Sunday, 10 March 2013

That time of year again *big sigh*

My precious seedlings are dispersed to willing (or forced) friends and family, my house has been cleaned, my bags are packed and my heart is heavy. Yes, I am off to London. 4 weeks of rehearsal and 4 weeks of home sickness. I drive down there this evening ready to start Barber of Seville tomorrow morning. Hopefully 4 weeks will fly by? I then have 3 and a half weeks at home and then another 4 weeks of rehearsal through May for Traviata. I am sad that I will miss some of the wonderful changes that will happen in the garden over this time but I am really hoping to get back some weekends this time, if not all - that is why I decided to drive, so that I can be spontaneous and set off driving home at 3 in the morning if I feel like it or if time allows. I can't do what I did last year and be tied to British rail and megabus and it's nightmare prices and timetable peak time hassles.


For once being frugal will have to take a back seat, petrol costs will be huge this month, but for my own sanity and peace of mind it will have to be or I'll go crazy.

On the subject of being frugal, I had a funny experience when putting in my present metre reading to NPower. I put in the gas reading and got an immediate message back saying that it was an 'inplausable reading' because I hadn't used enough. It made me double check, yes I was right - 98 units of gas in the last 4 months. Maybe NPower is not used to a frugal user. Pretty good going I reckon. My combined gas and electricity bill continue to be £32 a month so I am doing something right as the rest of the country seem to have extortionate bills. I used a lot of electricity by my reckoning though - probably from having the oven on - this will reduce over summer.

Well I don't know when I will be posting next, bare with me. I will post if I am back at the weekend or if I get an opportunity and I will try my best to keep up with your blogs. Keep well, one and all.

bye for now.

DanX
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20 comments:

  1. Meanqueen10 March 2013 at 08:09

    Needs must Dan. It would be a shame not to use your lovely voice. It will go in a jiffy, moving about stops you from getting in a rut.

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  2. sweet blondie blue eyes10 March 2013 at 08:40

    Best of luck Dan, I hope rehearsals go well and you managed back to your little house in between.

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  3. justjill10 March 2013 at 08:41

    Bit worried about 'bare' with you! I will however bear with you and hope the time flies and you are back where you are happiest.

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  4. Scarlet10 March 2013 at 09:44

    See it as a means to an end Dan. It pays the bills and allows you to live for most of the year in a place where you are obviously so very happy. Good luck with everything, and safe journeys!

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  5. Mum10 March 2013 at 11:07

    Bon voyage. Remember - time flies.
    Love from Mum
    xx

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  6. Unknown10 March 2013 at 12:40

    Will miss your interesting posts and very useful and welcome advice. Try to enjoy your time away and our loss is other peoples gain with your lovely singing. Have a safe journey.
    Jules x

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  7. Unknown10 March 2013 at 13:37

    Unfortunately, we all need to earn a living to enable us to live the way we want. As they say, ''life sometimes gets in the way of enjoyment''. Just grin and bare it. Hopefully time will fy by quicker when you`re busy. Safe journey south!

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  8. Bryallen10 March 2013 at 14:27

    Gah, don't get me started on nPower!

    I think that the point of being frugal is to save money on things that don't matter so that you can afford to spend money on things important to you. Coming home is important to you, so it's worth spending the extra to save the hassle!

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  9. John Going Gently10 March 2013 at 14:31

    What role are you playing?

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  10. I_Want_A_Simpler_Life10 March 2013 at 14:31

    Good luck Dan with the coming weeks. If the weather stays as cr*p as it is now, perhaps you won't miss much at all! I really wish you all the best to get through the homesickness though. I sympathise.

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  11. Morgan10 March 2013 at 16:22

    Good luck! Hopefully the month will fly by!

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  12. 1st Man10 March 2013 at 22:43

    It will be over before you know it. As someone posted above, your voice is a gift and it's great that you get to share it with others and it allows you to live the great peaceful life you have the rest of the year. You'll be back home soon! Big hugs to you and break a leg!

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  13. Judy Y10 March 2013 at 23:14

    Oh Dan I can relate to how you feel! For the first 3 years after we moved into our new home, we commuted to work and stayed with my mother in law. While it wasn't every day, it was enough of the week to make me miss my home dreadfully! Thankfully this year we are no longer doing this, still going up to work but just up and back on the same day, which if I'm honest I do still manage to whinge about! But it is so much better. Many sympathies to you :)
    Judy xx

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  14. Dc11 March 2013 at 02:36

    Take heart Dan, knowing that you have it all to come back to. Take care.

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  15. DeborahT11 March 2013 at 13:08

    Good luck with your rehearsals. Drive carefully in the snow! Looking forward to having you back " full time" for your regular blogs

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  16. Frugal in Bucks11 March 2013 at 14:11

    Wow you do well with £32 a month combined. Good going.

    Sarah x

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  17. janipi12 March 2013 at 10:18

    There's no place like home. Good luck with living frugally in London :./

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  18. Anonymous14 March 2013 at 23:30

    Good luck, you will have a wonderful time

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  19. Anonymous19 March 2013 at 12:24

    You wrote
    " Well I dont know when I will be posting next, bare with me"
    but this seems a bit odd to me. Shouldn't it be " bear with me" ?
    A typo?

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  20. Dani21 March 2013 at 07:19

    Dan - I've nominated you for the "Liebster Award". Please visit my blog at: http://ecofootprintsa.blogspot.com/2013/03/liebster.html for more info :)

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