November.2015.here.we.come

penguin83

Well done on your progress Mum, and I agree with KP - knackered just reading that! xx

mum2one

I have finally treated myself, more a present as I have hit the 5k target, and still got Dec's to go.

I have brought a new handbag, not just any handbag......but a Radley Bag

http://www.radley.co.uk/Product/26894_Tavistock_Handbags_Handbags.aspx

So wierd, signed up for Radley site a while ago, as mum was going to buy me a Radley bag for my 40th.... then about month ago, just before we went away, email from Radley, sale, the bag on the email was this one - we were going to Tavistock.
She offered to get it for xmas, by the time I said yes, the only colour left was pink, so gave up.....
Went online Monday and it was back in stock, came this afternoon, its fab, I appricate it more as it was my present for getting past the 5k target. xx

mum2one

I have now booked my hair appointment for christmas, after being quoted £60.00 from my hairdresser for highlights, - thats an out of town salon, - actually salon too posh of a word........
I rang around a couple more hairdressers and got highlights for £25.00 - thats the foil method, which is apparently normally dearer than the cap system.

So will have haircut with normal hairdresser then highlights after.

Its a treat for the Orinet Express - got a cracker on that one, used my nectar points, if I redeemed in store would of been £15.00, off the 2 of us (me + my aunt), it took £130.00 off the booking,), shes got it into her head that I've paid the £130.00 so she has paid for my ticket £127.00 - who am I to argue. Did tell her it was only £15.00 I used, but she insisted.

I'll get them something nice for xmas, so I don't feel as guilty, gets compliated as I call them aunty and uncle, but they took over the role of 2nd grandparents for dd, from day 1, as far as she is concerned there nanny + grandad, so in all honeslty we both get spolit from them. xx

Keeping_Positive

Oooh that bag looks lovely. Well deserved for all the hard moneysaving you have done this year.

BEAT_THE_DEBT

Hi orient express wow! what a lovely treat enjoy you deserve it!!!!x

taxi73

Lovely to see that you are getting a couple of treats for yourself..new bag,hairdo and a trip on the orient express..great.

mum2one

Quiet here,

I think the best way to describe it, its been one of those sort out weeks, dd had growth spurt
4 prs school trs new - dont fit - now on ebay
2 school skirts new - don't fit - ebay again

the 3 skirts shes wore since sept - good condition - they've been forwarded to her friend.

Then it was my tankini top kept coming undone at swimming - that was sort through her bag, down to 2 swimsuits that fit, about 4 for ebay -there ready to go on, sounds daft but I find Feb time, go better than summer time.

THIS WAS TOO DO LIST
In progress- do them as and when
bank refund - SORTED THE COMPANY GAVE ME £15 AS A GOODWILL GESTURE
credit card statements - AS AN WHEN
budget DONE
empty car - half of the remaining stuff done -!!
2 weeks of open uni - week behind - so so got a weeks worth done

To do
All xmas cards done - done half
Post present this week - NOT DONE
3 sets of presents to post next week - get them wrapped and sorted this week - post nxt week - NOT DONE
2 weeks of Open Uni - 1 done
Put ad in free ads - SAT NAV (we've got dad a better one,), dds toys she grown out of. - done
Half cost order - finish getting the items for dds class (the pta are paying me back - massive budget £1.00 per child - so far got girls a sew your own bag £1.00 - got them in Devon, boys - seen Bart Simpson swim bags £1.00 (halfcost)
half cost done
do dd's advent calender - got no 24...... get a bag of sweets 2mor
do dads advent calender - he'll have them daily, got him 24 mini deordrants and showergels
get Baileys xmas prezzie - bigger basket (Argos) - on order


Got 1/2 of it done, not to bad.

Added on extras-

Done the Tesco goodies shop for Xmas
Done Iceland - Xmas freezer shop (£70), but used £24 vouchers
Brought DD 4 new school skirts - bigger sizes, - anticipate for growth - as for trs so funny, what fitted her round the waist, was a foot to long, so shes been told winter tights.
That ended up with a new mac (very mse £12 reduced to £6), in Red for dd, + Winters coat (£22 reduced to £15), she looks so grown up in them, there her posh coats..

Now tonight she decided her shoes were too tight..... luckly thats mothers dept...


Got an xmas fayre next weekend, bit naughty as its held at a national trust property, you have to pay to get in, luckly rememebred we had walkers crisps points, so redeemed 15 points, family entry saved £20.00 - very mse.

Set dd up on her laptop, she was happy with that.....
xx

mum2one

Think it may be best to do a months plan.

CHASE AOL AGAIN OVERCHARGE:mad:
BALANCE TRANSFER - GOT TO BE DONE BY 6TH (ONLY GOT 6WEEKS FROM CARD THATS LAST DATE) - DONE
SNOWBALL BASED ON DEC'S FIGURE
WORK THROUGH DEC'S BUDGET - 1ST OF 4 MTHS NEW BUDGET (STILL NEED TO LOSE £50)
EMPTY THE CAR - NEED THE STUFF - SOME XMAS PREZZIES NOW 3/4 DONE
ANOTHER BATCH MINCE PIES
DO MY ALCOHOL SHOP - TIDY THE CUPBOARD + UNIT - shouldn't need muxh, more few cans if vistors come, whisky, peach snapps, soft drinks - DADS DEPT TO PAY
SEND £50 VIRGIN VOUCHER OFF - CREDITED AGAINST WINE - CHEAPIE WINE ORDER
OPEN UNI - WANT TO GET 2 WEEKS AHEAD + ASSISGNMENT DONE (10TH DEC)
FINISH XMAS CARDS (HALF DONE) - 6TH DEC
GET ALL PRESENTS WRAPPED BY 14TH DEC
1 X POST BY TUESDAY 1ST DEC - DONE - THE PERSON GOT IT (PHEW)
2 X PARCEL POST 10TH DEC
TAKE DD LATE NIGHT SHOPPING WITH DAD:eek: DONE - THANK HECK I ONLY TAKE HER ONCE
ORIENT EXPRESS - (EVEN IF IT IS WITH MY AUNTY!)
CHRISTMAS FAYRE - national trust
OU TUTORIAL 13TH - THEN SCHOOL XMAS FAYRE AFTERNOON :rolleyes:
WRAP 22 PRESENTS - DDS CLASS (FROM SANTA) BROUGHT -
GET MY MONEY BACK FROM PTA - PARCELS + STAMPS - RECEIPTS ARE IN
GOT 2 X PTA MEETINGS B4 XMAS - I AM NOW OFFICALLY NOTE-TAKER;) (i don't do shorthand - they are notes!!)
SODS LAW - WACK OF PRESCRIPTIONS - SEE DOCTOR -
PART 2 ODDS AND SODS FREE-ADS PAPER - HOPE THIS WEEKS STUFF IN + SELLS (thou most of it dds - so she gets the money back - goes up if she wants something big). IN PAPER - NO TAKERS SO FAR......
3 x WII CONTROLLERS - ONLY SO WE CAN ALL HAVE A GO!

THINK THAT KEEP ME OUT OF TROUBLE.....

mum2one

Not much on the debt free month, just doing above minimum payment this month, just to get through Dec.

Had one of those days, where you end up doing stuff for everyone else, so didn't get chance to do any studying to this evening.

Gave dd the laptop, set her up on Amazon, to look for ds games, shes doing her letter for Father Christmas,
it did start off as this...
Peanuts - Why I don't know...
Bottle sun + moons perfume
selection box
new toy for Bailey
Cheryl Cole Cd - (on order from Tesco)

For the next hr all I got was "wow, I like that, its been reduced, why can't I have a wii........xx(her friend from school has one)....."- answered as but sweetheart, don't forget Father Christmas will know ur laptop is part of ur xmas prezzie, so he'll bring a few things...

SHE HAD ONLY ADDED 30 DS GAMES, 6 DVDS, WII PLAYER + ACCESSORIES........ to the list!!

---

So far Father Christmas has got her.....
Sun + Moon perfume
Cheryl Cole CD
Mini handheld camcorder (£40 from Argos- her Bratz one broke..... 3 weeks after the guarentee....)

Plus the Wii and nearly every accessory going...... so think were on the right lines.

Dreading Friday, she is addicted to Get Me Out of Here, when jedward left X-Factor we had hystericals......

---

Empited more out of the boot, just 2 bags left... going well.

Trying to remain chilled out for Dec, extremely well organised (she says), all presents are brought..... just need to start wrapping, next week, got assisgnment to do 1st.

Off to bed in a mo. xx

The_Dragon

Good luck with getting all the gifts together! Oh and with the studying