Totally Uninspiring Diary

Jonesy88

Boo to feeling poorly.

I hated learning to drive, i kept getting so far and giving up. Really it was just prolonging the agony and the expense (think mine was about £20 an hour so i feel your pain).

liltdiddylilt

Hey you

Well done on getting the first lesson down. I had to stop when I moved here (6 years ago!) as it was torture trying to find an automatic lesson that was under £28 an hour :eek: - I have no money for a car so have just given up on that for now.

Sorry you're still poorly, big hugs... Feel better soon.. x

killerpeaty

Starting new job tomorrow, I am so so scared.

kdalwayskint

Have a great first day sweetie xxx

supersaver1000

Knock em dead KP. Remember you aren't supposed to know everything on your first day, month etc.. This is your opportunity to ask all the questions you need to as a newbie. Go knock em out. You'll be brilliant. Xx

killerpeaty

Thanks guys The first week was exhausting and I made mistakes by the bucket load, I hope next week will be better. It's interesting and the time has flown and maybe I will be better at it soon.

Lilt, the lessons I'm taking (manual, in one of the main commuting areas) were £27 without a discount. Goes down to £22 with bulk buying but there are no other discounts to be had, no student, no OAP, no cashback! (other than on my CC)

Jonesy, you should try to complete it, the test is only going to get harder as time goes by. I really don't like driving, it makes my legs hurt.

I'm having a bit of a slow burning migraine which started yesterday, which has led to a misunderstanding about a calculator I bought. I bought one as I need one for my study at home (I used to borrow one from my old work and my other one broke the other day) and left it at work overnight, I was called in to be told that I should have used one from the office. BUT slow burning migraine means that I was just utterly confused. Now I have an awkward conversation to have. :rotfl:

Today I have been sorting and cleaning. It's been strangely satisfying actually. I have a compulsion to collect (always have), it started with little wire moving things, beanie babies, china dolls and then nightmare before christmas (NBC). My NBC collection is the last to go and today I decided it is time to cut it down, I went through all of it (kondoesque) and split it into two piles keep and sell.I hate ebaying but I will give it another go with these bits. Nicely, I have managed to cut my collection in half so it is much more manageable and neatly fits into a new (bright pink) box in the back of my wardrobe. My wardrobe is too deep for me to reach the back without stressing my joints so it has been used as storage from day 1. BUT NOW! It looks much neater in a nice pink box. In case anyone is interested, smiths has these boxes for £10 each (BOGOF) and there are £5 off £20 vouchers.

I am on 3.5k less now, I must be more strict with my spending now. It is in a good cause and hopefully will lead to a higher pay than ever before. It is worrying me a bit.

I've run out of room for my savings as well. I can proudly say that my cash savings (CA and reg saver only) is now £20,404.04! With interest of £48.17 last month! This is earmarked for a house but it is so difficult to get a flat I can afford, let alone a house! The lowest price in my village is ~£300,000, if I got to the town, a one bed flat is still ~£150,000. My savings are barely scratching the surface! Still, I'm looking at the furniture sales at the moment and pretend furnishing my flat.

liltdiddylilt

Hello lovely you

That is an amazing amount of savings. Keep being careful and keep going. If there is one thing I have learned, it is do not jump into house buying. I was desperate to leave home and get my own house. To spite my parents. To be able to cook in a kitchen without a running commentary on how the oven works day in and day out. I went and bought one, and 6 weeks later it was worth £20k less than I paid for it. 3 years after I bought it, we split up. And spent 6 months living together in hell because neither of us could afford anything else. It didn't have enough plug sockets. Guests had to go through my bedroom to get to the bathroom. The garden flooded every time it rained because the neighbours drained on to ours... There was no damp course. Then the tank full of water in the loft got a leak on a awkward valve where I couldn't fit a bowl under it, and I spent a week using a stepladder to climb onto the top of a door to haul myself through the hatch several times of the day and night when the water started coming through the umpteen towels again and coursing into the lightbulb.

Take your time. Save your money. Find a house you want to live in for as long as you are likely to want to be where you are. Add in factors like a partner, kids, animals... whatever is an afterthought for the future, and then find the house that works for that. And if moving away is the choice that is to be made, then do that. I've got 8 years to save and then I am probably moving 200 odd miles away to be able to afford a house I actually want without breaking myself.

As for the new job, sorry I wasn't here to wish you luck! First weeks are always a nightmare; you will get used to it soon!! Well done you xxx

Ooh thirdly.. I bought some medicine balls and a weighted hula hoop today. I hula hooped for 40 minutes (I used to have 'mad skills' as my bestie put it this morning) and my sides are sore but not in a muscular way, more a 'what have you done, tried to saw through me?' way :rotfl:

Much love xx

supersaver1000

Hi KP

Well done on getting through your first week. It will get easier, I always hate being the new girl and I love it when the next new person joins - especially if they join about 3 months after me

I listened to a talk the other day and the speaker said that taking a risk in life is healthy and that change is good. (And a mistake is only a mistake if you don't learn from it, otherwise it's a lesson). I know it's hard not to worry about your pay drop - I've done a similar thing - but it will pay off. My Allen Carr book says that, if you have a problem, you should figure out your plan of action instead of worrying - and if there is nothing that can be planned there's no point in worrying cause you can't do anything anyway.

Learn as much as you can, the first few months are steep learning, the first year is learning the routine, the second year cements that learning and you start doing things your way confidently - then you probably leave for a better job :rotfl:. It's all about absorbing as much knowledge as you can for you. I made the mistake in my carp job of trying to fix the place (which was badly broken by my predecessor). In hindsight I should have put my learning and career first, which is what I'm doing this time. In two years I want it to look good on my CV so that if something else comes up I'll move on. I've learned I'm a bit of a fixer, and like to fix things even at the expense of my own career - I've learned that's not the right thing to do. See - it was a lesson for me, not a mistake.

Sorry for rambling on your page KP, but have confidence in your decision, you are brave and you will grow from the experience (unlike people who stay in a job for years and years because they are scared of change - they just grow stale or bitter). :)

killerpeaty

Thanks ladies, do appreciate your support It's been a weird time. :j But it's great to hear that you both have had similar experiences.

I noticed that I got very personally invested in my last job, so probably had a bit of a fixer mentality as well SS. I felt close to my colleagues who were all very similar ages to me and I probably stayed a bit too long for my personal progression. There is so much to learn, any suggestions on how to absorb it all? (I like your rambles)

Your first buy sounds like a nightmare lilt! :eek: I have a list of requirements for my first buy (separate bedroom, toilet accessible through public spaces, etc). Why 8 years?

Had another driving lesson today, did roundabouts, driving at 50 mph (in a 60 zone ) and 3 point turns. Did not go well. :rotfl:

Can you open a new bank account after such a short time in a job? I need another BOS account for the 3%. I had decided about 6 months ago that once I hit 20k savings then I would treat myself to a tablet. Now that I'm here, I don't really want one. I might just treat myself to some new pillows instead, wild!

Boyfriend got a tax rebate or payoff or something. I asked him what he was going to do with it, he instantly said that he's going to save it. Dating a saver is brilliant. :beer:

Watching a benefits programme, did feel quite sorry for this one lady. She needed a new washing machine, she went to one of the weekly payment places and she didn't understand how much it would actually cost her. She ended up with a matching fridge-freezer, washing machine and a dryer which will then cost over 4k. :eek:

killerpeaty

Watching another programme about benefits! A woman is spending her cash on drugs and is like why are people so mean? Sadface is sad. To be honest, I don't mind that much about people taking drugs, but when you are on benefits and then spend £150 a month is just horrifying to me! This is way too much for a working person in my opinion.

So, I have rewarded myself for hitting 20k with getting new pillows and a new sportsbra. Both on sale. I feel much joy for this

Been naughty with money recently, I have been in a lot of pain so have been comfort eating. It's my back still. Must be better with money, I am on so much less.

Went to london town yesterday with a friend, guess who will be a bridesmaid Anyone going into London MUST take a bottle of water with them, it would not be pleasant without one. She showed me her ring, it's beautiful, she's a happy bunny. They're waiting for 3 years, she needs to finish her PHD and get a job before they get married.