A Budgeteers Quest to be Debt Free & Mortgage Free By 40

DedicatedDFW

I guess it's only natural as the day progresses that breaks will become more frequent although I very much doubt I'll be thinking that wednesday night when I am burning the midnight oil trying to get my assignment in on time on Thursday :eek::rotfl::rotfl:

Must admit to feeling so terribly achey that I had a power-rest - no point in me having a power-nap as it takes me hours to drop off to sleep :rotfl::rotfl: I then followed this up with doing the bottom part of the other side of the wardrobe. All clutter free now :T:T Sadly no shoes for e-bay - have already listed and sold just about all the one's that were going :j although I am surprised that the 1 pair that is left has no watchers or bidders. Popped these back in the wardrobe to re-list again and eventually to be worn if they don't sell :cool: These were a gift and though they are fab I obviously just really want the money at the moment and also less things

Now, I am going to pull a bit more of my assignment together and then have a shower to try and boost my alertness and soothe away some aches

Hope everyone is having a good sunday xx

InaPickle

You ARE doing well, Dedicated - don't be too hard on yourself. Just keep on keeping on, and I'm sure it will all come good in the end.

I'm impressed. And what books are your assignment on?

DedicatedDFW

Rant alert skip to the next paragraph if you want to avoid it

And the day started the way last week ended - with a rubbish day at work Was a real hassle getting in due to transport problems so means I've spent 4 hours travelling today Then got into work and was basically just one of those days. Left feeling completely drained and also down / emotional. My wage is only minimum and I know it is good that I have a job - the relief I felt when I got this was unreal but I soo want something i enjoy or at the very least don't mind doing. And breathe.

Slow progress being made on my college work so am off to bed in a mo. This is what I don't like about work how the mood just spills over into everything else so off to bed hopefully wake up feeling brighter and the day will be much better

Todays item of declutter was a book - so that is 1 good thing :T

InaPickle

Aw Dedicated - I feel for you. It's horrible when work doesn't go well and everything else feels bad as a result - and I should know.

Still, at least you are intelligent enough to realise that tomorrow will be another day, however annoying this one has been.

And also, what do you want to be when you grow up? :rotfl:

DedicatedDFW

Hi all

Just a quick note mid-assignment. Decided I'd best start typing it up now to pull it all together Wish I could have more time on it really - the achiness I felt at the weekend seems to be like a mild flu - had a huge lie-in this morning so lost lots of study time Think I must have really needed the rest though and still felt bleurgh! when I got up Oh well. Just have to do my best really and remember this isn't the only assignment I'll have to do. Whatever response I receive it'll all be a part of a learning curve :cool:

Done the quick free bingo and now off to type up 10% of my essay and then to have a little break doing bingo or on here and then the next 10%. Manageable chunks is what I'm all about at the moment

Yet another book decluttered today - but this one is waiting for free listing day on e-bay as I *should* get a few pounds for it - fingers crossed for me please people :T

DedicatedDFW

Morning all,

Brr! It's very cold here but I have not put the heating on in an attempt to keep the bills down. Made my packed lunch and picked up an MS which I need to ring them about actually *eep* best do this now. Typical engaged tone!

Long sleeps don't seem to be helping in terms of energy or this dratted cough/achiness/sore throat that i have at the mo.

College work proceeding much slower than I'd like - just going to have to take a deep breath, sort out the order, whack in the quotes and hand it in It *is* the first assignment so hopefully the fact that I should have more than 2 weeks to do the study and the work for the next one should help to improve on grades - they do say that feedback will help too - although unless it's about structuring I'm not sure how as the next assignment is completely different to this one in terms of different text - it's not even a text, different question, so am sure these things will bring in different skills.

Off to work now sadly, have a good day all x

Oh and I selected a hair clip to give away today so the declutter is still moving forwards

DedicatedDFW

Hi Everyone

Well Sunday is here and it is my only day off this week so typically have a mountain of things to do. Hopefully, as The Great DeClutter progresses there will be less mountainous tasks to get on with as everything will have a place to go which is easily accessible and the flow through the house will be much easier - rather than tripping over things Ok partly that is because I am hugely clumsy :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Got my assignment all handed in - it's a relief to have done it and at least I can hopefully improve with the next one.

Todays Plan: -

Look over next assignment - start thinking about how to structure this and get some reading done towards it
Get rid / sort out the huge pile of stuff I've not been able to deal with due to said essay
E-bay - it's free listing and I have happily organized a few more expensive bits in the great declutter - must get a wriggle on this week though as there are a few things I've not lifted out and if I had they could have gone on here as well - too out of the way to be done today
Washing x 2
Drying x 2
Washing pots lots and lots
Organise clothes and work bag for tomorrow
Print off MS
Parcel up book sold :T
Wardrobe inventory
Go through receipts

DedicatedDFW

Oops forgot

Also have free bingo x 2 to do and to catch up on any surveys

So far 1 survey x 50p :j

In other news the car has now got to go, I need something more affordable to run and I can't just keep paying for repairs, although I couldn't have sold it without repairs being done. :mad: So hoping to get a reasonable price for this which I'll still have to add to to get a new banger. No idea where the rest of the money will come from but when a car becomes a money pit with regular visits to the garage, on occasion chaperoned by the garage man and pick up truck and the extra cost of this then there has to be a cut off point. So more money to be spent here and not on reducing debt

Added to that had to call out an electrician and now have the princely sum of £125 to find for that - really need this shower of stuff that needs fixing, repairing, replacing to pass now.

Of course, this didn't stop me blowing £10 on an xmas gift and a couple of bits for me :o although i did this before the car broke down and the electrician came out.

Right - report back in an hour hopefully with reports of some progress x

DedicatedDFW

Hi all, back now with an update, feel the day is going to be one of those of doing lots of different things one after the other

ToDo

Look over next assignment - start thinking about how to structure this and get some reading done towards it - no reading done as yet but got all my material together towards this and organised the extra material stuff I have for the other texts which was a bit of a mammoth task so pleased with this. Reading to be done later
Get rid / sort out the huge pile of stuff I've not been able to deal with due to said essay A start has been made, now have various piles of stuff that needs better organisation
E-bay - it's free listing and I have happily organized a few more expensive bits in the great declutter - must get a wriggle on this week though as there are a few things I've not lifted out and if I had they could have gone on here as well - too out of the way to be done today
Washing x 2 - 1 lot on as I type :A
Drying x 2
Washing pots lots and lots 1 lot of pots moved, 1 lot washed :A
Organise clothes and work bag for tomorrow knitting added to work bag, brolly lifted out to dry :T
Print off MS printer doing its thing
Parcel up book sold :T
Wardrobe inventory
Go through receipts
2 free bingo - 1 done 1 to go

Ok then next stop is pick up 1 pile of stuff that has been scaled from the mountain and go through this
Then receipts - not a thing i like to do so just pushing myself to do it otherwise it'll get left - already know i overspent yesterday combination of shopping whilst hungry, picking up some good offers and having spent the £10 earlier on gift and treats :o:o - having said that just 1 of the 3 things I bought was £22 full price so it's not so bad - i am trying to justify this aren't i??
Then package parcel - also a contender for least favourite job :rotfl:
Then the wardrobe inventory :cool: needs must when it's a free listing day - if there's anything else to be squeezed out of there to make some of the much needed monies for this month then it'll be worth it

DedicatedDFW

ToDo

Look over next assignment - start thinking about how to structure this and get some reading done towards it - no reading done as yet but got all my material together towards this and organised the extra material stuff I have for the other texts which was a bit of a mammoth task so pleased with this. Reading to be done later
[STRIKE]Get rid / sort out the huge pile of stuff I've not been able to deal with due to said essay[/STRIKE] Done!
E-bay - it's free listing and I have happily organized a few more expensive bits in the great declutter - must get a wriggle on this week though as there are a few things I've not lifted out and if I had they could have gone on here as well - too out of the way to be done today
Washing x 2 - 1 lot on as I type :A
Drying x 2 - 1 lot on
Washing pots lots and lots 1 lot of pots moved, 1 lot washed :A
Organise clothes and work bag for tomorrow knitting added to work bag, brolly lifted out to dry :T clothes drying for this
[STRIKE]Print off MS [/STRIKE] Done! And got another 1 printed ready for next week :cool:
[STRIKE]Parcel up book sold [/STRIKE]:T Done!
[STRIKE]Wardrobe inventory[/STRIKE] Done!
[STRIKE]Go through receipts[/STRIKE] Done!
2 free bingo - 1 done 1 to go - plodding through 2nd one

Well got carried away with piles of stuff and all have been put away / shredded / binned as appropriate :T Also made a call for a brochure I need

Lunch is in the oven so I am going to post my wardrobe inventory next - will help me see if there is anything else to part with from this little lot - lifted 1 item out already and then after lunch will photo some of the e-bay stuff as I'm well aware that I have not done anything towards this today.

Very dull wardrobe inventory to follow :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: