VelvetFreak is saving up to buy a house!

Yet another water-related incident has occurred. :mad::mad::mad:
The cat has tipped over a vase on the kitchen counter and put water everywhere. There was a crack in the countertop already and water has soaked into it and now it is swelling up and will need to be replaced (not urgently, but I imagine it will only get worse over time). I'll also have to replace the tile splash back and might as well get a new sink while I'm at it. That'll be another $1,000. :eek:.

My friends came over last night and now we have a game plan for the bathroom (and the laundry!) renovation :j

I don't even want to think about money at the moment. I have enough in savings to do what needs to be done, but I am getting terribly sick of adding things up and stressing about it. So I will not think about it anymore, I will just pay for things as needed.

If anything else breaks in this house, I am going to scream so loud that you people will hear me all the way from England.

Cherry, I did get some money from insurance for the bathroom ($2,265 - to fix the wall, as that's the only thing that was actually damaged).

I'm expecting the bathroom, laundry and kitchen to cost about $10,000 all up :eek: I have around $8,700 in savings at the moment, + the $10,000 Emergency Fund, which I will dip into if needed, so it will be okay. I still can't believe I'm going to spend so much money all at once.

It's quite scary, as my unit isn't really worth much (being a 1bedroom), so I am overcapitalising a lot. I hope I don't need to move anytime soon, because I won't be able to get my money back if I sell. I will have to keep it and rent it out. But the work needs to be done and I might as well enjoy living in a nicely renovated place

I'm trying really hard not to stress out, but the logistics are quite complicated

Happy Friday! It's been a long week. I've been powering through my study as there's not much going on at work so I might as well do it. The subject doesn't finish until 2nd Feb but I'm hoping to get pretty much all of my assessments completed before I go on Christmas holidays so that I don't have to worry about it and can enjoy my time off.

The last couple of weeks have been a bit of a struggle for me mentally . The bathroom dramas have been stressful and in addition to that, exMrVF has been texting me nonsense about wanting to get back together, how he will change, etc. It's clear that he is having a miserable time being by himself, and he is only saying these things because he is in a bad place, not because he actually means any of it. I am feeling quite hurt that it has taken this long for him to realise that he treated my quite poorly and has done the wrong thing in many ways. My friend ended up having to come over and make me block his number as it was causing me too much emotional distress.

I had been dealing with the breakup really well, but in the last week or so it has really hit me hard. I really did think that we would stay together and make it work. Blocking his number really hasn't made me feel any better, but at least now I can't be tempted to reply with nasty comments.

Hello diary

I'm happy to report that I'm feeling a lot better this week. I have been trying to keep busy which seems to help my mental state a lot. Nothing to report money-wise. I've decided to stop worrying about money until the bathroom renovation is done and then I will start from scratch. Had a look at tiles etc on the weekend but haven't made a final decision on what I want. My mum is coming to visit this weekend so I will drag her to the shops and get her opinion on things.

I had a relapse with the chocolate This is my second day not eating any and I have a terrible craving for it. It really is very annoying.

Another week gone. It was a busy one, as always.

I've finally made progress on the bathroom renovation. I've purchased/ordered all of the things that I need. The renovation will start on Tuesday and I'll be staying with a friend for a couple of weeks until it is done. Am very received to finally have this organised.

In other news, I purchased a robot vacuum cleaner and it is the best thing ever! It even mops! My floors have never been cleaner :j

Am feeling a bit lost today as there's lots of things I *should* be doing but I don't want to do any of it. I *should* paint the ceilings in the bathroom and laundry so that it's done before the new tiles etc are put in, and I can splash paint everywhere and it won't matter, but I don't think I'm up to it. I think I will leave that until Christmas break and I will just have to be careful and use drop sheets so I don't get paint on all the new things

I don't feel like leaving the house today but at the same time, I am feeling quite bored, so not sure what to do. I might pop to @ldi as I need to get buy dishwasher tablets. I also need to find a mirror for the bathroom so I might also pop to TKM@xx and see if I can find one.

Goals for today:
-wash sheets & put back on bed
-wash towels
-water garden
-eat a healthy lunch
-write goals for 2020 in diary