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

PestoPasta

Hi Helen, how is it going this afternoon. Busy busy I hope...

DreamerHelen

PestoPasta wrote: »

Hi Helen, how is it going this afternoon. Busy busy I hope...

It IS busy but the Guys are NOT staying on for very long unfortunately so I haven't earned that much really....

I'm up to £420 for the Week so far....another £15 to go....I'm certainly not going to get to £50 for the day but I'll be damned if I'm stopping before I get to my £435 for the Week....

I HATE Sundays cause they are quiet....but I'll get there come hell or high water....And I still might get my Evening off too...

DreamerHelen

I just paused to grab a quick bite to eat....and now I have a rotten headache....I think I've now done as much as I can do today....

I've got enough to pay for everything AND to pay the last payment for the Wonga Loan AND pay one of my Friends off completely AND pay Mum everything that I'm supposed to pay every Week....So I think I've done okay....

I think I just need some sleep so that I can get started at Midnight on this coming Week's Target...

It certainly has NOT been a perfect Week this Week but I've still made enough...I've made £420 and some change this Week...So I've made a decent amount....I just hope I can beat my highest Total of £475 this coming Week....

I'm going to Switch off my Computer and go and get some decent Sleep....that will mean I can do ALL NIGHT tonight to start off the new Pay Period....

See you all later at Midnight....xXx

PestoPasta

Hi Helen, you are doing well. I guess this is your second highest weekly wage for some time so all good. You need to try to aim for the magic £500 next week. I bet you can do it by re-jigging your hours around so that you maximise your work time during those hours that pay the most.

Enjoy your sleep. Well deserved!

Mara_uk7

Hey hun, enjoy your sleep, and who knows, if you wake up before midnight, you might notch up another pound or two for this weeks paypacket.
Hope the headache eases, Its been that kind of day weatherwise.
Sweet Dreams x

PestoPasta

Ok, so weekend nearly over, and spends add up to just 99p for some salt that I needed. Not too bad. Am going to try and have a NSD tomorrow or at the least a very very low spend day!

See Helen, your diary is helping me too.

Am really trying to shave a bit off the budget here and there and build up a bit of an everday emergency fund. Is hard going, but I can do it. Noticed this weekend that I have food cupboards with stuff that just gets ignored. So finished risotto rice and made mushroom risotto. Also made homemade rice pudding. The kids loved it - apparently it is now their favourite pudding. No complaints here as it is cheap as chips to make. Had mushroom toast topper on toast for lunch. Got it reduced from M&S over a year ago and never used....Will rummage through food cupboards tomorrow and see what else I can find. I bet I could live out of the freezer/cupboards this week without doing a shop if I am really creative. Apart from a bit of fresh stuff of course. Could be a challenge to myself.

Mara_uk7

Pesto, My store cupboards are the same, really need to get myself organised and use up whats there, I hate having to throw things out cos theyve gone out of date. My problem is hubby really wants meat most days .. He would reckon risotto needs some beef alogside it ! Wont happen this week tho, as having visitors to stay so will have to produce real food , Seems such an effort tho after getting in from my full time job. Most nights I get home and think I dont want a meal, and would be happy with something like cereal ! lol Then by about 8.30, I would be scratching in the cupboards for something "good". No wonder Im ...ahem .. chunky ! lol

PestoPasta

Hi Mara, think I will challenge myself to use up all the 'stuff' in my cupboards by the end of the Summer - so six weeks away. Will be a good challenge for me and will make me use stuff that just gets put to one side. Hopefully might make me a more adventurous cook too!

We don't eat that much meat in our house - although hubby and the kids do eat meat. Try to cook from scratch most days though, and trying to extend my current repetoire. Going to sit down now. Been a very busy month, so tonight is a lovely change to just relax!

dawnybabes

Morning Helen, did you haves good night ?

DreamerHelen

Morning Everyone....

I am so incredibly MAD at myself this morning....I went to bed yesterday late Afternoon to try and get rid of my headache and I set the Alarm for 10.30pm so that I could get up, have something to eat and then start at Midnight....

I must have turned the Alarm off because the next thing I knew it was 7.30am.... :mad: :mad: :mad:

I don't do that very often...Normally I'm pretty good at getting up when I need to....All I can think is that I must have needed the sleep....

Oh well....All I can do is start afresh this morning...I'm logging on at 8am and taking a VERY short break for Lunch around 11am and then Working straight through until 7pm...and then the Night Shift....

I suppose the good thing is that I can now do the Night shift and shouldnt' feel tired since I've slept for about 15 hours!!

So....Start of a new Week....I want to get to the MAGIC £500 this Week....I will just have to Work my backside off....

Hope you all had a good sleep...Evidently I had a marvellous sleep or I would have woken up!!

I'll keep you Updated throughout the Day....xXx