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Go For It - My 2010 Diary of Need!
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Day 67 - Monday 8th March
Money Spent - £11.03 last minute dinner out
Extra Money Earnt - £zero
Ebay Challenge (Target £50 in March) - Total for Today: £0 Total for Month: £2.98
Number of ebay items listed: Total for Today:0 Total for Month: 0/20
Money Saved - £30 for a concert ticket
Hours / Days since last cigarette - 2M, 1 wk
Number of sweets / cakes etc. NONE - gave them up for lent - day 19/40(46)
**NEW** Number of bread / rolls etc. NONE - on weeks retreat day 5/7 HARD
Week weigh in on a Thursday: (12.6) - 3lb = 8 / 35lb
HL Score: 7/10
Flying Stars: 0/5 for this week
Ended up getting very last minute freebie tickets to a concert. So had to have dinner out, but got to see a fabby show with fabby seats and had a fabby time! Well worth the £11 it cost for the dinner!
New Tumble Dryer was delivered!!! Yippppppeeeeeeee ... no more wet washing everywhere! Just need to fit it in to the space now!0 -
Day 68 - Tuesday 9th March
Money Spent - £6.93 in Ikea on MMHB project
Extra Money Earnt - £zero
Ebay Challenge (Target £50 in March) - Total for Today: £0 Total for Month: £2.98
Number of ebay items listed: Total for Today:0 Total for Month: 0/20
Money Saved - £4 in vouchers from Heinz for the manky soup!
Hours / Days since last cigarette - 2M, 1 wk, 1 day
Number of sweets / cakes etc. NONE - gave them up for lent - day 20/40(46)
**NEW** Number of bread / rolls etc. NONE - on weeks retreat day 6/7 HARD
Week weigh in on a Thursday: (12.6) - 3lb = 8 / 35lb
*HL Score: 7/10
Flying Stars: 0/5 for this week0 -
Day 69 - Wednesday 10th March
Money Spent - £5 cash in LIDL's for treats for kids
Extra Money Earnt - £zero
Ebay Challenge (Target £50 in March) - Total for Today: £0 Total for Month: £2.98
Number of ebay items listed: Total for Today:0 Total for Month: 0/20
Money Saved - £nil
Hours / Days since last cigarette - 2M, 1 wk, 2 day
Number of sweets / cakes etc. NONE - gave them up for lent - day 21/40(46)
**NEW** Number of bread / rolls etc. NONE - on weeks retreat day 7/7 :jHARD
Week weigh in on a Thursday: (12.6) - 3lb = 8 / 35lb
HL Score: 7/10
Flying Stars: 0/5 for this week0 -
Day 70 - Thursday 11th March
Money Spent - £7+ in ASDA for stuff for school trip
Extra Money Earnt - £zero
Ebay Challenge (Target £50 in March) - Total for Today: £0 Total for Month: £2.98
Number of ebay items listed: Total for Today:0 Total for Month: 0/20
Money Saved - £nil
Hours / Days since last cigarette - 2M, 1 wk, 3 day
Number of sweets / cakes etc. NONE - gave them up for lent - day 22/40(46)
**NEW** Number of bread / rolls etc. ALLOWED THIS WEEK
Week weigh in on a Thursday: (12.6) 0 = 8 / 35lb
HL Score: 2/10
Flying Stars: 0/5 for this week0 -
Day 71 - Friday 12th March
Money Spent - £2.99 cash drink for school trip and fresh rolls, £75 MMHB for joiner.
Extra Money Earnt - £zero
Ebay Challenge (Target £50 in March) - Total for Today: £0 Total for Month: £2.98
Number of ebay items listed: Total for Today:0 Total for Month: 0/20
Money Saved - £12.90 payment from dental insurance
Hours / Days since last cigarette - 2M, 1 wk, 4 day
Number of sweets / cakes etc. NONE - gave them up for lent - day 23/40(46)
**NEW** Number of bread / rolls etc. ALLOWED THIS WEEK
Week weigh in on a Thursday: (12.6) 0 = 8 / 35lb
HL Score: 0/10
Flying Stars: 0/5 for this week
Baby went off on school trip!
Spent £75 on MMHB project - but have got lots of things done!!!0 -
Day 72 - Saturday 13th March
Money Spent - £19.75 (was cash in the house) on a scrummy treat dinner - it was either that or we'd have ended up going and getting a take away or eating out!!! And there's heaps left! I'm not taking it off of the shopping budget, but it's indefencible as an NSD!
Extra Money Earnt - £zero
Ebay Challenge (Target £50 in March) - Total for Today: £0 Total for Month: £2.98
Number of ebay items listed: Total for Today:0 Total for Month: 0/20
Money Saved - £zero
Hours / Days since last cigarette - 2M, 1 wk, 5 day
Number of sweets / cakes etc. NONE - gave them up for lent - day 24/40(46)
**NEW** Number of bread / rolls etc. ALLOWED THIS WEEK
Week weigh in on a Thursday: (12.6) 0 = 8 / 35lb
HL Score: 4/10
Flying Stars: 0/5 for this week - although working on them very hard - will have some before the end of the night!0 -
Day 73 - Sunday 14th March
Money Spent - £52.98 Grans Bday Lunch and Gift, £40.15 food shopping (incl £7 PJ's for DD and £6.47 Broom deducted from shopping total).
Extra Money Earnt - £zero
Ebay Challenge (Target £50 in March) - Total for Today: £0 Total for Month: £2.98
Number of ebay items listed: Total for Today:0 Total for Month: 0/20
Money Saved - £0.64 - DTD refund from Mr T
Hours / Days since last cigarette - 2M, 1 wk, 6 day
Number of sweets / cakes etc. NONE - gave them up for lent - day 25/40(46)
**NEW** Number of bread / rolls etc. ALLOWED THIS WEEK
Week weigh in on a Thursday: (12.6) 0 = 8 / 35lb
HL Score: 8/10
Flying Stars: 5/5 for this week
Had a lovely Mothers Day. DH and kids helped gain all 5 Flying Stars. Lovely lunch in a Garden Centre. Help with food shopping. Fabulous walk on the beach!!
All in all, brilliant!!!0 -
Monday 15th March
Chicken Curry and Rice (didn't have on Saturday!)Tuesday 16th March
Lamb Stew, Chocolate and Cream Cake (Grans B'day at Mine)Wednesday 17th March
Chicken PastaThursday 18th March
Soup or Noodles with Bread / Micro for DHFriday 19th March
Smoked Haddock / OmeletteSaturday 20th March
HM Pizza and WedgiesSunday 21st March
Beef Stew / Mash etc.0 -
Day 74 - Monday 15th March
Money Spent - NOTHING - YAY!!!!:j:j:j
Extra Money Earnt - £zero
Ebay Challenge (Target £50 in March) - Total for Today: £0 Total for Month: £2.98
Number of ebay items listed: Total for Today:0 Total for Month: 0/20
Money Saved - £0.64 - DTD refund from Mr T
Hours / Days since last cigarette - 2M, 2 wk, 0 day
Number of sweets / cakes etc. NONE - gave them up for lent - day 26/40(46)
**NEW** Number of bread / rolls etc. ALLOWED THIS WEEK
Week weigh in on a Thursday: (12.6) 0 = 8 / 35lb
HL Score: 8/10
Flying Stars: 0/5 for this week - gosh, it goes quickly back to none!!!
Work day today - very busy but keeps me out of mischief!! Am hugely concerned as I've asked someone to do OSCR returns and they're still not done - and now I'm getting the £2500 fine letters and the jail letters!!! I hate this part of voluntary work so much it makes me want to give it all up!
Anyway, the rest of the day was good!0 -
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