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

doingitanyway

The fences are an investment. Glad you are enjoying them

milann

Hope everything is ok Hairy and you’re just busy enjoying your new fences.

blah1234

Hi Hhod, having read most of your diary I just wanted to say, such an inspiration. Hope all is going well and you're enjoying your fences which have been thoroughly earned.

beanielou

Hope all is well & you are just busy.

HairyHandofDartmoor

blah1234 said:

Hi Hhod, having read most of your diary I just wanted to say, such an inspiration. Hope all is going well and you're enjoying your fences which have been thoroughly earned.

Thank you Blah . It's a very long read I'm afraid.

HairyHandofDartmoor

Thanks everyone . I'm fine but I've just been busy and feeling tired. I'll update when I can.

Willowtree222

Take care x

HairyHandofDartmoor

Nicnak said:

Take care x

Thanks Nicnak .

HairyHandofDartmoor

Hi everyone 🙂. I'm really tired at the moment for some reason despite hardly doing anything at the weekend. I think being at school, the builders being in and DS1's birthday prep exhausted me. Also school is more tiring despite having less children as its more intense and all the extra cleaning, hand washing and distancing makes for extra work. The day is longer too as the children are arriving ten minutes earlier, although I notice I'm not getting paid any extra, hmmm 🤔.

I'm still delighted with the new fences and spend ages looking out of the kitchen window enjoying the sight of them 😁. The weather has been a bit iffy so I haven't sat out and we still have a mountain of branches in the garden which spoils the aesthetics a bit 🙄. But I've been out to pull up the odd weed, etc, and it feels much more private and enjoyable being in the garden, so I'm looking forward to the better weather so I can drink my morning tea in the garden 🙂.

I got given a free mask at school yesterday by the head teacher 🙂. Someone had made them for the staff in a lovely range of cotton materials with nose wires, so I chose a lovely colour and pattern. So I have three masks now and I'm waiting for a fourth one to arrive from Z@zzle which I ordered ages ago. I wouldn't use Z@zzle again as it was expensive and very slow to arrive. The Etsy ones were half the price, free postage and arrived really quickly.

I need to get ready for work now. I'm only doing lunchtime today thank goodness but I think it's going to rain 🌧☔ and all the toys have been taken out of the classroom for hygiene reasons 😩. Have a good day everyone 🙂.

Sun_Addict

The weather has been quite muggy the past few days so this could be another reason for feeling tired. Boo to doing 10 minutes extra work for no extra cash. I was the same as you are with your fence when I had my new kitchen and bathroom 3 years ago, I kept going in an looking at them, just admiring them. I'm hoping to have a new front door and front windows this year, although not had any quotes so no idea how much it will cost probably a lot more than I've got saved up for it. Nice to get a free mask with a nice pattern - our local shop is selling flamingo print ones so when I eventually go somewhere to need one that's the sort of thing I'm going for.  Hope you have a good day today 😁