Diary of a home owner wannabe (my 6 year journey)

pennyforthepot

misscousinitt wrote: »

Can't say anything to help but hope a ((hug)) might help.

Best Wishes

MCI

hug worked wonders thank you

PFTPx

pennyforthepot

edinburgher wrote: »

I'm sorry that you're having grief from your DH's ex - I think that Porsche is symbolic for you of your general annoyance with her

You're very right about your home coming with you, it's your family and loved ones that make a home, not the bricks.

Try and have a sanguine day.

mmm love a jug of sangria :rotfl:

PFTP x

pennyforthepot

:eek:3 days

Pay day today whoop whoop - need to allocated money to the respective budgets, make sure dds have gone out, cancel some others and generally get depressed by the end of the day when I realiise all my money is allocated for the month:eek:

Heavy spend again yesterday
£728 - bus pass for DSS2 - wasn't expecting to have to pay that
£40 - DD gym leotard
£10 - DSS2 school text book
£20 - ordered some more floor polish just in case one isn't enough
£8 - bits for tea and a bottle of wine to soothe away yesterday's turmoil.

TO DO LIST

• [STRIKE]ironing[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]take down DS desk[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]pack rest of his room up including technology[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]vacuum room and quick wipe down[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]take down DD bed[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]alarm co. coming at 9am to fix the wires we pulled out - be prepared for a hefty bill[/STRIKE]£150 - not as bad as I thought - but system needs replacing though this cost will go to the landlady as the fault wasnt caused by us
• [STRIKE]pack up rest of kitchen[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]clear food from fridge freezer into ours in garage and wipe down[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]take a car load of non-packable bits and frames to friends house to make move easier on monday[/STRIKE]
• Order a new HSBC security fob for DSS2 who broke his
• [STRIKE]ring up Programming course to pay first installment and set up standing order[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]email x re programming course to remind him he needs to pay for half[/STRIKE]
• fix gas and elec meter doors - had to break them to read as I didnt have a key
• [STRIKE]update budgets[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]take down mirror in the hall and fill the massive hole that Dh made when he put it up[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]take kids to dads[/STRIKE]

There is more but I will see what I can tackle first before I add to it

PFTP x

iquit

Hope you have a happy and productive day. As for DH's ex and her soft top, she won't have memories as lovely as those you'll have of time with her son (her loss).

pennyforthepot

iquit wrote: »

Hope you have a happy and productive day. As for DH's ex and her soft top, she won't have memories as lovely as those you'll have of time with her son (her loss).

Aww Bless you Iquit - that's made my day - not sure it's a true representation of what I look like though - haven't even brushed my hair today :rotfl:

PFTP x

pennyforthepot

Didn't quite finish my list off but most of it done. The rest can wait till tomorrow as its wine o'clock I do believe. I'm soooo tired but thanks to all the coffee I've been drinking, very wired.

Another big spend day to day
£150 - alarm company
£25 - to charity. DD did a 10k walk today with school for a charity and £50 will educate a child for 1 year so I said I'd pay £25 if her dad matched it. Feel good about that spend as we are very lucky and it's important to help those who aren't
£20 - wine (half price), bits to eat tomorrow and Mr T takeaway - don't have the energy to cook and it's cheaper than a proper curry. It is pay day after all

I have been living off wine, coffee and chocolate for the last couple of weeks - at this rate I will only have saved enough for a bedsit in 6 years :eek:

Home alone - kids all ensconced at their respective parents and DH in London for a couple of meetings - no doubt a couple of beers too.

Off to pack the last couple of boxes - what fun for a friday night - roll on next week :T

Have a great weekend

PFTPx

pennyforthepot

:eek:2 DAYS:eek:

Hoping for a NSD today :T

I have 47 items left on my list so I'm going to start tackling them now. I shall list 10 then add 10 more once I've done the first lot

TO DO LIST

• [STRIKE]washing[/STRIKE]last wash in this house :T
• [STRIKE]ironing[/STRIKE]one more load to do tomorrow
• [STRIKE]finish vacuuming and quick wipe down of DDs room[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]clean kids bathroom[/STRIKE]
• clean downstairs toilet - emptied out and cleaned DSS2s room. I had to empty the vacuum after as it was full despite having emptied the day before :eek:
• [STRIKE]paint mirror hole[/STRIKE]
• wash vacuum and polish hall -cleaned windows outside instead and decobwebbed
• fix meters
• [STRIKE]wipe down windows sills outside[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]clean out pots from garden and take to charity shop[/STRIKE]

PFTP x

edinburgher

I can't even think of 47 housework tasks, poor PFTP :eek:

pennyforthepot

edinburgher wrote: »

I can't even think of 47 housework tasks, poor PFTP :eek:

Not my weekly list obviously but maybe I should have done some of them a little more often - ie clean the windows at least once in two years

Done for the day - tomorrow I have no choice but to finish, though I do have Tuesday as we don't give this house up till then but I have to deep clean the carpets and really would rather be at the new house.

PFTP X

edinburgher

I have started writing a list for tomorrow. Feeling fidgety before our holiday and think that righteous exhaustion will make the holiday feel better deserved!