'Be Happy'...Milly's mission for 2011

pixiechick99

On the plus side - I didn't waste the day yesterday;) Listed things on ebay - have about 15 things for sale and will get more on later. Some of it is dd2's build a bear clothing - one outfit sold a couple of hrs after listing so that made her £7.50. Hoping the rest makes a bit.

Still have lots to list - bags of clothes but they need ironing before I can take the photos - that's the worst bit:D I love checking the bids and watchers tho once they're listing - goodness I need to get out more:rotfl:

vasseur

pixiechick99 wrote: »

Still have lots to list - bags of clothes but they need ironing before I can take the photos - that's the worst bit:D I love checking the bids and watchers tho once they're listing - goodness I need to get out more:rotfl:

Have you got the PayPal app on your iPhone? Then you can see when people are sending you money by all the notifications coming up!

Not sad at all.......;)

pixiechick99

Had an unexpected payment of £17 into the bank from the tax credits - I returned my renewal last week so it must be because of that - nice little extra:beer: Will see on Thursday if my weekly amount changes.

Nothing much else - waiting to hear from Uni about replayment of grants if I leave but will ring student loans too as I think it'll be down to them.

Have a good day:D

pixiechick99

Tax credits have gone up by £15 a week:beer:
£320 bursary payment has gone in today too - lovely:D Will spend some on dd2's birthday which is next week - she wants a camera and some clothes so will get online tonight to order.

Onepoll on £25.05 - it seems to be a bit speedier again, but I'm not being given many surveys which is a shame, booo.

I've saved a fiver by not going out for lunch with colleagues today, wasn't in the mood. Just very very tired and not desperately hungry, so might get in an NSD today.

DD2 had a friend sleeping over tonight - so will give them the lounge and I'll slope off upstairs with my laptop and book, sounds fab;)

I have a pile of things to get on ebay too this weekend. I've sold a few this week - some toiletries for £7.50, jeans for £10 and dd2's build a bear gear made £7.50.

Anyway, must get back to work:cool:

pixiechick99

Oooops, I've been awol again:o

So, both my girls birthdays are over for another year. Glad to get the spending out of the way - back to normal and less money going out will be good.

Money is all ok - I've sold lots on ebay recently which covered a lot of dd2's pressies. Still got a few bits there ending soon.

£29 on Onepoll - creeping up very slowly so hopefully won't be too long until I can get another £40:D

Half term now - have done no college work, arghhhh. With dd2's bday at the weekend we were busy, then had my niece here - meant to do some today but the day is slipping by. Off to pick up dd2 in half an hour from her friends.

Ex coughed up £120 last night...still short of the £200 he has been giving me for maintenance. The CSA are waiting to hear his earnings from his employers...this is taking forever:(

Ok, off to wash dd1s hair dye off:rotfl:

pixiechick99

Woop woop, Onepoll has hit the £30 mark - I'm on £30.15 now. Let's hope the march to £40 doesn't take too long:rotfl:

Well, a trip to the shop to buy picnic food cost £31:eek: Lots wasn't just for the picnic though...we have enough stuff for next week's meals too I think. Must do a meal plan. I also spent £10 on plants and compost so this afternoon I did all my tubs of flowers...and then dd2 and I planted some seeds - lettuce, cucumber, toms and radishes. Found a gro-bag and 2 small bags of compost i didnt use last year so I have lots done;) I didn't have pots of flowers last year as I'd gone to hosp in May then was recovering...so my garden should look lots cheerier this year:T

So, tomorrow we're of with our Tesco theme park vouchers to a park about an hour away - going with my sis and her girls. DD1 woke at 6 today and was sick so she's just had a very quiet day, hopefully she'll be ok tomorrow - not been sick again but only had a bit of fruit to eat.

Tomorrow has been paid for with Tesco vouchers so will be a lovely cheap and fun day out - picnic will be taken so will probably just buy girls an ice cream - very mse day out!

Well, the house is no tidier than it was at the start of half term - I've not done much:o Still feeling completely exhausted, I think it's those ruddy pills. So, I've stopped them - tried to ring the hospital IBD nurse yesterday but she wasnt in til Mon. Im just fed up with a dicky tum so often and feeling like I need to sleep during the day.

La_escocesa

Hey pixiechick I thought you'd be off galavanting at half term Have fun tomorrow with your family.

I've not got back into onepoll since they upgraded their site. Keep getting screened out :mad: so that gets annoying. Pinecone hasn't been much better for me though - did get £3 luncheon vouchers once :rotfl:

Catch up with you soon xxx

pixiechick99

Thank La E - it was a lovely weekend:D
All I spent on Saturday was £3 on ice cream/hot dog for the girls and £10 on a bottle of wine and ciders to take to my sis - the ciders came home with me;)

So, back to work - but the countdown is on til the summer hols....7 weeks to go:T

Today I've spend £7 on fruit and other bits. I'll go and do a bigger shop later in the week - we have enough for the week right now. I did pay for girls gym club today - £72:eek: But that's it paid until the new term in Sept - and it was all accounted for in the club money account.

I have £82 in the spending account and won't touch that account this week before new tax credits go in on Thurs, so will transfer that £82 to savings:D Oh damn...just rememberd its ex's birthday this week so will have to spend a little (very little;)) on something for girls to give him. No one has any ideas tho...he doesn't deserve much with his unwillingness to pay me anything.

Dinner's nearly done, dd1 not been well so off school, dd2 is at club and back soon. I've been tidying around - was a lazy moo in half term and the place is no tidier than at the start of our break....oops:o

pixiechick99

Woop woop - letter from CSA at last with some figures...:rotfl:
The numpty has to give me £74 a week:beer::beer: I'm really pleased...that's much better than the £200 a month he was giving me - I had £200 in March, £50 in April and £120 in May...he just gives what he thinks he can afford:mad:

I'm just pleased I *should* get more soon...hope it all goes to plan. The letter does say that £74 a week is from 3/3/11 - he has given me money since then of course so he'll protest I'm sure. That extra just goes towards the £500-odd he left me paying for his share of the holiday that he dropped out of:mad::mad::mad:

We shall see....but I'm just really happy that he now will see that he should be paying more towards his girls...great, useless lump;)

pixiechick99

Spends today have been £3 in Tesco on a tin of kidney beans, 3 donuts (only wanted 2 but they were 3 for 2:D) and some strawberries. I need to nip out and post a few ebay sales too when the PO is quieter. I bought numpty ex a game from Amazon for £5 from the girls, and dd2 said she'll give him a bar of choc she got at easter that she doesnt like:rotfl: Might get a bottle of cider too - really push the boat out;)

College tomorrow - last session:T I just need to get a move on and hand some work in. We're doing a group presentation tomorrow, which I'm trying to convince myself that I will enjoy:o

Girls with ex on Saturday this week, so a quiet day at home for me. On Sunday, dd2 is doing Race for Life so will be out all day. My sis wants to message internet boy (as I call the poor man;)) and suggest meeting up...but I'm scared:rotfl::rotfl: I shall contemplate it!

So, the weekend won't involve spending - I want to get some money saved over the next few weeks as I had a costly May, with 2 birthdays and half term.