Life begins at.... some time before 70?!

getting-sorted-sarah

Thank you everyone for your lovely messages! Have not been online much as it has been chaos here, and yesterday's trip back to the old house 'to hoover and clean a bit' ende up being a nightmare day of 4 B&Q visits for plumbing supplies (small problem still not sorted so water is off thus no bathroom/kitchen cleaning :mad:) and sawing a sofa in half. Yes. Single handedly.

Anyway, that is mostly done now at right now I am waiting for my sofa delivery - any minute! :T

S x

List Update
Removal arranged for 1st August
Recyling collection of fridge and washer rearranged for 4th August Done
Carpet fitting rebooked for 31st July Fitted, and lovely!
Virgin media canceled turned off! Done although I think they owe me, can't see my latest bill online, so need to investigate
New broadband etc rebooked for 1st August ON! Bit patchy so I need to call them
PACK EVERYTHING! Done
Tidy garden and sort out pots Done! and apple tree survived the journey

Arrange freecycle listing of old hutch and other bits Hutch is listed
Sort things for charity shops Still one more trip to do!
Book oven clean Done and just like new, recommended!
Arrange mail direction Should start as of today
Cancel gas/elec Done online
Advise new elec
Advise water Done online
Arrange life insurance
Order new sofa being delivered today cushions, curtains, curtain rails, desk, bookshelf, microwave, tv stand
Arrange collection of old sofa Gone
Advise council tax Done
Book handyman for curtain rails Dad is coming to have a look
Buy/have fitted dishwasher

giblet1979

Glad it's going well - there are always a few teething problems (we're actually in the 10th month of them....lol) but it'll soon be sorted!

Great progress on the list! x

jodles16

So glad its all worked out for you and your in! Poop about the water in the old place though!! We are hoping to move by the end of this month start of September, but its been a hard slog since April!

Look forward to keeping an eye on your progress!

Jodles :j

getting-sorted-sarah

Hope things work out for you jodles! Moving is so stressful!

I have a To Do list on my phone that goes on forever, today I have rung tv licencing and bought home and life insurance. Tick, tick, tick!:D

In the light of all the purchases recently, some expected, some unexpected and some more to make, and also in the light of various bills not getting confirmed for some time (Council can't tell me my CT bill yet... no idea what energy or water will be...) I have come to the conclusion that bills and credit cards are going to be my priority for a little bit, before I can get to overpaying in earnest. :cool:

In the meantime, I will keep up with the TTs and other sneaky savings. I have £107 in my MOP account so this will get added to slowly! I have just hassled Quidc0 for my car insurance payment of £75 - that will be going straight in! Ooh and with the insurances I bought this morning I should have bagged another £75 and a meercat for eB4y! :T

The house is still chaos... I am at work thinking about all the things I could be doing if I was at home...
OH is coming to stay for the weekend so I am hoping he'll make himself useful! :rotfl: I have a distraction though, a wedding tomorrow and this evening I am making 100 cupcakes for the evening do - in an oven I have never used before, and in a kitchen that has not been unpacked, with hardly a spare surface. :eek::eek::eek:

Hope everyone is having a lovely Friday!
S x

LydiaJ

Settling into a new house always entails a host of little (or not so little) expenses that you don't know about until you move in. There will be time for OPs in a while once you're sorted.

getting-sorted-sarah

You are certainly right there Lydia! I've still got loads to get, like towel rails and door hooks - the tiny stuff that makes life easier and you only really notice when they are not there!
Most of the bigger stuff is here or ordered, thankfully, but the credit cards are creaking as a result! :eek:

Time has been flying, not much to report really, still waiting for bills to come in before I know where I am. Vmedia owed me £9 (woo!) after they charged me £11 'disconnection fee' :mad: (What for?!) Old council tax sent a cheque for £95 :T

DD has got a job! :j Part time but a great start so she is thrilled. DS barely ever get out of bed before 2pm, as specified in the teenage guide to school holidays.... but he has hoovered this afternoon. _pale_

MOP fund stands at grand total of £114, but I have a TT of 1p to transfer.

Hope everyone is doing well!

S x

giblet1979

Sounds like it's all going really well sarah - very glad to hear it! x