Busy Mee's Last Leg

Busy_Mee

Thanks all 

Suffolk Lass as usual you are spot on. I hadn't twigged that Mr Mee's pension is paid on the same day as he retired. It is paid on the 8th and I have to keep a float in the account to cover the payments that leave the account on the 1st. I just thought it was random duh !  

I will have to think through mine. On current plans it will be around  the 8th  and it might be easier to have both pensions hitting our accounts at the same time.

I have used the annual leave calculator to work out my leave entitlement right up until 'R' date though. It works out around 2.5 days per month, plus I already have loads of leave to carry forward. 

And you are right about not using work to validate myself. I am quite good at this out of work and have never really discussed work very much with friends and wider family. I doubt any of them could tell you what I actually do. An Aunt of Mr Mee's always used to ask me if I still had my " little" job.....Mr Mee thought this was hilarious. 

In work I have always been driven towards the next promotion and it has been quite difficult deciding not to go for this final one. But I have made peace with it. It won't make any difference to our future finances, other than probably tying me in to working for another year or two...which I don't want. This year has taught me that life is too short.

We went to t'Asda yesterday for the first time in a year. It was a hellhole. Too many people, no social distancing and too many visible noses  We won't be going again. We only went because the wine we like is £1 a bottle cheaper than Sainsbreeze. In future I will have a delivery. We did do the grocery shop too, so if the big freeze arrives we don't need to go out.

It has just persistently rained all day so far. I have cleaned the kitchen and found homes for the nests of other peoples stuff that have accumulated there. I had a quick trip to the garden centre for some rock salt and picked up a pot of hyacinths and a bunch of tulips to cheer the place up. Oo and I baked sultana butter cookies. A proper domestic goddess me. I am in danger of turning into a 1950s housewife again 

I think that is all. Have a good weekend x

edinburgher

@Busy_Mee - your description of conveyancing from the other day was perfect - it's positively Dickensian at times! 😅

South_coast

Asda is the least Covid-secure supermarket round here too - a lot less consideration displayed by my fellow shoppers 🙁

shangaijimmy

There are only 3 valid reasons to go to our Asda. 1. Petrol, 2. The Pizza's, 3. Cakes that you put a photo on!

South_coast

Ah, but their frozen fruit salad smells divine (if you're into that sort of thing 🤣). Definitely worth going just for that!

savingholmes

I'm getting Mr A deliveries twice a week. I absolutely would not cope well with going in store. 
Roll on July for you - but make sure you make time for fun along the way too

Busy_Mee

Morning all. Just popping in for a quick update, not that there is much to update. It has been the same old, same old this week, only colder.

The big freeze arrived, but not in the way of too much snow. We have had very bright, sunny freeeezing days. And joy of joys no sludge, as everything is frozen solid. I have loved walking the dog this week.

There is still no news on DDs house other than a few more jobsworthy emails asking for things that were provided months ago. They now decide they want a hard copy rather than an electronic copy sent before Christmas  .    It does feel like they are actually preparing to exchange but who knows when. 

I have read a good book this week " Where the Crawdads sing"  It has been at the top of the bestsellers for weeks and I now know why. I waited for it to be reduced to 99p on Kindle in true MSE fashion.

 I now have another recommendation " The Midnight Library " down loaded on Audible to listen to at lunchtimes ( if I get one) as a break from looking at screens.

We also watched Zerozerozero on Netflix about drug cartels. Not my normal sort of thing, with quite a bit of violence but a great storyline.

DS was coming to dinner tonight but some idiot turned up for their vaccine yesterday and despite answering no to all the COVID questions, then sat down to be vaccinated and casually told the vaccinator that he has a bit of a cough and can't taste anything. Cue vaccinator sent home, booth shut and everyone else being practically hosed down. So I won't see him tonight because he doesn't want to risk carrying anything to us.  The stupidity of some people.....

I am cooking two new recipes tonight. Delia's Beef au Poivre with Hasselback potatoes and Thomasina Mier's Mexican cheesecake. I will probably do a doorstep delivery to DS so he doesn't miss out.

Have a great Sunday everyone

South_coast

What is wrong with people 🤦‍♀️! It's not as though the symptoms are a mystery 🙄 Sorry the idiot has spoiled your plans, off to Google Mexican cheesecake now....

Cornish_mum

Hi BusyMee so sorry to hear about that ridiculous person; the selfishness is unbelievable. Hope DS is alright and you have a nice day despite it all. CM

Busy_Mee

Thanks both. DS should be fine because he has had his first vaccine but he didn't want to carry anything to us. None of us have had the vaccine and DD's BF  is in a clinically vulnerable group. Hoping that he has his vaccine any day now.

I will report back on the Mexican cheesecake. If it turns out OK it is a good way of using up sour cream.