From debt to freedom...

Cherryfudge

That's excellent news, HSL . Sounds as though the home stretch is in sight!

janb5

So pleased for you!  You have always been quietly determined and your resilience is amazing.
We will wait to hear when you are free to tell us.
Just a thought if you do choose another company you could share with your parents so they could avail themselves too of the bonus.

janb5

I have edited my post x3 as my arthritic fingers weren`t playing ball!

savingholmes

Glad you are in the home straight

Parkyp

Sounds like there is finally light at the end of the tunnel.
Really pleased for you. 

themadvix

Hi HSL, I’ve only just finished reading your diary from the beginning in the last couple of days (it’s a brilliant read, I certainly second all those who’ve said you should write!). You do so amazingly well and have remained so upbeat through all the grief your ex has put you through - I’m so glad to hear that things are on the up with your recent legal news! It’s about time!

Kittykattykate

Hi HSL I’m so happy to hear you’ve made progress on the legal front. Hopefully you can change the locks now!

Sun_Addict

So pleased to read things are finally progressing. About time 🥳

Drawingaline

Great news that things are looking promising!

Honeysucklelou2

Thank you Cherryfudge, Janb5, SH, Parkyp, Kittykattykate, SA & DAL. Welcome themadvix - its a long read, thank you for your kind comments.

Kittykattykate - this has been done! A timeframe was given a few months ago. Due to the continued disregard for my privacy and continued turning up while I was at work and taking things, notice was given, by the solicitor,  that it would happen by a certain date which was ignored. When the house was accessed again on the first day of term, after he’d had 6 weeks of me being at home, to come and get the items he’d wanted so the6 were changed. . I’ve felt a lot more secure since🙂.

Yesterday ( Friday), I had an unexpected couple of hours free from work, so enjoyed having time to enjoy the sunshine. It’s been tricky getting washing dried for the last week or 2, so I was glad of the opportunity to get washing hung outside to dry.

Income levels are quite up and down at the moment. Job 1 is salaried so no difference there, but Jobs 2 and 3 are paid by the hour, so more prone to fluctuation. Part of the reason for seeking Job 3 was knowing that in winter Job 2 goes really quiet and income can be halved . This week it was too quiet to sustain 2 members of staff, so I went home. It’s good to have more time at home on the one hand, but a worry that my pay will be significantly lower next week. Job 3 was quieter yesterday hence the extra couple of hours in the sunshine. I know that there is more winter security at job 3 so not as worried but it has highlighted to me the need to save as much as possible so that I build up a buffer to offset the quieter weeks.

Thankfully there doesn’t seem to be too many gaps on supermarket shelves locally and the petrol situation seems to have significantly eased🙂.  I have noticed that some items I regularly buy have jumped up in price. The biggest price rise that shook me was the cost of heating oil. I usually buy 500 litres which sees us through winter and it cost me around £170 last year. This year the quote from the company  I usually use is £314 😳😒😳 and they are generally the cheapest! 

Having the extra couple of hours made a difference in that I was able to crack on with household jobs. All the dry washing has been folded and a fair amount of bedding has been ironed - makes me feel that I’m getting ahead! Today needs time spent on getting prepped for the new week for Job 1 and hopefully a shift at Job 2.