The Diary Of Onebrokelady Aged 60 And A Half

Onebrokelady

enthusiasticsaver said:

We got rid of our bath as neither of us used it and got a large walk in shower.  It was a boon after DHs open heart surgery as he could have a stool in there.  We took the view we will not be moving from here unless we absolutely have to and it was worth the small downside of it being unappealing to some because of the lack of bath. The plumbing is there to put a bath in if someone wanted to.  So for you I would think about how long you intend to stay in your current house.  If you have no plans to move in the forseeable future then maybe make it work for you by having a larger shower and get rid of the bath if you think mobility issues may be a problem down the line. 

This is why I can't make my mind up. I am hoping to move at some point because this house is on a massive hill then up 18 steps to get to the front door so not good if you have mobility issues but I can't guarantee I will end up moving so I'm torn as to which is the best way to go. I would love a walk in shower as I occasionally struggle to get into my bath to use the shower. I always manage it but as I get older that will become more difficult.

Onebrokelady

jwil said:

Onebrokelady said:

jwil said:

I'll be interested in what you do with the enamelling.  We need to do our bathroom but want to keep our current bath as it's lovely and solid, and the new sizes don't seem to match ours as we've got a small bathroom and the bath takes up the full length. We want to get it re-enamelled as it's yellow.

We're just going to replace the toilet and sink and re-tile and floor, rather than rip everything out.

I think a lot of people do still like a bath, I'm not particularly one of them, but my DH would rather have a bath than a shower.

Hi I'm currently reading your diary and have read about the lovely bathroom fitments that everyone had over the years 😀I am in the same predicament my bath is lovely and solid but is damaged in a couple of places and it also takes up the whole length of the bathroom. I suppose if they put in a smaller one they would just box it in but my shower is at one end and my taps at the other so not sure how that would work. I do like an occasional bath if I'm aching a lot but I'm on a water meter so don't like to use that much water. They are handy for children though. 

The bathroom discussions were great   Ours is the same with the shower at one end and taps at the other.

I've just finished you diary and posted 😀

I never realised there were so many colours. They are coming back into fashion too ,so far I've seen pale blue and pale pink 😀

Sun_Addict

Do what’s best for you as you are now. If you don’t use the bath and would prefer a walk in shower get one. If you end up selling and the purchasers want a bath they could re-install one. As much as I love a good soak in the bath it wouldn’t put me off if I wanted to buy a house that didn’t have one. 

We’ve made a lot of improvements to our house over the past few years and they are to suit us not potential buyers. 

Onebrokelady

I have been reading jwils diary and have been amazed and inspired by her PADs so I'm going to have a go myself. I've just rounded down my current account and sent £5 to my savings account that I use for presents and Christmas. I've also set up the banking app on my phone and there is a thing on there that rounds up your change and sends it to your savings so I've set that up as well 😊I'm not sure if the money will stay in there for that use or if I will use it for debt as it's likely to not be a lot each day. 

I also rent my garage out to my nephew for £32 a month and that money usually just gets swallowed up in the day to day spending . I've decided this has to stop so that's going to be put towards my debt. I'm going to add £18 a month so I can pay £50 a month of my debt. My mum still gives me money as well  ( I'm still arguing with her about this but not getting anywhere ) so I'm going to use that to make ad hoc payments to my debt. 

I need to get on top of my budget, savings and debt payments as I've kind of took my foot off the peddle in the last 6 months. I did borrow money from my lump sum but have paid that back. This month I haven't saved anything because I had to pay to get the gutters cleaned and I've got to pay for the boiler service but once that's paid for I can start saving again. I've got this months council tax money that can go towards the boiler service so that's good timing. Last year it was £120 so I might even have enough because my council tax is £145 🤞🤞Im glad the service will be due every February because I will be able to do the same next year.

Honeysucklelou2

That’s a good idea using the rent money specifically towards debt repayment. I’ve ended up with multiple accounts so I have 1 where my job 1 money is paid, one where my Job 2 money is paid and one whereby the money for th e mortgage is transferred to and comes out from.  Then I know that the mortgage money is ready to go each month.  I find I pay for certain things with my Job 1 money and other things specifically with job 2 money.

How is B?  The photo was lovely!

Willowtree222

I think I need to change and move money into what is bills and what is mine for other things. I've been saying this for years, but still not done it! 

jwil

Good luck with the PADs!  It's a really good idea to allocate the garage money for something.  It's so easy for additional money to get swallowed up by day to day spending, so I try and send it over straight away so I don't miss it.  If it's a tight month, I can always keep it, but most times I don't miss it.

I think you should do your bathroom to however you want it unless you plan on moving in the very short term.  If you did sell, then there's every chance a new buyer would want to change things anyway.

Onebrokelady

Sun_Addict said:

Do what’s best for you as you are now. If you don’t use the bath and would prefer a walk in shower get one. If you end up selling and the purchasers want a bath they could re-install one. As much as I love a good soak in the bath it wouldn’t put me off if I wanted to buy a house that didn’t have one. 

We’ve made a lot of improvements to our house over the past few years and they are to suit us not potential buyers. 

That's does make sense. I know it wouldn't put me off if a house I was buying didn't have the exact bathroom I wanted. I think I will get some quotes to see how much either would cost and how easy it would be to do 

Onebrokelady

Honeysucklelou2 said:

That’s a good idea using the rent money specifically towards debt repayment. I’ve ended up with multiple accounts so I have 1 where my job 1 money is paid, one where my Job 2 money is paid and one whereby the money for th e mortgage is transferred to and comes out from.  Then I know that the mortgage money is ready to go each month.  I find I pay for certain things with my Job 1 money and other things specifically with job 2 money.

How is B?  The photo was lovely!

I've still got one main current account that my pension and wages are paid into and all the bills come out of. I do think I need to open a separate account for my personal spends money though. I also have a couple of savings accounts that were used for my EF and Christmas/ birthdays.

B is very up and down and I really don't know what to do with her. I have decided today that I'm going to phone the vet tomorrow to try and get her in for either Tuesday or Thursday then I can hopefully get a fresh urine sample to take. I'm also going to request some bloods because I think she has a kidney problem. She has wet her bed twice this week and I always said that that was my limit. I don't think it's fair to keep them going if they have become incontinent. She has been incontinent while awake for months it that's manageable as she will go on a puppy pad but now she is weeing in her sleep overnight. I've had to bath her twice this week and she hates it,she shakes and gets very upset. So vets this week to check for underlying  reasons then to see if there is any treatment. She was very perky when I got home today and was running ( slowly and stiffly ) round the living room so she is still showing some zest for life she actually wagged her tail and she hasn't  done that for weeks 

Onebrokelady

Willowtree222 said:

I think I need to change and move money into what is bills and what is mine for other things. I've been saying this for years, but still not done it! 

I'm the same 😀