New Mortgage, New Marriage, New Allotment - Oh My!

SeekingFlight

Morning MSE'ers

I did consider renaming this thread after all of Februarys hopeful wishes, it's now mortgage, widowed, lost my allotment, but that seems a bit maudlin for my taste. 

So I was thinking about what I have that is new now

• A new bunny (she's so friendly)
• A new business (so weird, would never have assumed i could do that)
• A new rose, finally got my climber for the front of the house
• new exercise buddy - gone back to weight training

Maybe a new lodger, that would help with some of the house bills. 

Really happy about the personal training we block bought 10 sessions which we do as a pair so they are currently about £21 each. 

looking to do more making, mending and minimising over the next few months think I'm finally coming out of my funk a bit. 

The next job to do is to fight EDF, they claim my meter is sending them readings but it cant be last year their readings went, 13665 kWh in July to 11186 kWH in October. Now i can't submit accurate meter readings as they are 3000 kWh out, and you know they will just go oh you owe us £1000's pay us now.

Wish me luck, then i will switch myself away from them they have been nothing but awful.

SeekingFlight

Actually had a really productive day yesterday, i did

• 4 loads of washing
• sold a bookcase
• cleaned out all the pets
• cleaned the bathroom and hall
• packaged some vinted sales

Then i rehomed a bottle of wine i was given for cat sitting as a housewarming gift, i'm not much of a drinker so that was efficient.

LadyWithAPlan

Well done with all the focus - so sorry for your loss but good you keeping busy 
how annoying  re the allotment that they didn’t consider your circumstances but your rose sounds lovely 

SeekingFlight

LadyWithAPlan said:

Well done with all the focus - so sorry for your loss but good you keeping busy 
how annoying  re the allotment that they didn’t consider your circumstances but your rose sounds lovely 

Thanks, I love roses apart from the iceberg they were all bought in memory of my OH, they have names like She's So Lovely etc. This one is still flowering, the aptly named 'Constant Companion'.

I'm due to take some cutting I'm trying to grow a batch to give away next year, spread the love and all that. 
 

SeekingFlight

Well Sunday/Monday were still productive days but not as good as Saturday. 

Monday my water went out, thankfully it was the whole area not just my house so Cambs Water fixed it but I failed to use all that hot weather to dry my washing as I couldn't do any.

Sorted out another three boxes of clothes yesterday, sell, donate, textiles.
Started taking the moth infested wardrobe apart. 
unpacked and sorted a delivery
Found a large enough treat jar for the bunnies barley rings. 

I just bought a bulk batch of hay and barley rings for the bunnies from The Little Hay Company. I was really impressed they barley rings came in just a box - no plastic as did the eco hay (10kg) which is just loose in the box. It was £23 for 10kg (plus delivery) their normal hay is £6 a kilo (burgess Excel) and they love this new hay. Also bonus of a big box to play with once its gone, they love boxes. 

They gave me a 20% discount code so if anyone wants it it's below.

https://thelittlehaycompan.refr.cc/emmaormond

SeekingFlight

Got paid the £316.14 from something i did in June today that will help on my totals for the year 

beanielou

That’s good. 

Better later than never! 

SeekingFlight

I know @beanielou i had sort of written it off so when it turned up it was a nice surprise.

twinklie

Wow what a year. My sister lost her husband this year, it’s such a tough thing to pick up and carry on from. You seem to have grabbed the bull by the as much as you can in these situations. Good for you. 

Rubbish about the allotment. We’ve managed to keep ours despite a big lump of neglect because life happened (lots of dramas). But I think it’s only sheer luck tbf. 

I’ve just started selling on Vinted. I posted my first 3 items today. If you have any top tips feel free to share. I’m hoping it’s as easy as it seems. 

SeekingFlight

@twinklie It does seem to have been another tough year for a lot of people. 

I did manage one garden success this year I grew a melon, just the one but its a proper ripe melon.

Vinted I've had no trouble and somethings don't sell quickly but it's worth spending the time to take good photos and fill in the extra categories.