Time to step up to the plate..

redofromstart

ooh they are beautiful. And a light bulb went on in my head when I recognised that picture from earlier today

stepuptothepl8

Haha!! Yes, I had to set up a new login, we know each other from waaaaaay back x

stepuptothepl8

Catch up time! Just back from a week in Portugal, which was lovely even though the weather was rubbish (all budgeted for). I came down with a dreadful cold while I was out there and it's taking a while to shift. I'm making a huge batch of Bol sauce this morning using the beef & pork mince from A1di to put in the freezer for next week while I'm lying on the sofa not doing much after the op.
I've got plans to catch up on crappy TV while I'm off work; so far I've got Outlander and Arrow on my watch list. Any other suggestions?! Lots of books on the kindle (free of course).
Money wise I've been paid some very rare overtime.. do I pay it off a CC, or put it towards decorating the sitting room? It's got so I don't see the bare plaster anymore :eek: think I've just answered my own question!! :rotfl:

abba1772

Defo decorate xx

Sorry to hear the weather was rubbish but hopefully you had a nice time xx

stepuptothepl8

Thank you Abba.. I will. Now to decide on wallpaper/paint. Can't afford new furniture so it'll have to go with the sofas we have. Might be able to stretch to new curtains though. Where to look for inspiration?! Pinterest?

abba1772

I love walking about the diy shops for inspiration but hubby calls me a nightmare because I have a tendency to want discontinued stuff xx

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So, I've had my knee op. And today is the first day I've felt up to doing financials. Sig has been duly updated. I'm pondering closing my C@p1 and MBN@ accounts as I don't have anything on them, but do have large available amounts, so are probably contributing to my improved credit score (I know it's just a number..). They also haven't given me any balance transfer offers for a while. I might ring them if I feel up to it later in the week.
Drug free so far today, and I can definitely tell. I have the medication here (only parrots and ibuprofen) but thought I'd see how bad it was No extra points for being brave though so I think I shall start them up again.

I've been reading a lot (A. LOT. Even for me) and thank goodness for free kindle books. My concentration span has been rubbish though, so haven't started watching any TV yet. Maybe tomorrow

abba1772

Hope theop was a success xx

Maybe close one and keep the other one depending on who gives you decent transfer offers xx

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And just when I thought we were making progress.. DH has confessed his debt is not getting smaller. I've had to give him money to tide him over til his payday and he says that he's putting petrol on his cards as he doesn't have the money. !!!!!!, I had thought we were both making progress. And breathe... we're going to go through his finances tomorrow and see exactly what the shortfall is, and then I'll have to work out my budget to suit. My provisional plan is to take over one of his card payments, which hopefully should mean he has enough cash to cover his monthly fuel etc, but we'll have to see what tomorrow brings. Obviously that's going to have knock on effects on my payments and EF.. sigh.

In other news, my knee is slowly getting better. I'm not taking any pain relief now and am doing the exercises the physio gave me. Strengthening my leg so that I can kick him in the proverbial...

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I'm a bit calmer now. We've been through his money, and have made some changes to various pots so that he'll stop adding to his cards. The EF will grow more slowly, but it's better that we work together to keep DH within budget.

Gas and elec meters read and updated. The gas bill for the house is huge, its old and not very well insulated, but we've already switched the heating off. We're in credit for the electricity though, so I'll arrange for that to be repaid.

Today's plan is to try to drive, for the first time since the operation. I've got a few little chores to do in our nearest town so I'll go there. A few cautious steps up and down the main street and we'll see how that goes. I'm supposed to go back to work on Thursday, but I'm not sure I could do full days yet. We'll see.