An in-between phase

PennysIntoPounds

Nice to see you @amber03 🙂 

They definitely won't last that long here 😂
That's if I even receive them, there are so many bad stories about winners not getting their prizes (in general, not with this company) that I always try to take an 'it's nice if it happens' approach. Though obviously I'll be seething inside 😁

We usually only get post once a week, maximum on rare occasions twice a week, and we live in very accessible London.
I do always laugh when there's a news story about them cutting down on a postal service and think 'blimey, are they still pretending they've been providing that for the last decade!'

Sun_Addict

Well done on winning the wine. Fingers crossed it arrives. That’s bad service from the PO. We get post several times a week here and the two young women who deliver it are really nice, guess we’re lucky by the sounds of it. 

doingitanyway

Well done on winning wine. A nice thing to win.
I wouldn't say I get decent service from the PO either. Although, like you @Sun_Addict I have a lovely Postie

PennysIntoPounds

Survey
Usuals

Build admin pretty much all day.
Indemnity insurance has gone up another £400 as I had the realisation that property prices can go up. I mean, it's a disgrace we have to have it in the first place but allow getting the random bad luck of a historical covenant chaser and being bankrupt over 50k after all the time and money we've spent

Steps getting essentials

Couple of books accepted by WoB

Carpet walk doing little surveys

Small survey cashout, shares to usual pots

Aim £1948.80
Got £7.29

Leftovers of mum's cheesy leek and potato for dinner

PennysIntoPounds

Happy October everyone 🍂

October Aims

Are much the same as September aims;

Get money into the build pot, Christmas pot and current account

Keep on top of steps and f&v

Continue eating down some of the random stuff in the cupboards

Keep up the listings work and persevere with surveys

Try to be vaguely zen about build stress

Try to re-establish a better pattern for sleeping as at the moment I'm laying there stressing for ages

Keep getting those OATs (Outstanding Annoying Tasks) done, if you have some too then come join us on our dedicated thread
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6626713/mellow-fruitfulness/p1

doingitanyway

Great October aims! It is definitely a good idea to reset at the start of the month, and what feels like the beginning of a new season too. I will be stealing that idea and creating my own 

PennysIntoPounds

Usuals

Entered some competitions, today I'm mostly looking forward to winning a Fortnums hamper

Bit of build admin

Went to site. I forgot I have vertigo 😂

Then my joints went mad on way back but at least it wasn't at the top of a ladder.

Had to use some voucher to get a sandwich but at least it wasn't coming out of my budget

Bit more build admin

So exhausted.

amber03

I prefer to have both feet firmly on the floor, so feel you are brave going up any ladder, and at least you had a voucher for your sandwich than actually paying for it out of your budget. Relax and put your feet up for the rest of your night.

KajiKita

If you are going high enough to get vertigo that suggest structures are starting to appear, no …? 🤞😊

Agree with Amber, have the rest of the day off! 😉

KK

PennysIntoPounds

I had to be brave @amber03, I was surrounded by men, on a building site! Couldn't be letting the side down 😂
I sat down waiting for the train and started to feel awful then realised it was just a delayed panic attack from my body and brain going 'no no no no no' so that was okay. Very much feel I earned my voucher sandwich 😁

There are all the walls and a roof @KajiKita 😲
It's only a very small low-ceilinged two storey but my chronic pain condition lack of feedback as to spatial awareness does not cause good vibes when there's little surrounding feedback to help me out!

Unfortunately we're not allowed to post identifying pics so you'll all have to imagine my rictus smile and me clinging onto the brickwork whilst on the scaffolding around the site

Mr PIP is making some pasta with cupboard sauce as we're knackered, and we are having a Very Large glass of wine!