My diary... becoming debt free whilst still having a life!!!

rubydoiwannabee

Hi everyone, (just a quickie) the wedding was well just wonderful!! I only cried once and that was at the first dance of the bride & (very handsome) groom.

As for outfit I wore white wide legged linen trousers, a navy camisole and a lovely navy and white sheer cardigan that I picked up in matalan. A great find really it was. It looked designer, quite sheer and a frill at the end of the 3/4 length sleeves and down the front. It looked very weddingy!! (if there is such a word!!)

SH could you send me the link to your diary please? Does that really mean you are all going to leave me??!!!

SC and YB, I was really inspired by your growing of veggies etc. and mentioned it to DH, and expected it to be ignored but he was really keen!!!!!!!! So we are off this weekend to buy what is needed... I am so excited, any advice? What is good to start with (we are complete novices)

Thanks to all of you for your lovely comments and thoughts. I promise to update more and to visit SH diary as well regularly, if I do will you still come and post on mine??

PRETTY PLEASE????


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savingholmes

Hi Ruby really good to hear from you. Of course we will keep posting on your diary too! So glad the wedding went well and that you found a lovely outfit - presumably on budget too! Hope you have lots of lovely photos and memories of the day.

This is a link to my diary....

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1570183

I am still job hunting but I am at the second stage of a couple of jobs, and have a first stage interview for a job tomorrow so wish me luck!

HI YB, SC, IC, Miss Shoes!

sistercas

dont worry Ruby we wont leave you.

glad the wedding went well. your outfit sounds beautiful, really elegant

I'm afraid I am a complete novice too at growing veggies , i bought a gardening mag to help (it had free seeds with it ) and so far so good although have only 1 carrot leaf so far lol. the lettuce and rocket are doing well though

long day at work and i am completel k*******d off for a bath soon x

savingholmes

HI SC - if you want quick results raddishes grow really well in pots - it is something you could get the kids to do - I think they are ready to eat in a couple of weeks rather than a couple of months!

I think carrots get eaten easily too so keep an eye out for pests. Have you heard of companion planting and sacrificial crops? The idea is that you plant say marigolds and nasturtians which grow easily from seed, look pretty and attract both beneficial and nasty insects and hopefully get them to leave your real harvest alone! worth a shot.

Hi Ruby, YB, IC and others! Hope you had a good day!

rubydoiwannabee

Hi, I hope you have all had a lovely weekend. It is just starting to rain here but the sun has been out all weekend otherwise.

Following in the steps of SC, YB and SH, we now have a vegetable patch!!! Onions, lettuce and baby carrot seeds planted and basil planted in a pot. I am not holding out too much hope because the soil is so very chalky, but you never know.

How is everyone?

xxxxx

savingholmes

Hi Ruby - nice to hear from you again! We are doing okay. We have been gardening too today. I have fruit rather than veg growing in my garden (fruit is less work LOL!). We have 2 apple trees, a damson tree, a cherry tree and strawberries, raspberries, redcurrants and blackcurrants growing!

I got thro the dreaded maths test this week and got to final stage for a job but it is not until after the bank holiday. Still waiting to hear more on other jobs too!

Hope you are your family are doing okay. Hope IC, YB are good too. I "see" SC on my thread so I've heard from her already today....

bye for now! Lovely to hear from you

sistercas

hi Ruby I see you have been bitten with ' grow your own ' bug :rotfl:
I have up to now: red onins, white onions, carrots, beetroot, potatoes,rocket, lettuce, apple tree, blueberry bush , strawberries, raspberries , red currants, bell pepper and i have just planted some tomotoes
my problem is I lose interest after a while and forget to tend to them . I hope I dont this time

its raining today so a day off the gardening
feel very tired so going to have a quiet afternoon hopefully
hope you are all ok
IC / YB /1step/ miss shoes please post soon x
SH hope you're ok x

savingholmes

Hi Ruby et al! Hope you are all doing okay!

Well this week has been quite boring! No interviews this week at all which is a little scary. I do still have a final interview Tuesday - need to prepare a presentation too. I've got thro from 90 people down to the last 3....! 1 must have dropped out this week which is fab I was 1 of 4!!! I so want to just have my next job and that be it no more interviews etc!

Still not heard any more about the outcome from last week's interview!

sistercas

HI Ruby, YB, SH, 1step, IC

hope you are all ok. I have been wondering how everybody is doing? I do see SH on her own thread

spent the afternoon in the garden, cut a large privet hedge, cut the grass and had a general tidy up.
the veggies are doing well too i am quite surprised

going to watch John barrowman on the tele tonight and then going to see him in concert on monday :j:j

hope someone posts soon x

savingholmes

Hi guys - didn't get the job I was waiting on news for last time I posted on here - still don't know the outcome from Tuesday's interview.

Have just survived my DD's craft party - only 3 turned up but that was enough for me!

Hope everyone is okay - esp Ruby and family but nto forgetting YB, SC, 1Step and IC!