Buffy's Adventures at the Post Office......

Shoe_Gal

Fab post Souk :T

And I love Biggest Loser too!

GeorgeUK

Hi Buffy

I've not been around much the past few months, but it's good to see you're still fighting the debt and tackling everything that's thrown at you.

Before Christmas, i decided to get a new credit card @ 0% for purchases. Would you be able to do something like that for the holiday? Then you'd have longer to pay if off, without having to pay interest and hopefully not slow down paying off the rest of the debt too much. You would still need to make a monthly payment, but at 0% i would just do the minimum until you were about to start paying interest.

With regards to the excercising - i'm a lazy slob.
Yup, i admit it. I have an excercise machine that probably needs dusting before i use it, but i've become disorganised and my room is a mess - so can't set it up. I was watching the One Show recently however and saw something that may save me. A study (and tested on the show too) showed that running at a steady pace for 20 mins, 3 days a week is less effective than short bursts of activity. Your fitness will actuall increase more if you run flat out for 30 secs, rest for 30, run for 30, rest... (basically repeat 4 times so you run for 2 min and est for 2). This would take up less time and improve fitness levels more than doing an hour of jogging a week. I'm thinking of doing that and on the off days, doing only core strengthening excercises. I found (long ago) that if you have poor core muscles that you do not get the full benefit of excercise and are liable to get more injuries.

Anyway, i've prattled on for long enough. Hopefully after 18 months, you'll be able to see a clear way ahead with what you want and need (yes, what you want - you need to be selfish sometimes). Good luck with the getting ofsteded news too - sounds painful.

Buffythedebtslayer

I promise I will show more appreciation of the lovely supportive things my friends post here, lately I feel like I just post and run and right now i am going to do it again!!!

I NEED a things to do list (Sorry George, it seems always after your posts I have to have a list xxxx)

and I need to come back and cross things off!

1. clean out gps and fish
2. hoover
3. put clothes away
4. sort out dressing table situation
5. put Cd's in the cupboard...
6. list Cd's on music magpie
7. list 3 things on E bay !!!!!!
8. sort out underwear drawer
9. move CD player
10. set up mini fish tank
11. put away Christmas stuff
12 put away Christmas presents.
13. get old baskets out of loft to put on Wardrobe and use generally
14. plan for tomorrow/week
15. mark two sets of essays (have got quicker, not as mad as it sounds)
16. file Ma stuff
17. shred paper for 20 minutes.


xxxx

Shoe_Gal

Buffy

That list is massive :eek: and it's 1.30! It's Sunday - where's the 'Buffy time'

beanielou

:eek: to the list.

Buffythedebtslayer

Buffythedebtslayer wrote: »

I promise I will show more appreciation of the lovely supportive things my friends post here, lately I feel like I just post and run and right now i am going to do it again!!!

I NEED a things to do list (Sorry George, it seems always after your posts I have to have a list xxxx)

and I need to come back and cross things off!

1. clean out gps and fish
2. hoover
3. [STRIKE]put clothes away[/STRIKE]
4. sort out dressing table situation
5. put Cd's in the cupboard...
6. list Cd's on music magpie
7. list 3 things on E bay !!!!!!
8. sort out underwear drawer
9. move CD player
10. set up mini fish tank - not going to do this.
11. [STRIKE]put away Christmas stuff[/STRIKE]
12 [STRIKE]put away Christmas presents. [/STRIKE]
13. [STRIKE]get old baskets out of loft to put on Wardrobe and use generally[/STRIKE]
14. plan for tomorrow/week
15. mark two sets of essays (have got quicker, not as mad as it sounds)
16. file Ma stuff
17. shred paper for 20 minutes.


xxxx

Just a quick update, not going especially fast here! I have also cleaned the bathroom and had a little tidy up in the loft. plus had to eat Sunday roast.....its a hard life!

xxxx

macgirl

I don't know about you, but once I've cleaned the bathroom, I feel kind of cleansed myself! Cleaning is definitely good for the soul (that's what I tell myself anyway :cool:)
Hope you manage a bit of downtime this evening

Sparkle80

Hi Buffy, I'm a lurker on your diary (and many others!), thought I would just pop on and say that list is massive! :eek:

Slow down and look forward to your trip to Euro Disney, I'm sure that will be fab. Make time for yourself outwith your list!

Shoe_Gal

Hope you got some 'Buffy time' in there somewhere :A

Buffythedebtslayer

1.clean out gps [STRIKE]and fish [/STRIKE]
2. [STRIKE]hoover[/STRIKE]
3. [STRIKE]put clothes away[/STRIKE]
4. [STRIKE]sort out dressing table situation [/STRIKE]
5. [STRIKE]put Cd's in the cupboard...[/STRIKE]
6. list Cd's on music magpie - have got pile ready.
7. list 3 things on E bay !!!!!! - not done
8. [STRIKE]sort out underwear drawer[/STRIKE]
9. [STRIKE]move CD player[/STRIKE]
10. set up mini fish tank not doing no space
11. [STRIKE]put away Christmas stuff[/STRIKE]
12 [STRIKE]put away Christmas presents. [/STRIKE]
13. [STRIKE]get old baskets out of loft to put on Wardrobe and use generally[/STRIKE]
14. plan for tomorrow/week done for tomorrow.
15. mark two sets of essays (have got quicker, not as mad as it sounds) not finished yet, still time!!
16. file Ma stuff half done
17. [STRIKE]shred paper for 20 minutes.[/STRIKE]

I am going to try for the marking of one set and list the cds!

xxx