Resourcefulness: The budgeter's friend

Tescodealqueen

Hope that the pain is receding and you are feeling better. My teeth are causing problems and I don’t know what I will do when I have my next extraction scheduled for November don’t think my gums will tolerate anything like you have gone through. Take care and don’t rush thing I am sure 24 hours isn’t the expected recovery period though I would probably be just like you expecting to be right as rain straight away

2Scratters

@foxgloves the bonus of being on here at this time for you plenty to chat about without even opening your mouth. Keeping germs at bay.
 We are never alone in here  Be patient by being a good patient.

2 Scratters xx

Sun_Addict

Hope you’re feeling a little bit better today 🙂 It’s one of those things that’s an ordeal at the time but worth it in the end. 

foxgloves

Thanks all. I'll reply properly later. Well, I haven't needed to take any painkillers yet today & the duck egg swelling in my jaw seems to have started going down, so I am taking those as good signs.
Mr F has gone back to work this morning after his few days off & I really do need to get back to normality. I've got a load of laundry churning & need to listen out for a parcel plus our fish box delivery later. I'm just finishing my ginger tea, then I intend to fetch my notebook & plan a rough 'shape' to my week. Apart from popping to town first thing tomorrow for my flu jab, I don't need to go out, so I can steadily work through what needs to be done without going mad. There will be plenty of budgetary-related activity this week, that's for sure.
Ok, that's my last swig & I'm now feeling positive about making a start.
Talk to you later,
F x

Cheery_Daff

Good to hear you sounding positive and being up and about Foxgloves! Also glad that your to do list includes 'listen out for parcel and 'drink ginger tea'  😊 take it easy today x

rtandon27

So nice to hear you are up and about FG!  I completely understand the need to get back to normality

Nothing throws me more than a disruption to the daily/weekly routines - and the flip side of that is that sticking to those routines is what helps me stay grounded through stresses/illness/recuperation & whatever else life seems to throw into the mix!

foxgloves

@Sun_Addict - Thanks, yes, I seem to have turned a corner with the pain levels & swelling. I did laugh at your long-ago hairbrush tantrum! I also broke my front tooth. I did it playing kiss chase at primary school.
@Tescodealqueen - I don't know about gums re implants - I know the suitability for them depends a lot on bone strength. Thankfully, when the dentist had cut down to bone level, he found that it was all looking strong & dense. I do have a good calcium & vitamin D intake, so maybe that's a factor. My teeth are hopelessly weak though - they might as well be made from chalk. I have a couple of really dodgy ones on the other side, which I am hoping will survive as long as possible.
@rtandon27 - Yes, that is exactly the same as me! My daily routines are a big part of staying calm & together, so not feeling up to doing my usual stuff at stressful times is a double whammy. 
Thanks everyone for your good wishes & sympathy. It's been much appreciated this last few days.
F x

foxgloves

Hello Monday Money Savers,
Well, I started writing a job list this morning, then re-tuned to Sanity FM & just wrote a 'general shape' for my week instead. Having said that, I have still been very busy & am glad I have dinner simmering away in the slow cooker as I am ready to sit down for the evening now. I only need to cook some rice.
Not the greatest night's sleep again, as I couldn't get comfortable, but I haven't required any painkillers yet today, so I think that is a good sign. The dentist's PA phoned me first thing to see how I'd been over the weekend & I am booked in for next week, when I really hope the very prickly uncomfortable stitches can come out. 
Anyway, today's small positives on the money-saving front:
*Did garden pickings: 3 courgettes, the rest of the basil, the final pick of beans, chillies & baby carrots.
*Stewed some pears & blackberries. Lush with yoghurt.
*Defrosted some courgette fritters for Mr F's packed lunch tomorrow. (Apparently these make a really good lunch now that I am including 3 per portion & not the 2 that he was getting before!)
*Did 2 loads of laundry & pegged out for free drying.
*Baked bread.
*Made my last batch of pesto for the year. Didn't have any nuts, so used pumpkin seeds instead. 5 pots frozen so we can enjoy a taste of summer in the colder months.
*Used the final jar of last year's home bottled tomatoes in tonight's slow-cooker meal. They looked & tasted fine, so I do feel confident that the method works (just as well, as I stepped up production this year!)
*Did a couple of surveys. I need to step this up as have not hit my £30 minimum PA target for the month yet.
*Took delivery of our penultimate fish order of the year, portioned up & froze.
*Blanched & froze the carrots & beans I picked as they are a perfect amount for a ManStew.
Time to go & shut the greenhouse now, trying not to trip over 2 hungry horaces on the way. Mr F usually gives them their dinner, as if I do it, they expect another one when he gets home.
F x

Makingabobor2

I sometimes think a general shape for the week is much better than a jobs list every day. I used to to do daily jobs lists and would then get cross with myself if I didn't complete it. For example I would plan to do housework and then the sun would come out and I'd be out weeding the garden instead, or a friend would message to go for coffee. Then I'd plan to do a big exercise session and then wake up feeling too tired so didn't do it. Planning for the week makes a lot more sense. 
Glad to hear you are off the pain killers, that's a good sign. 

Cheery_Daff

Glad you're feeling better Foxgloves! Not taken long for you to start sounding like your old self 😊