My diamond shoes are still too tight

[ailbhe]

I'm not remotely close to being poor but some things make me FEEL poor. Having an empty pantry when we got back from holiday was one of those, and having the boiler stop working was another - that happened again this morning though I fixed it. Hunger, cold. Big things for me.

You can tell I'm not poor because I had the resources available to sort both problems out easily and painlessly. If only I could convince the little panicked voices in the back of my head that that's true, I'd be laughing.

I've just realised I can check Ebay for a coat for Linnea.

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[the0lady.livejournal.com]

I'm frenemies with teh panicked voices in my head myself; they feel bad sometimes, but they keep me from financial stupidity. It's like, fear of poverty is an antidote to poverty. Some people, as you know, are not afraid. This is Bad.

[livi-short.livejournal.com]

I'm terrified. I'm too ill to work and we needed my income to finance the extended family that we now have. I fully expected to be able to work in the New Year and yet I still can't see, but apparently it is not bad enough for me to make any claims for not being able to see.

I spoke to the GP about my fears and when I go to the ophthalmologist next week I've to ask how long he thinks the problem will be and to give me a sick note then I may be able to get sickness benefit. Even then it is about £358 a month which isn't even a fifth of my usual take home pay. The GP has at last also referred me to an rheumatologist for them to look into why I keep getting autoimmune problems and swollen joints.

Also Harvey has bronchitis so we have to keep the house warm at all times with no drafts and I am dreading our gas bill.

If anyone has a magic wand or bright idea I would really appreciate hearing about it as at the moment I can't see how we will still have our house in six months time.

[cassandre.livejournal.com]

I'm glad your boiler is working again!

I just wanted to say on the topic of coats that we got Charlie a red hooded down jacket from Gap last winter and he is still wearing it this winter. And although it has faux fur trim on the hood, the trim is actually a button-on strip that can be removed. Just in case you come across any Gap coats on ebay and were tempted to pass them over on account of the faux fur...