Light the fire...

woodfired · 2 February at 12:08PM

What a difference a sunny morning and a new month make.

I had a very productive day yesterday, woke up feeling very motivated and made the most of it. I tackled the house, 3 loads of laundry washed and hung to dry, clean washing folded and put away, house tidied right through, hoovered right through then out into the garden where DS and I cleared all of the remaining leaves and debris from the drive (a full tonne bag no less) swept the drive and trimmed back the overhanging ivy & other plants from the low walls right round. Took almost 2 hours but it looks so neat and tidy now, ready for spring. One thing that is driving me mad is that I cant find my knapsack sprayer to treat the algae/moss growing everywhere. We are under some enormous trees - hence the leaves - and everything turns green every few months. I spray a product called wet & forget which treats it and keeps it away for ages and is much kinder than bleach type products but I've lost the damn sprayer grrrr.

This morning has been a slower one, DH has taken DS to his football match, I've pottered round and then I'm off out for a walk and catch up with the girls in an hour or so, should be nice in the sun.

Happy Sunday x

woodfired · 9 May at 7:13AM

Hello Diary

Just popping in with a bit of an update. We are doing well in our new roles in the shop, the new range of homemade pasta salads are selling really well and some friends persuaded me to try selling my homemade sausage rolls, which have also proved a big hit. Alongside the homemade sandwiches and other lines the shop is booming and us working there is working out better than I could have hoped for. I'm very thankful for how it has turned out. We have lots of free time in the afternoons, although, we are often tired from early mornings and busy shifts so we are perhaps not getting as much done in the house and garden as I thought we might but the balance is lovely and we are appreciating being home from 12 every day now the weather is warming up.

Financially, all is ticking along fine. We sold our machine and the industrial unit we own is up for let. The van was sold along with the car and replaced with a 4x4 that allows us to do bigger shops at the wholesalers when needed. I am overpaying the business loan and the family loan on the unit and should have both cleared in the next 3 years which is a huge goal that I am desperate to tick off. I am also building up the savings across a few different accounts in the hope we may be able to replace our en-suite and renovate our bedroom later in the year, fingers crossed.
The mortgage stands now at £209 608
Business loan on shop, £30 967
Family loan on industrial unit, £29 000
They are all heading in the right direction.