Lockdown (almost) over and frugalling continues!

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New thread. All welcome

That's appalling Life, you've been in post for ages

Yes, really rather cold here too. I’m back in long sleeved tops and extra layers! It’s a relief though, I am not good at 30C.

In spite of spending almost £200 on Ocado on Friday I need a top up shop today (It was expensive because of making fancy lunch for PILs). Need cherry toms, some green veg and some berries. I’ve no idea when I’ll be able to go out and get stuff though, my work day is rammed today! And stupidly I planned a roast chicken dinner for the DCs as it’s one of only two meals they both eat and they missed out at the weekend. And I want leftover chicken for other recipes anyway. But making a roast dinner doesn’t really fit into my day either! I parboiled the roasties last night to get ahead, never done that before so hope they are still as nice. I won’t be eating them anyway!

Needs to do some housework before tomorrow night when DM arrives too. Honestly, I hardly get to relax at all at the moment and to be fair, DH is pretty busy too. I need a holiday, keeping everything crossed that Wales will let us in in August!

Dh has just left to take the kids to nursery. He has to be somewhere just after 9. It’s a 15/20 minute drive to nursery then a good 15 mins to get them from the car and into nursery.

Then he has to be somewhere.

Foul mood here again. Just wouldn’t not listen when I kept saying that he didn’t need to sort nursery bags because I’d done them last night and they were in the car. Would not even let me get a word in. Kids had been ready to go since 8. Because I knew dh had to be somewhere by 9.

He yelled at me for not helping. Not sure what he needed help with - I did ask but he just yelled “just help!” (Kids up and dressed breakfasted, nursery bags ready and in the car) I’m not going to help him dress. Or get his things ready. Because he’s a grown up.

Apparently not.

It's ok I agreed to it cos covid. Everything frozen. Will be on July.

It's freezing. I had my hot water bottle yesterday

Em what the hell is wrong with him. He really can't keep taking whatever shite is going on with him on you

No idea wolf we talked over the weekend and I asked him what was up. Apparently he has to do everything. So much to do. I gently asked whether there was anything I could do to help and asked him to tell me what he needed doing.

Tax form. Was the response (so one thing then not so many...”)

Anyhoo. He’s gone. He’s late for wherever it was he was going but that’s not my issue. If you gets yourself out of bed and in the shower at 8 then faff it’s only you who will be late.

As I said everyone else was ready (because I did it). So I was just waiting for him to get them in the car.

Freezing here today. I’m in slippers and a jumper along with my jeans and tshirt. How is this happening?! It’s almost July!!!

Dd is now 11m (well 11m yesterday). Birthday girl soon!!!!

As you say em he is a grown up. Just a shame it impacts everyone else

life yep - but to be honest it doesn't matter if the DC are late for nursery.

the only one todays faffing was affecting was dh. and if he'd listen and get his things ready the night before like I've told him repeatedly to do this wouldn't happen.

i'm in work tomorrow. so will get my things ready and in the car tonight along with the dc's things as i will be doing nursery drop off solo. i'll also get their clothes ready and mine. so all that will need to be done is a shower for me, bottle for dd and then getting them both dressed. maybe a "car box breakfast" for ds.

i'm buying my lunch tomorrow. because i haven't for so so long. may treat myself to a mcdonalds! or may just buy a salad. who knows. the world is my oyster.

dh still isn't back from wherever it was he had to go. haven't bothered trying to contact him .am enjoying the peace!

in other news - my storage baskets are arriving today! I have been watching too much of Mrs Hinch and Stacy Solomon on Insta. they have seemingly perfectly organised labelled homes. I want some of that storage basket action!

my new hangers arrive tomorrow too. yippeeeeee!!!!

Could this meeting this morning be the source of the problem em? You sound so organised with your morning routine!

Pouring with rain her today, and didn’t sleep well yesterday so I’m grouchy today.

But, my engagement ring has been chosen and sent off to be resized

Ive had a turbulent few days. Came off nights on Saturday morning and did errands in the afternoon. Farm shop and Waitrose. All serene. But on Sunday, DP ‘s email was hacked, resulting in much angst and calls to the bank and internet provider. DP does not do stressed or worried well. The fraud team at the bank were great, but it was unnerving that the scammers had made thirty attempts to take large amounts of cash from his account in the short amount of time it took for us to sort it out.
Once all sorted we had a welcome afternoon with my sister at NT Claremont, which, although it rained, was lovely. And then time to go to Costco, we were half way there so it made sense. DP seemed to relax and calm down. He is lovely and always kind to me but he does become stressed over money and the internet and panic is infectious.
Yesterday as we were too many at work I volunteered to take annual leave and had a duvet day. Work just rang and asked if I would like a day off today too and I said yes. It would have been a late shift so I’m going to tidy up and iron and watch a streamed play on YouTube.
I’m going to be able to see my Mum soon. I’ve been a bit worried about her becoming depressed on her own, and in her last two grocery orders she has asked for sherry. Not that it’s wrong for her to have it but it’s uncharacteristic. But my sister will go up north this week and stay for a few days and then bring her down to visit. Can’t wait. I’m going to do her a nice birthday tea as she spent hers on her own recently in lockdown.

Exciting Love!

Welcome Elizabeth.

Em did you not remind him about his tax form absolutely ages ago??

Yep snuggly I did. It’s annoying me as although I file my own form mine won’t get reviewed until he submits his. And until his is submitted and reviewed I’m still paying 28% tax. Ffs.

Oh em I've been away so long that you nearly have a 1yr old, and I'm so sad that your dh still seems a bit sketchy. I take it you still have really good times too? Sending hugs...

Apparently that's me back on furlough. So 3 weeks of major crafting coming up. I'm going to totally fill the etsy shop to hopefully help with Christmas...

I'm going to get up and "work at home" instead of sleeping all day like last time...

Nsd. Need to post 2 things, will do so in the morning as dd1 is in school tomorrow...

Good idea lonely. Pm me your shop name again if your want

Born 'Mrs I thought for a minute your dm had a bell she was summoning you with and I was outraged on your behalf 😜'
Nothing would surprise me honestly l can't believe the way she behaves sometimes , poor Bob was copping it today
Thank you all for the very kind words, l really appreciate you saying that re the venting. it really does help me and it makes me think wth ! l am fully in the right to be blasted annoyed after l read what has happened!
Have been busy as per, toilet cistern handle snapped off yesterday and do you think l could find a damn shop to get one that would fit. In the end l managed to phone Screwfix and get one by click and collect this morning so we went straight to see to Bob and Mum , then picked the new one up and fitted it this afternoon
We didn't really know wth we were doing but we have done it!
Made corned beef hash for them in Llangorse, l tried it and it was delicious & so simple , l kid you not!
Lonely great idea you may as well pu tit to good use
Em that's a lot of tax to pay lovely! Decking sounds brilliant idea !
Duchess that sounds a wonderful place. l can imagine the stress from the terrible scam, it's so upsetting and panic inducing
Snuggly lovely news re your engagement ring
Sea we will definitely let you in to Wales in August , next Monday all travel restrictions are over, we can go where we like yay!

lonely yes still have good times.

mrs it is a lot of tax. But we pay in arrears here and that goes back to me being on a lower rate when I was working full time before ds was born. And then not paying anything while I was on mat leave. Then catching up when I went back to work then mat leave again....soon it’ll sort itself out.

North that quote is excellent like you l would bite their hand off
Wolf well done on getting your finances in order it can't be easy for you but you are doing it!
Unescorted exciting times for your family, l know you are in th e Midlands for work instead of where you want to be but l am sure that you will make the most of it
Life smashing leggings
Happier it's brilliant here to get our heads into gear l totally agree
NSD for me today ...Yay !

It's Love with the engagement ring, not me! Nice as that would be. Mine is in its box at the moment as all the extra covid-hand washing was giving me eczema round where my rings go.

Hi all.
It is my friends birthday tomorrow and as we will both be back at work, I treated her to a coffee today.

Low speed day, £10 ish on coffee and a few bits we needed.

lonely, I would also like the name of your shop please

Oh God sorry Snuggly & Love put it down to the toilet cistern handle replacement and the blinking row l had with Dh when we were doing it very stressful

Em yes it will sort it self out soon enough, my Dd2 is expecting a tax refund but she will have to wait a bit l think re the amount of work they must be doing atm due to Covid .

em I'm glad. Sorry if I overstepped. Hopefully this meeting today has resolved whatever is going on. You might remember, I have a very low tolerance (now!) for poor behaviour. . . .

So... Not a nsd as I just spent £60 on little bits on amazon: jewellery findings, tiny hinges, scallop shells, the usual. I'll never make any money if I spend it all on things to make stuff with. . . .

Now doing some stitching.

@Mrsmadevans

Oh God sorry Snuggly & Love put it down to the toilet cistern handle replacement and the blinking row l had with Dh when we were doing it very stressful

I would have found that stressful too!

@Snuggly l know right !
We were lucky we still had a cistern left to mend lol