Hypno's reminder that she is doing ok, actually!

pania

do you want me to pop over one afternoon and give you a hand? i finish at 3 so can be with you by 5 and head off again about ten? more than happy to and would give us a good excuse for a catch up too. x

hypno06

You are always welcome, P, but unless you want to arm yourself with power tools and put up blinds, I should be alright - DD is not at school now, so I have enlisted her help

It is just the kick up the backside that I need really to get the place in order again, to be honest!

I have done a menu plan and a shopping list, so will do an online shop at lunchtime. So I have made a start!

pania

just going to have a quick thread hijacka nd a quick AAAARGH!!! if that is ok!!! So just checked credit report. Another default now satisfied, and an account paid off, but my credit score this month is LOWER than last month!!!! HOW HOW HOW HOW HOW HOW HOOOOW!!!!!! no other changes that i can see. uphill battle... fighting... anyone?

hypno06

pania wrote: »

just going to have a quick thread hijacka nd a quick AAAARGH!!! if that is ok!!! So just checked credit report. Another default now satisfied, and an account paid off, but my credit score this month is LOWER than last month!!!! HOW HOW HOW HOW HOW HOW HOOOOW!!!!!! no other changes that i can see. uphill battle... fighting... anyone?

That is pants, P, but as you know, I am Queen of All Battles Uphill

I have long since come to the conclusion that they don't have a clue about what they are doing......simple as!

Done online shop to be delivered on Saturday pm - £159 :eek:

Seems that the £20 in my grocery envelope has been somewhat busted. But of course, I can't feed students who are essentially here "on holiday" on such a tight budget. Anyway, I am still going to be quids in, and everyone will be eating well for the next few weeks. so it is not all bad It had to go on the CC but when I get the student money, I will transfer an equal amount back to the CC to pay it off.

Not quite "speculate to accumulate" but not far off the general idea!

pania

I think you are getting quite excited about the focus of the students for a while?? good for you!!! remind me to come over at some point while they are there and partake in the good food!! its bread and apples here!! :rotfl: just off to primark for some £1.50 pants!! :rotfl: brilliant news that you are going to be quids in and yes sometimes you have to put it out to get it in, erm, if you see what i mean!!!

hypno06

pania wrote: »

yes sometimes you have to put it out to get it in, erm, if you see what i mean!!!

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

I'm not excited about the students as such, more the relief at having some money coming in. And also to use it as a test of myself, and what I am capable of on my own, and what I want to do. If I enjoy it, and can handle it, I will consider making different use of the space we have again, and consider having more of them throughout the year.

So, we shall see, but at the moment it is a bit terrifying!

Just went for a walk at lunchtime to walk off the "scariness" of my shopping bill.

But then I realised, that it is for 5 people, for 2 weeks, which covers three good meals a day, and also includes "boring" stuff like washing powder, bleach, dishwasher tabs, cat food etc, and it still only works out at £15.90 per person, per week.

So, actually, that is pretty darned good, I reckon :T

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hypno06 wrote: »

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

I'm not excited about the students as such, more the relief at having some money coming in. And also to use it as a test of myself, and what I am capable of on my own, and what I want to do. If I enjoy it, and can handle it, I will consider making different use of the space we have again, and consider having more of them throughout the year.

So, we shall see, but at the moment it is a bit terrifying!

Just went for a walk at lunchtime to walk off the "scariness" of my shopping bill.

But then I realised, that it is for 5 people, for 2 weeks, which covers three good meals a day, and also includes "boring" stuff like washing powder, bleach, dishwasher tabs, cat food etc, and it still only works out at £15.90 per person, per week.

So, actually, that is pretty darned good, I reckon :T

Abso- blooming- lutely hypno! Bl**dy well done there. And of course you'll do fine on your own. The children are older too and understand (haven't they always?) that the students will make it all much easier financially for all of you. Give your son a gong for volunteering to sleep in the cabin and dd for helping with the housework. Your ds also cooks doesn't he so you'll have lots of help.

I felt just the same about numbers, if I had one student invading our personal space why not 4? That way maximum cash for minimum time and not much extra hassle!

Have you allocated the extra cash already? Is it a split between holiday and skiing??:T

hypno06

The money won't come through until after our holiday, so that will carry on as planned, on a shoestring budget.

Hopefully, the student money can go towards some sort of a ski holiday for all of us.....but of course the car has its MOT on Monday, so the best laid plans for cash and all that might kick in yet

hypno06

Run done.....now to collapse a bit, get showered, eat, and get on with getting this house ready for paying guests!

Hope you all have good evening. Come on Holland!!!

Cheery_Daff

How very sensible of you Hypno to treat the students like a job! Sometimes the only way to motivate yourself is to imagine a scary boss with a big stick...

And I'm well impressed with the shred thing. I've lost just over a stone with slimming world, but stopped going a couple of weeks ago (for largely financial reasons, and I also didn't like the new bloke teacher fella) - knowing what you've achieved is a good motivator to keep going!

Cocalls, so glad to hear your little one is growing! my nephew was 4 weeks early, and I thought he was tiny! (he was actually over 6lbs, so rather large for someone so small!)