The dog will get the bone one day.........

Itsadogslife_2

I survived - :T:j:beer: A house full of 11 children and I am still alive I am not sure that I am ever going to be as brave to do it again - next year, I am already thinking 3 friends, trip to the cinema and a macdonalds

I must be one of the most unmaternal people I know I love my child and one or two of her friends but most of the rest of them I just thought were horrors - made me actually appreciate DD better (although I hope she doesn't behave like they did for me when she goes to other people's houses :eek:).

She had a lovely day bless her, one day of being spoilt and she needs reigning back in I think that I actually managed to do the party all in for about £45.00 including buying the food and party bags and a couple of prizes which is much better than the £150.00 from previous years soft play centre parties.

I did have a bit of a blow out at Tescos on Friday - I have been feeling not quite right now for months with a bit snotty, a bit of a scratchy throat and I am determined that I need to eat more healthily and take better care of myself. When I was in Mr T's I bought lots of fresh fruit and tried to buy organic foods where possible - if I eat better quality food but less of it, I am hoping that this will compensate Lots of colourful salads etc. I have a real incentive now to get with the weight loss programme as I have been allowed by my very lovely husband to have a little girlie break away with my best friend. She is single and doesn't really have anyone to go away with and she so deserves a holiday so we are going to run away to the sun for a couple of days in June which gives me 4 pay packets to save for it, it will be cheaper because only I am going and not hubby and it will be as MSE as possible :money: Part of me is dead excited, I have never been away with friends before and part of me is dead nervous as I have never been away without hubby before (I am a dreadful home bird and think after 2 days I will probably have had enough and want to come home!) but thinking of going for 4 nights.

Not feeling the love for work this morning - the song is very apt - tell me why..... I don't like Mondays.... - I know why, because I come in to a load of moaning clients from over the weekend and my boss is not back until Wednesday so I have to deal with them

Hope everyone has had a good weekend

PinotGrigio41

Yey !! Well done you for surviving the weekend. :j I'm so glad that she had a lovely weekend.

Must admit I think I feel like you, I always appreciate both of the DD's more after parties as they seem like absolute angels compared to most of the horrors that tend to turn up here. There are a few of their friends that I think the world of but the rest really need to learn some manners ! Although the same as you, I hope that my two don't behave like these other children in other peoples houses, I would be mortified. Although I do regularly threaten to string them up by their ankles should I get any inkling of rude behaviour !! :rotfl:

A girly few days away sounds wonderful. My Dh goes away often for work and many years go I did also,but being the sad case I am , all I did was think how much he would have liked wherever in the world I was and how much I missed him. I'm am a bit of a home bird and much happier when I have my little family around me. Saying that, you have been poorly for ages now so maybe lots of fruit and veg before hand and a nice relaxing break will do you the world of good !

Anyway now you have got me singing "I don't like Mondays over and over again in my head", I hope your Monday goes better than expected !

Alice_in_Poorland

Itsa hope you've had a good week and kept on 'our' healthy eating plan.:) xx

mummytogirls

Hi Itsa,

Yay to you surviving the party and big well done to you doing it for £45 thats fantastic. Glad DD had a lovely day too.

Ooohhhh id love a girly 4 days away, yes you will miss home etc but im sure you will enjoy yourself aswell!!

Have a good weekend xx

Decadent_Debtor

Hey Itsa! I know I am VERY late to the party, but you seem to have similar income/debt to me -although I am SUPER jealous that you have a dog! It would be cruel with my lifestyle :-(

Anyway, definitely going to subscribe and just wanted to say all the best with your continued journey. You're doing really well.

debtfreewannabe321

Oooooh 4 days away without kids or hubby.........bliss! i'm sure you can manage 4 days if not i am free to take your place

Itsadogslife_2

Well the strangest thing happened, hubby got about £200.00 extra in his pay packet for over time and a weekend's work supervising the stock take so he has even booked the flights for my little mini break away - me thinks he is either a) in denial at how he will cope whilst I am away or b) trying to get rid of me!!!

I have been keeping well within the food budget and have been making a conscious effort to buy healthier unprocessed foods. This has definitely made a difference to my diet. I finally feel like I am (slightly ) in the zone. Been having salads every lunch time and healthy teas. Porridge for breakfast every morning. I am hoping to start seeing some good side effects of all of this healthy eating. Today because of the beautiful weather I took pup pooch for a walk with my friend and her dogs and we were out ages and met so many people out and about in the countryside by where we live. Then got back and had to walk the old pooch and by the time I got home from the school run I had been out walking for two hours. I am pooped now and haven't actually done any housework.

I have also been trying to spend a little less time online I find myself a dreadful time waster and procrastinator and can easily lose a whole evening just surfing, becoming envious of other people's success, wishful thinking about adding more dogs, more holidays blah blah blah. So I have been reading more and trying to do more worthwhile exercises. The other night, I went on a bit of a spending spree on ebay and got some really lovely bits - unfortunately in the middle of that was two skirts that are not really very good and I am debating moaning about I feel bad but they don't seem to be in as good a condition as I was expecting considering they were described as As New and worn only once. If I don't say anything, it is like I have just flushed £8.00 down the toilet - it doesn't sound much but I am really cross about wasting £8.00 I think I will have to quit whilst I am ahead with ebay and clothes and concentrate maybe on the charity shops where you can actually see what you are buying and try it on before hand.

Only other thing that is bad is the bloomin caravan has still not sold - no biggy as it is still at the sales place, but this weather today has made me really not want to sell it Would have been beautiful for a short break away....... chilling out with a cold diet coke in the fresh air with my pooches

If it doesn't sell soon, I may as well get it back and start using it..........

Alice_in_Poorland

Well done Itsa on sticking with the healthy eating plan. I love going out walking with the dog, you can walk for miles and just not realise it.

How lovely to have the minibreak to look forward to. One day i'll get a break and they'll all miss me and welcome me back with open arms...........maybe. lol xx

Itsadogslife_2

Hhhhmmm, a bit of a down day yesterday, no particular reason, other than envy and greed. I had one of those days where before my DFW ways, I would have added stoopid purchases to my ever increasing amount of debt.

I went down to check the caravan was still there, still up for sale and not damaged in any way. This was not a bright idea as I was already wobbling about selling it at all. I then go and sit in it and imagine us going away in it. That peeves me off as I dont want to sell it.

The wallpaper from homebase cost £120.00 :eek: and Mr Itsa left the voucher at home for 10% off :mad:

And then my lovely neighbour (I am not being sarcastic they are lovely) was chatting to me over our garden fence as you do, about they are thinking about having an extension, it would produce pretty much exactly the same as what I would like on our house so that made me all envious and green :mad: When my rational head is on, I look at it differently as they are nearing their 60s their kids have grown up and left home and he has not long ago lost his mom which means he also had a little inheritance - surely I cannot be envious of those circumstances - it is pure greed and wishing my life away.

I am wishing the next month away as we have some shares maturing at the end of this month which will be sold straight away which I am hoping will realise about £3,000 to go straight off the debts :T If the caravan was to bloomin sell that would be another £6,000 and we would be in the teens which I am not sure whether we have actually been in since we bought our first house

Cupboards are pretty well stocked so no need to buy any food this week BUT may be indulging in a little meal out for Mr Itsa and I on Wednesday as IT IS MY BIRTHDAY :T 34 years old :eek: - doesn't time fly when you are having fund :beer:

mum2one

I know that feeling, I think its the great roller coaster of the debt free journey, theres time where I just wallop out the credit cards and blow the lot, but they'd bounce all the way down the road.

Its frustration as well, but every £1 paid off is a little step closer.

Hopefully now Spring is on the way!! (bar the snow today), and Easter, is the time when people start thinking about caravans etc, so fingers crossed.

I'm guessing your 50/50 over the caravan, would it be viable to keep it, or is that just unpratical at the moment.

Can you set yourself a little treat when you hit the nxt target, even if its only £100 target and you have soak in bath, glass of wine, cream cake and a book.x