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15 minute bursts(says the one who is struggling today to walk to the kitchen!!)
I did this.
I have an app. *nods* (yep there is an app for everything)
Every 15 minutes I stopped and played a game of Solitaire.
Eventually I got a game I couldn't win. SO I just carried on,
1. Cleaned out piggies,
2. tidied and organised animal stuff
3. emptied a no longer used small fish tank and shoved in shed.
4. hovered my room
5. cleaned out 3 fish tanks.
6. sorted some recycling.
7. watered plants.
now must mark books.
I have a plan for the week but it is a toughie at school.
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Hi Buffy!!!!
Sorry to read work is carp, me and you both at the minuteUsed to love my job, not so sure anymore, new managers with carp ideas who need to get in the real world (shakes fist). Annoying.
How's that 100 day challenge going? Savings look good
I think both of us need to realise life outside work is more important - work just pays the bills. It does help if you like it though!I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)0 -
hello SA, just been to your diary. XX
Tired!!!!!!!!
Grumpy!!!!!!!!!!!!!
but ok really. work reached new lows of professionalism today.
my tolerance of it is lessening, have stopped laughing now as people are serious..... but honestly don't see it as my problem?
Sat and sun were no spend days, today I got some lunch stuff. 6.90
need to work so best sign off
Love and hugs to folks XXXXXNevertheless she persisted.0 -
so freaking tired.
hello btw.
expensive week
Dogs = 205 for vaccinations nearly fainted.
forgotten cc bill = 100.97 VERY annoying as got locked out of online banking and was a day late with payment so got charged.
so that was essentially the money I had saved for a payment! I could take some of it out of the dog account. But one of the dogs needs an op so excess will need to come out of there.
so tired. am hanging on to savings as work seems very strange.
am off to bed now. big hugs XXXNevertheless she persisted.0 -
Happy dreams hon.Mortgage at 01.01.14 £119,481.83:eek: today £0 Emergency fund £5.5/5.5k & £200/200 cash.:jWeight 24/02/19 14st 7lb now 11st 12lb determined to stop defining myself by my mistakes. Progress not perfection.:T100%through my 1% mortgage challenge. 100% through my pb challenge. I’m not perfect but I’m good enough for now.0
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Buffy let them know you had problems with the on-line payment system, they may cancel the charges (worth a try at any rate!)Must use my stash up!0
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Indeed Knitwitch, I shall give it a go
I have decided to spend some of my savings.
The fish need a new tank, I want a new laptop. I have been looking for a fish tank for about a year now! but not have any luck finding one nearby, just missed out on one due to work. So now going to bit the bullet and get a new one. One of the fish isn't growing properly and I would really like them to have more room.
I can sell some of my fish stuff to make up some of the cost.
On the laptop front this one is about 4 years old. It is fine for browsing but slows right down if I have to work on it (bit like me really!)
so with that in mind,
I was feeling really annoyed that I hadn't paid back the debts. Then I realised I had saved enough to pay them back. SO felt better.
Equally though I need to remember the emergency fund needs replenishing so it will be the priority to get that back up to 1000.
It will go from 1400 to about 300 *blushes*
I know for some people this is all very indulgent and I am sorry if it offends people. I feel guilty to be honest as it does seem indulgent. However, I don't have kids and my debt is at 0 percent. I saw something the other day about pets, that they are part of your life but that you are their whole life. I really need to up my game re most of the pets here. have been working too much need to sort them out and spend more time with them. And I have saved the money it is not adding to the debt.
Also I started a new exercise programme today. slowly slowly. Change is coming.
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yay to the exercise programme and the petsMortgage at 01.01.14 £119,481.83:eek: today £0 Emergency fund £5.5/5.5k & £200/200 cash.:jWeight 24/02/19 14st 7lb now 11st 12lb determined to stop defining myself by my mistakes. Progress not perfection.:T100%through my 1% mortgage challenge. 100% through my pb challenge. I’m not perfect but I’m good enough for now.0
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Am so annoyed.
sorry, that should have started with, Thank you INOD XX
but I am still annoyed!
I worked yesterday and then fell asleep.
I watched tv last night and have had a lazy day sort of today - did paperwork, cleaned the bathroom, cleaned the animals, bathed the dogs.
BUT I STILL have work to do. I love teaching but HATE the lack of time for preparation. it is just not physically possible to get it all done.
or finish my bloody essay.
And I know I chose all this but right now it just doesn't seem very fair. It is childish I know. am a grown up really. Just think most people at the new place are under huge pressure and I am trying SO hard not to let it get to me but when I look at my list I could just cry. literally.
*goes off to continue being stroppy child*
*whilst marking, prepping and writing*
*all in 3 hours. ha ha !!!!ing ha.*
ugh.Nevertheless she persisted.0
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