The Thrifty Gifty Girls 2009 (Organised & Money Neutral for All Occasions) #3

mhagster

up above the streets and houses...........
you maybe have to be a certain age to remember that one!
as I am a 'certain age' it is not a problem for me!

lovely day here, had a good day at work but have just had a phone call from orthodontist to say my daughter had missed her appt...at 3.45pm.
I am mortified.......totally forgot, I am never late , am always early and obviously have not picked up my diary since before we went away.

So ,in case I forget it's now next Monday at 4pm!!

Skiergirl

Hi everyone

I haven't posted for a few days as life has been very boring.
I've read all the posts and tried to thank them all - if I've missed anyone -I'M SORRY . I know what some people mean, I sometimes think I get less thanks than others, or don't feel as welcome because I don't contribute as much as some people.

But.. I have made another £20 this weekend so

hayley11

Uh oh, i've come across a brilliant craft shop today! It looked small from the outside but it was really big and it had loads of stuff. I can't believe I never knew about it! I spent ages in there, well over half an hour. I was very good and only spent £10 though, could easily have been £110! I got some dovecraft 12x12 papers, brads and chipboards (it's a nice little tin with over 200 in!) all in Glamour, some pink card, 12 different kinds of embellishments and some tiny foam dots. Really pleased with all that!

I've just had lots of fun sorting it all out. Hehe, am I a big geek?

Going to attempt to make something pretty now, I do love craftyness :j

aurora_14

Hi everyone,

hope all is well in the thrifty/ gifty world. :-) I've been busy as a bee. :-) I need a holiday!!! :-)
I was gonna mention lots of people and reply to all but now I read all them 4 pages I forgot what I wanted to say. All I can remember is: a red dress, lots of late night giggling, mhaggie's load of washing, disneyland and halloween, and the rudolph day. I am quite useless I must say. :-)

Hayley, just had a look at your blog - I love the background on it - how did you do that??? And also, I don't know how that happened but on my editing options I can't choose the letters size, alignment and all that lot when I am writing a new post, all I can do is to underline or italics, insert a pic or a video, and that's it. Where have all the options gone? I am really useless. :-)

Do we know if lovely coffee maniac :-) Sarah is alright?

Shevs and goochie - hope you are keeping positive and getting lots of interviews and job offers coming your way.

Sugarspan - r u alright? Do take good care, and lots of love. And to Jammy as well. xxx

Skiergirl - "I haven't posted for a few days as life has been very boring." I would love to be in your shoes Skiergirl . :-) Well done on making £20. (I am hanging my head in shame, again :-) ). I haven't made a penny in last 2 weeks or so. The surveys have dried up for some reason and vo are investigating my account. ??? I contacted them but no joy from them so far. Just a bit worried about the personal details but they do have T&C so hoping all will be well.

Oh, and a pearl of wisdom for today - what you concentrate on - grows. :-) So, I am being extreeeeeeeeeeeeeemly positive, as you can see. :rotfl:

Skiergirl

hayley11 wrote: »

Uh oh, i've come across a brilliant craft shop today! It looked small from the outside but it was really big and it had loads of stuff. :j

Hayley - where is it ??, I can't find a decent craft shop anywhere, my nearest is Hobbycraft in Stockport

Skiergirl

Forgot to ask before - does anyone get anything for referring me to Bingoports, if so feel free to PM me

I've noticed I haven't had as many surveys - I think I've only qualified for 2 in the past week

paddingtondoo

I've been a very busy bear today - mainly coz I've promised myself a crafting day tomorrow as I have the day off and the other 2 will be out.

DD had a teacher training day so the out of school club was closed so I had to take today off as well :rolleyes:.

I have:
hoovered and dusted right through
tackled mount ironing
washed up
tidied everywhere and put everything away including the ironing
knitted most of bag no 1 of my 50 challenge
and cleared out the freezer (found 2 things with expiry date of 2007 )

Only have DD to bath and hair wash ready for school in the morning and decide what I'm going to make tomorrow - what's the betting my plans will go pear shaped :rotfl:

SugarSpun

GRR!

The hotel from hell where we held our wedding reception called this afternoon to ask why we're disputing the extra charges they put on my CC after the wedding. I refused to speak to them since I'm sick and we've just had a beareavement, but the sheer gall of them!

paddingtondoo

SugarSpun wrote: »

GRR!

The hotel from hell where we held our wedding reception called this afternoon to ask why we're disputing the extra charges they put on my CC after the wedding. I refused to speak to them since I'm sick and we've just had a beareavement, but the sheer gall of them!

Just what you need not!! We had some weird things on our bill last August but managed to get them removed - wasn't much but it was our money not theirs.

Sorry you're not well - put your feet up and take care of babyspun and if you need a moan you know where we are :hello:

hayley11

Skiergirl wrote: »

Hayley - where is it ??, I can't find a decent craft shop anywhere, my nearest is Hobbycraft in Stockport

It's on Stamford St in Ashton, it's called Create with Cards, just past Barclays on the other side It's really messy and disorganised but they really do have a lot of stuff, I was in heaven :rotfl:

Aurora - I am rubbish with blogs, took me ages to figure out how to change the background! I get the backgrounds from http://www.thecutestblogontheblock.com/ - they're really pretty and they have loads. Just click on one you like and it gives you instructions on how to put it on your page