Day 26: Friday 5th April

Hello Day 25!!!  Why are you not totally immersed in the joy of mashed not pureed food?

Oh yes, it is because I am a week behind my planned schedule (bad mistake to plan a schedule when a body is involved!).

There was a cauliflower in the local shop which I stood and drooled at yesterday. I did not buy it, firstly because it had a price-tag of £1.85, and secondly, because I need to pace myself.

Cauliflower cheese: you will be mine. Probably next week, or maybe the week after. That will be a joyous day.

C1 and C2 will be totally under-whelmed.......

I appear to have caught C1's cold. Lemsip has taken up all the room for breakfast in my little tummy. Needs must. 

To add to the mix, just checked my bank balance in anticipation of rent to be paid to Mr Landlord in 3 days time. I could swear and cuss. 

Why oh why do the powers that be not tell you when they are about to deduct a ridiculous amount from your account?  This happened a month or so ago too. 

Last time it was the water board. 

This time it is the local council who have re-assessed me and decided that I need to pay extra council tax. How did they work that out? My circumstances have worsened, not improved. 

So in their wisdom they have made sure that I have a massive stress-fest for the next few days, waiting to find out whether my rent will be paid - how can I budget successfully when these people just randomly nick a shed-load of coin without telling you?

A phone call will be made. No doubt I will disappear into a hellhole of digital decision-making, and have to wait for at least 20 minutes before I can speak to a real person. The outcome, I expect, will not be satisfying, or quick enough to save me from the bonus stress of not being able to pay the rent. 

Thank you.

Over and out until my breathing has returned to normal.