Get a grip !

Skint_yet_Again

Wow I ache today after washing down the rear windows & guttering yesterday, but it does look good now its clean I also sprayed the alley with weedkiller.

I think I will need a day of rest before doing the front windows as I don't think I can lift my arms above my head today lol.

Today I am going to sew the hem of my bedroom curtains & sort more clutter into the boot of my car for a tip run at the end of the week. I am putting off sorting paperwork and shredding

Online banking checked this morning - credit card now shows paid in full & on time. The next bill is due 3 May & will include the rest of the cost of the fence & house insurance so will be around £500. I need to do some more quotes for house insurance before 1 May so might do that today too.

Haven't heard from the heating engineer I will give him another day then ring him in the morning for an update. This is why I hate dealing with tradesmen. If he's not coming I'd rather he just say so I can get someone else.

savingwannabe

I hate tradesmen too. They can be so unreliable.

Omg you have done so much I have done nothing today. House is a mess.

Do you have a blood test meter? It is a good way of checking how high your blood sugars are as high sugars make you sleep, as do low ones. I know several people with type 2 that have meters and they really help.

Skint_yet_Again

Well I did lots yesterday, not so much today. I did 2 hours washing up this morning, thankfully I've had an email to say my dishwasher basket wheels have been dispatched :T so will be back to full use soon... yay!


Also had a call from the boiler man and he is coming round tomorrow afternoon :j


Had a fry up at lunch time with DS and we sat and watched tv all afternoon included the 3 episodes of Sherlock that were recorded over xmas


I have a meter and tested daily when I was first diagnosed, but then shortly after the Doc told me to stop testing and then the Doc I saw yesterday said the same and that I didn't need a prescription for sharps. I am so confused. Today I phoned the number the Doc gave me yesterday to be referred to the dietician, but the receptionist said they are not dieticians and cannot give advice on low carb diet / diabetes, only healthy eating and portion sizes. Not sure what use that is going to be but I will speak to them again when they call me back.


I need to get salad and milk tomorrow and if the weather is nice I will get some more washing done. I am going to the tip on Friday with a friend who also has some stuff to get rid of so I will have some help to unload the car.


Right, time for sleep.... G'nite x

Skint_yet_Again

I am getting used to a protein breakfast - 2 egg omelette with a slice of ham & sprinkle of grated cheese or bacon & fresh tomato sliced, or ham and mushroom. They only take a few minutes to cook, but whether I am going to fancy cooking / eating them at 6am when I go back to work next week is another matter I was thinking I might precook them & freeze and take them out to defrost the night before, then warm them in the microwave at work as I don't usually feel hungry until around 7.30am. I have a small cool bag I could use.


I have been to the shops and got salad and milk to last over the weekend. I am just having a cuppa before washing-up a few things leftover from last night. Washing machine is on, its warm out but more cloudy today but should still dry. The boiler man is due this afternoon so will have more idea then how much it will cost to fix.


UPDATE - boiler man has been here for 2 1/2 hours and boiler is now fixed and serviced, I now have hot water again :j total cost £158 which I didn't think was too bad.

savingwannabe

Blimey that hurt! I am glad it's repaired though. Well done on eating healthily Ive been a bit naughty. lol.

Skint_yet_Again

Healthy eating .... I am blooming starving !!
Ok maybe a bit of an exaggeration but I am going to add in some carbs to my lunch as chicken and salad is not enough and I am getting cold and feeling unwell in the afternoons. I've had some cheese and crackers to keep me going and feel better now. Am just waiting for DS to get back from the gym and then we will have dinner.


Today I have done washing-up and one load of clothes washed and I am up to date :j - the wash baskets are empty & towels done. I am going to do the bedding over the next few days if the weather stays nice before I go back to work on Monday.


I had to wash down my car yesterday and today - almost unheard of - but we have had a flock of starlings swooping over the street into the field opposite and they have targeted all the cars in the road grrr !! Fed up of bird poop !


Trip to tip tomorrow with a friend to help and we are going to get lunch after, she is going to download / print some vouchers / codes. I am hoping to keep it to under a tenner

savingwannabe

Good that you used vouchers. I should be shopping for flooring with builder and tidying as it's free as I can't afford to do anything else! lol.

Skint_yet_Again

Awake early so I have been cooking the books !

Bank rewards this month are £7.20. It would have been higher except VM bill was only £2.50 this month with the credit I negotiated and there is no water rates £12.19

We pay 2 different companies for water supply & waste water removal - direct debits are £12.19 and £31.78. Looking at my previous bank statements online the £12.19 appears to be over 8 months Aug-March. I will need to find the bill later and double check.

This means I have £12.19 still available this month together with personal spends left of £7.31 = £19.50 I am rich This will pay for my meal out with friends next week.

I have cash in my purse left by DP's for my birthday (in a few months time) to cover lunch today - I will just celebrate early and then should have enough cash left to put some petrol in the car before payday if needed.

Still need to renew house insurance before 1 May - the cheaper I can get it the less goes on the credit card !

Feeling drowsy now, my diary probably makes you feel like that too ! Am going to try and snooze till later

savingwannabe

I'm not surprised you are drowsy I think you have done loads in the last week. I had a snooze too.

Do check MSE for insurance deals.

And your diary isn't boring at all. It helps me and keeps me going. :money:

Skint_yet_Again

Thanks SW

I managed a bit more sleep then went to the tip with friend. The last of the old fence has gone - it was triple wrapped in charity bags and big green gardening bags and a sheet of plastic ...there was no living creature climbing out of that lot in my car !!! I think I have watched too much CSI

Thankfully I didn't see any 8-legged creatures. A kind chap lifted up the old bedside cabinet and chucked it into the skip for me and one of the council workers lifted and took away the old car battery that DF had lifted into the boot for me, so all clutter now gone from boot yay :T

We then went to lunch at prezzo and I have had a total carb fest
I had spag bol which was delish, my friend sent her veggie meal back as it was cold but she enjoyed the second attempt (not sure if it was replaced or the first one warmed up again) We had a 25% off voucher and I had tap water so mine was about £7.50. We then went to Wertherspoons and had dessert (naughty naughty !) they were 2 for £5 so it would have been rude not to !! With a cup of tea £1.10 the total spend today was £11.10. Was great to see my friend and have a catch up too as I haven't seen her for ages.

I then came home and slept for 2 hours Its definitely the carbs that do it I think, but I don't care today.

I have had to wash more bird poop off the car and have removed all the plastic and hoovered the last of the little bits of wood chips from the boot.

That's it for today. Sun never broke through the cloud but its been a nice day, warm and dry. Hoping for some good drying weather over the weekend so I can get bedding done, am just waiting for the weather forecast.