Cancer, cash and carrying on

EssexHebridean

Just catching up with your news and adding positive vibes to those already flooding your way too!

Health improvements - allowing that you already eat healthily, focus on sleep, stress and (when you're able to) movement as the biggest improvers of health markers - getting those things where they should be as far as possible will do the best to support your recovery and to safeguard your future health as well. I think a lot of folk forget about sleep but it's such a huge factor isn't it - and all the more so when your body needs all the recovery time it can get!

Sounds like getting the budget under control is a great way of keeping the stress down as well so well done on that. Don't beat yourself up too much if you go over the new budget this month though - remember it IS your first month manging with the substantially lower figure!

Catscoffeecake

Thats good news your thyroid is better, hopefully you feel the benefits of that soon, as last thing you need with everything else going on,

ohdearhowdidthathappen

Thanks EH, I read a book called ‘why we sleep’ and I was really surprised at how important it is to get 7-8 hours for our health. Especially worrisome for me is not all 7/8 hours are equal… I’m quite a night owl and would prefer 12-8, but apparently time before midnight is more restorative, so 10-6ish is far better 🥴

I’m a bit of a control freak, so I think the budgeting is helping as it’s giving me something else to focus on.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82038741#Comment_82038741

Yes, definitely. I think it’s added an extra layer of symptoms on that I could do without.
I can’t fault the oncology dept, they were on the phone to me within a day of the blood test results that week.

Chemo went fine today, it takes a few hours, but it’s quite chilled while you’re there. I just read, scrolled and napped. And then had a 2 hour nap when I got home too 😂

No unplanned spends 😎

Catscoffeecake

That's interesting about the sleep prime time being 10-6, I have terrible insomnia and struggle to get to sleep easily. was the book good?

ohdearhowdidthathappen

Yes, I’d recommend it. Explains what your body and brain does while you sleep and how sleep deprivation (and not much deprivation either) affects every mechanism in your body.
I definitely underestimated the importance…

Catscoffeecake

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82039914#Comment_82039914

i'll have to see if can get a copy cheaply or borrow from library.

ohdearhowdidthathappen

Feeling productive today, got out for a walk early before it started getting too hot, managed 45 minutes comfortably so that was good.

Main chores are done and a couple of Vinted parcels posted.
Our account is looking good, just over £150 to last us until payday on Wednesday so we should make it.

Quiet weekend planned, Father’s Day Sunday, Usually we’d get a takeaway or have a pub lunch, but we’re just doing a BBQ at home this year ☺️

ohdearhowdidthathappen

Another quiet day… chilled with the kids, did some chores etc. No spending today again.

ohdearhowdidthathappen

Father’s Day… always a tricky one. My dad died 8 years ago, so it’s a bittersweet day.

We would normally get a takeaway for dinner (both of us get days off cooking on mothers/fathers day) but we decided on a BBQ. It’s much cheaper and healthier. Kids will all be here this evening, so should be nice.

I’m halfway through my chemo regimen this week… 12 weeks down, 12 to go 🥴. Feels like a decent landmark.

I bought a sh@rk fan a few weeks back and I love it so much. It’s been a godsend in this hot weather 😎. It was about £80 so more spendy than I’d have liked but cheaper than a lot of the decent ones.

beanielou

Bittersweet here too.