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  • beanielou wrote: »
    I have started!!!!!!


    Me too. Room looks better. Good stuff Beanie XX


    am shattered.


    spent no money today.


    but work was doable. pets also got some attention.


    XX
    Nevertheless she persisted.
  • I find that when I Declutter, I have to get items out of the house ASAP otherwise they recycle their way back into use.
    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.
  • Buffythedebtslayer
    Buffythedebtslayer Posts: 18,924 Forumite
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    edited 10 September 2014 at 10:24PM
    O MY GOD.


    I am so !!!!ed off. The new job is can be described thus,


    Shambolic, amateur and a shower of !!!!.


    it is driving me mental. ab so lutely mental. People keep saying to me "oh that's how we have always done it"


    OK. Fine. carry on being a bloody failing school. cos it is. And I don't mean in a picky snooty pointless Ofsted way, I mean in a genuinely !!!!!! you are messing up the kids.


    I don't want to say too much as am paranoid re being recognised. but suffice to say at this moment I am drafting a letter! and giving it a month.


    On balance the kids are fine on the whole. just a real lack of communication.


    but then it rarely is the kids, you get the odd total !!!!! but most of them are fine.


    ugh.


    on the plus side have not spent ANY money Mon, Tuesday or today.


    3 NSDs in a row.


    and I just cuddled my dog. Which is good.
    Nevertheless she persisted.
  • Place sounds a mare buffles. Hugs Xx
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  • Sun_Addict
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    As you know I can sympathise on the work front. In my opinion there are too many people in authority who couldn't organise a p&&! up in a brewery. And yet they are let loose to cause havoc! Words fail me!
    I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)
  • thank guys XX


    today was better at work. worse at home. Mum's car has broken down. My lovely lovely mechanic came over after work to have a look.


    Mum was sort of rude to him and she is so tired and worried about my bloody sister.


    she is skint, as one of the dogs is ill and she has run up a vet bill.......fine you might think.......that's reasonable.


    Except that during the conversation she let slip she had maxed out the credit cards..........she owes money to both vets.


    she had 38 dollars to spend on food this week. she has a low paid job and is now in serious trouble.


    my day was so much better at work. and now I am feeling quite a bit down.


    she is really in trouble.


    :(
    Nevertheless she persisted.
  • I wish there was something I could say to help. What does she expect your mum to do?
    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.
  • I guess, I don't know. Give her money.


    I really honestly don't know. I think she thinks Mum has money laying around. god know what she thinks I am doing here!!


    so tired.
    Nevertheless she persisted.
  • beanielou
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    No wonder you are tired.
    It is the emotional strain :(
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  • Buffythedebtslayer
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    edited 11 September 2014 at 10:50PM
    The thing is she thought I wasn't there, ironically when she started the Skype chat I was doing my banking so was a bit involved in that. So she was very honest with Mum. I would imagine it was desperation. It was hard to hear I must say. And Mum, bless, never one to put a positive spin things, so by the end of the conversation even I was struggling to look for positive.


    Oh !!!! it, there isn't one. Not really.


    You are right Beanie. Mum hasn't been happy with out her car and I had a rotten sodding day yesterday. Today was much better work wise but home is tough.


    The thing that is really annoying me is that I sat here and felt guilty looking at my savings. I am so pleased with myself not spending any money this week.


    all bloody ridiculous.


    XX



    (ooo Phoebe is in Scandal!)
    Nevertheless she persisted.
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