The DFW Diary of a Mogchops!!

mogchops

Well... I did it...got up at 6.15am, at the car boot for 6.45am, just got home now, it was FREEEEEEZZZZINNNGGG - was soooo cold, am chilled to the bone! Even though the sun came out eventually, it was still cold! Am now sat with 2 jumpers & a cup of tea and am just starting to thaw!!

Money-wise - made £25 :T Would have liked more, obviously! But have got rid of a lot of stuff, and now have £25 that I didnt have at 6.15am this morning! So it was worth it - I think! :rotfl:

DH is cooking a gorgeous roast dinner as I type - he's a star :A Am going to eat lots then collapse on sofa for a while methinks!

Keeping_Positive

Well done on the car boot you have the right attitude about the £25. I did loads of carboots last year with mixed results but it all adds up and because I was busy I didnt spend anything either.

mogchops

Thank you KP, Yep £25 is £25!! And is £25 more than I started the day with! So that has to be good.

Had a lovely lunch, then collapsed on the sofa for a while, then DH made me go with them all for a bike ride:eek: I would rather have stayed on the sofa, but it was lovely once we got going - very warm and sunny!

Lost tonight now - then bed!

pixiechick99

:beer:Hooray to £25, I wouldn't say no:D

And bike ride.....lord, I feel tired just thinkin of that haha. Lucky you having lunch cooked...jealous, moi?!:rotfl:

mogchops

Mogchops attempted a NSD.

Mogchops failed!! :rotfl::rotfl:

But I havent frittered!!

£4.24 in Tescos. (But this included 2 packs of dishwasher tabs on bogof, for which I had a £3 tillspit, so was £4.50 for 2 boxes which are normally £7.50 each... Also a £2.49 slab of cheese, £1.15 yogurts and 2 x 39p mikybars. Used other mocs too - so total after bogofs £11.34, actually paid £4.24, so I think thats pretty thrifty! If anyone's still awake after following that.....:rotfl:)

£12.97 in Toys R us - for upcoming birthday presents. But got Crayola stuff on 3 for 2, so have something extra to put in present stash as well. Bargain.:j

£12.00 for DD for Brownies subs tonight - though that comes out of budget, so is not an unexpected spend, iyswim.

And a free 2 litres of milk from Sainsburys with the token from todays Sun! (Had to swing by Sainsburys to pick up DDs boots from menders.)

Its AMAZING how much I now analyse what I spend - 2 months ago I wouldnt have even given it a passing thought - and now am scrutinising every penny! pmsl! But its working! :j

pixiechick99

You lost me somewhere along the lines with your Tesco shopping......:rotfl::rotfl:

As for Brownies...is that for a whole term (ie 2 half terms?) - I thought my dds brownies was good for £20 from now til end of summer! Mind you my 2 do gym club at £92 for the 10 weeks for both and cheerleading for £36 for both per half term! Girls...how expensive??!!!:D

mogchops

£12 Brownies is for a half term - so from now till May half term. Not too bad - I think it works out around £2 per week. We dont do gym thank goodness - £92!!!! :eek:

Brownies is in half an hour - its been 3 weeks since the last one - and what am I doing?? Sat here trying to sew on a badge!!! :rotfl: Me, leave things to the last minute??!! Never!!! :rolleyes:

Lovella

Hey Mogchops, I haven't been round here in a while but have just caught up on your diary...I'm pleased to see all is well. The cat story really made me chuckle...we had a similar incident once with a squirrel!

The_Golden_Goose

Did someone mention food? Choc Brownies... hmmmmmm.

Well done MC.

On days/months when you feel you are maybe not achieving as much as you would like, think back to your pre-MSE, pre-DFW days and think how much you have changed upstairs (eg- your mindset, not your duvet cover!). That is the most important thing that must Click into place after the LBM.

mogchops

The_Golden_Goose wrote: »

Did someone mention food? Choc Brownies... hmmmmmm.

Well done MC.

On days/months when you feel you are maybe not achieving as much as you would like, think back to your pre-MSE, pre-DFW days and think how much you have changed upstairs (eg- your mindset, not your duvet cover!). That is the most important thing that must Click into place after the LBM.

I know EXACTLY what you mean - yes the mindset, not the duvet!! :rotfl:Analyse every penny now!!