OberonSH's DFW Diary Thread - 1 Woman, 1 Toddler & A Whole Lotta Debt!

In_Search_Of_Me

thinking of you Obi - hope noone has been guilty of rubbing fingers on units to check for dust (hand would get stuck if they did at mine!!). Hope its going well for you & that you get on like a house on fire! Big hugaroos!!

OberonSH

Afternoon all,

Yes it went well - relaxed, pleasant evening. I like his parents, and all went well, apart form my homemade mayonaise looking like vinigrette (oh delia, you've let me down love) and having to send LB to corner shop for dis and pudding. But all the food went down well, and we had copious glasses of wine (with LB scurrying around refilling mine and his mothers glass at every opportunity). To be honest I think she was checking out my place as she made comments about when he would be moving in....

DD called LB dada this morning, which was so cute, and the look of his face was like he'd won the lottery!! Then of course her biological father phoned, and still calls himself Daddy, so this is going to have to be remedied ASAP to avoid confusion. Having the Talk tonight about him moving in, which I'd like, but house is still too full of 'stuff' at the moment, so we'll see what we decide tonoght. Won't certainly be til after my divorc comes through, we both agreed that would be the neatest way to tie things up.

The 'Money Comes Easily To Me' mantra seems to be working, as had my council tax bill adjusted, and the backpay I got with it will cover the outstanding bill plus £30 to send to a debt. Now just need the help with the rent for 100% reduction in stress!!

Having a lovely day tidying up after dinner last night and generally pottering, getting some stuff sorted for listing tonight cos I'm only halfway to my £200 ebay/amazon target and I want some of the bigger stuff gone now. So anyone in the Scunny area wants a large corner computer desk unit let me know! DD's having a nap at the mo, as LB's parents are babysitting tonight, and I want her to be up when they get here so his mum can see her. She had a peek last night when she was asleep.

Well, hope everyone has a cheap day, sun's shining and I may get down to the allotment this arvo.

Tip for today - When selling on ebay ALWAYS weigh the stuff. I've lost count of the times I've guestimated and been horribly surprised at the actual weight and costs, and having to pay extra towards the postage.

In_Search_Of_Me

excellent news & good tip on ebay - have done the same myself, twice totally eaten up my own profit on underestomated postage which is v. annyoing!!! Hope you doing OK!

Molanole

Just checking in. Not much to say. Well done with the LB's mother. What a minefield eh? Over and out.



Safe (as the yoof of today say).

OberonSH

Evening chicks, the next um....exciting.... installment of my life and the struggle to not owe anyone any money.

That money comes easily thing da*n well works! Starting saying a in my head a bit, and trying to make myself feel how someone with a comfy amount of money feels like, and today I had 2 uni students spend over £60 on wool, and place an order for 2 more packs (another £50!!!) Yay! Plus Tax credits have been srted now, no back pay, but had to adjust it again as DD's going an extra day from this week. Well, at least it's covered from now on. Just waiting on the help with the rent, and I'll be a seriously stress free mummy.

Doing a mega list on ebay tonight (gods don;t I harp on) - got anouther 50 or so patterns, but am reaidng that ebaying secrets stuff I signed up for, and it's actually pretty good! Some tips seem to be working, but mostly it's geared towards people who sell for a living on ebay, rather than house clearers.

Moneywise been overspending a bit, too hot to do the 30 minute walk to save on the bus fare, so adjusting the budget, and having to play around anyways and see what LB's share of the bills will be if he moves in. Decided to keep our finances separate until we're both clear (he's only got £10k car loan, manageable certainly).

Well I'm off for a bath and a glass of wine with a good manga book, hope you all had a very cheap day!

dottyanne

Hey Obi - just checkin up on you girl!! You seem to be on the up and up - im glad the money comes easily to me things seems tobe having an effect - im gonna say it each night and morning from now on!! speak soon love dotty xx

jessicamb

I'm going to have to start doing this 'money comes easily to me' thing I think or I'll be the last one on this forum turning out the lights.

Glad its all going well the the LB and DFW.

What happened to the tip of the day? I expect two tomorrow to make up for its lack today

gallygirl

You and me too Jess - my haul so far is 60p vouchers & a 1/2 price Nicky Clarke voucher. Oh, and 1 mystery shopping job but had to turn another one down.....:rolleyes:

Repeat after me:

Money WILL be coming easily to me tomorrow
Money WILL be coming easily to me tomorrow
Money WILL be coming easily to me tomorrow
Money WILL be coming easily to me tomorrow
Money WILL be coming easily to me tomorrow
Money WILL be coming easily to me tomorrow

once the others have had their share
once the others have had their share
once the others have had their share
once the others have had their share
once the others have had their share

jessicamb

ali007 wrote:

You and me too Jess - my haul so far is 60p vouchers & a 1/2 price Nicky Clarke voucher. Oh, and 1 mystery shopping job but had to turn another one down.....:rolleyes:

Repeat after me:

Money WILL be coming easily to me tomorrow
Money WILL be coming easily to me tomorrow
Money WILL be coming easily to me tomorrow
Money WILL be coming easily to me tomorrow
Money WILL be coming easily to me tomorrow
Money WILL be coming easily to me tomorrow

once the others have had their share
once the others have had their share
once the others have had their share
once the others have had their share
once the others have had their share

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

kathfisch

Obi

Huge thanks to you for an extremely entertaining couple of hours (:eek:) reading through your thread. mental note - where have I been all this time?! Actually, have been terribly busy and am now trying to catch up on all things dfw that I've missed!

You really do have a funny and engaging writing style, definitely put my name down on the pre-order list for that book of yours! I shall now be a devotee of your thread and will be waiting eagerly for emails telling me of an update :rotfl:

You've done a huge amount in such a short time and approach all the cr*p with such good humour and positivity! Its been inspirational reading, seriously. As someone else said (sorry, can't remember who, have read through 33 pages!), it makes me feel like a spoiled brat who should get off her !!!!!! and just damn well do something!! :rotfl: spot my personal hang up at the mo :rolleyes:

Anyway, its late, I should be in bed but just couldn't stop reading , thanks for making my evening!!

Kath