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Goals for ABSolutely Fabulous January are as follows:-
Main Focus is on reducing my belly whilst increasing the pennies:-
"When you create structures for the chaos in your life you free yourself. You free up your time and emotional energy for the good stuff." Dr Joan Minninger.
"It's hard to beat a person who never gives up" Ruth Babe.
"Let go of the fantasy that you can escape work by procrastinating. There is no path in life that requires no effort. Prepare yourself for making a commitment to your goal by recognizing that there are costs involved in both working and trying to avoid work. The choice is not working or not working, but which type of work: even feeling guilty because of procrastinating takes some effort. When you commit to a goal, you're committing to a form of work that brings ongoing rewards. When you procrastinate, you're choosing a self-punishing form of work.
Clearly, work is required when you decide on a goal, commit to the path, and continually stretch beyond your current abilities toward the goal. But it also takes work to feel unfulfilled and to maintain a list of unachieved resolutions". The Now Factor, Neil Fiore.
STICK TO BUDGET AND ACHIEVE £10.00 PER DAY CHALLENGE (£4,000 PER YEAR) - £385.00
Plan
Ebay profit - £80.00
Cashback/Clicks - £40.00
Vouchers/Coupons/Grocery savingss- £40.00
Mystery Shopping - £120.00
Overtime - £45.00
Surveys - £10.00
Tesco Points - 5000 points - £50.00
WEIGHT TO GO DOWN BELOW 10.5 STONE - THE END OF A FLABBY BODY
Plan
The Shred DVD for 20 minutes a day
Gym 2 x a week
Weightwatchers online diet for the month
PLAN EACH DAY AND WORK MY PLAN - POST ON MSE EACH DAY
FLYLADY
Plan
Hypno's pay yourself £5.00 a day idea for a completed weekday Flylady. My money to be paid into the 'Fabulous Forties, Reward Pot, to be spent the following month on me.
I'll decide each morning what is a feasible level to aim at for that day. Any outstanding agreed Flylady rolls on to the following day.
Absolutely no housework at the weekends.
NATURE/CULTURE/OUTINGS
Plan
Book club book - The Kite Runner
Visit Linlithgow Castle
Forth Coastal Walk
See Avatar and Nine at Cineworld with Tesco vouchers
DOUBLE MY INCOME IN 2010 CHALLENGE - £20,010 in 2010.
Plan
Make £385.00 from £10.00 a day challenge
Earn £810.00 from Accounts job and Lollypop
Study for one hour a day for Exam on 22nd February - Squares - start where I like.
Special Project - 15 hours
DT/RB each day
TW/MT each week
TW/WA during the month
Today's challenges
Things that I will do before I go back to work on 4th January 2010:
FIVE DAY PLAN
01. Sort through cupboards and paperwork in bedroom - massive declutter needed here (again ...)
02. Organise filing system for 2010 (receipts/banking etc)
03. Thank you cards - Chris/Mum/GD and post
04. Sew button on winter coat
05. Clean out downstairs cupboard - ebay/throw out 5 pairs of shoes and five coats
06. Clean leather suite - bought the cleaning fluid and cloths
07. Clean leather chairs in dining room
08. Polish glass lights
09. Wash all cushion covers
10. Declutter drawers and cupboards in dining room (again ......)
11. Clear washing basket
12. Clean the cooker - Have bought an oven clean bag from Tesco to stick all shelves/knobs in.
13. Clean fridge
14. Clean grout on tiles in bathroom
15. MSE January plan
16. Put 30 items on ebay - FINISHED
18. Menu Plan for first week on weightwatchers online diet
19. Find a way of hitting £10.00 a day target - almost there
20. Type up mystery shop
21. Hand and toe nails, shave and polish.
22. Three hours of revision
The list is slowly turning green.21/22
Ok rest till 11.30 then I will work through the rest of the things on my list, except the 30 ebay items and the revision.
6 tasks (including putting the cooker back together) 15 minutes each. Timer set go... WORKED A TREAT
Then i'll have a nice baked potato and salad for lunch and watch a film. Done
At 4.00 until as long as it takes, i'll put the items on ebay - stopping to feed the hungry hoards chicken curry with rice.
Sounds like a plan !!I 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 -
Hi Scrooge
You deserve a huge pat on the back for acheiving your 5 day plan ! The oven as we all know is a chore, that alone deserves a movie !
I have a bucket load of similar chores to list, but it all starts with the tree coming down for me today. Nothing like a bit of disintergrating ten year old tinsel to get the dyson out...DC.
"Some people walk in the rain... others just get wet... " - Roger Miller0 -
Thanks DC.
I'm really glad that lots done, just wish it would stay done forever.
Working tomorrow at my accounts job all day, (bit of overtime). I'm going to organise my list now, as there is still loads of snow about and the country roads around my work are treacherous. So i'll be walking five miles there and five miles back, through the countryside, and i'll need to head out before eight tomorrow. It'll be a real shock to my system as i've hardly moved before 10.00 am the last couple of weeks.
Hope things are going well with you.I 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 -
Goals for ABSolutely Fabulous January are as follows:-
Main Focus is on reducing my belly whilst increasing the pennies:-
"When you create structures for the chaos in your life you free yourself. You free up your time and emotional energy for the good stuff." Dr Joan Minninger.
"It's hard to beat a person who never gives up" Ruth Babe.
"Let go of the fantasy that you can escape work by procrastinating. There is no path in life that requires no effort. Prepare yourself for making a commitment to your goal by recognizing that there are costs involved in both working and trying to avoid work. The choice is not working or not working, but which type of work: even feeling guilty because of procrastinating takes some effort. When you commit to a goal, you're committing to a form of work that brings ongoing rewards. When you procrastinate, you're choosing a self-punishing form of work.
Clearly, work is required when you decide on a goal, commit to the path, and continually stretch beyond your current abilities toward the goal. But it also takes work to feel unfulfilled and to maintain a list of unachieved resolutions". The Now Factor, Neil Fiore.
STICK TO BUDGET AND ACHIEVE £10.00 PER DAY CHALLENGE (£4,000 PER YEAR) - £385.00
Plan
Ebay profit - £80.00
Cashback/Clicks - £40.00
Vouchers/Coupons/Grocery savingss- £40.00
Mystery Shopping - £120.00
Overtime - £45.00
Surveys - £10.00
Tesco Points - 5000 points - £50.00
WEIGHT TO GO DOWN BELOW 10.5 STONE - THE END OF A FLABBY BODY
Plan
The Shred DVD for 20 minutes a day
Gym 2 x a week
Weightwatchers online diet for the month
PLAN EACH DAY AND WORK MY PLAN - POST ON MSE EACH DAY
FLYLADY
Plan
Hypno's pay yourself £5.00 a day idea for a completed weekday Flylady. My money to be paid into the 'Fabulous Forties, Reward Pot, to be spent the following month on me.
I'll decide each morning what is a feasible level to aim at for that day. Any outstanding agreed Flylady rolls on to the following day.
Absolutely no housework at the weekends.
NATURE/CULTURE/OUTINGS
Plan
Book club book - The Kite Runner
Visit Linlithgow Castle
Forth Coastal Walk
See Avatar and Nine at Cineworld with Tesco vouchers
DOUBLE MY INCOME IN 2010 CHALLENGE - £20,010 in 2010.
Plan
Make £385.00 from £10.00 a day challenge
Earn £810.00 from Accounts job and Lollypop
Study for one hour a day for Exam on 22nd February - Squares - start where I like.
Special Project - 15 hours
DT/RB each day
TW/MT each week
TW/WA during the month
Monday 4th Janaury 2010 challenges
5.45 - 06.30 am - MSE catch up - Breakfast - Porridge with water/cranberries
6.30 - 08.00 am - Dress to shoes/Wash on and out/Leave house tidy
8.00 - 09.00 am - Walk to work - Take packed lunch - Potato/ham/onion/spinach/Low fat mayo - TD/BR
9.00 - 05.00 pm - Work at Accounts all day - try and squeeze an hours revision in as should be quiet
5.00 - 06.00 pm - Walk home - Pasta parcels and tomato sauce for tea
6.00 - 07.00 pm - Tea
7.00 - 08.00 pm - Flylady
8.00 - 10.00 pm - Chill
Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Area
Level One
Declutter and wipe those worksurfaces
Sweep and mop the floor
Level Two
clean blinds/curtains
Clean the hob and oven
Clean out the fridge..
Level Three
Clean and wipe the table, replace the cloth if necessary
Clean out the under sink cupboard.. new year, new cleaning products!
Dust and deweb
Wipe over the units and large appliances
I 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 -
Scrooge - 5 miles ! There and back ! I totally understand not driving, but am in deep admiration on the walking front. I am a total wuss on the one foot in front of the other activity.
Here's to any easy day.DC.
"Some people walk in the rain... others just get wet... " - Roger Miller0 -
Goals for ABSolutely Fabulous January are as follows:-
Main Focus is on reducing my belly whilst increasing the pennies:-
"When you create structures for the chaos in your life you free yourself. You free up your time and emotional energy for the good stuff." Dr Joan Minninger.
"It's hard to beat a person who never gives up" Ruth Babe.
"Let go of the fantasy that you can escape work by procrastinating. There is no path in life that requires no effort. Prepare yourself for making a commitment to your goal by recognizing that there are costs involved in both working and trying to avoid work. The choice is not working or not working, but which type of work: even feeling guilty because of procrastinating takes some effort. When you commit to a goal, you're committing to a form of work that brings ongoing rewards. When you procrastinate, you're choosing a self-punishing form of work.
Clearly, work is required when you decide on a goal, commit to the path, and continually stretch beyond your current abilities toward the goal. But it also takes work to feel unfulfilled and to maintain a list of unachieved resolutions". The Now Factor, Neil Fiore.
STICK TO BUDGET AND HAVE £10,000 IN MY SAVINGS ACCOUNT AT END OF 2010 - JANUARY TARGET IS £520.00
Plan
Ebay profit - £14.95/£80.00
Cashback/Clicks - £40.00
Vouchers/Coupons/Grocery savings- £100.00
Mystery Shopping - £120.00
Overtime - £37.50/£45.00
Surveys - £10.00
Tesco Points - 5000 points - £50.00
Small cleaning job - £15.00/£75.00
Cancelled Blockbuster subscription - £9.95
Total - £77.40/520.00
WEIGHT TO GO DOWN BELOW 10.5 STONE - THE END OF A FLABBY BODY
Plan
The Shred DVD for 20 minutes a day
Gym 2 x a week
Weightwatchers online diet for the month
PLAN EACH DAY AND WORK MY PLAN - POST ON MSE EACH DAY
FLYLADY
Plan
Hypno's pay yourself £5.00 a day idea for a completed weekday Flylady. My money to be paid into the 'Fabulous Forties, Reward Pot, to be spent the following month on me.
I'll decide each morning what is a feasible level to aim at for that day. Any outstanding agreed Flylady rolls on to the following day.
Absolutely no housework at the weekends.
NATURE/CULTURE/OUTINGS
Plan
Book club book - The Kite Runner
Visit Linlithgow Castle
Forth Coastal Walk
See Avatar and Nine at Cineworld with Tesco vouchers
DOUBLE MY INCOME IN 2010 CHALLENGE - £20,010 in 2010.
Plan
Make £520.00 from £10.00 a day challenge
Earn £810.00 from Accounts job and Lollypop
Study for one hour a day for Exam on 22nd February - Squares - start where I like.
Special Project - 15 hours
DT/RB each day
TW/MT each week
TW/WA during the month
Tuesday 5th Janaury 2010 challenges
09.00 - 11.30 am - MSE catch up - Breakfast - Porridge with water/cranberries
11.30 - 14.00 pm - Dress to shoes/Wash on and out/Leave house tidy - Monday/Tuesday Flylady
14.00 - 15.00 pm - Walk to post office and post e-bay parcels/cards - buy popcorn with lose change
15.00 - 16.00 pm - Organise for work tomorrow - Evening routine
16.00 - 17.00 pm - Tea vegetable burgers/HM chips (baked potato for me) Freeze 3
17.00 - 22.00 pm - Chill with family - popcorn and film night
Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Area
Level One
Declutter and wipe those worksurfaces
Sweep and mop the floor
Level Two
clean blinds/curtains
Clean the hob and oven
Clean out the fridge..
Level Three
Clean and wipe the table, replace the cloth if necessary
Clean out the under sink cupboard.. new year, new cleaning products!
Dust and deweb
Wipe over the units and large appliances
Tuesday ~ Master bedroom and landing!
Level One
Strip wash and replace the bedding!
Declutter the floor.. laundry gone, shoes gone.. etc
Level Two
Vacuum the floors
Level Three
Tidy a chest of drawers/wardrobe.. is there anything past its best that can go live elsewhere?
Clear and tidy the top of a wardrobe/COD and replace only what is necessary.. surely you don't need it all!?
Dust and deweb
Shine 2 lightshades
Straighten a shelf of books or ornaments..
I cancelled my Blockbuster subscription yesterday (I was copying Different Corner), so that will add another £9.95 to the pot. I've done all the free trials now, but we love our film nights so the new plan is ....
1. Sell all the DVD's that we have that we don't watch anymore - MusicMagpie or ebay.
2. Start buying ,2nd hand, any films that are on our to watch list.
3. As we watch them stick them back on ebay with the hope of making a small profit.
Advantages should be that we watch more of the very recent releases and the effect is cost neutral. That's the theory anyhow.I 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 -
Goals for ABSolutely Fabulous January are as follows:-
Main Focus is on reducing my belly whilst increasing the pennies:-
"When you create structures for the chaos in your life you free yourself. You free up your time and emotional energy for the good stuff." Dr Joan Minninger.
"It's hard to beat a person who never gives up" Ruth Babe.
"Let go of the fantasy that you can escape work by procrastinating. There is no path in life that requires no effort. Prepare yourself for making a commitment to your goal by recognizing that there are costs involved in both working and trying to avoid work. The choice is not working or not working, but which type of work: even feeling guilty because of procrastinating takes some effort. When you commit to a goal, you're committing to a form of work that brings ongoing rewards. When you procrastinate, you're choosing a self-punishing form of work.
Clearly, work is required when you decide on a goal, commit to the path, and continually stretch beyond your current abilities toward the goal. But it also takes work to feel unfulfilled and to maintain a list of unachieved resolutions". The Now Factor, Neil Fiore.
STICK TO BUDGET AND HAVE £10,000 IN MY SAVINGS ACCOUNT AT END OF 2010 - JANUARY TARGET IS £520.00
Plan
Ebay profit - £14.95/£80.00
Cashback/Clicks - £40.00
Vouchers/Coupons/Grocery savings- £100.00
Mystery Shopping - £120.00
Overtime - £37.50/£45.00
Surveys - £10.00
Tesco Points - 5000 points - £50.00
Small cleaning job - £15.00/£75.00
Cancelled Blockbuster subscription - £9.95
Total - £77.40/520.00
WEIGHT TO GO DOWN BELOW 10.5 STONE - THE END OF A FLABBY BODY
Plan
The Shred DVD for 20 minutes a day
Gym 2 x a week
Weightwatchers online diet for the month
PLAN EACH DAY AND WORK MY PLAN - POST ON MSE EACH DAY
FLYLADY
Plan
Hypno's pay yourself £5.00 a day idea for a completed weekday Flylady. My money to be paid into the 'Fabulous Forties, Reward Pot, to be spent the following month on me.
I'll decide each morning what is a feasible level to aim at for that day. Any outstanding agreed Flylady rolls on to the following day.
Absolutely no housework at the weekends.
NATURE/CULTURE/OUTINGS
Plan
Book club book - The Kite Runner
Visit Linlithgow Castle
Forth Coastal Walk
See Avatar and Nine at Cineworld with Tesco vouchers
DOUBLE MY INCOME IN 2010 CHALLENGE - £20,010 in 2010.
Plan
Make £520.00 from £10.00 a day challenge
Earn £810.00 from Accounts job and Lollypop
Study for one hour a day for Exam on 22nd February - Squares - start where I like.
Special Project - 15 hours
DT/RB each day
TW/MT each week
TW/WA during the month
Wednesday 6th Janaury 2010 challenges
07.00 - 08.00 am - MSE catch up - Breakfast - Porridge with water/cranberries
08.00 - 13.00 pm - Lollypop then Accounts Job
13.00 - 14.30 pm - Catch up with ebay sales and questions/MSE
14.30 - 16.00 pm - Lollypop
16.00 - 18.00 pm - Organise for work tomorrow - Evening routine/Flylady
18.00 - 19.00 pm - Tea Spagetti Carbonara and vegetables
19.00 - 22.00 pm - Chill with family
Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Area
Level One
Declutter and wipe those worksurfaces
Sweep and mop the floor
Level Two
clean blinds/curtains
Clean the hob and oven
Clean out the fridge..
Level Three
Clean and wipe the table, replace the cloth if necessary
Clean out the under sink cupboard.. new year, new cleaning products!
Dust and deweb
Wipe over the units and large appliances
Tuesday ~ Master bedroom and landing!
Level One
Strip wash and replace the bedding!
Declutter the floor.. laundry gone, shoes gone.. etc
Level Two
Vacuum the floors
Level Three
Tidy a chest of drawers/wardrobe.. is there anything past its best that can go live elsewhere?
Clear and tidy the top of a wardrobe/COD and replace only what is necessary.. surely you don't need it all!?
Dust and deweb
Shine 2 lightshades
Straighten a shelf of books or ornaments..
Wednesday - Living room, hall and stairs
Level one
Clear floors of clutter and vacuum them
Make time for yourself!! Half an hour of peace!
Level Two
Wipe sofas
Vacuum under furniture you can safely move.. I don't want any hurt backs!
Sort coats and shoes and bags
Level Three
Dust and deweb allthose corners and electrical appliances and shelves.. etc
Clear mantel and put back only what should be up there!
Wipe and water plants
Vacuum under furniture you can safely move
Wash any soft furnishing that need it
polish and dust all the electricals!
Binbag dance..
Remember - pick up cream and post letters.I 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 -
Goals for ABSolutely Fabulous January are as follows:-
Main Focus is on reducing my belly whilst increasing the pennies:-
"When you create structures for the chaos in your life you free yourself. You free up your time and emotional energy for the good stuff." Dr Joan Minninger.
"It's hard to beat a person who never gives up" Ruth Babe.
"Let go of the fantasy that you can escape work by procrastinating. There is no path in life that requires no effort. Prepare yourself for making a commitment to your goal by recognizing that there are costs involved in both working and trying to avoid work. The choice is not working or not working, but which type of work: even feeling guilty because of procrastinating takes some effort. When you commit to a goal, you're committing to a form of work that brings ongoing rewards. When you procrastinate, you're choosing a self-punishing form of work.
Clearly, work is required when you decide on a goal, commit to the path, and continually stretch beyond your current abilities toward the goal. But it also takes work to feel unfulfilled and to maintain a list of unachieved resolutions". The Now Factor, Neil Fiore.
STICK TO BUDGET AND HAVE £10,000 IN MY SAVINGS ACCOUNT AT END OF 2010 - JANUARY TARGET IS £520.00
Plan
Ebay profit - £29.46/£80.00
Cashback/Clicks - £3.00/£40.00
Vouchers/Coupons/Grocery savings- £60.00/£100.00 (Have done a store cupboard challenge this week, as they were overflowing and saved £60.00).
Mystery Shopping - £0.00/£120.00
Overtime - £37.50/£45.00
Surveys - 0/£10.00
Tesco Points - 5000 points - 0/£50.00
Small cleaning job - £15.00/£75.00
Cancelled Blockbuster subscription - £9.95
Total - £151.71/520.00
WEIGHT TO GO DOWN BELOW 10.5 STONE - THE END OF A FLABBY BODY
Plan
The Shred DVD for 20 minutes a day
Gym 2 x a week
Weightwatchers online diet for the month
PLAN EACH DAY AND WORK MY PLAN - POST ON MSE EACH DAY
FLYLADY
Plan
Hypno's pay yourself £5.00 a day idea for a completed weekday Flylady. My money to be paid into the 'Fabulous Forties, Reward Pot, to be spent the following month on me.
I'll decide each morning what is a feasible level to aim at for that day. Any outstanding agreed Flylady rolls on to the following day.
Absolutely no housework at the weekends.
NATURE/CULTURE/OUTINGS
Plan
Book club book - The Kite Runner
Visit Linlithgow Castle
Forth Coastal Walk
See Avatar and Nine at Cineworld with Tesco vouchers
DOUBLE MY INCOME IN 2010 CHALLENGE - £20,010 in 2010.
Plan
Make £520.00 from £10.00 a day challenge
Earn £810.00 from Accounts job and Lollypop
Study for one hour a day for Exam on 22nd February - Squares - start where I like.
Special Project - 15 hours
DT/RB each day
TW/MT each week
TW/WA during the month
Wednesday 6th Janaury 2010 challenges
07.00 - 08.00 am - MSE catch up - Breakfast - Meusli
08.00 - 13.00 pm - Lollypop then Flylady - get up to date
13.00 - 14.30 pm - Catch up with ebay sales and questions/MSE
14.30 - 16.00 pm - Lollypop
16.00 - 18.00 pm - Organise for work tomorrow - Evening routine/Flylady
18.00 - 19.00 pm - Tea - HM ministrone soup
19.00 - 22.00 pm - Out to friends.
Remember
Thank you card to Lesley - box and flask back to her
1 hour revision - Paralegal
Send back invoice to Time - cashback received
Tesco shopping online to take advantage of points promotion
Organise for tonight
Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Area
Level One
Declutter and wipe those worksurfaces
Sweep and mop the floor
Level Two
clean blinds/curtains
Clean the hob and oven
Clean out the fridge..
Level Three
Clean and wipe the table, replace the cloth if necessary
Clean out the under sink cupboard.. new year, new cleaning products!
Dust and deweb
Wipe over the units and large appliances
Tuesday ~ Master bedroom and landing!
Level One
Strip wash and replace the bedding!
Declutter the floor.. laundry gone, shoes gone.. etc
Level Two
Vacuum the floors
Level Three
Tidy a chest of drawers/wardrobe.. is there anything past its best that can go live elsewhere?
Clear and tidy the top of a wardrobe/COD and replace only what is necessary.. surely you don't need it all!?
Dust and deweb
Shine 2 lightshades
Straighten a shelf of books or ornaments..
Wednesday - Living room, hall and stairs
Level one
Clear floors of clutter and vacuum them
Make time for yourself!! Half an hour of peace!
Level Two
Wipe sofas
Vacuum under furniture you can safely move.. I don't want any hurt backs!
Sort coats and shoes and bags
Level Three
Dust and deweb allthose corners and electrical appliances and shelves.. etc
Clear mantel and put back only what should be up there!
Wipe and water plants
Vacuum under furniture you can safely move
Wash any soft furnishing that need it
polish and dust all the electricals!
Binbag dance.
Thursday - Bathroom
Soak plastic rim at bottom of glass shower curtain - looks manky
Clean both bathrooms thoroughly - timed for 30 minutes
Turn all green to black by the end of the day.I 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 -
Goals for ABSolutely Fabulous January are as follows:-
Main Focus is on reducing my belly whilst increasing the pennies:-
"When you create structures for the chaos in your life you free yourself. You free up your time and emotional energy for the good stuff." Dr Joan Minninger.
"It's hard to beat a person who never gives up" Ruth Babe.
"Let go of the fantasy that you can escape work by procrastinating. There is no path in life that requires no effort. Prepare yourself for making a commitment to your goal by recognizing that there are costs involved in both working and trying to avoid work. The choice is not working or not working, but which type of work: even feeling guilty because of procrastinating takes some effort. When you commit to a goal, you're committing to a form of work that brings ongoing rewards. When you procrastinate, you're choosing a self-punishing form of work.
Clearly, work is required when you decide on a goal, commit to the path, and continually stretch beyond your current abilities toward the goal. But it also takes work to feel unfulfilled and to maintain a list of unachieved resolutions". The Now Factor, Neil Fiore.
STICK TO BUDGET AND HAVE £10,000 IN MY SAVINGS ACCOUNT AT END OF 2010 - JANUARY TARGET IS £520.00
Plan
Ebay profit - £29.46/£80.00
Cashback/Clicks - £3.00/£40.00
Vouchers/Coupons/Grocery savings- £60.00/£100.00 (Have done a store cupboard challenge this week, as they were overflowing and saved £60.00).
Mystery Shopping - £0.00/£120.00
Overtime - £37.50/£45.00
Surveys - 0/£10.00
Tesco Points - 5000 points - 0/£50.00
Small cleaning job - £15.00/£75.00
Cancelled Blockbuster subscription - £9.95
Total - £151.71/520.00
WEIGHT TO GO DOWN BELOW 10.5 STONE - THE END OF A FLABBY BODY
Plan
The Shred DVD for 20 minutes a day
Gym 2 x a week
Weightwatchers online diet for the month
PLAN EACH DAY AND WORK MY PLAN - POST ON MSE EACH DAY
FLYLADY
Plan
Hypno's pay yourself £5.00 a day idea for a completed weekday Flylady. My money to be paid into the 'Fabulous Forties, Reward Pot, to be spent the following month on me.
I'll decide each morning what is a feasible level to aim at for that day. Any outstanding agreed Flylady rolls on to the following day.
Absolutely no housework at the weekends.
NATURE/CULTURE/OUTINGS
Plan
Book club book - The Kite Runner
Visit Linlithgow Castle
Forth Coastal Walk
See Avatar and Nine at Cineworld with Tesco vouchers
DOUBLE MY INCOME IN 2010 CHALLENGE - £20,010 in 2010.
Plan
Make £520.00 from £10.00 a day challenge
Earn £810.00 from Accounts job and Lollypop
Study for one hour a day for Exam on 22nd February - Squares - start where I like.
Special Project - 15 hours
DT/RB each day
TW/MT each week
TW/WA during the month
Thursday 7th Janaury 2010 challenges
07.00 - 08.00 am - MSE catch up - Breakfast - Meusli
08.00 - 13.00 pm - Accounts Job
13.00 - 14.30 pm - Catch up with ebay sales and questions/MSE
14.30 - 16.00 pm - Relax and surf the net
16.00 - 18.00 pm - Catch up on the weeks Flylady
18.00 - 19.00 pm - Tea - Pizza and sald
20.00 - 22.00 pm - Film with a glass of wine .
Remember
Send back invoice to Time - cashback received
Monday ~ Kitchen and Dining Area
Level One
Declutter and wipe those worksurfaces
Sweep and mop the floor
Level Two
clean blinds/curtains
Clean the hob and oven
Clean out the fridge..
Level Three
Clean and wipe the table, replace the cloth if necessary
Clean out the under sink cupboard.. new year, new cleaning products!
Dust and deweb
Wipe over the units and large appliances
Tuesday ~ Master bedroom and landing!
Level One
Strip wash and replace the bedding!
Declutter the floor.. laundry gone, shoes gone.. etc
Level Two
Vacuum the floors
Level Three
Tidy a chest of drawers/wardrobe.. is there anything past its best that can go live elsewhere?
Clear and tidy the top of a wardrobe/COD and replace only what is necessary.. surely you don't need it all!?
Dust and deweb
Shine 2 lightshades
Straighten a shelf of books or ornaments..
Wednesday - Living room, hall and stairs
Level one
Clear floors of clutter and vacuum them
Make time for yourself!! Half an hour of peace!
Level Two
Wipe sofas
Vacuum under furniture you can safely move.. I don't want any hurt backs!
Sort coats and shoes and bags
Level Three
Dust and deweb allthose corners and electrical appliances and shelves.. etc
Clear mantel and put back only what should be up there!
Wipe and water plants
Vacuum under furniture you can safely move
Wash any soft furnishing that need it
polish and dust all the electricals!
Binbag dance.
Thursday - those frightening kids rooms and spare rooms
Level One
Clear away anything that isn't in it's place, clothes, toys, books etc
Spend at least half an hour doing something for yourself!!!!!
Level Two
Vacuum the floor
Dusting.. all those shelves and flat fluffy surfaces!! Don’t forget the light shade and curtain pole!!!
Strip beds, turn and vacuum mattresses!! and replace with fresh linen .. check if duvets need freshening up too!! Wash the curtains!
Level Three
Tidy a chest of drawers/wardrobe/floordrobe!
Wipe any sticky marks off walls and doors
Extra Task List
Find 5 things to ebay/freecycle
Wipe the radiators, skirtings and window & door frames!
End of week fling!! grab a binbag and fill it with stuff to leave the house.. rubbish or charity shop or to donate to a friend!
Friday - Bathroom and Study/Pc Area
Level One
Clear floors of guff and stuff
Wipe down tiles in bathroom.. defragment your pc while doing this.
Level Two
Clean baths, toilets, don't forget the outside! and sinks
Clear any clutter from desk
Dust PC and desk and wipe off those cup rings!!
Wipe keyboard, house phone, sockets, switches and mouse etc
Level Three
Wash your bathroom mats, nets, clean blind/curtains, shower curtains etc
Empty and clean out all the upstairs bins!
sweep and mop and deslop the floors in these rooms.
Collect all the dirty laundry
Grab yourself a toothbrush and scrub the manky bits between the tiles
Extras Wipe the skirtings, door and window frames in these rooms
Empty the cupboard and clean it out.. colour ordered bottles inside!
Fling all those empty bottles and tubes
If you have a shelf.. empty and clean it
Loads to do, but have been lazy all afternoon and I will pop to the shops and then work through the list, and turn it all green. I will time myself for two hours to get the lot done. Here goes....... No housework at the weekend is the incentive.I 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 -
Hi Scrooge,
Eek! The five mile walk! I have ventured out in my car driving at about 20 miles per hour max and amazingly everybody else seems to be too. If only everyone drove live that all the time, so pleasant and stressless.
Sort of getting there with stuff. I got some boys' sale stuff from Woolworths and used £30 off voucher code but yet to put them on ebay.
Changed savings account gained £25 per month.
Opened Tesco savings account to gain 1000 points.
Phoned up Tax Credit folk and have been awarded big money. Hard to know if we will need to pay it back though if we earn too much money before year end. Comforting to know it is there if we don't.
Chased up my £100 excess due to be refunded on car accident.
Son has now got a paper round £104 per month!!! Might get one myself.
Registered to take in language students in spare room.
So getting there slowly but surely but I am not looking glamouress yet. Birthday in February so need to start doing something about that.
Thanks for all your ideas.0
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