greent's mfw journey

Phew! Exam season is now officially over - although I have spent the morning volunteering, so haven't gained any time! I've been invited to apply for an exam- admin role (full time for 8 weeks in the Summer) but think I'll decline - the hours are just a bit too hassle-y to sort with DS3 still being at primary and that being the first summer for DS2 at secondary (which will involve a drive to go and collect him if he ever has to stay after school and therefore cant catch the school bus) The other invitee has 2 older children (same ages as DD and DS1) and is therefore not as limited as me (plus her husband works from home/ very locally anyway) I think I'll go for the senior invig role instead - more pay and still flexibility of hours :T

Went with DD to Cardiff to collect the keys to her new student flat for next year on Sat - the flat was advertised as suitable for students or young professionals and had been fully refurbished the previous year, so I had high hopes...... the front garden was full of rubbish (assume the cleaners cleared everything out left by previous student tenants...), the back garden has waist high weeds/ nettles/ brambles (although a lovely patio with furniture (some of which is slightly broken) They (DD and bf) have chosen the first floor flat (ground floor was also available) - the first step of the stairs is really high - almost 2 'normal' stairs in height - all of us fell up/ down it at some point Both bedrooms have mould on the walls - cleaned off, yes - but not treated and repainted. One wardrobe broken and missing doors. One bedside table broken. 2 bulbs missing (out of 3 ) from the kitchen ceiling, missing lock on the bathroom door, falling down plasterwork in the one bedroom from the ceiling, dirty paintwork everywhere covered In bits of blutack/ blutack stains, broken toilet seat lid (hanging off) bedrooms had beds pushed up against heaters - we rearranged both bedrooms - they'll only really be using one anyway - but wanted the flexibility and room for two desks. One bed base has mould on from where it was against mouldy wall. Both chairs for the desks do not have rolling castors - they should have, but I think both are gunked up!! Oh - and the coffee table is broken (appears someone has stood on it) and there is an IKEA poang (?) chair in the living room which is dirty and missing its cover..... Left her and bf there for the weekend - will collect DD from train station tonight. Long list of issues (with pics) to be emailed to agents...

Money news - lovely amount from invig job 1 received last week - transferred to kitchen fund :T Timesheets submitted today for invig job 2 - that will be transferred when received ( end of Aug?) Will pay off sub acct 3 from BTL mtge next week once rent has been received - that will leave the remaining balance at approx. £64775 - will see how much of that I can clear by Xmas - should manage at least £1775, maybe even £2775 Tenants have asked if they can have a kitten - despite being told before they'd even looked at the flat (and a couple of times since) that no animals was part of the deal (legally I think it's actually an unfair terms of contract if they chose to push it... so I think I'd have to agree, sadly) I really don't want a kitten - new carpets and flooring (all less than a year old), there's no catflap in the front door, all woodwork and walls newly done less than a year ago.... both tenants are out at work all day (and one also works evenings) so I can't see it's fair on a kitten, tbh.

Right off to sort wet washing out (was spitting rain when I came back earlier) - and do some iroing in front of catch up tv before school run/ train station, I think. I really need to catch up on mf diaries (have neglected those whilst exams have been on and I've been re-reading Tilly's (am almost there - around 50 pages to go now)) - will hopefully manage that this week
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Just repaid sub acct 3 of BTL mtge :j - 1 down, 2 more to go.......