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I’m also aiming for all my gifts done before December. It’s quite a hit now (as I failed at sinking funds), but should make for a relaxed December.
I only had about 2 hours sleep on Saturday night, but slept like a log last night. I think the difference was wearing slipper socks..i find having really warm feet works better than anything else I’ve tried 😅Not all who wander are lost - J.R.R.Tolkien
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Nov - £28"Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee2 -
I think I just need to suck it up for now. I can just try and do my best to self care, and reduce some of the 'busyness' in my head. It doesn't help that work generally is really busy, and that DH has had a few nights of really bad snoring!savingholmes said:Sorry you are not sleeping. Perhaps go to your GP if it persists. Sounds frustrating on the work situation too. It sounds like you may be better off leaving if you are reasonably confident you can get something else quickly enough.
I'm leaning towards wanting to leave, but unfortunately that decision is out of my hands. There's no VR, so I just have to wait and see if I'm CR, and in the meantime fight for the best outcome in the event they keep me employed.
I'm not at all confident I could get something quickly - certainly not something at the same pay level. But I will be able to take a bit of time and not necessarily have to rush immediately, and that is very appealing."Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee6 -
I've done it the last couple of years, and it's been lovely just chilling and getting into the festive spirit in December.WinterWarrior said:I’m also aiming for all my gifts done before December. It’s quite a hit now (as I failed at sinking funds), but should make for a relaxed December.
I only had about 2 hours sleep on Saturday night, but slept like a log last night. I think the difference was wearing slipper socks..i find having really warm feet works better than anything else I’ve tried 😅
I can't do warm feet - it's nice to start with, but then by the middle of the night I'm too hot
What I'd really like is somewhere comfortable to go when DH is snoring and we don't have that, and our current sofas are not comfortable for sleeping on. I slept on the floor downstairs on Saturday, and that wasn't comfortable and was cold! DH doesn't always snore like that, it's usually when he's got a cold, or been drinking something different, normally a quick nudge stops him, but nothing was working this time! "Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee5 -
Has he ever tried nose strips.Mortgage at 01.01.14 £119,481.83:eek: today £0 Emergency fund £5.5/5.5k & £200/200 cash.:jWeight 24/02/19 14st 7lb now 12st determined to stop defining myself by my mistakes. Progress not perfection.:T100%through my 1% mortgage challenge. 100% through my pb challenge.2
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No and I don't think he would. It's not really an issue most of the time - either he's having a bad few days or because I'm sleeping badly it's disturbing me more than it normally would.in_need_of_direction said:Has he ever tried nose strips."Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee1 -
DH just said that he doesn't know how I cope with not sleeping. I pointed out that I don't have a choice! I still have to get up and get the kids to school, work and do everything else. I'm probably going to try and go up early tonight and get a few hours in before he comes to bed. I've tried sticking to normal routines to try and not get my sleep habits out of whack, but it's not really working, and if I'm going to be awake half the night anyway, it will be better to have some sleep than none! I fall asleep easily enough, it's staying asleep that's the problem.
We had a productive day yesterday - we put two coats on the bathroom. I love, love, love it! Various people thought we were mad for wanting dark purple, but it looks great (and they agree). Looking at it today in the long awaited sunlight, it could probably do with another coat though, so I'll try and get that done this week, then hopefully get the plumber back to refit the towel rail before it gets really cold.
I also put some clothing through the machine with a black dye so that's refreshed some items that were looking worn."Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee4 -
Can I suggest you have a wee trip to your GP. I had this problem like you with the staying asleep.I now have something to help massively.I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.
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Oh & I am glad you like the bathroom.I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.
Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.1 -
I once stayed in a hotel that had cadburys purple walls in the bathroom was lovelySealed pot challenge 822
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