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

Willowtree222

Happy half term Hairy x

beanielou

Have a happy & healthy half term.
Relax & recharge   

jwil

Happy half term

Sunshine_girl2

Happy half term break , I hope you are having a lovely rest with the family . 

Seasidegal58

i hope you enjoy the time off work for half term. I'm sorry to hear of the potential loss of work.  Hopefully the TA will decide to keep things as they are. 

milann

Enjoy the week off 👍

HairyHandofDartmoor

milann said:

I can imagine how cold the playground was....I actually said to dh One of the advantages of been off sick meant no playground duty in the cold.One of the children I cover at lunchtime when I’m in likes to head for a gap in the bushes and stands inspecting the leaves and bark for hours on end. The child has send and this is the shut down and reboot time. So whoever is with the child just stands nearby to make sure they’re is safe. It’s freezing and a tad boring but when  they’ve had enough comes out and then runs and runs around anywhere......if a door is open can quickly sneak inside and run around the corridors. So 1-1 is needed. But on a cold day it gets very cold.
I hope you manage to get more hours if these hours drop. Somebody will eventually leave and hopefully you’ll fill the space.

Thanks Milann . Yes standing around to supervise children can be freezing. 

Sun_Addict said:

That’s disappointing if you lose some of the TA cover. I’m sure it won’t be long before something else comes up for you though. Children don’t feel the cold like we do. There was a boy running about on the park across the road yesterday with short sleeves on 🥶

Thanks SA .

beanielou said:

Oooh not long til half term.
Boo to the TA cover 

Thanks Beanie

doingitanyway said:

Sorry to hear about the TA cover...

Thanks DIA .  

elizabethhull said:

Gosh, £400 a month is a lot to lose if that happens.
Keeping my fingers crossed for you. Let's hope you can get a good deal with a new energy provider that will help.

DD2 has always been like me regarding the cold, and had to borrow a jumper for school photos as she never wore one !

Thanks Elizabeth . Well it hasn't happened yet so I'll have to wait and see and keep my fingers crossed 🤞.

HairyHandofDartmoor

Nicnak said:

Happy half term Hairy x

Thanks Nicnak . 

beanielou said:

Have a happy & healthy half term.
Relax & recharge   

Thanks Beanie . 

jwil said:

Happy half term

Thanks Jwil .  

Sunshine_girl2 said:

Happy half term break , I hope you are having a lovely rest with the family . 

Thanks Sunshine . 

Seasidegal58 said:

i hope you enjoy the time off work for half term. I'm sorry to hear of the potential loss of work.  Hopefully the TA will decide to keep things as they are. 

Thanks SSG .  

milann said:

Enjoy the week off 👍

Thanks Milann . 

HairyHandofDartmoor

I do feel like I need a break from school as I feel tired and jaundiced. Mind you I feel a bit disenchanted with life generally at the moment as I feel like there's nothing to look forward to. It's the virus and the weather I think. I'm trying to be positive but it's hard going 😥.

On Saturday I was really tired and my feet were sore, so I just crashed all day apart from one clothes wash. Yesterday DH bought me some chocolates for Valentine's day ❤ so I ate those and relaxed, apart from washing some bedding.

Today I thought I'd better force myself to be a bit more proactive, although I feel tired and like doing nothing all day. I've definitely lost my enthusiasm for life at the moment 😒. I forced myself to collect my asthma inhalers from the chemist and I bought some face powder and mascara in Sprdrg using their three for two offer. Then I forced myself to go for a walk in the park 🌳🌲. It wasn't as crowded as I feared and I think it did me good. I need to build up my fitness, as although I do a lot of walking around at school I'm not walking up and down hills or doing brisk walking, so my fitness has really gone down since the summer. 

When I got home from the park I emptied the kitchen bins and put a clothes wash on. So now I can reward myself by doing nothing for the rest of the day. I'm just going to read and catch up on here. I wish I could feel more positive but it's hard when you can't go anywhere and can't see anyone. I miss my wider family and going out for coffee and going to the National Trust gardens for walk 😔.

Anyway, enough moaning. I hope everyone else is having a good day 🙂.

elizabethhull

HairyHandofDartmoor said:

 it's hard when you can't go anywhere and can't see anyone. I miss my wider family and going out for coffee 

Totally agree, plus all my clubs that can't reopen for ages yet. I really miss my family & friends, and although Zoom and Facebook Messenger Video are amazing, they aren't quite the same.

Still - its a lovely Spring day today, and only my own idleness stopped me putting washing outside to dry. DH is happy in the garden.

Hope as the week progresses you feel less tired and more refreshed with the break. I'm sure you need it.