Diary of a (hopefully)reformed shopaholic

LivvyLoo_2

Hi Diary,

Happy Pay Day mummy!

Well tonights Mr Al shop is off as I have another house viewing. I have been to tidy up as we left it a tip this morning, luckily the cleaning didn't need doing as did that for last nights viewing, although it wasn't the best clean job coz of hangover.

Had a nice surprise this morning as Santander have given me compensation for the mess up with my accounts, they called me again to discuss it. If their website had of been clearer then I wouldn't have paid the money twice. So £60 I have received off them with last weeks money too. Will keep that in my account as a buffer.

Ex's money has gone in so accounts are all topped up.

I think I am having a relapse today and all this running around is driving me mad. With ex being on his holidays I have a nursery run every night on top of the cleaning and house viewings. I wish some one would buy it.

xx

LivvyLoo_2

Afternoon Diary,

House viewings over and I feel a sense of calm...for now! I have been to Mr Als at lunch time too so all fresh stuff is now stocked up on. I will put it away tonight with help from DD who will more than likely be looking through the bags for what is hers.

£40 left now for food for the month. I should only need milk and a bit of fresh stuff, if I do my meal plans correctly this should reduce the amount of waste.

Im at a dinner party on Saturday night. I am doing the starter so I thought I would do stuffed mushrooms, until I got to Mr Al's and for the first time ever they didn't have any large mushrooms !!!!!!. So chicken satay it is. £7.21 for all the bits.

I have bought some more lawn feed so I will go out and put it on the areas I have missed (there is no doubt which bits I have missed as the grass now looks like a map of the world). I have also bought some weed killer so I will spread it all over the weeds at the end of the garden after I have strimmed them down. I was thinking of telling house viewers it was my wildflower patch.

No other big spends to report. I am feeling a bit more organised now I have my lists, I managed two loads of washing last night and the ironing that was in the basket.

DM is coming for some stuff to take to the tip for me tomorrow night YEY!

x

LivvyLoo_2

Morning Diary,
This weather is playing havoc with my hayfever, I have a terrible headache even though I slept really well.

Last night I was very productive, as soon as I got in I put the shopping away and had DD in the bath to wash her hair (think it had started self cleaning), we then went in the garden and I fed the lawn where I had previously missed and put the weed killer down on my wildflower patch.

Once DD was in bed asleep I put the 3 boxes of bottles out for the recycling (I have been collecting them for years honest!) and made a pile of things for DM to take to the tip tomorrow.

I have made a lovely prawn salad for my lunch today, I have even made a lunch plan for the week. I am going to make a quiche on Sunday so I will make extra new potatoes and make potato salad for lunches. How organised is that? :money: If I can stay focussed all month I should breeze through my budget.

It will be a NSD for me today, think I will start my counting from pay day...am sure I had one Tuesday as well.

Jobs for tonight: Washing in, ironing, load up DMs car for the tip and make a start on getting the fish tank out of the study (may take a while as its full of filthy water (and one fish).

Then on with my fifty shades freed.
xx

Keeping_Motivated

Your doing really well from the sounds of things, not an easy time but you are trying to stay focussed which must help the chaotic feeling of battling the ex..

I've read all three Fiftys.... Gutted that I've finished them...not sure what that says about me lol

LivvyLoo_2

Hi KM,
I think I like something to be in control of as everything else is just a mess. I can't wait to get out of my situation...but nothing lasts forever does it?

I will be upset when I finish 50 shades. All other books just won't compare will they?

I have texted ex in Portugal and persuaded him to reduce the house price by £5k! Hope it makes a difference and we sell this week lol.

I am going to ebay DD's old car seat either tonight or tomorrow night, depending when I have time. I have looked at the prices online and for the colour and model it looks like I could fetch quite a bit. Brand new the cheapest I can see is £189.

x

LivvyLoo_2

Morning Diary,

Its Friday YEY!

Checked accounts this morning and no changes. I have been and got the cash out of the machine for various things I need to pay cash for over the month, I will put that in the drawer when I get home before I think I have extra cash in my purse and spend it.

On track with meal plans. I have another prawn salad for lunch today (although I couldn't be bothered to boil and egg last night).

I spent last night emptying the fish tank and loaded up DM's car for the tip. My garage looks so much better now, I reckon there will be one more trip to the tip to move the bulk of the stuff, plus a visit to the charity shop with DD's old toys, and then I can start clearing the work tops etc...will need some boxes I think as I will need to seperate the stuff between myself and ex.

Well my poor little fishy has been freed down the loo I spent 40 mins emptying about 10 buckets of water out of the fish tank and binned the stones that were in there as they were filthy and stinky. Ex can moan all he likes but when he doesn't help he doesn't get a say. I still need to dismantle the pump etc and then my friend is coming to help me move the whole lot into the garage.

I have decided to wait until Sunday to ebay, it seems to be a more lively time for bidders. I will put DD's rocking Eeyore on there too.

I am a bit worried about my excitement over sticking to budget, clearing the garage and moving a fishtank...I hope when I get into my new house I have something a bit more to get excited over....maybe Christian Grey will come and sweep me off my feet.:D

x

Keeping_Motivated

LivvyLoo wrote: »

....maybe Christian Grey will come and sweep me off my feet.:D

x

:shocked: Err.....He's mine :eek:

LivvyLoo_2

HA HA, he is sooo hot isn't he? :happyhear

I hope I am not dissapointed when the film comes out. I think he is a bit more hunky than Ryan.

x

LivvyLoo_2

Hi Diary,
I have been superwoman this weekend, and I have done most of it with a hangover which I am rather upset about as I feel I have been conned. I only had two and a half glasses of wine on Friday night and felt rough as a badgers bottom on Saturday.

Anyway, 2 items on ebay (already had a couple of messages about them), fish tank moved into garage (not as easy as I thought), quiche made, ironing done (after two glasses of wine lol...quickest ironing Ive ever done), bedding washed and dried (well almost as washer packed in on the dry cycle :mad:).

Spent £30 at the weekend: £20 on babysitter, £7.50 in Aldi and the rest on ice cream and rides at the motor rally yesterday.

£276 spent on a new washer last night, I took this out of the house and emergency fund so there is only £180 left in there now, but thats what that money is for.
I am really pleased with myself as I bought a plain white washer with mostly grade A efficiencies and it was reduced by £140 in Argos. Gone are my days of getting the best appliance on the market, as far as I am concerned a washer is a washer. Only thing is I didn't get a washer/dryer this time as I only tumble dry bedding and towels anyway, will wait until the winter and buy a tumble dryer to put in the garage.

Ordered washer through topcashback for 1.4%.:money:

I had HM quiche and HM potato salad for my lunch today nom nom.

xx

mummytogirls

Hi Livvy,

Wow you have had a busy weekend havent you! Love that you feel conned over the 2.5 glasses of wine :rotfl:!!

Boo to the washer but at least you had the money to pay for a new one and it wasnt a case of sticking it on the CC and worrying about it later.

Did ex text back about the house price? xx