Cate's Diary

I have been enjoying it, Em, but I am getting a bit bored with it today. It's not a read-in-one-go book for me. I really like her. I think she would be a good person.
I have had a good day today. I drove G to golf again & did some supermarket shopping. It has rained for most of the day but I have been toastie. It's so miserable out there. I'm not sure I'll go to golf tomorrow as the course is very wet.
 
Being nice and warm inside while it's cold and wet out is so very cozy! But getting home after a rainy outing is also nice, so as long as you can walk the course safely without risk of falls it might be worth going.
 
Thank you for the gentle nudge, Llama. I decided to get everything ready last night & the sun is peeking through the fog & it's not raining & I'm going to golf :D
 
Thanks, Llama. I decided to play with someone different today & it was OK. It was hard going but I'm still glad I went. I won Div 2 again. If I come in 1 more shot I will be in Div 2.
 
Good for you getting out to golf Cate! The colder wintry days always harder to get motivated on, but yes, feels so good when we get out anyways!
 
Thanks, Liza (& Llama). I was glad I got out there & played. Something annoying happened yesterday, which I'll try to explain simply. From now on I will have to double check how my score gets recorded by my marker, even if it's a stableford, as I was penalised a stableford point even though the points were correct on both cards. G was really shocked when I told him exactly what happened. My marker put her score down as mine & mine hers, but they were the same number of points so we didn't pick it up when we compared points at the end. It will take me a lot more time after the game, but it won't happen again. Soon I will be in the same "division" as B1 & B2 & 2 others so they will be even more competitive.

G rang our mechanic last night as we need to know about the car & it looks like it would cost somewhere between $3,500- $4,000 to fix. The car cost us $4,000 years ago. I don't know what we'll do now. We'll probably get $2,000 from D & that can go towards a second hand car. They are really expensive these days. We need a ute really so that G can get wood in it on our block & drive it to the tip & to golf. I had a good cry last night.
 
So sorry to hear how expensive the car repairs are. Please don't despair about it. You will figure it out, you're a smart cookie, Cate.
 
Thanks, Em. I constantly try to think positively, but sometimes a good cry is necessary. I am grateful that D wasn't hurt. It's only money. It's just a car. We lost a house once.
 
Oh Cate, you are so lovely! You have been such a positive presence here and I always look forward to reading your diary and seeing all the support you give us all! There is just so much emotion tied to this weight loss and then hopefully weight loss maintenance journey. I imagine most of us are here because it is really a bit too painful to discuss with many folks around us. I am seeing some family I have not seen tomorrow, and even though I hate to admit it, I am not looking forward to them seeing me at least 25 pounds heavier. It saddens me to admit that, but it is true. I don't want to have this nagging feeling of shame like an albatross around my neck anymore, yet there it sits. I am sure that you just hit a nerve that was raw. I think most of us feel a bit of shame at finding ourselves in this position. I am sure that whatever happened that is what it was, someone was more mad at themselves than at you.

I am glad you got some good news! I am glad you had a quiet day, with some gentle rain, a good book and Archie. Being picked up along the way by G was also a nice bonus. It is so smart to look for those little joys in life when feeling a bit down. And that always makes them just that much sweeter!

You are appreciated for being the kind, wonderful, supportive and sensitive you are by so many of us here! :grouphug:
 
Thank you so much, Jen for that last post. I was still feeling a bit raw yesterday when I read it & had another little cry. When someone is really kind & sweet to me I can be a little lost for words. I haven't felt this fragile for a while. I am much better today & had a lovely night's sleep last night. It's cold & rainy here again today, but I feel good again. I have put the car crash into perspective & will start taking steps to get another one, that will be more suitable for our purpose. We have never spent much on cars as we are just not car people. We need a Ute (small truck) that we can also be comfortable in (with Archie) that we can drive around our land to cart wood, take rubbish to the tip etc. Our RAV wasn't fuel efficient at all, but suited our needs. A Ute would be better. Maybe something like this-
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Anyhow, we'll take our time looking. Where we live is isolated & we do need 2 cars, but I want to choose well. If we bought a new car we would then have basically nothing in the bank for emergencies & that is not on.
 
Emergency funds are important, if only for peace of mind. Of course a car crash IS an emergency, but brand new cars still feel like a waste to me when used ones are available. That's probably just me being the daughter of people who never bought a new car in their lives though, and when good used cars aren't really available the equation looks different.
 
I agree with you, Llama. I bought a new car for the first time 13 years ago & it was <$15,000 & is still going strong. I loved that car but sold it to R for peanuts. He loves it. The minute you drive a car out of the yard it has depreciated a lot. Buying a second-hand car is taking a big risk of course. Our mechanic thinks we might get a reasonable price for our old car as the body is in good shape. 🤞

I'm feeling pretty good at the moment, but I know that I need to take care of myself. I'm spending more time at home at the moment as I feel that I need to minimise driving & spending.
 
Like Liza with the bike, I hope the perfect car comes along for you Cate. Resting at home seems like a good idea when you're feeling a bit stressed. Take it easy and be kind to yourself. x
 
Please do take excellent care of yourself (including movement in the fresh air if at all possible) and let G do the same.
 
I have been going for a walk every day, Llama & I don’t stop G from getting exercise. (Did you mean that? I don’t think so) He’s playing golf tomorrow up in the highlands.
We had some more bad news today. Our mechanic had thought we could get over $3,000 from the wreckers but $100 is all they would pay. It seemed too good to be true & it was.
 
Oh no, I'd never expect you to keep G from exercising! I meant to let him pamper you a bit as well but my brain didn't brain well..
That's a big difference between the mechanic's estimate and reality :confused:
 
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