Not sure if I am just having a few bad days or what is going on....

However I am feeling totally fed up with things at the moment.  I popped by Jane's blog and she was mentioning she called Hydro (electricity) and as she is in a rural area, she is getting a $28.50 rebate on her delivery charges.  So of course I decided to give them a call to see if I was entitled to it.  It turns out I am already receiving the rebate on my delivery charges as the flat rate for delivery is $61.30, and I am only getting charged $32.80. 

So I asked her why my delivery charges on my last bill were still $62.50 and then she proceeded to tell me it has to do with usage etc, etc.  If I hadn't have got the discount the delivery charges would have been $91 that is plain crazy if you ask me. My total electricity billed was $47.68, the delivery charges are $62.50 does that make sense to you???  The total bill this month was $125.25.

I mean I can't get my bill down any lower.  As it is I never use the electric clothes dryer.  I use my toaster oven rather than my main stove oven, I only turn on lights when we have too, and there is only the two of us in the house.  Gas/petrol prices have shot up again.  Food prices are just going through the roof.  I read on Carol's blog that even the price of cotton is going up, which means material prices are shooting up as well.  When will it end?

I think I have a really bad case of the Winter blahs at the moment.

Carol is having a Giveway at her blog that I would encourage you all to enter, as she is raising funds for a little guy in an orphanage called Nicholas.  If you remember we were trying to raise funds for Olga over the Christmas period, Nicholas is in the same situation.

Good news email account back up and running again...........

Doing two things at once....

I can't remember where I read this, so I can't credit anyone for it.  Anyhow, someone was saying how they are learning to knit or crochet (again can't remember what) and so they are having to follow a pattern and can't watch tv and follow the pattern at the same time.  However she is managing to keep up with her soap opera by just listening to it.  Well I can confirm, it is possible to follow a soap opera by just listening to it. 

I tend to do my swagbucks games while I am watching Coronation Street, and as I can't watch the tv and play the games at the same time, however I can listen to the episode and know exactly what is going on.  I guess it's a bit like listening to the radio?

I seem to be on a roll with Swagbucks at the moment, and am maxing out on the maximum of 5 x $5 Amazon e-cards per month.  I am saving up for dd bridal shower gift.  She knows about it so it isn't a surprise.  I'd rather get her something that she wants and will use.  Dd and other half are in Costa Rica at the moment lucky ducks.  The vacation was booked back in November of last year before the wedding plans were announced.

Carol is raising funds for this little guy.  It's basically the same situation as Olga, remember her from here.  It costs around $25,000 to adopt one of these children, so every little bit of money raised is a help for their future family.  Even $10 makes a difference.