Three choices in life; Give up, Give in or Give all you've got!!

please-let-me-be-lucky

Sun_Addict wrote: »

Well it's a habit you need to quit Time to put yourself at the top of the list xx

I know! Every year I think I will try to do it. This year I’ll be 40 so I promise I will this time Xx

mary_hinge

please-let-me-be-lucky wrote: »

You guys are so canny - thank you for all your lovely good wishes :A. I keep forgetting and then remembering and getting excited all over again!!! Can’t wait until it’s all booked though so it feels more real.

Hard saving for spending money begins now!

Penny, we spent most of our holiday at Universal Studios last time, so hopefully we can do different things this time. Feel VERY lucky to be getting the opportunity again.

Beanie, Christmas is such an expensive time that I usually spend my Christmas money on food shopping or diesel something rather than on myself. Also, my birthday is the day before DS1’s and the kids have just gone back to school in September, so I usually spend my birthday money on similar things as we are skint then too. It’s just a habbit I’ve got in to .

I haven't been home in almost 6 years and had almost forgotten "Canny" do you say "pet"too? :D

I am just the same as you, my birthday and christmas money goes in the pot too. I do try to recoup some of it back in the better money months but then feel guilty

please-let-me-be-lucky

mary_hinge wrote: »

I haven't been home in almost 6 years and had almost forgotten "Canny" do you say "pet"too?

Aye pet I do :rotfl: Xx

beanielou

Sun_Addict wrote: »

Well it's a habit you need to quit Time to put yourself at the top of the list xx

please-let-me-be-lucky wrote: »

I know! Every year I think I will try to do it. This year I’ll be 40 so I promise I will this time Xx

Seconded by me.
Make sure you do Lucky:D

beanielou

I bought a kettle with my Christmas money :rotfl:

CP2016

beanielou wrote: »

I bought a kettle with my Christmas money :rotfl:

Living large there beanie.

So pleased to hear about your good luck PLMBL. Karma. :j

amber03

I also try to please other people and forget about "me". My three DS's are now older , working and have changed into lovely men with the last couple of months them telling me to start looking after myself as they can take care of themselves. This is hard to hear and hard to do but I am determined that 2018 is the year to do it.

Fantastic news regarding your holiday to Florida, how did you win it. Sometimes you wonder if people actually win these prizes or whether it's actually fake. A few people I know regularly enter completions and have won small prizes. Perhaps I will give it a go.

Hope the good news keeps coming for you.x

please-let-me-be-lucky

amber03 wrote: »

Fantastic news regarding your holiday to Florida, how did you win it. Sometimes you wonder if people actually win these prizes or whether it's actually fake. A few people I know regularly enter completions and have won small prizes. Perhaps I will give it a go.

Hope the good news keeps coming for you.x

Hi amber,

I enter competitions as a hobby. It started around the time of DH’s accident when I could neither sleep nor have anyone to talk to, and it has provided many things for our family that we would not otherwise afford.

To date (off the top of my head), I’ve won £1k, a gold necklace, a trip to Legoland with hotel stay, concert tickets, multiple cinema tickets, pantomime tickets, £100 pizza express voucher, £20 Debenhams voucher, toys and now this biggie - the Florida trip.

Wow, even I didn’t realise it had been that much!!

I use these forums to enter competitions and always tick ‘do not share my details’ type boxes. I only enter for things I’d actually like to win, whether for myself or as the perfect gift for someone.

This particular competition for Florida was via an email from Ocean Florida Villas, asking me to vote in their awards. I literally picked my favourite looking villa froma group of photos and entered my details. Still can’t believe it really! Xx

please-let-me-be-lucky

Happy New Year everyone, hope 2018 is brilliant for you all.

My goals for next year are as follows;
1) Save a minimum of £1k saving money for Florida.
2) Lose weight. Seriously, it’s about time!! I’m 40 in September and want to look better incase I have a party, but moreso I need to be healthier.
3) Be more active now foot seems better (fingers crossed).
4) Have a minimum of 60 NSD’s throughout the year.
5) Take better care of myself/my physical appearance.
6) Continue entering competitions.
7) Do as many good deeds as possible.
8) Declutter.

Thanks to everyone who has continued to support me on this diary. I honestly would have gone mad by now without you Xx

pennywisepoundstupid

Great set of goals there PLMBL, i'm also going to be 40 in 2018.

Happy new year and here's to a healthy wealthy 2018. xx