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Hypno's "just for today" diary of rediscovery.

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  • macgirl
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    hypno06 wrote: »

    But if I made this much progress every day.....or even every week.....my life would be much less cluttered and much more ordered.

    I've been thinking the same thing - but in normal life WORK gets in the way......*rolls eyes*

    Good luck with the boot sale :)
  • hypno06
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    The boot sale will be very much weather dependent - it doesn't take much for me to cry off......I really dislike doing them!
    Successful women can still have their feet on the ground. They just wear better shoes. (Maud Van de Venne)
    Life begins at the end of your comfort zone (Neale Donald Walsch)
  • hypno06
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    Just redeemed £5 to paypal from lightspeed :T
    Successful women can still have their feet on the ground. They just wear better shoes. (Maud Van de Venne)
    Life begins at the end of your comfort zone (Neale Donald Walsch)
  • sallyx
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    I dislike doing them too Hypno but they are an easy way to make a good amount of money fairly easily! I shall be doing one the following weekend, weather dependant!

    So after having a serious case of the can't be arsed this morning I have been rather busy actually
    Packaged ebay parcels
    Walked to town to post parcels
    Took B to the play park
    Walked home and had lunch
    Washed Bike seat which Ive sold to a friend
    Did 2 hours digging at the allotment
    Went home via hire centre and have arranged to hire rotorvator on Friday :eek:
    Cut lawn
    Dug boarder so its weed free :)
    Cooking Tea as we speak...

    Think I might sleep well again tonight!
    Also need to list some things on ebay tonight as I need to raise the £35 for rotorvator hire
    I'll make a wish, take a chance, make a change And breakaway. I'll take a risk, take a chance, make a change and breakaway ....
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  • Karmacat
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    Ug, I couldn't bear to do a boot sale - I like sitting with a friend who's doing them, but taking responsibility for one is a step too far!

    Hypno - I think the decluttering of paperwork will have an effect eventually. It took ages for me, and it was the last step, but two people in one week noticed, in my living room (not that I often have two friends around, but there you go :) )
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • hypno06
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    Most of my paperwork has been hidden - in boxes in the cabin, in the wardrobe etc etc etc......so that is why most people wouldn't notice any difference :o But ultimately it will have a knock on effect, in that it is freeing up space for its intended purpose, which will then free up other space.

    For example, since I stopped working from home, the cabin has become full of paperwork, stuff to sell at car boots, general stuff requiring sorting.

    The children have an air hockey table, which has been erected in the conservatory.

    By clearing the cabin, and doing a car boot etc I can make the cabin into a "chill out zone" for the children and their mates over the summer......the air hockey table can go out there, and the conservatory can be the peaceful haven that it was last summer. The conservatory is essentially tidy, but the air hockey table is quite big so takes away that calming feeling!

    Etc.....small things, but that can make a big difference - hopefully by the end of the Easter hols, the cabin will be clear, the children will have somewhere to chill, and so will I. I will also have somewhere to work productively, freeing up my lounge for relaxing at the end of the day - that will all be well worth the effort!
    Successful women can still have their feet on the ground. They just wear better shoes. (Maud Van de Venne)
    Life begins at the end of your comfort zone (Neale Donald Walsch)
  • hypno06
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    Oh, and I have finally done my mystery shop.....so £8 to come my way at the end of the month, and have done the freebie matched bet, which gets me another £4......with another one available to do for tomorrow :)

    All adding up nicely :T
    Successful women can still have their feet on the ground. They just wear better shoes. (Maud Van de Venne)
    Life begins at the end of your comfort zone (Neale Donald Walsch)
  • Karmacat
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    Absolutely, that sounds lovely. Hurray to extra bits too. When I'm past this immediate house hunting thing, I *will* get into matched betting again.
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • hypno06
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    Karmacat wrote: »
    Absolutely, that sounds lovely. Hurray to extra bits too. When I'm past this immediate house hunting thing, I *will* get into matched betting again.

    It has certainly been worth me doing - I've probably made a couple of hundred pounds plus since I started up again, and considering that it doesn't actually cost me anything except a little bit of time, and the money comes through with nice regularity, it is well worth doing.

    It is just a few ££ here and there, and some of the reload offers do only net £3 or £4 by the end of it, but get two or three of them a week, and occasionally you get a decent return from them, or get a £25 free bet instead of a £10 one, etc and it all adds up nicely.

    When you get a new address, KC, get yourself a new email addy and a new bank account, and you could do all the opening offers again ;)
    Successful women can still have their feet on the ground. They just wear better shoes. (Maud Van de Venne)
    Life begins at the end of your comfort zone (Neale Donald Walsch)
  • macgirl
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    hypno06 wrote: »
    Most of my paperwork has been hidden - in boxes in the cabin, in the wardrobe etc etc etc......so that is why most people wouldn't notice any difference :o But ultimately it will have a knock on effect, in that it is freeing up space for its intended purpose, which will then free up other space.

    It is frustrating when all your hard work has no tangible evidence, but at least YOU know it's done and it is worth it for that reason.

    On a more cosmic level - it will clear the path for positive energy to flow through your World!
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