Memorygirls - Make Do and Mend

jenid

I think a forum facility is a great idea. Look how things and ideas move here.

Let us know when it's up and running.

Hope your boys are both on the mend.

jenid

no_pennies

firewalker sending you posative vibes hun xxxx my nana suffers from a condition where she only has tunnel vision and even thats not good , shes 83 but very with it 'and now cant sew ,read or even watch the tele unless its a foot in front of her and shes been having the injections (into the eye !!!) but because of the nhs restrictions shes had them too late to work properly so make sure your gretting the treatment you need dont let it get worse ps you always sound so wise in your posts

mg if we are playing sex in the city with mr big can i be samantha she always seems to have the most fun (anyone whos watched it will know what i mean ha ha )

crickett1234

Oh MG and the gals, I have a confession to make. I am actually really embarrassed about this.

I have just gone through the direct debits and standing orders I had on my current account. Holy smokes!! :eek::eek::eek:

Cancelling 4 of them for magazines I barely read has saved me...£150 for this year. Good grief. I am so embarrassed that I never thought to look at this before. (Again, another BGO - Blinding Glimpse of the Obvious.) I feel such a twonk.

I think I might need to go to MSE remedial classes and re-learn all of it again. And me, an accountant by profession too. I am disgusted with myself!!

Still, on the upside, more money to go into the savings pot!!

Memory_Girl

ClootiesMum wrote: »

Mutter mutter mutter

Although I can access MSE @ work (for the moment) there are only 3 computers in the canteen where I can access your homepage.

So you've had me running back & forward like a dingbat - Thank you.

Must remember to bring in my netbook tomorrow to check ALL the details at my desk.

Will work out the necessary figs when I go home (they're all on a spreadsheet as you would expect from a reconciliation analyst )

Catch up later

Sorry for making your run around hon - does anyone else feel that, busy though we are (and i haven't sat down since he said clean) that we will look back on this time as the calm before the storm??

MG

Memory_Girl

cherisong wrote: »

Never watched "sex and the city" so no idea who Mr Big is.

All of this though puts me in mind of Charlies Angels. Brought a smile to my face reading his challenge (whilst hearing it in Charlie's voice) Of course the TV version was better than the film, but does that show my age?

you know what - you are absolutely right:D Except that instead of coming over speaker phone he comes over the internet - and we are not all sitting looking totally glam in the same office:cool:

we are of course all sitting looking totally glam in our own spaces and hanging on your every word (just in case he's reading :rotfl::rotfl:)

Go on then cherisong - who did you want to be??? i wanted to be Farrah - actually i wanted to be "wonderwoman" - but that probably dates me just as well:D:D
mg

Memory_Girl

vandanfc wrote: »

MG's prob. best to answer this, but have found this:

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5490691/Trail/searchtext%3EMOBILE+BROADBAND.htm

nope - mg is a complete luddite:D:D thats why she was in such a panic creating simple blog.

anyone else shed any light?

mg

Memory_Girl

KosmicPink225 wrote: »

Okay here's the thing - Up until a few months ago I was (so I thought) happily toddling along in a fairly well paid job, DH also working hard and earning good money, both with opportunities to earn more through bonuses and overtime, small amount saved for rainy days. No extravagant lifestyle you understand but lunches, coffe bought at work, days off shopping often coming home with, not frivolous but often not really needed items, house clean enough to be comfortable, and contented to buy ready meals a few times a week (cos we both work hard and can't spare time for 'real' cooking).

Then WHAM! I start reading MSE on a friends recommendation.

Now I have turned our lives upsidedown. Lunches and flasks of tea/coffee taken to work each day - every item bought is checked on the DIRNI Scale (Do I Really Need It) and we are following Flylady like our lives depend on it.
Had a bit of a funny turn this morning when on one of my free days from work -when I found myself baking bread in BM, washing AND ironing and planning on making a meat pie for tea, all this instead of heading out to the local Mall and buying something tasty from MS along with what ever else caught my eye.OMG what has happened to me! My DH is soooo amazed but loves the new regime (along with the visible increase in savings).

Had to share this with you all straight away on MG's thread which I have been reading forever, as you are partially responsible for my lifestyle change - have signed up to follow the blog and will continue to send good vibes and best wishes to you who have inspired me.

I love the DIRNI scale - you should copyright that :rotfl::rotfl:

If something scores low on the DIRNI scale - then "ye dinae" buy it (wee joke there for all the scots and those in exile )

if you pop over to the blog now kosmicpink - you will see mu kitchen which is painted in a colour called "cosmic pink" - its fab, albeit a bit like cooking inside a liquorice allsort :rotfl:

mg

Memory_Girl

crickett1234 wrote: »

Mine too, which is great, so why don't I feel like I am rolling in it? If I take hubby's salary in to account as well, then we are well under. Blinking heck.

Why do I get the feeling I am going to be in for some nasty shocks in the next couple of days as I go through our bank and credit card statements? But that is a good thing!! I need the shocks to sort myself out and to stop being a wastrel.

i wonder if that is what this is about? By honestly doing this exercise you end up looking reality full in the face, no excuses, no smoke-and-mirrors, no-where to hide.

it still pants though

mg

Memory_Girl

crickett1234 wrote: »

Oh MG and the gals, I have a confession to make. I am actually really embarrassed about this.

I have just gone through the direct debits and standing orders I had on my current account. Holy smokes!! :eek::eek::eek:

Cancelling 4 of them for magazines I barely read has saved me...£150 for this year. Good grief. I am so embarrassed that I never thought to look at this before. (Again, another BGO - Blinding Glimpse of the Obvious.) I feel such a twonk.

I think I might need to go to MSE remedial classes and re-learn all of it again. And me, an accountant by profession too. I am disgusted with myself!!

Still, on the upside, more money to go into the savings pot!!

i know what you mean - its like dieting isn't it. we know what we need to do, we know all the buzzwords, but if we only followed through and did it we would all be a stone lighter and dating (insert eye-candy of choice)

still you are £150 up on the day - well done you !!!! and you are gonna be too busy here to read magazines anyway aren't you??:D

mg

vandanfc

Pics look good on your blog. Well done on all your hardwork.