rags to riches (hopefully), my diary.

Pips_Mum

Sorry to make you sick Rags but I`ve LOST weight throughout my pregnancy and I weigh 7kgs less than when I started!
Its Ok baby is fine and normal sized its just Pip decided to make mummy really suffer throughout their incubation and made me sick every single day from around 2 months pregnant through to this very day!!

ragstoricheswannabe

i was like that with ds1, was back into my size 10's in the hospital! (all the other ladies were not chuffed!!!) was sick constantly from 3 months, but had none with ds2, in fact my appitite grew....................... think i will have to get my swiss ball out and get toning.

ragstoricheswannabe

have had another idea (have prob pinched it from here somewhere) i am going to record my gas and elec meter readings weekly to see how much i am using and see if i can cut it down.
this will be my monday morning job! so readings today:
gas: 09792
elec: 73121

am off to look for a banana bread recipe, catch you all later for a brew and gossip!

Pips_Mum

Good Idea Rags.
I am so mean with my gas and electric!! Well it costs such a lot and we have one of those silly prepayment meters for both. There is a bit of a debt on them but it was entirely Scottish Powers fault so I dont count it in my debts as they can blooming well wait for it!!
I found a preparing for Winter thread so did a few bits they suggested on there like checking for draughts and putting tinfoil behind radiators to bounce heat back into the room.
Most evenings we sit and watch TV by candles rather than put the lights on, I get a bag of 200 tealights for £2 so works out cheaper!!

I just checked my Ebay and Amazon accounts as some stuff I listed sold, so thats another lovely £36.35 from Ebay and £16.16 Amazon to come off of a debt. Found out as well that OH gets some xmas money in his wages on 19th so he is going to pay off my Abbey Overdraft with it hopefully, Yay!!

I checked out the meal plans thread and was left slightly in awe of the person that fed family of 4 for £20!! Its a huge post isnt it so I will go back and read through rest of it soon.

Off to post office now, not going to count that as people have paid postage so think I may be on for a NSD!!

Chat later x x

ragstoricheswannabe

well done on the ebay and amazon amounts!!!! will have to look for the winter thread, although till i get a new front and back door cant do much about the drafts, just keep all the doors shut.....

it took me about 2 hours to read the full feed 4 on £20 thread but amazed, wish i could do it.

went into town to pay some off hbos cc and went to look in the shops, found some gorge heels in new look, tried a pair on and then put them back on the shelf!!!!!!!!!!!!! my oh nearly fell off his chair when i told him as i love shoes and would usually buy them for fun......... round of applause please:T :T :T

have managed to get all the stuff needed to redecorate ds1's room from the money his grandad has given us to buy him something for his b'day and xmas!! just need to buy the paint now. how's that for mse/dfw??!!!

my car insurance renewal price came through and its £35 more than last year???????? Oh's over time came in today so my task is to find car insurance for £150, i have 10 years no claims so hoping to get close to the amount.

:coffee: brews up!!!! help yourself.

embarrassed_about_my_debt

Mine came in at alot more than last year (iirc £95)

Did the comparison sites and then phoned my existing one told them that i had got a better quote elsewhere and would they match, i took abit off the best quote aswell and they matched it, no questions asked! Ended up saving alot! Got it all in for £399 including breakdown cover!

ragstoricheswannabe

thats a good idea eamd, might try that and see if my provider will go for it. am off to the comparison sites and see what they come up with.................

embarrassed_about_my_debt

make sure you put your telephone number as alot of the time they will ring you back and go through the quote again and give you a better offer!

Not once has the comparison sight comback as the cheapest for me. Its when they have rung me they get it down and dont be afraid to bend the truth about your renewal price either!

Pips_Mum

Well done on the shoes rags, I miss buying shoes

I looked on the comparison site for insurance and it come up with a few when I rang them I managed to get it even lower than the internet quote was. I saved £300 on mine!!! Really disturbing thing is if I hadnt have been on maternity leave and had time to look around then I would have just renewed automatically without checking out others.

Good luck with the hunt!

Pips_Mum

Just having my first cup of Raspberry leak tea _pale_
YUK!!!
Started with a cup a day like babycentre suggested, does that sound right to you experts?