Lois_E begins a long MFW journey

Froggy-G

GeorgieFTB wrote: »

Lois

I think you should start charging froggy

You could always pay it to your mortgage

Gx

But I am poor ... Not kidding, just announce your price.. Can I pay in home cooked french food??

SJ1

Expensive day today. Another £9.50 on PE kit for the constantly growing DD, but I think that's the last of it now. Then I popped into Mr T for lunch box stuff and a few vegetables, and accidentally bought some jeans, two kitchen knives and a potato masher. At least it wasn't a house.

I am really glad it isn't just me that walks in for one thing and comes out with half the shop. Went in before Easter for chocolate eggs and beer, but went with husband which was a big mistake. Came out with that and Gin (essential really!), a new CD, a bunch of roses (from hubby), chocolate for visitors (just in case) and a few scatter cushions. It was a very expensive trip.

I do find it depressing when I do this though but it was quite amusing in a way and we hadn't done it in ages....

SJ

GeorgieFTB

Froggy-G wrote: »

But I am poor ... Not kidding, just announce your price.. Can I pay in home cooked french food??

mmm... sounds good, if Lois doesn't take you up on that offer, I could, and I'm not bad with excel so you could still get a spreadsheet out of it!:D

SJ1 wrote: »

I am really glad it isn't just me that walks in for one thing and comes out with half the shop. Went in before Easter for chocolate eggs and beer, but went with husband which was a big mistake. Came out with that and Gin (essential really!), a new CD, a bunch of roses (from hubby), chocolate for visitors (just in case) and a few scatter cushions. It was a very expensive trip.

I do find it depressing when I do this though but it was quite amusing in a way and we hadn't done it in ages....

SJ

I agree Gin is essential, I would add vodka into that category as well, but chocolate for 'visitors' , really, if it was in my house they would have to time their visit!:rotfl:

Gx

sarahevie

How's the spending diary going?

Lois_E

sarahevie wrote: »

How's the spending diary going?

Thanks for asking, sarahevie.

It's up to date again now. But my marking is not up to date Although I'm pleased today because my head of department said some nice things about me at the end of the department meeting today.

I've thought about the suggestion that I should charge Froggy for the spreadsheet. Thanks for the idea - it's kind of people to want me to get something for it, but I don't agree. I offered to do it for the fun of the challenge, and that's what Froggy took me up on. So I'm not going to change the terms and conditions half way through by asking for money now. However, if he likes it and says so on here and other people start asking me to do spreadsheets for them too, then that would be different.

CathT

Well I am baffled by all this spreadsheet talk! Lois you are very clever and very kind to help out.

gratefulforhelp_2

Which subject/s do you teach, Lois?

Lois_E

gratefulforhelp wrote: »

Which subject/s do you teach, Lois?

Science, maths, skills... I've even done some PSHCE, but would rather not do that again if I can avoid it. I've never actually taught IT, but I've been on the steering committee for staff use of IT at one school where I worked for a while.

Spending diary up to date again this evening. When I did my shopping earlier in the week they were out of apple juice, so I had to go back for it today. I realised that I had time to set off 5 min early, so I could get it on the way to pick up my kids instead of on the way home, and avoid being pestered for extra stuff.

stedwell

Absolutely! I always try to go food shoping on my own but in my case it is the other half who pesters for extra stuff!

Lois_E

I don't have that problem any more! Actually, X didn't pester for stuff, that would have meant he attached some weight to my opinion about whether we should buy it. He just bought it regardless of whether we could afford it or not.