Cancer, cash and carrying on

ohdearhowdidthathappen

Thanks Dakota, Lucielle and DITR

A very quiet weekend, I still get out for a long walk every day, but I’m looking forward to being able to exercise properly in a couple of weeks.

I bought something from V!nted and received something completely different. Contacted the seller (assuming she’d mixed up parcels) but it wasn’t an error from her, so must have been the courier 🙄. They’re investigating… it was only a cheap item, but it’s annoying.

And then something I sold has been lost… it got to the collection point (a shop) but now isn’t there. I keep getting messages from the buyer but there’s nothing I can do about it and V!nted are investigating that too.

DancingInTheRain

Oh that's annoying with the V!nted items, I've still got 1 purchase and 1 sale lost who knows where. Takes so long to be able to claim back too.

beanielou

Vinted is great when it woks well and is a pain when it doesn’t.

ohdearhowdidthathappen

Yeah, especially when the buyer contacts me like I can sort it 🙄

Feeling much better the last day or two, my arm can move normally now without discomfort.

They weight loss took a pause, I haven’t put anything back on but haven’t been dieting or exercising so nothing more lost. I’m focussing on eating whole foods though and walking every day. I’ve noticed I’m a bit of a sugar addict… if I eat well all day I don’t think about it, but if I have one biscuit/sweet/chocolate, I then eat poorly the rest of the day! I might have to treat sugar the way I treat alcohol, avoid 😂

lucielle

Great to hear that recovery is going well.
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Blackcats

very pleased to read that your recovery is going well.
I agree with others about vinted. It works well until it doesn't go according to plan.

ohdearhowdidthathappen

Both V!nted items got resolved today.

The item I sent was found at the shop after all. And the item I’d received in error, the courier accepted that they’d mixed up the parcels so I got a refund ☺️

Car passed it’s MOT 🥳 and we did an interim service so £195 all in.

Blackcats

that sounds like a very good day for sorting out routine stuff.

I've driven so many old bangers in the past that I still have a residual nervousness of MOTs even though my car is quite new.

ohdearhowdidthathappen

We’re actually switching to an NHS lease, waiting for it to come in.

It’ll cost £300 a month but includes all the running costs. We’ve not enjoyed owning an older car… it cost £15k 2.5 years ago and is now only worth £8k. Running costs on top obviously. I know leasing is frowned upon but I can’t see a massive difference in cost really.

Started lists of ideas for Christmas gifts for the children, it’ll come round fast. We budget £200 for each of them which sounds like a lot, but it doesn’t go far 🫠

ohdearhowdidthathappen

ugh… limping through to payday, £120 to last 5 days 🫠

Quiet weekend planned, need to catch up on traitors! Already done my chores, so very lazy day planned tomorrow