June 2010, 80 payments to go............

tootallulah

No spending yesterday. Today I am going to the produce auction with my Mum hoping to get some bedding plants. I am hoping for enough sun between showers to get everything planted out today.

I sorted out my Morsbag boredom yesterday by rigging up a TV in the sewing room. Hardly earth shattering thinking but it definitely worked, six bags completed and a further eighteen cut out and prepped. It has taken me a couple of weeks to stop feeling exhausted from work. I am feeling more human now.

tootallulah

The produce sales was brilliant it was a right "mesters market" (one for the Nottinghamians there). I bought beautiful bedding plants for very little money and have planted up my five hanging baskets. Today I will do my troughs and plant the rest in the garden. Off to friends for the week-end and then two days work in London.

tootallulah

Planted up all my purchases, seven days with no food spending (first time in adult living memory).

I am going to see a new potential buy to let in London on Monday I do keep reminding myself that I don't really like being a landlord but BTL is turning into my business and I probably need to just get over it. This one would be my third flat in the building I have my own flat in so it would be very easy in many ways as I know the building so well.

Beckyy

Well done on the NSD, I struggle to go more than 3/4 without buying food

I hope the viewing goes well!

tootallulah

Strawberries and cherries on the market yesterday were my downfall £3.50 spent on fruit (I am keeping a total of money spent on food).

Today I am meeting friends for the week-end, loving these sunny mornings.

tootallulah

Two glorious days in North Yorks, so beautiful. Off to London later for a couple of days. No spending for the last two days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't remember ever having two NSDs in a row.

Habibiboo

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Just stopping by to say that thanks to a grotty night's sleep last night and a cheeky work-break this afternoon I've now read the whole of your diary and want to give you a big :T on all that you've achieved.

I wish you a happy "retirement" from the job in the big old smoke and hope that the consultancy and BTL options all work out for you in the whole paying off those pesky old mortgages scheme of things! Exciting times!

And because I've read it recently it's my honour to inform you that you've achieved 2 NSDs in a row at least twice before over the years!

Good luck with the prospective new flat and I'll be following this next chapter with interest! All the best to you!

tootallulah

Hello Habibiboo, thank- you so much for your visit, and the long read I hope you got a good night's sleep last night. I am deep cleaning my own flat just because it really needs it. Viewing the new flat at 11.00 andstill not sure that buying it is the right thing, I am having strong feelings that I should consolidate what I have and just get mortgage free on them all, two properties rented out will probably be enough three makes it much more of a business, also can this mad London housing nightmare carry on? I may end up with too much invested in a volatile market.

greent

Well done on the double NSD, toots x


Look forward to hearing your decision about the flat later

tootallulah

Just heard that a 40 year old work colleague has died unexpectedly of a brain tumour - life is so fragile we must seize it in whatever way makes us happy. So very unfair.

On mundanity, still no decision on the flat, which probably is a decision in all honesty. I have decided to start a saving pot for going to the Galapagos (sp) Islands, it feels like time to live dreams as well as have them.

Off to work at lunch time, flat deep clean is going well.