Crazy Cat Lady Chapter 5 - Trying to recover from the pandemic

crazy_cat_lady

Evening all
I've made it to Friday - and unbelievably so has Boris. Although it looks like things are catching up with Novak and the Queen's son... I cannot believe some people - honestly. Boris is definitely just hiding but it looks as though more and more is coming out. Hiding booze in suitcases? A WORK MEETING? I cannot understand for the life of me how he hasn't gone yet. How has someone so bl00dy ragingly incompetent managed to be in charge of the country? Why do I have imposter syndrome and he gets that level of 'success' and absolutely no guilt whatsoever. He does a rubbish job and gets paid a fortune for it. He does what he wants, when he wants and laughs at all us little people doing as we're told. And mocks a 95 year old woman, publicly mourning the death of her husband of 75 years or more, on her own!!! Can you tell I'm angry about this situation? And his level of pI$$ taking. 
It has been a bit of a pig of a week at work and I have been very busy every single day. I'm so tired that I confidently predict I'll be in bed and fast asleep before 9 tonight. I am worn, and lots has happened. Disclosures, parents evenings, exam work, phone calls and shopping tonight. Friday night after work is grocery night and I absolutely hate it but then at least it's done and I don't have to do it over the weekend. I spent £44.88 in Aldeeeeee and £31 in Mr S getting the bits that are too branded for the German supermarkets. Quite pleased to have stuck to the budget again now it's the 75th of January and all is looking mega tight.
Exam work is about to get mega busy as well so don't be surprised if I suddenly go quiet. I'm very tight for time and have a lot of deadlines coming up. All the work I did at the end of Christmas needs further work, and there's some marking coming up as well (yes, I believe that there are some exams finally happening). And whilst the work is much needed and much appreciated I feel like I might need more than 24 hours in a day. I have lots to do this weekend, not school but exam stuff. Good job I don't need to food shop. I also have house jobs to do and food prep (coleslaw, soups, fruit salad for ds - plus have some mince I need to find something to do with). So a busy weekend - I am determined to sleep well tonight and work in my pyjamas in bed tomorrow if that is what I want to do.

LittleMissDetermined

Hope you managed a good nights sleep and feel rested. 

“75th of January” made me actually laugh out loud 🤣

LMD x

apple_muncher

Today is definitely a pyjama day.

crazy_cat_lady

Oh dear. My get up and go has got up and gone. I feel rough today. It's still far too dark and cold to be getting up and coming into work in the mornings at the moment. Then when I get to work everyone either tells me 1. I look really tired or 2. I'm not behaving like myself. Some ego boost that is eh? My brain is busy juggling the school work, the other work and the fact that I'm still on the steepest bit of the learning curve with it with some mega tight deadlines approaching. I've sat and procrastinated far more than I should have then I'm not getting much done and then I'm getting more stressed that stuff isn't getting done. What am I like? I made myself a big long list of things to do and have ticked most of it off, except this big job that really needs me to make a start on it. So the plan is that I do a little catch up on here now, then I leave work as early as I can tonight - get home and then I get straight on with the big job. I've broken it down into smaller pieces which in theory should be more manageable. I just really need to stop this sitting and thinking rather than doing - stop thinking that I can't do it and actually get it done. I have done about 45% of what is needed so far...
Project no-spend-January is going ok. Only spends have been food related so far for people and cats and I'm quite pleased with how restrained I've been. I'm starting to put together a list of things I would like and then filtering an order to save up and buy them in. I hope I can maintain it. I hope my old DM boots will last long enough for me to be able to save for some new ones - I practically live in them and they are starting to look a little tatty and worn out now. 
Nothing else to report at the moment. As I say, work is busy in both jobs so I have nothing else to talk about. Hope that you're all doing well.

Aimingforthegoodlife

Hi CCL, I have just wandered through your diary, you have had so much going in, no wonder it all feels so overwhelming! I am also a rebelfit convert after becoming so heavy, I did the bariatric team under NHS but found it all so unhelpful, booked for surgery privately, got covid, it was cancelled so I didnt rebook. I agree with you, its my brain that struggles, surgery would probably cause me to become quite depressed as I would lose my coping mechanism with no replacement! A lady I know became an alcoholic after surgery as she was so stressed by the whole thing, other people I know have done amazingly, so not to be totally negative on surgery! I hope you get some time to manage a little self care!  

Drawingaline

I to have been procrastinating on something. Which now has a proper deadline 😱 I finally bit the bullet and emailed someone for help which has made part of it seem much more achievable. I need to make a phone call to someone which I am not looking forward to, but it needs to be done. On my list for next week.

crazy_cat_lady

Morning all
As predicted - my workload has increased exponentially this past week or so... I'm very busy and living on emergency freezer food (which is at least not takeaway night after night). There's nothing much to report other than to say I'm fine - just busy. Hopefully earning some much needed extra pennies.
School is manic - it's been a really tough week all in all. There are quite a few staff off now and the kids are struggling with being back in full time after so much disruption over the past couple of years. We're all very tired indeed and I'm tired with doing two jobs at the moment. Just looking towards the end point though - more money to pay off debt, more experience to my teacher and examiner jobs. Still the mornings and nights are starting to get a bit lighter, and I've even risked hanging the washing in the garden this morning, which has made me feel a lot better.
I went to the opticians yesterday - first time in about 3 years. I now need glasses for reading. I kind of knew it was coming because that's why I booked in the first place. I was struggling to read cooking instructions on emergency food I have never needed glasses but I now have old eyes - and aren't glasses expensive??? I've ordered varifocals so I can wear them at work and flip between reading kids writing/worksheets and looking at the rest of the class without having to take them on and off. Went as cheap as I could reasonably imagine but they were still £129 all in. Suppose my healthcare isn't something I can scrimp on too much.
I'm getting straight back on with work now but just wanted to take a few minutes to check in and say hello. Hope that you're all doing well

foxgloves

That was a decent price, @crazy_cat_lady, as my varifocals came in at a scary £500+ about 4 years ago & I'm pretty sure I now require stronger ones.
Sounds as though you are doing well, but just very busy. Look after yourself. Better self-care is defo on my list of priorities for the year ahead.
F x

beanielou

That was a really good price for varifocals.
Our eyesight is priceless.

LittleMissDetermined

Seems like a good price to me too… I don’t have them yet but I’ve had the Scarborough warning from the optician that it’ll be in the next few years! I am already finding myself taking my specs off to read close up/small print.  

The trials and tribulations of becoming older eh? 

LMD x