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Cherryfudge

Fantastic! And I hope Mr OH is soon well enough to celebrate with you.

rtandon27

@KajiKita - every day is a school day - I'd never heard of the onion expression! - even my English-to-English in-house translator was stumped, so resorted to G00gle! for an explanation - haha - as to manager, I"m secretly hoping she never comes back, but as that would only lead to bad juju for me, I'll surpress the wish as much as possible!

Thank-you all for the payrise well wishes!

So today was a rest day for both of us, OH is still battling the dregs of his summer cold which has landed in his chest and caused coughing so he's taking it easy.  I'm utterly exhausted, but still tackling my weekend chores and some of OH's as well.  We both ended up having mid-day naps - I opted for my yoga mat on the floor which was surprisingly restful! 

We had a rare McD's for breakfast & had it delivered.  My coffee was left out & the hashbrowns were undercooked - I was not impressed! - refund for the coffee has been issued.  We were contemplating takeaway for dinner but instead are having a budget friendly fakeaway of southern fried chicken & potato coins.  Breakfast tomorrow will be poached eggs, bacon & avacado on toasted rolls.  We have a roast for tomorrow which will be marinated later this evening and made into Puerto Rican Pernil Asado tomorrow.  Takeaway dinner can wait for another day!                       
Weekend List 

looming tasks...
💡 do bus pass application - once blue badge is on it's way
❗ renew passports - one is expired - the other will expire soon - this is the next big frog that needs chomping
🔱 check date for home insurance renewal (Aug 16th) & diarize optimal price date (This week! starting July 19th! - thanks to past me for setting up an auto-reminder)
🔱  check when current energy fix ends (Oct 3rd) & diarize 49 days for switch (Aug 15)
🔆 never ending paperwork filing!
🔆 my savings need juggling - OH's done

routine tasks...
✅ YNAB juggling
🔱 weekly digital planner
✅ grocery order
✅ meal plan (last week's plan & this week's plan for reference!)
✅ supplements
✅ Weekly surveys & contests
✅ laundry - one large load done - a smaller one needs doing - everything but a pair of jeans dried and put
✅ evening Pilates - seems to help put paid to night seizures!
✅ nutritionist daily homework

non-routine tasks...
✅  recycling (OH's chore)
✅  rubbish bins (OH's chore)
✅  huge pile of dishes & pans (OH's chore)
✅  draining board & dishrack scrubbed & descaled (OH's chore)
✅  bathroom swish & swipe (OH's chore)

medical follow-ups...
✅  nutritionist signed up for and one year plan agreed
🔱 follow-up on OT recommendations for work assessment
🔱 follow-up on eye specialist - two separate appointments - one NHS (next week) & one private

never ending garden things...
❗ get gutters cleaned - may have to tackle this one ourselves
🔆 finish taming climbing jasmine & add more supports for it to grown on
🔱 new trellis needs to go up for the climbing rose in the front - OH has acquired the hardware! - now to put it up!
🔱 trim down and rehome butterfly bush - sigh - it's emulating a trifid
🔱 once lavender is dry from rain make lavender bundles for drying - the bees are enjoying it, I didn't want to disturb them!
❗ find solution to counteract Mr Plastic grass dumping his spent soil behind my shed - this will involve a solid barrier! 
* start getting quotes for new felt for flat roof & summer house & shed (needs doing in autumn)
* transplant baby trees into their new pots
* transplant sale plants into the vacated medium pots
* order some cactus & succulent soil for indoor plants - these get neglected for years on end and thrive!

social calendar...
💖31st - visit friend & her sweet new baba
💖7th - lunch with work 'auntie'
💖12th - meet with mom's childhood friend for lunch
💖14th - ladies who lunch summer edition

rtandon27

Meal plan for this week...

Monday - Veggie Day - Paneer & Courgette Pasta

Tuesday - Fish Day - Cod 🐟 & leftover steamed veg  + potatoes 🥔 

Wednesday - Chicken Day - Chicken 🐔 Thigh & rice 🍚 & tatsoi 

Thursday - Meat Day - Sausages 🌭 & Purple Sprouting Broccoli 🥦 

Friday - Fakeaway Day - Pizza 🍕 with anti-pasti

Saturday - Easy Eating Day - Brunch crumpets & avo 🥑 & bacon 🥓 & poached eggs 🥚 - Dinner - chicken or meatballs with noodles

Sunday -  Roast - Pork Belly joint & steamed veg & roasties 

Next Monday - Veggie Day - eggplant bake or parmiagiana

Lunches - Mon - lunch in the city at a cafe - free coffee! , Tues - meal deal with points, Thurs - pizza & salad with chums!  Wed & Fri wfh & eat from home!

rtandon27

Question of the day! - My home insurance is quoting a renewal at 80pounds less than last year!  - Should I go for it or bother to look around???

Greying_Pilgrim

Interesting rt - we've just had a letter from M&$ bank saying they've given up doing house insurance, and we must go elsewhere at renewal ☹️

ed mentioned the other day that his car insurance had gone down - if it's across the board, maybe there are bigger savings to be had?  But do you have any 'quirks' that some companies don't like - ie differing construction, older property, tree nearby........  I can't remember if your OH will hit the comparison sites, or whether it'd be another job for you.......

Greying X

Cherryfudge

We are renewing with the same people, thanks to a massive reduction of 19p! I assumed it was to do with not claiming, or with our age or something, but I'm beginning to feel there's a pattern outside of that...

rtandon27

@Greying_Pilgrim - oh dear that did make me laugh! 

OH is now a retired househusband through and through - all things financial are my responsibility!  My darling man even brought the laptop to the hospital while I was hemipelagic as he was worried the bills were not getting paid!  If I had been able to, I'd have cracked the laptop over his head at that point! I was within 100 pounds (in our favour) of knowing the bank balance without logging in!  Body was suffering, not the brain!

Thank-you though for the reminder that there may be bigger savings to be had!  I will do a check this weekend and see what's up for offer.  Better the pennies in my pocket than theirs!!!!!

edinburgher

Call me a cynic, but if my current insurer is offering a discount, I assume it's because someone else will offer me a bigger discount

KajiKita

edinburgher said:

Call me a cynic, but if my current insurer is offering a discount, I assume it's because someone else will offer me a bigger discount

I thought that when my car insurance renewal came in cheaper. I did check and it was the best deal out there, when you looked at the excess etc. 

Always worth checking though 😊

KK

edinburgher

I wouldn't say I tend to do exhaustive searches but I'll always do the first "ranked" comparison site just to see what's out there. I'm a naughty boy in that I don't go through MSE Martin's recommended 30-step checks