Dirty's hoping it's not too late to mend her ways......

dirtyepic

03.05.11

So, here it is, the last day of my lovely extended holiday and I have to admit I'm still not quite out of bed!

Quick list of to do's:

• Relaxing bath to start the day
• Secure the car bonnet and drive carefully to garage to get mended
• Sort and start washing
• Quick tidy of kitchen
• Put away the remainder of stuff from weekend away
• Ebay to sort and post
• Pick up car (hopefully)
• An hour on my sewing project
• Check bank
• Check credit cards
• Update snowball

Then I must re-evaluate my time and efforts into getting this debt to disappear.

Things have quitened down and should be for the foreseeable future so hopefully I can channel all my thoughts and spare time into how to get the credit cards to disappear once and for all.

I have spend the last hour catching up with Memorygirl's thread but I have to admit it's getting a bit too technical for me at the moment. It's still very interesting and always an educational or inspirational read but me head isn't quite into business-talk at the moment.

Getting myself all mentally prepped to go back to work tomorrow. It's a bit of a weird feeling. I finished everything I had to do before the Easter break and have one H&S inspection report to complete by the end of the work and therefore have nothing to worry about! Sounds silly I know, but I am so used to having something in the back of my mind that either needs to be done or will probably need to be edited that I can't grasp not having any concerns!

My god, girl! Get a flippin life! Get used to not worrying!

Anyhow, must run my bath and strip the bed and enjoy my last day off till the end of the month!

Hope everyone is well

dirtyepic

Gggrrrrrr!!! My lovely, positive diary entry that I posted yesterday hasn't worked!

Oh, well, musn't've meant to have been seen then!

Okay then, here we go. Thursday 05.05.11 (Friday's Eve in my head!)

All positive in the dirtyepic household and head so far.

My debt busting is now in full swing along with the weightloss programme.

First of all the debt busting - I have just paid my PAD for the next 28 days due to NW credit card only giving me a 4 day window where I can overpay without it affecting my fixed payment. So after this month's payment to both credit cards I will be paying the min payment only on the BC as this is the biggest debt and putting all of the rest of my available cash to the NW card and this should clear this debt one month earlier than planned! Yippee! So hopefully by the end of August I will only have one debt, one credit card to work on.

My ebay has been quite successful over the past week and I had eight parcels to post yesterday. I have reverted to my old ebay sales technique after about two months of dire sales and loss of motivation and also bad seller comments even though I still have 100% positive feedback. It appears people have complained about the timescales they are receiving their items, which I am very disappointed in because my description explains that my posting day is every Saturday, it just means that when people buy something on a Sunday they might have to wait until the following Saturday. I use first class or airmail postage and if my job permits I will always try to post at least once during the week. Also some customers have complained about my postage costs. I charge a lot less than quite a few similar sellers and I have indicated on my description that I add a small charge to cover all materials used, etc. and this is still tons cheaper than my competitors. I have tried the free P&P and I have increased the min price of my stock from 99p and that's when my period of dire sales kicked in!

So fingers crossed the next few weeks will improve.

I have had two NSD this week and today will be a LSD cos I am meeting a pal for a drink and chat tonight. So it's lime and soda all the way tonight for me!

Which leads me rather nicely to my weightloss malarkey......
I started weightwatchers on 02.04.11 and have done rather well losing a total of 9.5lbs over my first three weeks. Last week was my big weekend away where I didn't do any counting but had a most brilliant four days in a lush 'country pile' in Northumberland in the company of great friends, good food and plenty of cocktails! So this week will be my week 4 of weigh in and I am expecting to be not good news, I am trying really hard to get back into it and will do all I can to try and make my visit to the scales this week as positive as possible, unfortunately it's not a particularly good time of the month due to certain bloating symptoms and general feeling of sluggishness etc so this week may be a weight gain week. That, then, leaves next week to full on point counting, step counting and miles walking hell!!

May will see the re-introduction of the NSD and the PAD and the 'make £5 a day'.

To do:

Financial/necessities
Check bank account T/W
[STRIKE] Check nationwide c/c[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Check barclaycard c/c[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Update snowball[/STRIKE]
Update signature
NSD (May 15xNSD) III
PAD (May £1 a day) Completed for 28 days
£5 a day (May to make £155)

Nice/house things!
Take a photo - W - Queen Victoria Statue outside the Cathedral /
Do something nice - W - bed for 9pm catching up with dramas on sky+/
Go for a walk - W - 30 mins /
15 minutes ironing
15 mins ebay - W/

So before I lose this long diary entry I will post it and then maybe add later on with any thoughts or ramblings that may pop into my head.

Till later on then,

dirtyepic

NOTE TO SELF: find out more about 'eating frogs'. I have a massive frog that I must complete by Monday. It's to do with my counselling sessions and it's the homework that has been playing on my mind for a couple of weeks now. It will be very difficult and I am quite scared to get into it but it must be done. So frog-eating-research is most definitely on the cards!

dirtyepic

Just had a lovely walk for half an hour (my complete lunch break, so I am kind of sneaking on here to just record my thoughts!)

I left the office and walked straight onto the Tyne Bridge, it was lovely and bright but with a strong chill in the air, well that high up anyway! I walked straight past my favourite public house on the other side of the Tyne Bridge in Gateshead (called the Central Bar, if anyone ever gets the chance when passing, pay it a visit!), under the Tyne Bridge and along the bank of the Tyne on the road that is below the stunning Sage building, along to the Baltic (also had to refrain from popping in!) and over the blinking eye bridge.

I went up the Sallyport area of Newcastle past the cottages and wooden staircase which featured in the Get Carter film and then got back to the office.

Lovely.

Feel good at the mo! Thought I had to get it down as proof that this is possible!

So there's two ww activity points earned to try and cancel out last weekend's excesses!

jwil

Well done on the debtbusting! You've done really well.

Have you tried ending your listings on a different day so that it's not so long between payment and posting for those who pay straight away? Whatever you say on the listing, people never read it anyway!

I've always found Thursday night to be a pretty good night for ending as well as Monday night. You could always list on Turbolister and then upload them when you are ready.

dirtyepic

jwil wrote: »

Well done on the debtbusting! You've done really well.

Have you tried ending your listings on a different day so that it's not so long between payment and posting for those who pay straight away? Whatever you say on the listing, people never read it anyway!

I've always found Thursday night to be a pretty good night for ending as well as Monday night. You could always list on Turbolister and then upload them when you are ready.

Hi jwil,

That's a good point. The item's I usually list for selling get listed on a Sunday afternoon (that and Friday are my big ebay days usually) and quite often then end up as a buy it now and I do try to get to the post office after work. It's awful, massive queues, upstairs in the main branch of WHSmiths in the centre of Newcastle, but as I say, I do try and needs must.

I use a Mac and the last time I tried Turbolister wasn't available for the Mac so I have now auto relisted the items and I am staggering the relistings.

Also, another gripe of mine is when I try to print out all of the paperwork for any items to be posted, the Mac only allows me to print one item at a time so now I have to do it at work because the pc I use at work lets me print it all at the same time! Thus lowering my stress levels and keeping in a rather good mood!

But that's enough of my moaning (see I really am trying to be upbeat and positive - it's working!)

I haven't managed to go out for a walk this dinner time because I think I am doing a nice long walk tonight after work.

I have been quite excited today, 6music presenter, Lauren Laverne, has been hosting her whole programme today from Worthy Farm and interviewed a load of people involved with the organisation and performances of the Glastonbury Festival and it's got me all a tizz. It's only 46 sleeps till we leave for the annual pilgrimage to a big field on a farm in Somerset! This time, in 7 weeks, I will be (more than likely) sitting in the vestibule of my lovely tent, still trying to get my makeup, suncream etc on, whilst chatting to the resident's of our Glastonbury Geordie Village and getting nowt done - fast! We would've fed the masses with our bacon and salsa stotties and bloody mary's - I AM SOOOOOO EXCITED!!

So today, I will be checking my bank account again, plan ahead for payments and only take money from the ebay account if needed. I do have about £18 in my purse and I am meeting a friend for a big treat of a cocktail tonight, attending a 40th party tomorrow and then going out for a pub meal on Monday - I don't think I will make it stretch THAT far but we shall see.

Oh yes, I forgot to mention that I made my very first maxi/sundress this week! I just need to make a tie for the neck and take up the hem! I can't believe I done it. Although it was only made from three pieces of material, some bias binding and a length of lovely satin ribbon (for the belt). I took the pattern from the same dress that my friend had made for herself and to tell you the truth, it does look so much better on her (due to her having a normal sized bust!) than it does on me but at least I managed to do it - on my own n'all!

So now I have got the bug and I saw a magazine with a free Simplicity pattern for a tunic top and flares and I am so tempted to buy it but will wait and see. Don't need it do I?

Or do I?

No, my ebay sales are remaining my spends for the unforeseeable future.

The things I have to save up for this month:
£50 to give to dad (I owe him this)
£70 to get my tattoo tidied up before Glastonbury
£50 for a good sized dslr camera bag to take to Glastonbury (one that will hold other items as well as my camera securely

My friend has suggested a bit of a business idea to me a little while ago and really I would like to research a bit further but will need a few pounds behind me to get that done. Maybe after Glastonbury methinks. So put that on the back burner for now.

To do:

Financial/necessities
Check bank account T/W/Th
Check nationwide c/c - DONE
Check barclaycard c/c - DONE
Update snowball - DONE
Update signature
NSD (May 15xNSD) III
PAD (May £1 a day) Completed for 28 days
£5 a day (May to make £155)

Nice/house things!
Take a photo - W - Queen Victoria Statue outside the Cathedral / Th - reflection of All Saint's Church on the side of the Sage building / F - irrelevant slogans painted on the underpass between the offices at work
Do something nice - W - bed for 9pm catching up with dramas on sky+/ Th - catch up and chat with three friends, bed early watching the Inbetweeners yet again
Go for a walk - W - 30 mins / Th - 30 mins
15 minutes ironing
15 mins ebay - W/Fr

So if I don't get back on here, lets hope everyone has a great weekend, no spends or low spends and keep quite positive - for now anyway!

Oh yes I now have two rather huge frogs that will need disposing of. One of them will be occurring on Saturday (I have no doubt) and the other will be done on Sunday (I have no choice)!

dirtyepic

dirtyepic

Morning!

It's Monday morning, not the best day of the week, it's the 9th of May and the sun is shining. It's a beautiful day in sunny old Jarrow.

I am working from home today and hoping to crack on with my biggest job first. I have checked through all of my emails and up to date with them now so there's one task ticked off the mental list straightaway.

I have had a really nice weekend.

Friday I met my pal and Baldy after work whilst enjoying the alcoholic delights of a post-work cocktail - the violet martini. My favourite cocktail.

We then walked over the the Tyne Bridge to the Central Bar where I treated myself to a Lemon/Pear cider. My favourite cider.

Home and chilled on Friday night. So nice.

Saturday I was totally prepared for posting my ebay parcels, I walked the mile to my weightwatchers meeting, although I didn't stay for the meeting this week. I thought if I was walking there and back then staying for the meeting would mean I was away for about 2 and a half hours!! So I received the bad news of my weight gain of 2lbs then walked home via the post office.

I was expecting a small weight gain and 2lb was about right. Our excesses of last weekend had to show somewhere also my time of the month doesn't help much does it?!

We went out on Saturday night for a pal's 40th birthday. Good to see some old faces that I haven't seen for a very long time. Some nice people and some not so nice people but we can always ignore them can't we.

I previously mentioned in an earlier post that I had two 'frogs' to overcome over the weekend and I was completely mentally prepared for the 'frog' at this party. I had a feeling, and also I was told two days before the party, that the builder who sued me (and I haven't seen him since facing him in court - he lost!) was going to be at this party. Probably arriving early afternoon. I am still awaiting karma to sort this situation out. About 3 years ago, after the 'finishing' of our extension we employed him to build at our house, we were unhappy with the finishing of his work. After months he still refused to finish to a satisfactory standard and we withheld £4998 which was quoted by a few different contractors to 'mend' the mess that he created. He attempted to sue me for over £1000 more than we owed him, resulting in our case being held at the county court and not the small claims. Anyway - he sued, we appeared at court twice, my solicitor recommended I represent myself in court (work that one out!!) I won, builder refused to pay the solicitors fees even though we had to employ a solicitor because it wasn't a small claims case. Although now I understand it all a bit more and think I would def do without a solicitor if there is ever a next time!

This episode in my life was another very very low point. I took it completely personally and wondered why he was doing this, not to us, but to me personally. He sued me alone and not us as a couple. He came recommended, I knew him, he advised on some work we had done at our old flat, we paid up on time every time. In fact I used to meet him near his bank (which was near my office). He completely messed up my head, my life, my job and my home. I was off work for about 3 months and was even advised by my team leader maybe this kind of work wasn't for me and to look for another job??!!!. It was a dreadful time.

Anyway.... he didn't even show his face on Saturday. So I did face my frog and was prepared to chew it up and swallow it, with an audience, in front of a pub full of people I knew from way way back. I feel canny good about it.

I had a good feeling on Saturday. I thought that this is the old me coming back. Going out, looking forward to it, getting ready with some old tunes playing in the background and having a good sing along!

So that was Saturday, I woke up feeling just as good on Sunday and even better when I realised that I hadn't drunk as many vodkas as I first thought! I went for a walk, popped to the supermarket to collect a few things to finish my meal plans for the week and then got cracking on the ebay listings for the day.

My second frog of the weekend was well rid of yesterday.

This was a piece of homework that my counsellor had set me at my last session three weeks ago.

I knew that it would be done yesterday and I had planned that all week. I also knew that it was a difficult task and would be quite upsetting in places. I was asked to write down and chronicle certain things that have happened during my life. I didn't think that it would be such a long task but 17 pages later I had to stop.

It really amazing how the mind and memory works.

She advised me to start by taking a little time to myself to relax and clear my mind then start at the very beginning.

Blimey, when I got started it all came flooding back, good times, bad times, people I had completely forgot about, the person I was then, mostly nice but sometimes awful. It's weird, writing down events from the past 30 years (almost) of my life and how this has shaped the person I am now. Mostly I can recognise that it's not my fault why things have happened the way they have. But I am ultimately responsible for my own actions. My upbringing has so much to answer for. My upbringing was, in my eyes, perfect. My parents done the very best they could for us but when you think about it, who taught them? How did they know that was the best for us?


So, my first autobiography (frog no 2), (not going to be a best seller in fact it will be deleted from my computer immediately because I am so scared anyone will ever ever read it) successfully competed. My readiness to face the builder (frog no 1) successfully completed.

Now to crack the work situation.

I actually applied for two jobs online last week. Not hopeful due to the fact it was online but at least I am now trying.

I have been asked to create a large picture from one of my recent photographs, ooh a commission eh?

Right!!! Enough of this chuntering on. Now for this weeks lists/challenges

To do:

Financial/necessities
Check bank account
Check nationwide c/c
Check barclaycard c/c
Update snowball
Update signature
NSD (May 15xNSD) IIII
PAD (May £1 a day) Completed for 28 days
£5 a day (May to make £155) to 08.05 £38.14

Nice/house things!
Take a photo -
Do something nice - M - go out for tea with 10 pals!
Go for a walk -
15 minutes ironing
15 mins ebay -

Positive things to date:
Total debt paid to date: £2610.46/£9351.85 = 27.91%
Total weight loss to date: 7.5lb/14lb = 53%
Total sleeps to Glastonbury: 43 sleeps = 57% excited!

At least everything is actually heading in the right direction today!

I am going to get cracking with my big frog of today.

Also get that pile of washing done, on the line and ironed. Actually I would much rather be doing that than my work!!! But needs must.

Wish me luck for my counselling appt at 12noon. It's gonna be a hard one.

Have a great day everyone, hope all is well where you are.

dirtyepic

ps i have just seen how much I can talk/write. I must be my counsellor's ideal patient! She could probably write a book!! hahahahahaha!

dirtyepic

Just getting cracking with my work again after my counselling session, my little 'head clearing walk around the park' luckily in the sunshine and my lovely dinner of a good old fashioned fish finger sandwich!

Going to update these while they are fresh in my mind:

To do:

Financial/necessities
[STRIKE]Check bank account
Check nationwide c/c
Check barclaycard c/c
Update snowball [/STRIKE]
Update signature
NSD (May 15xNSD) IIII
PAD (May £1 a day) Completed for 28 days
£5 a day (May to make £155) to 08.05 £38.14

Nice/house things!
Take a photo - M I found a big old knobbly dead tree in Duck's Park /
Do something nice - M - go out for tea with 10 pals!
Go for a walk - M - nice head clearing session around Duck's Park
15 minutes ironing
15 mins ebay -

Positive things to date:
Total debt paid to date: £2701.59/£9351.85 = 28.88%
Total weight loss to date: 7.5lb/14lb = 53%
Total sleeps to Glastonbury: 43 sleeps = 57% excited!

My counselling session today wasn't very nice again. I am being asked about things that aren't relevant but I suppose these issues have to be raised to cross off the list. Not particularly looking forward to next Monday's appointment. I feel really wiped out again, even my lovely walk around the park in the sunshine, listening to loads of young birds in a tree just tweeting loudly all together, as if they were all arguing!!

So, onwards and upwards. There's work to be done and apparently I am the person to do it.

Till tomorrow I hope

dirtyepic

dirtyepic

10.05.11

After a bit of a less-than-productive-working-from-home day yesterday I have arrived into the office with all of the intentions of getting cracking with creating a work list of things to 'just get done' which actually contains things that just aren't important and things that I have to do but are pointless (I won't go into this in too much detail but I just can't push myself to do H&S Inspection reports if they are being looked at by my manager and then he has changed the format anyway so these won't even be followed up!).

Until I get told that I am involved in a meeting at 10am which lasted till 11am and made me realise again that this just isn't the correct career for me.

I have to stick this out (or even get a job for about a year where I earn more) so I can finish my debt off and then get a lower paid job that I will enjoy.

But until then it's debt busting via ebay!

To do:
Financial/necessities
[STRIKE] Check bank account [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE] Check nationwide c/c[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Check barclaycard c/c [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Update snowball [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Update signature[/STRIKE]
NSD (May 15xNSD) IIIII
PAD (May £1 a day) Completed for 28 days
£5 a day (May to make £155) to 09.05 - £47.68

Nice/house things!
Take a photo - M I found a big old knobbly dead tree in Duck's Park /
Do something nice - M - go out for tea with 10 pals! / T - early night catching up with telly?
Go for a walk - M - nice head clearing session around Duck's Park / T - nice head clearing session in Toon! /
15 minutes ironing -
15 mins ebay - M/T

Positive things to date:
Total debt paid to date: £2701.59/£9351.85 = 28.88%
Total weight loss to date: 7.5lb/14lb = 53%
Total sleeps to Glastonbury: 42 sleeps = 58% excited!
Days without back pain: 24


Things with me are quite upbeat at the moment because I have so much to look forward to and actually being able to recognise this again is a great feeling.

Of course most of these do cost money but I have to live don't I? Most of them don't cost much and I will try and keep costs down as much as possible. Just like the 40th on Saturday where I was a proper cheapskate and only had £10 to spend all day. I done the dirty deed of bringing some vodka out in my bag and for every vodka, lime and soda I bought the next drink I bought was just lime and soda and I added my own vodka. Oh dear, times are bad!!!

This weekend I am lucky enough to have a ticket for the Radio 1 Big Weekend to see the Foo Fighters on Saturday and I am actually not doing any driving! I have been offered a lift! Yippee!! So the whole day will cost me petrol money, maybe something to eat and if I fancy a drink. Unfortunately this silver lining has its very own, rather significantly large dark cloud. This cloud is in the shape of the Black Eyed Peas who I hate with a passion. I know everyone to their own and all that but I can't bear them and I can't believe that if they are on before Foo Fighters I will have to witness them whilst hoping to get a good spot for the Foos. Grrrrrrrrr!!!!

I have started to think about what to wear (now that's been a while since I done that!) for the whole day away, in the potential lashing down of rain, but wanting to dance about and not have to wear a big coat (which I may need to keep meself warm!). hahahaha the old me is coming back I think!

I have been thinking a bit about learning something again. My brain needs to be stimulated and I am hoping to study to actually achieve a proper Maths qualification. I also need to learn how to do memory mapping, I have Memorygirls book but I find it hard to study outside a learning environment. There always seems to be other things that need doing (ironing, ebay, etc etc!) If I could memory map I could plan my days/time so much better. I might have a look online for any youtube tutorials? MG mentioned this a little while ago so I may find some of her work there. I hope so.

Right I am off to try and catch a quick dinnertime walk before it starts to lash down again!

Till later then

dirtyepic
x

lionheartedgirl

*waves!*

hello stranger! glad you are still posting away! sounds like some really positive steps amidst the difficult counselling stuff. Someone suggested last year that I write down all the stuff that had happened with my ex fiance last year, and I couldn't quite bring myself to do it as there was so much in just 2 years, so I cannot imagine doing it over your whole life.

You sound fabulously excited about the Big Weekend, I like some of the Black Eyed Peas stuff but have to admit some if it is just dire! Maybe you could dance away but be singing something else to yourself in your head?! hope you have a wonderful time.

Don't let work grind you down (easier said than done I know, and I have had my work red-penned today as well which is pretty infuriating), for now it's a means to an end

take care xx

dirtyepic

lionheartedgirl wrote: »

*waves!*

hello stranger! glad you are still posting away! sounds like some really positive steps amidst the difficult counselling stuff. Someone suggested last year that I write down all the stuff that had happened with my ex fiance last year, and I couldn't quite bring myself to do it as there was so much in just 2 years, so I cannot imagine doing it over your whole life.

You sound fabulously excited about the Big Weekend, I like some of the Black Eyed Peas stuff but have to admit some if it is just dire! Maybe you could dance away but be singing something else to yourself in your head?! hope you have a wonderful time.

Don't let work grind you down (easier said than done I know, and I have had my work red-penned today as well which is pretty infuriating), for now it's a means to an end

take care xx

*waves back!*

Hi again lionheartedgirl!

Yep I have a newly found energy and enthusiasm that I am thoroughly enjoying and I can only put it down to the success of the counselling that is almost at an end (I am sure she said 4 weeks left). The 'autobiography' was one aspect of my life since my mid teens to present and I think it has sparked quite a few thoughts but totally manageable.

Ooh the Big Weekend, I can't wait. Although we were a tad disappointed when we released 'Cameo' who was on the lineup, wasn't actually the 'Cameo who sang Word Up' from the 80's but is a dj instead! There's 6 of us heading over there on Saturday to have good rock out to the Foos. Got to love a bit of Grohl!

I have checked the weather forecast and it's looking bleak so tonight I am off to the Barbour factory shop after work to hopefully get some new wellies. These are planned purchases for Glastonbury this year (paid for out of my ebay sales) so a few weeks early won't do any harm. Hope they have something that I like at a good price - I am not paying £70 for wellies!!

Grrrrrr for your work today. Are you still able to work from home? Luckily, I haven't had a 'bad work day' for such a long time now, it's like it's a means to an end, as you say. Although yesterday my manager told me about a job in Darlington and I asked who was this for and he said me! What a cheek, do you think he wants rid of me? It's pointless me even applying for the position because I won't be a higher grade therefore the salary will remain the same and the commute will be up to three hours a day so its a no-no.

Just you take deep breaths and as you say 'for now, it's a means to an end'. We both want better than what are currently doing and if we want it enough and stay positive enough I'm sure it'll come to us!

I have had a pretty good day today because I have been in the office alone, although the flippin phone hasn't stopped! I have two items left on my list but have had to add three to it! Had 6music playing and had a very productive and enjoyable morning.

Oh well just three more sleeps to the weekend. Not long now. You doing anything nice this weekend? I can't remember, maybe I should refer back to your diary!!!

11.05.11

Hahahahaha another positive posting!!

I have caught up (yet again) with my usual debt free diaries that I follow: lionheartedgirl; memorygirl; dinah93; lisawaters; millionaire in training and yet again they have made me think a lot about what I want to do and why I want to do these things.

Memorygirl is being encouraged to set up her own blog, which would be a great read, everyone is encouraging her so much and it's got me thinking about maybe starting my own. Only not being miserable in it!! A positive blog on the things I love to do the most, what I've done and when I've done it and to leave my debt busting, my lists, worries and thoughts on this diary. To include my photographs that I take when I am walking; the pictures I make for my home workshop/office; my progress with the sewing machine!!!

Only then I realised that I only have a limited number of hours in the day and if I want to get my debt dead and buried then that's where I should channel most of my spare time. Although at the moment I am using the '15 minute bursts' for my ebay, my ironing, etc and it seems rather successful.

Mmmmmmmmmm?????? I may look further into it, costs, if I can upload photos from phone, copywrite (you never know someone just might pinch me photos!!! hahahahaha).

Today is not a NSD but hey ho, that's no great shakes. I have had to buy some 'First Holy Communion' cards for my neice and nephew who are making their communion this weekend. Crikey most of the cards resembled 'deepest sympathy' cards so that was a bit difficult choosing two different, decent ones suitable for them. Also I just HAD to have my milky filter coffee from Pret but remembered that my loyalty stamp card was full so that was FREE - the best kind of coffee!!!

Tonight I am heading off to make a premature Glastonbury festival purchase - my current snazzy wellies have a hole in them so I am heading to the Barbour Factory Shop after work tonight to see if they have any wellies suitable for me. Apparently they have orange ones and also red ones with little birds on and also the obligatory green wellies. These are for the Big Weekend festival over at Carlisle this weekend. Just in case!

Right that's enought of my rambling on today, let's get these lists updated:

To do:
Financial/necessities
[STRIKE]
Check bank account
Check nationwide c/c
Check barclaycard c/c
Update snowball
Update signature
[/STRIKE]NSD (May 15xNSD) IIIII
PAD (May £1 a day) Completed for 28 days
£5 a day (May to make £155) to 10.05 - £60.68

Nice/house things!
Take a photo - M I found a big old knobbly dead tree in Duck's Park / T - Metro Station unoffical photographer due to boredom setting in as train was delayed
Do something nice - M - go out for tea with 10 pals! / T - early night catching up with telly?
Go for a walk - M - nice head clearing session around Duck's Park / T - nice head clearing session in Toon! / W - walk into Newcastle
15 minutes ironing - M/T/W
15 mins ebay - M/T/W

Positive things to date:
Total debt paid to date: £2701.59/£9351.85 = 28.88%
Total weight loss to date: 7.5lb/14lb = 53%
Total sleeps to Glastonbury: 41 sleeps = 59% excited!
Days without back pain: 25
Things I want to learn to do properly:
Maths / Mind mapping / lose weight / gain confidence

Okay then, time to shoot off and hopefully get another walk in tonight if the weather stays fair.

Fingers crossed for the wellies!!

Till tomorrow hopefully

Dirtyepic
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