Scrimping through the remains of September, Austere Autumn approaching, frugal friendly 'Fred

[Justanothermile]

Thought I'd make a new thread, I'll post on the old one and alert to its presence.

All are welcome, we are friendly folk.

North that's so horrible for your ds he's been such a trooper so far with it, it's hard to blame him for getting down now.

Seacow have you been to physio for pf? It really cured mine in three very painful sessions.

Today's my last day at work until tues almost a full week off, only tomo is a difficult day to get through & then it'll be all good.

Morning all. Happy frugal Wednesday everyone. I need new boots too for winter. Mine are nearly five years old and starting to fall apart.
Quite my tip is to go for an independent shoe shop and a Spanish shoe manufacturer

Morning !
north if its worse he needs seeing today .
Has he got red inflammed eyes ?
I presented at GP with that and was sent straight to hospital and was given steroids for Uveitis.
Wolf Im in the Uk!

Quite me too but a lot of Indy shops here either stock Spanish brands or Have their own “brand” made in Spain. Very good quality

Are you in London Wolf?
I might pop down in October

No I’m somewhere between North and Unescorted I believe, and probably Jam too.

Good luck girlie! Is it the same department/trust?

I have a boring meeting today. Also I have ordered the glucose sensor, from Superdrug in the end as Asda were being shit about it whereas Superdrug were really helpful. My meeting is in the same town as Superdrug so if it's in will go and get it. If not it'll be a nsd. My meeting is in the only hospital I know with free parking!

Ok 😂
Im none the wiser !
I hate traipsing round shopping anyway so will keep stalking boots online .

I tried pot in pot porridge this morning with cinnamon and frozen strawberries - success, no burned milk. Need to adjust the milk to oat ratio as I under milked slightly but very tasty! And no mess!

Argh just found a head lice in DD's hair 😭😭😭

About the skin damage thing, thanks for all these stories. it's really helpful.

I'm not sure, but biologically I think that this is what's going on:

With "skin damage" I think that means that sunshine has damaged the DNA in the cells so that the cells then grow a bit wrong. This increases the risk that further damage to the DNA will turn them cancerous, so the GP wants to kill those cells. This is done by putting on a cream, which I think triggers a natural process called programmed cell death, which is why the cells die and then peel off. As far as I can tell, it's basically a milder form of what happens when we put bazuka cream on a verruca-ish.

In the case of Jam's dh who had non-malignant cancerous cells on his hand (I do remember Jam and I'm so glad that got all sorted for you), I think that means that the cells had made the next step to become cancerous, which I think means that they had started multiplying in number very rapidly, which is why the lump grew in size. However, I think that the cancer was considered non-malignant, because the particular cell type was not able to travel from its current location to other locations in the body. This ability to travel is called being "motile" and so these were non-motile cells. If the cancer can't travel, then it can't go and make little lumps in other parts of the body, which is very important. A non-travelling cancer is relatively safe as it is just sitting there growing on the hand, where it started. It can just be cut off, and everybody is happy.

Malignant cancer is different. This is when a cell's DNA gets damaged and the cells start dividing (multiplying in number) very rapidly like benign cancer. But also the cells are the kind that can travel through the body and makes lumps in other locations. The new lumps can block important pipes or press hard against important other body parts. These other places might be places where the lumps would block tubes in places like the lungs and the brain and the spinal column. That is when malignant cancel has started and why it is a problem.

Does that seem right? I 'm a scientist, but I know mainly about plants, and cancer is really never a problem in plants, because plant cells can't travel. They just never really figured out how to do that.

I hope I have explained that sensitively enough, and that I have got it right. I know this is a thing that touches us all through family, or through our own experience. to all those who are dealing with it now or in the recent past.

Summer that is well explained and pretty spot on from my understanding.

Wreck same Trust but its a more specialist post, will be interesting to see if i get an interview or not.

Dd has made two new friends at school and has described them as being 'very kind' i am crossing everything that she has finally found some nice friends! They are planning a possible cinema trip on Friday as the school is closed for an inset day, this is real progress bless her!

I need to do a few jobs today, I am debating trying to put dd on a dairy free diet for a week to see if it helps with her cough and general health. This means using one of the bigger supermarkets though as Aldi have hardly any dairy free products and there will be cost implications as well.

North sorry to hear your ds is still struggling so much, yy to getting the Dr involved, has he had his vit D and vit b12 levels checked?

Morning all. I am sore today from yesterday’s work out. Aaaah.

Trainer had be doing plank on a bosu, then squatting lifting bosu shoulder pressing it, squatting it back down. Repeat. Then weighted steps on a box. Then pushing box up and down the gym. 20 reps of each x 3. Phew. Then some stretching.

I feel like I worked hard.

Today I’m popping to the post office to post Sundays eBay sales.

Then nothing.

Saw pics of ds at nursery this morning. They were taken yesterday when he was eating his cake. A chocolate Colin caterpillar cake. I’ve never seen such a mess. All the kids were covered in chocolate. Haha. Then all apparently crashed out in the afternoon! Haha.

girlie Aldi do soya and almond milk. Vegan cheese is minging though so if you do try it keep the receipt so you can take it back and get a refund.

I have to say since being allergic I've had very few cold viruses, but I am prone to bacterial infections so it's swings and roundabouts.

6 Bottles of bubble bath ordered from boots for dh. Paid using my advantage card.

Wreck we had a headlice infestation in the summer (you may remember, I complained quite a lot!). I bought a massive bottle of cheap conditioner and a nitty gritty comb and did it every other day until they were gone. It took about 2 weeks. It was helpful to put a white towel round the shoulders when combing to wipe the comb and see how many lice and eggs there were. It was strangely fascinating! Nitty gritty combs are available on prescription if you ask your gp apparently.

Thanks Girlie I'm glad to know that's about right. I'm always a bit nervous of straying outside my immediate area of expertise.

I have been very good and put my funny cream on. #splodge

Wreck dd seemed to constantly have either nits or thread worms at primary school was grim, touch wood since Secondary its been much better. I watched the video you posted, thank you she seems really lovely and its made me have a look at what other charities are about that might offer support.

Thanks fluffy I think i will have a look in Morrisons and see what they have, tbf dd doesn't much like cheese anyway. The biggest thing will be yogurts and chocolate

Thanks, we have a nitty gritty but I do struggle to see the lice on them compared to the old plastic white ones. We have some nitwits left over from last time which I found really good. Need to buy some conditioner though because the Aldi one we currently have is rubbish.

Girlie I often cut milk when I have cough/sore throat/sinusitis that won’t go. I do find it helps. I don’t go full dairy free though just no milk, cheese, yogurt until the situation improves

Lawyer just called. We are on track to go through court next Friday. Eeeeeek. So 5 October I’ll have a shit ton of debt and a new house. Hopefully. Wahhooooooo.

Ugh. Feel like I’m starting with the nasty cold DS1 has. Achy, tired, head feels heavy. I just want to curl up and go to sleep. Might shut my eyes for a bit. But mortgage guy said he’d be calling later to go through next steps, so you can guarantee he’ll call just as I’m dropping off.

That's great news Em! Super exciting.

Curls that cold is going round here and everybody's got it. Oddly, perhaps because I'm now super-charged with vitamin D, it just bounced off me, which is kind of nice. I hope you get an easy run too.

I'm being well behaved and stopping today.

Exciting em!

£42 Superdrug 😭
40p parking
£1 on conditioner
£16.99 on two pairs of ski gloves for the dc.

Em that’s great news.

Payslip arrived, I am slightly aggrieved that my “acting up” allowance hasn’t been paid but I’m trying to look at it as a positive as it means I should get it in November which will help with Xmas

Expenses claim in for £40. Will probably take a few weeks to process

Shopping order in £140 but used £20 voucher to reduce thAt and there’s a lot of meat. Must have a veggie week at some point for cheapness and health

£2.24 post office. From cash. In. My. Purse. Wahoo

I also ventured to the tax office. And made sure my address was correct. It is.

Popped into local Home/diy store to have a browse at wood burners, larder freezers and paint colours. Dh met me there. He’s not keen on my choice of colour for the feature wall In our new room.