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Good afternoon, thought I would pop on and catch up with diaries and update mine.

Holiday was truly amazing and just what we all needed, lots of wonderful memories made and was lovely not to be rushing in separate directions and to have quality time together, made me realise just how important holidays are to us and we are thinking of booking a week in spain/Greece for next summer, its something to look forward to as a family.

Money is trickling in from ebay and sales seem steady not making a fortune but enough for treats.

Now we havn't a holiday to pay for need to concentrate on debt payments and also keeping spends down, it was nice being away and eating out and having lots of treats but now it's back to reality.
I decided not to do a big shop this week and eat out of stores and just do a top up shop, I get paid Friday so will go toald1 on Saturday morning and do a huge shop, I have quite a lot of beef in the freezer and are having half a lamb delivered Thursday that DH is paying for. Chickens are laying eggs for fun so lots of baking and egg based dishes on the menu.

I have slowed down with surveys as I started to feel they were taking up a lot of time and I would rather concentrate on the items for small business venture which make more money.

Few unexpected Items to pay for in the next few weeks, DD came home with a letter from school the day before we went on holiday for a school trip in the summer, 3 days away costing £170 and the deposit needed to be paid by the 7th April so paid that, I have to pay another £50 by middle of may and another £50 by end of June. DS has grown like a weed recently and needs a new school blazer as it is short on the arms was really hoping to get to the end of the year before that needed replacing, his School shoes are also looking tatty and are not going to last until the summer. Once these items are replaced going to save for new beds for both children and DS needs a new mattress.

Spent the morning cooking and have a beef stew bubbling away in the slow cooker, cheesy mash and broccoli for tonights tea, also made some cupcakes and a tray bake for lunch boxes.

Sold an item on £bay this morning only £4.50 but it all helps.

Hope everyone is ok, I am trying to catch up with diaries just not had time to post sorry.x

Afternoon diary.

Lots going on at the minute and lots of juggling between work/home/kids etc. Its going to be an expensive May, MOT due, birthdays, Oh and the cooker is totally funked, its a built in double oven, the grill still works and that is it, had electrician out, but cheaper to buy new and then couldn't guarantee how long it would last, so off to curry's we went and received the most awful customer service ever, the women was useless, had took measurements and wanted to measure the recess part of the ovens in store as they only had external measurements not the part that slides into cupboard (if that make sense) she didn't know how to slide ovens out, DH had to find another member of staff to help, DH then asked her for a tape measure or ruler, had none instore !!!!!!, sent DS next door to poundland to buy a ruler, the women just couldn't be !!!!!d after measuring 3 ovens she then told us they were not in stock and would have to order. Whilst all this was going on I looked on my phone at a0.c0m site, had all the dimensions I could possible need and were cheaper so walked out of the store and ordered from ao once we got home, same oven cheaper even with delivery and is coming tomorrow. Currys you are CARP:mad:. sorry rant over.

Going to break this down into bits to try and get head around -

Bills - all bills are covered for the month, there are a couple of bits that I would like to buy for the house but as these are wants I will use any £bay sales to cover.

Groceries - hoping for a low spend month as I bought 12 chicken breasts from the farm shop which are now in the freezer, also picked up 4 packs of whoops sausage meat, we have half a lamb and a load of mincebeef and stewing stk. Chickens are still laying loads of eggs which is fab.

£bay - sales are steady, I have had a couple of none payers recently though which really p1** me off, but hey ho.

Money saving - cancelled N0w tv was costing £17 a month for movie and entertainment and have swapped to Netfl1cks which I think is roughly £10 a month but get a month free.
DS has been wanting a desk and chair for in his room, was looking at some in Ikea, but I've managed to pick up a desk and chair set on 3bay for £10 and they match his room perfectly, DH is picking them up today. Thankyou universe.

OK now for some honesty - had a bit of a mini breakdown a few days ago, just trying to keep on top of everything, paying bills, keeping up with the house, animals, work (not enjoying) and then the oven breaking down just seemed to tip me over, kids are not pulling there weight and it all got too much. Ended up sat on the kitchen floor just sobbing. Juggling too much maybe.

PWPS.x.