Not in a bad way.

I said in an earlier post that something amazing might have happened. That was on Tuesday when looking , unwillingly , at my banking app on my phone, ( I’m still afraid of pressing a button and all my money disappears) I thought there was a mistake as it was showing that I had more money than I should have had. I assumed that my overdraft facility had been counted along with the money in the account. About half an hour later it was bothering me so I carefully typed in the code/password thingy and fiddled about trying to check my account. However I couldn’t find how to do it. Then I noticed that there was a message on my phone saying that around £3000 had gone into my account.

I don’t like checking my bank account. I wouldn’t exactly say I had a phobia about it, but I’d just prefer not to.

However I thought that I really ought to not be such a woose and find out what was going on……so I tried again . This time I discovered that the DWP had put money in my account. That is presumably the department of work and pensions.

To say I was stunned would be an understatement.

I had finally filled in a pension application form after a friend had told me that bringing up children/ getting child benefit counted towards a pension. ( it was a little more complicated than that and I even wrote to my MP. ) But on the application it said that it would take several months to get a decision. So I was expecting to hear in the spring.

On the slightly less positive side I’ve had no communication from DWP and think that they may have sent a letter to my Italian address. In which case it may well be spring before I get it.

But at least they have my bank account number.

I feel a bit in limbo.

And a little bit RICH!!!

I don’t know how much or little I might get monthly. But what a lovely surprise.

Feeling well off today, I bought a set of solar twinkly lights for outside my house for 10 euros and another bag of grated pecorino cheese.

I tried to paint …..

Now I’m sitting in my comfy chair and looking forward to the Sunday vlogs.

And wine……

Cheers🍷🍷