The Sofa Saga

There seem to be a lot of sagas in my life, but whatever. I had to repair my last sofa and here we are again with the "new" one. I thought it just had saggy foam, but no, the support belting sucks and is almost dead. I've ordered upholstery belt and I'm going to attack it with a staple gun. £20 I didn't want to spend 😒

I also spent another £25 on a cube storage unit which needed assembling. In the spare time which I didn't have 😂 to be placed in the space I don't have. 😂 The only place for it is on top of my drawers, so I lose that surface, but considering it was covered in bags and boxes before, no loss. 

Little X has a monster cold and is miserable. I suppose the first one had to happen eventually! 

Good news for the bank account, I qualify for the £100 Nationwide bank bonus in June and also get £100 council support payment soon. £185 switch bonus too plus a £30 cashback bonus. Still waiting to hear about the £500 Sure Start Maternity grant, not sure if I'll get it. 🤞 

More money out: £20 on bedding and waterproof mattress cover for the cot. £5 on a great walker which can be kept stationary... Little X is a bit small yet as her toes don't reach the ground. 

The Splurge, Toy Edition

Remember a year ago when I said my house will never be filled with brightly-coloured plastic? Ahem. Anyway, Little X prefers about four toys to all the rest. But I went into a little independent charity shop this week and CLEANED UP, ie, I spent £8 and got an enormous bag of baby toys, which I do actually plan to sell in bundles. More toys for her is pointless right now as she can't divide her attention anyway and having too many surrounding her is just noise. She often ignores the lot in favour of the carry bag, my socked foot or chewing on her sleeve. 🤷‍♀️

I'm hunting around for a jumperoo or walker. Not to necessarily roll about in, but so that she can spend some time upright for the different muscle groups. She's an ace at moving around by rolling and scooting (crawling is on the horizon). 

One pair of trainers sold, two more listed, four to work on and list. I've done £50 on vinted in two weeks, about 30 of that is profit. £215 for bank switching 👏 and I've figured out how to pay several bills on credit card rather than direct deposit, since the "three months of no maternity pay" starts shortly. I can afford a few pounds of interest for a spell rather than affording a few hundred in bills each month. After that my annual leave pay begins and things improve 👏 

We actually went to play group this week for the first time in ages, and it was odd seeing tiny babies! Little X was as good as gold 🥇

Refunded: the trainer cups which turned out to be impossible to assemble without a crowbar (I even found the receipt). In exchange I bought 4 small wide neck bottles new from Vinted for a fiver, and £4 got us some different teats to switch in soon. 

Spendy: £25 on a space saver "real" cot for Little X 😍 and while it's slightly narrower than the travel cot I got free, I don't need to bend down to the ground to pick her up anymore. 😍