Trying to make my dreams a reality!!

icontinuetodream

dh & I just got our statements through from our old ISA's - he's still got £80 in his and I have £70 in mine :j we had totally forgotten about them so will go and withdraw the cash tomorrow and make the pay it off the mortgage!! Yay!!!! :T

icontinuetodream

Made the first payment of the MFW 2013 & MFiT-T3 challenge today from the ISA money (£150) :j:j:j it feels good to be off the starting blocks

I had a crappy day yesterday....felt very miserable and came straight to bed after picking dh up from work but have woken up this morning in a better frame of mind and realise that I will have good and bad days for a while as yet....I just have to go with the flow and have few expectations

I am going to make a potato & cauliflower bake tonight as I didn't cook yesterday due to the extremely early night, so that will all be made from stuff already in the house :A I am going to do some meal planning today, I intended to do it straight after doing the food inventory but haven't got round to it yet....:o

Had the majority of the rest of the kitchen delivered yesterday...still bits missing but I can't worry about that at the moment....it will just annoy me and I don't want to spend another day being angry about it....also had the hob delivered and the plasterers have done a great job in the living room which they are currently finishing as I write bless them, they really are great builders and really nice people....never thought that would happen!!!;)

They sub-contracted to my builder when he was doing my kitchen - would never have him back, he was a total nightmare and also ripped me off :mad: but these two are lovely....just wished i had known about them first as this would all have been completed a lot earlier and at about 2k cheaper!! Oh well, you live and learn!!

icontinuetodream

Just emptied the change pot and £26 to OP today!!:j:j:j

Have been to the shop to get some fresh stuff and decided to get a sack of onions to make some onion chutney....have no idea where I will put it once I have made it though!! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

icontinuetodream

I have felt pretty crappy over the last few days - think its the total lack of sleep I have had for so long - so have spent the last few days just slobbing - upshot is.... no onion chutney yet I will make it at the weekend instead....I really need to as I love it and haven't had any for months.....withdrawal symptoms are hitting me hard!!!:D

DH has been working hard and I have almost two thirds of a kitchen now :j:j:j just one more wall of units to go and then its the whole tiling the floor thing etc :eek: we seem to be doing this completely the wrong way around as a result of everything that has happened over the past couple of months but I don't care....I just want a kitchen!!!!

I have done well on the not drinking front....I have had no alcohol for the past nine days....unfortunately, the no smoking hasn't been so successful I am doing better though, I have cut down dramatically with the view to quitting on solstice...I have spoken to dh and he is going to do the same so that will make things a lot easier

I should be able to make another OP this week...not sure how much yet but I am loving making them as soon as I can and seeing the difference it makes....just wish they would stop putting interest on it..don't like seeing the total go up again!!!:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Anyhoo....off do something constructive...not sure what yet, but should really do something!!

icontinuetodream

£287 to OP today :j:j:j

decided that it was about time that I talked to dh about getting back on the wagon now that the dust has settled a bit on the past couple of hideous months ... so had a conversation with him yesterday and showed him figures etc and he is suddenly re-enthused about the MFW journey....in fact, he's even planning on what we should do once we have paid it off!!:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

icontinuetodream

another £350 to the mortgage today :j:j:j

Had a pretty subdued solstice yesterday...just a couple of glasses of wine and time spent saying goodbye to the year ....gratefully, as it has been a total nightmare....:(

however, i am looking forward to the new year and hoping that it will be a lot brighter....and closer to being mf!!:D

icontinuetodream

babies have just given me their 'rent' money so another £150 to the op today!! :j:D

the kitchen units should be finished by the end of the day which means that I will finally be able to bring my food stocks down from the spare room...I am looking forward to it so much, its ridiculous!! just have to do the floor tiling next week and buy some pans to work on the induction hob - hopefully by the beginning of 2013 I will finally have a fully functioning new kitchen and a house that is not covered in brickdust or sawdust!!:rotfl:

RevolvingDoor

Well done on starting the MF journey again.:T So sorry about your puppy.:(

icontinuetodream

RevolvingDoor wrote: »

Well done on starting the MF journey again.:T So sorry about your puppy.:(

Thank you RD

icontinuetodream

ds has decided to pay his next couple of weeks 'rent' upfront so another £60 to the mortgage today!!!:j:j:j

kitchen still not quite finished but will be by tomorrow night....excellent news....sometimes wish that i celebrated christmas though as I wouldn't be tiling the kitchen floor tomorrow!!:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

for those of you who do celebrate though....i hope you all have a fabulous christmas :D:D