Simple living in the country - back to basics

KajiKita

The smoothie and more sleep will help 😊
Look forward to hearing about you being vertical. 

If you do go outside, wrap up well - it’s blowing a hooley here!

KK

PS - your diary doesn’t need to be entertaining - we luvs ya, just as ye are 😉

Cheery_Daff

Aw, thanks 😂😂

I am dressed! And I have wiped round the bathroom, and folded the old washing off the airer. Not hung the new stuff up, as Mr Cheery came home and insisted he'd do it, but I confess if he still hasn't by teatime I'll be doing it myself.

Finished opening all the post. One job to do tomorrow is check Internet banking is set up with FD (I've applied for so many things lately not sure if I've done that as part of the application process or not). Also need to check our PINs work (so that will involve actually leaving the house! 😱) and transfer money into there. I'll do that tomorrow. 

My S bank card has arrived, but not Mr Cheery's - need to check if there's an issue there, or he's not pressed something in the app or whatever.

However, that's about as much proper thinking as I can do today. I've moved onto the chaise in the living room, keeping my distance from Mr Cheery on the sofa 😂 However, I might have to move rooms - normally I can tolerate whatever widdling guitar effects demos are coming out of his (my) computer, but apparently not today 🙄 

Humdinger1

Cheery_Daff said:

That does indeed sound extremely toasty! 

I confess I struggle to work without proper shoes on 😂😂 Ridiculous, I know, and if I'm just reading or something it's fine, but I can't teach or contribute to meetings or do intelligent things in a pair of slippers 😂

I've also had a hot water bottle on my knee while working at home all the way through the summer, including the heat wave, and I think only had two nights when I didn't have one in bed. I generally run pretty cold! (I did have an ex boyfriend who insisted I should be able to have better control over my own body temperature... 🙄)

Left my fleecy gillet thing in the bathroom, must go and get it, I'm already feeling cold. 

Anyway, meter monitoring continues here, and apparently yesterday we used 6.7kwh - why?? Only used that much when we've had the oven on previously. Most mysterious. No washing machine (hoping to get it in place today), no oven, no shower (which isn't electric anyway). We were both in all day with both computers on. Friend came round for tea, but Mr Cheery did most of that in the hay box 😂 Maybe I just made about a million cups of tea?! 

Anyway, been reading this thought provoking thread

 https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6379621/oct-price-cap-increase-likely-to-push-energy-bill-to-over-10k-for-a-family-of-4/p53

Someone posting about costs of energy use, realising theirs was actually really high usage, and going on a mission to find the culprits. Interesting, and I'm about to order an energy monitor plug thing so I can start being even more vigilant...

Now on p187 cheery...sounds like you dodged a bullet there with the ex-boyfriend?!

Humdinger1

Cheery_Daff said:

Morning chums 😊

Working at home today, and Mr Cheery is off to see his dad. It was meant to be tomorrow, but the elderly relative they were going to see has taken a turn for the worse, so it's been brought forwards 😕 

Meter read, and I've submitted it in case I forget tomorrow, or the system is busy. 3.1kwh used yesterday - we were both out 8.30am til 7pm so that's why it's so low. We did have a shower, a bath, and the heating on for a couple of hours - but those will all use minimal electric, and obviously we don't have a gas meter, which is vexing me considerably! 

Washing machine is on a 30 degree cycle with the 'eco perfect' button pressed, so should be 3 hours. I've got the energy monitor plugged in. The 15 minute quick cycle cost 4p I think, so let's see how different this one is. I'll get it outside on the line for a bit, but it's a grey day with no wind, and rain forecast later, so anticipating hanging it inside. 

Might try the dehumidifier in the study for a bit today, see if it helps with the temperature. Definitely getting rugs out of the loft at the weekend.

I was woken at 4am by a mouse running over a guitar, so the traps will be coming out again today 🙄😂

Right, best get on!

Mouse playing a guitar?! I heard a description the other day: 'the Eric Clapton of the lute'.  Possibly related? Loving your diary! Humdinger xx

greenbee

I now have mice too Cheery. Unlike you i'm not offering them a relocation service... 

Humdinger1

Cheery_Daff said:

Hello all 😊😊

We don't have a steam iron sadly, so they'll just have to take their time dropping out! 

I'm afraid we caught the mole in a trap and gave it an honourable burial 😕 Not something I'd normally like to do, but needs must on this occasion. Touch wood, it does seem to have done the trick.

Also rehomed a mouse that somehow managed to take up residence in the car! 😱😂

Do you have a reputation in the mouse underworld as a getaway driver perhaps? Love Humdinger xx 

Cheery_Daff

Gosh, it's like seeing my life flash before my eyes! 🙈😂 Had several car mice since then 🙄 Trap is set again now (house, not car). Don't blame you for not offering a relocation service greenbee! 

The friends Mr Cheery stayed with last night sent a food parcel 🥰 so I have been very delighted to eat some tasty wholesome food that I didn't have to make 😊 Have also set up FD app and transferred £1000 in, which will meet the switch requirements (although we're not actually switching into them yet - they have a 90 day window so we're doing the others first and ending with this, as I want to keep it for the regular saver 😊). Anyway, all set (aside from checking PINs) for holidays 😊

Spoke to my dad, he sounds chipper enough aside from not being able to watch the motor racing. His doctors appointment was on the way to a funeral, which he then missed as he got parcelled off to A&E which was a shame 😕 Still in hospital - never had a night in hospital before and now he's been in four in a row. 

I'm feeling better but a long way off 'well'. I was planning on working at home tomorrow, but am now wondering if I actually just need to take the day off sick and have another recovery day. Just doing a bit of minor financial admin has given me a headache so goodness knows what a day of work would do. Going to reassess tomorrow.

greenbee

I'm now arranging for kittens Cheery I was tempted to order one for each room... 

Hope your dad is let out soon, and you're feeling better. 

beanielou

Take the day off. 

You need to be well rested for your trip. 

Karmacat

beanielou said:

Take the day off. 

You need to be well rested for your trip. 

Definitely take the day off - if you push too soon, you'll relapse, all over your friends in Berlin - I'm trying to blackmail you emotionally so that you don't do any work, I do apologise 😎 but seriously, you don't sound well enough yet.