Really need help please.

longtermlurker_2

I like the banana smilies they make me laugh and your right she is a mine of information.

For the first time in months I am actualy starting to feel a bit more positive.

zippychick

How cute are you!:j;)

HariboJunkie

longtermlurker wrote: »

I like the banana smilies they make me laugh and your right she is a mine of information.

For the first time in months I am actualy starting to feel a bit more positive.

Brilliant. Just don't overwhelm yourself and remember the golden rule.... Everyone is different and saving money/OS is not a competition. Do what is comfortable for you and your family in YOUR circumstances and don't feel bad if you're not making laundry gloop, hand sewing your clothes, foraging in the hedgerows and stretching your chicken for a fortnight's meals straight away. :D

longtermlurker_2

zippychick wrote: »

How cute are you!:j;)

Me?:eek: It's been a long time since I was called that, nowadays i'm known as the grumpy old cow:rotfl:

longtermlurker_2

HariboJunkie wrote: »

Brilliant. Just don't overwhelm yourself and remember the golden rule.... Everyone is different and saving money/OS is not a competition. Do what is comfortable for you and your family in YOUR circumstances and don't feel bad if you're not making laundry gloop, hand sewing your clothes, foraging in the hedgerows and stretching your chicken for a fortnight's meals straight away. :D

I will definitely NOT be sewing. The last time I did that I was at school and I ended up stitching the thing to myself:rotfl: As for foraging in the hedgerows all I will find here is chip wrappers and dead rabbits:eek:

A spending diary sounds a great idea, will give it a go this week.

HariboJunkie

longtermlurker wrote: »

Me?:eek: It's been a long time since I was called that, nowadays i'm known as the grumpy old cow:rotfl:

You should get on well with our other Board Guide, Pink-winged.


















*am I brave enough to press submit* :think:


*runs and hides*

curlygirl1971

Hi longtimelurker!

Thanks so much for posting . I too have looked at the Flylady thread and although they seemed a great bunch I was in awe of what they achieved! My house is disgusting and am ashamed of it. What's worse is that there is only me in it (apart from the mess pixies that come in whilst I'm at work). In my defence as well as working full time I occassionally do an evening at work and am also away at my boyfriends most weekends. it's an old house on a very busy road so that doesn't help either. It's like a vicious circle - I feel overwhelmed by what I need to do to get it ship-shape so I find excuses not to do it. So I get in from work and by the time I've eaten I feel like I've then got no energy or enough time to achieve anything meaningful.

So thanks for posting, you've made me feel better and motivated. Thanks to the other posters - maybe I will return to the Flylady and do level one? :eek:

zippychick

Haribo, I have literally just choked on my piece of orange!

Curlygirl - there is also a thread about FT Mums doing OS if it offers help to you ?

HariboJunkie

zippychick wrote: »

Haribo, I have literally just choked on my piece of orange!

Shh. You haven't seen me right. :shhh::silenced::whistle:

Sorry Lurker. I'm very bad at being helpful. I distract easily.

Curlygirl, please don't beat yourself up about your house. You work very hard by the sounds of it. x

longtermlurker_2

Carry on you are making me laugh and believe me it doesn't happen often:o