15months to debt free - I hope

ladyholly

Good evening all.

I have been sort of busy today. Compared with what I used to be able to do it was nothing but I am trying to do 10 or 15 minutes at a time and then resting for a while in the morning.. So far it is working. I have done a bit more in the kitchen and pulled the settee ou and cleaned behind it , this in addition to several short dog walks took up the morning. Oh yes and a load of washing which is dried and put away.

 I have had a couple of small ebay sales which will be posted on Monday.

The maggot problem seem to be sorted as there dont seem to be any live ones in the box thank goodness.

The £5 from surveys has hit paypal where it will stay as I use that money for a charity donation that we make each month to a local dog rescue.

Tomorrow i must do the monthly meter reading. I think it may be a bit higher as we have had the fan running quite a bit although with Mr LHs apetite going with the hot weather it will hopefully even out a bit.  No money spent today and I am hoping not tomorrow either.

I have just spoken to my BiL and he has covid. Fortunately he seems ok just a lack of taste. The better news is he has been awarded attendance allowance so my work on his form seems to have been ok. I must admit i am seriously considering applying but because I have had litle contact woth my GP I am not sure I will qualify. It would mean I could afford a little bit of help with certain things that I struggle with. Unfortunately Mr LH doesnt see a problem despite me trying to explain how hard some things are for me.

Anyway enough moaning. Have a good weekend all.

jwil

I find the 10-15 minute bursts really useful, especially when I'm not motivated.  It's surprising how much it's possible to do in that short period of time.  Sounds like you've made great progress.

Well done on helping BIL get attendance allowance.  I think if you might be eligible it's always worth applying.  You might get some extra help, but if you don't apply then you definitely wont. 

peb

With Jwil.  Do look seriously at in.  You can get help on the benefits board as to if you qualify but of course having helped your bil you probably know yourself. Sorry your dog"s health isn't good.   Hugs.

Sun_Addict

When Mr SA first became ill I didn’t know he could get ESA because he’d been self employed. I wouldn’t have dreamed of applying for it for him but a colleague was ex DWP and told me he was entitled via NI contributions.  Always worth a try.

ladyholly

I have come to thew conclusion that applying is worth a try. The worst that can happen is they say no.

Today has been a waste of time other than doing some washing. Mr LH wanted to be woken early (10am ) as he had some pond work to do. I woke him as instructed and we took the dogs out early so he could get on and then he decided it was too warm to do the pond

ladyholly

Oops I hit the wrong button. Anyway after deciding he wasnt going to do the pond he went back to bed. By that time I just gave up and watched some rubbish TV. I have finished of listing the stuff I brought back from my BiL last time I went so I supposed the day hasnt been entirely wasted.

Nothing much else happening but I think I have upset our friends by pulling out of the wedding as I have heard nothing from them. I was very apologetic and will send them some money as thats what they wanted for a wedding present but I think that may be the last we hear from them which is a great shame but it is what it is.

Wittering over for tonight. Have a good one.

Sun_Addict

If they are true friends they’ll understand your reason for not going. 

jwil

Sun_Addict said:

If they are true friends they’ll understand your reason for not going. 

I agree with this.

ladyholly

Evening all

Well so much for a peaceful day with a bit of gardening. Mr H was very unsteady on his feet and although he managed to nake it upstairs he collapsed by the bed. I thought he would stay there but woke about 3am to find he had gone downstairs and then heard Mr LH talking to him. He had collapsed again in the hallway and didnt seem able to move. I rang the emergercy vet for advice which was really a waste of time. Anyway after a while he made it into the lounge so I spent the rest of the night dozing on the settee. Felt horrible this morning but did some ironing and walked to Ald* for some milk (I caught the bus back). Mr LH was up about 10.45 and we were just having a chilled morning when there was a knock on the door. On opening I found two friends with their dogs . One was completely hysterical. I brought them inside and the one who was OK explained she met the other who was just screaming I need *** ( my name) so she brought her here. I couldnt get the full story but as far as I could tell her young dog who has just started her first season had attacked her other dogs and later on bit her quite badly. Anyway we cleaned the bites , told her to get a tetanus injection tomorrow. ( As the hospial will tell her to have the dog put to sleep and want to go into questioning we didnt think she would cope with that today) and to make sure her other dogs were safe by keeping them apart. Her new boyfriend came to pick her up and I think she was a little calmer. I didnt want to question her too closely as she was in such a state but will hopefully get the full story eventually. We also advisd her to call the vet for advice about the culprit as it is beyond my experience. We are regarded as being the "dog whisperers" around our area. We arent, we have just learned a little over the years from our own dogs and fostering others.

Anyway after all the drama and hardly any sleep I have slept most of the afternoon and cant wait for bedtime. Did make a roast chicken dinner for dinner and the rest  will be used for risotto tomorrow.

On the good side I have had 6 little sales over the weekend so there will be money to go into the loan account tomorrow and Mr H seems a bit better today. He is unsteady at times but has managed his short walks. I think he just did too much yesterday and got too warm. Our fault entirely but we will be a lot more careful going forward. The little one with a bad heart seems to be getting younger - perhaps she has a portrait in the attic.

A quiet and undramatic evening to all. I am not doing more dram this week!!

Sun_Addict

Oh gosh what an eventful day 😱 Poor Mr H, fingers crossed he’s ok. How awful about your friend’s dog, I do hope a solution can be found rather than anything drastic. 

Here’s to a quiet evening.