Positive steps thread 2014

Callisto

ghostmadlittlemiss wrote: »

Don't worry if you're not able to post every day, I'm in and out of this thread all the time due to illness. I'll post for a few days, forget that I'm ill and overdo it or something will throw my list off and then I'll be gone for a while. I'm really trying to do my best to come straight back after any breaks, even though I feel embarrassed at having done so badly some days.

You're the one who said you were moving because of noisy neighbours, right? I totally sympathise, my lot are quite good with noise most of the time but I had some hellish ones at my last place.

What's the new place you're looking at now. Is it a house or a flat? If a flat, what floor's in on? Sorry, I'm a bit nosy.

Thanks for the reminder about not having to post every day. Posting on the thread helps in one way as I feel more accountable to complete things on the list. However I also feel it's like 'aaaaagh, my list is in the public domain, must complete all items, plus extra tasks or everyone will see how much I fail/procrastinate/can't be bothered.'

I want to move for several reasons. I currently live in a ground floor flat and have a dog and no garden. This place was the only one I could find that would accept a dog at short notice, after splitting from my partner. It is not very big and has absolutely no storage. From the upstairs flat you can hear them talking, playing music or video games and using the toilet! When upstairs decides to invite their friends round, it sounds like a herd of elephants walking about. I did live in a top floor flat several years back and preferred it to ground floor. The noise level is nowhere near as bad as your previous neighbours, although before I lived in a semi rural village, so I was used to it being fairly peaceful.

The house I am applying for is in a small town with lots of woods and country walks close by for the dog, but still only a few minutes walk to the high street, plus it is closer to my parents. The house also has a garden (yay!), so it would mean no more 11pm wee wee walks across the road from the flat!

I took the application fee and ID documents into the letting agency today, 3 days for credit check...

Callisto

List for Saturday

[STRIKE]STUDY - I've been granted an assignment extension, so need to finish the reading tomorrow and start on first draft.
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[STRIKE]1 x washing - Currently have a small washing mountain to get through.
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Either watch a film or catch up with a TV series in the evening. Didn't do this.

nish50

Nice to see a few new names around here!

Today's list

[STRIKE]Use up brocolli (bought reduced at Mr T yesterday)[/STRIKE]Done
Iron 5 clothes!
Take DD out in the evening to watch the fireworks
[STRIKE]Online shop (done using a £15 off code!)[/STRIKE]Done
I think that's it for today. I'm having a quiet day before the madness of school starts again next week!

Nisha

ghostmadlittlemiss

I've just got back from a lovely weekend away with my mum. We went shopping and then went to a Chinese buffet on Sat and went to a craft fair and then swimming on Sun. It was great to see her and I managed to get up there on just under 1/2 a tank of petrol. :j So I'll have to look into going again some time soon, maybe next month.

levens wrote: »

Hello, I've been lurking around the threads this am...

1. lurking...no I mean researching moneysaving tips
2. working out meal plans and shopping list
3. check direct debit dates to add to cash flow book
   
4. call potential new landlady
5. email ex landlord asking for deposit for the third time
6. continue to pack

hummm how do I strike though to ssee I have done stuff

To strike through what you've written, double click on Edit, highlight the text you want to strike through and then press the [STRIKE]S[/STRIKE] button on the top right of the text box.

Callisto wrote: »

Thanks for the reminder about not having to post every day. Posting on the thread helps in one way as I feel more accountable to complete things on the list. However I also feel it's like 'aaaaagh, my list is in the public domain, must complete all items, plus extra tasks or everyone will see how much I fail/procrastinate/can't be bothered.'

I want to move for several reasons. I currently live in a ground floor flat and have a dog and no garden. This place was the only one I could find that would accept a dog at short notice, after splitting from my partner. It is not very big and has absolutely no storage. From the upstairs flat you can hear them talking, playing music or video games and using the toilet! When upstairs decides to invite their friends round, it sounds like a herd of elephants walking about. I did live in a top floor flat several years back and preferred it to ground floor. The noise level is nowhere near as bad as your previous neighbours, although before I lived in a semi rural village, so I was used to it being fairly peaceful.

The house I am applying for is in a small town with lots of woods and country walks close by for the dog, but still only a few minutes walk to the high street, plus it is closer to my parents. The house also has a garden (yay!), so it would mean no more 11pm wee wee walks across the road from the flat!

I took the application fee and ID documents into the letting agency today, 3 days for credit check...

Good luck with the move, I hope the credit check goes ok. And I honestly could've wrote your first paragraph myself, I feel awful when I've missed a day (or not completed everything), it makes it so much harder to come back because I feel like I've let everyone down. It's something that I'm really trying to work on though.

Kayleigh

ghostmadlittlemiss

I'm going to try and get some sleep now even though downstairs haven't gone to bed yet, they're still playing a game (I think) but I've got an early start tomorrow. I've decided that I'm going to try buying some earplugs tomorrow. I tried them at the last place but they didn't work very well. They blocked out most of the noise but the noise there came with vibration and the slight movement with no noise to orientate it made me feel sick. But there's none of it here unless they slam a door so hopefully, it should work here. Like I said, they're not malicious, they're just stupid kids (yes, they're 18+ but I'll stop calling them kids when they learn they're not the centre of the universe. Which makes our downstairs neighbour a kid too and he's older than me! ) So maybe I'll be able to start sleeping when I want to, not when they go to bed.

My list for tomorrow:

Get £10 from cash machine.
[STRIKE]Aqua Aerobics - 9:30am.[/STRIKE] Slept in again.
[STRIKE]Buy earplugs.[/STRIKE] Done.
Buy Park and Ride pass.
[STRIKE]Meeting at Mind - 12pm.[/STRIKE] Done.
[STRIKE]Appointment at Apple store re voicemail problems - 1:10pm.[/STRIKE] Done.
[STRIKE]Set up Standing Order to MH.[/STRIKE] Done.
[STRIKE]Write letter to MH re standing order being set up and asking them to remove my phone number.[/STRIKE] Done.
[STRIKE]Post letter.[/STRIKE] Too late, will do tomorrow.
[STRIKE]Return library books.
[/STRIKE] Too late, will do Thurs when they reopen.
Kayleigh

ghostmadlittlemiss

That was easily the best night's sleep I've had in ages! :jI woke up at some point in the middle of the night and pulled the earplugs out but it was quiet by then so it didn't matter. They didn't get a full test last night as it wasn't hugely noisy when I went to bed so hopefully, they'll work just as well when it actually is noisy. I should get a good test of them tonight though, what with all the fireworks! :eek:

As it's now November (:eek:), I'd better see about setting my mini goals for this month. So, these are the things that I want to have done by the 30th Nov.

Income

I will have tried having a stall at Green Park Station for at least one day.

Debt/Savings

I will have saved £50 in my matched betting account to put towards my credit card next month.

Weight/fitness

I will have achieved my half a stone award at Slimming World and I won't have missed any exercise classes this month.

University

I will have sent off all requests for medical and university records.

Motivation/mental wellbeing

I will have undergone hypnosis for motivation on 7th Nov and will have had no more than 5 break days this month.

Kayleigh

ghostmadlittlemiss

My list for today:

[STRIKE]Motivational hypnosis mp3. (M/mw).[/STRIKE] Done.
[STRIKE]Put bedding into washing machine (include new duvet cover). (Misc)[/STRIKE] Done.
[STRIKE]E-mail doctor's surgery re medical records. (U)[/STRIKE] Done.
[STRIKE]Ring university re who to request records from. (U)[/STRIKE] Done.
[STRIKE]Shower. (Misc)[/STRIKE] Done.
[STRIKE]Brush teeth. (Misc)[/STRIKE] Done.
Clean steamer. (Misc)
[STRIKE]Take out one bag cardboard, one bag plastic/paper and one bag shredded paper for recycling. (Misc) [/STRIKE] Done.
Take steamer to 2nd hand shop (if they won't take it, take it to charity shop). (D/s)
[STRIKE]Post letter to MH (send recorded). (D/s)[/STRIKE] Done.
Tear up cardboard that neighbours left outside :mad: (wash hands afterwards). (Misc)
Wash pots. (Misc)
Wake up on time hypnosis mp3. (M/mw)

Kayleigh

ghostmadlittlemiss

I've got a very busy, very important day tomorrow so I'd better get to bed soon.

My list for tomorrow:

Motivational hypnosis mp3. (M/mw)
Shower. (Misc)
[STRIKE]Badminton - 10:30am. (Wl/f)[/STRIKE] Done.
Return library books. (Misc)
Ring animal shelter and see if they want my old duvet.
Clean steamer. (Misc)
Fill one bin bag for charity shop. (Misc)
Take duvet to shelter if wanted. (Misc)
Take steamer to 2nd hand shop (if they won't take it, take it to charity shop). (D/s)
Take bag to charity shop. (Misc)
[STRIKE]Take OH to doctor's appointment. (Misc)[/STRIKE] Done.
[STRIKE]Open evening at CoBC. (U)[/STRIKE] Done.
[STRIKE]Weigh in at Slimming World. (Wl/f)[/STRIKE] Done.

Kayleigh

Callisto

I've had a phone call from the letting agent and I can rent the fantastic house! :j

Today I have finished and handed in my assignment (glad it's finally gone) and changed the due date on my credit card direct debit.

List for Thursday

[STRIKE]Give notice to the letting agent for the flat[/STRIKE] Done

[STRIKE]Ask at some shops for cardboard boxes for packing[/STRIKE] Done, also got some strong tape and a black marker.

If I can get some boxes, start packing some books and clothes, so it is tidier for when agent wants to send people round to view the flat - Not done yet, currently going through books and clothes to see what can be donated to charity, as trying to declutter.

Make a plan for what I need to sort out before and after the move - Not done yet

[STRIKE]Tidy away Uni stuff that is currently everywhere in living room, I am very messy at assignment time! I am taking tomorrow off studying as I need a break from textbooks.
[/STRIKE] Done
[STRIKE]Call bank and ask them to restore online access to savings account[/STRIKE] Done, waiting for letter to be sent out

Listen to one CD that is in the pile I have acquired, put into charity bag if I don't like it - Not done yet

Catch up with a TV series in the evening - Not done

ModestyB

Callisto, that's wonderful news. I hope you'll be very happy in your new house.