Just finished the second course of the day... found this one interesting and got 100% on the end-of-course quiz too!
Saturday, 31 March 2018
Friday, 30 March 2018
29 in 14
Just finished me third course of the day and I've taken me pill so I'm gonna read and review a book then head to bed.
28 in 14
Just finished my second course of the day, gonna take me pill and aim for one more course then I'll have an early night, I reckon.
27 in 14
Just finished the first course of the day and enrolled on the second one. Both childcare so far today... might see what other childcare ones I can do today too.
Thursday, 29 March 2018
26 in 13
Studied 5 courses today and heard back from the OU about the email I sent last night (or whenever it was)... apparently the Access courses are what have replaced the Openings courses and they've got all sorts of things in place to help with exams which is awesome... just gotta be able to afford it now! lol
25 in 13
Just finished my fourth course of the day and it's not even 6pm yet so I'm gonna squeeze a fifth course in too!
24 in 13
Just finished another course... I'm thinking one more then I'll head to bed for an early night for a change!
Just heard back from the tribunal
I've been awarded standard rate daily living but nothing for mobility but that's £200 a month more than I'm getting now and I don't want to risk losing it so I won't be taking my life after all 👌
22 in 13
Just finished my first OpenLearn course of the day and I'm about to start my second.
After I've done all the OpenLearn courses I wanna study, I'm gonna look into modules instead of full courses, just while I'm re-training my brain to remember again!
After I've done all the OpenLearn courses I wanna study, I'm gonna look into modules instead of full courses, just while I'm re-training my brain to remember again!
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
21 in 12
Just finished me 4th course of the day and I'm wiped out now, so I'm gonna wait until I get the statement, add it to my navigation page, upload it then head to bed 👌
Book review: How To Live: To Live is Hard; Never Give-up by Trina Jordan
☆☆ out of 5
I had high hopes for this book, given the title.
I thought it'd give me ideas of how to improve my life and inspire me to make my life better than it had ever been before.
Nope.
It's full of lecturing and made me constantly feel that the author was talking down to me. Made me feel like she knew me personally and knew what was best for me so kept going on about how you can do this and you can do that, which sounds inspirational but after the first few times it gets to be really annoying.
There's all sorts of spelling and grammar mistakes, on top of hypenating random words that have never been hypenated outside this book.
There are small bits that are kinda OK, but the content of the book isn't anything like the title promises.
There's a title image at the top of every page that takes up at least a quarter of each page and the font is huge as well as being double line spaced so it's more like 75 pages than 209 if you take the image and double line spacing out!
There are way too many characters who make an appearance for a couple of pages then are never mentioned again.
I appreciate that the author put a lot of herself into the book, but it needs oneheckuva lot of proof-reading and editing as well as a lot less lecturing in the content of the book.
Save your money on this book. Sorry.
Tuesday, 27 March 2018
17 in 11
Just finished another OpenLearn course... this one was really tough for me because of all the maths in it and the paragraph about PUFin at the start of each week was incredibly annoying!
It's done and dusted now though, thankfully, and I know for sure that I can't handle University level maths so I'm not even going to try unless it's a necessary part of a different course... no more maths only courses though!
It's done and dusted now though, thankfully, and I know for sure that I can't handle University level maths so I'm not even going to try unless it's a necessary part of a different course... no more maths only courses though!
Just had the telephone tribunal
Talk about intense!!
I very much doubt I've been awarded PIP 'cos I couldn't answer a lot of the questions and the doctor said that Korsakov is mainly Dementia instead of physical and I need to ask my GP about why my mobility problems aren't in my notes either.
Ho hum. If I don't get re-awarded the ESA in November then I know exactly how I'm going to take my life at the start of 2019. I'm not suicidal but if I don't get the ESA then I will have exactly £0.00 a month to live on, which isn't realistic, so it's better all round for me not to be here.
I very much doubt I've been awarded PIP 'cos I couldn't answer a lot of the questions and the doctor said that Korsakov is mainly Dementia instead of physical and I need to ask my GP about why my mobility problems aren't in my notes either.
Ho hum. If I don't get re-awarded the ESA in November then I know exactly how I'm going to take my life at the start of 2019. I'm not suicidal but if I don't get the ESA then I will have exactly £0.00 a month to live on, which isn't realistic, so it's better all round for me not to be here.
Monday, 26 March 2018
Sunday, 25 March 2018
Facebook data
Steve said he's downloaded the data that Facebook have on him and he was happy that there weren't any phone numbers or addresses or anything, so that encouraged me to download my own.
I refuse to open the zip file with my info in it though, 'cos it's got malware in it!!
If it weren't for AVG's constant vigilence, I'd have opened it without a thought!
Thank you for protecting me, AVG!
I refuse to open the zip file with my info in it though, 'cos it's got malware in it!!
If it weren't for AVG's constant vigilence, I'd have opened it without a thought!
Thank you for protecting me, AVG!
15 in 9
Just finished my third course of the day, just waiting for the statement to appear in my profile so that I can add it to my site.
14 in 9
Finished another course... just waiting for the statements and I'll upload both of today's courses to my navigation page!
13 in 9
Just finished another course that had obviously copied and pasted almost the entire contents of one of the courses I did a couple of days ago!
There were little bits of new information, but most of it was word for word the same as one of the other courses!
There were little bits of new information, but most of it was word for word the same as one of the other courses!
Saturday, 24 March 2018
12 in 8
What an interesting course!
Just finished studying the child psychology course and it was totally fascinating!
I was dreading it being pages full of theories and I was imagining a child psychologist sitting in a room with a child and their parent/carer/adult sitting next to them just talking and talking but it's not like that at all! There are so many settings a child psychologist can work in that I never realised before!
It's reignited my love of childcare and it's something I want to study more of for definite!
Just finished studying the child psychology course and it was totally fascinating!
I was dreading it being pages full of theories and I was imagining a child psychologist sitting in a room with a child and their parent/carer/adult sitting next to them just talking and talking but it's not like that at all! There are so many settings a child psychologist can work in that I never realised before!
It's reignited my love of childcare and it's something I want to study more of for definite!
Child psychology course next
I've got rid of all the "key skills" courses now and decided to enrol on the child psychology course instead!
The key skills courses
I put 3 key skills courses into "my saved items" bit, but you seem to need to already be on an OU course to do them and instead of doing them as a block of study, you need to do it over at least 3 months so that you can build a portfolio and show your progress.
I'll take the key skills courses off and find a different course to do instead.
😕
I'll take the key skills courses off and find a different course to do instead.
😕
50 hour course next
Just about to start me next course, the longest one so far at 50 hours and I won't be able to do much on Tuesday 'cos of the phone tribunal, but hopefully I'll have it finished by then... not gonna rush it, it'll take as long as it takes!
11 in 8 - that was a hard course!!
Just finished the science course - interesting studying it but definitely the hardest one so far!
The first page, the introduction of all things, had maths as well as science in it and a few of the activities involved maths as well - if there had been marked quizes like the previous 10, I would definitely have failed the course!
If you enjoy science and maths then definitely enrol on the course, but if they freak you out then take things really slowly and make lots of notes!
The first page, the introduction of all things, had maths as well as science in it and a few of the activities involved maths as well - if there had been marked quizes like the previous 10, I would definitely have failed the course!
If you enjoy science and maths then definitely enrol on the course, but if they freak you out then take things really slowly and make lots of notes!
Next course is a science course!
I've avoided science since I took my GCSE's, so why have I just enrolled in a university level science course?
Just to see what it's like!
It's about nutrition, vitamins and minerals and it's only an introductory (level 1) course so I'm not expecting to get anywhere near passing it, it's just to see what biology course at university level are like is all!
You watch, I'll be doing a history or geography course next! ROFL
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No I won't! lol
Just to see what it's like!
It's about nutrition, vitamins and minerals and it's only an introductory (level 1) course so I'm not expecting to get anywhere near passing it, it's just to see what biology course at university level are like is all!
You watch, I'll be doing a history or geography course next! ROFL
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No I won't! lol
10 in 8
Just finished another course, which means I've studied and passed 10 courses in the last 8 days which ain't bad going!
9 in 8
Just finished another OpenLearn course... just waiting for the statement then I'll make a start on the next one!
Virus scan and backup done and dusted
Totally virus free and completely backed up for another week! Only 2 minor bursts of anger this week too, so the wooziness is reducing slowly too!
Friday, 23 March 2018
8 in 7 now!
The eighth course was my third long one that took 2 days instead of a few hours but it's done and dusted now!
Another hour
Steve's just seen his dad for another hour, so that's 7 hours since Sunday which is 9 hours short of me seeing my mum since Summer 2010.
If my maths is right, he sees his family the same amount in just over 2 weeks as I've seen my mum in almost 8 years.
So much for seeing me mum regularly eh?
If my maths is right, he sees his family the same amount in just over 2 weeks as I've seen my mum in almost 8 years.
So much for seeing me mum regularly eh?
Hopefully, from now on...
I'm liking my new AP that was partly delivered yesterday!
I took the first one at 7pm yesterday to see if it sent me to sleep as well as keeping the psychosis at bay.
I was still awake at 10pm and didn't wake up until 7am this morning so it keeps me asleep for 12 hours since I took it.
It's lactose free so I didn't get an allergic reaction which was awesome.
The pill was teeny tiny so was easy peasy to swallow even for me.
I feel more awake and energetic this morning and there isn't even a hint of a psychotic episode which is fabulous!
Just phoned the pharmacy and asked for them to order in yesterday's pills and they said that was no problem, but it would need to be named on the prescription, so I phoned my GP and explained what the pharmacy had said. She made a note of the name I was requesting and said she'd ask a doctor to update my records so hopefully it's sorted now!
The pharmacist said that it'd take 3 days to get it from the manufacturer after they'd got the prescription, then they'll deliver it as soon as they get it, so, in theory, my next lot will take slightly longer because it'll be the first named prescription, so I'll order it 2 weeks before I run out, but after that it'll be back to getting my prescription 5 working days after requesting it from my GP.
The pills are generic instead of brand name, so they can't complain about the cost any more, but hopefully, starting from my May prescription, I'll be having my pills within a week again!
We shall see!
I took the first one at 7pm yesterday to see if it sent me to sleep as well as keeping the psychosis at bay.
I was still awake at 10pm and didn't wake up until 7am this morning so it keeps me asleep for 12 hours since I took it.
It's lactose free so I didn't get an allergic reaction which was awesome.
The pill was teeny tiny so was easy peasy to swallow even for me.
I feel more awake and energetic this morning and there isn't even a hint of a psychotic episode which is fabulous!
Just phoned the pharmacy and asked for them to order in yesterday's pills and they said that was no problem, but it would need to be named on the prescription, so I phoned my GP and explained what the pharmacy had said. She made a note of the name I was requesting and said she'd ask a doctor to update my records so hopefully it's sorted now!
The pharmacist said that it'd take 3 days to get it from the manufacturer after they'd got the prescription, then they'll deliver it as soon as they get it, so, in theory, my next lot will take slightly longer because it'll be the first named prescription, so I'll order it 2 weeks before I run out, but after that it'll be back to getting my prescription 5 working days after requesting it from my GP.
The pills are generic instead of brand name, so they can't complain about the cost any more, but hopefully, starting from my May prescription, I'll be having my pills within a week again!
We shall see!
Thursday, 22 March 2018
Just had a...
Just been blue-screened for the second time in my life which made me panic 'cos the first time it happened was in 2016, almost to the day, which made me lose everything. Thankfully this laptop had been delivered literally a few days earlier and I'd moved everything between laptops when it happened but if I hadn't been able to afford this laptop I would have been in deep poo!
It seems to have been more like the Windows ME blue screens that happened several times a day though, 'cos I haven't lost anything other than the time it took to report the blue screen to Microsoft and log back in, thankfully!
Even if I *had* lost everything with this blue screen, I would only have lost the stuff that I've used and saved in the last 5 days 'cos I back everything up every Saturday as routine "just in case" paranoia is all. Things like this make me grateful for my paranoia... it's why I run a deep virus scan of my entire laptop every Friday too!
It seems to have been more like the Windows ME blue screens that happened several times a day though, 'cos I haven't lost anything other than the time it took to report the blue screen to Microsoft and log back in, thankfully!
Even if I *had* lost everything with this blue screen, I would only have lost the stuff that I've used and saved in the last 5 days 'cos I back everything up every Saturday as routine "just in case" paranoia is all. Things like this make me grateful for my paranoia... it's why I run a deep virus scan of my entire laptop every Friday too!
Part of my prescription has just been delivered
When I first found out about the pharmacy being able to deliver prescriptions, I was told it took 5 working days which was awesome.
A few months later, because of my dairy allergy, I was told it'd be 7 working days for delivery because they had to order them in from the manufacturer because they were lactose free.
That was fine too, I just phoned through the order a few days sooner.
This time though, I was waiting for two weeks with no updates so Steve phoned them last week to find out what was going on. The pharmacy had "lost the script" and were waiting for a new one from my GP so that they could contact the manufacturer but I'd definitely have them on Tuesday.
It got to 4pm on Tuesday and they still hadn't been delivered so Steve phoned the pharmacy who said they were waiting for the prescription from my surgery but that they "had the pills waiting" for me and they would try and get them out on Wednesday if they could, or definitely Thursday.
They've just been delivered.
But only 10 days worth.
The pharmacy put an IOU form on the front saying that they owe me 16 days so I hope they arrive in the next 12 days.
I'll order my next lot when I've got 14 days left instead of the 5 I was promised when I signed up to get them delivered.
Not a happy bunny.
A few months later, because of my dairy allergy, I was told it'd be 7 working days for delivery because they had to order them in from the manufacturer because they were lactose free.
That was fine too, I just phoned through the order a few days sooner.
This time though, I was waiting for two weeks with no updates so Steve phoned them last week to find out what was going on. The pharmacy had "lost the script" and were waiting for a new one from my GP so that they could contact the manufacturer but I'd definitely have them on Tuesday.
It got to 4pm on Tuesday and they still hadn't been delivered so Steve phoned the pharmacy who said they were waiting for the prescription from my surgery but that they "had the pills waiting" for me and they would try and get them out on Wednesday if they could, or definitely Thursday.
They've just been delivered.
But only 10 days worth.
The pharmacy put an IOU form on the front saying that they owe me 16 days so I hope they arrive in the next 12 days.
I'll order my next lot when I've got 14 days left instead of the 5 I was promised when I signed up to get them delivered.
Not a happy bunny.
Wednesday, 21 March 2018
Almost forgot
Steve spent another hour with his family today, so that's 7 hours since Saturday that he's had RL contact with his family. Only 6 hours to go this week and he'll have spent the same amount of time with his family in 7 days as I have with my mum since early Summer 2010 and it's only Wednesday today.
Not a happy bunny.
Not a happy bunny.
7 in 5 now
Just finished my seventh course in five days. Start writing fiction is entirely about grown-up fiction though, so I didn't get much benefit from it unfortunately 😑
Tuesday, 20 March 2018
6 courses in 4 days now
Done another 3 OpenLearn courses today, so I'm now at a total of 6 courses in 4 days which is pretty good going I reckon!
Updates on Steve's contact
His brother was here for 3 hours on Sunday.
His sister was here for an hour yesterday.
He saw his dad for 2 hours today.
That's 6 hours in 3 days, so he's 10 hours short of seeing his family more in a week than I've seen my mum since 2010.
No, that's not a typo. Steve sees his family the same amount in 7 days as I've seen my mum in 7 years!!
Hardly fair, is it?
His sister was here for an hour yesterday.
He saw his dad for 2 hours today.
That's 6 hours in 3 days, so he's 10 hours short of seeing his family more in a week than I've seen my mum since 2010.
No, that's not a typo. Steve sees his family the same amount in 7 days as I've seen my mum in 7 years!!
Hardly fair, is it?
Monday, 19 March 2018
That's the third course finished
Three courses done and dusted in 4 days.
Just gotta upload my badge to my navigation page then I can go to bed!
Just gotta upload my badge to my navigation page then I can go to bed!
2 in 3 days
Just finished another OpenLearn course... my second completed course in three days! Yaaaay!
Saturday, 17 March 2018
Andrew left at 5ish, so...
Andrew was here for about 3 hours which was how long we spent with my mum when we went over between my father's funeral and when we got Mitzi.
Spent about 10 hours with her for the funeral, 3 hours for the betweeny visit and about 3 hours when we went over with Mitzi so a grand total of about 16ish hours in 2010 and nothing since. Steve's spent part of that with his brother today so there's about 13 hours to go this week and he'll have spent the same amount of time in one week with his family as I have with my mum since 2010.
The only reason I agreed to move to Gloucester was Steve promising that we could go and see my mum regularly... I don't call 16 hours in getting on for 8 years regular visits, do you?
Spent about 10 hours with her for the funeral, 3 hours for the betweeny visit and about 3 hours when we went over with Mitzi so a grand total of about 16ish hours in 2010 and nothing since. Steve's spent part of that with his brother today so there's about 13 hours to go this week and he'll have spent the same amount of time in one week with his family as I have with my mum since 2010.
The only reason I agreed to move to Gloucester was Steve promising that we could go and see my mum regularly... I don't call 16 hours in getting on for 8 years regular visits, do you?
Andrew's just arrived, so...
2pm on day one and I've been up here for an hour already. Steve's already done more for Andrew, in under 5 minutes, than he does for me in an entire day... he's more Andrew's carer than mine, obviously!
PPI and Citizen Financial
Just got another letter from Citizen Financial Advisory, threatening me with court action again.
I've already paid them £875 which is over £250 more than I got from the claim (£616) so Steve's going to call them on Monday and say that I'll pay £50 a month for the next 7 months 'cos there's no way I can afford it all in one go.
I've had to reduce my payments to BC from £75 a month to £25 to be able to afford that £50 and if I get any more PPI awards the entire amount will go to Citizen as soon as it reaches my account.
I'm so fucking fed up of them. I've had 2 PPI payments and this is the second time they've said I haven't paid when I have - 100% of the time they've done it and I'm fed up to the back teeth of it!
If you think you've been mis-sold PPI then do it yourself instead of going through a PPI company! Especially not Citizen Financial Advisory!!
I've already paid them £875 which is over £250 more than I got from the claim (£616) so Steve's going to call them on Monday and say that I'll pay £50 a month for the next 7 months 'cos there's no way I can afford it all in one go.
I've had to reduce my payments to BC from £75 a month to £25 to be able to afford that £50 and if I get any more PPI awards the entire amount will go to Citizen as soon as it reaches my account.
I'm so fucking fed up of them. I've had 2 PPI payments and this is the second time they've said I haven't paid when I have - 100% of the time they've done it and I'm fed up to the back teeth of it!
If you think you've been mis-sold PPI then do it yourself instead of going through a PPI company! Especially not Citizen Financial Advisory!!
The next 7 days
I was told, literally 10 minutes ago, that Andrew is coming over this afternoon, so I'll be recording for the next 7 days how often and for how long Steve sees his family.
I've seen my mum for less than 24 hours since 2010 and Steve was with me each time.
I'm relegated upstairs to the bedroom when Andrew comes over and I'm stuck in the living room while Marie's here. The only time I come into contact with Steve' family is when I open the front door for Steve and his dad waves at me from the car and when we get our hair's cut is when I see his mum.
Hardly fair, is it?
I've seen my mum for less than 24 hours since 2010 and Steve was with me each time.
I'm relegated upstairs to the bedroom when Andrew comes over and I'm stuck in the living room while Marie's here. The only time I come into contact with Steve' family is when I open the front door for Steve and his dad waves at me from the car and when we get our hair's cut is when I see his mum.
Hardly fair, is it?
Friday, 16 March 2018
Supplements taken
Just taken me 3 supplements again.
I ordered me AP 9 days ago and I still haven't got it and I've had to take one every other day for the last week. I've got 2 left which means that I've got enough to last me until Monday evening then that's it.
If I don't have the prescription by Monday I'm gonna go nuts and there's nothing anyone can do to stop me going totally fruitloop again.
If I go fruitloop I'll become suicidal because of the paranoia.
If I get paranoid I just won't see any reason not to take my life and I've got enough supplements to succeed this time too.
I'm not suicidal and won't be until the middle of next week, but I'll not be responsible or sensible come Wednesday.
I'm safe right now, but come Tuesday I'll have been waiting for my prescription for 2 weeks instead of the 5 days I was promised.
I ordered me AP 9 days ago and I still haven't got it and I've had to take one every other day for the last week. I've got 2 left which means that I've got enough to last me until Monday evening then that's it.
If I don't have the prescription by Monday I'm gonna go nuts and there's nothing anyone can do to stop me going totally fruitloop again.
If I go fruitloop I'll become suicidal because of the paranoia.
If I get paranoid I just won't see any reason not to take my life and I've got enough supplements to succeed this time too.
I'm not suicidal and won't be until the middle of next week, but I'll not be responsible or sensible come Wednesday.
I'm safe right now, but come Tuesday I'll have been waiting for my prescription for 2 weeks instead of the 5 days I was promised.
Thursday, 15 March 2018
Supplements taken
Just taken me supplements again and we're having jacket tatties for lunch today... yumsk!
Wednesday, 14 March 2018
Chips for tea and no pills tonight
The pharmacy have screwed up with my prescription again... they were supposed to have been delivered yesterday but they weren't, so yet again I'm doing 1 day taking them, 1 day without. Tonight is a without night.
Steve saw a programme about fish being caught and offered to get us chips for tea, so we're waiting for them to be delivered then I'll eat 'em and be forced to have a late night and early morning.
I really don't like missing doses, but better that than taking the full 28 days, going fruitloop while I'm waiting for the manufacturer and pharmacy to get the pills to me then have to start the cycle again... yadda yadda yadda.
I'm gonna phone the pharmacy next week and give them a 3 week window instead of the 2 weeks they've been having for the last decade or so... they promised 5 working days and everything was fine and dandy for years and I wrongly got used to it, then things started going tits up and haven't got any better *sigh*
Steve saw a programme about fish being caught and offered to get us chips for tea, so we're waiting for them to be delivered then I'll eat 'em and be forced to have a late night and early morning.
I really don't like missing doses, but better that than taking the full 28 days, going fruitloop while I'm waiting for the manufacturer and pharmacy to get the pills to me then have to start the cycle again... yadda yadda yadda.
I'm gonna phone the pharmacy next week and give them a 3 week window instead of the 2 weeks they've been having for the last decade or so... they promised 5 working days and everything was fine and dandy for years and I wrongly got used to it, then things started going tits up and haven't got any better *sigh*
Tuesday, 13 March 2018
Supplements taken
Haven't taken my supplements for a few days and I've really been feeling it so I've just taken them and the multi is making me feel better already... hate that I keep forgetting though! *sigh*
Monday, 12 March 2018
So tired tonight!
Taken me AP then Steve made me a mug of coffee so I'll be going to bed now and waking up late tomorrow!
Tsk!
Tsk!
Sunday, 11 March 2018
Just want to apologise in advance, in case...
I came off my AD last month because the new recipe had lactose in it, which I'm allergic to, so I suddenly came off the Citalopram and my GP warned me that because the withdrawl was so sudden, instead of being slowly weaned off it, I might feel woozy for a while as my body readjusts.
My wooziness is coming out as sudden bouts of anger and I go from placid to full of rage then back to placid literally within seconds, so I just want to apologise in advance for any sudden bursts of anger for seemingly little or no reason.
For example, I've just had a bath and was fine until I went to get a towel, a couple of things in the pile started to slip off and my rage went from zero to 10 immediately and back to zero just as quickly. I yelled at the top of my lungs in anger as soon as the clothes started slipping down, the hubby called through to find out what was going on and by the time he'd finished his sentence, my anger had disappeared again.
The way that Steve described my wooziness was by saying I'm like a steam train at the hands of someone with no training... I plod along fine until the coal is thrown into the firebox in just the wrong place and the safety valve thingies start blowing off steam. Everything is about steam trains with Steve! lol
Apparently I'm like a cartoon character... walking along fine and dandy one minute and the next there's steam coming out of my ears! lol
Anyway, I just want to apologise in advance for any posts I make that seem rude or angry or like I'm having a go at you... that's really not my intention at all, I just can't control my anger for a while is all... it'll get better and I do still care, I just need you to be patient with me for a while is all.
My wooziness is coming out as sudden bouts of anger and I go from placid to full of rage then back to placid literally within seconds, so I just want to apologise in advance for any sudden bursts of anger for seemingly little or no reason.
For example, I've just had a bath and was fine until I went to get a towel, a couple of things in the pile started to slip off and my rage went from zero to 10 immediately and back to zero just as quickly. I yelled at the top of my lungs in anger as soon as the clothes started slipping down, the hubby called through to find out what was going on and by the time he'd finished his sentence, my anger had disappeared again.
The way that Steve described my wooziness was by saying I'm like a steam train at the hands of someone with no training... I plod along fine until the coal is thrown into the firebox in just the wrong place and the safety valve thingies start blowing off steam. Everything is about steam trains with Steve! lol
Apparently I'm like a cartoon character... walking along fine and dandy one minute and the next there's steam coming out of my ears! lol
Anyway, I just want to apologise in advance for any posts I make that seem rude or angry or like I'm having a go at you... that's really not my intention at all, I just can't control my anger for a while is all... it'll get better and I do still care, I just need you to be patient with me for a while is all.
Saturday, 10 March 2018
Money differences between me and Steve
After all the bills have been paid and I've paid for the groceries at about £50 a week, I'm left with a grand total of £4 a month.
I asked Steve how much he had left after all his bills have been paid every month.
"Barely anything" says he.
"How much is that though?" I asked.
"About 20 quid" says he.
"That's 5 times the amount that I'm left with" says I.
Steve sighs and shakes his head in frustration.
"See why I don't want you to spend more than £50 a week on shopping? Even if you spend £51 a week, I'm left with precisly nothing.
He's left with the same amount in one month as I am in five yet he says he struggles to pay for things and have any money left for himself.
What about me then?? I wanna see how you cope with having £4 a month to survive on instead of your current £20!
See why I buy very little for myself with the weekly groceries? It's because you've already spent most of it on cake and crisps and drinks!
Monday's shopping is exactly £48. I've got 3 bottles of pop on it, costing a grand total of £2.10. The rest of it is Steve's stuff. I'm trying to save money and Steve goes and adds more cake "because we've got more money to play with this week"... erm, no we haven't!!
If you think we've got more money to spend on the shopping, how about moving £16 a month over for the shopping? Then and only then will we have "more money to play with" and it'll put us on a more even monthly budget too.
Doubt that'll happen though.
Steve can afford take aways and books and stuff every month that it takes literally months for me to be able to afford, assuming that none of the shopping has cost over £50 a week for the entire five months! The only way that would happen is if I got 3 bottles of pop a week for myself and literally nothing else.
That'll never happen though.
*sigh*
I asked Steve how much he had left after all his bills have been paid every month.
"Barely anything" says he.
"How much is that though?" I asked.
"About 20 quid" says he.
"That's 5 times the amount that I'm left with" says I.
Steve sighs and shakes his head in frustration.
"See why I don't want you to spend more than £50 a week on shopping? Even if you spend £51 a week, I'm left with precisly nothing.
He's left with the same amount in one month as I am in five yet he says he struggles to pay for things and have any money left for himself.
What about me then?? I wanna see how you cope with having £4 a month to survive on instead of your current £20!
See why I buy very little for myself with the weekly groceries? It's because you've already spent most of it on cake and crisps and drinks!
Monday's shopping is exactly £48. I've got 3 bottles of pop on it, costing a grand total of £2.10. The rest of it is Steve's stuff. I'm trying to save money and Steve goes and adds more cake "because we've got more money to play with this week"... erm, no we haven't!!
If you think we've got more money to spend on the shopping, how about moving £16 a month over for the shopping? Then and only then will we have "more money to play with" and it'll put us on a more even monthly budget too.
Doubt that'll happen though.
Steve can afford take aways and books and stuff every month that it takes literally months for me to be able to afford, assuming that none of the shopping has cost over £50 a week for the entire five months! The only way that would happen is if I got 3 bottles of pop a week for myself and literally nothing else.
That'll never happen though.
*sigh*
8 years, compared to 1 week
I last saw my mum in 2010.
Three times to be exact.
Once at my dad's funeral, once when we got Mitzi and the last time was December so that we could exchange Christmas gifts.
I haven't seen her since.
Last week Steve saw his family four times and next week it'll be three.
In 8 years I've seen my mum less than Steve saw his family last week.
Hardly fair, is it?!
Three times to be exact.
Once at my dad's funeral, once when we got Mitzi and the last time was December so that we could exchange Christmas gifts.
I haven't seen her since.
Last week Steve saw his family four times and next week it'll be three.
In 8 years I've seen my mum less than Steve saw his family last week.
Hardly fair, is it?!
Friday, 9 March 2018
31 months and counting
Just had a statements from one of my two credit cards and it'll be totally paid off in 31 months!
Totally awesomesauce!
In less than 3 years I'll be totally debt free for the first time since I was 18! I can count down the months now for the first time in over 20 years!
Totally awesomesauce!
In less than 3 years I'll be totally debt free for the first time since I was 18! I can count down the months now for the first time in over 20 years!
Family walkies this morning!
Just got back from Mitzi's walk... I joined them to the end of the street today!
The pup poo'd in the road right outside the house so Steve picked it up and carried on walking the pup with me following them on the way and them following me on the way back.
The pup poo'd in the road right outside the house so Steve picked it up and carried on walking the pup with me following them on the way and them following me on the way back.
Thursday, 8 March 2018
Wednesday, 7 March 2018
Supplements taken
Just taken me supplements again!
If you're looking for an amazing online company to get supplements from, I definitely recommend Simply Supplements and you can get a discount off your first order if you use my name in the referrer thingy too... I've been buying off them for years and wouldn't go anywhere else now!
If you're looking for an amazing online company to get supplements from, I definitely recommend Simply Supplements and you can get a discount off your first order if you use my name in the referrer thingy too... I've been buying off them for years and wouldn't go anywhere else now!
Tuesday, 6 March 2018
O2 yet again
O2 have been leading me a merry dance since the middle of May 2017.
I've cancelled the contract I never wanted 5 times so far, so why is my credit score still showing a default?
Why are they still saying I owe money on a contract I cancelled within 24 hours?
I've just spoken to someone at O2 yet again and she said she's going to email the credit reference agency, equifax and the O2 accounts bods to say that because I cancelled within the cooling off period, the defaults are wrong and she's refunded the missed payment that caused the default.
This evening is the fifth time I've contacted them in less than a year and each of those 5 times I've been told that the contract is cancelled and I don't owe them anything.
Apparently it can take 60 days to show up, so I'm giving them until the first week of May to get it sorted, when it'll be a year of when I cancelled the contract and if it's still not sorted by then, I'll want to speak to a manager at O2... my credit rating was only poor before this default and because of O2 it's back to being very poor now, so I'm not a happy bunny.
They've got 60 days from today to sort it out then I'll take it as high as it needs to go and move my number over to 3 and strongly discourage anyone and everyone from using O2.
They were an amazing company until a year ago... I couldn't recommend them highly enough - not any more though!
I've cancelled the contract I never wanted 5 times so far, so why is my credit score still showing a default?
Why are they still saying I owe money on a contract I cancelled within 24 hours?
I've just spoken to someone at O2 yet again and she said she's going to email the credit reference agency, equifax and the O2 accounts bods to say that because I cancelled within the cooling off period, the defaults are wrong and she's refunded the missed payment that caused the default.
This evening is the fifth time I've contacted them in less than a year and each of those 5 times I've been told that the contract is cancelled and I don't owe them anything.
Apparently it can take 60 days to show up, so I'm giving them until the first week of May to get it sorted, when it'll be a year of when I cancelled the contract and if it's still not sorted by then, I'll want to speak to a manager at O2... my credit rating was only poor before this default and because of O2 it's back to being very poor now, so I'm not a happy bunny.
They've got 60 days from today to sort it out then I'll take it as high as it needs to go and move my number over to 3 and strongly discourage anyone and everyone from using O2.
They were an amazing company until a year ago... I couldn't recommend them highly enough - not any more though!
Supplements taken again
I'm sure you're all getting bored of these "supplements taken" posts, but I need to make them so that I know if I've taken them or not!
Monday, 5 March 2018
The navigation is more organised now, thankfully
Been working on my homepage for the last 8ish hours.
The navigation is more organised now and I've given up on the slidey outy navigation for now... caused too many problems this morning, so I'll just stick with what I know works for my personal site.
Means that I can concentrate on other things now that the navigation is sorted on both sites!
The navigation is more organised now and I've given up on the slidey outy navigation for now... caused too many problems this morning, so I'll just stick with what I know works for my personal site.
Means that I can concentrate on other things now that the navigation is sorted on both sites!
See what I mean?
We had a take-away last week which would've cost £15-£20 and he's just spent another £10 on two boxes of pens from Amazon, so that's £25-£30 in less than a week that Steve can afford but it's 7 months before I can afford that, yet he still says he hasn't got enough to live on.
He's looking at post-it notes too now!
If he can afford pens, post-it notes and take-aways in less than a week then he can afford to pay for the electricity I reckon!
He's looking at post-it notes too now!
If he can afford pens, post-it notes and take-aways in less than a week then he can afford to pay for the electricity I reckon!
Supplements taken
Just taken me 3 supplements again.
The affect isn't as noticeable as yesterday yet, but it'll happen I'm sure... I just need to do it every day to get the most benefit!
The affect isn't as noticeable as yesterday yet, but it'll happen I'm sure... I just need to do it every day to get the most benefit!
3 years and counting
In 2.5 years I'll be free of another credit card debt and in 3 years I'll be totally debt free! Yay!
Just gotta keep up the payments to CO and BC for those 3 years then I can work on improving my credit score!
Right now, after all my bills and the shopping have come out, I'm left with £4 a month. We spent £50 on this week's shopping and £45 of it is Steve's stuff... literally the only things of mine on the entire order are 7 bottles of pop, the rest is for Steve.
I'm paying for the electricity too at £50 a month that I'm moving over to Steve, yet he can afford take-aways and things we don't need... I survive on £4 a month so why can Steve afford more than that? He buys stuff from Amazon too... I haven't bought anything from Amazon since Christmas when I had to get gifts for both families and Steve didn't put a penny towards it.
Not this year though. As of next week, Steve can spend exactly half the weekly grocery budget on food for him (£25) and half the electricity payment too... that'll save me £125 a month that I can put aside for gifts for my mum, C, H and D.
I'm fed up of getting £460 a month and being left with £4 yet Steve gets more than that and he can still afford take-aways!
Hardly fair, is it!
Just gotta keep up the payments to CO and BC for those 3 years then I can work on improving my credit score!
Right now, after all my bills and the shopping have come out, I'm left with £4 a month. We spent £50 on this week's shopping and £45 of it is Steve's stuff... literally the only things of mine on the entire order are 7 bottles of pop, the rest is for Steve.
I'm paying for the electricity too at £50 a month that I'm moving over to Steve, yet he can afford take-aways and things we don't need... I survive on £4 a month so why can Steve afford more than that? He buys stuff from Amazon too... I haven't bought anything from Amazon since Christmas when I had to get gifts for both families and Steve didn't put a penny towards it.
Not this year though. As of next week, Steve can spend exactly half the weekly grocery budget on food for him (£25) and half the electricity payment too... that'll save me £125 a month that I can put aside for gifts for my mum, C, H and D.
I'm fed up of getting £460 a month and being left with £4 yet Steve gets more than that and he can still afford take-aways!
Hardly fair, is it!
Sunday, 4 March 2018
Supplements taken
Just taken me 3 supplements and the multi is kicking in nice and quickly... haven't taken them for a few days 'cos I didn't remember but the effect is really quick when that happens!
Wanna try and remember to take them every morning but the brain damage has really affected my memory unfortunately 😟
Wanna try and remember to take them every morning but the brain damage has really affected my memory unfortunately 😟
Saturday, 3 March 2018
Creative afternoon today!
Went head-to-head with me Stories site this morning but eventually managed to get my blog embedded into the site, then I put this blog on my domain and did a bit of house-keeping with all the communities I'm no longer with and sorted out my webrings.
I've taken me AP already, so just waiting for it to kick in then I'll head to bed, feeling really proud of myself.
I've taken me AP already, so just waiting for it to kick in then I'll head to bed, feeling really proud of myself.
Friday, 2 March 2018
Well that were simple enough, even for me!
Since upgrading to Windows 10, I've been getting an error whenever I've tried to email someone from a link on a site... copying and pasteing the email address worked, but every time I tried to click the email link on a webpage, I got an error message.
Not any more though!
I just had to find, copy and paste a couple of dll's from one folder to 3 others, et voila! Sorted! I can now send emails straight from websites instead of going 'round the houses!
Yaay! 😀
Not any more though!
I just had to find, copy and paste a couple of dll's from one folder to 3 others, et voila! Sorted! I can now send emails straight from websites instead of going 'round the houses!
Yaay! 😀
Thursday, 1 March 2018
The little voices take on huge companies
In the 2 full months of 2018, Joe Public and the little voices have taken on 3 huge companies and won.
In January and February, thousands of little voices took on Google and Apple and got them to remove an anonymous pro-bullying app from their stores.
In February we took on PG Tips about removing plastic from their teabags so that they could be used then composted. They've agreed to remove the plastic.
In 2 months, the consumers have spoken to 3 huge companies and made requests of them... and won!
I emailed my MP about privatising our NHS too and he backed himself into a corner... the email he sent me was talking about his personal life and what he'd achieved as a person as well as telling me how many emails he replies to a year without even mentioning the NHS and without any prompting from me. I just hope he takes his constituents concerns into Parliment and fights for every one of us... that's his job after all!
In January and February, thousands of little voices took on Google and Apple and got them to remove an anonymous pro-bullying app from their stores.
In February we took on PG Tips about removing plastic from their teabags so that they could be used then composted. They've agreed to remove the plastic.
In 2 months, the consumers have spoken to 3 huge companies and made requests of them... and won!
I emailed my MP about privatising our NHS too and he backed himself into a corner... the email he sent me was talking about his personal life and what he'd achieved as a person as well as telling me how many emails he replies to a year without even mentioning the NHS and without any prompting from me. I just hope he takes his constituents concerns into Parliment and fights for every one of us... that's his job after all!
Apparently Sainsbury's have our custom for another 3 months.
Steve's just said that he's happy to stay with Sainsbury's for our weekly groceries, so I'll let the delivery thing auto renew at the end of March for another 3 months... I like that you have the option of 3, 6 or 12 months delivery saver too, instead of being forced into a 6 month committment like you are with Tesco.
Supplements taken
Just taken me 3 supplements and other than the Calcium being quite hard to crunch up, they all went down fine again.
Sainsbury's delivery pass
Had an email from Sainsbury's overnight to say that the delivery pass will run out on 29th March.
I said that to Steve, then added "wanna renew the delivery pass with Sainsburys or do you wanna go back to Tesco?"
His reply, and I quote, was "see how they do throughout March and decide later, but they're doing OK right now aren't they so we can stay with them if you like?"
Never thought Steve would agree to that... he's been a Tesco boy the entire time I've known him, so Sainsbury's must have impressed him over the last couple of months!
I've always been a Sainsbury's gal because I've had a Nectar card for decades, but I've got a Tesco loyalty card now too so I'm genuinely not bothered either way! I like that you pay in advance with Sainsbury's then you don't need to worry about it, but you pay monthly at Tesco but that's all!
I said that to Steve, then added "wanna renew the delivery pass with Sainsburys or do you wanna go back to Tesco?"
His reply, and I quote, was "see how they do throughout March and decide later, but they're doing OK right now aren't they so we can stay with them if you like?"
Never thought Steve would agree to that... he's been a Tesco boy the entire time I've known him, so Sainsbury's must have impressed him over the last couple of months!
I've always been a Sainsbury's gal because I've had a Nectar card for decades, but I've got a Tesco loyalty card now too so I'm genuinely not bothered either way! I like that you pay in advance with Sainsbury's then you don't need to worry about it, but you pay monthly at Tesco but that's all!
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