The Ultimate Incentive to have an amazing 2010.

Tete_en_l'Air

And how many hours did you say it would take? You are going to one of those blind nuns!

I think you need to be aiming for a debt-free, first-married Christmas Have you factored in Honeymoon spending money?

Dinah93

I estimated about 80. I may have underestimated.

Aye, £2000 factored in for honeymoon spends. For food in Dubai and a bit of shopping and skiiing, food in the Maldives is all inclusive, but want a few trips, and its about £4 each to get the boat out to one of the reefs which we'll be doing most days, and there is a lovely spa

Debt free Christmas is the ideal (and has a gold medal on it), £2000 is silver I think and £5000 is bronze. I REALLY hope we're not in more than £5000 of debt!

Tete_en_l'Air

Good, it's a once-in-a-lifetime holiday so you have to get the most out of it while you're there

Dinah93

I intend to (don't want it to be once in a lifetime though!). I'm a bit agreved (can't spell it though) that we can't use Virgin through Tesco to go to Cuba next year, I'd love to go but their prices are collossal.

Dinah93

For anyone a bit nosey - before photos of our first house. I intend it to look a lot different by the time we move in.

Finally moved payday money about today. NIM is going to activate his CC tonight and do the balance transfer. I need to remember to start using the card we're BT-ing off for all purchases now though, as its actually mums card, so we're effectively clearing what she owes, as we can't BT off mine as its also with HSBC. Bathroom is going to cost around £500, the two types of tiles should come to about £200 between them, then the wood flooring we're getting is £830. We were just going to sand down the boards in the house, but they're actually really gappy and poor quality, so I think we're going to go with the proper wood flooring instead.

Swinstie73

Eek can't see piccies, will have to wait til I get home! I love before & after pics!

tootallulah

Hi Dinah I'm VERY nosy so I've had a good look. It's a great shaped house and garden, once you've got it stripped back it will be lovely. Don't forget to carboot the fireplace, light fittings etc they WILL sell. I think that you have three months to get habitable? Should be fine. I'm looking forward to seeing it get straight.

Dinah93

Yep, 3 months 1 week. Although would be nice not to go right down to the wire!

Was thinking I might try the fittings and fireplace on ebay first? But if it doesn't sell then definately down the car boot.

Dinah93

• [STRIKE]Find surveyors report[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Write to surveyors company[/STRIKE]
• Reply to solicitor
• [STRIKE]Wrap picture and book DHL[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Post all sold ebay/RISI/Amazon items[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Call Stockton council tax[/STRIKE]
• Call stockton council recycling
• Arrange an electricity provider
• Arrange a gas provider
• Arrange a water provider
• [STRIKE]Call tv licencing [/STRIKE]They don't have a phone number!
• Look into boiler cover
• [STRIKE]Hunt down a bathroom[/STRIKE] Not ordering until we have the quote though
• [STRIKE]Email hen do list send to maid of honor.[/STRIKE]
• Do 2 Vine reviews
• Finish 'The Girls'
• Make 2 get well soon cards
• Post vouchers to Tesco
• [STRIKE]Photograph all ebay items[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]List bits of house on ebay[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]List 10 ebay items[/STRIKE]
• List 10 ebay items
• List 10 ebay items
• List 10 ebay items
• List 10 ebay items
• List 10 ebay items
• List 10 ebay items
• List 10 ebay items
• List 10 ebay items
• List 10 ebay items
• Get outside lace seam halfway around the veil
• [STRIKE]Write to A & L to request ex is de-linked (again)[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Email credit expert, ask why morgage is showing up as 4 credit searches, and why I'm down as living at an address of my ex's I never lived at[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Do MS report from Wednesday night[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Call jobcentreplus[/STRIKE]
• Sort NIMs credit report

I'm clearly having another go slow week!

jtr2803

Just dropping in for a catch up! The house looks great and I am sure by the time you have finished it will look like an absolute palace and hopefully we can see some 'after' pics when it is done

Still jealous of your honeymoon! Are you into diving at all? The Maldives has amazing shoals of powder blue tangs (my favourite reef fish) although I am sure you would see plenty just snorkelling