My Regaining the Focus and Getting Back on Track Diary

chocaholic110 · 3 January 2009 at 11:44AM

pandapaws wrote: »

A 3 hour attic *sigh*. If only my garage could be cleared in 3 hours...

If you need any baby clothes at all, not that it's likely, but maybe the boring stuff like sleepsuits or vests or anything at all, just shout as I'm going to be freecycling all Greg's stuff in my bid to get rid (ooh, I like the sound of that!) and it sounds like he's about 1 or 2 sizes ahead of Tom so you're very welcome to anything I've got.

I've still not got that Wii Fit out the box. Partly lack of time, partly because we've all got so addicted to Mario Kart that whenever there is a spare 5 mins that's what's on. Must try harder to create time to play computer games...

That's three hours PLUS the entire previous day. And the rest of the house is still a bombsite. And I go back to work on Monday and need to spend tomorrow planning for that.

And get the Wii Fit out. It's much more fun than Mario Kart (she says because she's rubbish at Mario Kart and always comes last!!)

chocaholic110 · 3 January 2009 at 11:47AM

tinypawz wrote: »

Sorry if this has been answered before but what are 'daily clicks'?

Some cashback websites gives small amounts for clicking through to other sites each day, only pence but they do build up and I got a couple of hundred pounds that way last year. Deadly boring though!! Let me know if you want more info and I'll tell you in more detail in a PM.

tinypawz · 3 January 2009 at 11:50AM

That sounds interesting....i'll PM you for more info.

chocaholic110 · 3 January 2009 at 2:30PM

Done a two week meal plan and sent OH off to Asda with a list. Hopefully he will stick to it!!

He's off to the allotment again this afternoon so I need to use the time now tp try and muck out DD's room - more stuff to freecycle, maybe??

ella_ella_ella · 3 January 2009 at 7:19PM

Sounds as though you have done loads Choc, hope you dont mind me joining in with the NSDs thread - i saw it in your sig and looked it up although im not quite aiming for as many as you!

I would also be really interested in finding out about the daily clicks and also the Bingo site for points we were talking about a few weeks ago if you have a minute

chocaholic110 · 4 January 2009 at 11:19AM

Lots to be done today ready to go back to work tomorrow. In fact it makes me sick to think how much yet here I am reading threads on here first!

Won 50p on free scratchcard for second day running - very nice for nothing! Hoping for a No Spend Day today - we shouldn't need anything. OH is itching to go down the allotment but I'm wanting him to stay here and help out while I do work stuff. I know I've had a fortnight off to do it but still...

Last of the Freecycle stuff has been collected. The rest of the sorting out wil have to be put on hold now until next week sometime. Did half of DD's bedroom but didn't realise she'd accumulated quite so much junk.

chocaholic110 · 10 January 2009 at 7:05PM

Well after being very happy that the whole family had avoided the illness pervading the Parenting board, it has struck with a vengeance this week. Tom has a really nasty cold and has spent the week alternatively lethargic and grumpy. Then by wednesday OH and I have come down with the same thing, which also includes aches and pains, dizziness, bad head, sore throat...if poor Tom feels the same way we do, then poor baby!

Back at work this week. It went ok though I felt woefully unprepared. Need to do a lot of work tomorrow; should really be starting now but can't face it. OH has worked an almost full week this week, including today and tomorrow. The extra pay will come in handy though we seem to be adapting to the lower income - not sure how we'll manage if an unexpected bill comes up though. The SOA is still too scary a thought!

Joined DooYoo after reading hypno's board. I feel a bit like hypno's crazed debt stalker - wherever she makes money, I follow!

chocaholic110 · 13 January 2009 at 11:13PM

2 x 50p on scratchcards today, despite nearly not being able to find one. Can't find the energy or brain power to write a review today but have rated several. Work was very busy today (When isn't it?) but off to the panto tomorrow afternoon so can't complain. There probably won't be many jobs where you get paid to go to the theatre. Being very MSE and taking cartons of juice and sweets (enough so that I can donate to any children who have neither sweets nor money of their own).

We are all more or less recovered frm illnesses but I amstill deaf in one ear - very annoying! Tom is back to his cheeky chappie self and is coming on great with his sign language - his newest sign is the thumbs up for good. He often does it when he's being told off for getting into something he shouldn't - who's he trying to kid? It will be his birthday on Sunday...where did that year go?