greent's mfw journey

Oops - MiA again - it's been full on at work here with exam stuff (I worked 33.5hours last week - I know that's not that much in real terms - but for a very, very part time job it's a lot!!:eek::rotfl:) Bare minimum being done at home - washing, minimum ironing (ie: stuff we need - rest is building up...) and feeding people! Weekends have also had stuff on - DS1 uni open visit 2 weeks ago and today (2 down, 3 to go) and last weekend we collected DD from her uni halls (she was the last one of 8 in her flat - her flatmates had mainly abandoned all their kitchenware (mostly unwashed), frozen, fresh and cupboard food items and lots of cleaning products (essentially unused....) There was a donation point literally in the next building for things too - lazy pigs! - if the kitchen had been left in the state it was when we arrived they would have had a large fine split between them. DD had been cleaning and emptying stuff out from the kitchen for 3 days (both rubbish and donations) Webrought all of her stuff back and I also brought back a Sabat1er potato peeler, 2 really nice sharp kitchen knives and a stack of unused Sistema clip boxes of varying colours and sizes - along with 5 part used bottles of wul and most of a pack of Per5il capsules (as someone had pinched DD's washing powder I felt that was ok) I cleaned loads of stuff (unless it looked beyond hope) and took it to the donation point, along with lots of tinned foods left behind. I would have been ashamed if my child had left it like that (she wouldn't have dared, tbh! ) (there were things like Jamie0liver cutlery, waitrose food items etc - not even cheap stuff)

Have paid another £1k off the BTL :T and can pay sub account 3 off entirely next month when the rent has been received :j

We have had the kitchen quote in..... :eek::eek::eek: - but I did choose solid wooden doors etc, so I shouldn't really be surprised! I have most of that sat in account called 'kitchen fund' and then we have quite a lot left in the co as directors loans at the mo so I can take the remainder from there. I'm holding off ordering it for a couple of weeks, because I want to revisit the showroom when we have a quieter weekend (ooh - that'll be in a month, then!) and maybe tweak a couple of points. I think I've found a plasterer (we aren't having tiles this time around, so the walls will need sorting, as will the windows - we're also going for windowsills this time too, rather than tiles. We have an electrician sorted - just need to find a local good Karndeeeeean floor fitter - the last one we used didn't do a great job. I can see it being done for just before Xmas, I expect!

Roll on July - exams will have finished (with a good payday to be had from them this month!) and life will be less hectic (after the 10th, anyway)

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Honestly, the flat was disgusting - it was bad when we'd dropped DD back off at Xmas and Easter but this was so much worse - they'd just given up doing anything!

Rare morning off work - I've tidied the freezer and updated the inventory, made and frozen packed lunches for the rest of the week (busy mornings, so it will help), washed and hung out a load of laundry - and done 45 mins of ironing - I know how to live!! :rotfl::rotfl: Just grabbed a quick lunch as I am leaving in 10 mins - will be spending this afternoon scribing for a candidate in a 3 hour exam in a little (and hot) room... candidate has also been off school yesterday with a throat infection - am hoping they've got some antibiotics - that's my 'weak' area and I don't want to be ill (I do feel sorry for the candidate - they are lovely)

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DS1 has now done 4 uni open day visits - the last one is this Weds. He has internal end of year exams this week at school (someone decided running Y12 exams whilst the end of the public exams were also running was a good idea - and decided to advise (kind of ask...) the exams office once the public exams had already started, so timetabling and arranging rooms and invigilators had to be done in between...... hmmmm....)

But on the upside - only this week of work left - 2 full days and 3 half days for me. (although Monday (tomorrow!) I'm timetabled to finish at one school at 10.15 and start scribing in an exam in the other school at 10.30...... :eek:

OH not only has confirmation that this contract has been extended to 21st Dec and that he can work at home 2/3 days a week - they've also upped his daily rate by another £50 (they agreed quite readily to all of this - perhaps he should have tried for more!!! :rotfl:) And they are virtually insisting he takes time out over summer hols:T

We're back off to Wales next weekend to get DD's keys to her flat for next year - so we're taking over several boxes of her stuff (inc a good supply of cleaning stuff) - which is great, as it means it's not hanging around all Summer (kitchenware, bedding etc) I'm hanging on to the Lakeland heated airer until she goes there properly though - just in case of rainy periods over the summer!

Money wise.... hmm... nothing newsworthy to report. Still aiming to pay off BTL sub acct 3 next month after rent received. CC bills very low this month as I've generally used c/ac to spend from. Too much rubbish-y spending on takeaways this month - will improve in July once work has finished NNS is second Sat in July, so hoping to shift some stuff/ get some money in then. Have a small fleabay sale to post this week, so will transfer funds from that to kitchen fund Have a heap of stuff to list (mainly kids toys which will raise more on fleabay than at NNS, even with addition of postage costs!) but just been too tired - once it sells (thinking positively here! ) I have a huge storage unit which will be empty, along with 2 large bags currently stored on top - will make a big difference to that room. (family room - which serves as the multipurpose guest room/ teenage den/ gym/ playroom)

Right - off to catch up a bit more on ironing whilst waiting for bread rolls to cool before I can bag them up

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