Lucielle's daring debt free journey

lucielle

I have worn all of it at some point. Not sure about e-bay as it has soooo much jewellery listed.
Fed up today, should've been in work this morning but got cancelled. Working this afternoon. If I'd have known earlier I could've gone to see the boys. I need to get a regular job and get rid of this ad hoc one. I cannot budget as I am never sure how many hours I will be doing and even then I get cancelled at the last minute.

Asda order will be coming tonight so we will be able to eat for the next 2-3 weeks. Pegged washing out, it is coming brighter so it should dry. Was naughty and bought some chocolate last night. Can't believe its 3 months till Christmas today. Wish I could hibernate!!!
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lucielle

Can anybody do me a link to the challenge board as I am having a blonde moment and can't find it.
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lucielle

Morning all. Got blown out of work AGAIN today. Set off in such a positive mood and now feeling down again. Wonder if I should start taking St Johns Wort again? I am prone to the black dog as Winston Churchill would say. I am lacking in motivation and in a really can't be @rsed mood. However I am going to attempt to make a lemon meringue pie, as I have never made one and have a couple of lemons lurking in the fruit bowl.

Got my Asda order delivered last night. I had ordered 10 tins on the value chopped toms, they didn't have any and replaced with Napolina which normally cost 98p! I didn't pay that as they charge the price for the stuff they haven't got. Who pays 98p????? At the end of the day they are only tomatoes.
If anybody can point me in the direction of the challenge board much appreciated.

Paid £155.41 off a cc today, which brings this months total payments to £1191.51, slightly down on last months as I aim for £1200. This week will be a tight week as the wages have all ready gone and mine are down as well. I think my pastry will be chilled so better get on as it looks like it takes ages to prepare. Just hope they all savour it and not wuff the lot down like they normally do.
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lucielle

Lemon meringue pie a success. Meringue not up to usual standards but it was very nice and didn't take me as long to make as I thought it would. Have got a shoulder of lamb to roast for today, followed by home made sticky toffee pudding and sauce. Have only got 1 child at home as the others are all away at sleep overs. Its novel having only 1.

I worked yesterday morning and I am in again shortly. OH had a call out of Friday so that will be some overtime in the wage packet in 2 weeks time.
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penguin83

Mmm dinner sounds lovely today Lucielle!

Good noews on OH's overtime, dont work too hard today! x x

Piquant_2

Very good news about OH overtime, hopefully more will come along. Have a lovely day Lucielle.

Piq x

lucielle

Just finished a 9 hour shift and should be fingers crossed in in the morning. OH ended up cooking the lamb, which was lovely and we are all stuffed so going to have sticky toffee pudding tomorrow. Tomorrow night the children want to try out at athletics so it looks like we are going to give that a go. DS 2 is cooking after school so that should be interesting.
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lucielle

DS2 just about managed to remember his cooking stuff. Got 2 hours in working and now need to get caught up with hovel cleaning. Going to see the boys tomorrow. OH was giving me grief about not riding enough as I didn't get up last week. The trouble is come the weekend when he is off and I go riding he will be saying I think more of the horses than him! I can't win.

On a money front I have got DD1s ski trip to pay for. I have paid £285 leaving a balance of £300 to pay by 1st November. I have saved £70 so far but I am aware that I haven't got much time left. It means I have to get £46 per week, hoping to use some of Octobers Child benefit to go towards it.
I am starting to get a bit twitchy about Christmas. OH says not to worry easy for him as I usually end up doing it all. Off to find some lunch.
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beckseven

Good luck with saving for the ski trip. I'm getting twitchy about Christmas as well and I've only got one child to think of so it must be like a military operation at your house! I love reading about your meals as they always sound so delicious!

lucielle

Feeling poorly and sorry for myself today. Got a cold and a throat like the bottom of a budgies cage. Normally first sign of a cold I take echinacea and that knocks it on the head. However because funds are so tight I can't afford it. Needless to say the first aid box revealed that we are out of strepsils and no money to buy any. Cancelled going riding (must be ill) as it is pouring down, think my friend was relieved.

Also had a direct debit returned due to lack of funds. My fault as I was going to do some money juggling. OH said he will be able to move some and he is going to sort it.
Took the children to athletics for the first time last night. Unfortunately they loved it. I was hoping they wouldn't as it is a 45 min journey each way, then an hour for them to run and back again. OH is surprisingly keen on them doing it. I hate driving at nights and especially as winter closes in I will have icy conditions to contend with. My evenings for children run like this:
Mon:
DS2 cooks (til half term) collect at 5.00
DS2 & DD1 athletics 7.30-8.30 plus travelling
DS1 could go to youth club 6.30-9.00

Tues:
DS1 & DD2 cubs 5.30-7.00
DS1 & DD1 scouts 7.00-9.00 (DS1 wants to finish and go to Young Farmers at Christmas)

Weds
DD2 Brownies 5.00-6.30
DS1 youth club 6.30-8.30

Thurs:
DD2 typing club pick up from school 4.15 (also wants to do Spanish and Yoga)
DS2 football 7.00-8.00
DS1 youth club 7.00-8.00

That is my normal week. Sometimes DS1 doesn't go to all youth clubs as he admits he is tired. Mind you reading that list I am tired.

Going to slob in the bath for a while to see if I feel any better. DS2s cooking was very nice and we had that for tea.
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