Debt and Caring

WelshmansDaughter

Enjoyed a morning at the seaside on what is my last day looking after eldest nephew on a Thursday. Hard to believe but he starts school on Monday.

What would have been dad's 85th birthday is on Sunday so we have plans to go out for lunch to mark the occasion as my mom is still over visiting.

After that I think I will try and get more shifts at the new job, still not quite sure what the plans are. Other than I need to have slow change.

WelshmansDaughter

Work feels particularly painful this morning after such a good day yesterday. Although oddly on my way in I was thinking how I've been enjoying it lately. Perhaps that is the crux of the matter- if you are fulfilled or enjoying your work, you don't give so much thought to how it feels day to day. Or focus quite so much on the positives and negatives.

It turns out the changes at work may affect me after all which is frustrating. I had hoped to ease myself in to my other options. I don't want to be dependent on the care work for my income until I know I actually like it.

WelshmansDaughter

Discovered this morning that my hours at work will be changing but I won't know what to until the full time staff (those on historical contracts) vote on their working pattern. I don't get a vote even though it will technically affect me. This is just more insanity. And the manager can't tell me what I can change the hours to until after the vote. My Monday and Thursday are still as planned. I'm happy enough to make changes if they suit me, as usual it is just the way it is being implemented that is unbelievably frustrating.

Having watched a video last night on personal organisation systems, I have made an attempt at starting mine today. I have cleared 24 tabs from my phone into neat to do lists which feels very satisfying. I have also sorted my unread emails into the appropriate lists. I may need to pace myself though.

Cherryfudge

I assume the work hours are the extensive miles on foot delivering post?

Turning phone tabs to a to-do list sounds frighteningly organised. Good for you.

PennysIntoPounds

That does sound a bit unhinged but what else do we expect!

Great work on organising pockets of chaos

WelshmansDaughter

It is very strange not having tabs open on my phone. I keep opening it and looking for the diaries tab lol.

Out for lunch (paid for by mother) and oh my lord was it filling.

PennysIntoPounds

Blimey, hope you took yer tupperware with you!

WelshmansDaughter

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82104943#Comment_82104943

Ate the whole thing and apple crumble for dessert

WelshmansDaughter

I may have regretted my overindulgence yesterday (I regret nothing!) when I was walking along with a scratchy head. A can of pepsi and an audiobook set me right. Of course then I got called back early to do something else and got annoyed again.

Today's weather looks fairly miserable, I may even revert back to trousers. I am sick of shorts.

Finished reading Designing your life which has some very useful insights. I'll go back and do the exercises this evening I think.

Yesterday evening I had three physical tasks I would like to get done written down. I completed one, started one and didn't start one. I also did stuff in the ball park- mostly removing flat clutter to the garden. My motivation may have come from a coffee but I'll take that as progress.

WelshmansDaughter

And we're down. One sick day later... I am back on my feet (mostly) and thoroughly fed up of my stomach. I am very burnt out and cannot contemplate any of my projects.

Nice walk out with the baby this morning although he howled the place down when he had to go back in his pram due to rain.