Lucifa's (Ac)counting the pennies DFW diary

dangers

The nail brush isn't too bad - honest. Sometimes it is the ONLY thing that will do the trick! You can be quite gentle with it - the bristles work into the skin; or you can go in rough (depends on how you are feeling towards the child concerned!!!)

tenmah

Hi Luc

Just wondering how your job is going?

Ruth

beanielou

Dont think Luc starts til next week Tenmah?

Lucifa73

hey peeps. Job starts next week;)

The lack of internet appearances is due to not having a functioning power pack in the day. I can bum off Hubbles' in the evening but it doesn't have a high enough wattage to charge my laptop battery

tenmah

Ah right. I thought you started on the 12th for some reason. Maybe you said 12 day time and I got confuddled!

Lucifa73

Right, I have been paid:j so May's budget looks a little like this....

OPENING BALANCE 379

EXPENDITURE
Joint account (1,000)
A&L loan (156)
Mobile phone (20)
Tesco card (40)
Egg card (40)
Contacts (19)
Cat insurance (14)
Overdraft (200)
Commute (90)
Spends (200)
Bank fees
INCOME
Salary 1,900

CLOSING BALANCE 500

Looking good. Should be able to sweep a good chunk into overdrawn HBoS account and get it nicely cleared off in relatively short order and get it closed before moving on to tackle Egg and then cancelling that one:D By Xmas I should only have the Tesco card to clear:j

beanielou

Looking good
Will be fab to only have one card to clear
You ok?

Lucifa73

beanielou wrote: »

Looking good
Will be fab to only have one card to clear
You ok?

I'm tired but otherwise okay. Nathan has been quite poorly with temperature spikes all week and that along with a new job has meant my mind is fully occupied so haven't dwelt on recent events at all and it just feels miles away from now. Hope that doesn't come across as totally callous. I was delighted to be pregnant but hadn't 'engaged' with the baby like I did when Nathan was Bean because there was so much going on with new job.

Anyway, onwards and upwards:D Here's to being debt free in 2011:beer:

beanielou

Oh to be debt free in 2011~in my dreams.
Anyway take care.

Lucifa73

Fairly average weekend in the scheme of things really.

Nathan's temperature finally stopped spiking late on Saturday and he got his appetite back which is a relief becuase he's barely eaten or drunk anything for a week and the weight has fallen off him. He's still utterly shattered and coughing a bit but all in all a marked improvement and he's back to nursery today.

As for me & Hubbles - well not surprisingly we have got what Nathan has had - full of the cold and very sore throats, to the point where it is painful to swallow. I feel like someone has shoved sandpaper down my throat and scalpel blades into my tonsils/glands. Not nice.

On a spend/save front we did a tesco shop online and with various codes, including a tenner off because we haven't used the online service for a while, managed to get £20 off so quite pleased with that. It includes food for lunches so shouldn't have to buy linch this week which will not only save money, but get me back on track in terms of being healthy:A

I also went and got a few bits for work as my old stuff is more worn out looking than I realised. Not the cheapest stuff but I find that for work if I pay a bit more it wears better, especially shirts and skirts/trousers so £75 for 3 shirts and a skirt which should see me right until next month when I want to replace some trousers and shoes and add a couple of cardis as the office temperature can be a bit hit or miss...

All within budget though:D:A:A:A