Mortgage crisis was resolved semi-satisfactorily: we were overdrawn for about half an hour between Nationwide's dd kicking in and my call to the ISA line. If Barclays charge me a fee and don't refund it (as I've been assured they should given last night's call and my otherwise clean record for 10+ years, yadda yadda) I will definitely tell them ( Read more... )

For one reason or another (Southern Electric *boo!hiss*), I suddenly discovered tonight that our bank account is short ~£200 for our mortgage payment, due to come out tomorrow first thing ( Read more... )

Last night a little girl in a black wig (but no other costume) came to our door, greeting me with "Trick or treat!" I told her to come back on Wednesday. Does that make me a mean and nasty person? She was being pretty proactive after all, getting in there early before the other kids had even started. That sort of initiative should be rewarded, ( Read more... )

Oh look, it's summer again. I don't know what the weather's playing at, but it clearly enjoys variety. Either way, sunshine is good :)

( how a morning walk turned into a risky business decision )

It strikes me that I haven't posted here much for the last two months - can't think why! Might be something to do with the small creature currently grinning at her Pooh mobile. Either way: bad Soph. It's not that I haven't been checking email, LJ and Facebook regularly, but tend to have the babe on a boob while doing so.. actual posting and ( Read more... )

The biggest (and, most likely, the first) event of this month - for me - is likely to be the birth of s/he who is currently making life very uncomfortable. That should be interesting, to say the least! I spent the better part of the last two days rifling through boxes for assorted baby gear and feel pretty set now. Uh-huh. Ok then, as set as I ( Read more... )

One or more solicitors and/or estate agents has been lying to us - us being the lower four participants in ye olde house selling/buying chain ( Read more... )

Oh look, the flying pigs are roosting on my shed ( Read more... )

I'm eating myself out of house and home, because I "should" find out whether we're moving this week in the next few hours, which will have an obvious impact on how big a shop I do later. In the meantime, I'm running out of nibbles ( Read more... )

I know that every house sale comes with a bundle of idiotic problems, but this is getting stupid ( Read more... )