Pay off mortgage and start having fun!

Up nice and early today sewing badges on the boys new blazers and watching sherlock for the ahem 3rd time

We are off to the inlaws today as the twins are in dire need of a haircut and mil is a hairdresser, although the boys would prefer the barbers they don't mind her doing it if its just a trim, so that's about £40 saved (everywhere local here is quite expensive I think) we are also having Sunday lunch there so no cooking today :T

I have quite enjoyed this Xmas break, the kids have gone out and about with their friends a bit more as they are older, the rest of the time we have hung out at home eating , watching films and even played the odd game. The only trips out were a meal New Year's Eve and the harry potter tour Xmas eve, so it's been a fairly cheap one compared to years gone by, when we often used to go away for a weekend before Xmas to butlins or centerparcs with them.

Tomorrow feels liken the proper start to the New Year when we all go back to school and work, so gym tomorrow morning and hopefully a much better diet than I have eaten over Xmas. I have also just realised all days since Xmas eve have bee Nsd except two when I bought the new blazers and went food shopping .:D

Hi pearla, pavlovs and cath thanks for popping in

Went to the gym today and had a good workout followed by a swim, then came home and ruined it by eating loads

I cooked one of the massive gammon joints I bought for £5 the other day, it did 3 big dinners of gammon and chips tonight and 2 rounds a sarnies for dh's lunch tomorrow and there is a slow cooker full of stew cooking overnight plus still about 1/3 of it left.
I also cooked 4 portions of veggie pasta to eat cold for lunch at work, it's hopefully slightly more healthy than sarnies and crisps and is ready to go in the fridge, it all takes extra time but I don't want to cut corners by buying stuff ready prepared and end up spending more money.

Back to to work tomorrow, and I'm not looking forward to it, I think it doesn't help that very penny is going towards debt repayments and not lovely treats I know it will feel good when it's all paid so it will be worth it in the end. I checked topcashback today and £35 is payable from the car ins so I have claimed it, it could have gone towards the debt but seen as I only have £50 on the cc and about £10 cash left until the 28th I thought its more sensible to keep hold of it for food.

Finally I got sky put back, they did a best offer of £13.50 pm for a year, for a package with slightly more than the basic one we usually have (it works out cheaper than the basic package) I'm fairly happy with that , plus it means all the sherlock episodes won't disappear off the planner which is a bonus

:rotfl: good I will have him if you don't want him