Squirrel's Smiley, Smart and Solvent Diary

redsquirrel80

I am a bit out of touch with bills seeing as mine have been included in my rent for the last few years. I guess it isn't too bad, just not too nice having to pay it all at once!

The stripy draught excluder I made is quite nice, I might have to create a coordinating range

redsquirrel80

Feel rubbish this morning, tired, bit hungover (only a couple of glasses of wine though!) and really stressed by work... but found out yesterday I've got an interview! :j Yay but.. well, see below...

Lazy copy and paste from daily chat...

Got a bit of a dilemma over the interview too - we are meant to be going away for the weekend and are due back about half an hour before the interview. Obviously that's cutting it a bit fine.. OH thinks we should cancel the weekend away (it's to visit his family) but I think it's a shame to do that for the sake of a bit of time - I think I'd feel really cr*p if we don't go and then I don't get the job! He thinks it would look bad to ask them to reschedule the interview though - any thoughts? Am thinking about seeing if we can get an earlier train but suspect it'll be expensive and he'll probably say I shouldn't do that even if I'm willing to pay for it. Aaargh!

redsquirrel80

Tut.. stressing about this and new train tickets to get back earlier would only be £30! Kept waking up worrying about it as well.. grrrr....

Karmacat

I think you know what you have to do (she said, portentously....)

redsquirrel80

Yes... simple really! Need to chill out, grrr...

redsquirrel80

Morning! Had a nice weekend, looked after the best-behaved kids in the world on Saturday night - they are so sweet! Had fun showing them the things growing in the garden and explaining how potatoes grow

Payday tomorrow so just been updating my figures - I've added the normal debt payments on so far but also have £60 left from this month's wages.. plus an extra £100 with my back pay this month and my £50 other job wages to come so need to think what to do with that. I do want to knock my debt total down to a nice round number so will do that shortly! Holiday is paid for apart from spending money and the last night's hotel.

I am definitely going to the job interview at the time they allocated - not made a final decision over our weekend away yet though. I think Mr S is stressing a bit about money - after the big gas bill and his car needs a bit of stuff done to it soon - he hasn't said anything outright but just a few comments he's made. I offered him money towards the gas bill but he wouldn't take it, guess I might just have to try to do a bit more food shopping etc to make things easier on him.

Gonna revisit my 'to the end of March' plan in a bit and see how it went - try to finalise this next quarter's one too.

beanielou

It would be easier all round if you were both living at his 'officially' IYSWIM.

redsquirrel80

Jan - March
1. Pay off £625 - £685.38 (maybe more by the end of the month)
2. Stick to my running plan - done OK, pleased with the race.
3. Keep looking for a new job - got extra one here (which I think I can carry on with even if I leave normal job), got interview for one elsewhere coming up
4. Look for a cheaper flat - :cool:
5. Do/ start some sort of training at work - have done a couple of day courses and am doing training for this new job.
6. Do/start some sort of other course not related to work - nope - still thinking about this one, do I want a qualification or just to learn about things.
7. Spend no more than £25 on clothes - £35.90 (oops)

redsquirrel80

For Apr-Jun:

1. Pay off £625
2. Run a sub-25 min 5k
3. Run 20 miles
4. Keep job hunting/ training/ generally trying to improve job chances.
5. Spend no more than £15 on clothes.
6. Make two Christmas/ birthday pressies.

To be finalised....

redsquirrel80

beanielou wrote: »

It would be easier all round if you were both living at his 'officially' IYSWIM.

Yep it would be....