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Palema’s quest for a place to call home

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  • [Deleted User]
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    Hi everyone
    A busy day yesterday with an Osteopath visit, and filling the car up with petrol. I then had WW meeting number 2 I just need lots of practise!! :eek:

    Today was a bit spendy too :eek:

    Thursday's spends
    £34 Osteopath
    £35 Petrol
    Total £69

    Today's spends
    £5 Flowers for Mother's day ( late I know but mum and dad were away)
    £3.80 Easter bunny and eggs for WW meeting next week
    £12 Happyland Royal Wedding play set ( For work will get money back next week at work)
    £15.98 Rhianna CD and new iphone screen protector
    Total £36.78
    Plus another £1 for the money draw at the speedway tonight :D

    Have a great weekend
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  • [Deleted User]
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    Hi everyone

    I have had a lovely weekend
    Yesterday I went to WW, then off to see a girl from work as Bridesmaid at her brother's wedding, then popped in on my brother and niece, she is so funny. Then I was off to see some Speedway last night, got beat - racing was rubbish which made it all a bit boring :(

    Today I went to the farm with my brother and niece then back to his for a BBQ when my SIL got home - Yummy Bambi burgers, corn on the cob and sweet chilli chicken skewers :D

    Back to work tomorrow - Don't feel like I have had much of a holiday last week! 2 WW meetings to take this week again and more training on Wednesday night :eek:
    So a busy week ahead!

    Yesterday's spends
    £2.15 WW bars
    £14.50 Entry into speedway
    £2.00 Programme
    Total £18.65

    Today's spends
    £6 BBQ foods since bro payed for Farm and petrol there
    Total £6

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  • EssexHebridean
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    I made it along to Foxhall last week P but we got beat too - bit of a disappointing one, think the lads had just got a little too complacent actually, and watch out for those Zummerzet buys - they are GOOD! :eek: Enjoyed the night out though and our racing actually was quite good. :)

    That dress is lovely - I reckon it will really suit you too so good choice!

    My PAYG phone is with Tesco - and although it's my normal phone I use it for Avon stuff too - if you top up by £10 or more they treble your top up so although you don't get any minutes/texts, it is quite good value as - say you use £20 a month, you top up by £10 - and get £20 free credit to use over the next month, once that's gone you start using your normal credit, but you can buy talk & text (and internet) bundles to cut the costs down a bit. Once that's gone, top up again with another £10 and you'll go onto free credit again. Works brilliantly for me with the iPhone - and I reckon even when I'm out of my free wi-fi with them I'll still only be topping up once every two months at the most, and then only £10. Obviously depends how much you use your phone though.
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  • [Deleted User]
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    Hi everyone
    I have had a busy few days - back at work on Monday after a weeks holiday and feel as though I have never been away!
    I was at a Weightwatchers meeting last night and am at another one tomorrow night and Training tonight which went well.

    I had a NSD on Monday and today :D

    Spent some money yesterday on pieces for my WW meeting table and my niece's Easter pressie!

    Yesterday's spends
    £5.55 WW stuff
    £5.99 2 books BOGOF :D
    £4 Hello Kitty Easter soft toy :D
    Total £15.54

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  • [Deleted User]
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    Hi everyone
    I had another NSD on Thursday, have been doing OK with those this month again and have upped my total this month to 13 :eek: I hope I can hit that target :)

    Speedway last night and wasn't that great racing wise :( score was OK as we won but threw away silly points :mad:

    Today I bought this little dress and I love it - even managed to get it in a size 10!! :D:D

    I am babysitting at the minute so a little extra money being earned as I type :D

    Friday's spends
    £1 money draw at the speedway
    Total £1

    Today's spends
    £3 Anniversary for my brother and SIL
    £3 Chocolate snacks
    £16 Pretty Dress :D
    Total - £22

    Enjoy the rest of the weekend
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  • [Deleted User]
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    Hi everyone
    Quick Monday night post - Think I had a migraine yesterday headache, feeling sick and dizzyness not nice, stil not feeling all like me, but at least I don't have a headache today.
    Another NSD today for me :)

    Anyway WW news:- I emailed the area manager last week after my leader and another leader mentioned about her looking for a leader to take over a meeting within a stones throw from my house and asked for her to consider me for it. She emailed me back today to say she would keep me in mind!! :D Within 2 hours of her email my trainer emailed me to say that the area manager had asked her to change my training schedule and I am now closer to home, and doing my final assessment at the venue (but different day) where I think the vacant meeting is! Oh and my assessment date has been brought forward by a week and a half :eek::eek:
    Off to the farm with work tomorrow :D
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  • beanielou
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    Positive news on WW :grin:
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  • [Deleted User]
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    beanielou wrote: »
    Positive news on WW :grin:

    It is! :D
    I'm hoping with my training schedule change that it means the Area manager is keen to have a leader for the meeting that is vacant and I can pass the assessement 1st attempt and I will be told there and then if I pass or not :eek:
    Will let you all know how I get on :)

    After searching the internet and going into the CPW I think I am going to buy a Samsung Tocco Lite on PAYG with an O2 sim just for my WW meetings. BUT I am going to order a sim from giffgaff and PAYG to start and see what the usage is on that, and sell the O2 sim on eBay :)
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  • Hi everyone
    A little spend day here today.
    Had my training session for WW tonight and it was good fun and great to input the information into a "dummy" run of things money wise.

    Hoping for a quiet weekend, although my cousin is coming up and coming to the speedway on Friday night - Not a good thing as the last twice she has come with us my team has been beaten :(

    Today's spends
    £1.78 Eggs
    £38 Fuel
    Total £39.78

    Thats it for today
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  • Hi everyone
    Happy Easter :easter_ba
    Update of the last few days goes a little bit like this!
    NSD on Thursday
    Friday - speedway spend
    Today - Bought some things for my WW meeting for when I get up and running, storage drawer stack, calculators, stapler that sort of thing, have kept the reciept as I can claim back tax on it seemingly!
    I also went to the cinema tonight to see Red Riding Hood, it was pretty good, and I so didn't see who the werewolf actually was! Sat and watched Prince of Persia with my mum and dad as well!!
    I gave into temptation and devoured a Creme Egg too just like my little friend to the right!!:EasterBun

    The spending breakdown goes a little like this:
    Friday's spends
    £1 Speedway money draw
    Total £1

    Today's spends
    £4 Confetti (Royal Wedding at Work!)
    £6.97 Storage stack
    £1.50 Tippex
    £1 Pack of 4 Document wallets
    £3.60 2 x Calculators
    £1 Stapler
    £1 Staples
    £3.50 Ice cream at cinema
    Total £22.57

    Enjoy the rest of your weekend
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