£161,044.25 reasons to be mortgage free

Just checked halifax current account and i have recieved my first £5 reward :j:j...am waiting on them to validate the joint account and that will be another fiver a month.
I wish i had set these accounts up earlier as it literally takes a few minutes to transfer the money in and then take it back out again a few days later.
Anyway i have paid the £5 off the mortgage as my first o/p for march
2 bids on my ebay items so the minimum o/p from these when they finish on sunday will be £7.00 :j

Thank you everyone for your kind thoughts.........Yes today is the day i go for the laser surgery, although my appointment isnt until 6.30pm....i am absolutely bricking it and have a sick feeling in my stomach...i cannot wait until its over!
I think the first thing i will do is throw out all my contact lenses, glasses, cases and solution....this will be very therapeutic for me

Ayesalush thanks for posting i am so glad it was a sucess for you...i have read of a few people on the internet that have been dissapointed but hopefully i wont be one of them........my eyes are -6 so it will make a big difference to me.
If you all seen me today you would wet yourselves...i cant wear lenses today so i have to wear my glassses. DD1 broke the leg off these a long time ago and i am walking about like Jack Duckworth with them sellotaped on one side....and every 5 minutes the lens keeps falling out...serouisly not a good look :rotfl::rotfl:

Michelle i could'nt help but laugh when i read your post as earlier on this morning i was actually thinking that i wasnt going to be able to post on the "all the small things" thread today...it doesnt really seem appropriate when i am about to spend 2k getting my eyes done...lol.

Lori i havent read that book that gallygirl was on about, perhaps you could post on her diary and ask her about it...she will probably miss your post on this diary. I can understand why it upsets your dad...eyesight is so precious. My husband hasnt got a clue what its like to not be able to see properly...i suppose its like everything you cant really understand unless you have been there.

Wont be home till about 10pm as its an hour drive away and i expect to be there for 2 hours.....i promise to update later if i can see the keyboard and i might even manage to sneak on to the "all the small things" thread

Ayeshalush wrote: »

My vision is now better than 20/20 - can't remember exactly how much better but at last check up it was 2 lines better on the sight test than I could see with my lenses/glasses prior to surgery.

I was told to allow 2 hours for the appointment but I was actually in and out in 45 mins including waiting time and recovery time. I would recommend that when you get home you try and sleep for an hour or so. I did this (to be honest I didn't have much choice as my eyelids were so heavy I just couldn't keep them open) and once I got up all the discomfort (and, for me anyway, it was only a little worse than when I peel onions) had disappeared. It's amazing how quickly the eyes recover!

Sorry to go on, I just know that on the day I was a nervous wreck and really wished that I knew someone who had had it done and that I could ask a few questions.

I hope your experience is as good as mine was. I'm sure it will be.

Ali
xx

Thanks ayesalush, i think i am really nervous as the last time i went to the optician my eyes were -5.25 in both eyes...but when the optician at optimax tested them she said my left was -5 and the right was -6. I dont understand how this can be as i cant see much difference in them at all and there is no way that my left eye has improved. I am afraid that they will overcorrect one eye and undercorrect the other if you know what i mean...think i will have a chat with them when i go down any maybe they will recheck them.