15months to debt free - I hope

ladyholly

Evening all

Intereseting few days.

Mr LH started to put the coat hooks up. Then decided the cable detector he bought for the bannister being put up wasnt accurate so he didnt want to do it. I suggested a coat stand but they are not stable enough apparently. Instead he decided we had to have a hall stand with a cupboard and shelf. Please note these are not cheap but one ordered that we both liked. Well he got his comeuppance when it  arrived as the instructions were on scrappy pieces of paper and it looked as though the printer ink was about about to run out. Helpfully the company provide a video on utube using a QR code to access it. Unfortunately neither of us have ever used QR codes and had no idea how to use them. He did manage to suss it out eventually after a lot of shouting and threatening to throw the unit in the dustbin. Would have been intereting as the unit is almost 6ft tall. I sensibly left him to it and eventually he appeared shouting me to carry into the position where it will live. He hasnt screwed the bottom unit to the side as it has to be moved for the carpet fitters hopefully on Friday and it will be easier and lighter split into two. 

We have had a couple of visitors for coffee and a good chat which has been nice. One of them was our friend with the puppy. I was quietly sat watching a Chinese drama this morning and heard doors opening. I assumed it was Mr LH  until a hairy flying puppy charged through the lounge door and hurled himself onto my lap at high speed followed about a minute later by a very dishevelled owner who had been pulled all the way here at high speed. I think he likes me.

Money things: I have finished transferring money into the new account so now need to find an ISA account for MR LH. He is now looking for a large metal tool box so he can hopefully sort them all out and start to remove the garage from the conservatory. He thinks he has found one the right size and we are just hoping the quality is ok as it isnt costing as much as we thought it would. He will order it at the end of the week as we dont want anything big coming into the house until the carpet is done. 

Thats enough wittering for now. Have a good evening.

PennysIntoPounds

LadyHolly, you have the patience of a saint. I would have said 'a replacement cable detector is cheaper, and it's coming out of your money'

Aw to puppy affection even if it was a bit unexpected!

Hope the tool box purchase does the job. See if you can order it through somewhere with cashback if you have time to, might as well try to get summat back

Blackcats

As @Sun_Addict's diary title says - progress not perfection.  Sounds like plenty of progress is being made as well as future plans.  My DH never quite finishes a job at the first attempt.  I think it's because his parents were perfectionists so if he could say the task wasn't yet finished then he might not be criticised by them.  Drives me nuts and my mantra is "good enough is good enough".  Just going to gently prompt him again to finish sorting out a tangled mess of wires and chargers for phones that we no longer have.  Apparently something in the pile might be useful 🤷‍♀️