There is light at the end of the tunnel

Itsadogslife_2

Hi GAP, glad to hear things are going well with Mr G, the break next week will probably do you good, I quite like star shaped in the bed if Mr Itsa is away.

I love body shop products and I think if you can keep the parties coming in, you could do really well at it. And you get an amazing kit that you get to keep In the run up to Christmas as well it could be good, or at least you could get presents for people at a discounted price

girlatplay

I'm loving the kit(s), Itsa. If I fail miserably, at least I have tried and I know I will have done my best. I know that body shop is amazing and I know that, no matter what, I will always love body shop products. I sometimes find them expensive but i know they will do the job I want. I can't help it, I just love them :D:D

Itsadogslife_2

How did the party go?

girlatplay

Most people dropped out of the party on Friday. The only people who made it were Gap-Mum, Gap-Sis, friend (who was hosting) and friend's neighbour. I used it as a learning experience and right away I discovered things I needed to improve on and things I needed to research more. Total sales were £85 and total I walked walked away with was £14.63. Not a huge start but I'm sure it will get better.

£1.30 to PAD today.

Mr G and SLM are away today until Friday for a holiday. They are away to C Parcs in Penrith. I am looking forward to the peace!

LM's birthday on Thursday. Got her present yesterday so don't have to worry any more about that.

That's about it today.

Miserable Monday

Gap x

girlatplay

Whole bed to myself last night Didn't sleep like a star as expected but did sleep diagonally and didn't wake up during the night! Thinking I might get an even better sleep tonight.

£1.30 to PAD today.

Going to Gap-Parents for tea

Gap x

mummytogirls

Well done on your first party gap, £14 more than you would have had xx

girlatplay

Been MIA for a few days. It was LM's birthday on Thursday so I took two days off work and we had some fun. Unfortunately the fun was paid for with the CC but I will use November's maintenance to pay that off.

Only PADded £5 I even had to borrow money out of my PAD box :eek::eek: towards the disco (LM and her friend are having a joint birthday party on Saturday night, a disco at the local community centre) but very kind Gap-Parents had saved some money over the year to put towards her party so they gave me that and I was able to pay back my PAD box, phew!

Salary cheques to go in the bank today so will clear on Friday.

Gap x

girlatplay

Well I have decided to go for it and pay off the loan in December. I bravely changed my sig to show that my aim was April but I have enough in my emergency fund to cover just over half of it and I pay some money to a separate account so by December I should have enough to pay it off. I have a rough idea of the settlement figure but I will phone to confirm in December. I am excited but nervous at the same time. I can only hope that my health stays good so that I can build my emergency fund back up quickly. It means Christmas will be tight again but also means next Christmas will be good and a holiday may be possible next year. I can't lose focus before December though and I will have to PAD hard. After December all my PADs will be savings!! :j

Two days until payday :cool:

Gap x

mrsb83_2

Oh my gosh so exciting! I remember you mentioning it before - I'm glad you're taking the plunge!

girlatplay

Thanks mrsb I feel quite nervous about it as I like to have the emergency fund in case anything happens. I don't always keep good health and SSP is just not enough to live off. However, it is really the last tie I have to my rubbish past so I am desperate to get rid of it and I want to properly start planning a good future.

£1.30 to PAD today (so much for hard PADding :rotfl:)

I am really cold today. Boss isn't going out until 12 so can't put the heater on until then