5 years MFW - Lets get cracking...

HelenDaveKids

Frustrating keep losing posts!!

I so prefer it when we are together, it's company and a time to chat. He is definitely more up for it now, tbh it's lovely outside, with the bit of chill and the mist. I think may be it is harder in the summer?

Now completed level 5 skiing, was so scary on top of big slope last night. A real sense of achievement. Managed 9.45 mile on Sunday too.

Today did our groupon for rock climbing and abseiling, had a fantastic day although feel exhausted now. Definitely learn to trust the ropes, was very nervous at the beginning.

HelenDaveKids

5 stone hit!!!!!

Also now down to 25.5 k

Ran 10 mile

All good. Xx

greent

Amazing! What a brilliant achievement this year! xx

CathT

Wowsers Helen, you're unstoppable!

HelenDaveKids

Sorry life gets busy and so late wishing everyone a merry Christmas and happy New year.

Xx

greent

Hope you've had a good one - what a difference a year makes!


xx

Calfuray

Hey HDK, back at you Hope Christmas was good and relaxed, all the best for 2015 x

HelenDaveKids

Was fab thanks, busy but good.

Went sales shopping with dd2 today and was nice to have some time with just her. Dd 1 went with friend and Dd 3 to my mum's.


Snowboarding Christmas eve with friend and families. Got a great groupon party deal. Had our last groupon ski Saturday and it snowed so dry slope with snow. Was a different experience. Did panto as well, which was great.

HelenDaveKids

HelenDaveKids wrote: »

HelenDaveKids wrote: »

Have my new year resolutions; (1/1/13)
* Reduce my morgage by at least £25K
*Reduce my body by 2 dress sizes
*To complete my OU Module by committing a minimum of 7 hours a wk with no excuses allowed.
*To ebay list at least 50 items a month or cummulative of 600 throughout the year. (relisting allowed).
*To sell at least 100 items in year.
*To Max ad points each week
*To save paypal, TCB and nectar points towards Christmas 2013 and for it to be a significant percentage of what is spent
*To save sealed pot towards Christmas 2013
*To save £2k for EF
*To ensure every opportunity to save is utilised in terms of insurance, utilities etc
*To ensure once a month we do something special as a family, whether its a day out or friends for tea.
*£500 a month Grocery allowance

Last Years resolutions update
Well definitely achieved on the mortgage reduction, I think I was 85k and now 48.5 so 36.5k (but did include cashing in endowments):j
Failed miserably on the weight front, suspect a bit heavier:o
:j:T:j for Masters though :j:T:j
Did sell an awful lot in first 6 months before it began to feel a waste of time so :j
Have consistently maxed on adpoints, visiting the site at least 3x a week :j
I don't think my agc paid for Christmas but the made a huge dint in both birthdays and Christmas, earning pence over £500:j
Sealed pot, well its still sealed but have been poor at putting change in tbh:(
Booked Florida and have under 1k in savings:(
Saving's from insurance / haggling over contracts etc £497:j
Think its a :T for days out with family.
for £500 grocery spend, perhaps a bit harsh on my criteria..;)

Overall pretty pleased but think its pretty easy to identify my new year ones. Biggest success was studying and biggest oopps was weight. So next years will be a very slimline; (Using SMART)
Reduce dress size by 2
Reduce morgage from 48.5 to 26k

To achieve both I need to;
To reduce alcohol consumption
To forward plan meals and batch cook, making better use of grocery shop
To up my effort in the gym and add another class into my current week, varying depending on when day off is.

Work related
To be very proactive in managing personal stress levels;

Review of last year's goals.
Dress size reduced by 5, was 20 (bottoms) and 18 (top) now 10 / 8, bmi 33.8 to 22. 71 lbs melted.
Mortgage now sub 25k
Work is a different place, fully staffed with motivated and hard working people.

HelenDaveKids

2015 NY resolutions.

To be this weight.
To run a 10k and a HM.
To be on track to finish morgage by Sept 2016