Earthgirl gets back on track!

earthgirl

One off:
- check all dds DONE
-Get a shell card to collect airmiles and register online DONE
-take gold to jewellers Got details of some second hand dealers to visit on Friday
-reassess life and mortgage insurance (critical illness cover and decreasing term mortgage insurance, see MSE guide)
-list books on amazon DONE
-list clothes on ebay


Daily

· Spend 6 hours per day on small business promotion work.
· Mystery shopping -check daily for convenient jobs (Retail eyes and Gap buster) Only in holidays.
· Doo yoo reviews
· Simon seeks reviews
-Look for items needed on freecycle

Weekly

· Promote tutoring website (2 hours per week)
· Promote tutoring service more within the area
· Maintain allotment – 2 hours
· Pigsback – save up vouchers for Christmas
-Enter competitions on newspaper sites

twinklie

OOOOh don't get me wrong earthgirl...I don't think anyone could call you a slacker! You defo have a very strong work ethic! Which it sounds like is something else you have to thank your father for!

I know how it feels to be the poor one. That was us, we were always the butt of the family jokes...and my friends parents used to feel sorry for me and fed me constantly! Ha ha. I was very much a latch key kid! It's odd though, I worked really hard to change that situation and instead of being proud...most of my family won't speak to me because they think I'm up myself. Mum and dad are proud though (I hope).

earthgirl

Right, today is the day I do all of the things that I don't want to do, that basically are last on the list!

I've already told my mum very tenitively about my dad remarrying, lets just say that wasn't so nice, but at least its over with.

-take photos for ebay clothes and other items
- get a photobucket account and upload
- create ebay listings

- dig potatos out of allotment
- plant more carrots

-clean house

I found out that the land my Gran thinks she owns probably was sold by her family a while ago not that it would really have affected me, I just like interesting things like that!

I'm tutoring at 4.30, and then walking tonight. Must keep on track with the diet!

I managed to get a mystery shop on Friday (yey! finally) and will also take my old jewellery to see if I can sell it, and make my OP, which should be close to my target!

Had loads of allotment food yesterday, and need to do something with marrows tomorrow, thinking of marrows au gratin sounds lovely http://www.cookitsimply.com/recipe-0010-05d686.html

earthgirl

twinklie wrote: »

OOOOh don't get me wrong earthgirl...I don't think anyone could call you a slacker! You defo have a very strong work ethic! Which it sounds like is something else you have to thank your father for!

I know how it feels to be the poor one. That was us, we were always the butt of the family jokes...and my friends parents used to feel sorry for me and fed me constantly! Ha ha. I was very much a latch key kid! It's odd though, I worked really hard to change that situation and instead of being proud...most of my family won't speak to me because they think I'm up myself. Mum and dad are proud though (I hope).

I'm sure that everyone is proud of you:A, and your energy! Sounds like keeping you OH on with the DIY is a job of its own :rotfl:

earthgirl

I've started selling clothes on ebay, and I'll put some more on later.
I've managed to dig up all my potatos, and I'll pant the carrots and cut the grass in the next few days. I still haven't cleaned up, as the decorators are still here - doing a great job!

I've been using my bike to get around today, but will have to us the car for a few tutorings later. I'd like to go blackberry picking later, and then we will be having a bbq, if the weather holds out!

Hope everyone is enjoying the sunshine!

earthgirl

Got loads to do today - only got another week or so off school, and want to be organised!

My plan is
-cleaning - decorators have gone, they replaced wood, painted all the external paintwork, fixed the roof and cleaned the gutters for £600 - bargain!
-Letter for tutee
- email outdoor group to confirm membership.
- forraging forblackberries and whatever, if it ever stops raining!
- finish ebay listings

Kittikins

I was really disappointed last night, tried to get some blackberries and there were none there Only tiddlers....will have to try and get to a better place this weekend with DD.

Good luck with organising yourself - today I'm going to write a list of all the things DD and I (mainly I) need to get done over the weekend, we did it a couple of weeks ago, including things like having a picnic, feeding the ponies at a local farm etc and got most of it done - and had lots of fun in the process

earthgirl

That sounds good, maybe when I've got my list of 'chores' finished, I can do a list of lovely things!

earthgirl

Well one of my books sold on amazon, but the postage was really high, and I made a loss of 4p! (could have been worse!) I have put all of my prices up on amazon to cover postage costs. I've decided to put off posting anymore ebay items - I've done the 'summery' items, the rest I can leave for later in the year.

Going really well with freecycle - I've got loads of really useful things that I've needed - I really want to start offering things, but with being frugal for about 6 years, I've not really got that many things that people would want!

Today Ive got a mystery shop in a kitchen utensils shop, and I hope to get a salad spinner with my £10 allowance, which will stop me using so much kitchen roll!!

Then going to op, and sell jewellery I hope. I've also got a tutoring to do, followed by 2 freecycle collections, phew!

Yesterday I was in the area with a freecycle collection, and I did my lidl shop for toiletries -it was £15 - I've blown my grocery target this month, but determined to stick to it next month!

Going away with a friend tomorrow, so I need to pack my bag,including lots of books incase the weather is pants!

Kittikins

Oh burger, that's not good to make a loss - I've taken some of my CDs off Amaz*n as I worked out that they cost 76p each to post and once A have taken their fees off I'd make 20p....and I can get 30p for them on Music Magp*e and not have to pack them individually etc etc.

I only ever send things 2nd class R*yal Ma!l though, I'm tight but have discovered that 2nd class gets there as quickly as 1st most of the time