm feeling good about that... 7 days until payday when I can kick some debt buttski again LOL

MB

Monkeyballs

Friday 21/02/14:

No physio today but I'm actually feeling pretty good... I don't want to curse it but I have been out for my morning walk and I've done my exercises and I don't feel like dying????

I'm still aching a bit and I did get a few pains in my back and legs but it's actually tolerable feels good could this be the turning point? I hope so!!!

Anyhoo...

My new SC statement was produced today is it a bit sad that I've read it about 5 times already? LOL it suddenly dawned on me that having repaid about £6k I'm fast approaching being a third of the way through it!!!!!!!!!!! Holy !!!! Batman!!!!!!

I really want a glass of wine to celebrate but I'm a little wary about my painkillers? One glass with my evening meal won't harm will it? sod it, I deserve it! LOL can today get any better? :j

HA!!! YES IT CAN!!! I just got two vouchers through the post, one for £10 at Iceland and a £5 High Street voucher from GFK!!! LOL Awesome

MB

Monkeyballs

Saturday 22/02/14:

Well slap me down with a feather! I felt so good yesterday I tried to go without my pain pills and was pretty much ok... So I never took my antidepressants last night and I managed to get to sleep ok(ish)...

Fast forward to today and I was a bit achy but not too bad considering I'd not taken any pain meds, could I be fixed?!?!?!?!?

ROFL *then finds himself unable to get back up*

BOOM!!! Who hit me with a Cricket bat? Who was that? Why would you do that!!!??? @RSE

Not being able to walk upstairs holding a cup of tea was a bit of a give away, but maybe the water was heavy??? LOL

I must have got maybe 50 meters away from my front door when I started to get searing pains up and down my back and legs and across my shoulders so I guess I may be able to cut down the pills but not cut them out altogether? Why am I so stubborn? Grrr... That'll teach me! Oh well...

All this happened a couple of hours ago and I've since taken some painkillers and I'm feeling a bit better now but how will I know when I don't need to take them? I'm not a very good patient am I

Still, it's now only 5 days until I can bump off some more debt te thought of which is keeping me in good spirits

Laters!

MB