Aspirations of Frugality and Fun on the Road to Mortgage Freedom

DedicatedDFW

[STRIKE]read through MS quickly (already done but just a refresh needed)[/STRIKE]

[STRIKE]get early train so i can get there and back[/STRIKE]

[STRIKE]do the report - no late submission acceptable[/STRIKE] And Excellent feedback

[STRIKE]strip chicken[/STRIKE]

[STRIKE]make stock from the remaining chicken - need to look up how to do this - not
done for a while due to a lack of space in the freezer [/STRIKE]

[STRIKE]sort out letters[/STRIKE]

[STRIKE]clear work bag[/STRIKE]

All the above are (mainly) not on the earlier list.

This week i need to:

book room for holiday
book tickets for night out
book tickets for date night
make Mr sort out stuff i've only been asking him to do for 5 months and am now getting stressed about



7, [STRIKE]wash[/STRIKE]

8, [STRIKE]dry[/STRIKE]

9, [STRIKE]move[/STRIKE]

12, find 6 items to take me to 60 of target

13, start cleaning and listing box of stuff brought from last week

15, package parcels

16, post parcels

17, [STRIKE]complete MS if rescheduled[/STRIKE]

18, [STRIKE]complete MS report if rescheduled[/STRIKE]

31, Update exam schedule was:-

Monday 28th April:~
[STRIKE]write out question[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]go to quote source and read whole source, make notes of any useful quotes[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Think about how i am defining terms of question, what do i want to say?[/STRIKE]

Monday 5th
[STRIKE]Complete section 1 [/STRIKE]

[STRIKE]choose books definitely or may use and part with definitely not using again
books[/STRIKE]

Tuesday 6th:
[STRIKE]section 1 write up all notes from this[/STRIKE]

[STRIKE]Print off all feedback[/STRIKE]

[STRIKE]Gather together relevent print outs from course in new folder[/STRIKE]

For this week - all primary books to be re-read - can be done on train also

read and make notes on secondary reading for primary text 1

write all notes out on assignment paper (as opposed to scraps)

Once collated notes as above write out headings 1-10

Write detailed plan for inclusions into section 1

[STRIKE]Submit piece of work[/STRIKE]



Wednesday & Thursday & Friday

re-read primary text 1

DedicatedDFW

Above is just a copy and paste of what i didn't achieve over the page. Whoops! Still lots to do :eek:

The pots have been washed

The washer is on

Chicken stripped and in slow cooker to make stock ready to be frozen

Just realisd i've got to merge todays list with above list too :eek: Not making lasagne. I was really ill last night so today went to the shop to get just the food i wanted to eat Trying not to be too hard on myself though - yes, there's plenty of food in but comfort food after being ill and as a 1 off is allowable.

Didn't get the whole day off work so was in earlier. Colleague has just had her annual mortgage statement and was saying to me how happy she was that her mortgage balance has actually reduced and how it'll all be paid when she is 65 and how she expects i don't see much difference in my mortgage balance when the statement comes and how she thinks i owe more than she does anyway. I just smiled

She downsized recently and she does owe less than me. But when she has finished paying for her mortgage it will have been over more than what was once the standard 25 years. Also when she bought her new house various work needed / wanted to be done and she took out 2 loans for this which i know she just pays the minimum on. She does not overpay her mortgage its just a shorter term left than me and a lower interest rate to and is set up to be finished for when she is 65 so it os coming down. - Oh yes the reduction in her balance? - Just over £3000 - ok so my balance is currently more, but i have reduced my balance by alot more with my additional payments And personally i am aiming not be paying a mortgage all my working life but that isn't something i'd say :cool: Not sure if she was trying to upset me or not - she does seem to have to personalize her life to mine if that makes sense? As in comparing, in her favour, the things she has that i don't - part of the reason i find work so draining and try not to get too involved in personal conversations

Right on with the study 1 section and then on with the report - i think its gonna be a late one today :eek:

DedicatedDFW

edinburgher wrote: »

SC would probably work quite well, 6-8 hours on low I'm guessing?

I tend to use:

Chicken bones
2 onions cut in half, skin removed bar the last layer, tops left on
2 carrots, skin off, big pieces
2 celery stalks, big pieces
3-4 large garlic cloves
2 bay leaves
generous tsp black peppercorns
level tsp salt

Not fancy, but pack in as many bones as you can

Thanks Ed Loosely followed with the ingredients that i have

brizzledfw

Just checking in..that colleague of yours? just where does she get her assumptions from??! Too right you're ahead of the game, you're DEDICATED after all

Not throwing in the job until you have a new one sounds a good idea. But just have a game plan to get out. 6 months tops?

peaceandfreedom

DedicatedDFW wrote: »

Thanks Ed Loosely followed with the ingredients that i have

The chicken stock recipe Ed gave you is very close to what I use, except I don't put garlic in. I find that chicken stock does beautifully in a slow cooker - I heat mine up in a saucepan then stick it in the slow cooker overnight. When it has cooled down, it turns into proper jelly-like stock, gorgeous stuff. I freeze it in small blocks - actually in a silicon muffin tray - so I can chuck blocks of it into things as needed.

peaceandfreedom

brizzledfw wrote: »

Just checking in..that colleague of yours? just where does she get her assumptions from??! Too right you're ahead of the game, you're DEDICATED after all

Not throwing in the job until you have a new one sounds a good idea. But just have a game plan to get out. 6 months tops?

What Brizzle said. Your colleague's attitude is odd but not uncommon. Some people can only validate their lives by comparing it to others. It's kind of an adult version of showing-off and it's a bit sad really. And having your mortgage paid off by 65 is hardly a towering achievement is it?

You are right to keep your counsel and not get too involved in personal conversations. As we used to say at school 'Keep going, say nothing'.

gallygirl

DedicatedDFW wrote: »

Didn't get the whole day off work so was in earlier. Colleague has just had her annual mortgage statement and was saying to me how happy she was that her mortgage balance has actually reduced and how it'll all be paid when she is 65 and how she expects i don't see much difference in my mortgage balance when the statement comes and how she thinks i owe more than she does anyway. I just smiled

peaceandfreedom wrote: »

What Brizzle said. Your colleague's attitude is odd but not uncommon. Some people can only validate their lives by comparing it to others. It's kind of an adult version of showing-off and it's a bit sad really. And having your mortgage paid off by 65 is hardly a towering achievement is it?

You are right to keep your counsel and not get too involved in personal conversations. As we used to say at school 'Keep going, say nothing'.

Remember to stay in touch when you move on. So you can casually drop into the conversation one day 'isn't it liberating having no mortgage? Oh, you still have yours? Never mind. I appear to be considerably richer than yow' :rotfl:.

Alchemilla

Your colleague is jealous of you.

DedicatedDFW

brizzledfw wrote: »

Just checking in..that colleague of yours? just where does she get her assumptions from??! Too right you're ahead of the game, you're DEDICATED after all

Not throwing in the job until you have a new one sounds a good idea. But just have a game plan to get out. 6 months tops?

peaceandfreedom wrote: »

What Brizzle said. Your colleague's attitude is odd but not uncommon. Some people can only validate their lives by comparing it to others. It's kind of an adult version of showing-off and it's a bit sad really. And having your mortgage paid off by 65 is hardly a towering achievement is it?

You are right to keep your counsel and not get too involved in personal conversations. As we used to say at school 'Keep going, say nothing'.

gallygirl wrote: »

Remember to stay in touch when you move on. So you can casually drop into the conversation one day 'isn't it liberating having no mortgage? Oh, you still have yours? Never mind. I appear to be considerably richer than yow' :rotfl:.

Thanks everyone - there are 'conversations' like this every day - most draining! But i am so happy i'm not in debt now and am making headway with the mortgage so i can just smile

Brizzle - yep - i need to get a new job and will be dedicatedly looking for one after the course - that and weight loss will be my priority

p&f - yes i do get the idea that there is quite a bit of showing off going on.

GG - most definitely :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

DedicatedDFW

peaceandfreedom wrote: »

The chicken stock recipe Ed gave you is very close to what I use, except I don't put garlic in. I find that chicken stock does beautifully in a slow cooker - I heat mine up in a saucepan then stick it in the slow cooker overnight. When it has cooled down, it turns into proper jelly-like stock, gorgeous stuff. I freeze it in small blocks - actually in a silicon muffin tray - so I can chuck blocks of it into things as needed.

Thats a great idea :T can i check how much water i should be using please? i feel i had too much last time