Diary of my new life !!!

benbenandme

I have been very productive since I managed to drag myself out of bed .... so far I have.....

• Called Brittania to get a change of address form for ds child trust fund account
• Called Tesco as some of my old clubcard vouchers have expired (I'm saving for a holiday) ... and they are going to renew them for me :beer:
• Called the CSA to get new payment amoount sorted as ex only has him overnight once a fortnight now instead of once a week
• Paid the water bill online
• Called the lady running the school breakfast club to check all arrangements for next week
• Played Big Cook / Little Cook with ds :rolleyes:
• Had a shower and got dressed (haven't done hair yet though)
• Loaded the dishwasher
• Packed stuff to take to my Mums
• Made beds / tidied ds bedroom

Think I deserve a cup of tea now

benbenandme

Have had a lovely family day out at legoland today :beer: Tickets all came via Mr T so didnt cost anything to get in, had to pay £22 for train fare and £5 for burger king on the way back and £2.80 on Lego pieces for ds ... but was a great day out !!
Tomorrow is my last day of freedom before I start my new job ... I don't feel at all nervous, but it will be strange doing days a week again, I haven't done that since ds was born
Nothing much else to report tonight really .... have to get up early tomorrow to have a big tidy up as Mum is coming down on monday

tigzem

Hope all goes ok at work.... I'll be thinking of you whilst on my hols!!! :j I'm very excited... although I've not started packing yet.... :eek: Got my DD's party this afternoon too after it was cancelled on Wed.

Have a good week xx

hypno06

Good luck at work today! I am starting a new job (albeit one day a week) tomorrow and am starting to feel nervous!! Glad you had a good day yesterday.

benbenandme

Just checked my Nectar points and I have enough for £22.50 off my shopping bill if I go to sainsburys :j :j Think I will do that today and then move the £22.50 saved from my shopping budget over into my mortgage pot I had no idea I had that much as I never really shop there, it has come from my talktalk bills and my tns surveys ... Happy bunny !!

immoral_angeluk

My god you must have a lot of nectar points!!!!!!!1

hypno06

Excellent news - I did the same earlier in the year - had no idea what nectar points I had, then found I had over £30!! It certainly got me through a rough patch money wise a few months ago when I could use them to feed us all!!

I fill my car up at Sainsburys and I think that is where I get most of my points from!

MushyPeas

Hi Benbenandme

I just stumbled across your diary and have read through, it's really inspirational Lovely to read about your fresh start; exploring your new area and getting to know the shops! Good luck in your new job. Your moneysaving attitude is inspirational!

MushyPeas x

benbenandme

Just back from Siansburys and I only spent £22 !!! I paid with nectar points (£20) and £2 cash so now I need to transfer the £20 into my mortgage pot !! And I seemed to gt loads more "proper" food iykwim rather than lots of bits and pieces like when ds is with me :rolleyes: I'm meeting a friend later and we're going to watch an outdoor swing band or something with a picnic so shouldn't need to spend more money :T :T

spud30

Good luck with your new job Benben - when do you start?

I go back to work tomorrow