Living Large, on a Small Income, by the Sea.

satchmo1

Hoping the "family situation" has been resolved / has abated?

You are missed.

liselle

Hear hear!

Humdinger1

Yes, updates please @doingitanyway - unless you're living in the overwhelm.  In that case, I apologise for my impatience.   Love Humdinger xx 

liselle

Yes be good to hear from you in the New Year

Tresinia511

Agree with above,  I miss your news, though understand that you also need down time.  It's hard keeping up with what others demand from you.  I think one of the problems with this site is not knowing if people  have just signed off/out or if anything has happened to them.  Remember the Hairy Hand Of Dartmoor, gone but not forgotten. Hope you are OK anyway x

liselle

Yes, that’s exactly it.I remember Buffy the Debt Slayer and somebody who travelled a great deal - she had a very long name ending with Paying Off the Debt Whilst Travelling This Amazing World(or something very similar.)I often think of them and wonder how they are.

beanielou

Buffy is ok.

liselle

Oh that’s good news!

doingitanyway

I am back as of today. I missed this community, although  I kept an eye on diaries… 

The family situation was difficult as I expected, but I did it! It was the right thing to do. I can’t say too much publicly...

The nice thing is it confirmed I am in the right place for me for now as I really missed home. Coming home was lovely. The friend who was keeping an eye on the house turned the heating on so it was nice and cosy.

I emerged ‘relatively unscathed’ thank you @in_need_of_direction

Thank you @Jwil @beanlielou @Tresinia511 @Sun_Addict

Thank you @Skint_yet_Again There were headaches and stress, but I did well with low spending. l was quite MSE considering. I did not overspend as I wanted to be ok when I came home…

Thanks for thinking of me @satchmo1 and @liselle and @Humdinger

After reducing my EF I have it back up and it is now 1025. I would feel so much better if I could get it up to 2,000 am going to try to not just keep it but build on it. I have a tiny buffer 75. My CC is in credit. I purchased and sent my Christmas presents before I left so none to buy, just food and I won’t be going crazy. I will be treating myself the much coveted house gown. I will be menu planning for the rest of this week and next week. Family are coming to me next weekend so I will be bargain hunting hoping to get some high quality meat in the freezer. Like you @Sun_Addict I am taking advantage of the low cost veggies and stretching my organic veg-box to last 3 weeks

Health wise I have lost the 8lbs I was struggling to lose (+) But, my iron levels have gone so low I am now regularly dizzy (-) I will try to get a new blood test in the morning. I have been walking more and want to keep that up…

Off to read diaries and menu plan 

It is nice to be back 

Four_Seasons

Oh its lovely to have you back you have definitely been missed x