Benbens moneymaking adventure

tigzem

Blimey I'm pooped just reading your list!!! :rotfl:

Saw your FB status, we're going to London on Monday to see Coldplay, we're staying overnight so am planning on visiting Oxford Street on Tuesday, I want to go to Hamleys!!! Such a big kid.

Where is Harrods?? Haven't been there since I was a kid so would like to visit it.

We're out tonight with all of my family for our Christmas dinner so going to miss X Factor :mad: but will record it so we can watch it when we get home.

Hope the Christmas tree erecting is going well......

Oh and what a shame cutie teacher isn't going next week xx

benbenandme

Time for a quick update ....

Clean guinea pigs and move them into my bedroom (they live where the xmas tree goes )
[strike]Buy xmas tree [/strike] DONE
Spend lots of time swearing whilst trying to get said tree to stand up in the stupid special box thing that seemed like such a good idea when I bought it a few years ago :rolleyes:
Washing 2 LOTS DONE
[strike]Finish writing xmas cards [/strike] DONE
[strike]Post said xmas cards [/strike] DONE
[strike]Deliver presents to aunt who I won't see again till new year [/strike] DONE
Buy and wrap presents for ex and ex-in laws (from ds) BOUGHT BUT NOT YET WRAPPED
Put xmas cards up
Decorate the tree if I haven't already decided to chuck it in the bin
Attempt to clean / hoover etc the rest of the flat
[strike]Bring up all the bags of "stuff" from the boot of the car that I avoid because they're heavy :rolleyes: [/strike] DONE
[strike]Find a matched bet (got a free offer through today and should make best part of 50 quid )[/strike] DONE
Try and find something in the depths of my cupboard to wear to xmas party next week (don't think cutie teacher is going and anyway he's not available, so not splashing out on new clothes )
Complete all survey in inbox
Work out what I still need to get for xmas
[strike] Remember to be home by 4pm tomorrow as the road gets shut for the local carnival and otherwise I'll have to park about 3 miles away :rolleyes: [/strike] DONE
Watch Strictly and possibly go down and see the carnival as it passes
Reply to party invite for ds (should have done last week)

I've still got plenty to do but at least I can stay indoors in the warm for the rest of it I was really lucky with my tree, I went to the garden centre and they were all between 20.00 - 25.00 for quite small trees and I found one with a reduced to 10.00 label on it. I asked the lady why and she said it was because it was ugly and a funny shape :eek: :rotfl: Well, I felt sorry for it, after all it has spent its whole life growing ready for this moment and then he gets labelled ugly and cheap :mad: So, I have a quite odd looking tree (its got very small branches at the bottom), but I love it and it was very mse too!!

benbenandme

Right the tree is up and decorated :beer: Doesn't look ugly at all now ;)I checked the matched bet and I made 45.00 on it, so thats been withdrawn already, probably the best xmas pressie I'll get this year

Jacket spud is in the oven and I'm going to spend the rest of the evening pottering round doing bits and pieces and hopefully tidying up a bit as I go

Karmacat

Hi Benben

Thanks for the note on the matched bet - I really must get back into it, and that one will do nicely. I've got a £50 one at b365, and another at victor chandler I don't quite understand yet. Is that b365 one still valid? I got the email on the 12th...

benbenandme

Yep KC, I think its valid until xmas or new year, I bet my 50 quid this morning, bonus credited straight away, bet that too, withdrew winnings a couple of hours later, I reckon less than 10 minutes work in total:D :beer:

Karmacat

Fantastic! No wonder your sig is so good! Thanks Benben, I appreciate it.

benbenandme

I've had a quick bath and now its another update time ...

[STRIKE]Clean guinea pigs and move them into my bedroom (they live where the xmas tree goes ) [/STRIKE] DONE
Buy xmas tree DONE
[STRIKE]Spend lots of time swearing whilst trying to get said tree to stand up in the stupid special box thing that seemed like such a good idea when I bought it a few years ago :rolleyes:[/STRIKE] DONE
[STRIKE]Washing[/STRIKE] DONE
Finish writing xmas cards DONE
Post said xmas cards DONE
Deliver presents to aunt who I won't see again till new year DONE
Buy and wrap presents for ex and ex-in laws (from ds) BOUGHT BUT NOT YET WRAPPED
Put xmas cards up
[STRIKE]Decorate the tree if I haven't already decided to chuck it in the bin [/STRIKE] DONE
Attempt to clean / hoover etc the rest of the flat GETTING THERE :rolleyes:
Bring up all the bags of "stuff" from the boot of the car that I avoid because they're heavy :rolleyes: DONE
Find a matched bet (got a free offer through today and should make best part of 50 quid ) DONE
Try and find something in the depths of my cupboard to wear to xmas party next week (don't think cutie teacher is going and anyway he's not available, so not splashing out on new clothes )
[STRIKE]Complete all survey in inbox [/STRIKE] DONE
Work out what I still need to get for xmas
Remember to be home by 4pm tomorrow as the road gets shut for the local carnival and otherwise I'll have to park about 3 miles away :rolleyes: DONE
[STRIKE]Watch Strictly and possibly go down and see the carnival as it passes[/STRIKE] DONE
[STRIKE]Reply to party invite for ds (should have done last week)[/STRIKE] DONE

I'm pleased with what I've got done, but still more to go tomorrow :rolleyes:

hypno06

Not a bad start! I am sure you will get everything done by this time tomorrow.

skint_spice

ooo - half way there on the weight! well done you.

benbenandme

I've been AQA'ing for a bit and have earned 8.10 tonight :beer: