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Hi,
I think I posted a while ago:o and then never followed it up. But I am taking it as fate that as I go to bed after a pretty bad day this post is near the top of the board.
Tomorrow I am going to
1. get into work by 7
2. write 2.5 sets of reports
3. teach
4. write another set of reports
5. teach two lessons
6. write another three sets
thanks I will rpeort back tomorrow
xxNevertheless she persisted.0 -
Buffythedebtslayer wrote: »Hi,
I think I posted a while ago:o and then never followed it up. But I am taking it as fate that as I go to bed after a pretty bad day this post is near the top of the board.
Tomorrow I am going to
1. get into work by 7 Done
2. write 2.5 sets of reports did 1.5 sets computers were down when I got in
3. teach done
4. write another set of reports done (1.5 sets)
5. teach two lessons done rather good too!
6. write another three sets did two
thanks I will report back tomorrow
xx
So I have one set left.
tomorrow's list looks like this.
1. get in to work by 7
2. write set of reports (ring to book library)
3. finish pp for period 3
4. teach.
5. write another set of reports
6. teach
7. make sure the reports are finished.
8. teach
9. teach
10. tutor
11. meeting at 6. 30
12. home to mark one set of books.
xxxxNevertheless she persisted.0 -
Plan for today - This morning everything went to pot - but i'm not giving up .....
Clean house 12.35 - 2.45 pm
Work - LL
Work - C and S
Make Tea
Evening Flylady RoutineI learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.0 -
-12.30 pm - 13.00 pm - 3 x BR
-13.00 pm - 15.00 pm - Time house deep clean - DS Tth (Clothes Mtg)
-15.10 pm - Tesco's mozarella, tomatoes, crips, milk, bread, doughnuts. (coupons) - photocopy accountancy stuff
-Post office - tax information recorded delivery - post accounting stuff and letters
-Dentist appointment DS
-Move money to Abbey
-Home for 5.00 pm - Put on Pasta Bake
-3 x BRI learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.0 -
Last week's challenges
- Declutter Kitchen (Done)
- Lose 1lb (Not even bothered weighing myself this week - lots of food at the weekend)
- Ebay 1 item (Not exactly, but I sold all my furniture through free ads)
- Lose 1 stone (Now need to lose 12 1/2lb)
- Clear Natwest Loan by 31 December 2009
- Lose 1lb
- Move majority of stuff into new place and move Wednesday! :j
- Ebay 1 item
LBM February 2008. DFD March 2013 19 August 2011Debt at LBM £14,395.48. Debt Now £00 -
So new targets...
Ebay - get 25 items listed by the weekend (providing I can find 25 items)
Start a sewing job for a friend - will take hours but she always pays me a good rate.
Trall through quidco etc for free money.
Cut grocery budget - it's been slipping lately and I need to get back into better habits.
Wish me luck
Ok, update time..
Had 27 items finish on ebay yesterday - 15 sold making a profit of £112.
Quidco - swapped utilities, taken a mobile contract for DD1 (from her allowance so no extra outlay for me) and applied for a couple of CC's that we've activated and ditched.... total due for payout in the next 2 months = £158
Sewing job completed, still awaiting payment £40
Birthday money (early from MIL) to go into the pot as I've nothing I need at the moment = £60
Grand total of = £370 :j
This is actually going into my savings account for Christmas, we want to buy both DD's a laptop each and are setting a budget of £300 per machine.
The ongoing debt repayment is plodding on steadily with overpayments of £120 this month...
Very much on target for the £6k off.
New targets...
Another sewing job to price up and do.
Nag DH to chase up his solicitor re.car accident at Easter, close to agreeing settlement.
Find a way of making some extra money to suppliment school summer hols/days out.
Make a start on HM christmas gifts to save the "oh I've run out of time I'll just spend money instead" syndrome.
Try and find at least 10 more items to ebay.
:rolleyes:"Start every day off with a smile and get it over with" - W. C. Field.0 -
- Flylady morning routine
- Drop off and pick up DH
- Accounts
- Cycle ride to shops
- Hoover dust house and stick out washing
- Hr with Jn earobics and diary
- Flylady evening routine
- Tidy cupboard in bdroom
- Thank you card Nanny and Sylvia
- Invoice accountsI learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.0 -
Wow Scrooge, you're racing through that lot!
I've been doing not too badly with the list I set myself pre-holiday, just got to spend tomorrow tidying up a few loose ends and packing.
Hope everyone has a productive few weeks while I'm away - I'll probably be back mid-July with the mother of all lists!0 -
postingalwaysposting wrote: »This Year ~
1) Save £500 ~ So far £344.06
2) Save £300 for Christmas 2009 ~ So far £0.72
3) Raise £180 for October holiday using no wages ~ so far £0.00
* Save £150 for my holiday in April ~ Complete 15th March 09
May ~
1) Make £20 on eBay this month ~ £13 on ebay ~ £50 elsewhere
2) Sell/reduce 40% of my craft stuff ~ 20% gone
3) Try and get 5hours overtime this month ~ So far 13.5 hours
4) Complete the first part of my OU course ~ 20 hour's and TMA 1 complete
June ~
1) Get 10hours overtime this month
2) Complete at least 10hours of OU and start looking at TMA 2
3) Earn £20 extra using ebay/selling online/quidco
Hi all, I havent been on this thread in agesso much has changed in the past few weeks... so hence my challenges has either finished or dont apply. So here are my new challenges ~
1) Save £300 for Christmas 2009 ~ So far £150.72
~~~
1) Get 10hours overtime this month ~ Complete
2) Complete at least 10hours of OU and start looking at TMA 2 ~ 3 hours so far
3) Earn £20 extra using ebay/selling online/quidco ~ £80 so far0 -
Last week's challenges
- Lose 1lb (Lost 2 3/4 lbs :j)
- Move house (I have moved in to the new place now but still need to bring a lot of stuff over)
- Ebay 1 item (Nope)
- Lose 1 stone (Now need to lose 8 3/4lb)
- Clear Natwest Loan by 31 December 2009
- Lose 1lb
- Move the rest of my stuff into new place and clean the old place to an acceptable standard
- Ebay 1 item
LBM February 2008. DFD March 2013 19 August 2011Debt at LBM £14,395.48. Debt Now £00
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