Debt Reset....

BalanceBy50

Just delurking to say belatedly I love love love the Chalet school books! Have you read any of the fillin ones? Not sure if I am allowed to do Rhis but look up Girls Gone By Publishers xx

doingitanyway

Nice to come on here to see all the book talk 

CRANKY40

Oh dear, it's been a while. BF's sister had a medical emergency swiftlty followed by an operation. Not much gardening done as he was tired but still wanted company. I get very bored and fidgety watching tv though so I've taken this weekend and next weekend off and I'm having some house and garden cleaning time. It's amazing how much tidier the house is once everything is put away properly. ADHD house cleaning is a bit interesting though. I stopped vacuuming the stairs to go and look for carpet shampoo. Got as far as the living room and picked up the wipes to clean the window sill (cat paws), wiped down the tv and tv unit, cleaned the front of the radiator, trundled into the kitchen and then made hot drinks for us. The carpet cleaner is still in the cupboard under the sink (if we have any). Fairly sure that I was due a tea break anyway. 

I seem to have spent a lot on nothing in particular this month so it's time to put my money saving hat back on and remind myself what happens if I'm not careful. I also had a 30 minute chat with HMRC about why they thought I was receiving £8k a year in state pension and were adjusting my tax code accordingly. My Widowed Parents Benefit (in lieu of the late Mr C's state pension and it wasn't £8k a year anyway) stopped last November, They weren't going to take the info over the phone at first but when I pointed out that I had the stop letter from the DWP if they wanted to see it and that they were quick enough to start taking the tax on it when I rang them to say I was receiving it, the person on the phone changed their mind. I can be trusted apparently. Tax code amended accordingly and tax rebate should be incoming. 

The HT and I did a tip run on Friday morning so I can see into the shed again. I can't get into it but I can see inside. I also cut the grass in the swamp out the back previously known as the garden because it was getting stupid high. I knew it would be muddy and wet but it was so long that there was no hope of it ever drying enough to cut if I left it any longer. Right, tea break over, time to go and look for carpet cleaner. 

Take care all of you 😊

jwil

Sorry things have been hectic.  Enjoy your weekends 'off'.

Glad HMRC is sorted.

CRANKY40

There's a mouse in our spare room. It ate some of the HT's Easter choccy (not yet given to the HT). Fastest I've ever unloaded a cupboard but no sign of a nest. I did however spot the hole in the ceiling of the cupboard and I've filled it with expanding foam. I did hear rustling on Friday evening (twice) but even though my brain said "mouse" straight away I'd talked myself into thinking I was wrong. I showed the bag that it had chewed through to the cat who had a quick sniff and then closed her eyes before she had to get involved. 

I was sort of hoping it had gone back where it came from but while I was sitting in here whinging to BF (by phone, if he'd have been here he'd have been away faster than the cat and the HT) it fell out of a carrier bag right in front of me, shot under the bookcase and vanished. The cat doesn't want to know. At least I can reassure the HT that Mickey hasn't relocated to anywhere in the rest of the house. 

Why me? Well why not me I suppose but you know when it's just one thing after another, sigh! 

Edited to add....mousetraps ordered from Amazon 😐🫤

jwil

Eek to the mouse!  Hope you catch it.

WinterWarrior

Oh no! We get mice in the loft in winter (and one memorable year they ate some of the bonnet filling on both cars!). I really hate traps, but the humane ones just weren’t working as they just came straight back in (and one time we didn’t realise there was a prisoner, which must have been so much worse than a quick snap 😢). We have blocked everything we can think of on the outside, yet still they come! So sneaky,poor little things. Finding the egg will have been like hitting the mouse jackpot. 

CRANKY40

I've ordered two of each type WW - we can't have the snap ones where the cat is but we can shut her out of the spare room so I can use a snap one in there. It's not my first run in with them either. My great aunt had mice in the cupboard under the stairs and I was terrified to go in there (I was six and it was a big, dark cupboard). We also lived in a caravan between houses for a couple of months and my then boyfriend used to catch them in his hand - he did put his motorbike gloves on first though. 

I've brought the cat in here this morning and she couldn't be less interested. maybe I need to do her a job description 🤣

I'm expecting an Asda delivery in an hour or so to stop me from putting things in the trolley that we don't need if I go myself. After that the HT wants to go into town to look for a new phone. Coffee will probably feature but it's his turn to pay. I need to do some baking for his daily snack once we're home again (mocha squares) and I want to strip his bed too. The cat likes to help with beds...mostly by getting in the way as much as possible🙄 
 

Take care all of you 😊

foxgloves

We have had fairly regular mouse problems since we moved into our current house, though less of an issue since adopting our 2 current cats who are crack mousers. We have tried various traps. Agree with @WinterWarrior that the humane ones need checking very regularly as is so stressful for the mouse. Our preferred option is our current battery one. We bait it with peanut butter & it delivers an instant electric shock. Easy to empty into little hole in the garden & clean to use. For anyone squeamish, no need to touch mousey at all. 
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CRANKY40

Thanks @foxgloves, I've just ordered one. It'll be safe for lazybones the cat and even if we catch this one I want to be sure that it hasn't invited friends.....