Squirrel's Smiley, Smart and Solvent Diary

sallyx

Squizz....£100 is very doable for you if you haven't got a lot of commitments on. £25 a week. £15-£20 on food and then £5-£10 on whatever. When you are staying at Mr S do you do a shop together and then split it. Although you don't generally do a weeks shop do you, more of a daily thing? I mean if he were spending £15-£20 a week too thats a good amount of food between you for a week.

Oh and I am very impressed you have really stuck to the clothes challenge

redsquirrel80

sallyx wrote: »

Squizz....£100 is very doable for you if you haven't got a lot of commitments on. £25 a week. £15-£20 on food and then £5-£10 on whatever. When you are staying at Mr S do you do a shop together and then split it. Although you don't generally do a weeks shop do you, more of a daily thing? I mean if he were spending £15-£20 a week too thats a good amount of food between you for a week.

Oh and I am very impressed you have really stuck to the clothes challenge

Sounds pretty reasonable when you put it like that

We sometimes do a big shop at the weekend but generally go every day/ every other day and take turns at paying, but he insists on buying more because he earns more - so out of 5 shops I will probably pay for 2. Reckon I probably do spend about £15 a week and he probably spends about £30 or so (including cat stuff).

I'm very impressed you are still at zero on the clothes challenge!

Karmacat

Its okay, btw - I'm not crazed with anger any more :rotfl: its safe to raise your head over the parapet. I managed to find a way through - thanks to my partner, actually. Damn him for being reasonable!

redsquirrel80

Phew! Glad to hear it Your partner sounds nice.

Karmacat

He is - the minute he said what he did, I could just *hear* the rightness of it, it just poured water on all that anger - I knew it wasn't appropriate, but now I know where its from too - its from when I was always in the wrong, and my sister was always in the right. Hey ho.

Changing the subject ...... have you heard how your mum is this morning?

redsquirrel80

No not heard from her yet today - sounds like she has the same thing I had a couple of weeks ago with the sore eyes, runny nose and wanting to sleep lots (she is diabetic though so it's made her a bit wobbly on that front), so hopefully by Thurs she will be feeling better enough to travel.

Karmacat

Good point, its only Tuesday now. Lots of positive vibes - I'm off to get a cup of coffee and write the email that needs writing. Have a good one

xxx

redsquirrel80

You too

Just found another job to apply for - another awful online application system, why can't they sort them out!

redsquirrel80

No jobs to apply for today.. fairly quiet day at work. Had a fun eight mile run in the snow last night!

Parents are coming down tomorrow, all being well with the weather etc, my mum is feeling much better

beanielou

Good news on your mum.