Handbags & Gladrags – Confessions of a Recovering Spendaholic

Sun_Addict

Hi Swinstie - glad your car passed its' MOT and glad you're feeling better - maybe you could pass an MOT yourself now!!!

Swinstie73

Hi all,

Well sister's OH (who is a mechanic) advised me to get my tyres done sooner rather than later, so went today and got them changed. £71 for both, so not as much as I thought. Think starting December, I will give my sister £15 a month instead of £10, so I will have £180 saved up by MOT time.

Went back to work today but still felt dreadful, think it's down to feeling horribly bloated since Friday, have had severe lower left stomach pains, felt like trapped wind (sorry if that's TMI). Managed to get a doc appointment this morning and, yep I have came home with some magic 'stuff' to help me along. I seriously think it was self-inflicted with my crap diet this past week, I think I managed to eat some veg one day but the rest was toast/cereal/crackers and some other rubbish.

So, after work I went to the supermarket and bought loads of fruit and veg, and have had loads for dinner. Need to start drinking more water too. Thought about doing my detox again but I think this time, I won't bother with the tablets, I will just try and eat fruit/veg (even if only a portion of each), everyday. I find it difficult to eat 5 portions, but will try and build up to it.

The girl I work with did a parachute jump at the weekend and is trying to talk me into it, might do the trick with getting me 'going', ha!

Anyway, off to do my payments for this month, it's not going to be a good one as my debt has definitely went up (still owed £400 for Pink tickets) but they weren't on this bill. Ach if it takes me longer to pay off that's fine, I still want to 'live'.

savingholmes

Hi swinstie - hope tablets work. Glad you got tyres sorted - better safe than sorry.

Shoe_Gal

Glad you are feeling better

Totally agree with 'still live' motto

Sun_Addict

I'm with you on the still having a life theory - I guess that's why it's taken me 2 years to clear just £5k!

Swinstie73

Afternoon all,

Won't get a chance to get on later as OH coming down tonight. Still feeling a bit bleurgh, tummy stuff 'worked' but I still feel a bit uncomfy, maybe another day or so will see me right as rain.

Friend cancelled dinner for tomorrow night as her hubby is going out so can't babysit her kid, I did text back to say to bring her but she's not replied yet. Oh well, will have a nice relaxing Thursday if not going out.

Been a bit spendy again, I always think I'm doing great getting all my Christmas shopping finished early, then I see people doing theirs and feel left out so I start buying myself things. I know I should confess all, but I really can't, I have spent A LOT! I did manage to get a nice pair of comfy Clarks boots on sale, wearing them right now and they are fab. Better than the heeled ones I wore yesterday that totally kill my feet. Ho-hum!! Anyway work is finished so bye for now. x

ruby_eskimo

I know what you mean about the christmas shopping! I've got most of mine done and then I see these big deals and I think that I'll treat myself! Managed to stop the spending for the moment though hehe.

Swinstie73

Hi ruby-eskimo,

Just posted on your diary!

Well, I am being good and returning a coat I bought from Tesco, it was too big! That's the problem with not being able to try things on, plus it didn't feel like it would be too warm. Still on the look-out for one though, ha!

Sun_Addict

Swinstie I know just what you mean by seeing other people Christmas shopping making you want to spend more. I've done all mine too but when I see other people doing theirs I feel I'm missing out. Really we should be feeling smug ours is all done - so why isn't it happening?

savingholmes

hi swinstie - have you tried the freebies board - free rimmel foundation arrived for me in the post today - a few weeks ago it was lip gloss and platinum dishwasher tablets, before that mascara and avon lipstick etc