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benbenandme · 6 April 2016 at 8:21AM

Morning, thanks Florence

Ds did some homework but we've realised that a couple of bits he'd done and saved on his computer have been lost as the hard-drive has gone to the big cloud in the sky so they will need to be redone

The oven repair / clean man has arrived and is merrily doing his thing in the kitchen, we have to go to the dentist at 11.50 this morning and I also need to nip to B&Q for a couple of bits on the way back.

Not sure what else the day will bring just yet, bring it on and let's see

benbenandme · 6 April 2016 at 2:38PM

We went to the dentist and ds wobbly tooth promptly decided to fall out while he was in the chair

Other than that it was the normal in and out in 30 seconds check-up

We went to Asda and got some bits (£37) and then picked up a new cupboard door for the kitchen in B&Q, but now its home I can see the colour doesn't match

I also went to Lakeland and got oven liners as the man did the oven this morning and they look brand new again :T

benbenandme · 7 April 2016 at 8:39PM

Another very productive day - Mr S finished early today so came round to help me finish off some jobs. We have crossed most things off the to do list, there are only a handful of jobs left to do

I also emailed the freeholder earlier in the week as we have communal areas that are in need of maintenance, so I asked if he knew when they were likely to be done. I received a reply today which didn't mention the work at all but just said please can I let him know the estate agents recommended asking price. Now I'm not sure what to make of that - he owns a huge amount of property locally, I presume h rents a lot of it out so I'm hoping he may want to buy it for that purpose (before I sign up with an estate agent) but my sister reckons he may be looking at selling some of his other properties and is just interested as a comparison. Hmm, we'll see but it could be wonderful if my hopes are right

Spends today are just £41 for a tank of petrol (was on fumes) and £25 on beer for Mr S as a thank you - he wouldn't let me pay him so I bought beer and we've got a weekend away booked for a couple of weeks time that I've already paid for.

Tomorrow I have my best mate coming round as we have some PTA work to do for school, I may also ring a couple of estate agents and get them round for a valuation tomorrow too, then I can (a) let the freeholder know and then (b) decide which to go with over the weekend.

benbenandme · 8 April 2016 at 5:31PM

Well today a couple of bits of good news;

(1) Having emailed the freeeholder about the railings etc the maintainence man arrived this morning and has begun work on them so they should be looking good again soon :T

(2) I got the first estate agent round today and he has valued the flat at £179,950 :j :j I was expecting about £160-£165 so am chuffed to bits with this

He did suggest I sort out the velux windows that have blown, I already have a quote for this (£375) so have emailed them to ask them to book the work in. I have a second estate agent coming on monday for a valuation but then I can get on and be on the market soon

Other than that I have done my PTA stuff with my friend, and taken ds to get his haircut (£7). No other spends today

benbenandme · 10 April 2016 at 8:07AM

Morning all, had a fab day out yesterday watching Bournemouth beat Villa :T :T Lots of driving involved though so was shattered when we got home and still feel a bit tired this morning. Never mind, we're staying in the premier league

While we were out I had my new carpets fitted, they are just a shade darker than the old ones (beige) and so this morning I now need to hoover them and then put everything back where it should be as at the moment its all piled in the kitchen

Other than that its mainly a watching footie day today, getting ready to go back to work tomorrow

benbenandme · 10 April 2016 at 10:43AM

So bath is done and I'm feeling clean and sparkly again

Everything has been returned to its rightful place, carpets hoovered and its looking lovely and feels really calm

List for the rest of today:

Clear all surveys
Tesco shopping order
School stuff
Cook roast dinner
Update banking stuff
Watch super sunday on sky
Tax credits form
Ironing

Florence_J · 10 April 2016 at 11:04AM

Have a great day today, well down to Bournemouth. Bristol had a good day yesterday too.

benbenandme · 10 April 2016 at 11:11AM

Thanks Florence, can I ask - in your signature, your wombling total - which supermarket do you womble at? One disadvantage of online shopping I guess is I never get to womble

Florence_J · 10 April 2016 at 11:13AM

I shop where i can get the best deal, but i will be honest most of the wombling total has come from free items/gifts/presents that were unexpected rather than super markets.

I shop at tescos primarily because it's the nearest to me, sainsbury's when i have to, and aldi and lidl when i am able to.

benbenandme · 10 April 2016 at 7:36PM

I've done of the bits on my list but not all -

[STRIKE]Clear all surveys[/STRIKE] done
[STRIKE]Tesco shopping order[/STRIKE] done
School stuff
[STRIKE]Cook roast dinner[/STRIKE] done
Update banking stuff
[STRIKE]Watch super sunday on sky [/STRIKE] done
Tax credits form
[STRIKE]Ironing[/STRIKE] done

The rest of this evening will be spent working on the remaining bits and an early night

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