Watty's Awakening

debtfreewannabe321

We renamed the last owner of this house the wood hoarder as he obsessively saved every bit of wood he found in case it was useful for DIY or could be burned! Filled all the outhouses and a double garage 🤦🏻‍♀️. Got rid of all of it and now DH has his own collection going that grows and grows of useful wood 🤣.

PennysIntoPounds

If appropriate please tell VNM he gets several beers cheers emojis from me, usefulness plus healthy amount of 'screw you pal' to nasty men is very sexy, I approve 🍻🍻🥂

Fortune_Smiles

Dear Watty. What amazing progress - you have entirely rebuilt your life. What an accomplishment!

Fortune x

Watty1

What a lovely thing to say @Fortune_Smiles Thank you

Watty1

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82120217#Comment_82120217

yes indeed it is 😂

The mail box lets water in when it rains. There has been torrential rain here so it failed his high standards and has been returned to the barn for "modification". It is large, but, it has been painted the same colour as the gate and looks fabulous. I usually reverse on to the drive but drove on forwards just to see the house and it really does look wonderful. There is just a little touching up to the gate and then he is going to spray the back of the gate and the adjoining timber fence as that looks really tatty (back garden). We have found some wood finish that will do in the barn.

It is amazing how clearing all the old broken slate/gravel and weeds had transformed the space and now painting all the doors and windows grey with the grey gate makes the old barn look like a lovely old building that is cared for.

Suffolk_lass

Black cauking like this in the seams of the letter box - owning a 23 year old camper van means we know about waterproofing seams!!

Watty1

Thank you @Suffolk_lass That has been passed on. Much appreciated.

AI has saved me around £200 - which is great 😊 At the county show I saw some gorgeous planters on a special offer and really wanted to buy two of them, made from some sort of fibre cast but looked like lead. I had in mind putting one either side of the front door with bay trees in and put them on my "wanted " list.

Now that the work on the drive and front of the house is almost done I took a photo popped it into AI and asked it to place the specific planters there expecting to love it - and - I did not. They broke up the lovely length of the old barn and fought with windows, door, restored sign and outside lights. I was really surprised but the place looks better without them. Thus have saved the £200 which I admit I didn't really have and probably would have just put on the credit card to think about later. So much appreciated saving.

£600 annual bill for removing of the muck heap. Need to add that to annual bills.

Watty1

The ponies have won £50 on their premium bonds.

Reinvested naturally because they are not financially aware and definitely not MSE but their human tries to be!

greenbee

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82123054#Comment_82123054

Stinky and Stripey also won £50. I don't think they are quite as extravagant in their needs as the ponies though :)

beanielou

Sadly Mustard & Summer have won nothing as I don’t have any 😹😿