The bank account balance is continuing to look dire, and as neither of us will be paid until the end of the month, we will have to have an Austere October (Austober?). This carries on from the month of Skintember.
Monday, 1st of October.
Weather was nice, so walked to and from work today. (Plus bus pass is empty anyway, so need to work out what option is best to add some more days to it).
Rang Husband at lunch and he let me know someone from the DWP called. They had some questions he didn’t know the answer to, so will ring them on Wednesday to ask what they wanted. They will also send a letter about what they wanted to ask. *snort* I suspect it could be about paying Husband PIP.
Went and bought some milk after work, came home and got dinner going. Dusted and hoovered the office and bedroom, and did a load of laundry.
Tuesday, 2nd of October.
Walking to work and back again, feeling good and enjoying watching the leaves changing, and listening to the rustling of the trees in the wind. Managed to do dishes, peg washing out and take the rubbish out before going to work.
Came home to find a letter from the DWP asking us to confirm Husband’s bank details and some other stuff, and post it back to them. Hoovered and dusted the front room and sitting room, and changed the Cat’s litter tray.
Husband came home and was peckish, so proposed to make a baked potato in the microwave. It gave me a huge fright as within half a minute of setting it to cook sparks were flying inside the microwave and there was a strange crackling noise. Turned it off at the wall and made a toastie instead but I really hope that isn’t the end for the microwave as a. it makes cooking a quick thing to do and b. really can’t afford the expense of replacing it now. Especially considering the kettle has been a bit slow on the uptake lately and doesn’t boil immediately when turned on. If I had to choose between replacing the kettle or the microwave, I would choose the kettle for sure.
Wednesday the 3rd of October.
Day off today.
Woke up at 5.30am as the Cat pounced on my face, wanting to be fed. Realized Husband was not in bed, and found him in the office, feeling very low. Coaxed him to at least try and get some sleep before seeing his therapist at 8.30am.
Afterwards we were meeting our neighbour at the Wetherspoon for breakfast, Keeping Up Appearances meant I didn’t feel we could decline.
Afterwards Husband passed out in bed, completely worn out, and I spent the time cleaning up the kitchen, washing Husband’s uniforms, doing life admin and running errands. Husband has quite a few days left on his pass still so can use his on days he isn’t at work.
The deadline for paying the tax I owe is the 31st of January so have pushed that back for now. I posted two eBay sales, posted the PIP form and a letter, and collected a parcel from the mail depot.
I thought the parcel I was collecting was something we’d ordered for Husband, but to mys surprise I found I’ve been selected to try Olay Daily Facials by SuperSavvyMe! I have applied for so many of their projects and not heard anything, I had given up ever being selected for anything so this should be interesting.
I walked by the British Heart Foundation shop and they sell pre-owned microwaves there that have been PAT tested for safety so if it does give up the ghost completely, I know I can get one there for not an unreasonable price.
Will be working Sunday this week so had to check if my other bus pass would cover the other service I would need to use to get into town (there are two major operators in our local area and the bus pass for one operator can’t be used on the other service and vice versa). I was delighted to find I had £35 left of credit left! This will cover me for a few Sundays.
Had a voucher for free cake and a hot drink at John Lewis that was due to expire, so sat quietly and had that while reading my book. Heavenly.
Thursday, 4th of October.
Continuing to be good and walking to and from work (as if I have a choice). Husband had a day off today so left him a list of things he could help me with while I was at work.
Friday, 5th of October.
Very quiet day at work today so spent a lot of time becoming familiar with corporate procedures and policies. Collected food through Olio after work and went by the corner shop to see if there were any bargains.
Saturday, 6th of October.
Working at weekend job today. We had an open day today so lunch was provided for all the employees, so that saved me taking anything from home. They also provide free tea and coffee for staff so brought in my reusable mug.
Also managed to save more food from going in the bin today, which meant not using stuff from home.
Took my book back and borrowed some more. Must try and read the books I have before borrowing more.
One of my colleagues very kindly gave me a lift into town, which meant I had time to look for some bargains.
Sunday, 7th of October.
I am officially back to working Sundays now.
Spent a leisurely morning at home with Husband eating breakfast and watching stuff together, then did dishes, changed the bed and put a load of washing on before leaving for work. Swung by the store to buy the Cat more food.
Work today was quiet but I can imagine it will pick up the closer the students get to their deadlines.
Then discovered at the end of the day that the bus which normally takes me into town no longer stops outside my workplace, and that its departure time is later as well! So ended up walking down the hill to the next stop and taking much longer to get home than normal. I guess this is the new normal…
Took a look at the tomatoes we’ve been growing in the back yard, they seem to be ripening ok in the fruit bowl now, after just refusing to turn red and delicious outside:
Here’s to next week ^_^
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