Midlife Musings and Measurable Goals

doingitanyway

another_casualty said:

Also glad you had a great time DIA 😼
you seem to have been doing loads on your return . Don't go too mad tho. 

It'll all come together . 

beanielou said:

& yes bike is a fab idea.

in_need_of_direction said:

You have changed beyond belief you ooze positivity. It’s great

Chrystal said:

Glad you're safely home and lovely to hear you sounding so positive.  X

Thanks everyone. I'm glad I am projecting positivity. I would say 'it won't last' but that wouldn't be very positive!
@another_casualty You are right, I need to pace myself, but my energy is high at the moment so taking advantage of it

doingitanyway

A good thing about going away is reviewing habits:

I used a cheaper brand of milk when I was away. It was fine so swapping my own to save £2.15 a week

I used a brand of halloumi  that I thought I couldn’t tolerate, but it was fine, so swapping to save another £2 a week.

I walked 3 miles today looking for eggs. I found them at Mr M on my way home. The other shops had huge queues outside. The odd online shop, then shopping small and local should be fine for me. I am lucky, I have enough. 

I topped up my phone credit. Usually I would stop for a coffee but I did not, although I could see people sitting in to enjoy coffee. 

I can’t find baked beans anywhere. I do however have a recipe and some cannellini beans so I will be making my own today.

Also making lentil and courgette soup and pot roasting a turkey breast with root veggies. Lots of good quality protein I can turn into other meals for a while. 

MY FROG will be phoning my BB provider as they are currently overcharging me. 

I will be doing 4 hours of work today

On the drudge front I cleaned the patio doors, litter picked the front of the house, sorted bins and recycling, cleaned the loo and I should finish the day on a clean kitchen. Not bad.

I am so thankful I had my lightbulb moment and got debt free or this current situation would be terrifying for me. 

I want to keep active and structured with my days to avoid my mood slipping. I hope you are all managing well and taking care. 

another_casualty

You are still doing great DIA 😼
I went to Aldi , and found there was Lidl  so came out with nothing .(sorry😼)
I was in 2 minds whether to go for a coffee today . I may look tomorrow and see how the land lies .  I don't know who you are with on your broadband . Is it separate from a tv package ? Seems like you should tell them you're leaving , and if you don't get through on the phone perhaps try their live chat? 
I'm with Vodafone , and have their broadband . I changed my phone to sim only a few months back . They aren't too bad , but it's horses for courses etc 🐺 I'm also on freeesat . 
Keep on enjoying your day ..

Sunshine_girl2

Great to hear you enjoyed your break even if it was cut short . You have something to look forward to later in the year. 

Long may your positivity last. 

in_need_of_direction

I would live chat and screen shot the BB conversation 

doingitanyway

another_casualty said:

You are still doing great DIA 😼
I went to Aldi , and found there was Lidl  so came out with nothing .(sorry😼)
I was in 2 minds whether to go for a coffee today . I may look tomorrow and see how the land lies .  I don't know who you are with on your broadband . Is it separate from a tv package ? Seems like you should tell them you're leaving , and if you don't get through on the phone perhaps try their live chat? 
I'm with Vodafone , and have their broadband . I changed my phone to sim only a few months back . They aren't too bad , but it's horses for courses etc 🐺 I'm also on freeesat . 
Keep on enjoying your day ..

Thanks for BB tips. Not a TV package and provider doesn't have live chat. Couldn't get through so will try again today.

doingitanyway

My budgeting (never on point but I was having a go) has gone out of the window now. I am buying what I can, when I see it. I hope not having coffees outside, or snacks, not travelling, and paying fares will even out the spending. 

Today I went out as soon as the shops opened. It’s a lovely day. I saw Bluetits and the streets were clean and calm (and I live in a city) 

I kept a good distance from everyone. I needed fruit, loo roll, kitchen roll, a newspaper, meat, almond milk, (the one I swapped to gave me nausea) 

I only bought a newspaper from the original list. But I found baked beans! What joy! Been looking for those since I came back and none online. Also bought oatcakes and dark chocolate. I’m happy with that  

I’m making soup again today with the turkey carcass and I have enough for several days now so hopefully the NSDs will balance the budget out. 

The plan today includes:

Gardening 

Finding the wallpaper stripper

Work

Sorting out BB (STILL NOT DONE)

Wishing you all a good day

another_casualty

You're still in fine form DIA , great to see😼 
if you're doing the wall paper stripping yourself , I'd look at Homebase / b&q / Argos 
years ago I got a cheap steamy one from Argos, and a scraper and found it therapeutic .
This was in the days of buying from store and not online . 

As for the broadband co. If you mention who they are, one of us could hopefully point in the right direction .   

Anyway, you're probably in the garden doing your business, and it's the right weather for it 🌷🐿 have a good weekend ..

savingholmes

I'm with you on buying food while it's there. At Mr A's today there was plenty of food - there was stuff they didn't have but most of the shelves were full. I also bought some colouring stuff to send my nephews through the post to cheer them up. Not an easy time for anyone.

beanielou

Take care