Free by Fifty - well that's the plan!

FreebyFifty_2

Quick pop in this evening.

Pretty quiet day so not much to update -just checking in really.

Oh except big payments for kids trips required next month - one of which I hadn't planned for so will need to do a bit of budget jiggery pokery over the weekend. Overpayment on cards looking unlikely for July but at least if I don't add to the cards I will at least be standing still and not going backwards.

joanne109

FreebyFifty wrote: »

Overpayment on cards looking unlikely for July but at least if I don't add to the cards I will at least be standing still and not going backwards.

That's what I want to do as well, stop spending on the blooming cards.
I think I need to concentrate on getting the cards out of my like, at the moment I am doing a few overpayings and then just running the cards up again.
I feel at times that I'm running backwards:o

Joanne

FreebyFifty_2

Had a good night out but suffering today

On the plus side weight loss was good last week but as my official weigh in was this morning I think dehydration may have a significant part to play in that

Today is going to be a very quiet day and I don't intend to stray far from the sofa!!

FreebyFifty_2

Shopping and housework - Whoa do I know how to live

FreebyFifty_2

Another run of the mill day so nothing interesting to report. I am still on track with the diet and the drinking.

The debt busting is not really happening BUT it's not getting any worse so that is an achievement in itself I guess.

I am sat here looking at the house getting messy and thinking I will do something along the fly lady lines so that I do a bit every day. Ordinarily I let it build up and then blitz it. It would be nice to have a tidy house all of the time.

Plus I think I need another challenge!! Will give it some thought tonight.

FreebyFifty_2

Definitely setting the daily housework challenges on here. A neighbour called in unexpectedly and I was mortified at the state of the place :eek:

I love the fact my kids are into sport, dance, scouts, air cadets etc... But each of those comes with a lot of clobber over and above school stuff that gets strewn around the house. I am a minimalist myself but the kids make my place look like that of a hoarder!!

So for tonight I will clean and tidy the open plan lounge and dining room.

After that I am going to sit down and set up a daily list so that I can use this diary to keep on track. It's working in other areas so fingers crossed.

I think I also need to give some serious thought about storage!! Oh and discipline as I see DS has left underpants on bathroom floor again and bath towel strewn on the dining table again :mad::mad::mad:

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FreebyFifty wrote: »

I am a minimalist myself

Me too.

My living room is almost empty of furniture.

FreebyFifty_2

I have furniture you just can't always recognise it gets hidden!

Dining room and lounge now clean and tidy. I can now relax

FreebyFifty_2

Diet - abandoned
Alcohol free day - abandoned
Cleaning rota - abandoned

Feel happy factor from fab evening meal cooked on BBQ with family in the sun - achieved

FreebyFifty_2

Not a lot to report at the moment just quietly plodding on.

I am off to friends for a meal tonight so did my weigh in today and haven't lost any weight but I weighed in last week after night out and dehydration definitely gave me my good result. So I think in reality I lost 1lb last week and the same this week. More importantly I have lost 8" now in total and I feel so much better.