Low spend month

 September was a very heavy spend month, what with one thing and another, including some unforeseen things, so this month I'm intending to be low spend (and how is it October already? 😕).  We've got plenty of food supplies in, having restocked following the kitchen refit, so I need to do a freezer inventory and meal plan, for as far as I can get through the month without having to go shopping again.  

We both have several medical appointments this month, so lots of car trips.  Husband has a bus pass, I don't though (not old enough yet!) and, although we live near a bus stop here, the buses aren't exactly really regular - or even reliable, there's often a shortage of drivers due to illness and insufficient back-up drivers, so buses do get cut out at short (or no) notice.  Judging by the complaints on the local social media pages, it's a regular occurrence, sadly.  It's better during the summer, they put more buses on to cope with tourist numbers, but that's come to an end now and there are far fewer buses around.  There aren't any buses that go near our GP surgery, although it's fairly easy to get to the local hospital (provided the bus runs!).  Husband has one appointment this month at the big general hospital in Taunton.....he could in theory get the bus there but it takes hours, apparently, as it goes a very meandering way to serve several villages.  So it'll have to be by car, we'll try and combine it with another few jobs - taking stuff to the tip or charity shop, or going to the library, e.g, to cut down on fuel.

From Thursday onwards the weather looks pretty good, dry with sunny spells, albeit cooler - well, it is Autumn after all - so we should be able to get out in the garden and tidy it up ready for winter.  I also want to plant all my new Spring bulbs in pots....although I could do that in the car port anyway if the weather is wet, it's more a question of time.  And motivation, if I'm honest.

Clocks go back this month, so an extra hour in bed.  Lighter in the mornings for a bit, but that doesn't seem to last long at all!