Settling in for the long haul

Dakota_Rose

Thanks @jwil - I’ve got a few more items decluttered and listed this afternoon too.

I’m declaring our back to school sinking fund empty and everything should now be ticked off the list 🤞All remaining stationery items bought today and that’s a wrap! (Except literally just remembered a scientific calculator had not been acquired yet😩).

I got the refund for my water bottle and sent that to the CC. I’ll keep an eye out for a new one and will purchase from my personal spends. My very favourite water bottle was a robust glass one with a silicone sleeve and screw lid. I got it for a bargain and it lasted years. Since the lid broke, I haven’t been able to find one that doesn’t start to taste/smell disgusting after a while or really stands the test of time.

If anyone here enjoys writing or is tempted to start some creative writing but doesn’t know where to begin, I’d recommend Beth Kempton’s Writing Sanctuary sessions. I signed up to the free Christmas ones and really enjoyed them. She begins her free summer sanctuary tomorrow and I’m signed up again. It’s genuinely free and good for MSE mindfulness: https://dowhatyouloveforlife.com/product/summer-writing-sanctuary-2026/
I hope the link worked.

My money-sensible actions today included:

• Returning faulty water bottle
• Continuing to declutter and sort/salvage items for sale
• Cooking omelettes for Mr D and myself, along with three different children’s meals to use up what was left in the fridge and cupboard, and resisted takeaway pizza for dinner
• Avoiding unnecessary spends in the shop today
• Resetting and charging my fitness tracker, thus resurrecting it, rather than confining it to the bin.