Second Time Lucky

I'm feeling quite stressed today and got hardly any sleep.

Today I need to sort out the home insurance, which is up for renewal. Last year I got a good deal but the cashback took about 6 months to finally appear. I'm hoping I can get some easier cashback this year, or just a lower quote.

Our yearly line rental is also nearly up, and I've been pondering switching the phone and internet. We got a really good introductory deal about 4 years ago but every year it has gone up. It looks like there are new rules now, which make switching a bit less painful, so I might give another company a go. I know I should try haggling with the company we have, but I'm rubbish at it and it makes me stressed.

I'm also waiting on a phone call, which is the main reason for my stress and my brain has stopped working in the mean time.

I can't find the superglue to fix my earrings.

On the plus side, my strimmer came at the weekend and it's pretty good for £30. The bedding also came and the mattresses should be coming in a few weeks.

We got the sheds sorted out, although I got a nasty scrape on my leg in the process, so the little one is empty and the big one is tidy. We have more stuff to take to the tip now though. I'm not sure we'll be able to rotate the little shed as it barely moved when I tried and the bottom is all rotten. Sigh.

I have put a few pounds back on because I have been eating like a pig. Eating in moderation is not my strong suit.

Is there anything worse than waiting for an important phone call when you have no idea when it might come?

The call came. Have an important meeting to get nervous about in about 3 weeks.

I've just spent over an hour trying to get the best home insurance quote. As always seems to happen, the first one is normally the best, but I wanted to be sure! My renewal quote was £123 but I got the cover for £90, plus £32 cashback! Not sure how good the company are but they cover you for quite a lot. I always do a high excess level as nobody in my family has ever actually claimed on their home insurance in over 30 years. If the house actually fell down, I wouldn't begrudge paying a £500 excess.

I'm knackered now though! :rotfl:

I've been practising for my theory test and I seem to be passing with every mock now, although I'd feel better if I knew all of the answers. Hazard perception I have only done 2 mock tests and passed both, but not by a great margin. My computer loads quite slowly so they're a bit of a pain.

Stalled twice today, which is a vast improvement on last lesson but still frustrating. Roundabouts next. I've done some small ones so hopefully they won't be too bad.

Just realised that OH used the debit card instead of the credit for the shopping - damn! There goes the cashback! It gets a bit complicated now having to think about which card to use for maximum benefit!

We had no phone or internet all day yesterday when OH was working from home, so he's not happy. I might e-mail to see if they will reimburse us for the lost day, although they did fix it quite promptly I suppose.

debtfreeoneday wrote: »

I assume the phone call was adoption related.. hope that means a potential match might have been identified for you.. how exciting if so.. I bet the days won't go fast enough for you now x

Thanks dfod - If I had a time machine I would use it. I know that potential matches fall through all of the time but I'm not sure how I'll cope if it does. Really really really hope the social workers like us and there are no problems. Ages to wait still!