Trials and tribulations of a Debt Free Wannabee!

savingholmes

Hi elbereth nice to see you here too!

Xfactor was good - I like Lloyd but he is definitely the weakest - him and the twins. Thought Rachel did much better today but so did the rest!

Another washing load now in - no 4! I have clothes hanging round everywhere downstairs but must confess the dryer is on as well!

I have just done an Asda online order Managed to get it down from £104 first attempt to £84 after some tweaking. Should largely restock my freezer and tin cupboard. Hope there will be loads left at the end of the week... We will see! I stocked up on household items too this week!

I don't get paid from my new job until around end of Nov.... so we still need to be careful!

milann

Have had a very lazy weekend - did a bit of cooking and a token tidy but spent most of the weekend catching up on various diaries

Phew... read all of yours over the last few days and you have certainly been on a roller-coaster with the job hunting:eek: Glad you have found something that suits but hope the hours aren't too much over time. I do admire all you mums who juggle full time work with home kids and everything else. Your ds and dd sound lovely - well grounded.

Your oh is not the first to forget to pick up dd from afterschool - you would be amazed how often parents have to be rung after 'mix ups' with arrangements LOL - I have done afterschool at my work for some time now. I always feel so sorry for them - kids don't seem to bother but the parents feel sooo guilty. It's all in a days work for us - and some of the excuses I have heard LOL

It feels so late cos the clocks changed and it went dark so early.

Milann

savingholmes

HI Milann - well done for reading the whole thing! :AWow! Thanks too for the support. :TYes my kids are fab as is my MIL in practice. My OH means well just gets it wrong quite often just like we all do!

Job hunting has been a rollercoaster. I am trying to be grateful for what I've now got - and not jeopardise it - but in practice I am still looking as it is about a third less over the year than I earned from my main job last year!

I wrote a longer reply but it has disappeared so I will give up for now!

See you all tomorrow!

savingholmes

Well today I got to go on the internet at lunchtime for once. Hoping for my first proper lunchbreak since I joined. Got a busy week planned but so far seems manageable so still feeling quite positive.

Was really pleased last week - I took £30 cash out. At the end of the week I gave £10 to OH, £4 to DD and spent money on chips and still had some money left for lunches this week so was chuffed!

Hope you are all having a good start to the week!

savingholmes

Hi guys -well I have joined a new bingo site as per hypnos thread so we will see if I manage to win anything. You deposit £5 and then for 30 days if you log in and play everyday they give you a free £5 to play with - and you can withdraw any winnings - watch this space - really hoping I win something!

Also picked up a couple more new cushions for the lounge. They are red and cream stipes in chenille from poundstretcher extra at £6.99 each. Also picked up a couple for DS's daybed so was pleased with that! They had run out Saturday when I tried to get them. Relieved!

Today at work went well - had quite a good day so feeling more positive about the role! It is half term tho so less people in which may be contributing to a lighter feeling about the place!

Had lovely left over lamb for tea - yum!

Looking forward to watching flashforward later! Any other fans out there?

Bye for now!

elantan

i noticed there was another flurry in the bingo department going through the diaries ...good luck with it all

savingholmes

Really hope I win as otherwise I will be £5 down. Hypno doing well tho just hope it works for me too!

elantan

i'm sure it will ...i think the bingo sites like to keep people interested so they kinda arrange for a wee win every now and then

In_my_dreams

Glad the job is going ok. I really need to look at the bingo and stuff, must try harder! Good going on keeping the £30 going all week, wish I could be so successful!

milann

Good to hear positive vibes at work. And well done on the £30 lasting :T

What time do you have to leave in the morning - did you say it was some unearthly hour????

I've had a good 1st day of half term - even managed a swim - 1st in a loonngg time.

Went into town and got a bit sidetracked looking for a box or bucket of popcorn to go with cinema voucher for Chrissy pressies - anyone see any this year - I know they used to do them

Milann