Progress not Perfection

KajiKita

I was wondering if you could quietly pocket the widgetty bit that allows the hose to attached to the outside tap, like this:

and then put it back on when you do want to use the hose?

KK

Sun_Addict

Thank you @EssexHebridean and @KajiKita. Good idea about removing the connector bit 🙂

Sun_Addict

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82097500#Comment_82097500

I don't think I'll risk it 😆

Sun_Addict

Afternoon all.

Worked in the office this morning. WFH this afternoon.

Got a great bargain in MnS, Clin1que 200ml dramatically different moisturiser for £26.50 half price. It's in a pink bottle with a keyring. I really like this moisturiser so it was a good find. This in turn has generated an £8 reward voucher.

The 🐙app gave me a free Gr£ggs sausage roll which will make Mr SA happy, I'm missing my free coffees 😞

Popped in Lid! on the way home. I'd converted my points into a £5 off voucher which I used against my shop. Picked up a free doughnut for Mr SA. Now got a voucher for a free muffin.

Mr SA is doing well out of these apps just lately!

The gardener has finished the fence already. It looks really good. Mr SA was trying to persuade me to have the area paved - no way - I love the gravel it gives it a beach feel.

Monday finance check done, only a small balance on the cc so will wait until Wednesday to clear it. It's the final week of the 4 week budget period I'll need to go careful with the groceries pot this week as I seem to have gone a bit mad stocking up over the last couple of weeks, although technically some things should've come out of the stock up pot. Any surplus at the end of the budget period goes into the stock up pot so it's all the same really.

Sun_Addict

The painter has just been to look at what needs doing. He's busy at the moment and won't be able to get until some time next month which is fine by me as I could do with another regular saver maturing for this as the garden work we're having done at the moment wasn't planned for and has eaten most of the home improvements budget. This is more down to materials than labour costs as there is quite a bit of fencing and gravel boards involved plus trellising around the pond. It all needed doing at some stage so decided to go for it now when the gardener is free. The savings I had earmarked for home improvements matures in October so this should come in just at the right time. Once the kitchen has been painted I plan to replace the dishwasher and fridge freezer but have a different pot for appliances and there should be enough in there.

This week's meal plan revolves around some new recipes from the G00d F00d app:

• Gochujang veggie sausage orzo
• Spiced prawn tacos with avocado lime crema
• Tofu and mushroom dan-dan style noodles
• Creamy butterbean spaghetti

I've got most of the ingredients in stock so will only need to buy a few fresh ones. I won't be using the mushrooms in my garden 😆

Today's exercise has been walking to/from work and I'm doing a live strength training class followed by a live yoga class tonight.

foxgloves

Oooh, prawn tacos sound lovely, just my kind of thing, esp if avocado is also involved.

Sun_Addict

Afternoon all.

Worked in the office this morning WFH this afternoon.

The gardener will be finished today. He asked if there was anything else we wanted doing but there isn't at this moment plus the next priority is the painting. The fence and trellis weren't planned, I just asked for a quote and decided to go for it as he was free and as we all know a good reliable tradesman being free at a reasonable price is too good an opportunity to miss.

Mr SA decided it would be nice to get the gardener a box of beer to say thank you. I told him I could pick one up from Lid! on the way home but he'd have to meet me on the scooter as they're heavy. I told him I'd aim to be there for 10.30 so to leave the house at 10. I called him when I was on my way and got the message 'it's not been possible to connect your call'. Kept trying to call and got the same message. I got to Lid! no sign of him at 10.30. Did the shopping, still no sign. I thought I'd better start walking in case he was on his way. I kept trying to call him without success. I was almost home when he called me asking what time would I be at Lid! 😐 Apparently his phone battery was flat and he'd also lost track of time so he had no idea it was past 10.30 😞

Anyway I survived walking home with a crate of beer in my bag up a hill in a temperature of 27 degrees!

The Lid! shop has earned me another free bakery item.

Today's exercise has been walking to/from work, Power Punch this afternoon and Resistance Bands tonight.

Tonight's dinner is one of the recipes from the G00d F00d app Tofu and mushroom dan-dan style noodles.

Two annoying bits:

Tried to register on the portal to view my work pension, got right through to the end and got a 'maintenance' error which kicked me out. It's so annoying being unable to view your pension statement since they changed administrators to a rubbish one 🤬

The croc-type shoes I'd ordered Mr SA from eBay were dispatched a week ago with an estimated delivery date of today. Then I had a message from the seller to say they found a fault with the shoes when packing and would send me a refund which I agreed to. However no refund has been forthcoming and the shoes are still showing as dispatched. I messaged the seller to find out what was happening and have had no response. I'll give it a couple more days then raise a dispute via eBay. It's odd because the seller has 99.9% positive feedback, I suppose they could be away hence lack of response.

Sun_Addict

That's the gardener done. He was pleased with his box of beer. Just sent the money across so that's the home improvements pot emptied more or less! Really pleased with his work, he's done a great job. Just need to tidy everything up now and order some gravel to sort out my little area at the bottom of the garden. I don't know where all the gravel disappears to!

Taxi has been ordered and paid for Mr SA's gastroscopy tomorrow afternoon. It's at a CHEC clinic on the other side of the city centre. We've been told to allow 4 hours for the visit. He's going to opt for sedation so we'll have to get a taxi back too.

Last but not least, 3 weeks today we go to Ibiza 😎

foxgloves

Good luck with the hospital scan tomorrow, including the journey. I know these things tend to be more complicated because of Mr SA's limited mobility & no car so planning it all down to the last detail as you do, is the best way forward. Hopefully this will be another stage nearer finding out what causes the gastric issues & a treatment plan.

F x

satchmo1

Hope the gastroscopy goes well, sedation is definitely a necessity.