Reality Check...

Final point.....my daughter passed all her exams!! :T Remember I was going to buy her a gift...thought twice about it and just said "Well done, that great!!" no gift needed, and don't want to start buying gifts, these exams are twice a year!! I'll get her a graduation gift lol

I never got anything for exams, partly because I never really passed any :rotfl: but we did give money for GCSE's and A levels - don't know why that started but it seemed to be the thing to do - most likely paid out from an overdraft!

I am working today - and it feels horrific to be here on a Saturday!! Finish at 6, then home to do nothing so at least I am not spending any money. My sister asked me to go out for lunch yesterday, told her I had no money, she offered to pay (this is rare - she is even worse than me with money) so I took her up on her offer and had a lovely 2 course lunch then we went somewhere else for tea and cake and didn't cost me a penny - I never even took my purse out with me.

I would like to build up to being about 80% vegan with my diet. I don't think I could give up leather or make up items or skin care etc...I am eating Vegan mostly today! Had some porridge made with almond milk with some pomegranate seeds, blueberries and coconut for breakfast, brought some carrot sticks and cucumber, nuts and an apple for a snack and then lunch I made some quinoa and roasted some butternut squash, sweet potato and carrot cut into little cubes with some coconut oil and chilli, spices and herbs - it tastes lovely! Currently sipping on some hot water and lemon - I really do enjoy eating healthy, should try more often as recently I've been slipping. Dinner however is not vegan as having chilli, rice and sour cream because it's already made...baby steps!

Sooooo turns out I was right about my step son! He came round last night and that is him back for good with no money! Well, he hasn't declared the no money part claims he has money but I don't believe it....hasn't had a job for 2 months and has left clothes down there as "didn't fit in his bag" so I think he has just left the place and not paid rent....of course this was denied! He has a few potential jobs lined up, but I have heard this all before!! He was only in the door half an hour and asked if he could make something to eat....he is a bottomless pit! I gave him £20 when he was leaving - from dog walking money that I will replace next week.

My ex husband and daughter are back on Sunday...so will see how long they last together! But I can def see him moving in with me! He isn't biologically my son, but I would always treat him like my own. My ex husband isn't my daughters dad I met him when she was 5 and she has called him dad and then he already had a son from a previous relationship but has been in my life since he was 8, so we're not the conventional family...but who is these days!

I don't half ramble on and on....well done is you made it to the end!!

It is officially pay day!! That's all the money allocated to each area and money left for my direct debits to come out. Last month I never spent a penny on credit cards, but I did have to use money from my insurance fund to pay for my car tax. This month money is TIGHT! I have paid the £1000 back to my daughter and also paid £150.00 for my share for the caravan. I can't replace the £100 back to the insurance fund but I do have a £100 contingency fund that I am hoping not to use but it is there if needed and will use that/next months wage to replace the £100. I have allocated £75 for 4 weeks food....extreme I know! But....I do have at least 2 probably 3 weeks of dinners that only need a few fresh bits so it's a challenge...need to make some soup for lunches as I've ran out and don't want to slip back to old ways. I am scraping the £5 until July plan, my new plan is £75 in 4 weeks.

I am finishing work at lunch today, weather is miserable so going to go home and chill out, can't wait...I am so tired this week, for absolutely no reason. Went a run with the dog this morning so no gym tonight. Might have a look and try find something that I can sell, still don't know what. Tonight I am going to attempt to make falafel. I have quite a few tins of chickpeas and all the spices so going to make them and make some hummus and have them in a pitta with some salad - hope they work out, if they do then that can be another lunch alternative to soup.

Changed days for me on pay day....the old me would have been straight online buying things, bought an expensive lunch in work and probably be going out for dinner...so glad this isn't me anymore.

Work is quiet so off to read some diaries xxx