Good morning. Finally made it for the first time in a while. All is well here. Dry but very windy. Ahead of me I have a day of domestic chores, fix oven door, collect new shower head, etc. First stop is the allotment to stack and store recently acquired tree, logging it can wait as I've two winters of logs already.
Smoking? I must have spent 15 years giving up. Finally managed it the afternoon I had a heart attack.
Budget? I haven't checked yet but will. I'm sure fuel and energy costs will hit the household finances. Council tax increase next year will be another. I'm resigned to digging further in to our savings as I know our pension income can't cover these increases. As I can't control it I'm not worrying about it.
My FA says we are financially secure for our lifetimes which is a comfort. The state pension is a great thing and one we should never underestimate.