Daffy's 'a nice cup of tea cheers you up' diary

missymoo81

good for you making that decision daffs, sometimes some things just aren't worth the effort are they.

hope you have a good day at work.

Cheery_Daff

Evening all

<puts on confused face>

Trying to do a bit of financial sorting, and I've got myself in a right old muddle!

I've just lost track of things a little bit... This is for several reasons I think:

* Mr Daffs gave me some cash and asked me to transfer the same amount into his bank to save him going into town. Fine, but it was a bit of a strange amount in relation to my budget (which I'd usually get out weekly - this was some-and-a-half weeks). So I got a little muddled there

* Then I went to London for work, and spent probably about £20 which I can claim on expenses, and about £10 which I can't. Need to figure out exactly how much, but left the receipts in work.

* Then I ordered both of MG's books (separately - one for me and one for young cousin) - which will have to come out of last and this week's unnecessary budget, but I don't think there's actually enough left in it for that, so it'll have to spill over into the week after

* Then I just got paid back £42 of expenses from last time I went to London - which needs to go into the emergency fund because that's where I pinched it from

* Then I paid for diesel from one bank account when it should have come from another, then Mr Daffs gave me the money back in cash, which confused the matter even more :rotfl:

* Then my last fees payment was meant to go out today, and it hasn't! Pah! Hopefully tomorrow

Now I don't know whether it's Christmas or Thursday! :rotfl: (my favourite EVER phrase - uttered one memorable occasion by a friend after a trip to visit an incompetent gynecologist... :rotfl: :rotfl)

I think rather than trying to figure out what needs transfering to where to make up for what was taken from where, I need to start from the other end, and figure out what *needs* to be where, then work out where it's going to come from That way I'm figuring the right amounts will end up in the right places, even if they didn't go back exactly the way they came out

I actually don't think I've overspent (except perhaps possibly for MG's books - but they'll have to be spread through the unnecessary budget throughout the month). I've mostly just got muddled taking bits out of one place rather than another!

So.... tomorrow, I'll sort out expenses form at work, figure out what I'm owed, take that amount off the previous expenses amount, transfer the rest into the emergency account, and then the remaining bit over when the next lot of expenses gets paid. Does that make sense?? (I know what I mean! :rotfl:)

Then I'll sit down and sort out what cash needs to go where.

Then I think I might just start a spending diary again, the little bits here and there are starting to add up again - I'm not going over my unnecessary budget, but I *am* frittering it away each week, when sometimes I'd like to save it to spend on something a bit larger than cups of tea and chocolate bars (fabulous as those are!) :rotfl:

Long day tomorrow - out of the house at 7am and not back til 9pm :eek: So must go to bed soon.

[COLOR="rgb(153, 50, 204)"]Oooh, but I didn't tell you! Mr Daffs had a chat with the lodger last night Very straightforward, just said we'd need him to accelerate his househunting efforts a bit, and be out within a couple of weeks really. Upshot is he's going to move in with another friend 'temporarily' next week Yay to having my attic back! :j :j :j [/COLOR]

pania

brilliant news to havin the attic back but :embarrassed: to the money!! I agree with you, start from the other end and work backwards, should make it al clear!! really pleased th elodger will be orf and yay to bunting!!! :j

honeybear_2

Lodger going & getting attic back = double plus good!

Karmacat

Well that post started like there was going to be a real problem, and instead it ended up as :j:j:j

Good for you and good for Mr Daffs!

Cheery_Daff

It is rather exciting :rotfl: (although I did have a *small* moment of feeling a little mean! :rotfl:

Did some workings-out on the train this morning about what needs to go where - all a bit clearer now, although a little bit tight. But won't be a problem :j Just need to pay more attention!

Right, MUST crack on, I've been here well over an hour and don't seem to have got anything done yet! :eek: And it's nearly tea break time :rotfl:

Lemon_Tree

yay to getting debt free and almost being lodger free. I had to try and quote you to see what you'd written in yellow as it was nigh on invisible for me. Think my eyes must be a bit dodgy.

Cheery_Daff

It's pretty invisible to me too, sorry! I just highlighted it with the cursor and it turns blue Will remember NOT YELLOW next time - even if it will mess up my rainbow! :rotfl:

Cheery_Daff

Gosh, a good deal of pulling myself up by bootstraps needed today! :eek: In the office by myself - NOT good when I'm hormonal, land up drifting in a mildly panicking way from one thing to another not getting anything done! :eek:

However, have identified plan of action for the last 3 hours of the afternoon - and it's worked for 2-3, so just need to make it work for the next two! Each hour involves:

* a challenging thing for 10 minutes (phone calls chasing people I need to talk to),
* a necessary thing for 30 mins (reading through transcripts and compiling themes)
* an activity for 15 mins (taking library books back, handing in expenses forms, tidying desk)
* a cheery thing for 5 mins (trying to get MY WAY for the Christmas party , trying to organise bringing a young person's art project to my university)

First hour went well, with all things on list being done :j :j Just starting second hour (complete with timer - good job I'm here alone! :rotfl:)

Bizarre the motivation you need to give yourself sometimes to get things done, isn't it?? Just glad I'm slowly learning techniques to hold my own hand to get things done at these times, rather than wallowing (too much!) in how much there is to do and feeling sorry for myself

I reckon, if getting through the day means each hour needs a Cheery Activity, then so be it! :j

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Karmacat

Thats brilliant! I think I get overwhelmed when I'm tired - I look at the storeroom (living room) and think, I just don't know what to do.... tho during the day I'm fine. But I hadn't thought of breaking it down as you've done, into challenging/necessary/active/cheery - of course you have a cheery category

Hope its gone really well - let us know tomorrow