Must try harder!

beanielou

So sorry to read this. They bring us such joy & then they leave such a gaping hole. 

PennysIntoPounds

So sorry to hear about WWdog. I'm glad at least it was a gentle passing and you were there x

Utility room redecoration sounds fabulous 

Sun_Addict

Oh WW I'm so sorry to read your sad news. My dog is 13 next  month and I'm very aware she won't be here forever, I know I'll be heartbroken when the time comes so completely understand how you must be feeling. You gave WW dog an amazing life and she'll always occupy a special place in your heart.

I'm glad you've found something to keep your mind occupied, sounds like a great project. 

WinterWarrior

Thanks everyone for your kind messages.
yesterday was another milestone as I cleared out all the dog treats from the cupboards. There were a lot, must have been well over a hundred pounds of stuff as she was quite fussy and I always bought in bulk when I found something she loved. Then as she slowed down over Christmas they didn’t get eaten up. Lots of dried chicken fillets, etc. I filled 2 carrier bags and one went to a lady and dog we used to bump into when on our big walks back in the day. She just lives across the street so I steeled myself and dropped them off without crying. The second bag has gone to a lady at MrWW’s work who has just got new puppies.  I did cry this morning though when I saw the empty puppy shelves. It’s all part of the process I guess. 

I bought a dress yesterday from J0ules which was down from about £80 to £26. It will be a bargain if I don’t look like a sack of potatoes in it 😁this is my first underconsumption fail of the year…although I have been eyeing up jumpers on the Ge0rge site. I have a nice clothing pot to cover anything I buy. 

I started a Christmas pot and a Christmas hamper pot this year. I am always eyeing up the posh £500 hampers, so have planned in to save for one this time. If it’s rubbish at least I’ll know. I’m quite invested in getting one so have £160 in that pot already. Clearly calorific Christmas food is a big motivation for me.
I still can’t quite believe how ynab has improved my finances. It’s a shock when I log into my bank and see a decent balance after the dd’s have gone out…and yet everything is minutely planned in categories on the ynab tracker. It’s so odd how the first time I tried it, I didn’t rate it at all. I guess I wasn’t in the right headspace for it. I’m looking forward to seeing what things look like over time as I am still in the early stages…and desperately hoping for no unforeseen events to come and bite me! 

I hope you are all having a good day.

jwil

Welcome back!  So sorry to hear about WW dog  

Sun_Addict

Would you not consider getting another dog? I know it’s setting yourself up for yet more future heartbreak but I couldn’t be without one, same with cats. A friend recently lost her dog and had the sad task of getting rid of surplus food, treats, etc. 

I’m glad you’re allowing yourself some treat pots. 

AnotherNewDay

Welcome back WW And so sorry to hear about WWdog - they really live a mark on our lives x

WinterWarrior

Sun_Addict said:

Would you not consider getting another dog? I know it’s setting yourself up for yet more future heartbreak but I couldn’t be without one, same with cats. A friend recently lost her dog and had the sad task of getting rid of surplus food, treats, etc. 

I’m glad you’re allowing yourself some treat pots. 

I hope so in the future. It has made me think about my mortality though...a puppy now would mean I would be late 60’s when it got to WW dogs age and MrWW would be early 70’s. I’m a worrier and would be frightened of what would happen to new WW dog if something happened to me. And then there’s work, I’ve been lucky to keep home working by the skin of my teeth, but it’s a yearly review and as there is no local office they would allow me to use, I could be forced out if the rules get even stricter, which would be terrible money wise, or they could change the office rules and I could end up being out of the house all day.  So it’s weighing up the risks I think. I loved WW dog so much, it would have been so confusing for her to be on her own most of the day, even with a race home every lunch time. She really had a charmed life with her world revolving around her and I’d want the same for the next one. I think for a little while we will do a few things we couldn’t do for the last few years, like go to the big city on our next week off and visit some places that would take a full day, so weren’t possible before. And then re evaluate when it’s less raw. The last month was very hard as she was slightly incontinent when sleeping/relaxing so we had blankets and towels everywhere and the washer was constantly on. She had no idea though, bless her, but it was full on with that and being up most of the nights. I think we need a little time to take stock..although if someone had turned up with a puppy the same day I would have grabbed it for dear life 😟

Sun_Addict

An elderly neighbour I speak to lost his dog a couple of years ago then got a puppy a few weeks later. He was 92 at the time. He still walks the new dog daily and he must be around 94 now. However he did say his ‘kids’ would have the dog if anything happened to him. Had to laugh at his reference to ‘kids’ as they’re probably in their 70s 😆

Good news about your job for another year. 

pennywisepoundstupid

So sorry to hear about your dog, sending you a big hug from me and 3 sloppy licks from my pack xx