Escape to the country & living off savings

jwil

Glad you had a nice time with Niece and little one.  

Tresinia511

Sya, it's such a soul sucking time of year, with dark nights arriving etc. I found when I lost my parents that all the associated admin kept me on some kind of artificial platform.  Once the house was sold and everything sorted was only then I felt i could finally relax and breathe.  It's hard x

Skint_yet_Again

Thanks Suze, jwil & Tresinia ❤️

I have transferred £100 from emergency fund to cover meal out yesterday plus I am going out for brunch with my friend today and need to fill the car up with petrol for trip to my sister on Friday. 

Plumber coming tomorrow to fit my extra radiator. Not sure if I will go to aquafit on Friday morning before I go to my sisters. I probably should as I need the exercise and switch off my brain for a while. 

I bought my friend a card yesterday £1.99 and first class postage was over £3 😳 so I have transferred money from Xmas/ birthday pot. It didn’t look like a “large” letter to me but that will teach me to be more organised. 

Friend suggested brunch today as I am feeling down. It is her turn to pay. I will live off stores & frozen batch cooked meals until I get back from my sisters. Pork casserole, beef stew & goose chilli in freezer. Just need to get small milk & butter today. 

Tresinia511

Sya, let us know if the 'first class' mail service does, in fact, turn out to be first class.  We get letters less than once a week now and our postie says the rm are " prioritising parcels"

Skint_yet_Again

Blimey it’s cold this morning and I can’t have the heating on 🥶😩 My heating engineer said last night he should be here about 9. 

I phoned the probate office again to ask if the amended grant has been issued after my contact with them on Friday and they issued it while I was talking with them & I got email confirmation. Not sure why this wasn’t done on Friday. Usually I get an email once it’s done and documents arrive after 2 days. Hopefully the correct documents will arrive before I go away on Friday but I don’t hold out much hope 

Today I will hibernate in my living room with 2 throws. I will put my thermals on. Weet bics with warm milk for breakfast, soup for lunch and batch cooked meal from the freezer this evening plus warm drinks. I’m not sure if he will turn the water off so I have filled a jug and a bottle. I will try to relax watching tv or reading a book 

SuzeQStan

Morning SYA - eeek to no heating this morning but hopefully it will all be worthwhile once you have the new rad installed 🤞🏻🤞🏻

I always find a hat and wrist warmers/fingerless gloves help me to feel toastier if the heating isn’t on. Double layer socks + slippers if possible? 

Everything crossed again for the correct probate docs 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 

have a good day try to stay wrapped up much as poss take care xx

Tresinia511

Sya heavy frost by us this morning so much sympathy  to you! Do you have an electric heater so you could keep one room warm at least

Skint_yet_Again

Thanks Tresinia and Suze. Trust me to choose the coldest day! I could have chosen tomorrow when it’s meant to be much warmer. No electric heater unfortunately. 12.5 degrees in my living room. 🥶 Lots of layers on plus 2 throws & warm drinks so I am keeping warm. 

Skint_yet_Again

New radiator now installed and the kitchen feels much warmer. Once the dust has settled tomorrow I will wipe round and mop floors. Heating engineer cleaned up after himself & all rubbish removed. Cost £260 to drain system, 1 x radiator and associated copper/flexible piping. Drill through fireplace from existing pipes at one side to other and attach radiator & fix to wall. Refill & add chemicals & bleed / balance system. Took 3 hours. Paid from diy pot. 

Batch cooked stew for dinner to warm up. 

SuzeQStan

That sounds like a real bargain for all the work you had done SYA - and so glad to hear it’s much warmer in kitchen which will hopefully make such a difference 🥰 

edit to add - was thinking about the condensation concerns and when I checked ours today i found was on the outside of our windows when I had been presuming it was on the inside!  So I guess the dehumidifier has been doing a better job than I thought!

Just wanted to mention it in case your condensation was also on outside instead of inside of windows.