Ladies & Gentlemen, please fasten your seatbelts ...

hypno06

My "new" hair took a while for me to get into a style that I love, but each time I went, I was getting closer and closer.....now, I wouldn't want to be without my cut and colour even though it costs a lot to do .....

Stick with it!

dangers

Ouch to the cost of the hair cut. I look forward to seeing some pics, either here or on facebook.

benbenandme

So finally half-term is here :j :j I am absolutely shattered, I don't know whats happened to me this week but I'm like a zombie

So, the hot water is on for a bath and I'm putting my pj's on after that and having a very very early night

I spoke to the csa today as they told me the assessment would be here by now ... only to be told today that they still haven't done it and will work on it over the next week or two :mad: I had a huge row with them and ended up in tears, they are so utterly incompetent its ridiculous I am going to call again tomorrow and speak to the lady who's been dealing with my case, I'm just so so so fed up of the whole situation though

Other than that not much else to report tonight, spends today = £4.50 on bread, milk etc, the flat is like a bombsite, I will see if I have any energy whatsoever after my bath and maybe will tidy a few bits then.

Tomorrow is dads birthday, I haven't got him anything yet, will nip out in the morning and sort that. Then we're off to the football before ds goes to his dads.

benbenandme

Bath is done and I feel slightly more human again Washing machine and dishwasher are both doing their merry thing too

Muppet just phoned and has realised its half-term next week, have agreed to him bringing ds back on monday instead of sunday. Then he chucks in that he needs me to meet him at the station (not even the local one) as his car is in for repairs, which adds an extra 20 minute journey on for me and my petrol :cool:

So, not expecint great things from myself tonight, just a lazy one and an early night. I do still need to sort something for dinner but thats it then, I'm off duty after that

benbenandme

£8 profit from a matched bet :beer:

benbenandme

Just realised that my isa payment went out on 14th too and that now goes towards the mortgage pot

Ellidee

:jbenben just worked out you only need about another £130 and you will have reached 25% of your target and it's only the middle of February ! :T

benbenandme

Woohoo, thankyou Elidee, that has cheered me up :j :j
I will set myself 2 mini-goals for the rest of this month, (1) to get rid of May 2020 and then if I get that done, (2) get to 25% of goal

benbenandme

A £10 Next voucher ordered from a survey site, which will be used on the account so I can transfer £10 to the mortgage pot

Pooky

You're doing great! Don't let the CSA knock you back, just know that when they finally get round to sorting it, he will owe arrears and you will get them someday. (I know that doesn't help now).

My ex ran up over £1000 of arrears at one point - he was paying them back at £3 a week - whoop-de-do! But I did get everything that was owed to me.

What plans have you got for half term?

I'm taking DD's and some of their friends up to London for the day, Mr T vouchers have paid for entry into the aquarium and we're off to a couple of galleries (free ones) for a mooch (3 of them doing GCSE art so I can kid myself it's educational) then off for a spot of shopping. Got my family and friends rail card with 25% off and it will save me over £154 in train fares!