Get a grip !

Skint_yet_Again

Lots of signs of spring out there this morning but it’s rather fresh 🥶
Friend is going to pick me up at 1pm and we are off to the range. I want to buy a new mop for the kitchen and bathroom floor as the old one is falling apart. Hopefully I won’t get carried away and buy anything else! 

MovingForwards

Only buy things which will be of use for your new home, for now try and get by unless like your mop things are well past their use.

Rest up this weekend and try to work out what else affects your eyes, the next few months will fly by as you adjust.

Hair pamper was a good price!

Skint_yet_Again

Had a lovely few hours out with my friend yesterday. We had a wander round upstairs in the range, which has very narrow aisles and very bright overhead lighting and after a while I felt quite dizzy. So we went in the (cost a) cafe which was softer ambient lighting and had a sit down. I got a pot of tea for one and a huge fruit scone with clotted cream and a little pot of jam £4. My friend had a hot chocolate so total spend £6.85 and we shared the scone 😋 

After a rest I felt ok again so we went downstairs and I got a new mop and various cleaning bits £11.78. Then we went to b&m and I bought Pepsi max cans £3 on offer and a huge pot of hot chocolate - options Belgian choc - £3.99

Back home and loaded boxes & tortoises into friends car. Then I walked the dog & fed her. Spent the evening relaxing. 😊

Today I am going to walk the dog shortly. It’s forecast to rain all day from about 10am. I am defrosting some chicken breasts from the freezer to make a chicken stew in the slow cooker and use up the leftover parsnips & carrots. I also have a bag of frozen dumplings I bought a few weeks ago so I will pop them in the stew towards the end of cooking time. 

Today I am having liver and onions, there should be enough for leftovers to go in the freezer. I will make a big pan of mash with the leftover potatoes, have some with the liver & freeze the rest in portions and I will have some of the broccoli and cauli from
the freezer. 

Hopefully I will have enough food to last until Friday when I will food shop in the morning before my late shift. I will do an inventory later 

Skint_yet_Again

Very grey morning and the sky looks full of rain to come later. Blossom still coming out on the trees 

Forgot to mention I have claimed wfh allowance online so that should be a nice refund in February pay around £57 with a further £5 in March pay. 

MovingForwards

Would tinted glasses take the edge off some of the lights? 

Lunch treat sounded yummy.

Blossom is a sign better weather is coming.

Skint_yet_Again

The rain has just started, a bit later than forecast but I’m glad we got a dry dog walk. 

Hopefully MF this should only last 6-8 weeks. Next time I go out / go shopping I will take my sunglasses 😎 

MovingForwards

Hope everything is ok.

Skint_yet_Again

Thanks MF I have just lost my mojo. Struggling with eyes using desktop monitors all day and no activity on the house buying/ broker is starting to annoy me

Moved £250 to long term savings account. Already sent £50 to 3% account. Total savings £300. DS’s bills money came into my account yesterday & his gf money should come in today. All the direct debits have been paid and it’s council tax & larger water bill free month. That should leave me with £189. I need to get a few bits of shopping on Friday and what is left will go into savings. 

Lots of wildlife activity on the pond over the last few days. Saw a tiny wren flitting around and the swans are looking to nest. The male swan makes the most haunting sound when he flaps his wings at the geese and chases them off across the pond 

MovingForwards

I can imagine, it's very frustrating as you'd think they would be keen to get the ball rolling.

Swans are gorgeous.

Skint_yet_Again

Lovely sunny breezy day today. One load of washing out on the line. Heating is off. Timer is due on at 5pm, 7pm & 9pm for 15 minutes. 

Letter received from my mortgage company increase in BMR from 1 March to 2.5% = £223.61 was £221.30 after last increase.