THE FUTURE IS ONE BIG CHALLENGE AFTER ANOTHER for 3Dogs and friends ..... PART 4

hantsindebt

Morning all and great to be on part IV, here i am with an update of my 2011 challenges: -

1. Get fit, lose at least 3 stone in weight (achievable as i managed it when i used to be a racing cyclist) Have achieved some weight loss but through what I eat rather than incresed exercise

2. Not to waste money on items we dont need. Achieving this and making the most of pricing errors/vouchers/promotions at certain supermarkets, COUGH

3. continue with my battle to sort debts out. This is ongoing, still on my DMP and also managed to receive a refund on one loan of PPI so all going well so far.

4 Exercise more and get at least one walk outdoors each week. Getting some walking in but now need to step up a gear to achieve this target, there are so many lovely locations here that its such a waste not to make the most of them.

5 Eat more healthily. This is now being achieved, apart from chocolate now and again, LOL

6 Use more vouchers Deffo doing this and managed to get 54 tins of soup free (£45) and the first two weeks in October have used £78 of vouchers :rotfl::T

7 Meet 3dogs and Mr3dogs Achieved several times and let there be many more meets:T:T:):)

8 Help people and share my wealth of knowledge without judgement (treat people as one would hope to be treated) Hopefully I do this with ease, though learning to walk away isnt easy at times

9 Enjoy life Doing this nicely, life after all is too short

10 Get out on the bike. Sadly have failed this to date. (NOW ON MY must do list)

hantsindebt

3dogs, did you manage to get your heating oil?

3Dogs

Good challenges Boult and Andy :j :j together we can achieve much more than we can on our own :beer:

hantsindebt wrote: »

3dogs, did you manage to get your heating oil?

Not yet - can't afford it Car Tax and MOT end of this month :eek: Let's hope that Mr 3Dogs makes loads of dosh at the car boots over the next few weeks My budget shows that we Will be able to get oil on 9th November if not before - so Mr 3Dogs might be wearing lots of sweaters and spending time at the car boot cafe and at Linda's over the next 3 weeks while I am warm up in Newcastle

Just been preparing a chilli and put it in the slowcooker for when we get back from the car boot later - smells lovely already as I browned it off in the pan first with garlic and spices, which I don't normally do - I normally just chuck everything in together, usually streaight from freezer :eek:

hantsindebt

i agree, always good to help/encourage each other!

Your meal sounds lovely, and browning the meat with the spices and garlic will help the meat absorb more of the flavour. We have my mother over today so doing chicken breast wrapped in bacon seasoned with garlic powder, served with roast spuds, stuffing, yorkshire pudding, cabbage, swede and carrot mash, just debating whether to do a nice steamed treacle lemon sponge for dessert.. like the one we had on your trip down. Hope Alan does well at the bootie so that you may get the heating oil a bit faster. Hugs from us down south! x

3Dogs

hantsindebt wrote: »

We have my mother over today so doing chicken breast wrapped in bacon seasoned with garlic powder, served with roast spuds, stuffing, yorkshire pudding, cabbage, swede and carrot mash, just debating whether to do a nice steamed treacle lemon sponge for dessert.. like the one we had on your trip down. Hope Alan does well at the bootie so that you may get the heating oil a bit faster. Hugs from us down south! x

Oh, that was loverley :j :j Enjoy your meal guys

I am off to the car boot in about 10 minutes when the washer finishes - it has warmed up a little bit now

Aesop

Thanks for lovely new thread 3Dogs.

Didn't make most of my last challenges, so need to think carefully about this one.

Have a safe journey. Loved the you tube clip about LG - that was fantastic, shared on FB.

savingwannabe

OMG, OMG. I have a little old lie in and what happens. A new thread. Yay.

Morning all. It is chilly here too but beautiful and bright. Froogs good luck with doggie training class, Susan yum to nice food and Mr 3dogs, boult - keep resting and look after leg, no scratching ok. Morning Aesop too hope DS is better with his cold and Steve and Andy thanks for waking me up or I'd have slept in. Been up all night again. I think i have covered everyone.

Here is my list of challenges from earlier in the year:

Health
1. Reduce my average blood sugars from my HBAlc of 8.6 I am on iron tablets now which will help increase red haemoglobin levels and reduce this down and I am trying hard not to but still blooming stressing. It is part of an illness i have, as Firewalker said work round it it will always be there.

Food
2. Cook food rather than buying processed at least twice a week Thanks to my MSE friends and vouchers I have a store of lovely healthy food

3. Try to eat some fruit everyday Back on track. Discovered the market which saves a fortune rather than buying in supermarkets.

4. Try to drink water instead of Diet Coke (which is used as a toilet cleaner in India according to my dad) on a daily basis. After a blip am back on track.

Exercise
4. Try to walk to and from work every day unless weather is bad and i have lots of marking Do this everyday now.

5. Use flipping trampoline maybe once a week (amended following words of wisdom from Beanielou).Did it once. so ashamed. Will i ever get into skinny jeans again???? Given up am a big size 8 rather than a 6 but I can live with it.

Home
6. Make my house happy and enjoy it. Doing it.

MSE
7. Keep posting on MSE Doing it.

8. Save after all my money has gone to builders Am saving like crazy

10. Try to have 12 NSD a month (well we shall see) Sofar beating targets.

11. Empty my purse into a change tin every week.Stopped doing this as i am not spending much money there was no change to put in the tin!


12. Start to use vouchers in my shopping I have a printer and thanks to encouragement from Susan, Aesop and Steve even i am saving lots of money. If I can do it anyone can. Yay for MSE.


13. Use cashback sites for purchases Not made any new purchases

Fun
14. Stalk George till i am ASBO'd Still do this. Poor George.

15. Meet my heroes and friends from MSE (you know who you are)

Me
16. Try to be more assertive and put myself first and ask myself what do I want when i am confused Work in progress.

17. Continue to be happy and laugh at least once every day You all make me laugh and are my family, i am so happy to know you all.:D:j Apart from the odd blip (due to panicking) i am happy.

:j:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::j

savingwannabe

Gosh is that the time, I do witter on don't I? i have to have breakfast and do some marking. ~Back later. Hugs, have a good day. Wrap up warm everyone.

3Dogs

Hello again - back from car boot, had dinner and watched Sunderland get beaten 2 - 1 by Ars*nal on telly

It was slow but steady at the car boot and Mr 3Dogs did allright thank you It had warmed up nicely by the time I got back down there - lovely in the sun, though it is getting cold again here :eek: :eek:

frugaliciousness

Puppy class went fab We get to bring him home on Thursday. He's not going to be called Roobs, it just didn't feel right for him. We're thinking Alfie but not decided.

Here's the little fella. He looks huge on the photo but isn't really. Also they think his dad may have been a labrador spaniel cross as he has an elongated nose and white fluffy tummy. So... He's a beagle labrador spaniel cross. Bless him, no wonder they called him Oliver Twist!



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I've already had my family turn their noses up at having a 'mongrel' Do I give a sh*t? They're the most rude set of people at times and I'm fed up of them looking down their noses at me. No wonder I ended up bankrupt growing up with their 'keep up with the Jones' attitude. Makes my blood boil.

Of course I would have loved a pure breed but it wasn't going to happen. It's not just that the puppy is cute and we've all fallen for him hook line and sinker, it's also that the poor thing was found born in a ditch too. We've given a canny little doggy a home and I'm determined to give him one heck of a life too.

I am a bit angry yeah. I'm fed up with justifying my actions to people or having them tell me that I shouldn't just make do in life. Make do? I'm making a path in my life, sometimes it doesn't go to plan but there's always something that comes along that blows me away and makes me rethink what it is I actually want. I'm not making do. I'm living my life with my family and taking seriously any opportunity that comes my way. Plans don't always work. you can't always have what you want, regardless of how much money you have. They can't see that. Money is what gives you a good life - doesn't matter if it's yours or borrowed. Darn check of them!

Sorry for the rant 3Dogs, everyone. Just sometimes I get frustrated... and yeah, sometimes angry at ignorance.