Batten down the hatches.....

Orange_Ena

Evening. Hope ya'll had a great bank holiday

Saturday 26th August
*£43.18 in M0rrisons.....I wanted to spend over £40 to get the 5p off per litre of petrol
* Y0ugov survey

Sunday 27th August
* NSD
* Opini0n Outp0st surveys and £10 redeemed and transferred to my CHEFS account

Today
* NSD

I haven't been out for the last 2 days :eek: Just been chilling, a little tidying, packing for the spa break and I've completed 2 scrapbook pages for my album. I need to use some stuff up to make room for the new stuff I ordered last week :eek::p

I had my final bill from EE on Saturday, £16.37 so that will be paid on Thursday. I'll be paying £7.50 pm from now on but I just hope this phone lasts at least a year so I can save for a new one.

Had a bit of an odd "eat things up tea" tonight but it was yum. I had corned beef with sweet potato wedges, chorizo and a little gorgonzola crumbled over the top so it all melted in. I've been really into salads lately too which I'm enjoying :T Never thought I'd say that :rotfl: I bought a square egg maker so when I have a hard boiled egg on my salad, it looks funny. I don't think my new found love of salads is down to eating square eggs but I'm going with it

Only a quick one tonight, need to get up early and get my car cleaned before I head off for the night

crazy_cat_lady

Loving the idea of square eggs I have to say...

doingitanyway

Nice to 'see' you so much more relaxed and happy. I hope the spa goes well (how can it not)

beanielou

Enjoy the spa

Orange_Ena

Thank you CCL, DIA and Beanie

I'm back from the spa, all rested, although I went back to work today so that relaxed feeling didn't last very long It was nice but not quite as nice as the one I went to last year. We arrived and were informed where afternoon tea was being served to our total shock. Neither of us knew that was included so it was a nice surprise :T But then we were served 3 scones each, with cream and jam and that was all the variety it was so it was a little disappointing. I think traditional cream tea is just that, but I think over time, afternoon tea has got a little grander with sandwiches and cakes etc. Nevermind, it was free :T The room was ok, bit of a trek tfrom the main house but nice toiletries and everything we needed. Dinner was delicious, really delicious! Slept really well so thumbs up for a comfy bed. Breakfast was ok, had better but I didn't eat much really as we had another afternoon tea booked in my home town on the way back. Afternoon tea on 2 days running, how very decadent

Well, that was in a different league to the hotel afternoon tea. Really good value, unlimited drinks and the choice of sandwiches, savouries and sweets was amazing. We couldn't eat it all which is no wonder I'll definitely be paying another visit there when I move home :j

My friend and I also went shopping and while she was faffing around paying at the till, I spotted a sample bottle of perfume so I thought I'd have a spritz. Well that was fatal as I fell in love with it. I decided not to buy it though, I was so good *ahem* but a few hours later while driving home, I could still smell it on my wrist and one thing led to another and yeah, I called in at town and bought it I did check prices online but there were no deals so I just went to B00ts to at least get the points on it. That started a small ball rolling with spending in Prim@rk and H0mesense but a couple of Christmas presents bought so not totally bad :rotfl:

Tuesday 29th August!
* £10 for car cleaning
* £5.10 in T3sco
* Youg0v survey
* 0nep0ll survey

Wednesday 30th August
* £15 for afternoon tea
* £1.10 for car parking
* £10.97 in H0mesense
* £15.50 in Prim@rk
* £3 in Th0rntons!
* £55 in B00ts
* £4.15 in M&S
* 0nep0ll surveys
* VO survey

Today
* £6.93 in the c0-op, 2 tins of Az3ra as they were half price
* £15.02 for fuel
* 0nep0ll surveys

Orange_Ena

Aug stats
PA - £28.96.........................total YTD £247.87
Youg0v - 400pts/£4.......................total YTD £50.50
SB - 0.............................total YTD 1107SB
Pinec0ne - 0.........................total YTD £6
P0pulusLive - £6..........................total YTD £53
VO - £6.75...........................total YTD £60.50
TCB - 0.....................total YTD 31.38
i-S@y - 20pts.....................total YTD 570pts
Inb0x£'s - 47p......................total YTD £3.70
Other income -! £18..........................total YTD £107.34
Roadkill - 0.........................total YTD 21p
0nep0ll - £9.90......................total YTD £69.20
Opini0n Outp0st - £17.75.....................total YTD £89.20


August total - £91.83 :j
Year to date - £723.90 :T:T:T:T:T:T


Other totals
NSD's - 11......................total YTD 89
Books read - 0...................total YTD 1
DVD's watched - 0.....................total YTD 0

DMIC 8/31
CHEFS account £287.26 (+ £40 pending from 0nep0ll)

Not a bad month at all for extra income. I've not done any Sw@gbucks for months so I need to try and get back on that as a way to boost my Am@zon account. Pinec0ne has definitely died a death. I think they've blocked me after I made a snide comment about them taking ages to realise I'd been blocked after I'd already told them I thought I'd been blocked. :rotfl: I'll live

One more day to work then a lovely chilled weekend to come. Just some usual packing and cleaning. Still waiting for a moving date etc.........it's all with the solicitors but I think things are progressing :T

Orange_Ena

Since May, I've felt like I've really been living with stress. All the flood business, getting the house on the market, viewers etc and I've realised that even when I move, the stress will still be there for a while. I'm hoping to be moved by the end of September but then I'll have 2 months of commuting so by the end of November, it should be better. But no, I've got the stress of starting a new job and learning people's names and trying not to use Beryl's mug or sit in in Derek's favourite chair **

If it takes me 2 months to really settle in then I won't feel relaxed until the end of January. I'm not really having a wobble, but I'm slightly worried that I'm never going to relax even after all that as maybe the stress of a low income will mean I can't. I know I haven't started the job yet, but I'm already thinking if I can't manage and I start getting into debt, I'll have to find another job Even though I'm saying that, I'm finding that strangely ok. It's almost like I'll be free of my current job and the spell will be broken and I won't feel trapped as I've already broken free from one job, I can do it again. Anyway, who knows what will happen :rotfl: Got to get moved first :D


** Beryl and Derek may or may not be names of my new colleagues. Ain't got a scooby :rotfl:

redofromstart

If its any consolation I think I have only had one Pinecone in the last three months, and it screened me a out! Its the first time that has ever happened to me!

The second afternoon tea sounds delicious.

crazy_cat_lady

Ena
Make sure that you factor in some time for yourself. Do whatever you need to reduce your stress levels but make sure you do it. It's a long time to be going on with lots on your plate.

lcc86

Moving home is always stressful! Commuting can be stressful too, but I think if you have light at the end of the tunnel so to speak you'll be able to hunker down and get on with it.

I always mean to do surveys and signed up to PA ages ago but they never send me anything any more. You earn so much doing them, are there specific ones which are 'better' to sign up to?