Budget Wars - A New Hope (with apologies to George Lucas)

PurpleFairy26

Lovely news in the £100 and the stash that takes you closer to DF. Hope the rates thing gets sorted soon and in your favour.

Bobarella

Thanks Cat it did

Sashy Awe thanks very much. Positive vibes much appreciated!

Mummytogirls Thank you. It was a very busy one. Home now.Hope your feeling better?

PF thank you. Hope your ok.

JWPopps

Bobarella wrote: »

Like all responsible parents I have a tiny horses harness and carriage and get DD to pull it all home She's a bit slow on her tiny legs but a lump of sugar works wonders.:rotfl:

....I'm reconsidering this child-free thing... :rotfl:

Bobarella

Oh god...Had been having quite a nice 'relaxing' day (is it ever really, with a 2foot nutter on the loose?

When what drops into my inbox but an email replying to my rates query. Worded as ' they need more information and it could entail a visit or complex rating calculations' I literally feel sick now. Apparently it could take up to 40 days for this to happen.

The first new payment would be due on April 15th so only around a month till then now. Just want it resolved.

Have to go out in a minute.

I just don't know how I feel about any of it. On the one hand a successful weekends events. Everyone happy, some money made. On the other it is bone wearyingly hard work at times. Yesterday I was at work from 9.30 to around 3, with no break, a lot of cleaning and that was on the back of a night that ended at stupid o clock the night before.

I'm all over the place. Me and DH never row, but he was getting really angry with me yesterday about the measuring up thing for the rates, and I was angry back because it's yet another thing I have to do on top of everything else.

I don't believe in quitting and I've worked myself into the ground these last 5 years to try and deal with the situation my actions have created but I am at my wits end I think.

Surely we go to work to be paid? Something which in all honesty I barely am.

I know no one can tell anyone else what to do or how to live their lives so I'm more ranting really.

Gotta go.

Bob

PurpleFairy26

Oh Bob that's rubbish, my experience the wheels of bureaucracy go very slowly....

I definitely agree its not unreasonable to expect to be paid for work done. One of the main reason DH gave up his self employed income.

Sending hugs x

Bobarella

PurpleFairy26 wrote: »

Oh Bob that's rubbish, my experience the wheels of bureaucracy go very slowly....

I definitely agree its not unreasonable to expect to be paid for work done. One of the main reason DH gave up his self employed income.

Sending hugs x

Thanks PF for reading my rambling angry woman post!

kirtsypoos

Bobarella wrote: »

Oh god...Had been having quite a nice 'relaxing' day (is it ever really, with a 2foot nutter on the loose?

Bob

I'm most amused by the above - tickled my Monday afternoon

Oh Bob, I really feel for you with the rates issue - you run around constantly and can't possibly do anymore than you are doing but something like this can have such an effect on your morale and your fledgling business.

I firmly believe that you will see a massive difference between now and next year with the amount of events you are having and the publicity generated but it's whether weathering the storm now is doable for you.

Big hugs

greent

Ah, Bob - hope they come out sooner rather than later - and that the result is favourable.

Rant away whenever necessary.... xx

hugglemonster

Sending you massive virtual hugs and lots of tea and cake, always good to let out your frustrations. I bet your dh is just as annoyed with have to appeal the measurements but you're the nearest one to rant to too!

Hope you've managed to relax a little bit, doesn't get any better my dd is a 5ft nutter shimmying around the house

I also hope the measuring is done as quickly as possible.

H x

mummytogirls

Oh Bob, sorry your peaceful (ish) afternoon turned into a stress.

Fingers crossed that the rates get lowered and then you can hopefully continue. I do agree though you do lots of running around xx