Dancing in the Rain

doingitanyway

Morning Campers!

Parsniphead mentioned a new kitchen in her latest post. I know how she feels. So I thought I would share my kitchen plans. I have lived for over a decade with what I would call a scuzzy kitchen. I spend lots of time in there as I love to cook so it is a source of stress for me

When my debt is paid I am going to put in a basic IK3A kitchen. I will (hopefully) get a 0% deal and the plan is to wait for the sale in March when it is normally 15% off. I hope to pay for it over 24 months at 0%.

I will get IK3A to install it, a more expensive option than getting a good fitter to do it independently but better for me in terms of stress and accountability. I will be taking a wall down between my kitchen and dining room and adding an island unit that also acts as a breakfast bar.

IK3A do the measuring and 2 hours of planning for £40 and I will take that option in October so I have 6 months to get it right. Plenty of time to work out the cost and budget. I will then be ready to go when the sale begins.

I have been wanting an oven for years but now I won’t get a free standing one. I will get an integrated one instead. It works out roughly what I would have paid. Just as well the other one I bought from JL did not fit and had to go back.

Enough day dreaming! Time to concentrate on the immediate disaster of squirrels in my loft. I am off to Kew Gardens today so it isn’t all bad news.

Happy bank holiday everyone

parsniphead

doingitanyway wrote: »

Morning Campers!

Parsniphead mentioned a new kitchen in her latest post. I know how she feels. So I thought I would share my kitchen plans. I have lived for over a decade with what I would call a scuzzy kitchen. I spend lots of time in there as I love to cook so it is a source of stress for me

When my debt is paid I am going to put in a basic IK3A kitchen. I will (hopefully) get a 0% deal and the plan is to wait for the sale in March when it is normally 15% off. I hope to pay for it over 24 months at 0%.

I will get IK3A to install it, a more expensive option than getting a good fitter to do it independently but better for me in terms of stress and accountability. I will be taking a wall down between my kitchen and dining room and adding an island unit that also acts as a breakfast bar.

IK3A do the measuring and 2 hours of planning for £40 and I will take that option in October so I have 6 months to get it right. Plenty of time to work out the cost and budget. I will then be ready to go when the sale begins.

I have been wanting an oven for years but now I won’t get a free standing one. I will get an integrated one instead. It works out roughly what I would have paid. Just as well the other one I bought from JL did not fit and had to go back.

Enough day dreaming! Time to concentrate on the immediate disaster of squirrels in my loft. I am off to Kew Gardens today so it isn’t all bad news.

Happy bank holiday everyone

I'm VERY jealous. Stomps off sulking.

Just joking.;) some definate plans there. One day...

doingitanyway

parsniphead wrote: »

I'm VERY jealous. Stomps off sulking.
Just joking.;) some definate plans there. One day...

Ha, ha. They are merely plans and life has a habit of getting in the way of plans but it is a coping mechanism for me. When I feel distressed at the state of the kitchen I remind myself I have a plan and then I feel better for a bit

doingitanyway

I am WFH today and procrastination is the theme of the day.

Burning geranium oil today for calm as I feel edgy.

Hearing the squirrels scratching about is making me feel on edge. I will need to drink herbal tea until they are gone, coffee adds to my nerves when I am feeling this way.

I received a pension statement from work today and they have made errors. I would usually do a letter but I felt brave enough to phone them, ask for it to be rectified and send me a letter in writing confirming how they have resolved the problem. JOB DONE.:T

I hope your week is going well reader

beanielou

Here and now is good

doingitanyway

beanielou wrote: »

Here and now is good

Here and now, for me, is a squirrel infested nightmare actually. Pest control can't come out until Thursday afternoon either....
I also need a roofer to make sure they can't back in and there isn't anything left in the budget as I will need to pay pest control.
It will get sorted in the end but I could do without it.

beanielou

Well you know what I mean.
Here & now can be ok.
Not always but sometimes.

Eager_Elephant

Hi doing,

Have read your whole diary over the last few weeks and just wanted to let you know that you are amazing. I know things are tough for you but as I read your diary I could see you getting stronger and much more confident as each day passed.

Your food plans made me laugh a lot - one minute there was to be no buying YS food and having a monthly shop delivered with a few tops up in the week and then it was all change again back to YS only. I can't believe your haul of YS food you manage to get on a regular basis.

I always see any plans as fluid otherwise with no flexibility its easy to become disheartened if things don't go to plan.

I hope you manage to get the pesky squirrels sorted this week.

Will subscribe to cheer you on with your journey.

doingitanyway

Eager_Elephant wrote: »

Hi doing,

Have read your whole diary over the last few weeks and just wanted to let you know that you are amazing. I know things are tough for you but as I read your diary I could see you getting stronger and much more confident as each day passed.

Your food plans made me laugh a lot - one minute there was to be no buying YS food and having a monthly shop delivered with a few tops up in the week and then it was all change again back to YS only. I can't believe your haul of YS food you manage to get on a regular basis.

I always see any plans as fluid otherwise with no flexibility its easy to become disheartened if things don't go to plan.

I hope you manage to get the pesky squirrels sorted this week.

Will subscribe to cheer you on with your journey.

Thank you so much EagerElephant

Your post has come at just the right time. It made me smile just as I thought I might cry.

It is true I have a love/hate relationship with YS shopping and I still can't find the balance. I spend way too much time trying to decide on the best way to shop, eat well and save money

It is so horrible here, trying to work with the squirrels scratching and gnawing away. Your post has made me smile yes, but also remind myself that maybe I am stronger than I think.

Pest control come out tomorrow morning and although it is a lot of money to spend and will clear out my savings, if I go back a year I did not have any savings at all...

My next big thing is to find a roofer to fill up the points of entry before a new lot of squirrels move in :eek:

I am trying to find the courage to speak to a neighbour for a recommendation.

Thank you again for your timely post :A

doingitanyway

I expect to sleep well as I exercised tonight. I am now up to 40 minutes. It felt good today and afterwards the shower was lovely as I now have flip-flops.

I picked up some nice tea and YS goods. I spent £9 in total but did not buy any unhealthy stuff.

The edgy feeling I have had all day has gone now I have exercised

Looking forward to tomorrow when the squirrels will be tackled.

I have a pedicure in the afternoon (work will reimburse me from medical insurance) I need something nice. I am going to have a coffee somewhere nice too whilst I am in town too.

I hope your day has been good reader