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The Christmas season has begun!

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 Its a beautiful Saturday morning here. We had a few days of temperatures in the high 30’s (C) during the week so its nice to back in the mid 20’s for the weekend. We had our Christmas party yesterday at work. Our local team joined with the state wide team via zoom. It was fun with lots of staff making funny videos about 2020. Later today we have a Christmas luncheon for DH’s work. It will be nice to eat out again and to just enjoy lunch outside in the good weather.

I finished my crotchet rug this morning.  Our cat loves to sit in amongst the crotchet and chase the balls of wool. I’m keeping this one for myself as I love the bright colours and its just the right size for keeping warm when I’m sitting on the lounge or if I have a quick nap. 

I have spent a bit more money than I planned in the last few weeks.  We have a LOT of big bills every November but I really needed to buy some summer dresses and some new shoes after several years of no clothes buying. All were bought on sale which is usual for me, but I need to plan better for the end of the year expenses next year. 

My plans for the weekend are to go to the Christmas lunch today and tomorrow do some housework and set up the Christmas decorations. I am enjoying seeing all the different Christmas posts and even snow for some bloggers. Time to enjoy the Christmas season!

Electricity bills & health goals

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 Our winter electricity bill arrived yesterday and I’m pleasantly surprised. We were all working from home for most of the billing period (3 months) and using two large rooms whereas usually we would only be heating one room morning & evening.

Our bill was $789 and we used 2,136 kw. Last year, for the same period, when it was used much less, our bill was $932 and we used 2,545 kw. That was before we replaced the reverse cycle air conditioning so I’m glad we replaced it and its definitely much more efficient.

I’m pleased to say I’ve lost 13lbs so far. I’ve been fasting for 24 hours at least two days a week, most other days I just eat two meals. I can already feel the difference as my focus and concentration is better. For the last 4 days my blood glucose levels have been in the normal range.  

I made a big pot of split pea soup on the weekend – I just love it! I’ve upped my fruit & veggie intake and started walking in the mornings. Work is VERY quiet and thats been good – much less stress the last two weeks. So I’m making progress on the health goals which feels good.

An expensive week!

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This time of year is always expensive for us. It’s the time when our insurances and car registrations all come due. This year its also a month where we earn a lot less as my second job is phasing out with much less hours. But this week we also had the added costs of an urgent dental treatment for me and yesterday an expensive Dr’s visit for DH plus a script for the cat.

  • car service: $250
  • dentist: $440
  • home & contents insurance: $1080
  • chemist $99
  • Dr $44
  • cat chemist: $60
  • ambulance cover: $98
  • car registration: $700
I’m saving for the air conditioning replacement in November ($5000) so there will be limited extra money to pay off the mortgage next month. 
Work has been very quiet which is nice. Another slice of my work has been given to another department so theres less and less for me to do. Its an odd feeling after many years of having a huge workload but possibly a sign they want the position reduced next year.