A whole new world, for now

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well, it’s Sunday but no weigh in as dh is away with the infuriating mother. Apparently his dad is doing ok with some of the concerns relating to his adaptation to a slightly healthier life style. The mother however continues to maintain that she is struggling but won’t accept any external help. They have more than sufficient money to cover costs and the offspring have offered to contribute. I’m not sure what can be done. On other news, she gifted us some money. I told dh to explain that we would rather she spent it on making life easier for them but she completely dismissed that.

In a way, the money will come in handy as we got our annual rates bill along with our quarterly gas bill so £3k just evaporated. Like everywhere else, prices have increased including our electricity costs but, for some reason, there are no price cap arrangements in NI along with fewer suppliers.

Yesterday I had the house to myself and got loads done plus some work stuff. This included things that bother me but that others query when I address them. The only spend was £5 on a chippy tea because I didn’t want to mess up the kitchen!

Today I have a list and I have plans. These include visiting the recycling centre en route to coffee with my friend and a stop off at mr T to get rid of soft plastics while making use of my last money off voucher, other jobs include finishing off the bathroom deep clean and a whites boil wash.

Today I am grateful for

Funds to cover bills inc getting a 5% rates discount for annual pay

Identifying a home for an unused item that has been in the garage for more than 5 years

Starting to feel more in control

beanielou

Glad you are starting to feel more in control.