Last few steps of my journey need somewhere to keep focused

Good morning to a shiny new sunny Saturday
Everyone's still asleep here as Fridays bedtime is "good to bed when you want" for my lot after a hard week at school and so they didnt come up until 1am :eek: my brother stayed over, he's a good bit younger than me so he's very cool and plays the playstation with them and keeps them entertained and so my electric took a battering las night but they're all happy
Hoping for a very limited spend this weekend, I find I do quite well in the week and then the weekend hits and every penny flies out but this weekend will be different I'm a new me

Today I have to:

1.Take my sister her birthday gift
- a painting by me £0 and a card handmade by me 8p
I got a pack of 50 blank cards and envelopes for £4 from the works a while ago and I just draw a pic or write a message on the front in black drawing pen its very simple but quite effective and only 8p for a card :T plus I hate sending cards when you know most of them get put in the bin after the event :mad:

2. Hubby going to his "hobby job" so we're going to watch him that will cost £0 and he should get about £10 today sometimes its more depending where he is, I don't use this money he gets to keep it and use as his spending money

Tomorrow I have to

1. Half a day out at sports with the two eldest all family are going will need a picnic as its during lunch time and I will not spend in the food vans, this should be £0 as I did the food shop yesterday

The rest of the weekend will be spent at home which is free :j

Hi Pollygarter
That's my problem too unexpected breakages pet emergencies school expenses they all add up which means less off the debt,
but we can do it, even a small payment means we're one step closer to the finish line

So proud of myself I just realised I haven't used my tumble dryer for two weeks :eek: :T for me that's amazing as I would put towels and undies in it even in a heat wave
And I have been saving my Tesco and morrisons vouchers to put towards xmas and we now have £36 I know what's going to happen though I won't want to spend them :rotfl:

This is going to be a long post so feel free to skip on by
Its nothing exciting really just things I want to put down here to keep me going
I've done my signature quite proud as I'm no genius on these things email and Internet still amaze/confuse me
So the numbers are quite scary but they were so so much worse just a year and a half ago, I have only put the total, I have the individual figures in my black book of doom but I didn't want them to hit me in the face everytime I came on here, the total is quite enough to keep me motivated
I realised I never really introduced myself, I never felt the need as i thought I'd only be talking to myself and I know who I am :rotfl: anyway I felt a little bit rude so if anyone wants to know this is me
36, married, mum to 2 teenage boys (15 and nearly14)and 1 daughter (10 ) been SAHM since ds1, have worked on and off over the years but never found anything to fit around children as no family to help with school runs etc I love to paint and make jewellery and this has been my "job" for the last 10 years, don't earn huge amounts but as the saying goes "every little helps" currently studying for art history degree hopefully get teaching qualification at the end and get my dream job:) been with dh for 20 years :eek: I just love him dh is diabetic and both ds have an allergy that they carry epi pens for (awaiting results to find out what it is) me and dd are "normal" :rotfl: Only joking we all are "normal" and try not to let health problems get us down obviously they do now and then but we pick each other up , We have 2 dogs one was a stray and we spent a small fortune of our savings getting her back to health she was in a really bad way we think she'd been tied up used for breeding and dumped and I'm so soft when it comes to animals I just had to make her better shes now a very healthy beautiful loving girl who is finally getting over her fear of people and learning what it means to play we also had a beautiful cat who I had to let go to sleep just 3 weeks ago she was 16 and has been with me since a kitten i'm still heartbroken

So that's me, now back to business
Only 7 days to payday and then that dastardly debt total will come down
Did my Monday morning top up shop today spent £8.20 and I'm so proud I didn't put anything in the basket I didn't need
Told the kids that the chore list on the fridge that they've been ignoring the last 3 weeks comes back into effect today so they better move their lazy behinds ive not been myself since the cat went and everything has slipped but mammy's back and cracking the whip
Today I need to
Hoover everywhere, DONE
wash car after school (job for the kiddies) DONE
Sort student finance form for next part of course
Get photos of my new paintings and add to my facebook page
Make a list of bits to do on dh old car ready to put up for sale next month DONE
Empty my purse into the coin jar DONE 4p !! :rotfl:
Arrange day to deliver painting to customer

Feeling happy because
All the kids are at school
The sun is shining and I can hear the cows and sheep in the field opposite
My hair is finally growing I cut it way too short
I think I've lost a couple of lbs want to lose about 10lbs so just need to keep away from the evil biscuits
The house i really like for sale one street away still hasn't sold what are the chances of it still being there when we're ready, thinking positive, crossing everything even my eyes

Oh I love horses too, but not to ride I just love watching them, they are beautiful animals, there are four in the field opposite the house and I see them everytime I look out of the window, I could sit there all day watching them it's good to have a plan, something to aim for
Oh I can't wait to be DF and in my own home got a bit annoyed with myself today if I'd only stuck to the plan this time last year then today I could have been looking for my new home, but oh well this is how it is just got to get on with it
Been a good day though mostly housework, got through nearly all the washing, dried ironed and put away, hoovered everywhere also washed my car and dh car, kids did their chores without complaint and everyone cleared their plates at tea time, homemade meatballs potatoes and sweetcorn, few potatoes left for my lunch tomorrow
Only spent £10.03 topping up on diesel and £8.20 shopping, bank all checked and in order, I didn't eat one biscuit today only ate at meal times no snacking at all I'm so good I hope it lasts need to lose a few more lbs then I can fit into all my clothes comfortably and stop wishing I had new ones
Long day tomorrow lots to do and need to stop going to sleep late mse and pet rescue to blame
Tomorrow is another day, one step closer to the end, onwards and upwards