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  • If I feel up to it, there is a re-union on at old gatehouse 'vintage' of old regulars back in late 80's early 90's. Will see a lot of faces I haven't seen in a long time, but still just don't fancy walking in by myself.
    19th March 2007 LBM£5,969.63 1st January 2018 £5960.18, 1st January 2019 £11,032.0018th August 2023 £12,435.00, Student Loan £22244.00 From 2009-12Challenges: To learn to stop spending..
  • lauradora
    lauradora Posts: 1,371 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Me too wish there was a pill you could take so you could sleep right through it all!!

    If you ask me pen re unions of any kind cause nothing but trouble! The past is the past for a reason
    On a mission
  • This one is more so we can see how many of the long haired gods are now balding blokes. A lot of us still go to many of the same pubs, Just a few that now live further a field are visiting family this year, so a spur of moment reunion got suggested last month. Plus all the old music will be played.

    Just lookin gout of my window and there is a tree out there with lovely golden brown leaves, in front of that one, one that is all starkers (poor tree) then just to the side and infront of that a cluster of evergreens, with the sun filtering through them all. Glad I did this move just for this view alone. Much better than my old view of other peoples walls no matter what window I looked out of.. If I keep my gaze to a certain level, teh eyes can fool you into thinking you are in the country.
    19th March 2007 LBM£5,969.63 1st January 2018 £5960.18, 1st January 2019 £11,032.0018th August 2023 £12,435.00, Student Loan £22244.00 From 2009-12Challenges: To learn to stop spending..
  • Just had argument with ex cause he kept calling me Bird on the phone. The whole disrespect of it and sexist belittlement, really really wound me up. Ended up putting phone down on him whilst I calmed down.
    Anyhow called him back and said as long as he is willing to have a proper regular schedule to see his son I will take let him see him. If he messes him about again, then he can just forget it, as I'm not putting son through all that again.
    Really want 2009 to run as smoothly and clutter free as possible.
    19th March 2007 LBM£5,969.63 1st January 2018 £5960.18, 1st January 2019 £11,032.0018th August 2023 £12,435.00, Student Loan £22244.00 From 2009-12Challenges: To learn to stop spending..
  • Really proud of myself, just ordered my son two jumpers from catalogue sale, but paid for them straight off with my debit card, rather than adding them to my account. Now to start doing that with everything that I may order from catalogue (including bar stools)
    19th March 2007 LBM£5,969.63 1st January 2018 £5960.18, 1st January 2019 £11,032.0018th August 2023 £12,435.00, Student Loan £22244.00 From 2009-12Challenges: To learn to stop spending..
  • Well here is final overall spends at the end of the year (not going out tomorrow)
    1st Jan 08- 30th Dec 08

    BILLS
    Jan 2008 £192.83
    Feb 2008 £181.21
    Mar 2008 £202.14
    Apr 2008 £334.89
    May 2008 £183.58
    Jun 2008 £177.53
    Jul 2008 £149.09
    Aug 2008 £130.80
    Sep 2008 £188.97
    Oct 2008 £187.89
    Nov 2008 £235.50
    Dec 2008 £149.75
    TOTAL FOR BILLS £2314.18:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:
    CLOTHING
    Jan 2008 £29.00
    Feb 2008 £3.75
    Mar 2008 £2.75
    Apr 2008
    May 2008 £22.50
    Jun 2008
    Jul 2008 £12.00
    Aug 2008 £74.60
    Sep 2008 £5.00
    Oct 2008 £4.00
    Nov 2008
    Dec 2008 £129.44
    TOTAL FOR CLOTHING £283.04
    FOOD
    Jan 2008 £100.06
    Feb 2008 £81.32
    Mar 2008 £64.52
    Apr 2008 £52.91
    May 2008 £113.50
    Jun 2008 £20.51
    Jul 2008 £154.26
    Aug 2008 £137.57
    Sep 2008 £93.76
    Oct 2008 £89.98
    Nov 2008 £166.35
    Dec 2008 £104.01
    TOTAL FOR FOOD £1178.75:eek::eek:
    ENTERTAINMENT
    Jan 2008 £25.17
    Feb 2008 £49.99
    Mar 2008
    Apr 2008
    May 2008
    Jun 2008
    Jul 2008
    Aug 2008 £4.00
    Sep 2008
    Oct 2008
    Nov 2008
    Dec 2008 £18.80
    TOTAL FOR ENTERTAINMENT £97.96
    ANIMALS
    Jan 2008 £7.31
    Feb 2008 £16.38
    Mar 2008 £11.23
    Apr 2008 £6.89
    May 2008 £9.63
    Jun 2008 £10.32
    Jul 2008 £41.34
    Aug 2008 £253.64
    Sep 2008 £5.84
    Oct 2008 £30.54
    Nov 2008 £14.09
    Dec 2008 £6.48
    TOTAL FOR ANIMALS £413.69:eek::eek:
    CLEANING
    Jan 2008 £14.05
    Feb 2008 £1.22
    Mar 2008 £1.34
    Apr 2008 £2.01
    May 2008 £12.53
    Jun 2008 £2.66
    Jul 2008
    Aug 2008 £15.99
    Sep 2008 £0.59
    Oct 2008 £3.83
    Nov 2008 £2.12
    Dec 2008 £3.04
    TOTAL FOR CLEANING £59.38
    COLLEGE DRINKS
    Jan 2008 £2.40
    Feb 2008 £2.40
    Mar 2008
    Apr 2008
    May 2008
    Jun 2008
    Jul 2008
    Aug 2008
    Sep 2008 £3.00
    Oct 2008 £1.20
    Nov 2008 £2.90
    Dec 2008 £3.40
    TOTAL FOR COLLEGE DRINKS £15.30
    EASTER
    Jan 2008 £0.50
    Feb 2008 £5.00
    Mar 2008
    Apr 2008
    May 2008
    Jun 2008
    Jul 2008
    Aug 2008
    Sep 2008
    Oct 2008
    Nov 2008
    Dec 2008
    TOTAL FOR EASTER £5.50
    DEBT
    Jan 2008 £218.73
    Feb 2008 £309.17
    Mar 2008 £281.19
    Apr 2008 £266.65
    May 2008 £292.64
    Jun 2008 £446.85
    Jul 2008 £508.43
    Aug 2008 £179.42
    Sep 2008 £341.42
    Oct 2008 £354.46
    Nov 2008 £544.34
    Dec 2008 £635.32
    TOTAL FOR DEBT £4378.62
    HOLIDAY
    Jan 2008 £150.24
    Feb 2008
    Mar 2008 £6.00
    Apr 2008
    May 2008
    Jun 2008
    Jul 2008
    Aug 2008 £180.00
    Sep 2008 £40.40
    Oct 2008
    Nov 2008
    Dec 2008
    TOTAL FOR HOLIDAY £376.64
    CHRISTMAS GIFT
    Jan 2008 £8.00
    Feb 2008
    Mar 2008
    Apr 2008
    May 2008
    Jun 2008
    Jul 2008 £51.01
    Aug 2008 £13.30
    Sep 2008 £1.48
    Oct 2008 £4.00
    Nov 2008 £41.80
    Dec 2008 £133.11
    TOTAL FOR CHRISTMAS GIFT £252.70
    PHONE CREDIT
    Jan 2008 £10.00
    Feb 2008
    Mar 2008 £10.00
    Apr 2008
    May 2008
    Jun 2008
    Jul 2008
    Aug 2008
    Sep 2008
    Oct 2008
    Nov 2008
    Dec 2008
    TOTAL FOR PHONE CREDIT £20.00
    CHARITY
    Jan 2008 £5.00
    Feb 2008
    Mar 2008
    Apr 2008
    May 2008
    Jun 2008
    Jul 2008
    Aug 2008 £4.00
    Sep 2008 £4.00
    Oct 2008 £4.00
    Nov 2008 £4.00
    Dec 2008 £7.00
    TOTAL FOR CHARITY £28.00
    COLLEGE FOOD
    Jan 2008 £1.60
    Feb 2008 £2.50
    Mar 2008
    Apr 2008 £1.00
    May 2008
    Jun 2008
    Jul 2008
    Aug 2008
    Sep 2008 £0.39
    Oct 2008 £2.59
    Nov 2008 £1.50
    Dec 2008 £3.10
    TOTAL FOR COLLEGE FOOD £12.68
    GROCIECES
    Jan 2008 £1.50
    Feb 2008 £1.67
    Mar 2008
    Apr 2008
    May 2008
    Jun 2008
    Jul 2008
    Aug 2008
    Sep 2008
    Oct 2008
    Nov 2008
    Dec 2008
    TOTAL FOR GROCIECES £3.17
    BIRTHDAY GIFT
    Jan 2008 £4.50
    Feb 2008
    Mar 2008
    Apr 2008 £3.24
    May 2008 £10.00
    Jun 2008
    Jul 2008 £5.00
    Aug 2008 £103.98
    Sep 2008
    Oct 2008 £4.12
    Nov 2008
    Dec 2008
    TOTAL FOR BIRTHDAY GIFT £130.84
    SCHOOL
    Jan 2008
    Feb 2008 £12.50
    Mar 2008 £1.00
    Apr 2008 £10.50
    May 2008
    Jun 2008 £10.62
    Jul 2008
    Aug 2008 £22.99
    Sep 2008 £12.54
    Oct 2008 £39.50
    Nov 2008 £2.40
    Dec 2008 £12.00
    TOTAL FOR SCHOOL £124.05
    LONDON
    Jan 2008
    Feb 2008 £47.28
    Mar 2008
    Apr 2008
    May 2008
    Jun 2008
    Jul 2008
    Aug 2008
    Sep 2008
    Oct 2008
    Nov 2008
    Dec 2008
    TOTAL FOR LONDON £47.28
    OTHER
    Jan 2008
    Feb 2008 £32.95
    Mar 2008 £8.50
    Apr 2008 £4.71
    May 2008 £5.90
    Jun 2008 £82.83
    Jul 2008 £12.56
    Aug 2008 £1.66
    Sep 2008 £3.08
    Oct 2008 £0.58
    Nov 2008 £10.00
    Dec 2008 £29.72
    TOTAL FOR OTHER £192.49
    MOTHER'S DAY
    Jan 2008
    Feb 2008 £1.48
    Mar 2008 £1.59
    Apr 2008
    May 2008
    Jun 2008
    Jul 2008
    Aug 2008
    Sep 2008
    Oct 2008
    Nov 2008
    Dec 2008
    TOTAL FOR MOTHER'S DAY £3.07
    SCHOOL UNIFORM
    Jan 2008
    Feb 2008 £39.95
    Mar 2008
    Apr 2008 £17.00
    May 2008
    Jun 2008
    Jul 2008 £36.97
    Aug 2008 £131.13
    Sep 2008
    Oct 2008 £27.49
    Nov 2008
    Dec 2008 £6.25
    TOTAL FOR SCHOOL UNIFORM £258.79
    DECORATING
    Jan 2008
    Feb 2008
    Mar 2008 £1.24
    Apr 2008
    May 2008
    Jun 2008
    Jul 2008
    Aug 2008
    Sep 2008
    Oct 2008
    Nov 2008
    Dec 2008
    TOTAL FOR DECORATING £1.24
    DIY
    Jan 2008
    Feb 2008
    Mar 2008
    Apr 2008 £59.28
    May 2008 £26.00
    Jun 2008
    Jul 2008
    Aug 2008
    Sep 2008
    Oct 2008
    Nov 2008
    Dec 2008
    TOTAL FOR DIY £85.28
    COLLEGE
    Jan 2008
    Feb 2008
    Mar 2008
    Apr 2008 £22.95
    May 2008 £144.73
    Jun 2008 £15.03
    Jul 2008
    Aug 2008 £40.00
    Sep 2008 £46.12
    Oct 2008 £1.49
    Nov 2008 £3.50
    Dec 2008 £0.93
    TOTAL FOR COLLEGE £274.75
    HOUSEHOLD
    Jan 2008
    Feb 2008
    Mar 2008
    Apr 2008
    May 2008 £16.34
    Jun 2008 £9.00
    Jul 2008 £73.08
    Aug 2008 £117.75
    Sep 2008 £11.74
    Oct 2008 £3.20
    Nov 2008
    Dec 2008
    TOTAL FOR HOUSEHOLD £231.11
    HEALTH
    Jan 2008
    Feb 2008
    Mar 2008
    Apr 2008
    May 2008 £6.84
    Jun 2008
    Jul 2008
    Aug 2008
    Sep 2008
    Oct 2008
    Nov 2008
    Dec 2008
    TOTAL FOR HEALTH £6.84
    FATHER'S DAY
    Jan 2008
    Feb 2008
    Mar 2008
    Apr 2008
    May 2008
    Jun 2008 £5.88
    Jul 2008
    Aug 2008
    Sep 2008
    Oct 2008
    Nov 2008
    Dec 2008
    TOTAL FOR FATHER'S DAY £5.88
    GARDEN
    Jan 2008
    Feb 2008
    Mar 2008
    Apr 2008
    May 2008
    Jun 2008
    Jul 2008 £14.49
    Aug 2008
    Sep 2008
    Oct 2008 £8.57
    Nov 2008
    Dec 2008
    TOTAL FOR GARDEN £23.06
    GLASSES
    Jan 2008
    Feb 2008
    Mar 2008
    Apr 2008
    May 2008
    Jun 2008
    Jul 2008 £42.60
    Aug 2008
    Sep 2008 £15.20
    Oct 2008
    Nov 2008 £15.20
    Dec 2008 £15.20
    TOTAL FOR GLASSES £88.20
    ALLOTMENT
    Jan 2008
    Feb 2008
    Mar 2008
    Apr 2008
    May 2008
    Jun 2008
    Jul 2008
    Aug 2008 £6.03
    Sep 2008 £1.20
    Oct 2008
    Nov 2008
    Dec 2008
    TOTAL FOR ALLOTMENT £7.23
    ALCOHOL
    Jan 2008
    Feb 2008
    Mar 2008
    Apr 2008
    May 2008
    Jun 2008
    Jul 2008
    Aug 2008 £6.32
    Sep 2008
    Oct 2008 £3.58
    Nov 2008 £10.79
    Dec 2008 £30.82
    TOTAL FOR ALCOHOL £51.51
    MUMS/SALSA
    Jan 2008
    Feb 2008
    Mar 2008
    Apr 2008
    May 2008
    Jun 2008
    Jul 2008
    Aug 2008 £4.30
    Sep 2008
    Oct 2008 £5.90
    Nov 2008
    Dec 2008
    TOTAL FOR MUMS/SALSA £10.20
    KIERAN
    Jan 2008
    Feb 2008
    Mar 2008
    Apr 2008
    May 2008
    Jun 2008
    Jul 2008
    Aug 2008 £1.00
    Sep 2008
    Oct 2008
    Nov 2008
    Dec 2008
    TOTAL FOR KIERAN £1.00
    PATRICK
    Jan 2008
    Feb 2008
    Mar 2008
    Apr 2008
    May 2008
    Jun 2008
    Jul 2008
    Aug 2008 £2.00
    Sep 2008
    Oct 2008
    Nov 2008
    Dec 2008
    TOTAL FOR PATRICK £2.00
    SERENA
    Jan 2008
    Feb 2008
    Mar 2008
    Apr 2008
    May 2008
    Jun 2008
    Jul 2008
    Aug 2008 £2.00
    Sep 2008
    Oct 2008
    Nov 2008
    Dec 2008
    TOTAL FOR SERENA £2.00
    BAKING
    Jan 2008
    Feb 2008
    Mar 2008
    Apr 2008
    May 2008
    Jun 2008
    Jul 2008
    Aug 2008
    Sep 2008 £5.72
    Oct 2008 £1.83
    Nov 2008 £4.91
    Dec 2008 £15.51
    TOTAL FOR BAKING £27.97
    FOOTWEAR
    Jan 2008
    Feb 2008
    Mar 2008
    Apr 2008
    May 2008
    Jun 2008
    Jul 2008
    Aug 2008
    Sep 2008
    Oct 2008 £5.00
    Nov 2008
    Dec 2008 £65.88
    TOTAL FOR FOOTWEAR £70.88
    DRESS MAKING
    Jan 2008
    Feb 2008
    Mar 2008
    Apr 2008
    May 2008
    Jun 2008
    Jul 2008
    Aug 2008
    Sep 2008
    Oct 2008 £52.86
    Nov 2008 £6.83
    Dec 2008
    TOTAL FOR DRESS MAKING £59.69
    MOBILE TOP UP
    Jan 2008
    Feb 2008
    Mar 2008
    Apr 2008
    May 2008
    Jun 2008
    Jul 2008
    Aug 2008
    Sep 2008
    Oct 2008 £5.00
    Nov 2008
    Dec 2008
    TOTAL FOR MOBILE TOP UP £5.00
    COLLEGE TRAVEL
    Jan 2008
    Feb 2008
    Mar 2008
    Apr 2008
    May 2008
    Jun 2008
    Jul 2008
    Aug 2008
    Sep 2008
    Oct 2008
    Nov 2008
    Dec 2008 £5.20
    TOTAL FOR COLLEGE TRAVEL £5.20
    CHRISTMAS FOOD
    Jan 2008
    Feb 2008
    Mar 2008
    Apr 2008
    May 2008
    Jun 2008
    Jul 2008
    Aug 2008
    Sep 2008
    Oct 2008
    Nov 2008
    Dec 2008 £71.81
    TOTAL FOR CHRISTMAS FOOD £71.81
    HALLOWEEN (2009)
    Jan 2008
    Feb 2008
    Mar 2008
    Apr 2008
    May 2008
    Jun 2008
    Jul 2008
    Aug 2008
    Sep 2008
    Oct 2008
    Nov 2008
    Dec 2008 £0.20
    TOTAL FOR HALLOWEEN (2009) £0.20
    TOTAL £11227.18:o:eek:
    19th March 2007 LBM£5,969.63 1st January 2018 £5960.18, 1st January 2019 £11,032.0018th August 2023 £12,435.00, Student Loan £22244.00 From 2009-12Challenges: To learn to stop spending..
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