The Ultimate Incentive natters on. Part 9

Birdie85

Happy Friday folks! :j

Even though Fab Feb has finished can we still share our projects on the FB page?! I love seeing what everyone gets up to!

Going to do some more crafty stuff this weekend so I have an inventory for an Etsy shop Not idea how to price things though, what would you pay for a mini album like the one I posted last night? I was thinking something like £8?

Dinah93

beccie wrote: »

A bit late for Fab Feb but I've just ordered this pattern from Etsy, I've had it saved in my favourites for ages

Seem to remember that it was someone on this thread that posted it originally?

I did! I desperately want it for Grace but people only sell the pattern not the finished blanket. It just looks so magical. It's worth learning to crochet just for that. If I made one flower a night (not a blinking clue how long that would take) it might be finished by the time she hits secondary school.

Cinny91 wrote: »

Loving everyone's optimism on the March challenge!! As Troy Bolton sang at me last night, we're all in this together *clap*

Think it must be Shrimpy you're thinking of, CMD! I passed what I thought was "a few" years ago, totted it up and I'll have been driving 3 years in July :eek: That's gone quickly! It took me 6 months of weekly 2 hour lessons on a Sunday morning to pass. I used to be so nervous the night before I could never have my tea, I think nerves are just normal so don't let it get to you too much I passed on my second test, doped up on rescue remedy (kalms helps me sleep but doesn't help with "on the day" kind of stresses!) I'm still rubbish at parking, I'll drive around trying to find a "drive through" one And I walk away thinking "people are gonna think I actually reversed and that's close enough!"

Dinah - I added a birthday present for Grace into the package, if it doesn't fit (they only had 0-3 months left!) you should be able to exchange it Crikey to the CC! At least it was weeks and not months, hope the £1000 left on the interest one doesn't take too long to clear?

Cinny you are just an absolute sweetheart, I welled up opening your parcel, Grace and I feel very loved so thank you. I don't want to speak too early but Grace didn't roll once last night, and it was without a doubt the most settled night we've had in the last month or two. She woke me up by grizzling for her dummy a few times, but no big wake ups or full screaming sessions, so it's just possible the bumper thing worked.

Dinah93

Definitely keep up the FB crafty group I think Birdie, it's lovely to see what everyone makes. I'm finally working on something now, you know, once the challenge is over!

£8 sounds very reasonable to me.

Birdie85

Great news about Grace's settled night, hope it's the first of many! Can't believe she'll be 1 this month!

Dinah93

Neither can I - where did that time go?! A couple of the ladies I was trying for a baby along with are now trying for a second one, personally I think they're gluttons for punishment wanting 2 under the age of 3! I'm just enjoying Grace so much at the age she is now, she's such a happy munchkin, although it will be nice when she can hold things more consistently/be more purposeful in movements as we can't do many messy play type activities yet as she just tries to eat everything!

So, who has a step to take today on March madness? I've sorted 10 things from my ebay/amazon cupboard, if nothing else these 10 will be listed, and I'll also be checking my current amazon prices and updating as needed. Finally I plan to check my bank account and do any surveys on onepoll.

Birdie85

I sold a birthday card to a colleague this morning for £2, that's about as far as my March Madness plan has gotten! Got a couple of games to put on Amazon and I'm going to dig out some Barbies for ebay this weekend/new week.

Main focus is crafty stuff for now because a) I enjoy it and right now I need to do things that keep me relaxed and happy and b) I want to open my Etsy shop ASAP This really is a mix of the last 3 months challenges- I'm using my craft stash so I'm de-cluttering, I'm doing something creative and I hope to make some money through it! :T

starnac

Dinah I can't believe Grace is going to be 1!! Doesn't time fly!

I've got a few crafty things planned too. Meant to get a start on them last night but then DD announced she wanted welsh cakes to take to school today for her teacher and class! So this morning she went to school wi welsh cakes made, packed up, In her welsh costume with a bunch of daffodils for the head. She looked so gorgeous in her welsh costume. It was really nice too as this year her head was big enough to wear a proper hat instead of a lace bonnet, meaning she could wear the hat I wore when I was in primary school, which was in fact worn by my mum when she was small. So it's now in its 3rd generation *sob* I really do hope she brings it home

Cinny91

Dinah93 wrote: »

Cinny you are just an absolute sweetheart, I welled up opening your parcel, Grace and I feel very loved so thank you.

Don't mention it for a second! Was no trouble at all Isn't it the weirdest design on the bumpers though?! Hopefully you can start getting some decent nights kip with it.

I've put £50 in savings and £33.03 (that's the important part, the 3p ) towards our debts. I'm not counting the £33 odd against our savings though, the aim is to save £800 and pay as much off our debt as possible. Would have thrown an extra £25 at the savings but our TV license pennys came out today - looking forward to May when the payments half!

I'm sure she looked adorable, Star! I remember I went to School one day with something that was "generational" and I was so protective over it all day, I'm sure it'll make it's way back to you

Anyone have any plans for the weekend?

Dinah93

Aww she sounds so sweet Starnac.

I love how you're combining the challenges Birdie!

No weekend plans really here Cinny, NIM has a lot of mystery shops on, so I'll be having a normal day me and Grace tomorrow, would like to get a run in either tonight and Sunday or sometime Saturday if I can though. NIM and I are off to York to see the Hairy Biker's show on Sunday night, and just to round off the tv theme evening we're going for dinner at Jamie's Italian first, so I definately need to get that run in so I can eat all the yummy pasta.

Day 2 of 30 day shread today. Again. Started about 2 weeks ago but got that rotten cold where I couldn't stop coughing if I wasn't bolt upright for about a week, so since I'd only done the first 3 days of 30DS I decided to just start anew.

Tete_en_l'Air

Hi everyone! Nothing doing on Mad March yet but I plan on a couple of things tomorrow. HOPING for a free listing weekend but I think last week was free - always is when I'm away - so doubtful of it.

I have NO plans for the weekend except the usual running and hopefully meeting my new baby 'nephew' - other than that I want to relax and catch up with myself, although i woke up full of cold this morning so not sure how productive I'll be.

Jamie's Italian Dinah! You'll have to let us know what it's like - price/taste-wise, I'd love to go there.

DD sounds so cute Star! I wish we celebrated George's Day a bit more - I don't even know what the National Flower is - a rose, presumably? Maybe I'll wear a lion hat a la Luna Lovegood on April 23rd...

Big thanks once more to Birdie for my 'care package' :kisses3:, what a sweetie! Lots of parcel-love about at the mo!!