Thank god we paid the mortgage off

ladybird1106

Another day. Today I am going to work on my self. I’ve been feeling very negative about life and I’ve finally been able to get to the root of the problem. If you remember we had looked at Mr🐞 would drop a day in his previous job. Obviously that didn’t happen due to threat of redundancy and having to look for a new job. I was returning to work but there were practical issues around the youngest at the time that cropped up. Anyway, I’ve felt as if I’ve been in a downward spiral and I need to refocus. I no longer have a dog to walk to help keep the blues away , walking without a dog is weird. 7 months of moping is draining so, yesterday I took a trip to the library to look at getting some self help books. I’m intrigued about vision boards, so going to look abit more into this . Any advice will be gratefully received.

FRUGAL WINS FOR YESTERDAY.
• borrowed several library books, instead of buying.
• made a small saving on new washing machine.
• tea was leftovers and involved no gas or electricity.

Right time to face the day. First job is visit the plot.

Love 🐞

Fortune_Smiles

So important to invest in oneself 🐞 - you cannot pour from an empty pot. I like to use the Wheel of Life tool when I'm feeling off kilter. Here's a link in case you haven't come across it before. https://scottjeffrey.com/wheel-of-life/

In fact you've prompted me to sit down and have a think myself. Life has been far from normal for me this year so I think a pause for some reflection would be helpful.

Fortune x

KajiKita

@debtfreewannabe321 is the guru of Vision Boards around here, I would pick her brains 😊

KK

Greying_Pilgrim

@Watty1 is pretty nifty with vision boards too! 😁

Greying X

ladybird1106

Thanks fortune, KK and GP, I will look into those suggestions.
Yesterday I went to the plot and watered the greenhouses and the roots area. Everything going got a good dousing. Apparently we might get rain at the weekend,very excited 😝. Sad I know but I am. Hoed but to be honest not a lot of weeds growing other than bind bloomin weed. Harvested French beans, blackberries (these left the plot in my stomach 🤤), courgette, basil, cucumbers, leeks and spring onions. We’ve calculated that the caterpillar infestations on leeks has cost us about £100 worth of food😱. Managed to salvage what I can. Courgettes seem to be struggling as well, they get to a certain size and then die. Flea beetle has decimated my radish crop as well. I really feel for our farmers and the amount of work they put in and how bad the weather is effecting plants. I suspect the price of food will go up again over the winter, so be prepared everyone.
I took time out several times during the day. I sat and read a couple of times, meditated and did a short yoga session before bed. It did help me sleep better. Mr🐞 and I have decided Friday night’s are not plot days and we should do something together. Unless the weather has been bad during the week. The youngest felt a lot better yesterday, so they are off to respite tonight. We have a universal credit phone call this morning 😮‍💨.

FRUGAL WINS FOR YESTERDAY.
• sewed up my allotment trousers (favourite pair).
• watered and hoed future meals.
• made pesto ( homegrown basil) froze 6 batches for future use, used 1 for tea last night and one for tea tonight.
• salvaged what I could from the leeks, sauté them and then froze 3 batches for future use and used 1 last night for tea.
• made french bean and vegetable soup for tea tonight ( homegrown French beans, celery, potatoes, thyme, courgettes and basil in the pesto).
• lots of free exercise at the plot and tidying the home.
• lots of free self care activities.
• spring onions diced, chopped and frozen.
• soaked beans that I harvested last year (currently in IP) to go in tonight’s soup.
• hmmmm I think that’s it.

Love 🐞

Cherryfudge

A very well-used day. 😊

I'm looking forward to the rain too, and I also have failing courgettes.

ladybird1106

Mr🐞 chuffed to bits this morning, we’ve caught a hedgehog on the wildlife camera. We used to get these all the time or see evidence of them but the last couple of years nothing.
New washing machine has arrived and is currently been looked at and will hopefully be installed soon by Mr🐞. My books have arrived and plans are whizzing around my head for next year allotment plans. Friday nights walk was postponed today as the old washing decided to protest about been evicted last night. It was eventually manhandled out the door 🚪 onto the drive. Helped a friend clear some more stuff from her mil house. Managed to sort some stuff to go to another friend’s school and some stuff for the youngest chazzer.

FRUGAL WINS FOR YESTERDAY.
• wombled a huge plastic container from my friends skip. Will probably use for carrots.
• wombled a stone Buddha and Chinese soldier from the same friend’s garden .
• watered future meals in the greenhouses and salad crops at the plot.
• tea was the soup I made yesterday from homegrown vegetables.

Right time to go collect the youngest from respite and then visit the plot to 💦.
love 🐞

VintageHistorian

We're not due to have any rain for at least another week and I'm getting close to threatening deities over it, I just want to see some water fall from the sky 😣

KajiKita

Ah, I hadn’t realise the WM was terminal. I hope the new one gives you many years of loyal, clean and well spun service!

Books inspiring you about your plot …? 🤔 Do share more! 😊

Excellent wombling and yaay for the hodgepig 🦔 😊❤️

KK

teapot2

We had some rain last night, not sure it will have made any difference as its windy and hot today so drying all the plants out again.