Single and in debt.

Ossireo

mags33 wrote: »

eveything should be complete by 28th January including the closure of the old account. go on ask how happy and relieved i am as thats in time for feb's dd's coming out.

nothing is bursting my bubble tonight
:j :j :beer: :beer:

Fantastic news Mags and thanks for your kind words and I hope the little cry was refreshing! Enjoy your wine tonight! :A

makeup wrote:

How about a less demanding pet to start off with like a hamster or guinea pig?

Well to be honest part of the dog hankering is mine as well. I have always had dogs in the family, and much as I dont miss the fluff, mess, smell etc I do miss having one around. We lost all 3 dogs within 6 months of each other (all from old age), so DS lost all the dogs in his life by time he was 4 and he constantly chats about them however being in private rented for last 5 years has meant we have only been able to have goldfish, but being back in my old house would mean a dog is at least back on the table of ideas

As far as the decluttering Makeup, have you had a look at the Flylady site, I am a recent convert .. havent really got far .. but daily shine my sink!

Shoe_Gal wrote:

Have also spent loads cos not planned meals - and cheered myself up with new underwear and a magazine! Doesn't look like I'm going to be able to pay £100.00 of my overdraft this month now.
gone by and nothing has been clarified about possible redundancies in my department. It's just hanging over me! :mad: That means I have eaten rubbish all week
I am really annoyed with myself, I can do much better than this! :mad:

Aww dont be so hard on yourself and no need to apologise for having a moan, I am the queen of having a whine on here so you are in excellent company Just remember you need to do what you have to do to survive a week sometimes, just take a deep breath and toss the anger away and start afresh. I often have to do this, else the madder I get .. the more I eat .. it ends up a nasty circle!

RosaBernicia wrote:

Ossireo - :grouphug: for you as well, Makeup is right you're an inspiration.

Where have all the boys gone, have we scared them away?

Well I am tired and cross - and I have my advanced driving 'mock test' tomorrow and haven't had time to do any practice. I wanted to take a day off work this week and just couldn't fit it in. So probably not going to do brilliantly tomorrow but have decided to stop worrying about it and just turn up. I can always drop the idea if they say it's likely to take me another 3 months to get through the test, I have a lot on at the minute and it is only an extra.

Thank you, such kind words, I really don't feel hugely inspirational, but it is nice to think that maybe I have been I do think the boys are hiding, havent seen SBC in ages

If you can get the time I would recommend the Mock Test, you may suprise yourself, and if you dont do so good, then you will have an idea of which areas you need to brush up a bit more on .. though I will say, I am pretty darn sure I couldnt pass anything like my Driving Test these days, scary stuff, it was bad enough doing the test 17 years ago!

I remembered something that I had wanted to mention earlier but forgot! When over the new house today I dug my wedding dress out the attic .. it actually fitted .. whilst yes it is not a dinky one .... it made me think in a strange way which I will try to explain but might not make sense. I felt, by fitting into it .. I was back at the same point that I was before the baby weight/illness/depression/doom & gloom etc, it felt like I was back at the beginning now and it was time to work at what I want to be from that point, almost like I have erased the !!!! bits that happened to my body after my wedding .. weird I know, but explaining stuff has never been my forte!

Anyway, much love to you all and hope a good weekend is waiting for us all! xxx

Ossireo

eco wrote: »

Ossireo Rosa's right you are an inspiration I don't have kids but been an aunty I know it's not the easiest job which is why I've steered clear of it, about the dog I think it's a great idea, i have 2 and my jack russell is full of energy and great with kids, my neices and nephews love him.
I'm on a high tonight I will finish painting my stairs tomorrow, just a bit of glossing and touching up to do, and I've seen some lampshades in b & q I like, then I can start my bedroom, I've got to have all the painting done by Feb, I want to concentrate on gardening then.
Hope everyone's having a good night and a drink it's friday and we deserve it.

Thanks Eco, I love Jack Russels. My little girl was a Heinz 57, terrier type (looked like Benjy from the tv ads, also had a giant, and I mean HUGE German shephard (a failed police dog lol) that ended up staying with my exDH and my mum had a Westie that was a puppy farm breeding b1tch that had been abandoned, barely looked like a westie, had nipples to the floor and was deaf as a post but was such a character!

I hope your painting gets all sorted fro you tomorrow and I am contemplating a wee JD & coke in a bit

Lula-Hula

hello fabby gorgeous people

big (((hugs))) to ShoeGal &

Ossireo; as Mags said ' at least' the school have picked up on this so I'm sure with the fab combination of a wonderful caring mother & 'professionals' he will get the best possible guidance. I know what its' like to have been a 'scary' mummy in the past & the feelings of responsibility about any backlash as you put it. My DD is too protective of me & I frequently have to reassure her that I can speak for myself , thank you :rolleyes: .

I have bought nothing fab for what seems like years & am now fearful that I may not recover my shoppingness when debt free as the thriftyness will be too ingrained by then :eek:.

Still underthin & fear that exercise is the only answer, trouble is I feel about that the same way i do about gardening ie great on warm sunny days. Not sure how much longer i can keep up the " I cant afford a new bike tyre as I'm trying to clear debts" excuse

Have a happy week end to all

lula

makeup

Shoe_Gal wrote: »

Hi All :hello:

• lose 2lbs
• meal plan and stick to it
• 3 NSD's
• 3 exercise sessions
• sort out electricity bill
• organise work hours

Plus, I need to start getting my glamour back, I feel such a frump! I used to really make an effort with my clothes, hair, make-up etc but these days I feel that I just can't be bothered - then I look in a mirror!

Sorry for such a miserable post

Hey Shoegal,

Don't worry about sounding miserable -we've all been there!

You have quite a lot on your task list for the week, have you thought about making it a bit more achievable. For instance 3 NSD's can be quite hard - I know I struggle to manage one!!

How about just trying to do meal plans and 3 days of exercise and then seeing how you get on with losing weight. I know from past experience some weeks are rubbish even if you have been doing really well. It isn't an exact science and it seems to be hard to work out how much you have / are going to lose?

I know what you mean about getting a bit more glam, sometimes I just feel so dull. I think my problem is that I need to have more nights out where I can get glammed up! So much of my social life is theatre, dinners out, quiet drinks which pretty much need jeans and a nice top!

eco

Ossireo, I love my dogs and I know going out walking on cold mornings isn't a pleasure, the stress relief for me is the actual walking, I can think without anyone nagging and I always come home feeling much better, we had dogs when we were growing up and I was always the biggest cry baby when anything happened to them.

makeup

Ossireo wrote: »

As far as the decluttering Makeup, have you had a look at the Flylady site, I am a recent convert .. havent really got far .. but daily shine my sink!


I remembered something that I had wanted to mention earlier but forgot! When over the new house today I dug my wedding dress out the attic .. it actually fitted .. whilst yes it is not a dinky one .... it made me think in a strange way which I will try to explain but might not make sense. I felt, by fitting into it .. I was back at the same point that I was before the baby weight/illness/depression/doom & gloom etc, it felt like I was back at the beginning now and it was time to work at what I want to be from that point, almost like I have erased the !!!! bits that happened to my body after my wedding .. weird I know, but explaining stuff has never been my forte!

Anyway, much love to you all and hope a good weekend is waiting for us all! xxx

Thanks for that - yes am a recent convert myself which is why I am actually contemplating decluttering rather than just moving it around to look tidier! My sink is more clean rather than shiny but believe me, a billions time better than before!!!

That is a great feeling to feel like you have drawn a line under bad experiences. Maybe getting a dog is a good way to start your new life??? There are ways of keeping it DFW - I have seen lots of advice especially on the Oldstyle boards on cheap food etc. and seeing as you've had lots of dogs you probably have a realistic idea of all involved!!

Shoe_Gal

Thanks for all your kindness, you've really cheered me up :T

Off to bed now, hope everything will seem brighter in the morning

eco

my world is brighter thanks to the southern comfort and the cheesy doritos, i think life would be pretty dull without them, and the SOCO was free the suppliers at work bought it for me for christmas, shame they didn't get a bottle of lemonade as well but you can't have everything.
I'm going before i lose the ability to spell.

mags33_2

hello everyone hope your all well

wine was lovely just the one glass though as A) trying to be good and its red wine and i can just about have two glasses of that before im anybody's LOL

crisps were lovely tee hee im putting this indulgence as my treat of the week need to be good today and tomorrow as its weight in day on monday :mad:

still no follow up mail from bos/bank of scotland and thats now 28 days since the default notification but no doubt i shall be hearing from them

Shoe_Gal

Hi everybody

I am at work!! Decided to come in for a few hours to see if I can catch up a bit, can't cope with another week like last week :mad:

Had to resort to eating chocolate though to keep me going

Have a good Saturday everybody