Prosperous soul in the making

jwil

savingholmes said:

I am grateful to all those working to ensure we have medical and pharmacy supplies, waste collections and social services, food food growers/suppliers, retailers and logistic companies. Thank you to all care workers and NHS and private hospital staff. Thank you to all those working hard behind the scenes to keep Britain moving, bring a smile to faces. Thank you to all those who deliver to my door. Thank you to the people on here who help keep me sane.

Love this - from me too

doingitanyway

savingholmes said:

I am grateful to all those working to ensure we have medical and pharmacy supplies, waste collections and social services, food food growers/suppliers, retailers and logistic companies. Thank you to all care workers and NHS and private hospital staff. Thank you to all those working hard behind the scenes to keep Britain moving, bring a smile to faces. Thank you to all those who deliver to my door. Thank you to the people on here who help keep me sane.

Well said SHs. I love it when people choose gratitude and positivity. And it IS a choice.
Enjoy your day.

savingholmes

Thanks HSL, jwil and DIA
Well I now have my formal diagnosis of ASD and DCD. Waited a long time for confirmation and it is finally here. Not enough evidence for ADHD but that's okay I wasn't sure about that one just thought I may as well check all 3 at the same time. Assessment was via Skype - saved us some fuel and time. Hopefully it will help with forgiveness for future and past misunderstandings - and if I need future adjustments or even govt support help me get it.

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savingholmes said:

Thanks HSL, jwil and DIA
Well I now have my formal diagnosis of ASD and DCD. Waited a long time for confirmation and it is finally here. Not enough evidence for ADHD but that's okay I wasn't sure about that one just thought I may as well check all 3 at the same time. Assessment was via Skype - saved us some fuel and time. Hopefully it will help with forgiveness for future and past misunderstandings - and if I need future adjustments or even govt support help me get it.

That must feel like a good step forwards to have confirmation x 

MovingForwards

I'm pleased you have your diagnosis, saves all the wondering and will enable you to make changes and adaptions as required 🤗

savingholmes

Thanks SSDD23 and MF - feel relieved to know. I think I will write an autobiographical account of my experiences of being diagnosed later in life at some point. In some ways I've already started - with the size of assessment form I filled in for me and DD. I may still do DH's at some point- I think he has ADHD with Autism but that may need to go down 2 different avenues according to the person I spoke to yesterday.

DS is now home so we have already speeded up the rate of eating through everything - relieved though. We can all afford to lose a few pounds in the unlikely event we can't buy food for a while. He and DD did take pooch for a long walk yesterday and managed to buy lots of junk food for themselves, crisps for me, some bread and a single pack of moist toilet tissue. It will go really far between four I'm sure! MIL says if the worst comes to the worst get in the shower after each trip - let's hope it doesn't come to that. 

Placed some orders for tissues and toilet rolls on Am**** last night could take weeks to arrive but hopefully more assured of getting some. Also sent some tissues to my parents - won't arrive until early May!!! but hopefully will bring a smile to their faces nevertheless - either of relief or chuckling on how desperate we all felt in March for TP or an equivalent! Sent some puzzle books to MIL - again won't arrive until May but should help her stay sane.

Really  wondering if our new chairs will arrive at the end of April but currently showing on the web that they should. I would be perfectly okay with them postponing in the current climate - but given I have only paid the 10% deposit (cash) I bet they are desperate for the rest of the money. I have the money waiting but think will pay with an empty CC to minimise the risk of non-delivery and then pay that off. MIL suggested we get rid of our current armchairs now ready but I don't want to do that until they arrive. 

DH works for a charity - so also conscious that if people stop giving his 'company' could fold. We therefore also need to build up EF more - but still don't trust myself to not spend it if big lump sum sat there. Let's hope this situation doesn't go on for too long. My job should be secure though. Wondering if DD's council gym membership cost will still be taken out in April. We had just paid for 12 weeks membership - so hoping that gets extended. No news yet though. 

In startling news - DH used his new battery operated lawn mower to mow the lawns front and back in 20 minutes! Plenty of exercise to be had pruning and weeding in the garden. I will try to go out and do a little pruning with the weather being so sunny today. We can always make a compost heap if the council stop collecting.

EssexHebridean

Hey SH - just had a chance to catch up here. Glad to hear that your formal diagnosis has helped - sometimes "knowing" something like that can make you feel more settled about it, can't it. 

While we're extending thanks to all the various areas that are working so hard to keep things going at the moment, another area to think about is the workers at the DWP who are being deluged with quite literally thousands and thousands of applications for Universal Credit every hour at the moment. I believe the figures are something like usual = 4,000 a day - one day earlier this week they received over 90,000 applications in a day. They ar also coping with about 40% of usual staffing levels as well - so massive kudos to them.

Loving your ideas for a present a week for MIL - brilliant plan!

savingholmes

Thanks EH. MIL immediately said she knew it had been my idea and nothing to do with DH LOL. She then turned to BIL and asked what he was doing which was very amusing. Trying to work from home today has been a nightmare. Couldn't log on to work ICT so had to use personal laptop to do what I could. Not great with confidential docs though. Still we can all play our part in helping the economy and keeping things moving. 

We are going to have a roast beef dinner today. Got DS to peel the spuds while me and DH both tried to work. I also cooked a big pan of potatoes and started cooking bacon so I can make either bombay potatoes or a breakfast mix with bacon, chopped tomatoes, onions, mushrooms etc. It used up the last of my tinned tomatoes - but thankfully DS had at least 2 in his food crate that he came back with so we still have some. We managed to get eggs the other day - so I figure we can use it at lunch/brunch. DS thankfully also waited in line at the chemist (socially distanced) and got DH's medicines while I nipped to the shop. and got milk, bread, cheese and a little junk food. Didn't want to stay long. They had eggs and butter...Still no TP in shop but they were selling napkins. We have tissues for when we run out of TP and I have orders from China and elsewhere coming over the next few months - as long as deliveries continue!

How is everyone else coping with 'lockdown' Britain? It was nice to see fathers out cycling with small children today. People dog walking too. 

savingholmes

Well I had a rubbish computer day workwise but other than that it was a bright sunshiney day. A work friend of mine is ill at home with what sounds like the virus - it isn't nice at all. Really hope she manages to get rid of it without it become more serious. She started with fever and cough last Saturday and part way through the week said she felt like she had been run over by a bus. My sister's family seem to be okay now which is good news and some of my other friends who have it - are finding it lingers but they seem likely to recover. 

Our estate did clap for the NHS. I hope someone from the NHS heard... It was weird though I could hear claps and cheers from inside initially before we went out on the porch and joined in.

One of my nephews is taking food to MIL so she has no excuse to go out but I think it could get lonely for her fast if she doesn't. One of my sister's families got the books I sent them but the other nephew doesn't seem to have despite Am* saying they have. Hope they turn up. In better news it sounds like I am getting TP Friday from Am* who moved it forward a whole month now they are prioritising essentials! I don't know whether to risk amending my shopping order for Friday or not! I think I will give it a go.

savingholmes

Well it's a beautiful day here where I am. My brother has been tanning on his balcony - I am wondering if he will end up with stripes from the railings. Where one of my sister's live - the neighbours requested that a neighbour cut down a tree at my sis's cost so they could enjoy sun instead of shade in their narrow back gardens. My sis with the 5 year old and baby posted a video today - they looked so cute and happy - look like they have recovered well which was a relief. I'm watching birds out of the window - and can easily hear them now with less traffic. I am hoping that this will be a reset button for nature.

There is a student petition out not to pay the final term's rent - but at the moment we are still due to pay £933 for the final term even though the advice was go to your permanent home. My DS has lost out on so much so-called contact time first by strikes - and now by the virus... I wouldn't be surprised if there was a future class action suit equivalent at some point in the future. I am glad currently that the government is enforcing social distancing. My pooch was really subdued yesterday - and didn't eat any of her normal food. Las night though she tore open a tube of randoms - not impressed! 

Song for the day: Grace got you - MercyMe - there's a lovely video on utube. Have a lovely day. Enjoy a walk, get some vitamins in.