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

DreamerHelen

Well it's now 4.30pm....And I've just managed to eat something (appetite still not really here but it's saving LOADS of money with me not buying crap!!)...

I have a Target of £64 tonight and I'm logging on at 5pm...

Am feeling really tired right now and I'm definitely going to Work until 11.30pm and I'll see where I'm at with my Target then....Hopefully will be about halfway through it and then we'll see...

I have to be up and in the Shower by 7.30am tomorrow morning and leave the Flat at 9am to get to my Course Supervision by 10am....So I need to be in bed at a fairly decent hour...So I won't be too disappointed if I don't meet my complete Target - About halfway will be great!! I've still got tomorrow night to hit the rest of it....

Anyway....I've rambled enough....Chat to you all later...xxx

The_Dragon

I'm guessing Friday and Saturday nights will be nice and busy!

DreamerHelen

The_Dragon wrote: »

I'm guessing Friday and Saturday nights will be nice and busy!

I hope so!! But the best thing is that Friday and Saturday Nights are the best paid of the Week....so that's good!! 10 Minutes and I'm logging on....I really really don't want to....but I know that I need to cause there is no way I can make £164 tomorrow night...so I need to make a good start on it tonight!!

DreamerHelen

Hey Everyone...

Struggling a bit today....

Feeling really really down cause I've had to use the last £100 that I got from the Tax Office....I had been saving it for my Course and now I've had to Spend it on Rent for next Week because I simply haven't worked hard enough because I've been ill this Week... :mad:

I'm sooooo upset both at myself for not working hard enough and at my body and my health for me being ill and not being able to work at the beginning of the Week!! :mad: :mad: :mad:

So now I'm starting from scratch with my Course again....I can't believe it....I just feel soooo !!!!ed off and upset!!

On the plus side I have managed to put a little bit of money in my Budweiser Bottle again....

And the pain in my Teeth has mostly gone so I should really really be able to knuckle down and Work hard when the new Pay Period starts at midnight tomorrow night...

I DO have to Work tonight and my Target tonight is £42....So that's not too bad and if I can earn a little bit extra then I will.

I just have to draw a line in the sand of this Week tomorrow afternoon....I want to do some Cleaning tomorrow and start to feel really proud of my Flat...It's only little but right now it's a mess and I want to be proud of it...I also want to have a proper little place to Work from rather than sitting on my bed...so I want to sort that out tomorrow as well...

So there are good and bad things....But I'll get there...I still have my dreams and that's important to me!!

Love and Hugs, Helen xxx

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The Stuff of Dreams

Save £4100 Before the End of 2011 Challenge
I'm currently Studying. My College Fees are already taken care of for the rest of 2011 but next Year I have to pay £4100 - I'll be paying it from Ebay Sales and extra Wages.

Currently £0/£4100 (Slow Start But I'll Get There, Aiming For £250 Per Week From Next Week!!)

Terramundi Pot Challenge (To Open Saturday 19th November 2011)
I'm going to an Exhibition at Olympia (not sure if I'm allowed to post the name of it since it's a bit, ummm, risque LoL). I'm going to buy a Terramundi soon...and then start Saving with extra's from Wages (I can do as much Overtime as I like).

Currently £65/£565 (I've Finally Got My Terramundi, Have Started With The Saving Already!! :j)

Budweiser Bottle Challenge (To Open 31st December 2011)
I have a great big massive Plastic Budweiser Bottle (appropriate since I used to work for the people that own Budweiser!!) and I'm going to fill that up with the odd pennies and coppers and 5p's and spare change.

This is for my Flight/Hotel/Food/Spends/Excursions on my Trip to Morocco in January/February 2012!! - A Big Ask But I'd Love To Get There!!

Currently £62.02 (I'm Gonna Do It!! :cool: :cool:)

£144 in 144 Days Pt 1
This is all going to be from earning an extra pound every day from Overtime at Work, starting Wednesday 9th August. This first part is going to be for a set of the Beauty and the Beast DVD's (remember the old Series with Linda Hamilton and Ron Perlman?) and also a new MP3 Player.

Currently £20/£144 (Finally Made A Start!! :j)

£144 in 144 Days Pt 2
This second part will be for what I call my "Soho Fund"....And that's for some fun things from Soho (I think I might leave that one for all your imaginations!! LoL :rotfl:)

Currently £20/£144 (Roll On Christmas To Spend It!! :j)

£144 in 144 Days Pt 3
This third part will be for a Table for Two (haven't decided who with yet!!) and a Meal and the Show for the Wam Bam Burlesque Club in London for February of next Year. It looks amazing there but the Tickets for a Meal combined with the Show is £70 each..so that should work out nicely then!! :T

Currently £20/£144 (Gonna Try And Go In February 2012!! :j)

Writing A Book Challenge
So, I've been meaning to write a Book for ABSOLUTELY AGES!!! But never actually gotten around to it. So now I'm going to write one...Even if it never gets Published, so what, I'll still have written a Book. First step is to find out about practical stuff - ie: How many chapters should there be, how many words per chapter, etc. Then a Synopsis of the Book. Then start writing it....Oooooooh scary!!! - Nothing done so far, MUST get started!!

Losing The Weight For ME!!
So, I'm currently MASSIVELY overweight..by about 10 stones (and no, I'm NOT exaggerating). I'm currently Ummmm'ing and Aaaaaaah'ing over Joining Slimming World and I'm not sure right now. So at least for this Week my Plans for Weight-Loss are on Hold until I decide what to do.

Start Weight: To Be Confirmed
Weight Lost: 0 pounds so far

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The_Dragon

Sorry to hear that you plans have had to be re-jigged, but brilliant news on the teeth feeling better, hopefully this means you can work more and get that money back soon

DreamerHelen

The_Dragon wrote: »

Sorry to hear that you plans have had to be re-jigged, but brilliant news on the teeth feeling better, hopefully this means you can work more and get that money back soon

Thank you hun....I really hope so too....I KNOW I can make this money, I just need to really stick to my Plans and DO IT!!

savingholmes

Just wanted to wish you good luck on your journey. Perhaps you could try reading positive thinking books from the library - like Louise L Hay, Power is within you, Michael Heppel Flip it or Paul McGee - SUMO or Paul McKenna's books and see if they help.

It is annoying when being sick messes with our financial goals isn't it. I am currently off sick after an operation and was hoping to be back in work next week but was signed off for another month instead which means we've had to raise savings instead of becoming fully debt free.... But do you know what there will be other months

I am about 3 or 4 stone overweight... I have paid a lot more attention to my appearance this year and increased my confidence - and am getting a lot more positive feedback. I lost 2.5 stone - but due to the operation and fear of it - I put all but a stone of it back on but do you know what - most people haven't noticed and I am still getting positive feedback. Confidence comes from within - you have to believe in yourself first

DreamerHelen

savingholmes wrote: »

Just wanted to wish you good luck on your journey. Perhaps you could try reading positive thinking books from the library - like Louise L Hay, Power is within you, Michael Heppel Flip it or Paul McGee - SUMO or Paul McKenna's books and see if they help.

It is annoying when being sick messes with our financial goals isn't it. I am currently off sick after an operation and was hoping to be back in work next week but was signed off for another month instead which means we've had to raise savings instead of becoming fully debt free.... But do you know what there will be other months

I am about 3 or 4 stone overweight... I have paid a lot more attention to my appearance this year and increased my confidence - and am getting a lot more positive feedback. I lost 2.5 stone - but due to the operation and fear of it - I put all but a stone of it back on but do you know what - most people haven't noticed and I am still getting positive feedback. Confidence comes from within - you have to believe in yourself first

Thank you I know that I need to believe in myself, a lot of people (including my Therapist) have said that and I know it's true, just find it hard to actually believe I'm worth anything...

I'll have a look into those Books...thank you.

I also know that the Money can be made up....For example it's now nearly 1am on Sunday morning and i'm up to Work....so feeling really proud of myself for that....And I only have £42 to earn, so that's not too bad.

I plan on doing something about my Weight very soon, especially since tonight I ordered a Takeaway...something I don't really have the money to do and didn't particularly enjoy it either!! I have £10 to last for Food until next Week and I'm damn well going to make it last....It'll be homemade bolegnase and rice/condensed soup (I have that at home already) for me this Week

Thank you for your Suggestions and nice to see you in here....Feel free to drop in anytime

Hovel_lady

You are absolutely worth something. You are a great help and support to me and I really appreciate it.
How's it going being your own hero?

Hope you made last nights target. Are you working today or do you have plans?
xx

The_Dragon

I also hope you make your target and more if possible! I can't remember the last time I had a take-away and frankly I don't miss them (although I do like the occasional pub meal - just not at the moment)