Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally

HairyHandofDartmoor

mummytogirls said:

Morning HHOD,

You have definitely made the right decision re the mortgage holiday, just echoing what everyone else is seeing.

I feel traumatised and drained after going to the shops so I cant imagine how you feel after being in school xx

Thanks MTG 🙂. It's keeping the five year olds apart that's exhausting. They get excited and run towards each other 😱 so I have to watch them like a hawk.

HairyHandofDartmoor

Onebrokelady said:

Yay, good news about the mortgage holiday 😊I couldn't do your job Hairy, I find looking after one child at a time exhausting never mind a group of them, A lady came to the clinic with twins a few months ago and we had to undress them to weigh them,I did one while she did the other  and I was shattered after they all left 😀😀

Thanks OBL 🙂. You definitely need an affinity for chaos to do my job 🤣.

HairyHandofDartmoor

Well today was interesting! My tutor wanted to do a telephone discussion with me this afternoon about some particular topics, so I read up on them this morning before school to prepare.

Then I walked to school in the hot sun ☀️ desperately trying to avoid people (there were lots of them out today) and had to drink a glass of water when I got there. Despite me only having seven children to look after today, one managed to have a toilet accident 😱, one managed to bang his head on the fence 😱 and one scratched her leg on a trike 😱, so I had to keep sending children indoors to find a staff member to sort them out (they were trying to have their lunchbreak poor things 🤣). It seemed a bit easier to keep them apart today so either they, or I, am getting the hang of it  😂.

After my shift finished I drank more water, walked home and drank yet more water (it's really warm today), had a shower, had lunch and revised the topics again. Then my tutor rang and we had the discussion which she recorded . It was her asking me questions and me answering them so I'm not sure why they call it a discussion 🤔. Just before my tutor rang DS1 managed to fill the kitchen up with smoke and set off the smoke alarm 🙄.

Anyway I'm glad that's over and it will take me a few more percentage points towards finishing my course . I can finally relax now 😁.

I hope everyone is having a good Thursday 🙂.

Willowtree222

Glad that you have got that call over with. Sometimes we can have two students and still need three members of staff! 
It has been warm today so glad you are drinking x

beanielou

Glad that your call is done 

HairyHandofDartmoor

Nicnak said:

Glad that you have got that call over with. Sometimes we can have two students and still need three members of staff! 
It has been warm today so glad you are drinking x

Thanks Nicnak . You couldn't make up what children get up to  😂.

HairyHandofDartmoor

beanielou said:

Glad that your call is done 

Thanks Beanie . I was really dreading it for some reason but it was fine and I had a nice chat with my tutor afterwards too . She records the discussion so I think that's partly why I was nervous.

Sun_Addict

Natural to feel nervous but it’s done now and another part of your course ticked off. Sounds like it went well though 👍 Never a dull moment with the children that’s for sure.

HairyHandofDartmoor

Sun_Addict said:

Natural to feel nervous but it’s done now and another part of your course ticked off. Sounds like it went well though 👍 Never a dull moment with the children that’s for sure.

Thanks SA

HairyHandofDartmoor

I had a good session at school with more lovely sunshine and an excuse to be out in it ☀️. Now I'm off for two weeks 🙂. I'll have plenty to do when I'm off as I want to do two assignments and can catch up on the housework, washing and gardening. I can also do a park walk every day and try to do ten minutes yoga every day. I also have a small art project to do for school over the weekend 🌈.

Unfortunately the scan results have given us very bad results for BIL 😞. He has three areas of growths. One in his right lung, one in his spine and one on his chest. They're going to do a biopsy early next week to decide on the treatment but they said they can't operate. I feel so sorry for my sister; she's lost her twin and her mum in the last six years, and now her husband has cancer. I don't know how she'll cope ☹.