Benbens moneymaking adventure

pixiechick99

Hmmm men are useful for some things;) I wished I had one last week when the rabbit died and I had to dig the hole in the garden!!

benbenandme

Well the bookcase is done, I have made loads of flatpack things before but this one was awful, none of the screwholes were lined up, several of the screws just wouldn't go in for love nor money,and I ended up using loads of No Nails instead Not sure whether its gonna last long :rolleyes:

Just having a bite to eat before I get the bookcase into place and fill it etc. I'm hoping the huge blister thats appeared on my thumb disappears again before I tackle the drawers :rolleyes: :mad:

benbenandme

Drawers are made and filled, we've both had a bath and ds is in bed The place still looks like an absolute bombsite, but hopefully at some point this week it might start looking something like normal again :rolleyes:

2 of the 4 relisted items sold on ebay today for £3, still they cost me £1 in total so a good return I guess

Tomorrow ds and I are off for a day out on the train, we're going to London and back, we're only there for about 2 hours before we get back on the train and come home again, but the tickets only cost me £1.10 for both of us :T I'll be bored stupid all day but ds should love it. Tonight I need to sort out some food to take and a book etc for me, as well as figuring out what time we have to leave etc ...

ladypinkof66

benbenandme wrote: »

Drawers are made and filled, we've both had a bath and ds is in bed The place still looks like an absolute bombsite, but hopefully at some point this week it might start looking something like normal again :rolleyes:

2 of the 4 relisted items sold on ebay today for £3, still they cost me £1 in total so a good return I guess

Tomorrow ds and I are off for a day out on the train, we're going to London and back, we're only there for about 2 hours before we get back on the train and come home again, but the tickets only cost me £1.10 for both of us :T I'll be bored stupid all day but ds should love it. Tonight I need to sort out some food to take and a book etc for me, as well as figuring out what time we have to leave etc ...

how did you manage to get the train tickets that cheap ben ben how far is london from you ?

benbenandme

There was a special offer last friday as part of "green day", it was on the grabbit board I think, on southern train routes. We're going from Southampton, I live about half an hour from Southampton. The journey then takes 2.5hrs each way because its the stopping service (normally takes about an hour to London from S'ton), and goes via Southsea, Gatwick and god knows where else, but ds will love seeing stations he's never seen before

I also booked tickets for August when ds is going to his other grandparents for a couple of nights and I'm staying with a friend in London, that time because we're returning on a different day its £2.30 :beer:

duchy

Pity you haven't got time to throw the transport museum in too ........Umm actually thinking about your sanity levels-perhaps it's just as well

hypno06

I hope you have a good day - rather than think of it as being "bored stupid", think of it as being "switch off time" - take a decent book or treat yourself to a magazine......alternatively, take a calculator and your latest snowball printout and get planning how to pay off the next chunk of mortgage!

Whatever you do, enjoy xx

benbenandme

Hello all, well I survived Ds woke up at 4.45 this morning asking if he could get dressed cos he wanted to go ... I think he was more excited than he has ever been at Christmas, bless him! The journey took ages but it was a nice day, I managed to catch up with a couple of friends who work in central London in the 2 hours we had there and we squeezed in a ride on the tube and a bendy bus before heading back on the train. Ds was really well behaved all day and kept hugging me on the way home saying he didn't want the day to end and how lucky he was having me as his mummy :A I did end up spending quite a bit, £13 on the train from home to Southampton :rolleyes: £5 on a travelcard once we got to London (couldn't find my oyster card), and about £6 in m&s on food for the way home (I did take a packed lunch but by the time we came back ds was hungry again:o).

It does mean no money making has gone on here again today but we had a great day out and I know ds loved it

benbenandme

The £40 payout from a survey site hit my bank account today though :T

skint_spice

benbenandme wrote: »

Hello all, well I survived Ds woke up at 4.45 this morning asking if he could get dressed cos he wanted to go ... I think he was more excited than he has ever been at Christmas, bless him! The journey took ages but it was a nice day, I managed to catch up with a couple of friends who work in central London in the 2 hours we had there and we squeezed in a ride on the tube and a bendy bus before heading back on the train. Ds was really well behaved all day and kept hugging me on the way home saying he didn't want the day to end and how lucky he was having me as his mummy :A

awww... that's so sweet. Glad you had a good day out. x