Crazy Cat Lady Chapter 3 - A New Beginning

crazy_cat_lady

Morning :coffee:
Well, I am at work. I would be lying if I said I was better, but I started to feel a bit better yesterday evening, and have managed an ok night of sleep (up a couple of times but not for hours as with previous nights). So obviously I have drugged myself up to the eyeballs and have come to work. It was a bit of an effort to get here, but I'm here nonetheless. Now just three lessons to get through and an early finish as I have an appointment with my solicitor later.
Nothing much to report as yet. More money woes and stress but the entire focus at the moment is just on my physical health. I'll be back later.

beanielou

Hope the appointment goes well.
Take care

janb5

Thinking of you and hope you have positive news to report from the solicitor. xx

Chrystal

Thinking about you and hoping you feel a bit better and things go well with the appointment. (((hugs)))

foxgloves

A big well done for getting into work. Hope your lergy starts to turn a corner soon, & that there is progress with the solicitor.
F x

crazy_cat_lady

Half past five in the evening and I'm already in my jammies with my feet up. I've maxed out my allowance of ibuprofen and co-codamol for the day and managed a lot of cough sweets as well. Survived the day which is the most important thing.
Just about made it home in time for my solicitor's appointment. He seems much more hopeful than I do about next week. I won't go into detail here, because as you know there are eyes watching at certain times - but there is at least a plan now. I had a few tears but it's more due to the frustration of how long its taking and how much it's costing. I mean that appointment alone cost me over £80. Gah.
Then, just to top it off, I got home to a letter from the lovely HMRC telling me I have underpaid tax for the second year in a row. This time, just shy of £1000. They will adjust my code again next year so I pay it back, but I think at some point soon I really need to consider some sort of savings to pay off tax. Clearly there's some issue going on with the fact that I have more than one job and sorting out what I should be paying. I think I'm too numb about my finances at the moment to stress about further debt. It's completely frustrating to me though.
Tonight's plans... sleep.

crazy_cat_lady

Sick of being sick now - this is day 7. Still woke up a few times during the night either to cough or because I was drooling out of the side of my mouth. I am undoubtedly a lot better, but I'm fed up of feeling too tired to do anything much.
Finances were very much at the front of my mind while I was awake during the night. I'm just juggling debt and shifting it from one place to another at the moment - it's still growing rather than getting smaller and I am not making enough of an effort to tackle it head on. So, I've shifted my CC over to 0% and really now need to work on throwing any spare pennies I have at it. Might get back into PAD mode so I can see some progress, no matter how small.

f0xh0les

Hot baths or showers, hot drinks, hot water bottles, and vicks on the soles of your feet at bedtime.

Good luck with Sol the solicitor, and Dog, and don't forget the half term holidays are coming.

crazy_cat_lady

Came home from work tonight via the shops. I had noticed this morning when I went to put my school shoes on, that the inner linings had worn away around the heels of both shoes. As they are only 6 weeks old I decided to return them. I'd paid £60 for a decent pair (K1ckers) and feel that they should be lasting longer than that. Anyway - got to the shop, girl looked at the shoes and promptly told me that I obviously 'walked too heavily' in them. Now I am a (very) big girl but I have also been wearing shoes for 40 odd years and have not yet noticed this phenomenon. So I just looked at her while she offered me a replacement and eventually a refund. I cannot understand it - the shoes are not fit for purpose - why try to blame the way I walk? So £60 refunded - I probably should buy another pair of school shoes but at the moment that cash feels better to go towards the card, or Christmas. Also posted back a dressing gown I'd bought for ds for Christmas but changed my mind about. Minus postage costs I'll get £14.50 back on that so I can find him something nicer.
Got home, showered and am already in my pyjamas... ds has just arrived to tell me that he has found fleas on our bed. So at least one of the cats has brought something in. They've all been flea treated and the spray done in the bedroom. Ugh - I hate fleas!!!! I feel like I'm always doing it though - and it really isn't cheap to flea 7 of them but it is part of being a responsible pet owner.
I really need to think about starting to sort stuff for my weekend away and maybe beginning to pack a few bits. I have (as always) made a list though, and it's only 2 nights as well so packing shouldn't be a massive job. I only need a change of clothes and my crochet kit. I just feel like I need so much more because of my inherently anxious nature. However, I am just sitting about feeling tired. I need half term SO much.

beanielou

Cheeky bisom :eek:
Glad that you stuck to your guns.