Catriona's Credit Card Countdown

catriona79

Hello lovely ladies.

How has your Wednesday been? Mine has been eventful and spendy. But that's ok. I went and bought three new tops, all of which will do for work and play. Might only keep two, will have to have a look.
Have also got myself a new thermos mug for my coffees. I always take a coffee with me for the journey to work, and my old flask/cup has seen better days. This new one is very cute and gold/cream. A bit OTT, but pretty!

Well, it is time to get ready for my date. Think he is lovely, he has just messaged to say he is looking forward to seeing me at 7. Think he's a nice man! Let's see what happens.

catriona79

AspiringButAnxious wrote: »

You're welcome and you found me! Lol! Glad the lodger paid, even if it was short. She sounds like a few people I know on the confusion front... Hope the week continues in good fashion:)

Thanks ABA - you're such a sweetie. How are you today?
I did find your diary and will have a good read of it, think you are lovely and we are on the same wavelength. I hope your writing ambition gets fulfilled, you certainly write well. X

AspiringButAnxious

Aw, thank you! I'm having a good day The new thermos mug sounds great — not that I would ever use it if I had one, since I work from home!

Orange_Ena

Wow just caught up with the last week. I'm getting confused with all these blokes on the scene.......I need a little notebook :rotfl::rotfl::p

The money side of life sounds like it's going well. Great that you took those curtains back. Better in your pocket than in your exes! Did you mention anything to L2 about the missing money?

Hope you're having brilliant time on your date. Looking forward to an update.

In a couple of hours it's only 3 days till your payday. The countdown to the money shuffle is on! :T In a couple of hours......its my payday tomorrow! ;):)

catriona79

AspiringButAnxious wrote: »

Aw, thank you! I'm having a good day The new thermos mug sounds great — not that I would ever use it if I had one, since I work from home!

Hope the home working is coming along well.

I took the mug on my journey today, the coffee tasted better ( not really) :A

catriona79

Orange_Ena wrote: »

Wow just caught up with the last week. I'm getting confused with all these blokes on the scene.......I need a little notebook :rotfl::rotfl::p

The money side of life sounds like it's going well. Great that you took those curtains back. Better in your pocket than in your exes! Did you mention anything to L2 about the missing money?

Hope you're having brilliant time on your date. Looking forward to an update.

In a couple of hours it's only 3 days till your payday. The countdown to the money shuffle is on! :T In a couple of hours......its my payday tomorrow! ;):)

Ah, it's the lady of leisure!! Hello! :j Are you having a good week off?

Below three days till pay day now, but hang on, that would mean you get paid on a Saturday?
Yay - it's so good on the days when you do a bit of a shuffle. Woo hoo :T

Monday 28th for me, so that's 4 days away today. Or 3.5 if we are being positive.

Defo agree re curtain, sod that. £33 for me, and far less drama in my life.

Re lodger, I am going to write her contract extension, which should have been sorted on 15th Sept, but she's not there. In it I'm going to put in the amount and attach a copy of the original contract. If she does not cotton on this time, I will let her off, but will speak to her next month.
Think that's fair.

I genuinely think it's an oversight, she's a little bit like that, nice but never quite 100% with it. losing keys, forgetting purse in pub etc.

L1 is much more with it, but she, in turn, pointedly refuses to do anything at all for anyone else around the house. When taking her recycling out, she would leave the two bits of recycling from L2, even though she could take it with her. She even pointed it out to me. Completely forgetting that in her first few month I took all of her recycling out all the time.
Or at the end of the night, she would only plump up those cushions on the sofa that she sat on, leaving the other side messy. It seems to me so petty and I'm not sure whether to have the chat or just say "f&£@ it", if you catch my drift.
We shall have to see. Don't want to dump it all on them at the same time.

catriona79

Dating update: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:


Many "eeks".

Date was ok, the guy was interesting, but a bit insecure. I liked him, and would want to try a couple more dates so that he relaxes, but have felt that he has cooled off. Not sure why.

He said that I'd met him on his ground because I wanted to keep him separate from where I live and my life there... Strange thing to say and think. Maybe he's had a bad experience and hence the insecurity and suspiciousness. A bit difficult. Good chat but no fireworks. Zero flirtatiousness, and not sure whether that's because he didn't feel any chemistry or because perhaps he's just a very matter of fact person. Difficult to tell.

I sent him a nice message after and he responded but I'm not sure!

At one point he also said "you are way too cool to be hanging out with the likes of me" - which is a bit worrying.

He was interesting, but either disinterested or insecure. Time will tell.

Back to the drawing board I guess.

Two new dates arranged for next two Wednesdays, so no panic.

Ena - I will need a little notebook soon to keep track of it all!!! But hey, I am "cultivating a mindset of abundance" - I believe there are plenty of men in the world and I need to find the right one.

But when things don't go so well, I naturally think about the ex. Was I too hasty?... Then I quickly distract myself - not a good idea to think like that.

Have a good afternoon and the rest of your hols x

catriona79

I went to the gym today! Feels great. Hopefully another visit tomorrow!:)

I'm going to be really good with my food tomorrow too.

Positivity!! :T :dance:

catriona79

Dating update: :o:o

Ok, so I sent another encouraging message and got responses and also an invite to a comedy night.
So maybe he is just not very confident. Oh my life. This is so hard to work out.

I'm going to read now, not going to worry about all this for now.

catriona79

Nice and cheap recipe:

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/sep/24/how-to-make-the-perfect-chana-masala

Going to try it out at the weekend