Chops Chipping the credit card debt!!

macgirl

Glad you had a good time Chops - Happy New Year! Enjoy the rest of your break

chops22

I have spent £9 today on bread( x2), Milk, Cheese,butter, Cornflakes, ham and chicken bites. So packups ready for tuesday.(not literally...as that would be a grim lunch for my boys).

So I think I should manage for the rest of the week without having to buy anything. Hubby gets paid a week on tuesday...so from tomorrow thats only 8 days. (a not leaving the house today now)

I am going to budget £50 a week for food and cleaning stuff...and any money I have left over half will go towards xmas/holidays etc and half in the debt pot.

I am going to meal plan this week to within an inch of my life!!! I shall just use up what we have left, and the freezer is full.

I am actually looking forward to being a little hungry...as it feels like I have been full to the gunells for the last two weeks!!

I am off to finish some ironing and make a plan of jobs I will;) do this week. I need to get dooyoooing and also look into joining some scratch card sites. I liked my BB money and am sad it has ended!!

The bed time routine is going to be in full force tonight ....in preperation for tomorrow night.:T I am looking forward to going back to work and getting back to normal!:A ..just hope I an fit in my work clothes!:eek:

chops22

Hmm have not got very far, children fed, bathed, one has had a story and is now asleep, the other is watching movie in bed..

Dinner tomorrow is Roast chicken and veg.. wll plan the rest tomorrow as can not think tonight!!

I have £30 from my dad to treat the boys, so might take them to watch The Chipmonks at the cinema...even tho its over priced, they keep asking about it and Its their money. Then we can have a walk and come home to a cooked dinner.

I am soo tired and am going to have to call it a day and go to bed. I have lots to do tomorrow, and really need to catch up on some beauty sleep..as I have a coldsore and a spot!! Yukk!!:mad:

So off to have a quick bath, slather on my new coco butter I got for xmas and make the most of having the bed to myself.;)

chops22

Oh almost forgot, my new years resolution is to do my hair nicely and put on a bit of makeup every day. And NEVER to nip to the shop in old tracky bottoms and with my hair in bunches and a bare pale face!! As I did this today and saw lots of people I know and was mortified!!! (Only saving grace was lovely nail polish and uggs!!..hmm and I had cleaned my teeth!)

I never go out like that, could not beleive my luck!! So in future it full effort and slap or I stay in and send the hubby out for bread and milk!!:cool:


Ohh sorry did I say "bare pale face"...that part was a big fat fib....face was pale but not bare as had two bright red spots and a whooping great coldsore on it!!!

miemie

Oh chops, that happens to me, if i go out dressed to the nines i won't see anyone a know but if i dash out of the house dressed in old cleaning clothes and no make up i'm bound to see loads of people i know.

Chipmunks is really brilliant took my 2 just before christmas, but know what you mean about the cost, i bought 3 tickets, 2 sml popcorns and 2 sml drinks and it was just short of £30, try to take snacks with you at least that cuts costs, i forgot as it was a last minute thing.

chops22

Well boys have said they want a lazy pj day before they have to head out to school tomorrow at -3 degrees here!!! So no cinemas for us.


So I am going to take the tree and other stuff down (really don't want too!!) and clean and polish my wood floors. And maybe the sofa too.

Also need to strip beds and get them all washed and changed, one lot in washer now. My bedroom also needs looking at, as I have not put all my makeup away since new year trio, and have lots of gifts that need homes finding for.

Kitchen is tidy but could do with a sweep and need to mop the floor. ( I am going to mop floor every other day ...so it doesn't get dirty?? hmm well thats the plan!)

Off to check banking now.

chops22

Well house is all clean and tidy, massive tree has been sawn in half...Ohh the mess!!! and taken to the tip.....so all back to normal.

Used up the veg from the fridge, and also defrosted some cooked turkey. It tasted really nice, I thought it might be a little watery, but was scrummy!!

Not left the house, so NSD for me!!:beer:

I have been called into work tomorrow,:( so although I really really don't want to go...I am focusing on the extra pennies...and also I need to get back into getting up at a decent time and also getting dressed before lunch!!!

On a good note I have over three quarters of petrol still left, Hubby has just over a quarter...and we have £28 petrol money left from the budget. So if we can last till next week then that money can go towards a debt.

I shall be good and lend Hubby my car tonight and tomorrow as I have more fuel:A...also if he drives it and sees the unclean state of it , I know he will clean it for me!!;)

Right off to get the kids to bed, then do an hours ironing :j(NOT!!)

Then off to check out the bingo board!!

macgirl

Good news on the fuel chops :T Apparently it's went up yesterday :rolleyes:

Having been back to work today, I have to say I prefer the staying in your pjs til lunch and beyond option

chops22

Work tomorrow for me...really not looking forward to it...but only a half day, ease myself in!! Also I need to get properly dressed!!! I think my trousers will be snug!!

Hmm I bet I can save lots of fuel and roll myself to work!!

Ironing done, but Its so cold I am going to do some more...also catching up on The family and waterloo road.

chops22

Well DS1 has gone to school, DS2...is still asleep...he is in for a shock tomorrow as he has to be up at 7am!! I shall go and wake him up in a moment.

Not much on the agenda today, I am going to put some washing away, unload the dishwasher and sort dinner out for tonight, then off to work.

Its absolutely freezing here today, I really do not fancy going to work!!