Five Year Fix, Five Year Plan

Merlin's_Beard · 9 February at 8:45PM

If anyone has recommendations about where to buy sheds from, I'll take them

KajiKita · 9 February at 9:40PM

That was a very productive and progress-made post! 😊

If you were round here I would direct you to either one of the local timber yards. They often have sheds and they are good quality. I would avoid the thin tin ones - they buckle if you sneeze too hard on them and they can be cut into with a Stanley knife …

KK

Merlin's_Beard · 12 February at 7:43PM

I've bought a shed! Local company, good reviews. It should arrive in about 3-4 weeks, delivery dates pending.

Also changed over my credit card to one that should yield more cashback over time.

And booked an opticians appointment.

Feel like that's enough of being a grownup for one day.

Still on my week off job lists

clean litter trays
paint samples for the main bedroom and both bathrooms? (this depends on me figuring out what the heck colour I want)
IPL legs (about 3 months overdue)
mop floors
order bird food for the feeder in an attempt to lure the birds back
frame some art I bought at craft markets

KajiKita · 12 February at 8:25PM

Well done for finding a shed you like 👏😊

Some of the remaining tasks are easier than others … I always struggle with colours for rooms too …

KK

rtandon27 · 12 February at 9:06PM

I hope you spent the rest of your day in red wellies splashing in puddles! The most joy non-non-adult thing I can think of!

Merlin's_Beard · 13 February at 5:22PM

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81882050#Comment_81882050

If there's one I don't get done, it will definitely be that one. I have NO idea what I want for it.

Merlin's_Beard · 17 February at 1:33PM

Got myself into a right tizzy with the shed and whether I'd made the right choice - have spoken to the guy at the place and got things altered a little bit (my 6x4' is now going to be a 6x3'6" to fit into where it needs to be).

Also booked myself in at the doctors to discuss HRT in a few weeks, after going through their convoluted and insane system (apply online with your symptoms, they contact you back, you then have to go through the online booking portal daily until an appointment pops up that you can do - I love an online booking appointment that I can sort out whenever but also it has to be a simpler way than this!) The physical symptoms and the mental are adding up to look like a perimenopause and honestly, I don't like it.

For saying that I work compressed hours to have a day off a week, the next time I don't have anything booked on a Tuesday is the end of March!

Merlin's_Beard · 21 February at 4:05PM

Also been and had an invisalign consult, now I have to decide whether to go ahead. Made it very clear that I wanted more of a functional fix rather than perfection (I have teeth I struggle to keep clean because they're overcrowded, I also have teeth that rub on every mouth ulcer I get because they're angled) and the dentist seemed to take all of that in.

Offered a quote of 14 weeks and £3500 for the treatment + £600 for retainers, which is sort of what I was expecting.

It's doable financially (it will come out of the new car pot, but the new car definitely won't happen until after September when I'm off the horrible pothole diversion if the work stays to plan, which gives me a bit of slack there), it's really a case of whether I want to do it.

South_coast · 21 February at 5:16PM

Do it. It sounds like you'll get some real tangible benefits, with the helpful side effect of them looking better. And the sooner you do it, the longer you will have the benefit, and the better value for money it will become 😀!