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Thanks smf2

Had a lovely weekend (apart from one argument with DH) with the shed being emptied, wood choped, garden planted, tent bought-put up-taken down and finally got round to seeign how to train your dragon which I loved!

I want a dragon .........

I manged to stop myself from buying a £40 coat and instead bought myself some pretty shoes for £25 using a £20 voucher which was supposed to be Nan's present they are very very very very very pretty

DH wants to op/pay debt with our savings of £100 a month but after a chat we've agreed to keep it in an easy access account just in case, when it goes over £1000 we'll op/pay debt the extra. Be a while till it does that as we spent £350 of the tent this weekend! (it's huuge)

setmefree2

I bought this tent for my DS for Reading Festival





http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/3401709/Trail/searchtext%3ETENT.htm


It was only £40. Should be dead easy for him to put up as it's a pop up. Also got him a couple of cheap camping mats




http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/3405712/Trail/searchtext%3ECAMPING+MATS.htm

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Having a horrible time at work all cause of one cow of a client

Perhaps I'm going soft but she's really got to me. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr :mad:



I like the tent you got smf2 we've got a little one for festivals

This is our new family sized one:- http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/vango-icarus-500-5-berth-tent-p140002

Being good this week and bringing lunch to work full of tasty salad from the garden

setmefree2

Whooo Hoooo to tent :T:T

Hugs re annoying client

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Thanks for the hug smf2, I'm going to pop in and see my friend later for a hug from him too

Radish72

I hate being nice to people at work as well, when they are being horrible. It one of the things that I need to develope as part of my coaching sessions with manager.

Hooray for tent - is it available to rent when not in use. Can you timeshare tents? (I'm patenting this idea if its a good one)

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I used to be quite good at dealing with nasty clients as I had to deal with them almost every week in my old job. Now I've had a couple of years with generally good clients I've lost the knack of coping.

It's strange how lots of clients will speak to me like I'm dirt as I'm a secretary and must therefore obviously know nothing - but when they talk direct with one of the solicitors they start dripping with honey!

bah

I like the timeshare tent idea Radish! How does £20 a week sound?

I'd only need to let it out for 17 weeks and then tent will have paid for itself!

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Well. I thought I'd better look at my budget and how its going compared to April:

Budget/ April

Mortgage 700.00/644.00

Council Tax 108.00/109.00

Water Meter 15.00/15.00

Gas Bill 25.00/25.00

Electricity Bill 32.0032.00

BT 12.00/12.00

Internet7.00/0.00

Saving Schemes 170.00/170.00

Food Shopping 200.00/96.00

DIY 50.00/24.00

Enjoy 20.00/116.00

Holiday-0/283.00

Present-0/84.00

OUTGOING -1,339.00/1,610.00



Not so well me thinks far too much enjoying ourselves!

May isn't even half way through and we've only got £40 left of the grocery budget (read alchol budget at the mo as DH wants a 'party' on Saturday)

I wonder if I can keep us in budget this month?

I was thinking that if I got some fridge magnets I could spell out what there is and have a minder evrytime we open the fridge door - what you think?

Radish72

I think (and its only a hunch) that you will just spell out rude words/suggestions with the fridge letter magnets

Pause.....


Just adding fridge letter magnets to the shopping list

Does the £20 rent include water/electricity or just the tent. Hope you realise that this tent renting involves me living in your garden when I've sold my house

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I think (and its only a hunch) that you will just spell out rude words/suggestions with the fridge letter magnets

Pause.....


Just adding fridge letter magnets to the shopping list

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:


sorry Radish the garden won't fit in the tent.........:rotfl:or the other way round either!