Hopes and dreams for a new home...

Iris_Blue

I was winking at you to check it now! :rotfl:


(Before they go off)

Iris_Blue

Made an OP today of £39.48 as OP'd the extra funds that went into my account yesterday which I wasn't expecting.

Total overpayments for September : £144.49 - not bad now to say it's the 11th day of the month.

LilacPixie

I keep forgetting to post here.

I think we will be finding out the flavour, scan is 1st October. With DD1 and DD2 we found out but kept it between us. We are soon to be evicting DD2 from her cot and into a big girl bed so it would be handy to know if the pink cot bedding should be kept or ebayed.

I need to get back into the whole surveys/clicks/mystery shopping/clicks thing. It probably sounds totaly money grabbing but we have a very decent income for area and age but we have the lifestyleand 'stuff' to prove it. I want to up my overpayments or savings but I have tried drastically cutting our lifestyle before and it ended costing us more longterm. this time its slow slow changes so they become the norm and not something drastic.

What is comping?

Iris_Blue

Not long away then until you know. I've always found out the flavour as I always name them when I'm pregnant. I've got 3.5 weeks to go until eviction day.


I don't think the clicks are worth doing at the moment, they are few and far between. I'll always do Onepoll though, I've referred a few people this time is that's bumped up my money a little quicker.

Comping is entering competitions.

cha97michelle

I always found out flavour too and named them. I like to be organised, and i found it helped when pushing to already have more of an idea of the little person. It helped the first time anyway during a long labour, but DS2 fair flew out so i guess it made no difference.

earthgirl

Just read your diary, its great!

I wish I could stay at home with my little one, but its just not financially viable with oh being self employed. I will follow your diary with interest though!

CathT

Fab overpayments Iris!

I have been checking Onepoll loads, only one 15p survey in 3 days :-(

LilacPixie

I name them too. I have an Ellie and a Ruby, both named at about 22/23 weeks. Both of them were like corks out a bottle, one push and they were out. I am a weirdo though and stay totally silent in labour so give midwifes heart attacks because they think i'm in early stages. OH says i'm a freak hehe. That being said he has hurt his back and is on some heavy duty pain killers and being a total muppet. Last night i said lets look at girl names for the baby and he said what baby??

Your OP's are fab Iris, have you checked to see what a difierence it makes to your MF date?

Iris_Blue

Morning all,


Feel free not to read this moan...I want to get it out my chest and write it down. I've been up again since 5:15...worrying. I have so much to do and even though I'm booked in for a home birth I've not packed a "just in case" bag as of yet. 3 weeks to go.

The house is in a mess, interior doors all stacked up in the dining room, paint tins everywhere. I know the DIY should all be over this week but it's on my mind constantly...plus I think my waters are leaking slightly which doesn't help and I have braxton hicks pains, which I've never had before. I've got a midwives appointment Monday morning so I will mention it then. Sorry you haven't wandered onto the pregnancy by mistake. I really wanted my diary to be a positive one too...I have no reason to be stressed really , I just can't help it at the moment.

Ok you can look back now...



That's the same as me Michelle I like to bond with them and think of them as a little person. Although TBH I haven't given this baby much thought with having DD to look after. That sounds awful doesn't it. Congratulations on your niece BTW :j

Thanks Earthgirl and I will follow yours too. I just wish that I had the time to follow them all from the beginning.

Cath Thankyou. Try checking several times a day if you have time to. They do tend to go off quickly nowadays. I'm on £38 so I can't wait to get to £40 and OP it.

LP Nice girlie names. My DD has a very girlie name. I couldn't resist after having 4 boys.. I'm the silent type too, it's my way of coping with it. Sounds bad about your OH, hope he's better soon.

My MF date when I started was 16 years 7 months. I haven't looked what it's coming in at now. My monthly Op's should change depending on what money I can find to OP here and there plus with us moving I know the mortgage is going to increase somewhat. Thanks for the comment re the OP's...funny because I don't feel that it's enough and I'm disappointed really as the DIY spends are significantly higher than the OP's this month.

We do what we can though don't we.

Sorry for the moan, I shall go back to bed now and try to wake up refreshed and positive ready for the DIY day ahead.:)


Iris

Iris_Blue

Feeling better after a lie in so to make myself feel even better - I've managed to make another OP

I've "found" £2.78p in our penny jar, which I emptied the other day. I swear the children are adding to it. Bless them. I'm going to have to move it out of reach. I've asked them not to add to it before.

£40 refund for a complaint to mobile phone company for not being able to use it on our trip abroad.

total OP's to date for September : £187.27 ...Hmmm wonder what else I can complain about :rotfl: