Gallygirl's "A journey of 121,226.67 pounds begins with a single penny" diary

gallygirl

Right, on a mission to recoup cost of glasses.......... Work will pay some I think. The rest will come from mystery shopping. Just logged onto one board and as the job I did yesterday has been accepted I can see and accept more. So, 4 more booked:
Sunday lunch today in nearby town I was planning on visiting :T
Next week - bookies (will be so obvious I am a MS , why not just get you to go in and put a bet on rather than faff about doing stuff like playing machines. Still, may win a fortune - I did win £80 on a footie bet once when I did a MS :j).
Week after - health food shop (may fail the test and not be allowed in :rotfl:)
Week after that - posh buttie at airport before holiday. Best try out site on Playbook and make sure free internet access at airport .

So, all in all, with yesterday's fee, 1/3 of the way there for spends prompted by MS but needed (it was on my 'really need to stop avoiding thinking about this' list :cool:). Better than the time I did MS and accidentally bought a car :rotfl:. Best not look for any shops at estate agents .

pavlovs_dog

nattypants wrote: »

I have just brushed on another coat of nitro, will leave to bubble then scrape off. Which would be therapeutic had all layers off paint come off at the same time to reveal lovely wood - however this is not the case, and as a result it is becoming a frickin' pain in the bahookie.

So I am tickling my dog's tummy to break the momentum.

I wouldn't worry too much nats, after a while of inhaling the fumes you'll be too high to care that it isn't coming off in one go. We discovered some very questionable choices of colours when we stripped back the cornicing in our porch this summer

lavinia21

gallygirl wrote: »

Right, on a mission to recoup cost of glasses.......... Work will pay some I think. The rest will come from mystery shopping. Just logged onto one board and as the job I did yesterday has been accepted I can see and accept more. So, 4 more booked:
Sunday lunch today in nearby town I was planning on visiting :T
Next week - bookies (will be so obvious I am a MS , why not just get you to go in and put a bet on rather than faff about doing stuff like playing machines. Still, may win a fortune - I did win £80 on a footie bet once when I did a MS :j).
Week after - health food shop (may fail the test and not be allowed in :rotfl:)
Week after that - posh buttie at airport before holiday. Best try out site on Playbook and make sure free internet access at airport .

So, all in all, with yesterday's fee, 1/3 of the way there for spends prompted by MS but needed (it was on my 'really need to stop avoiding thinking about this' list :cool:). Better than the time I did MS and accidentally bought a car :rotfl:. Best not look for any shops at estate agents .

love that you went on a mission to earn money and ended up spending it. seems like you have a common theme running through of accidental purchases

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

Hi GG, well done on your MS, sounds like a good way of offsetting cost.

How are the onions going down?

Tilly x x

gallygirl

lavinia21 wrote: »

love that you went on a mission to earn money and ended up spending it. seems like you have a common theme running through of accidental purchases

. I've been aware for a while that both reading and driving glasses needed replaced and though I'm trying to find extra money for them there is money in my monthly savings pot to cover. Honest injun .

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS wrote: »

How are the onions going down?

Tilly x x

Yesterday's update:
Onions in - 0
Onions out - 3/4

Today's update:
Leeks in - 5 (had a bag I forgot about and they're the same family so should include)
Leeks out - 2 (soup)
Onions in - 0
Onions out - 1 (soup)

Cancelled the bookies shop as I was stressing over it.

£2.76 Asda Price Guarantee voucher found but needs to be spent by Weds. Should be ok :T.

Went shopping this afternoon. Planned purchases - bird seed, MS lunch, few bits from Aldi.

Unfortunately the town I went to has lots of nick nacky shops :eek:.
Fortunately they were shut .

Unfortunately the sales were on in East, Phase 8, Joules and Monsoon :eek:.
And unfortunately they were open :eek:.
Total unplanned spend ..................................................................68p on a wooden spoon and spatula from Wilkinsons :rotfl:.

gallygirl

Off to tackle the room of doom :eek:

lulabelle1

I read something recently about onions.....

On the good side, a peeled and sliced onion is good for collecting germs and bacteria - so if you have a cold or flu etc, sleep with an onion next to you and you'll start to feel better by the next morning. On the other hand the onion will look minging as it will have absorbed all of the germs.

On the bad side - once sliced and peeled, they should be cooked straight away if you are cooking with them and not left. Since they collect all of the germs and bacteria, the last thing you want to do is consume them.

No idea if this is true or not but something to think about!

moneycurious

Well done on 68p spend!!!

Sepa74

I bought some onions yesterday, Gally, and thought of you!

Radish72

gallygirl wrote: »

Off to tackle the room of doom :eek:

Paper Gremlins again, are they attracted by the smell of onions