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2012 - My 3rd year on MSE ... the debt free one?!

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  • loumac
    loumac Posts: 942 Forumite
    Today's achievements:

    Money
    Made a PAD of £1.83
    Spent £10 on flowers and a book as a pressie for DH's friend
    Spent £6.74 on meat and veg in Lidl

    Diet and exercise
    Walked the dog for 20 minutes
    Walked to the shops and back
    Breakfast - 2 weetabix
    Lunch - Leftover minestrone soup, yoghurt
    Tea - Spaghetti bolognese
    Snacks - Apple, clementine, banana, slice of toasted barm brack

    General
    Housework as listed above
    Had a visit from my aunt and cousin (Which was a lovely surprise as my cousin lives in Wales)

    Small DFW bits and bobs
    Saved a stamp by giving my cousin her b'day card today and not needing to post it to Wales
    Washing hung up to dry again
    Hardly had the TV on today as been busy doing housework instead
    Wandered away from the MSE track for a while but am back and on a mission! Debts cleared nearly £18k. Now to start saving ...
  • Choc-addict
    Choc-addict Posts: 1,894 Forumite
    Hey! Just thought i'd pop in and say hi after Missymoos diary.....have subscribed but pooped so off for an early night and will read tomorrow.

    Choc x

    P.S - loving your list style....sorry but going to borrow that for mine ;)
  • mum2one
    mum2one Posts: 16,279 Forumite
    Xmas Saver!
    Lou, u are an absolute inspritation, one of your daily lists would be a month for me.
    Bet the dogs loving all the walks.

    U take care, and get some rest. xx
    xx rip dad... we had our ups and downs but we’re always be family xx
  • loumac
    loumac Posts: 942 Forumite
    Morning all!

    Thanks for subscribing choc-addict! Nice to see you. :D

    List for today consists of:

    Washing (Never ending!)
    Visit to the health visitor to get Sadie weighed and see if she is supposed to be getting up this often in the night!
    First swimming lesson (Scared and excited!)
    Pop to visit mum

    That's all I think.
    Wandered away from the MSE track for a while but am back and on a mission! Debts cleared nearly £18k. Now to start saving ...
  • Choc-addict
    Choc-addict Posts: 1,894 Forumite
    Enjoy the swimming lession, good luck! x
  • missymoo81
    missymoo81 Posts: 8,037 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    hope the hv goes ok, enjoy swimming :) x
  • loumac
    loumac Posts: 942 Forumite
    Hey all!

    Swimming was ace!! :j I really enjoyed it and Sadie was so good. I was really anxious that she'd spend the whole time screaming but she just took it all in her stride - even when I dunked her under the water! :eek: The class was lovely and I chatted to a really nice mummy and her little boy who was 7 months old (Dexter - Great name!) Can't wait to go again next week.

    She also weighed in this morning at 12lb 10oz and is following the 50th % line perfectly so the HV was really pleased.

    Then we spent the afternoon with my step mum having a good old natter. Nice day but tired now!

    OH is at college this evening so am stretched out on the sofa and chilling out!

    Yawn! :D
    Wandered away from the MSE track for a while but am back and on a mission! Debts cleared nearly £18k. Now to start saving ...
  • loumac
    loumac Posts: 942 Forumite
    Right, update for the day!

    Money
    NSD :j
    PAD of 50p. Things looking tight (eek!) for the rest of the month so need to be careful but I've only got about £40 left on cc.

    Diet and exercise
    Took Sadie swimming (though didn't exactly do lots of lengths throwing her around and spending the lesson moving round the pool on my knees was quite exhausting)
    Breakfast - 2 weetabix
    Lunch - Leftover pasta and bolognese
    Tea - Chicken salad
    Snacks - Apple, orange, banana

    General
    Took Sadie to the HV.
    Went to a swimming lesson with Sadie.
    Spent the afternoon with my mum.
    Skyped my dad who's working away in Germany.

    Small DFW bits and bobs
    Used mum's heating and electricity for most of the day! ;)
    Wandered away from the MSE track for a while but am back and on a mission! Debts cleared nearly £18k. Now to start saving ...
  • Peabody_2
    Peabody_2 Posts: 276 Forumite
    loumac wrote: »
    Right, update for the day!


    Small DFW bits and bobs
    Used mum's heating and electricity for most of the day! ;)

    :D hehe this made me smile.

    Another busy day, swimming sounds like so much fun, bet Sadie loved it :)
    Total at 9th Feb 12 - £17,500 :eek: Now - £6,851.05
    Loan - £6022.05, [STRIKE]Card 1 - £3293.85,[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]Card 2 - £2287.04[/STRIKE], Sofa - £825.00
    Wedding Pot - £0.00 :o
  • mum2one
    mum2one Posts: 16,279 Forumite
    Xmas Saver!
    swimming sounds fab, and that was brilliant news about the HV and Sadie's weight,
    Your doing amazing, xx
    xx rip dad... we had our ups and downs but we’re always be family xx
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