I can't think of a witty name for my diary

rubyinamountainofrocks_2

Hey

Today -

Worked 4 hours
Had cob OH defrosted & then did not eat last night warmed up for breakfast with melted cheese
Spoke to phones4u on phone twice about money owed and bill credits
Paid £10 into old debt account for OH
Used railcard
Free drink
Morrisons - milk, cheese & tampons (need to change contraception - waiting for work hours for convinent time)
OH took rest of aldi chicken to work today for lunch & crisps from home but needs to buy cobs as he 'needs' brown not white & think he only had one anyway
Martin has warned C********* is 100 days from Sunday - watching swagbucks vids now - trying to do a bit more with it
Washing bedding

Need to -

Get sorted for the weekend off to mums tomorrow afternoon :j
Organise work clothes as we are both at work early in morning

Sort kitchen

Want to -

Comps
Surveys
Tax letter

Spends today = 5.75 & 4.39

rubyinamountainofrocks_2

Morning

Hmm what have I been upto since last time.

Worked Thursday then went to mummys

Took ipad to keep up a little on here & so could check online banking

Spent 8.20 on train tickets from budgeted money - only 50p cheaper for a single :eek:

Went out for tea with mum, brother and sis and mum paid because she is ace,bless

Had a quiet day on Friday, was going to apply for a graduate job but when I went on they had not actually started taking applications - going to register for updates.

Stayed with sis on Friday night and watched a film. Spends = milk & sweets - 2.38 I think.

Saturday - lovely day out with mum, grandma & lil sis. Went bowling and swimming for free (through mums work). Had lunch in a pub there and grandma paid - my family are stars Night time went out with mum & mum's OH.

Yesterday - had mum's Sunday lunch :D:D

Went to grandads - asked him for his pie recipe as OH and I are big fans - so he got one out of his freezer for us bless him

OH picked me up. Went out for a few drinks last night. I did not bother with food as was not hungry and OH had £1.50 curry.

Need (not even a want anymore) a haircut so OH printed me a supercuts £5 voucher at work on Friday.

Need to try get that sorted today. Need to shower, have breakfast and sort spare room as mum & OH staying later in week.

While have not been here have recieved -

£35 from dialaphone (actually got my 150 from phones4u on Friday and they have sort of sorted my billing credits but I still do not think its quite right).

Buzz box - nail varnish, make up, popcorn, crisps (what left of em , did try chilli ones last night yum) and apple juice.

2 Yorkshire Gold Tea Bags.

Checked out an offer earlier that looked really good until I looked into a bit closer.

Spotted swagbucks on my last diary entry and got straight on there whilst doing this

That's all for now I think

rubyinamountainofrocks_2

Hmm so far I have -

Had breakfast - cheese on toast & free apple juice
2 cups of tea
Shower using free shampoo & conditioner
Put text alerts onto my normal account as only had them on graduate one
Checked e-mails - have received payslip
Ironed bedding & have spare in wash
Changed my quidco username so I actually know what it is - planning to start doing the check ins
Done daily comps
Got swagbucks on in the background

OH has been looking to see if we could move anywhere cheaper - even though he hates the idea of actually moving, but we are in a really good location & if we moved the bills would probably be higher - at least he has looked into though.

Spotted a good deal on Groupon that is actually local to us which may use, not sure.

rubyinamountainofrocks_2

Hi

Quick update from me.

Had haircut yesterday - 21.95
Then went to Asda & Sainsbugs as OH needed a bday card for his mum, bought kitchen roll, softner & peas in Asda and bought, cobs, card, washing "powder" as I like to call the liquid and cookies in Sainsbugs
OH also went to Asda in his lunch hour and got some offers
OH used 2 1st class stamps for card - not best value but all we had in house & did not need to buy more
We watched a film on netflix (after Sheldon ) did not rate it much though
Grandads pie , chips, peas & gravy for tea
Had free yorkshire gold tea with a cookie each

Today - shower with free shampoo & conditioner
Only spent travel money
OH said he may go pub for footie....
Worked
Free drink
Got quidco app to work near work!! 80p today
Cookie for breakfast

rubyinamountainofrocks_2

Hi

Last night - OH watched footie at home - helped by the fact our local pub leaves music playing rather than commentary

Had meatball filler and eggs that needed eating - OH actually got some bread out to bake for meatballs then realised eggs needed eating - so we had omelette, with beans and toast with bread from freezer. I had cheese & onion & he used the meatballs in the omelette.

Checked onepoll and valued opinions & logged onto ipsos account for first time in ages.

Today -

Worked
Only spent on travel
Shower with free shampoo/conditioner
OH got soup out for his lunch last night

rubyinamountainofrocks_2

Been posting here since 20th July - tomorrow is 20th Sept :eek:

Just had a read through here.

The main positives for me are

I got a job

I got back into freebies

I have got into comping instead of thinking theres no point

OH seems keen to be careful about spending and avoding payday loans

I have been updating here regularly

I have been keeping up to date with survey sites

I have been posting on other threads and if I am not getting into something right the first time I am going back the next month rather than giving up

rubyinamountainofrocks_2

Went wine tasting on Thursday evening with OH & mum & OH (Christmas presents from last year).

Was a great night which I really enjoyed.

OH & mums OH also went to do another activity they had got as Christmas presents on Thursday.

Have made myself look like a complete idiot :o:o:o:o:o:mad:

Thought I had been offered a job and then asked about notice at work before speaking to them and being 110% sure feel so stupid. My OH works at this place - he is not happy with them due to them being misleading and he also jumped the gun a bit himself and I also mentioned it too earlier, can't believe it. My mum even suggested maybe I should wait a bit they always know best. I wish I had been thinking properly and it is out of character for me but I am thankful that I still have a job as I was worried about that and the potential impact. At least I will never do anything like that again! It also means less hours at work in the short term but hopefully that will change in mid-october with the run upto Christmas.

Friday I bought a Subway b/c I was upset and had not eaten all day. The cashier put it through the till as a meal deal as it was 9p cheaper to buy with a drink :S. I didn't take the drink though - brain was clearly a bit fuzzy still!!! Went out for a few drinks in local pub with OH and went to one other pub - usually I have 2 bottles in there as they are 2 for £4 but this time OH had a girly drink instead . Also had Chinese takeaway - I worked out if we had takeaway once a week at £12 a time thats over £600 :eek: (yet gym membership is only 200 ).

Saturday - worked & got full hours in, was able to use railcard, other spends = milk, starbars and haribo - went to Mr M would have not bought them in there if they had been expensive (but would have bought them somewhere) but when I got there they were 50p, got the normal ones as like both but prefer tangy ones, but OH has recently tried normal ones at work and is happy to help me out with them ones which cannot be a bad thing. Had free food from work with chips (were going to try heinz 5 beans but OH forgot to put them in and burnt the food)!! Also applied for a bar job just for a few hours on Saturday nights. OH had NSD by staying in all day - he did say he would have gone out if he could not have seen F1 but luckily it was on BBC!! Makes me wonder if the Sky dreambox thing he has been on about at 50/60 quid would be a worthwhile investment as sometimes he will stay in if he can see what he wants at home. He has gone out today with a friend from work.

Had cheese on toast for breakfast as OH left the bread out when he was drunk on Thursday so it had defrosted luckily there was not a lot and it has now all been used. Tonights plan is pizza OH got out of freezer for last night with beans (and maybe chips ).

Not got many plans today, don't do it very often (though I do shower)!!! but I could do with a long soak in the bath with some relaxing bubbles. Will also catch up with some MSE stuff and do a little (emphasis there) housework. Nice lazy Sunday.

Have got swagbucks on coz I had a few vids available and now have SBTV on.

And breathe :rotfl:

rubyinamountainofrocks_2

Hmm

Posted on a couple of threads.
Some SBTV.
Entered daily comps
Went on my ipsos account - have not used it until recently but nearly enough for a voucher. Like that get points when don't qualify.
Tried to do onepoll survey but got kicked off.
Been on my slicethepie account for first time in ages - slow to build up but like some of the music and every penny counts.
Ordered replacement railcard - got 15% off code.
Tried nail varnish and last crisps from buzzsoc and filled in surveys so I did not get charged!
Put expected travel expenses into seperate account
Emptied dishwasher
Put a load of washing in on quickwash including uniform which has recently changed to a much better colour (to wash and wear)
Been in bath, used free shampoo & conditioner
Had glass of rose which fitted into my new (complimentary) glass - last of bottle as was opened on Thursday night

4 episodes of Sheldon tonight followed by Grease :cool: then 2 episodes of inbetweeners - althogh tbh if OH comes in he may turn Grease off :rotfl:and I'm not sure I would make it to inbetweeners anyway!!

rubyinamountainofrocks_2

Hmm

Just got dressed and had breakfast (Crunchy Nut that has been lurking in the cupboard for months) because I did not feel in gear/rountine yet

Last night joined OH in the pub as his friend wanted to meet me and I thought it would be a little rude not to go only had 2 drinks though and stopped him buying food - wanted to go for steak :eek: he would have only fallen asleep in it :eek:

I cooked some pizza and ate that and luckily he woke up and ate the rest at some daft time in the morning :rotfl:

Have signed up with 3 mystery shopping sites

OH has taken soup & cobs from home but need shop at work for milk and spread.

Have got swagbucks vids on in background now and am going to check sites such as slicepie, onepoll etc.

rubyinamountainofrocks_2

Hi

Yesterday - had soup & cob for lunch - OH did not eat his coz he is naughty :rotfl:and had a bacon cob at breakfast at work b/c someone had phoned and asked if they wanted one taking in

I was naughty and put the dishwasher on when it wasnt full b/c we had run out of plates - put it on quick wash but looks like I need to wash a bit more as I go along!

Transferred OH £60 for DDs.

Earnt a dollar on slicethepie - did start getting the sarky comments towards the end though

Joined 1% challenge & made some squares

Got a phone call about another part time job for one night a week - going for a trial Fri

Had shower & used free shampoo and conditioner.

Used SBTV.

When OH came home we went to bed for an hour - need to keep warm & make our own entertainment

Watched a film OH had downloaded - The Tall Man - quite good not sure I got it properly though lol - bought a blanket down with us as well

OH said he was considering putting the heating on at one point - dont think so - he was in his boxers at the time - he always used to do that and I would be boiling wearing a normal amount of clothes. Luckily where we live now does not actually get very cold like some places can.

Had hot dogs with proper sausages for tea (sauages had today's date on, cobs & onions from freezer) and watched Sheldon.

OH watched a film on TV and I browsed (mainly on here ) on ipad for a bit then went upstairs to read.

This morning I have

Cup of tea - the first & most important step
On swagbucks - done poll & NOSO, in process of watching vids
Checked banking - also yesterday put save the change on - going to use that as a one % - which reminds me I also ordered a clothes bag - I had ordered one before but this one is more money & seems to be less weight required
Checked onepoll - 10p survey
Checked Valued Opinions - started a survey but got kicked off saying it was full
Checked ipsos - nothing there