lilmissmup - the 2010 chapter!

lilmissmup

Right time to do my christmas shopping list.....if I write it down I won't forget anyone............

[STRIKE]Simon (got him two t-shirts already)[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Cara-Beth & Lucas (his kids[/STRIKE])
[STRIKE]Dad[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Nan[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]My brother & SIL[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]My two nieces Freya & Orla[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]My best friend Natalie[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]My friend Caroline and her son Max[/STRIKE]

Not a lot really though more this year than last year but still less than when I used i to get all the exes stuff!

Might do some of it now using money stuck in my paypal account, got £28 in there but they have blocked my account as someone paid some money into it which was genuine for some gig tickets i sold and I tried verifying the account but it didnt work and havent had the patience to do it again yet!

Lucas also turns 8 on 4th dec so need to get him birthday pressies, brought him a lego t-shirt but want to get him something else too.

Going to do another post later on my goals......

lilmissmup

Mmmmmm not managed any christmas shopping yet, think I will do it all next weekend online when I get paid, brains too full of cold, everyone will end up with pants pressies!

Have been a good girlfriend and did all the washing up in fellas kitchen today, was going to tidy up too but not got the energy and not sure where else it all goes.....

Only 42 days left of 2010!!!

Three main goals I would like to end this year on.....be debt free (£410 to go), get savings to £2k and lose another 4 pounds of weight to get to 8st 7lbs.

I will be starting a new diary for 2011 and really need to get my savings into gear next year to get to that 10k I should have got this year but if I move in with Simon early next year I will be taking on more bills with him....so need to really get into MSE again!!!

lilmissmup

Not loads to report, its payday Friday and I have £15 left! :j

Well I had £20 but £5 of it was in £1 coins so i chucked them in the terramundi along with the £2 coins I have been putting in.

No clue what I will be paid Friday though so not sure if I can afford to wipe out credit card debt this payday or split it between this and last one of the year.

Posted this on the chat thread I am trying to revive but I am wondering about my job.

Like my job but its a 10hr working day and when I move in with the fella which should be early next year as I dont drive it means a 6.55 train to get to work for 8 then a train home at 6.20 and so be back there by 7 so a 12hour ish day!

Even if I drive eventually its a 30min drive there and back so a 11hourish day! Worried it might knacker me out.

Either need to move closer or find a shorter working hour job! Would love to retrain but I feel lost to as in what and my non driving/fear of driving is holding me back.......

Shoe_Gal

No advice really - just don't make any rash decisions, in the current matket a steady job is something to hang on to

lilmissmup

Yeah I know hun, wouldn't be so rash as to just quit.

I got paid £1374 on Friday so need to work out my budget and how much more I can spend on xmas pressies!

Rent £200
Sky £52
O2 £45
Cat Insurance x 2 £15
Gym £32
Charity £5
Cinema Card £13.50
Next £28

Leaves me £983.50.....

Credit card is £410 and savings I have increased to £150 this month but with christmas I can't afford to clear my whole credit card, can clear half though.

I have brought christmas presents for my friends natalie and caroline, got a bit carried away and spent £70 between them .

Want to spend about £100 on Simon though got him two t-shirts already so might end up a bit more.....

So I am skinted already really with all these present still to get. Joy. :cool:. Gonna have to do rest on 3 for 2!

Shoe_Gal

Sure you can do it - you are far better organised that me!

lilmissmup

Grrrrrrrr am ill............again!!!!

I haven't been able to shake this cold off, thought it was going at the weekend then on Sunday night I started feeling ill again, went into work Monday and Tuesday but woke up and felt like crying yesterday so went to the doctors and I have got a sinus infection .

I suffer from sinus headaches a lot anyway .

So now off work again losing money and am worrying about getting the sack as still on probation and now had 4 occasions off sick and doubt I will be back until Monday as I still feel like utter crap, constant headache, nose blowing and cough.

Am thinking of paying to get and get a flu jab once I am better, only £13 and might help me stop feeling so run down.

I know worrying is not helping me get better and if i lose my job I can find another one (eventually) but I worry at the best of times.

2010 has been one sickly year for me, esp the last half!

Should be trying to make some cash whilst i am in bed but hurts too much

lilmissmup

Just a note to say I have hit £2000 in savings! :j:j:j

Oh and I passed my work probation.

Lots of stuff going on at work though, manager has left and not his choice if ya get my drift and bit of a nightmare though so sort of puts a dampener on it....

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lilmissmup wrote: »

Just a note to say I have hit £2000 in savings! :j:j:j

Oh and I passed my work probation.

Well done you!! :T:T:T
Glad you passed your probation at work
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lilmissmup

Right just finished off the rest of my christmas shopping online.

Need to go into town Saturday to get all my cards and a gift voucher from Next for Secret Santa and more wrapping paper but then all done! Then the joy of wrapping.....

Am going to have about £150 left for the month until I get paid (which I think is 23rd but not sure.....) after all the xmas stuff is done, as its cold I am not going out a lot, will just have to hibernate or go cinema a lot as I have a cinema card!

End of year goals have changed slightly, I am still suffering from this sinus infection so not going gym until prob new year now so weight loss can start again in Jan.

Savings I would like to have up to £2250 by 31st dec though. Its doable as I get money at christmas, still £7750 less than my years aim!!! :cool: