10 positive steps a day challenge - 2012

fairyclicks

As i am back in the land of the living-ish anyway i thought i would start the 2012 challenge thread - i saw the comment about keeping it as the one thread instead of every month so here it is guys n gals

Thanks for looking after the challenge for me while i haven't been well xxx

Official MoneySavingExpert.com insert: Users share their ten daily goals and/or achievements, supporting and encouraging each other as they go. Thanks to fairyclicks for posting this challenge!

Natterjack88

Thanks for starting the thread fairy

I was just looking out for the new one as I need to be more organised! I didn't do the others but saw it mentioned in £10 a day. I was thinking I need to be more organised earlier and remembered this thread. These are my 10 steps I want to do tomorrow (not sure if its right- never done it before):

1. Sort through baby's clothes- see what we have already in 6-12 months and sort room while in there.
2. Follow up email to work
3. Check eBay listings for ones that need photos/ new photos
4. A load of washing
5. Put eBay stuff in loft room
6. Look into phone recycling
7. Sort Bins Out
8. Post Office trip
9. Stock trip
10. Get up to 849 on SB (currently on 725)

Maybe more of a to do list than 'positive things' list?

thevinternet

Thanks Fairy, you are a star.

Here's my positives for today then, again I am aiming for 5 rather than 10.

- made a PAD
- after much deliberation, resisted the temptation of takeaway for tea
- had a nice time playing with my cats tonight
- did some decluttering
- up to 120 on SB, 314 on Superpoints (urgh, SP takes forever!!)

Rachel021967

Hello I'm Rachel and mum to three girls aged 18, 15 and 7. Been very down today but managed to:
sort the laundry
wash our bedsheets - will do girl's tomorrow.
Cooked Cornish pasty for their pack lunch tomorrow.
scrubbed down kitchen table.

What I would like to do tomorrow:

1. Pluck up the courage to go to the library and return book.
2. Wash girls's sheets
3. Pluck up the courage to take daughter to Art club and then into town for Badgers.
4. Make dent in heap and hoover downstairs.
5. Clean toilet, bath tub and sink.

Thats me done.

Rachel

thevinternet

1. Ate my 5-a-day
2. Worked
3. Had a lovely relaxing bath
4. Did a little bit of housework and decluttering (better than none!)
5. Nearly up to 300 SB.

TM6

Please may I join on my down days - selfishly I'll be too busy to list on my good days

:beer:

thevinternet

TM6 wrote: »

Please may I join on my down days - selfishly I'll be too busy to list on my good days

:beer:

Of course, welcome along. You don't have to list 10 things - it can be as many or as few as you want. I always aim for 5 personally.

TM6

thevinternet wrote: »

Of course, welcome along. You don't have to list 10 things - it can be as many or as few as you want. I always aim for 5 personally.

Thank you for your lovely welcome :wave:

My list of 10 that I would like to achieve today are

1. List 3 ebay items Done
2. Swim Done
3. Write a letter to the council
4. Pack away items bought in the sales for next Christmas
5. Pack away items bought in the sales for Easter
6. Pack away items bought in the sales for Birthdays
7. Plan for funeral on Monday Done
8. Check e-mails Done
9. Take re-cycling
10. Skipton charity shops! Done but just the one

This is what I really would like to achieve but it maybe totally unrealistic but writing it down is uplifting in itself :dance:
:D:D:D:D 5 smilies today :j

TM6

In peep's lists what does SB stand for please?

thevinternet

TM6 wrote: »

Thank you for your lovely welcome :wave:

My list of 10 that I would like to achieve today are

1. List 3 ebay items
2. Swim
3. Write a letter to the council
4. Pack away items bought in the sales for next Christmas
5. Pack away items bought in the sales for Easter
6. Pack away items bought in the sales for Birthdays
7. Plan for funeral on Monday
8. Check e-mails
9. Take re-cycling
10. Skipton charity shops!

This is what I really would like to achieve but it maybe totally unrealistic but writing it down is uplifting in itself :dance:

Glad to have you along. That's a full day you've got planned there, well done! Sorry to hear that you have to go to a funeral, hope the day is bearable for you.

SB is a site called Swagbucks - you can't make a lot of cash on there, but a little extra - I make about £3 every 7 days or so but other people make more. PM me if you want to know more and I'll tell you all about it.

fairyclicks

Well hello everyone i completely forgot i had started this challenge again LOL!

I am struggling quite a bit at the minute and find myself sitting wondering what i should be doing and getting no where so hopefully posting here will help me to get back on top of things again.

So far today i have:

1. Joined the pay off challenge - i have opted for £5000 but i am hoping that i can beat that target in 2012 - will be interesting to see how i get on!

2. checked my zopa earnings for last week and added them to my total for Jan earnings

3. Claimed £10 voucher from maxi

4. checked free postcode

5. superpoints now 772

6. am going to try and play 10 games on woohoo cos i have 300 golds on there and i want to get rid of it but not willing to lose all my hard work till i get something from them!

A few more things i want to try and do today:

check my payments made so far this year to add to payment challenge
check what my actual mortgage payments are supposed to be
contact tv licensing cos they sent me 2 letters one saying i have paid up to June 2012 and the other saying pay now or else!!
add appointments to my reminder calendar.
make appointment for blood test
make assessment appointment
add some more avon things to my group on fb

If i get all that done i will be flying