proud and less proud old style moment

milann

I am proud that I batch cook lots of food for freezing - I am not proud that I am often up so late I still end up buying lunch - even though there is usually home made soup in the freezer and I just can't be bothered to grab one!!

I am proud that I only use my car for 'necessary' journeys - I am less proud that I get ratty with dh if he uses my car - AND PETROL!!

I am proud that I have set up a savings account - I am less proud that there isn't much in it LOL.

I am proud that I found MSE - I am less proud that I spend my time surfing through diaries rather than 'money-making' activities such as surveys.

I am proud that I crocheted 7 baby blankets, a hat and a scaf this past year - I am less proud that the crocheted flower is still waiting to be stitched on I have worn the hat.

I am proud that I am sorting my finances out - I am less proud they got into the state in the first place.

ms_piggy

have you checked out the flylady website? would recommend it even though I have fallen off the wagon recently!

JillD_2

I am proud that I have set up our home accounting so well that big things like car and house insurance are taken care off without causing a big blip
I am less proud that I underestimated it this year and Christmas got a bit messy

I am proud that I was able to give up work to look after the children and that we could tighten our belts and manage financially
I am less proud that occasionally I have a week or two where I think sod the money and spend way too much on stupid things like eating out and fancy day trips where a park and a picnic would have done

I am proud that I make all my own bread
I am even prouder that my family all prefer this to shop bread
I am less proud that I cant seem to get the hang of making baps for childrens lunches

I am proud that I walk the children to school every day come rain hail shine or snow
I am less proud that I always leave it too late to set off in the afternoon and end up driving

I am proud that I am not a food snob and happily buy Asda Smart Price where possible
I am less proud that I take the easy way out and go to one-stop Asda shop in the first place

I am proud that last summer my courgette plants were amazing and lettuce plants edible if not prolific
I am less proud that the tomatoes, peppers and peas were a disaster!!

I am proud of following fly-lady stuff on and off for a couple of years and as a result having a very organised house where everything has a home and things rarely get lost
I am less proud that sometimes this happens to the detriment of having fun with the children (in fact very not proud of this at all )

I am proud that I made my own mince pies this year
I am not proud that I ended up eating most of them

I am proud that I catered for a New Years party this year a lot of which was HM and healthy
I am not proud that even some of it wasnt HM

I'm proud that most of our meals are made from scratch and that most are healthy for all the family and can be easily adapted to fit in with my weight loss efforts

I'm proud that I have a decent storecupboard and can be inventive when stocks are running low eg when we are snowed in!

I'm proud that with pigpens encouragement I have been knitting again and really enjoyed it
I am less proud that I still havent sewn up and stuffed my festive gnome - oops!

I am proud of my DH and how hard he has worked to make his still newish business an amazing success.
I am proud of myself of supporting him through thick and thin during the startup despite having 2 of our babies along the way with little money coming in
I am not poud of the times I have moaned at home for not helping me enough at home

I had no idea I was so proud of so many things! Thanks so much for this thread, I will definitely re-read it in times of need

maysmummy

This thread just makes me want to cry- it's what MSE is all about.
Here's my tuppence worth:

• I'm proud that we have managed to pay off all loans except mortgage
• I'm less proud that we still have a mortgage
• I'm proud that this meant that OH could leave a job he hated
• I'm pround that our children have accepted this drop in income with good grace
• I'm proud that we (with the help of MSE) have reduced our shopping bill by half
• I'm proud that I take a lunch to work
• I'm less proud that I would rather go to MaccyDees
• I'm proud that we have reduced our fat and salt levels in food and hardly ever have take aways
• I'm less proud that we all miss take aways
• I'm proud that we are saving already for Xmas 2010

Wha:Dt a lot!

artydoll

I am proud of giving up smoking last January,and not even missing them
Not proud of my hubby who did the same for 5 mnths then started again.
proud of him as he only smokes 5 a day, not 30 as he used to do
I am proud of my crochetted throws ,I have made 3 single sized ones and a double,lots of smaller baby ones .
I am not so proud of the dust in my rooms.
I am proud of my store cupboard.,haven,t done a big shop since before Christmas
I am proud that I haven,t eaten all the Christmas choccies,I,m keeping them for the grandkids.

calleyw

Umm let me think

I am proud that my washing is out on the line today
I am proud that I have not used my tumble drier because I realised that when the heating is on the bathroom radiator is on and I can't turn it off. So I am using it to air my clothes. (what a doh moment)
I am proud that I am starting to deal with all the clutter in the house

I am not proud that I put weight on over christmas :mad:
I am not proud that I have so much clutter and mess in my house but working on it

That is all I can think of at the moment.

Yours

Calley

katieclampet

Proud to be dealing with my huge stash of toiletries (see sig)

Less proud I have so many!!:rotfl:

katiex

newlywed

Interesting thread...

I'm proud that my clothes and most of my shoes now come from charity shops, ebay and supermarkets and having ventured up town recently I am now horrified at paying more than £20 for a skirt! I'm less proud of the debts I ran up on my store cards and credit cards from buying clothes and shoes that I previously thought were a "bargain" :rolleyes:

I'm proud that I mostly cook from scratch and have started making bread. I'm less proud that I only bake bread occasionally when the mood takes me

I'm proud that I'm paying off all my debts (slowly but steadily) but less proud that it's only recently reduced down to less than my years salary.

I'm proud that we now buy less food and also throw away much less food than we used to. I'm less proud that I still struggle to keep to the grocery challenge.

I'm proud that we have a good store cupboard and that I meal plan, so that when I was in hospital for a week OH still had plenty of food. I'm less proud that there's always something I've forgotten after doing a food shop.

exlibris

newlywed wrote: »

Interesting thread...

I always something I've forgotten after doing a food shop.

We have a small white board on he kitchen wall and I am slowly training OH to write down anything he uses the last of. I use this as the basis of the shopping list marking these items in capital letters so I know we are short. THEN I check the cupboards etc.

HTH

London_Welshcake

This is such a brilliant thread - thank you for starting it!

I am proud that I joined a book club as I now read books I would previously never have picked up and in the process learn something new. I am also proud that I started using the local Library. I am less proud this has incurred the occasional fine :rolleyes:

I am proud that I shared a pile of my favourite magazine (for its recipes) with my friend as she realised how much I enjoyed reading it and bought me a subscription to the magazine for Christmas. I am less proud that I had such a massive pile of not-so-good magazines. But I'm proud I donated them all to the local hospital for various wards and waiting rooms. And I'm proud I've not bought a magazine for months!

I am proud that I now take packed lunch to work most days. I am less proud that I sometimes get envious of colleagues when they go

I am not proud of being envious of colleagues and friends when they share their holiday stories with me. But I am proud that I got up early to register for Glastonbury and then weeks later religious hit refresh on my screen to buy the tickets themselves. (I still cannot believe how many amazing bands I get to see for the price over the course of a weekend.)

I am not proud that I currently have no savings. I am proud that I am now in a position to open an ISA :T

I am proud that when I moved to London I sold my car. I am less proud that for the first year I stuck religiously to the underground network and its map and didn't explore the city by bus and of course on foot. I am proud that I now look at walking rather then tubing whenever possible. I am less proud that I often opt for a bus in the morning when I could walk:p

I am proud that I have started making my own bread. I am proud that I almost always cook from scratch. I am proud that I have a list of store cupboard items.

I am proud that I have gone from taking 3 sugars in my tea (January 2008) to now taking a level teaspoon in my tea. I am proud that I no longer have several cups of tea in the office and instead have a stash of pepermint teabags and ask for "just hot water" whenever there is a tea-round. Less caffeine and less sugar :T

Ooh I have so much to be proud of! This was a brilliant idea - thank you!