Balancing not just the budget

MuffinTops wrote: »

Hello lovely,

You always sound so level headed and in control. It's lovely to know you're getting so busy doing good things on the weekend that you catch up on chores during the week. I think I need to start doing the nastier jobs in the week so the weekends are a bit more productive.

MTxx

Thanks MT, although I'm not sure level-headed is the way I'm most often described :rotfl:

It's a lovely change for me to be wanting my weekends clear, as before they've got all muddled up with studying and haven't felt very different to during the week. Now that's all done, I find I'm really looking forward to full days off and I don't want to complicate them by fitting in chores. So I'm going to try and come up with a FlyLady routine that will keep things clear in a half hour or so of chores on weeknights. I know when I had everything decluttered and sorted before, I could get cleaning done in about 2 hours a week, and I already have things fairly well organised for laundry. My food shopping and meal planning is a whole other story, but that can be dealt with next!


Rosa xx

doingitanyway wrote: »

I agree Rosa. I am trying to protect the 2 days I have off too. I think the key is doing the drudge jobs on working days. Flylady is something I'm still getting to grips with. I at least keep to the kitchen clean/sink shiny part and it's helped hugely
Hope you are out doing fun saturday stuff
DIA x

Thanks DIA

It makes a difference having even a little time when you know you don't have to feel 'I should be doing drudgery' doesn't it? I completely agree about having 'working' days.

I haven't managed it this weekend, as I've had some chores to include, but I have been out with friends and shopping so it's at least been balanced out.


Rosa xx

Wow, Sunday shuffle again and I haven't really been on since the last one! My focus is definitely shifting.

It's been a bit of a mad week - working off site Tuesday, Wednesday a friend came to stay and through all of it I have been chasing up forms and things about the new work. That's finally sorted which is just as well, it makes things much simpler for the conference next weekend.

I did a yoga workshop yesterday but was great but the church hall floor was SO dusty it really made me wheeze. I think I've averted bronchitis today but feeling a bit groggy so not been doing much. I have the week off now, except for one morning where I agreed to still go in and help at an event, so looking forward to it. The flat is still a bit messy and I will try and get a few things a bit more sorted. However I'm so fed up of looking at the 3bay pile I think I'm just going to take it to the charity shop. Most of what's on there has been listed at least once and not sold so it won't go for much and I would like to have the clear space in the flat again.

I'm doing better at food shopping - or perhaps I should just say not wasting food, as I can't really dignify this by saying I have much of a plan yet! I've been picking up fresh veg etc at lunchtimes or in the corner shop instead of stocking up every week and not using it, which is good for both the planet and my budget.

I've also started to make more use of my Prime subscription by watching movies, it's really convenient to be able to just pick them on the spot and pause when I want to go make dinner! Although I guess that's not helping with the unread books pile :rotfl:

Moneywise all is well, running to budget and have another £50 due in. I've just had a request for a meter reading from the electricity company which has the potential to be a nasty shock but will just have to see. I do have presents to buy, but they're covered by the gifts pot. Only two weeks to payday and I'm hoping there might be a bit left over in some pots so that I can add to the house deposit and buffer fund. Oh, and Age of Money now at a record 43 days

Hope everyone's having a good weekend

Rosa xx