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Buffythedebtslayer said:Yes I must say I did go out and just look at the back of the garden just to see what I had done, I love that bit of clearing and reorganising. Mostly what happens is I start some thing and there is some kind of emergency or something must be done and it gets left for a weekend.
I will have to use the hutch, my pair have chewed the crap out of the pets at home one I have.....
locate tools/new handles
drink coffee
remove old handles (this took a while and involved you tube to work it out)
put old handles back together, photograph for freegle and put away
have lunch
clean door
work out how to put new handles on (also involved you tube)
order special tool online to change spring in handle that’s the wrong way round
put tools away
three days later… new tool arrives
reverse spring in handle
work
after work get rest of tools out
change handles
tidy up and put tools away properly
admire door handles at regular intervals
when it’s definitely all ok, put old handles up on freegle
so it took a while, but could be left at any stage without making me feel it was getting worse before it got better. I think I’m finally getting the hang of how granular I need to make my task lists.I guess it’s handy to have the spare hutch then! It’s ready for when you need it.3 -
I like that idea Greenbee - I tend to find I start one job, get distracted and start another which can create a look that is more chaotic than I started with! Will have to take your idea on board...thanks!
Fantastic job on the tip visits and clearance Buffy🙂.paydbx2025 #26 £890/£5000 . Mortgage start £148k June 23 - now £138k.
2025 savings challenge £0/£2000 EF £140. Savings 2 £30.00. 170 -
Honeysucklelou2 said:I like that idea Greenbee - I tend to find I start one job, get distracted and start another which can create a look that is more chaotic than I started with! Will have to take your idea on board...thanks!
Fantastic job on the tip visits and clearance Buffy🙂.Nevertheless she persisted.2 -
I learned the hard way! This way is so much less stressful!2
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Thank you Greenbee, I also need to learn about breaking jobs down and sensible stopping points [thinks of garden office currently awaiting windows and final patch painting]...
Debt free May 2016... DFW#2 in progress
Campervan paid off summer '21... MFW progress tbc1 -
OH MY GOD I AM SO SO TIRED.
I had a bad feeling about today, mum dropped a glass..... then I found out a teacher had quit (leaving us in the !!!!!!) , then I got an email explaining that I have to justify part of my pay. Which I won't be able to do and thus I will lose it.
And I feel like I have fleas.
BUT MUM HAS COOKED DINNER. A steroid related MIRACLE.
Nevertheless she persisted.3 -
I thought pay was protected for three years if they decide they want to change it? Can you ask anyone about that just in case it is protected? XSeptember 2017 Debt = £25330
Starting afresh.
You can do anything if you put your mind to it. x1 -
Willowtree222 said:I thought pay was protected for three years if they decide they want to change it? Can you ask anyone about that just in case it is protected? XNevertheless she persisted.2
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Why the bleep should you have to justify your pay!!! xxx
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I thought support staff was a year but teaching staff is 3. Sure it’s burgundy book stuff but I’ve never looked into it myself xSeptember 2017 Debt = £25330
Starting afresh.
You can do anything if you put your mind to it. x1
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