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Big Knickers to briefs and debt free from May to December x

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  • hedgesparrow
    hedgesparrow Posts: 469 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Just wanted to say hi! Sounds like you have a very interesting, busy life there in a beautiful part of the world! Good luck with all your goals - I'm doing a few of the same ones as you.
    Grocery Challenge £114.22/ £110
  • Morning hedgerow I don't know about interesting but busy yes , thanks for drpping by and yea the challenges are fun but also makes you realise your not alone bettering our lives, I'm trying not to go on about money money money to hubby at the mo as he's having a bit of a crap time at work, so It's nice to come online and ramble huh x

    Morning delilah from a rainy bank holiday in wales I'm sadly in work, hubby is no doubt in bed still LOL Nath is down grandma's and eldest is in work also, O I so need a few days away 5 weeks and counting a little sun holiday is.just what we need how I can manage to wangle not having MIL there is another question, today will be a NSD think its #4 so on target as I've a week of nights next week with overtime so won't be spending then ...

    Listed a few eBay bits last night after got a fair few watchers already :)

    Pondering about a halogen oven and desperately need a new George foreman before we all have food poisoning lol but so don't want to spend, god what have you done to the real kissykissykaren lol

    Right time for a.drink c u later Delilah x
    LOST 7ST 1/2LB July-groc chal £209/£300
    POALYDBX2012:santa2: #342 £2192.00/£2842 1 debt vs 100 days 9...£10/£123 8/11 NSD in July..
  • elly68
    elly68 Posts: 2,556 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    hi karen sounds like you have started well ,i'm thinking about joining slimming world but grudge the weekly fee .going to see if i can pick up the books or maybe go for a couple of weeks to get started .
    ive taken extra hours on but have so many weddings ect dont think i will see the benefit for a while .
    glad you r still going we go on holiday on the first week in july cant wait
    So finally debt free and it feels amazing however continuing here to stay debt free.Next declutter house and body and finally swim under that waterfall x
  • KissyKissyKaren41
    KissyKissyKaren41 Posts: 215 Forumite
    edited 10 May 2012 at 8:25AM
    :D Hiyas elly xx Yea join for a few weeks its a fab plan and works!!! its also cheaper to join to get the books rather than buy off ebay I know I just sold mine online lol..... I caught up with your diary yesterday well done you on ya new job xx

    Hiyas Delilah ive been neglecting you way down on page 7 tut tut,
    today is a lazy day off attempting not to spend to much tonight slimming world and bits in shop after no doubt, My BIL is picking Nath up after school and taking him for tea so Ive literally got the day off!!!

    Yesterday I picked up a few xmas gifts and added them to my little xmassy app but theyre out of my xmas budget so dont declare them as spends, which i'm going to set in my challenge now so I dont use that excuse too often its been months since ive bought anything off the grabbit page but xmas is coming and that goose sure is getting fat...

    I was reading someones diary yesterday and they were posting flylady do's in their diary its something im definetely going to do as I CANT KEEP UP WITH THAT CHALLENGE AT ALL THEN fail miserably, so here goes...
    Bank Holiday Monday

    Level One
    [STRIKE]Hoover all high traffic areas[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]S&S kitchen[/STRIKE]
    Level Two
    [STRIKE]S&S bathroom and toilets[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Make sure uniforms, etc are ready for tomorrow[/STRIKE]
    Level Three
    [STRIKE]Enjoy the BH with your family.

    [/STRIKE]
    Tuesday - Living Room, Hall & Stairs

    Level One
    [STRIKE]Clear and hoover floors[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Empty all bins[/STRIKE]
    Level Two
    [STRIKE]Clear mantelpiece and dust[/STRIKE]
    Wipe sofas
    Level Three
    Hoover under any furniture you can safely move
    [STRIKE]Dust any dusty bits[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Clear and clean windowsills[/STRIKE]
    Extras
    [STRIKE]HHI[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]HH Paperwork[/STRIKE]
    Wipe and water plants-I kill them so dont own any will dust some tho lol

    Wednesday - Bedrooms

    Level One
    Strip, wash & replace bedding - you choose how many you do!-weathers lousy so will do next dry day.
    [STRIKE]HH Floor clearance[/STRIKE]
    Level Two
    [STRIKE]Hoover floors that can be seen[/STRIKE]
    Clear landing-in progress
    Level Three
    [STRIKE]Clear floordrobe[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Clear and wipe top of drawers[/STRIKE]
    Hoover mattress-as above
    Extras
    Catch up on any phonecalls-I answer fones for a living 8 hours a day no extras please lol
    [STRIKE]HH me time
    [/STRIKE]

    Thursday - Kitchen and Dining Room

    Level One
    Clear and wipe surfaces
    Sweep and mop floor
    Level Two
    Sort fridge and clean - what do you need to use up?
    Wipe cupboard/drawer fronts and kickboards
    Level Three
    Wipe table and replace tablecloth if needed
    Wipe chairs
    Clean windows
    Extras
    HHI
    Sort out placemats and coasters - do you need them all? Are any looking grotty?


    so here goes!!
    LOST 7ST 1/2LB July-groc chal £209/£300
    POALYDBX2012:santa2: #342 £2192.00/£2842 1 debt vs 100 days 9...£10/£123 8/11 NSD in July..
  • Naomim
    Naomim Posts: 3,218 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Hi,

    On the strength of your title and first post I have subscribed! :T

    Have gone way over my lunch break at work so got to run but will read the rest later.

    Naomi x
    Credit Cards NOV 2019 £33,220.42 Sept 2025 £16,515.00 Here's my diary: A Ditherer's Diary Again
  • Just had a text off my hubby his poor managers mum died last night she buried her hubby last thursday bloody hell when we think we all got problems with money this kinda puts it into perspective huh, plus she had a check up after a biopsy today and was told to take someone with her sometimes words just dont cut it huh so so sad...
    LOST 7ST 1/2LB July-groc chal £209/£300
    POALYDBX2012:santa2: #342 £2192.00/£2842 1 debt vs 100 days 9...£10/£123 8/11 NSD in July..
  • Hiyas Delilah just back from fat club and STS this week which im ok about as having a few probs at mo only dulcolax seems to sort out lol, and did lose 5 n 1/2 last week soooooooooo back on it 100% this week to get this weeks loss too, some lovely new members this week and a lot of big girls not the usual skinny minnies, I love doing the weighing now the true delight on peoples faces losing the stones and reaching goals they never thought theyd get to is blooming amazing !!!! priceless actually as im one of those people too !!!

    Got 3 more £2 coins tonight so will add that to my pot and challenge sheet and only a small spend of £3 which is fab .... Cant wait for hubby to get home for a snuggley hour x
    LOST 7ST 1/2LB July-groc chal £209/£300
    POALYDBX2012:santa2: #342 £2192.00/£2842 1 debt vs 100 days 9...£10/£123 8/11 NSD in July..
  • KissyKissyKaren41
    KissyKissyKaren41 Posts: 215 Forumite
    edited 10 May 2012 at 3:22PM
    Morning Delilah just a quicky as im slurping my coffee got a mad busy day today,
    [STRIKE]Nath to school[/STRIKE]
    post off ebay sells
    [STRIKE]do my flylady bits[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]finishing ironing[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]someone coming to clean my carpets today
    asda coming[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]argos delivery coming[/STRIKE]
    need to get dressed then work by 4 hmmm here goes [STRIKE][/STRIKE]



    Bank Holiday Monday

    Level One
    [STRIKE]Hoover all high traffic areas[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]S&S kitchen[/STRIKE]
    Level Two
    [STRIKE]S&S bathroom and toilets[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Make sure uniforms, etc are ready for tomorrow
    Level Three[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Enjoy the BH with your family.[/STRIKE]

    Tuesday - Living Room, Hall & Stairs

    Level One
    [STRIKE]Clear and hoover floors[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Empty all bins[/STRIKE]
    Level Two
    [STRIKE]Clear mantelpiece and dust
    Wipe sofas[/STRIKE]
    Level Three
    [STRIKE]Hoover under any furniture you can safely move[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Dust any dusty bits[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Clear and clean windowsills[/STRIKE]
    Extras
    [STRIKE]HHI[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]HH Paperwork[/STRIKE]
    Wipe and water plants-I kill them so dont own any will dust some tho lol

    Wednesday - Bedrooms

    Level One
    Strip, wash & replace bedding - you choose how many you do!-weathers lousy so will do next dry day.
    HH Floor clearance
    Level Two
    [STRIKE]Hoover floors that can be seen[/STRIKE]
    Clear landing-in progress
    Level Three
    [STRIKE]Clear floordrobe[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Clear and wipe top of drawers[/STRIKE]
    Hoover mattress-as above
    Extras
    Catch up on any phonecalls-I answer fones for a living 8 hours a day no extras please lol
    e[STRIKE]HH me tim[/STRIKE]

    Thursday - Kitchen and Dining Room

    Level One
    [STRIKE]Clear and wipe surfaces[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Sweep and mop floor[/STRIKE]
    Level Two
    Sort fridge and clean - what do you need to use up?
    [STRIKE]Wipe cupboard/drawer fronts [/STRIKE]and kickboards
    Level Three
    [STRIKE]Wipe table[/STRIKE] and replace tablecloth if needed
    Wipe chairs
    Clean windows
    Extras
    [STRIKE]HHI[/STRIKE]
    Sort out placemats and coasters - do you need them all? Are any looking grotty?
    LOST 7ST 1/2LB July-groc chal £209/£300
    POALYDBX2012:santa2: #342 £2192.00/£2842 1 debt vs 100 days 9...£10/£123 8/11 NSD in July..
  • elly68
    elly68 Posts: 2,556 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    well done karen if you get that lot done .i've tried the fly lady thread instead i have given myself a room a day with a general tidy .seems to be helping but not quite there yet.
    too much clutter from hubbys work .i have 6 weeks to sort it and lose 10lb before my holiday plan more housework less eating time .lol
    So finally debt free and it feels amazing however continuing here to stay debt free.Next declutter house and body and finally swim under that waterfall x
  • KissyKissyKaren41
    KissyKissyKaren41 Posts: 215 Forumite
    edited 11 May 2012 at 7:43AM
    Level One
    [STRIKE]Hoover all high traffic areas[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]S&S kitchen[/STRIKE]
    Level Two
    [STRIKE]S&S bathroom and toilets[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Make sure uniforms, etc are ready for tomorrow[/STRIKE]
    Level Three
    [STRIKE]Enjoy the BH with your family.[/STRIKE]

    Tuesday - Living Room, Hall & Stairs

    Level One
    [STRIKE]Clear and hoover floors[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Empty all bins[/STRIKE]
    Level Two
    [STRIKE]Clear mantelpiece and dust[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Wipe sofas[[/STRIKE]/COLOR]
    Level Three
    [STRIKE]Hoover under any furniture you can safely mov[/STRIKE]e
    [STRIKE]Dust any dusty bits[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Clear and clean windowsills[/STRIKE]
    Extras
    [STRIKE]HHI[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]HH Paperwork[/STRIKE]
    Wipe and water plants-I kill them so dont own any will dust some tho lol

    Wednesday - Bedrooms

    Level One
    Strip, wash & replace bedding - you choose how many you do!-weathers lousy so will do next dry day.
    [STRIKE]HH Floor clearance[/STRIKE]
    Level Two
    [STRIKE]Hoover floors that can be seen[/STRIKE]
    Clear landing-in progress
    Level Three[STRIKE]Clear floordrobe[/STRIKE]

    [STRIKE]Clear and wipe top of drawers[/STRIKE]
    Hoover mattress-as above
    Extras
    Catch up on any phonecalls-I answer fones for a living 8 hours a day no extras please lol
    [STRIKE]HH me time[/STRIKE]


    Thursday - Kitchen and Dining Room

    Level One
    [STRIKE]Clear and wipe surfaces[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Sweep and mop floor[/STRIKE]
    Level Two
    [STRIKE]Sort fridge and clean - what do you need to use up?[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Wipe cupboard/drawer fronts [/STRIKE]and kickboards
    Level Three
    [STRIKE]Wipe table[/STRIKE] and replace tablecloth if needed
    Wipe chairs
    Clean windows
    Extras
    [STRIKE]HHI[/STRIKE]
    Sort out placemats and coasters - do you need them all? Are any looking grotty?


    Friday - Bathroom

    Level One
    Clean toilets
    Clean sink, bath, shower, etc
    Level Two
    Sweep and mop floor
    Wash or replace facecloths, sponges, etc as required
    Level Three
    Wipe tiles
    Clear and wipe windowsill
    Clean towel rail
    Extras
    HH me time
    Empty washing basket


    did manage to do everything i wanted to yesterday apart from post ebay bits off so thats for today only working 8-12 today thankfully then hope to do flylady bits n post office befor school run then collapse n do nothing buy 5 year old bits paddington bear research apprently lol
    LOST 7ST 1/2LB July-groc chal £209/£300
    POALYDBX2012:santa2: #342 £2192.00/£2842 1 debt vs 100 days 9...£10/£123 8/11 NSD in July..
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