Yesterday I went to see my therapist, (No, I am not mad!) I was however in need of some support. Something that as a carer I find in short supply.
I was talking about how my husbands disability effects the way I see myself and how exasperating this can be for me.
She said, ” If you do nothing, what will happen?”
“Well” I said, “obviously nothing and I will stay right where I am, pissed off, alone and even more pissed off!”
“What if you talk to your husband and tell him how you are feeling?” She said.
Of course she is right, which is why I go to see her. For her kind words, her wisdom and her ability to help me work through the undigested ‘peas and carrot’s’ of the crap that my life could be if I did not move with the times.
Paradoxicaly if I do nothing my husband will have to change, as he may find it difficult to manage without my support.
My point is; I have been told buy my local PM that things take time and legislation needs to be written, when in actual fact, in my opinion if the government took the bull by the horns (as I will when I discuss how I am feeling with my husband), forward movement will happen.
I have had some amazing responces from people who have brought my download. People who are taking the ‘bull by the horn’s’ and changing their destiny.
The simplicity of Rent2buy makes people sceptical, when in actual fact it is the simple things in life that make my life at times feel awesome!!!
Till next time
stay well
Jools x
How is Greece going to buy their way out of their current situation?
When my credit cards hit three zero’s I start to worry. My bankmanager is able to sleep and I am unable to sleep.
A billion of anything has NINE zero’s.
I wounder how many bank managers are sleeping well these days.
Stay well
Jools x
Until the government learn that it is impossible to spend their way out of debt, this country will continue to be in debt.
In my opinion, each member of government should take a much bigger pay cut than the 5%.
The Mayor of Doncaster took a 50% pay cut when he took over. If he can make it work, why can’t the bigger fish.
WHEN is the government going to learn from their mistakes?
Throwing good money after bad never works, especially when the good money is no longer good as it is borrowed from Peter to pay Paul.
At school, I learnt that if I earnt a pound each week and spent £1.01 I would never make ends meet. Nothing has changed.
I believe, if people are given the opportunity to work their way out of debt and own their own home, they will experience a change in how they see themselves. As knowing how to do something beneficial and for the greater good builds self esteem which has the same awesome effect as watching dominoes fall in sequence.
The Oxfam add comes to mind. Give a man a bowl of rice and he will feed his family for a day.
Show him how to grow his own rice and he will continue to grow in every way possible to his greater good.
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On a lighter note: Thank you for your feedback. I apologise for not writing my blogg.
With a couple of hyperactive children life can take over and everything pales into the background.
Stay well
Jools x
I was not surprised to hear this morning that carers of which I am one. Save the taxpayers of the UK in excess of £87 million. I have over the years not been able to get credit EVEN though my credit rating is good. Carers learn very qyickly to cut the fat when they change their status from employee to carer. I would be interested to see how Mr Brown would manage on the DLA, ICA and child benefit I receive. The biggest issue for me as a carer is the lack of respite care given. Lack of respite care causes the government to spend MORE money NOT less. The reason being: Most carers do not give up. They plod on regardless. However, if they were to receive the support they would not work until they are ‘burntout’. Burnout means the carer takes longer to recover. The cared for person gets a lower quality of care
They may need hospital care, prescriptions for themselves, or something as simple as someone to talk to. The someone to talk to through the NHS means going on a waiting list and literally waiting. Usually anything up to six months. I ask myself where is the respect that is due to carers for their work?
If anyone knows please tell me
Jools x
Having twins is hard work. Having two sets of twins is even harder. I have twins with special needs.
The lady in Tunisia who is having duodecaplets (twelve) is going to really have her work cut out.
With 12 babies that are healthy it is going to be difficult.
How will she manage if some are not?
I wish her well and look forward to hearing more about her
Congratulations. It is so good to see someone make something of themselves. It inspire other youngsters to do the same. Well done
Jools x
I have just abseiled off the water tower to raise funds for Julia’s house.
Yeeeeeh cool and fun
What a great day. A swim some shopping, and a new contact. Another book sold.
Yesterday I read that £24.5 billion has been paid to mortgage providers buy homeowners in this quarter.
I find it strange to comprehend why anyone would want to pay large sums of their hard earned cash back to the banks.
- Do they not know that the banks need their cash?
- That by giving the banks their cash they are going to raise the interest rates.
- Do they not know that the banks have no money.
- That by giving them their money the banks will restart the cycle that put the country in the mess we are now in.
Without wishing to sound condescending I am asking anyone who reads this to go to UTUBE and watch the short videos that show how the banking system started.
I googled: money is the new form of slavery Woodrow Wilson this will bring up the video.
If you are thinking of paying off large sums of money from your mortgage.
Might I suggest you do some homework first.
- Contact your mortgage provider and ask how much your mortgage will go down based on how much you pay off in the next 6months. (assuming the interest rate stays the samein the next 6months).
- Then ask yourself. Can I manage the new payments if the interest rates go up?
- What if I put the money somewhere else and see it growing for myself, how is that going to make me feel?
- Will I then have the extra I need to pay the extra I’m going to need when the banks have the money they need to start lending again and the interest rates start to rise?
I have found over the years that by paying £5/10,000 off my mortgage I have only been at the higherst point £50 per month better off.
Capital growth on my home on the other hand has continued to rise at 11.3% as it has done since 1946.
Jools x
