My Debt Diary, the ramblings of JCD

skint_spice

I've been doing ok on the ebaying - haven't spent much on xmas yet as it's mainly come through my ebay sales. Dead anything is a bit "horror" to me though. do they still have all the stuffed animals at Kelvingrove? haven't been since it reopened.

JCD_Capulet

hypno06 wrote: »

Things are ok, I have a new job that I hope to start any time now - will certainly take some of the financial stress off me but it is the most challenging job I will ever have done! Still, pretty excited about that.

The children have been off for their first stint of training and had a ball. They can't wait to go back again, and I hope I raise the money in time for them to be able to do so.

And slowly, I am getting on top of things, and finding my way forward.....oh, and I am not letting you down on the coffee drinking front either

Ah, yes! Working in a prison I'm sure I read, is that right or did I day dream that? I'm glad the kids had a good time and I'm more than certain that you'll achieve the next target o' monies to get them there. You're a determined and strong woman, you'll do it, I know you will.

OH¬! Coffee, ehm....yes. I've had to drasticly cut my caffine intake because when I (pulled my head out of my backside and) was busy waking up to the smell of a morning cuppa, I counted the empty jars in the kitchen. SEVEN of them. Seven jars in three weeks. Caffine withdrawels makes you feel physically sick, shake, dizzy and all other horrid things. I'm now down to a strict three a day.

JCD_Capulet

skint_spice wrote: »

I've been doing ok on the ebaying - haven't spent much on xmas yet as it's mainly come through my ebay sales. Dead anything is a bit "horror" to me though. do they still have all the stuffed animals at Kelvingrove? haven't been since it reopened.

They do indeed! alot of the taxidermy on show there was re-worked to freshen them up a bit. Some really lovley examples in the kelvingrove. Infact, I've got a picture of the cheeta on display there, printed and pinned to the shelf of this corner unit/desk thing I'm at. (the giraffe is hillarious, they even taxidermied it's goolies! LOL). Glad your ebaying is doing fine, everyone around me has been warned, it's socks or nothing for christmas this year! I have debts and bills to pay and can't lavish anyone let alone everyone.

skint_spice

I will go have a look soon then - I would imagine a giraffe (goolies or not) would be difficult to do. I don't have too many people to buy for at xmas so it's not too bad. DS said pal was asking for PS3 though but he doesn't reckon santa would give him that as "they are so overpriced", god help me if he gets one! think this may be the last year of santa - boo!

hypno06

Yup, prison it is

What is wrong with socks for Christmas anyway.....keep your tootsies nice and warm!!

JCD_Capulet

skint_spice wrote: »

I will go have a look soon then - I would imagine a giraffe (goolies or not) would be difficult to do. I don't have too many people to buy for at xmas so it's not too bad. DS said pal was asking for PS3 though but he doesn't reckon santa would give him that as "they are so overpriced", god help me if he gets one! think this may be the last year of santa - boo!

I've still got a couple of pictures of some mounts on the computer if you fancy a preview (let you know what lies ahead of you ). When my sister was younger She quickly cottoned on to January sales, thanks to moi! I told her that if she waited for a while after christmas she could use her christmas money on things she might have wanted but didn't get. This is because santa is rushed off his feet making things, and sometimes, he takes a break and lets shops make things so he can spend some time with the Mrs. And shops do them cheaper in the sales (I'm an awfull big sis me).

hypno06 wrote: »

Yup, prison it is

What is wrong with socks for Christmas anyway.....keep your tootsies nice and warm!!

I'll be looking forward to hearing about it, it sounds very interesting! And there's nowt wrong with socks at all, I love getting socks and PJs at christmas. I'd say what I'm doing for the BF's christmas, but if I post and he finds his way to MSE then the game, as they say, is a bogey

hypno06

Now, look here missy.....I know you are skint, but giving your Bf bogies for Christmas is a bit beyond the call of duty :rotfl:

JCD_Capulet

hypno06 wrote: »

Now, look here missy.....I know you are skint, but giving your Bf bogies for Christmas is a bit beyond the call of duty :rotfl:

AACK! *choaks*
:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

skint_spice

lol - and sis believed you? DS's dad told me off for telling DS that we send the money to santa as he feels kids should be allowed to ask for anything and not concerned with money. duh!!! he himself is very sensible with money but his sis is insane!
I think that the pressies I've got this year may have cost less but are probably better thought out as they have to be! noone has a [EMAIL="!!!!"]!!!![/EMAIL] pressie and I think they'll all love them. even got books about bogies...

JCD_Capulet

Och aye my sis believed me. I told her the haggis animal they have on display in the kelvingrove is a REAL example of haggis and that's where it comes from. She believed that! then I told her 2 minutes later it's a mock-up. Later we were looking at porcupines in a glass case and she said "Look at that, it looks like wood!" I said "It is wood, Didnt you know porcupineS are made of 50% real wood??!!" "OMG! No WAY! Really?!" she replied. "No, I'm lying....again." I said...with this look on my face ->

She's 17 btw