Quit..rest ..restart . Diary no.3

another_casualty

Strange morning
I woke up with that ecg feeling . Fair enough . First time for a few weeks , so I assume it'll pass in a couple of hours . Still, I saw Mrs doctor and just had an unsupervised session in mr trainers gym

Regarding the appt with Mrs dr: she thinks there may be a vitamin d defficency. S he thinks I may have another condition ( of which I cannot remember the name ), where you get constant pains in the legs
I don't agree but will go for blood test in January . I'm used to it all anyway.

Looking at the bed / sofa situation , I'm not gonna rush into anything just because of Black Friday . In fact I've seen a normal price ottoman from John Lewis ( obviously excluding mattress) for around £400 which is assembled when delivered . Feedback is good on that model. I'll have a mooch around the shops tomorrow and take stock before making the final decisions . Christmas sales not too far off, so no rush
The main thing I should do now , is tidy up the paper crap which will take sometime anyway .
Writing this on my iPhone as I'm meeting my friend for liquid lunch very soon ...

Gigervamp

Vit D deficiency is quite common, lack of sunlight, and bad diet are the major reasons. Might be an idea to get a vitamin D supplement.

another_casualty

Gigervamp wrote: »

Vit D deficiency is quite common, lack of sunlight, and bad diet are the major reasons. Might be an idea to get a vitamin D supplement.

Yes , on the case with that

another_casualty

So, just purchased vitamin D from Holland and Barrett online .
Black Friday deal . Also 2 moths supply of berocca from the amazon
I used to take berocca daily first thing , and swore by it . Now I just swear . I stopped when the first doctor I saw 2 years ago thought it affected my pulse . Have had it on and off over the last couple of months , but think it's best to get back on it .
Looking at the vitamin D situation , tbh I'm not doing a huge deal, wrong as such and the stuff from Holland and Barrett should get me back on the straight and narrow .

Just got an email from the managing agents who want to rectify poor electrical work . It'll probably mean a large bill . Lots to take in at the moment .
Still,I'll just keep pressing forward and hopefully push obstacles out of the way ..

harz99

another_casualty wrote: »

Strange morning
I woke up with that ecg feeling . Fair enough . First time for a few weeks , so I assume it'll pass in a couple of hours . Still, I saw Mrs doctor and just had an unsupervised session in mr trainers gym

Regarding the appt with Mrs dr: she thinks there may be a vitamin d defficency. S he thinks I may have another condition ( of which I cannot remember the name ), where you get constant pains in the legs
I don't agree but will go for blood test in January . I'm used to it all anyway.

Looking at the bed / sofa situation , I'm not gonna rush into anything just because of Black Friday . In fact I've seen a normal price ottoman from John Lewis ( obviously excluding mattress) for around £400 which is assembled when delivered . Feedback is good on that model. I'll have a mooch around the shops tomorrow and take stock before making the final decisions . Christmas sales not too far off, so no rush
The main thing I should do now , is tidy up the paper crap which will take sometime anyway .
Writing this on my iPhone as I'm meeting my friend for liquid lunch very soon ...

Hmm, accept any diagnosis from your doctor as it will help goining forward with benefits claims AC.!

another_casualty

Of course harz
The important thing is that everything is logged into mrs doctors notes
I obviously expect nothing from universal credit . I'll just keep complying with their demands , go to the eventual court case and see what gives . Even if I do win my battle with ltd capability for work , I'll have to do that all over again a few months after that .
Remind me not to vote:mad:...

doingitanyway

You are taking the whole UC journey in your stride but it may still be impacting hence ecg thing so keep an eye on things. You seem to have a good GP who you stay in contact with so that's good.
I've also started to take Vit D. I have a spray combined with fit K (whatever that is)
Have a good weekend

another_casualty

Okay . An eventful day . I did something positive ..and something stupid. The way I feel , I look at life and say" it's life just carry on . You're not battered "
What am I talking about ? See below...

I went to have a look at the sofas and beds . Did I expect to buy anything ? No. I was prepared to have a chat with any of the sales people that asked me if I needed help.
With that in mind , I went to one well known shop and I was very impressed with the nice young lady who was enthusiastic and new her job. Very professional and not pushy. I got valuable help.
Nothing purchased there .
I went to another place that had just beds . Nothing to see. Short and sweet . A quiet shop with one assistant . Nice enough guy , but nothing to see there .

Then the third shop : as soon as I walked in there , I saw the ideal sofa
I took my shoes off and lay across it . It just screamed out to me " buy me now ." The sales assistants were laughing .

I talked to the sales assistant about beds as well . Unfortunately this is where I made things bad for myself in one way , but stopped spending too much in another . Now the plan was to pay today with credit card which I owe nothing on , and take some money from the funds mentioned previously to cover everything . (Btw on a slight tangent , I will be taking out less than £6,000 so everything ( including a years service charges will be covered and I have breathing space for x amount of months)

The three seater leather sofa cost under £1,000 .
I was going to get a bed and mattress with it , and tbh the total for everything was going to be towards £2,000 . This included extras like extra pieces of furniture etc. I was almost swayed . However , the assistant kept saying that I could apply for credit I could change my mind right up to 3 days before delivery . I listened to the wrong advice right there . I was going to pay for it with my card , but if I went for the credit option I had more protection if I changed my mind .
What happened then was I got declined .i told the assistant I expected to be declined .The companies that declined me were Secure trust PLC and Equifax .
This meant I thought things through and just got the sofa instead .

The reason I was hesitant about the bed was because I almost got talked out of having an ottoman . Reason being that the sales assistant said that there isn't room to breathe with an ottoman bed .
This pricked my ears up because I do have wooden floors and potential condensation issues in my old Victorian flat .
He did say that I may be better off having a bed that's not an ottoman and buy a couple of storage drawers or containers to put under a normal bed instead .
As I say , the good news is , is that I've got the right sofa for the right price . Fingers crossed I won't jinx that .
The other good news is that I never got a bed .
The bad news is that I did the stupid thing of getting credit scored and being declined .yes I know what I did . Only did it in case I didn't like the bed . Lesson learned big time . As I said above , it's not the end of the world and I wasn't really embarrassed . Just angry with myself

Having said all that , I may be better off keeping my bed . Is there much difference between a double and a kingsize? Very mse if I do.

SusieT

Kingsize is 6" wider and 3" longer, so not a lot between them. I would just get storage bags or boxes for underneath the one you have if you find it comfortable and save a lot of money.

another_casualty

Thanks susie
TBH , I think I was letting things go when I got into a major rut.
The sofa was a good move imho as I've had the old ones over 20:years
Tomorrow I'll see if I can keep what I have ,and be savvy again