Shiny Sparkly Daily CHAT Thread - Everyone Welcome - FRIDAY! 3rd October

redsquirrel80

Cat - Christmas.. what's that?! Actually I have started thinking about it a bit earlier this year - last year I managed to spend just over £100 on everything (train fare home, pressies, work night out), thanks to lots of vouchers from surveys etc, so this year I'm on a mission to beat that!

Lucifa73

Not that kind of prodding you filthy minded lot!

Bean is not cooperating so he's given up for now. Told him about the fizzy drink DD so I'm thinking he might come back from the dentist with a 2 litre bottle of Coke and a funnel ;p

S'pose I should shift my lazy carcass and get studying...

jinky67

daphne_descends wrote: »

8.21 and no thread? :eek:

Well good morning to you all :grouphug:

Sammy are you okay????

So quiet yesterday

TALK MORE :mad:

YES BOSS:D

Luc:j :j :j :j :j

IA ((((hugs)))) its good that you feel more positive you know;)

I was up early cleaning my windows of condensation and now they are all streaky..what a bummer:D they will just have to wait till....sometime:p

Going to Grans again today as i didnt get her work done the other day, and tonight I am gonna party till i die:cool:

cat4772

RS - Last year I managed not to put any of christmas onto the visa card, this year I'd set a budget and have spent from that. It's amazing really, five years ago I probably spent £550 on Christmas, three years ago it was £700 (but that included my flight to Spain). I'm aiming to have money left over from my budget (£400) and I'll spend the rest on a maternity wardrobe. And maybe another ciccia handbag cos they is just so pretty!

To be honest, I have little spending splurges once a year and Wayne has never dared criticise cos I will throw in his face the £3.5K visa debt on daily crap, the £7K he frittered away from the sale of his old house and the £4K he borrowed from his aunt and can't explain where it was spent apart from 'on living':mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

So if i go online and spent maybe £400-£500 once a year (and from MY money) he can't really complain at all.

Off to do some serious dusting (and will open the windows to let some fresh air into the house!

Cat.x

daphne_descends

Do any of you like this bag and would want it and use it?

JET34

Morning All!!!!
Luc - is a great feeling I bet he's a pleased as punch...
Cat - I just can't get my head around christmas at the moment I wish it wasn't happening mind you I have warned the kids that they won't be getting loads this year! In fact I am thinking of getting in to the loft for DS3 prezzies as I have loads of fisher price toys he has never seen and as he's 2 he won't have a clue they aren't new!! Is that bad of me????????
IA - Glad to hear your feeling more positive!
anyhow I hope everyone has a super positive day
Janex

jinky67

that is a lovely bag

but i do believe i have too many to need another...i am running out of hiding places!

daphne_descends

You sure Jinky?

It's brand new and free to a good home - I won a subscription to Eve in a competition on Mumsnet.com, but Eve is going out of print - so they've sent me that bag instead. I do like it but I won't use it, I have 2 lovely leather bags that were gifts so I have to use a lot! And a big slouchy one when I have more to carry. As well as a poncey Skip Hop changing bag for when out with the baby - so really no use at all for it.

Christmas present for anyone?

I am going spare here, DS is a ball of energy today, might go out soon, but where. Argh. Too wet for the park, not sure where would be suitable for lunch - and not so brave on my own - maybe a drive to get him to have a nap. Not very MSE is it!

OliveOyl_2

I received a £10 voucher for Forzieri a couple of weeks ago. And following the bag discussion at the beginning of the week I had a browse.......:eek:

I think I'm missing something here.

Could anyone use the voucher? I sort of liked some Alessi ice cream spoons.....but after delivery etc they were still £11, so not really money saving as I could save £11 by not buying anything.

I think I'm probably just sad & middle aged.

immoral_angeluk

I'm not a bag kind of person but that is really nice.