Prosperous & Creative Soul & MFW Year 3

lucielle

Sorry about the family member. Sounds like you got some billy bob bargains. 

L

Blackcats

Sorry to hear about your family member.  Taking good care of you is essential to help you be there for others.

WelshmansDaughter

Sounds like things might be getting overwhelming soon. Hope you’re doing ok

doingitanyway

Also sorry to hear about your relative

savingholmes

Thanks Jwil, Blackcats and Lucielle and WD



Some good news - I'm starting a free short course on drawing next week. Hopefully that will help me make local contacts/friends and get me out of the house for some structured social and learning. I applied months ago - and they've only just come back to me. But great timing.

Earlier this week I responded to the P1p consultation - very laborious. I pity whoever has to read it. Deadline is I think the 22nd. 

My cleaner pointed out issues with my microwave - cue another £85 spend... Things are peeling that shouldn't be etc. When I get various cashback I'll pay it off my recent spends. That's the hope anyway. I have the £ in savings I'd just prefer to keep it there. My new walking poles have arrived so looking forward to trying them. Will look on utube first. Also need to set up my new tablet but put it on charge for now.

I've filled another wooden planter and planted it up before work and took an extended lunch and put up two short log type fences (which had their own spikes) to create an extended raised bed. There's more to do but making progress. I need to buy some more compost. I've booked a half day off tomorrow as it's due to be great weather. I also have a mammogram first thing but get time back for that. Struggling to focus for work but everyone is in the same boat so being understanding. My relative is out of hospital and having further tests tomorrow.

My diet has suffered this week but trying to compensate with salad and fruit. My blood test had my best cholesterol result that I can remember this week - and my heart health is only 4 years worse than my age so I was pretty pleased with that as it's getting better. 

LadyWithAPlan

Glad your bloods are good, scary re the near  car accident - we need you whole and healthy - sorry re the family member - got 2 v close friends going thru cancer treatments at present - always a worry 

sounds like you got some good deals - I always am ok with purchases I have  thought about for a while, got deals and Cb 
I would like (want ) a tablet but am an Apple girl so .. I traded in an old iPad years ago for a new one I then took back - but it’s on the wish list but not got to the wish farm level where I am saving actively for it (YNAB term) 

More forest bathing and time to relax is my prescription for you & good nutrition 

savingholmes

Thanks LWAP

Well I tried my new Am tablet and keyboard and hated it - so will return it. It is so frustrating as it has it's own really poor browser and app store etc. I'm now wishing I'd looked at better tablet or laptop instead. However from a money point of view - I need to take a step back and review. I'll get around £250 back.

SandyShores

I love my macbook savingholmes.  Its my second one, and I used the 12 months interest free option directly from apple.  But I'm also everything apple like ladywithaplan so I'm slightly biased.  You've reminded me that I do need to get around to selling my old one, as they always seem to keep some resale value.

jwil

I don't like the F tablets, the kids have them because they are good value and the kids offering is good, but I went for the fruity option, so I could link it with my phone.  It's a world of difference, plus I can get the library books on mine and the F tablet doesn't support it.

Great news about the health markers, that's really positive.

mark55man

glad to hear you have had some good news items after your last few weeks. your heart health measurements are very important so that's a great boost and hopefully motivational diet wise