Money and Me - A Love/Hate Story

giblet1979

Music Industry Management sounds very interesting - glad you're enjoying it and thanks for explaining x

skintygerlinky

Evening Divas xxxxxxxx


Mum and Dad home from a lovely holiday (yay! They've needed it, mum says she feels she's 'turned a corner' after rotten start to the year. Good to hear) Her and dad bought me a couple of lovely new bags back, how nice is that? Im 38!! Am chuffed haha!


One of them is a shopping type bag, Mum said 'I thought that would be good for when you're doing your messages' hahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!


We also have a 'back kitchen' even though we've only got one kitchen, like the vast majority of people. 'Put that in the back kitchen for us'. As opposed to what?? The side kitchen?!
And although we've got a front and back garden, their garden-ness never gets mentioned. Its always 'The Front' and 'The Back'. EG - 'where's me Dad?' 'He's out watering The Front' hahahaaaaa!!


xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

skintygerlinky

Right. Tomorrow.


Out of the house early, so lets do this now:


Up, showered, dressed for a looooong day DONE
Brekkie DONE
Sort enough food for looooooong day - flask of soup, sandwiches, poss couscous? DONE (soup in a flask and sandwiches plus banana & crisps in a Tupperware with a little serviette. I AM HERMIONIE GRANGER)
Get all uni books together, files etc that Im taking DONE (Weighing a ton)
Bus and train to uni DONE (Barely!)
Plonk resolutely in library DONE (plonked next to boy who smelled!!)
FINISH CRITICAL DISCUSSION!! ER....NOT QUITE!!
Complete draft interview questions DREAM ON
Break Snickers and coffee
Ongoing Uni work INNIT
Tutorial at 6PM DONE - REALLY GOOD
Train EASY
Get picked up at station AM SPOILT
Home - cup of tea, collapse in bed HERE WE ARE!


WE CAN DO THIS SKINTY!!!

in_need_of_direction

Does the plonk resolutely in the library refer to where you'll be positioning yourself or your consumption of a beverage or two?

girlatplay

skintygerlinky wrote: »

...Right. Early night I think. Want to get down the shops early to get the messages in (got to get those messages, innit girlatplay!!). Mum and dad back tomorrow....!


Night all xxxxxxxxxx


Sits up in bed, light back on..........anyone else in here call doing the shopping 'going for the messages'?! xxxxxxxxxxx

skintygerlinky wrote: »

...One of them is a shopping type bag, Mum said 'I thought that would be good for when you're doing your messages' hahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!

:rotfl:Properly LOL'd at these! "Messages" is very common here in Scotland. Tends to be the more mature types that use it now, like your grannies and their friends. My grandma used it (although she passed away 22 years ago). I know I used it on my diary the other day skinty but I honestly hardly ever use it. It just popped out that day!

I used to have a boss who was a Scouser. I remember her saying something one time that completely confused me. I had no idea what she meant but she said it was definitely a Scouse phrase: "I gave her a down the banks". Whenever I hear that now I smile smugly to myself because I know what it means!

Magsnoodle wrote: »

Hiya girlatplay

I was 40 the week I started my MBA and there are quite a few people I am on the course with who have not been to uni before. If you do a part time course it tends to be with more 'mature' (ahem) individuals. Yes you will get some smart ar%"s but mostly they are good guys who are in the same boat as you.

Start looking into it and there is a thing called career development loans that does pay some of the fees and you start to pay it back after you are finished.

x

Thank you. I actually have some savings (see sig) but they are supposed to be towards buying the HA share of my house so that I own 100% of it (well, with mortgage). I am so afraid of debt though that I would use them to carry me through. I spent such a long and horrible time getting out of debt and then some time building up the savings that I couldn't bring myself to take on debt again. I am currently saving for a holiday that Little Miss Gap and I are taking at the end of June but once that is over I will have circa. £300 per month to save. I was going to use that to reduce the mortgage (it is interest only) but I would be more than happy to portion it up to cover Uni fees.

I am definitely looking into it. I spoke to my colleague who went "back" to Uni a few years ago. She says she was 46 when she went back. She said it was surprisingly easy to go back. The work was hard and she had to work hard but going there was fine.

Thank you everyone for your continued suggestions and support. xx

skintygerlinky

in_need_of_direction wrote: »

Does the plonk resolutely in the library refer to where you'll be positioning yourself or your consumption of a beverage or two?

Hahahahaaaaaaaaa I wish! Nice cold pint in the library whilst I work!!

skintygerlinky

Evening Divas xxxxxxx


Ohhhh Im tired. But had a great day!!Lots done in uni, really encouraging tutorial, know what I'm doing for this module which should be all done by next Friday. So that's freed up some time to concentrate on the other remaining module for this year.


God. Time flies eh? Seems like 5mins ago it was September and now here we are.


Right. Will do tomorrows to-do's and then sleeeeeeeeeeeeep xxxxxxxxxx

skintygerlinky

Friday.....


Up, shower, brekkie, Frasier! (bit more time Friday mornings) DONE
Sort dins - maybe egg mayo sandwiches?DONE
Dressed, ready for work DONE
Bus to work, then work! NO WORK!!!! WAHOO!!
**Shopping for friends kids' birthdays DO NOT FORGET** DONE (Well done Skinty!!)
Home, doss for a bit HAD NAP hahahaa!!
Prepare tea....cauliflower cheese? With pasta so its kinda macaroni? STEW INSTEAD!!
Chilled Friday night...no work, no uni work, just catch up on telly.ABOUT TO START!


Sounds fab in theory!!

skintygerlinky

Evening Dear Divas xxx


How are we, what we up to???
I've good news and bad news today. Bad news is just awful - woman who lives in street behind mine was burgled this week. Carbon copy of our burglary...except this time they went upstairs. Will spare you the details but they were armed and although she wasn't physically hurt she's very shaken up and off work.


What the %£*& is going on, Divas?? This has been such a quiet area of town for the whole time my parents have lived here. All of sudden its just...not? But onwards and upwards we go otherwise we'd never sleep. Or something.


Anyway, good news today - my session at work was cancelled wooop! So had an unexpected free afternoon! Treated self to cake and coffee then shopped for friends daughters' birthdays tomorrow. More coffee and cake when I go up there tomorrow!


Lazy night tonight. Loads of stuff Ive recorded off the telly so will see what I fancy watching.


Money wise Im hopefully back on track. This will be a skinty month for sure as I've lots of birthdays. But in a better frame of mind than last month so that helps.


Hope everyone's good - Happy Friday xxxxxxxxxxxx

skintygerlinky

Morning Diva Types! xxxxxxx


I'm in bed, will move in a min. My telly catch up didn't work, as found other stuff to watch!! Stupidly decided to watch a repeat of Eastenders that seemed to go on and on and on....I called time on The Vic when I realised they were repeating storylines from 1998, 2009 AND 1987 at 1.30AM this morning!!


I've really lost touch with all the soaps, but lots of people I know watch them regularly. In fact lets do this, Divas: who watches the soaps here??
In fact, what telly do you watch regularly?? I'm always interested in this as I've noticed for years now I just don't seem to watch any!!


Which of course means I do, but am such a sucker for documentaries about music I seem to spend load of time watching them. What else? I never seem to get round to watching the big serials that are on, so miss out on loads of conversations of 'did you see so-and-so last night?'


What am I doing with my time, Divas??!! Probably watching documentaries about ELO, Curtis Mayfield, Kate Bush and Norwegian Industrial Dance. Aaaaaargh am geek!!!


I do make the effort sometimes, honest. I watched Mad Men for yonks and loved it and stumbled across The Wire on BBC2 a few years ago and oh my god got hooked. The Wire is, in my skew-wiff opinion, simply the greatest TV series ever made, I think it is truly great art. Just the best.


But I think I need more trash in my life. I'm watching Luther a bit....but as we know that's cos I fancy Idris Elba. Like, dead bad (first found him in The Wire...oh Idris...). What else...Friends and Frasier repeats. Oooh taping that new series, Hinterland. Maybe watch that this weekend.


Aaaaaaywaaaay today is a bit more of a relaxed day, simply need to get up, get fed, showered, ready and take these pressies up to my mates house, gossip with her and then come home and get busy in the kitchen I reckon.


So. Lets make a start.


Happy Saturday, Divas xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx