"Looking forward to paying off all my debts and getting back to just being broke"

I feel sometimes that during my day I don't actually get anything accomplished and that the day just starts and ends and the house and our finances are no better so although my lists are usually boring everyday things it helps me to mentally feel like I've done something.

Done today:
Breakfast done
Dinner done (Yesterdays leftovers fried with egg)
Fed/Watered the rabbit
Hoovered the hallway (where the rabbit is- she makes a mess with the sawdust and the hay all the time.
Tidied the parlour (not as posh as it sounds. We spend most of our time in the large living/dining room and the parlour is just a smaller room with sofa/tv for relaxing)
Hoovered the parlour Spends:

Gained:
£0.03 as someone wanted me to buy something online for them and I had the change lol

Hey Bobarella.
It is handy to have I must admit. Good when guests need to sleepover too so you can put them in there and still have your living room available.

Well yesterday was a NSD (not counting PADs) Was tempted to go get takeaway but I didn't give in! Tonight will (should) be beef in black bean sauce (made at home- sauce from a jar but still cheaper than chinese I guess) with rice and home made(from a box that you fry yourself) prawn crackers :j

Got given 2 vases yesterday aswell and I'm trying to think about what I can do to them so that I can gift them for Christmas. The only hand made gifts I've ever given were food hampers but I want to try a few this year. Was thinking maybe them pretty stones in the bottom, some fake flowers and a nice ribbon around them? One is a very tall one and one is smaller so that one could be used for a large candle maybe? Hmmm decisions

Need to buy 3 condolence cards today! A family friend, a friends husband and a neighbour have all passed away this week. Not a good week at all.

Well been having a !!!!!! time this month. Nothing going right at all. Felt this month like I was just banging my head against a brick wall. Debt has not been increased though! Have woken up today however and decided to make an effort to be happy, hopeful, energetic and generally see if the world will fall in line with me if I "fake it til you make it" as they say.

Children: All happy and healthy and am grateful to have such amazing children

Husband: Amazingly happy with him even after over 12 years of marriage. He makes me happy, gives me compliments and attention and works hard to provide for us. He does have things that grate on me such as his inability to be on time for things but I am trying to relax about it and find workarounds so that I don't get annoyed.
He is having some issues at the moment with his DS from before we met. Both being stubborn unfortunately and while I am trying to help DH you can lead a horse to water but not make him drink.

Weight: Not lost (or gained) anything so while not good not bad either. Not really been consciously making the effort to be honest. I did have a good day yesterday so am going to build on that today and going forward. Slip ups will be just that and tomorrow is a new day.

Open University: Signed up for my next module. Had my tuition fee loan approved. Sent off for my course grant- waiting to hear back. Not done my grants for dependants form yet. (Been putting it off as that's the one that need the most paperwork to be found)

Well seem to have got the hang of the new YNAB and actually think that the credit card change is better now that i'm used to it. You get so used to doing things one way and then its difficult to change.

Well last day of the holidays tomorrow- school starts on Monday ! Back to normal. I like the holidays though- get to spend time with the kids, can be leisurely and do most things to your own timetable. Waiting for my OU work to come in the post and then I'll be starting my 3rd part time year.

Student finance for the course and for maintenance in place. Nearly done on my dependants form. Have sorted out all my paperwork though so it will be easier now to find what I need to fill in the form.

Kids have sorted another 2 bags of things to either be donated or car booted so now I do see a difference in the amount of things in there rooms. Still a long while to go but this time seems much better than before! Even getting rid of soft toys which is such a difficult thing for the kids to let go of.

Going to be a busy day tomorrow getting organised for the week ahead.

Ok well so far this month i have shifted a 21.9%!!! apr debt to a very long 36 month 0% interest card ! yay

Have changed phone contracts. Was quite cheap anyway I think- £19pm for 2 but have managed to reduce it to £14.07 pm for 2 mobiles so a good job i think x

Have managed to buy about half (so far) of the kids Christmas presents WITHOUT using ANY credit at all- not even temporarily.
Need to check my stores for gifts bought through the year for family as I'm sure I have managed to get most of them already.