Positive Steps Challenge 2013

fairyclicks

Good Morning Steppers how are you all doing today??

Natters you're getting well into the swing of it

hismissus - well done on getting the cards done

Xansmum - hope the boys are recovering and you are doing ok!!

Giggles - hope you have recovered and aren't working too hard!!!

and where would that Suz one be????? LOL!

I am working mainly on rollies today after my bad head yesterday - still a bit foggy and dizzy so will be taking it easy (when do i not take it easy these days!! lol)

Rollies

update finance book
swaggers
app trailers
review goals - done
add items to fb selling page

I'd also like to:

sort the pile of knickers on my floor - that sounds bad but they are clean honest i emptied my underwear drawer onto the floor so i can sort out the ones that fit me from those that won't fit on one leg :rotfl::rotfl: - done

sort another box from room of doom - managed to sort through about 5 boxes today
work out my daily interest for my mortgage (there is a reason lol!) - done
one poll - done
wash the dishes - done
have a shower - done
update paypal with new account details - done
check ebay - done
do some ebay scheduling for the weekend - done
talk to OH about what we are going to do now he has 3 weeks off

i better stop now or this will be a whole weeks worth :eek:

xxxx

his_missus

his_missus wrote: »

Tonight, I really need to motivate myself to do the ironing or I may have to come to work in my pjs tomorrow :rotfl:
Must check bank accounts online too.

Nothing else pressing to do today :T

I did the ironing but darn online banking..forgot again!

To do tonight/tomorrow: clean oven (bought the oven cleaner about 4 weeks ago:D) do a white wash, food menu for next week, shopping list and CHECK MY ONLINE BANKING:rotfl:

fairyclicks

Well how time has flown by and its goal review time again!!! i wonder how things have progressed (or not) this month LOL!


To reduce debt by [STRIKE]£5000[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]£10,000[/STRIKE] To become Debt Free

I am of course delighted with my progress in this area - almost £20K of a reduction thanks to the negotiating of settlements. At the minute however i am a little bit confused as to what to do about the remaining 2 debts - they are both fixed at 0% interest (as all of my debts were by cccs) and now i find myself thinking about making my money work for me and earning interest etc. I still have a very high level of WANT to be debt free but i also am conflicted with the question of what is the logical (best return) option. As a result i now have another few goals to add, namely, to pay off my mortgage and to build up an emergency fund pot. I will add these to my goals list and make them more specific as well! In the meantime i continue to pay £60 per month off my debts

To start exercising 3 times a week

This one is really evading me and i find i am actually doing less exercise than i was in January I continue to WANT to exercise but it really is a struggle. I have bought a bike now which i am hoping will help, but the weather has been so bad its still sitting unused :o:o. I even tried having a weeks focus on exercise but then my hip pain flared up and i could hardly walk upstairs i will try this again and add a counter to see how many days i do manage something

To get rid of the boxes and boxes of stuff I have gathered up

This goal is going well and i am still ebaying a lot of stuff and car booting when i can. I have set myself the target of getting rid of 100+ items in April

To join a sewing group

I have decided to leave this one for now - i am not doing any crafting atm but might come back to it when i have cleared out a lot of stuff for previous goal


To lose at least 1 stone in weight

Hmmm this one is still not going well though i am trying to cut down on eating junk. Being on and off my HRT doesn't make things easy even for measuring as its up and down like a yo yo. I have weighed myself today and i am 10st 10.6lbs. I must check if thats any lower than the start of the month. I'd still like to aim for at least 1lb a week in April

ETA weight was 10st 11.8 on March 1st so i have lost a whole 1.2lbs this month but at least it is a loss LOL

To do a business plan for my crafts and website

Again this has not been started even. I continually tell myself i must clear the old pics etc from the website but still i avoid it. :o My focus on crafts has gone for now and so it doesn't really fit with my current activity - i would like to try and see if i can link the website with something more current for me and hopefully that will help

To get my car back on the road

done

To sort my daily finances

done

Keep House Clean and Tidy

The plan for march was to get all the boxes into one room so i can maintain the tidiness of the rest of the house and i am pleased to say i have managed to do this For April i would like to try and keep to a daily cleaning routine

Get up to £1000 in my Zopa account

I have now started adding a bit of cash to this which will help to boost it to my £1000 goal i am almost at £700 in there now and for April i would like to get to £800 if i can (thats pushing it but i like to challenge myself lol)

Start the web design course - Again, nothing done with this - i thought about it again yesterday but in my head i guess i have it all linked with the craft website. I do still want to do it, so i am going to set myself a few hours a week to do some work on it (imagine i have a class to attend)

Ok so overall feel quite good about some goal progress and others i have completely avoided. I have now removed some goals and again set myself more specific/smaller goals for the ones i want to keep working on. I also want to add:

Pay off the Mortgage - obviously this is a very long term plan :rotfl::rotfl: and so i would like to set myself the short term goal of paying an extra £100 each month off it for now and see how i get on.

Build up an emergency fund pot of £5000. I have started on this and have £1000 set aside so far (left over from the life insurance i cashed in) - i'm not sure where to keep it as yet so i need to decide on that in April and of course keep adding to it as well.

Clear out the remainder of my stuff from spare room in old house - i have been working on this but not really had it on my goal list, so adding it now


Phew, bit of a tough review this month as i feel like i'm in a bit of a transition phase. It has helped me to look again at my goals though and alter them accordingly heres to plodding forwards in April :beer::beer::beer:

Natterjack88

Late check in for me today been doing some of my list that I haven't even written yet! Also just noticed my listing allowance on the bay has increased from 100 a month to 150! Its good timing actually as I had reached my listing allowance and these items don't finish until late Sunday evening and we will be at mils so wouldn't have been able to any new listings until Monday (assume I can't schedule if Im at my limit!). Small list for today. Will put rollies down too.

Finish eBay business listings
Do floors downstairs
Spend an hour in bedroom tidying and sorting out more stuff to sell etc
Pick up iron tablets (can't get till tues now- oops)

Main one for today though---
BLITZ THE HOUSE!

Its going to be gleaming by the time I am done! As a professional procrastinator this will be hard!

Think I'll also try and find 50 items to schedule for a Sunday start, not scheduling till tomorrow though.

fairyclicks

ive been working away this morning as well

ebay listings on up to my limit - wish they would increase mine!! i do have some photos to add but its so slow with the dongle

other things on the hitlist today are:

move the caravan
fix the bathroom door
empty the car - done
check the forecast - done
pack car boot stuff
sort another box from the room of doom
update finance book
contact bank
onepoll - done

no doubt there will be more

Happy Friday xxxx

Natterjack88

Well my house is looking amazing Couple of bits to do that I didn't get finished today though.

Finish eBay business listings
Put small peoples clothes away
Hoover remainder of upstairs
Go to the tip
Drop off lottery money
Schedule 50 items on the bay 21/50 done
Pack and post parcels
Catch up with washing (again!)
Pick up item for double money challenge if still available

Hoping to get as much as I can done as fast as I can as want to spend as much of the day as I can with my little boy as back to work on Monday after 3 weeks off. Only part time so not too bad- 6 weeks in work then maternity- gone so fast!

fairyclicks

Morning

sounds like you had a productive day Natters u can come do my house now if you want LOL!

Well i had one of those days where you feel busy but get nought done I was sorting ebay stuff for most of the day cos it takes like 10 hrs to list anything using this dongle but at least i got things on My plans for car booting today were totally scuppered by my car having a dead battery - car not moved in about 3 weeks and i know i need a new battery but been putting it off! Silly me now has to walk 3 miles to get the bus into town to buy a battery charger so i can get the car moving again!! Doh!!!!

That will probably take me most of the day but if i manage it at least i can car boot tomorrow

Right hiking boots on then off i go!

Hope you all have a good day xxxx

Natterjack88

Happy Easter

Out most of today so to get done:
Make the brownies and nests
Make up some teas for small person for when Im at work
Darks wash
All bathed and showered
Relist, list and relist some more!
Watch the money come in from items ending!
Make sure phone and iPad are charged in order to achieve previous two!

fairyclicks

I hope everyone had a lovely day

I went car booting today after no sleep last night and was frozen, so came home, ate big bowl of stew then went to bed and slept like i was hibernating LOL! was lovely woke to find several sales on ebay and got lots relisted too!

back to stepping in the morning.......think i might go hibernate some more xxxx

fairyclicks

Good Morning Steperoos and Happy April to you all!!!

I'm awake and feeling chirpy after sleeping for hrs and hrs and hrs LOL!

Today i would like to:

move the caravan - done
empty the car - done
fix the bathroom door - done
add 8 listings to ebay to max out my limits - forgot the new month limits started today so added 15 and still 26 to do to max out!
do a wash - done
change the bed - done
wash the dishes - done
do some work on a rusty bathroom stand i'm trying to revamp
one poll - done
sort another box from the room of doom - done

that lot will keep me busy i reckon

xxxx