Breaking Through, Travelling On

Karmacat

Aw! How lovely to come on to all those messages and psychic energy thank you all so much, that means a lot :A

I feel a lot better today, had a great natural sleep last night - still not good, to be honest, but as long as I take it really easily, I'm on the way back up, rather than down. I've got one session (varying lengths) on Wed, Thur and Fri, and then I've booked a week's holiday. I've got the washing machine delivery and installation on Sat, insulation inspection on Tues - I was going to see my mum, but I don't think I'd better, and I *was* going to a funeral in London on Weds, but I don't think I'd better do that either and that'll be a tricky letter to write.

The only thing to do, really, is focus back on health, and remember to take one day off a week when I do very, very little, just pottering, even if what I'm tempted to do is fun.

Still, RT has a bright spot here, paying off one debt completely :j:j:j thats great news hon!

Today is more taking it easy - check on the banking in a bit, go and breathe some fresh air, have a nice hot shower. That sort of thing

rtandon27

KC - just popping on to say that Poldark is really good! - we've been watching it weekly & love it! That vampire guy is so versatile :rotfl: - xo - RT

Karmacat

Afternoon all I've not even done what I said I was going to do though I *have* refreshed Firefox - it had nearly frozen, wasn't doing me or the lappie any good, and its better now, though not perfect. Hey ho.

Right. What shall I do? Big adventure - empty food waste into the compost bin and take the rubbish out, see if I'm still quivering :cool:

Karmacat

Karmacat wrote: »

Right. What shall I do? Big adventure - empty food waste into the compost bin and take the rubbish out, see if I'm still quivering :cool:

Nope :j

I got out there and its just beautiful this afternoon. Looked around the garden for something not too serious that I could do, something that was a small step towards the greater scheme ... aha!

Once upon a time, there was a huuuuge sedge six feet from my kitchen window - self seeding, unpleasant, unloved by local insect life. I killed it, dear reader, over the course of two years admittedly but I was lurgified when it finally died, so all these self-sown strawberry runners grew up in the dead leaves. How nice, you may say - well, not when they're one per square inch they're not! And dozens of runners crossing over each other, and dead goosegrass over all of that - horrible!

And its now gone :j:j:j because they were lodged in dead leaves, most of them came out pretty easily at first, though I had to be careful of the later roots, because there were worms in there - had to put them somewhere safe :beer:

Its almost two square yards, so its not finished by any means, but there's a nice space there now, and I'll be able to see where the new ones come up, so I can nab them quickly :rotfl:

What to plant? I'm leaning towards another lemon balm, to use in my home grown pesto; anyone got any other ideas? Its got to have edible uses (so no willow, Cheery, sorry!). And its got to be perennial, because of my mad energy levels; liking clay soil is also necessary

:coffee: am v happy now - a snack and a sit down, I think.

gallygirl

Not perennial admittedly - but how about just chucking some nasturtium seeds down - edible flowers and seeds, and very pretty as well :T

Karmacat

Aha! I just ordered some nasturtium seeds from RealSeeds great minds

Thanks Gally

gallygirl

That is truly weirdio

Karmacat

'oo yoo kallin' weird, yoo!



Also been booking hotel rooms in Ypres, for the Menin Gate visit etc. Only just did it in time - I was racing about Ypres website, prices were going up and up, only one room left in the first 3 hotels :rotfl: 78 hotels in such a tiny town! Place must be ringing, the whole year!

Off to bedfordshire now ... night night all.

edinburgher

I was thinking of you and other MFW early retirement wannabes when reading up on the Budget KC.

If it comes to pass, the proposed first £1,000/year in savings interest tax free will effectively give you all a pay rise assuming you have enough cash savings to take advantage?

With incremental increases in the personal and ISA allowances, it is looking a lot easier to be tax dark these days :beer:

That said, it's a pretty glaring display of moral hazard, no doubt the banks will slash rates paid in cash because the govt. is proposing giving 20% back! :rotfl:

Karmacat

Hi ed! Yep, I've just heard about (I'm late to the party, cleaning etc this morning then my big long piece of work) ... I wonder how the finances of it will work? I agree the banks won't reduce their own income, will they get reimbursed? Hmmm!