Couple of preps going on for me:
- found a site called Fishing Republic, with a nicely designed portable camping toilet on sale at £14. Plus an old-fashioned (non-mummy) sleeping bag, 2 seasons only, at £12. Couple of ice packs for the cooler (for when I get the car!) and a "fine knit" beanie - I like the sound of that. 10% off welcome, free delivery, it came to £32.62, which I think is spectacular. Toilet can be stored in the small brick shed, which I've realised I don't actually use.
- finance prep - saw a news article that said some building societies are opening Regular Savers at 9% pa. - and on researching found that I had an account with one of them, which qualified me to open this new account. It accepts up to £50 a month, which isn't huge, but *is* doable. Just funded it today, once I know its working smoothly, I'll set up the next 11 payments to go automatically.
- I have a refresher driving lesson booked! For next Monday - I'm getting a bit spooked about not having any transport. There are all sorts of prepping reasons to get a car - there are out of the way shops I'd like to visit, there are foraging and PYO sites I'd like to visit too. But a big family prep is that my sister has had several health scares recently, and I'm the only person who's easily available to drive her - she relied on a local friend one time for the driving, and I stayed with her while she recovered from the anaesthetic she had, but I'd like to take care of the whole thing for her, the way she takes care of me when I need that kind of stuff.
- I had to buy glasses
I got my eyes tested in case I needed to for driving. I don't, but I'm having trouble with reading small print