Moving on up! 🏡

Cheery_Daff

It's so hard to ignore other people's unthinking comments,  especially when you're feeling a bit fragile or unsure about something yourself. 

But you can and should ignore them in cases like this (where they're just a silly opinion about something that's none of their business,  rather than active concern for your welfare). People are usually just protecting their own feelings about where they'd want to live!

I remember when we moved out here,  with several acres of fields,  everyone we knew had a different opinion about what we should do with them! It rather got me down in the end,  although if course that's not what anyone intended. But as mad as it sounds,  I really struggled with the constant refrain of "you should set up a campsite/ glamping/ caravan storage/ get llamas or pigs or goats/ have a pet burial ground" etc. We get fewer comments now,  but every time I talk about scything my hay field i get a raft of opinions about how it would be easier to find a farmer to mow it / hire in some sheep/ let the whole thing turn into a woodland (often from people who've never mowed a postage stamp sized lawn and know literally nothing about any of those options).

Anyway. You can have whatever size of house you want,  there are literally no rules that say you must fit into the smallest available house! 

Xx

newgirly

I think sometimes people speak without thinking, perhaps she was surprised you can jump up the ladder that much as it were? A close friend of mine went from a fairly normal house to a very big expensive one and it seemed to induce all manor of weird and rude comments from others. I hope this doesn’t influence any decisions you make as you should do whatever you like, you have worked hard enough for it! Cheery Daff is right 🙂

daisy_1571

Agreeing with all these comments here, sometimes people just talk without thinking however when you think about it she's right, it IS a big house for just the 2 of you, bald statement of fact.  Doesn't necessarily have to be a bad judgement there. She might been momentarily surprised, thinking of something else but had to say something to keep the conversation going, delighted that you can think about going from a tiny house to a bigger house etc etc.  Dont fixate on it anymore than if she'd said ooh gorgeous carpets and you think they're awful,  its just a tiny opinion.

Dxx

South_coast

Maybe work bestie was just a bit surprised it's not the one on her street. And anyway, it's not just the two of you, it's your lovely pooches as well, and boyo when he comes to visit

Jessy103

Thanks everyone x I don't think she meant to be nasty just wasn't the best first comment she could have made 🤣 The reason I call it the dream house is because it has everything we want and no compromising. Is it probably too big for us? Yes but, you are right, SC, we do have pooches and an occasional boyo! 

Office job and cleaning job done today and savings is now £550/£10,000. We will get our payslips tomorrow. It never changes but its nice when it comes through as you know payday is only 2 days away! 

Paint and rollers/roller tray received today. DH is away at a karate event this weekend, so I'm going to get a few bits in the bathroom touched up and then tackle the hallway wall by the front door where Dog 3 likes to rub her sides up and down leaving a lovely long grubby/worn mark 🙄 I've got a couple of bits to ask my dad if I can pop in his shed and then I'm going to look at what estate agents to have round to do valuations. I'm thinking picking 3 would be best and then choose from those.

Jessy103

DH has arrived safely at his Karate event. I've had a yummy pizza for tea after work and a cleaning job.

Payday today and I have moved money into savings, it is now £2,000/£10,000. 

I have two cleaning jobs tomorrow and then a few things to do around the house and then I can rest! 

beanielou

Enjoy your weekend 

South_coast

Jessy103 said:

Payday today and I have moved money into savings, it is now £2,000/£10,000. 

20% to target in less than a month 🤣!

Humdinger1

Marvellous @Jessy103! You're on fire sorting your finances and overall life love Humdinger 

Jessy103

Thank you Beanie, SC and Humdinger x

I know, SC! I don't think I realised how much I would be able to save without the mortgage 🤣  

The next payday will be 19th December which is that last day at work before we break up for Christmas for 2 weeks. I'm still going to continue to clean over Christmas and not working at the office job means I can arrange for more than one cleaning job a day and during the day instead of evenings, so I will have some days completely off. 

It's absolutely chucking it down here, so not looking forward to going out, especially after me and the dogs have already had a drenching on our walk! Oh well, I've had a nice egg bagel for breakfast and two cups of tea, so I'm ready to get going. 

Have a good weekend all x