DreamerHelen's New Diary - "Ad Astra per Aspera"

Knit_Witch

It was very tasty (and we have the other half for tomorrow night - oh and Dr KW didn't miss the meat!)

Everything crossed here as well for a couple of nice long calls netting lots of lovely pennies for Helen tonight

DreamerHelen

Hi Everyone...Sorry, wasn't ignoring you....Have spent a Looooooooooong time on the Phone this Afternoon then needed to have a bite to eat (didn't manage the Bolegnase though, hopefully tomorrow)....

Turns out that the Hospital want to put Grandad in a Nursing Home but that's not what we feel he needs....They basically just want to get shut of him so they've got an extra bed...so Dad is fighting all the way to get decent care for him...He's stressed out to hell and VERY upset....so I've been trying to calm him down....

So, not great news....but we'll keep plugging away trying to get the right care for him...

Pesto...The rape I think has changed me for the better...I would NEVER have wanted it to happen of course, but I think some good things have come from it....

Mara...I'm not sure I'll get to £490 either now....but I'll give it a damn good try....Going to be on all night now....Just about to Log On in a second...

So that's the news....I'll let you know how I get on tonight but my Regular should be joining me around 10pm...so that will be good....

Onwards and Upwards xXX

Mara_uk7

Helen and regular up a tree .... K-I-S-S-I-N-G !

You're gonna miss him when he goes back to work, tell him to keep texting you

Not so good about grandad, but some nursing homes are quite nice, does he live alone at home ?

Good luck for tonight, its cooler, so hopefully the guys will be feeling hotter ! Lol xx

DreamerHelen

Mara_uk7 wrote: »

Helen and regular up a tree .... K-I-S-S-I-N-G !

You're gonna miss him when he goes back to work, tell him to keep texting you

Not so good about grandad, but some nursing homes are quite nice, does he live alone at home ?

Good luck for tonight, its cooler, so hopefully the guys will be feeling hotter ! Lol xx

:rotfl: Me and my Regular ARE quite good Friends now....but of course we both know the score.....we know that it won't go anywhere I would NEVER break the rules by giving him any details or anything...but it doesn't mean we can't get very Friendly....

He will definitely keep on Texting me when he goes back to Work but probably only once or twice a day...still, better than nothing....

That reminds me - I was just checking and I have earned about £26 in the Texting Service since it started....that will be paid after 4th August....so I still have just over a Week to go with this Pay Period for the Texting....

No, Grandad has Grandma at home but she IS quite frail....but with some help she could look after him at home....so we are fighting hard to keep him at home as long as we can....

I have looked at my Budget....I know I'm not going to be able to make £490...so I am using my Tax Credits next Week to buy Food and Oyster Card and that means I have reduced my Weekly Target to £435....it's not as much as last Week but then again this Week has been a difficult Week with Family Issues and stuff like that....so I'll be happy with £435...

YAY...My Regular has just come Online...so he should be around until about 3am.....

Mara_uk7

:T yeahhh to the texting money, thats an added bonus !

Hope youre having a good old chinwag with Mr Reg , watching the pounds mount up. Never mind you financial target tonight, just get those hours in. No-one can say you're not trying.

Will be interesting to see which figures get crossed off "our" list next week. At the moment, someone is going to miss out. But, theres still 24 hours to go. :A

Have you told your mum that youre being nagged to death on here ? :rotfl:

Time for me to sleep, hope youre still feeling strong Helen. XxX:T

DreamerHelen

Mara_uk7 wrote: »

:T yeahhh to the texting money, thats an added bonus !

Hope youre having a good old chinwag with Mr Reg , watching the pounds mount up. Never mind you financial target tonight, just get those hours in. No-one can say you're not trying.

Will be interesting to see which figures get crossed off "our" list next week. At the moment, someone is going to miss out. But, theres still 24 hours to go. :A

Have you told your mum that youre being nagged to death on here ? :rotfl:

Time for me to sleep, hope youre still feeling strong Helen. XxX:T

Hey Hun

I'm doing as many hours as I can while still trying to Support my Family which has been very much needed this Week...I haven't done as many hours as last week but because of my Regular I have still earned good money....

By next Friday I will be able to cross of one of my Friends Debts and the Wonga Loan...so that isn't too bad...as well as paying everything that needs paying on a Weekly Basis....

LoL I have told Mum that I have a "blog" on here....so she knows....I've told her that it's a good thing....

Hope you manage to get some sleep....I'm still feeling VERY strong and happy and positive....

Night Night hun...Sweet Dreams xXx

DreamerHelen

Well I have basically hit my Target for tonight....I'm currently at £397 for the Week so far....which is not at all bad for a Night Shift....

I've now got £38 still to make which should be okay for later today....

So now I'm going to get some sleep....because looking at my Schedule for next Week it's going to be a while again before I get any decent sleep!!

So I'm going to bed now....I'll be back to start Work at 10am as I have some things to do in the morning...and then I plan on Working until I've got my £38.....any more than that is a bonus!!

Hope you all are having a good Night's rest and Sweet Dreams...and I'll see you all in the morning....Night Night xXx

Mara_uk7

Good Morning ! And a thick foggy one it is with us !

Two things, Im glad you hit your self enforced target last night, secondly Im sad you didnt manage to do the full night when the rates were higher.

Targets are good, but you do need to be beating them, Theyre really only a guideline, especially as you & I both know that you cant keep this number of hours up indefintely, so you need to be knocking off as many debts as possible every week/month.

I suppose in a way, this is now a form of punishment for letting yourself get into the debt in the first place, and for maybe not working more in the past (remember the £60 week ? )
I understand you must be really tired sometimes and it really cant be easy, especially with family worries hanging over your head. It will get easier, Honest, as the PD loans are already vanishing, and you will be able to knock spots off Vanquish next ...
Have a lovely day, enjoy your downtime this evening . xx:)

DreamerHelen

Mara_uk7 wrote: »

Good Morning ! And a thick foggy one it is with us !

Two things, Im glad you hit your self enforced target last night, secondly Im sad you didnt manage to do the full night when the rates were higher.

Targets are good, but you do need to be beating them, Theyre really only a guideline, especially as you & I both know that you cant keep this number of hours up indefintely, so you need to be knocking off as many debts as possible every week/month.

I suppose in a way, this is now a form of punishment for letting yourself get into the debt in the first place, and for maybe not working more in the past (remember the £60 week ? )
I understand you must be really tired sometimes and it really cant be easy, especially with family worries hanging over your head. It will get easier, Honest, as the PD loans are already vanishing, and you will be able to knock spots off Vanquish next ...
Have a lovely day, enjoy your downtime this evening . xx:)

Morning Hun....

I'm sad I couldn't do all night as well....I guess I just need to Work a bit harder....I'll try to do better....

And yes, this IS a form of punishment for letting myself get in this kind of Debt....I mean, I took out the PayDay Loans because I wasnt' Working hard enough to cover what I needed to Cover....so this is DEFINITELY punishment....and I know I need to sort it....But by the end of August all my PayDay Loans WILL be gone!!

I've got another £38 to go to hit Target for this Week....I'm a bit gutted that I'm not going to beat last Week's Target but I think with all the Family stuff that is going on I'm doing what I can this Week....At least I'm earning enough to pay for EVERYTHING (including my Debts and Council Tax) that needs paying for...so I feel pleased with that....

Right...Logging on in 10 minutes time....xXx

PestoPasta

Good morning Helen. Just a quick note. I really really think that you should be structuring your hours to make the most of those hours when the pay is highest. You really need to work all of those hours (between 2-8am at weekend??) for two reasons: 1: you debt will go down much faster and you will be well on your way to a more normal work/life balance. 2: You will have to work fewer hours across the week if you really focus on those hours that pay the most.

Are there any high paying hours today, or is it just the early morning shifts at weekend that pay the most?? I think you said that hours go up after 8pm every day too?

There seems little point spending hours on the phone during the day during the week when it pays less and isn't busy, when you are missing out on some pretty lucrative hours at the weekend. So you need to manage your sleep pattern to make sure that next week you manage to do all of these lucrative hours.

Apart from that - pretty cloudy morning here in London, but think it should be getting better later. The cooler weather is quite nice though!

I bet you can smash your target today Helen if you really put your mind to it....I would try for £50......