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novagirl

Keep up with those daily £1s. I love updating my debts spreadsheet, is that sad? LOL I really must crack on with some Open Uni assignments and stop putting them off. Maybe I should get up bright and early to get 'in the zone'. Have a lovely day x

NoDebtDiva

Hi,

Well I can't believe it's August already! I now have 712 days until I am debt free.

I didn't manage to clear £750 from my debts in July, so I have carried over the missing £296 into this month. I also have to concentrate on having 25 NSDs this month as I am overspending at the moment.

My challenge for this month is to sort out our clothes - Ebaying and giving to the charity shop all the clothes that no longer fit or are no longer worn.

Lots to look forward to as we have our holiday coming up in September, and a weekend away in October, November and December!! My weight loss is on track so I am hoping to have lost 2 stones by Christmas.

Enjoy your Sunday xx

NoDebtDiva

Morning all!

What a beautiful day! I'm on holiday today to catch up with some chores and get a head start on my de-cluttering. I already have a bag of "rubbish" and started to fill a bag for the charity shop.

I'm concentrating on getting all the laundry washed today - love hanging it outside when the weather is nice.

Daily £1 already paid.

Speak later x

NoDebtDiva

Well I'm hoping that today is going to be a good day and not a scary Friday 13th!

Have just caught up paying my daily £1's and finished cleraing my bills for the month. My debt free date is getting nearer and nearer and I can't wait!

Have some friends visiting this evening and then tomorrow I'm off with the children to meet up with my best mate - we live miles apart but are meeting in the middle.

Haven't achieved many NSDs but I have been buying some bargains for the children's Christmas stockings - nearly finished their shopping so it won't be so tight nearer the big day!

My healthy eating is going really well and I've started exercising in the mornings - which is unheard of for me :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

So today:

• [STRIKE]Catch up on bills[/STRIKE] - DONE!
• Work at home this morning - DONE!
• Clear out the dining room - DONE!
• Change bed in the spare room - DONE!
• Washing - DONE!
• Pack for tomorrow - DONE!
• Shopping - DONE!
• Changed and Chinese! - DONE!

Enjoy your day everyone x

novagirl

Just checking up on your NDD Glad to see you are doing well with your diary! x

NoDebtDiva

Okey Cokey - all daily £1's are fully up to date.

I'm in a bit of limbo at the moment. There are lots of dreams I have and up until now I haven't really believed that I can achieve them. However, I think I'm on the brink of my life completely changing for the better...... am I sounding loopy?!:shocked:

I've been reading some self help books since the beginning of the year, and my attitude towards myself and my life has changed. I really don't think I've liked myself and as a result I haven't achieved my full potential. But now I know that no-one else can make me happy except for ME! I'm not sure if my marriage will last, and I'm scared at the thought of losing my hubby, and at the same time excited by the prospect of what I can do. I do hope that we are destined to be together but I want a more abundant and fulfilled life. My husband can't make me happy, only I can do that.

I have found it difficult to focus this year both on decreasing my debt and within other areas of my life. I've probably drunk far too much wine (trying to find myself, but I can't be found in a bottle of Chardonnay!) and have continually questioned why I'm doing what I'm doing.

I have a long way to go. I know it's going to be hard and lonely at times, but I have to make changes to my life now.

This is quite heavy for my first post of the day - but I have been up all night thinking things through....... I am so grateful for lots of things - my hubby, my children, my family, my job at the moment, my dreams, my home, my friends, my car, my impending holidays etc etc

I have a feeling that from today the sun may start shining :happyhear

ziggles50

My what an uplifting post...do you know i think lots of women feel like that but don't know what to do or are too afraid to do itso yaay to you actually thinking about how to go about it and wanting to follow through.!:T
i pray it will not be too traumatising a change and that those things you want will come to you in a good way with not too many birthing pains!:)
Also don't forget that there are still people reading and often will encourage you on here so if you feel lonely, angry, happy or whatever, post, post, post! it always will encourage someone (like me!)

NoDebtDiva

Thanks Ziggles... I really appreciate your comments and sentiment.

There are so many areas that I'd like to change that I've promised myself that I'll put it all down in writing this week. I need to completely understand my dreams & goals and why I want them. A few spooky things have happened to me over the past few weeks that I have led me to this place. My first challenges will be:

Fit & Healthy
I need to become fit and healthy - not for reasons of vanity, but to enable me to live with passion and have the strength and vitality to achieve my dreams. It's quite liberating to think that I don't really need to get to a size 10. I've felt like this for some time and this was reinforced while watching "How to Look Good Naked" last night. Auntie Gok was working with a 45 year old lady who's husband of 25 years had just left her (this may be me in a few months if hubby and I don't pull things around). More importantly, Gok was talking to a bunch of school children about their appearance and everything he said was so right. I'm not bad looking but I have NEVER had confidence in myself although many people think I have as I am successful in my career. It no longer matters what I look like as I now know I'm beautiful - along with every other person on this planet. It's what's in my heart that counts, how I give to others and how I choose to live my live. My choices in life are going to be full on and the biggest dreams I can muster..... that's why I need to be fit and healthy.

Love ME
Bit of repitition here, but no one else will fully appreciate or love me unless I love myself. So, until this becomes second nature to me, I AM PUTTING ME 100% FIRST. This is the one I really struggle with. Having 2 beautiful children, as most mum's would, I put them first. But by doing that, I'm cheating them of a joyous, well balanced, completely grateful and abundant mum! When I've learnt to love me, I know that those around me will benefit.

Plan My Outcomes
I am going to seriously think about the things I want in life. I'll be dreaming big and bold, but I know if I focus and believe I can achieve anything I want. I want the obvious like the mortagage paid, but also I'd love a holiday home in Florida where we can jump on a plane and spend our summers.

It's really exciting.....

ziggles50

hang on while i steal a quote....

ziggles50

Marianne Williamson is the author of A Return to Love.


"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.' We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we're liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." (A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of "A Course in Miracles", Harper Collins, 1992. From Chapter 7, Section 3])

NUFF SAID!
If i had a penny for the number of times i've heard this this year i woyld have about 20p:D
I love it and am now going to print itout and pin it up everywhere and memorise it...