Smart Mart's 2009 diary...

Smart_Mart

Not much more to report other than I've spent another £3.00 at football training and that tomorrow looks like being a pyjama day....:rolleyes:

Chuffed to bits with my fleece. First time this year that I've made the sensible choice as mentioned in my initial post. I had actually put the Lee Evans DVD in my trolley too aiming to buy that but changed my mind thinking I could wait until I could properly afford it.

Floxxie

Hi,

Just found your diary and think it's great!

Just have four suggestions for DVDs:
1) borrow them off mates
2) rent them from the library
3) collect Nescafe beans and send off for a voucher for a free rental for Blockbuster
4) sign up to a DVD rental trial using a cashback site (haven't done this one yet)

And well done on the weightloss.

Floxxie

benbenandme

Well done on the weightloss :T :T Are you following a particular diet or just being good ?:D

Smart_Mart

benbenandme wrote: »

Well done on the weightloss :T :T Are you following a particular diet or just being good ?:D

Hi BB and welcome....:D

No particular diet really. I used to follow Slimming World when it was all red days and green days but no more.

It's more about being sensible and taking more exercise. I do six paper rounds ( more than 700 houses ) which is a fair amount of walking. The next two weeks I'll be working for Home Delivery delivering their catalogues; that's another 820 houses. I could lose weight regardless of what I eat really when I do the catalogues as it is quite tiring work.

The weight loss will calm down after that first week, it always does with me. I'd be happy now with 2lbs each week but with more than 2,200 houses to visit with papers and catalogues in that time, it should really be more...;)

Smart_Mart

Floxxie wrote: »

Hi,

Just found your diary and think it's great!

Just have four suggestions for DVDs:
1) borrow them off mates
2) rent them from the library
3) collect Nescafe beans and send off for a voucher for a free rental for Blockbuster
4) sign up to a DVD rental trial using a cashback site (haven't done this one yet)

And well done on the weightloss.

Floxxie

Hi Floxxie,

Welcome to the diary...what kept you?

I was sorely tempted with the Lee Evans DVD as he's my favourite comedian. I bought the DVD for my son for Christmas and it was £13.97 in Asda then. Yesterday when I was in there doing my shop, they'd reduced it to £7.00, pretty much half price. I put it in the trolley but spotted this lovely warm fleece in George for a fiver.I had enough for both but one of my resolutions was to make sensible decisions regarding money, i.e. don't buy both of them, buy one and leave the other till another day.

I've watched a lot of it on YouTube anyway so the decision wasn't that difficult but your suggestions are good and I may well just rent it one night.:T

benbenandme

Could you not be really mse and ask your son if you could borrow it??

Floxxie

That seems the best idea! Could you take a copy of it?

Yes I can't believe I missed this diary...must go and find your old one.

Also really impressed with your enthusiasm for footie - I have 3 boys who are mad about it and then there's me, who is definitely not. They don't have t-shirts, they have footie shirts. Agghhhh!

Bargain on the fleece. I found a lovely jacket but when I got home realised that the seams on the cuff were coming undone. Took it back and they didn't have another one in my size. Was really disappointed as it was a really good buy. My friend has mentioned Primark for cheapness but haven't tried it out yet.

Floxxie

Smart_Mart

Good call, BB, probably the best idea yet. Cost nowt...:T

Always loved football, Floxxie. Went to my first Yeovil game when I was three months short of my third birthday and still going now at the age of nearly 41....:eek: . Played for eight years too at local league level then refereed for a year. Now content with watching Yeovil as a season-ticket holder, writing for their programme, being a supporters rep to the board and being webmaster, referee, part-time coach and father of two of the under-eights team I help run.

That'll do for now...:D

Smart_Mart

Almost a no-spend day today. Had no intentions of leaving the house at all but running short of electric. Popped out to put a tenner on the key then saw a good offer on bagged sweets and succumbed to it...:eek:

Today's outgoings then totalled £13.17....:rolleyes:

Floxxie

You go through a lot of electric! Any chance of going non-metered?

Football rules my life. My DS1 trains with Leicester and Notts Forest, my DS2 is only 3 but is outstanding amd my DS3 who is 9 months prefers a ball to any other toy - help! Mind you if they didn't do any sport then I would be complaining!

I did find your previous diary but didn't find out what happened re CSA etc. - did it all work out?

P.S. are sweets your weakness? I try and keep some honey and or/dried fruit in and go for porridge and honey, or dried fruit, if craving and I am always craving!

Floxxie