Debt and Caring

WelshmansDaughter

Children handed back to parents. LB fell on the driveway so now has a lovely red welt. All fed and watered and I have escaped to the front garden for some child free air.
Cold is keeping me awake and feeling a bit sluggish. Thats four colds, covid and two vomiting bugs in a year🤦 
GP appointment tomorrow which may mean more sleeplessness unless I can figure out a solution. 

Plan was to work tomorrow evening but if GP appointment stresses me on top of being snotty I might give it a miss. 

PennysIntoPounds

Well at least if you feel you should move back to yours and get back on it with your other potential income sources you'll be ill less often. Small children are a delight to be around in many ways, but very much not the having adequate peace and feeling consistently well ways!
Hope the GP appointment goes well, jot down anything you want to address in advance when it occurs to you if you're like me and once they ask how you are, have a tendency to say 'fine thank you, and how are you'

WelshmansDaughter

Today was a spendier day than I planned. I ended up getting a mcd breakfast roll and I’ve just been to mr a for cold supplies. Am counting iced fruit cake as cold supplies. 

GP appointment went as well as expected. Nothing physical wrong so can continue with any physical activity plans. 

Cold has progressed to blocking one ear which feels bizarrely like I still have an ear plug in.
I have my pyjamas on the radiator and watching narrowboat videos so a soothing evening ahead 

WelshmansDaughter

Despite my best intentions I have ended up spending most of today with the family. It did align with something I wanted to do which is go to a national trust park. It’s difficult to get to on public transport.
 I do forget that I enjoy spending time with Small One, and that if I’m not enjoying it then it’s usually because of other factors. He is such a funny little guy. 

I’m still feeling rough especially at night. Definitely not enjoying the waking up with a mouth as dry as the Sahara at 1am.  But I do have cough sweets now to help. 

No plans other than just letting tomorrow come as it may.

WelshmansDaughter

Tomorrow came earlier than expected 🤦 I have been up since 6am and am not entirely sure what to do with myself. Sorely tempted to go back to sleep. 

WelshmansDaughter

A surprisingly productive day in the end. The advantage of doing zero things in a day means that if you do one thing you are automatically more productive. The others were off shopping so I cadged a lift to the flat where I promptly did nothing but order food and read. It was so quiet. But I did make a mini list while waiting for my food (fish and chips, a decadent Sunday lunch) and managed to use that momentum. So now the box room (so called because it has boxes in it) is now mostly in order. There are four boxes to be sorted but all are mini projects in themselves so are on hold.All the stuff I put out last week with a sign saying free has gone, except for the boots. I need to sort my diy things into a workshop area and get the rubbish out of the front garden and the hall. This is not existing rubbish but rather rubbish that has been generated from ongoing projects. 
Otherwise quiet afternoon just sitting in the same room as the small people, little to no childcare required lol. Am now thinking tomorrow will be a day off and planning day as I go back to work in the evening after two weeks holidays. Strangely looking forward to it a little as it is nice to have some structure to my day.
I did make the mistake of looking at the post and now some sums will have to be done and robbing Peter to pay Paul. I did have a panic look for jobs online, even almost applying for a 40 hour week one before remembering that I look after LB all day Thursday and that is one reason why I don't have a full time job d'oh. Part of me thinks that working full time for even six months would largely solve my debt problems. But then I would end up back in the same cycle of working to fatigue and even burnout as there would be no time for recovery let alone rejuvenation.

WelshmansDaughter

I don’t think there are words to describe how much I hate blowing my nose. I bought nasal spray however which has given a modicum of relief. I may go and get Fancy One tomorrow and sod the expense.
Mondays are a funny day. I usually have a burst of energy (pressure cooker effect) from being on my own. When really it feels like it should be a rest day. Was quite frustrating today because I was bored but unable to do much thanks to stupid cold. 

Back to work though which I enjoyed. It was nice to be out albeit a bit tough. At least it is warm there though. 

Various financial shenanigans to be sorted through when brain comes back online again.

WelshmansDaughter

I have woken up in a strangely energetic frame of mind. Although in its usual unregulated sort of way it just wants to do everything all at once. 

So I am at the flat doing something. What that is I couldn’t tell you but may involve gardening as there are daffodils to get in the ground. 

I did start looking through the electronics box and was quite pleased to find an led light strip as these go on my bike. I am lit up like a Christmas tree but nobody has an excuse for not seeing me.

Cherryfudge

Got to love daffodils - great use of the day (as is being lit up like a Christmas tree). Did you retrieve your bike?

WelshmansDaughter

Yesterday went quite strangely in the end. I was at the flat and wound up picking at things. The daffodils were not planted as that was a bigger job than I had thought involving much weeding. I was quite conscious of the time as I had to be back for work. That was far too heavy on my mind and I think distracted me from doing much. So planning will need to be devised for that.
Noticed some yucky looking stuff growing on the bedroom wall in the flat so potentially staying away until my cold is gone. And I have bought masks. 
Sick stomach in the afternoon so that was unfortunate. Have woken up today feeling hot and properly sick. But in a better mood at least. Need to do some sums today as its payday and doubt I’ll get the mental capacity without lemsip or other intervention