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Uni's going to try and change her life for the better.....

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  • Lemon_Tree
    Lemon_Tree Posts: 10,202 Forumite
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    glad you enjoyed the craft fair. great sum raised from the clothes and for freeing some space from SD's stuff hope you put it to good uses at the fair.

    Just a thought about your OH, maybe he's doing what he's doing because he feels that by taking control of your debt and working your way out of it (tarot & crafty stuff) that you will be more free to make your own decisions about how you will live your life and with whom and he's afraid that you'll finally tell him to bog off and take his and his families poison elsewhere. (sorry if i'm being too blunt).
  • ZTD
    ZTD Posts: 24,327 Forumite
    Lemon_Tree wrote: »
    Just a thought about your OH, maybe he's doing what he's doing because he feels that by taking control of your debt and working your way out of it (tarot & crafty stuff) that you will be more free to make your own decisions about how you will live your life and with whom and he's afraid that you'll finally tell him to bog off and take his and his families poison elsewhere. (sorry if i'm being too blunt).

    Well I hope that wasn't prompted by my question. If it was, it means I wasn't subtle enough...
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  • Lemon_Tree
    Lemon_Tree Posts: 10,202 Forumite
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    not in the slightest, in fact just read back what you wrote and whatever you're being subtle about has gone completely over my head lol guess it's too late for me tonight.
  • Uniscots97
    Uniscots97 Posts: 6,687 Forumite
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    I think you're spot on LT. He's still not got a job on the horizon and is slowly putting on all the weight he lost. He's munching through some of the boxes of chocs I bought for hampers, he now owes me £15 worth of chocolate! Had to make a halloween hamper up for 'that', I don't know why he bothers he won't get a thank you. He nearly got sucked in on saturday night as the games started again with nasty texts. I told him what to reply and leave it at that, so he did and then he wanted a halloween hamper made up for them! He's infuriating. But to top it off he wanted me to go deliver it as SS was out, told him NO WAY. So as far as I know it's still sitting in my living room and I am NOT delivering it, SS will have to take it.

    Mini hampers made last night too and a few packs of HM christmas cards and they are now in the display cabinet at work. One got bought as I was bringing the stuff in from the car!!!! And I got another hamper order, a huge hamper but they want it by Monday. This one MUST be at least a metre tall and they are paying me upfront for it, so I a) have a lot of shopping to do and b) will need a lot of cellophane.

    I popped into Home Bargains at lunchtime and they have beautiful painted tins for 39p which could be used for sweeties or other nice things for Christmas.
    CC2 = £8687.86 ([STRIKE]£10000[/STRIKE] )CC1 = £0 ([STRIKE]£9983[/STRIKE] ); Reusing shopping bags savings =£5.80 vs spent £1.05.Wine is like opera. You can enjoy it even if you don't understand it and too much can give you a headache the next day J
  • Keiss_21
    Keiss_21 Posts: 2,652 Forumite
    Men!!!! :mad: Well some of them anyway!

    Glad to see you are getting lots of orders already, well done you. :T:T Do remember though, not to let yourself get swamped with doing to much all at once. Been there, got the T-shirt :D Give yourself plenty of time to get things done. This is someone who has booked herself to do two Xmas fairs within 3 days at the end of November, and still has LOADS to do!! :o:o

    Congrats again on your orders, you do need to get your money back from OH for the choccies...that's your business he is eating!!!

    Have a good envening xx


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  • chevalier
    chevalier Posts: 7,937 Forumite
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    sorry to hear that things are so rough for your at the moment. if your oh has no job THEN IT IS HIS JOB TO CLEAN THE HOUSE LAZY GIT. hiw dare he have a go at you when you are working and then doing more work in the evening..
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    I want a job that is less than an hour driving away from my house! Are you listening universe?
  • Uniscots97
    Uniscots97 Posts: 6,687 Forumite
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    Morning everyone, OH got a call from the agency and he started a job this morning. He's moaning as its £2 an hour less than what he was on before. Told him to be thankful he has a job. We don't know how long the job is for, but I'm fed up him going on about things its wearing me down. He's given me his bank card to take out the money to replace the hamper chocolates but I didn't get a chance to go before work and I think he hasn't go enough money in his account.

    Someone else at work is advertising nappy cakes, I think she's looking for 'mine's beter than yours' fight. She also does a nappy baby in a basket which I not sure whether its cool or freaky. The company we work for is huge and has quite a number of site just in the town where I am so I think there's more than enough customers to go round.
    CC2 = £8687.86 ([STRIKE]£10000[/STRIKE] )CC1 = £0 ([STRIKE]£9983[/STRIKE] ); Reusing shopping bags savings =£5.80 vs spent £1.05.Wine is like opera. You can enjoy it even if you don't understand it and too much can give you a headache the next day J
  • Keiss_21
    Keiss_21 Posts: 2,652 Forumite
    Good to hear OH has a job, hope it lasts for a reasonable time, and that he sticks to it!

    Well done on your orders...hope you don't get into a "nappy cake war", could be nasty! :o As you say, your company has plenty of potential customers to keep you both going. Might be an idea to talk to her and work out a strategy for you nboth to "carve up" the potential customer base so that you are both happy.

    Well done on getting his bank card..just make sure you get all the money you are due.

    Have a good day xx


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  • Uniscots97
    Uniscots97 Posts: 6,687 Forumite
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    Thanks Keiss, I asked someone's opinon on her nappy babies and they thought they were freaky and like something out of a horror film. The person that wants the huge hamper has paid their money so I'll start shopping at lunchtime. I may or may not have to pick OH up from work depending on when he finishes.
    CC2 = £8687.86 ([STRIKE]£10000[/STRIKE] )CC1 = £0 ([STRIKE]£9983[/STRIKE] ); Reusing shopping bags savings =£5.80 vs spent £1.05.Wine is like opera. You can enjoy it even if you don't understand it and too much can give you a headache the next day J
  • Uniscots97
    Uniscots97 Posts: 6,687 Forumite
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    OH just texted me, he doesn't think he's going back to place he's working. He says its FULL of rats. Fed up, he had a full time job and left because of someone's behaviour. Even though I told him to stand his ground.
    CC2 = £8687.86 ([STRIKE]£10000[/STRIKE] )CC1 = £0 ([STRIKE]£9983[/STRIKE] ); Reusing shopping bags savings =£5.80 vs spent £1.05.Wine is like opera. You can enjoy it even if you don't understand it and too much can give you a headache the next day J
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