Diary of my new life !!!

benbenandme

Evening all My cold has well and truly come out, I've been sneezing and sniffling all day and my head is really fuzzy Looks like being another early night here :rolleyes:

Nothing much to report here, still no more mystery shops found for the holidays and with only 2 days to go I'm starting to panice a bit now

Today I spent about 8.00 in tesco just on bread, milk and bits In 48 hours time I'll be cracking open a bottle of wine and celebrating :j :j

Karmacat

Aww benben, sorry your cold is so bad, I really know what that's like - but you have to keep going as well, for DS. The early night is deffo recommended - hope you get lots of sleep.

spud30

Not to mention, raising a glass to those of us who still have another week to go

benbenandme

I will be thinking of you Spud We're lucky to finish early, ds doesnt finis till tuesday so I get a couple of days early next week to blitz the house without him around

KC, I will def be in bed early again, I've had a bath already while ds was eating his tea and I'm about to put my pj's on

benbenandme

Someone must have been looking down on me, I've just checked the mystery shop sites and loads of new jobs have just come on and I managed to pick up 7 for the holidays :j :j 6 of them are on the same day :eek: :eek: so I will need to make sure mum can look after ds that day :rolleyes: They will earn me 40.00 payment, 5.00 products from a computer shop, 5.00 products from a supermarket and 5.00 of products from a stamp shop and 15.00 of free bets in bookies :beer: At last my summer challenge is getting going

benbenandme

I've ordered my sale bits from Next, most of the stuff I wanted had already sold out so its saved me a fair bit of money I still managed to order 82.50 of stuff but I will be strict and if its not perfect on me then it goes back I went through quidco and 2.48 has tracked already for it too :beer:

I was given a nice bottle of red wine today from a manager at work, will be cracked open tomorrow night One day to go, one day to go

Postie brought me a letter from Inland Revenue today saying I owe 250.00 :eek: :eek: :eek: for NI payments :mad: :mad: I will phone them up as I have no idea why they've sent it now, I registered as self-employed about 18 months ago and was told as I earn so little from mystery shopping / aqa (usually about 20/30 quid a month) I wouldn't have to pay anything. They have never mentioned anything since so to suddenly get a bill for arrears is very worrying and I'm angry :mad: :mad: :mad: It had better not be right or there really wouldn't be much point doing any of the mystery shopping and stuff :rolleyes:

So far today I've spent 2.50 on lunch and 90p on sweets

CHEAP_AS_CHIPS_4

Hi, benben

Ouch!, thats not good and with no warning, is it right?

next sale mmmmmm, how have you managed to order, i got my sale letter today and it says 19th july!!, iam just a little bit obssesed with next (well the sale anyway):D

how are things with ds at school?

i got reports for my eldest two and they were great:D am so relived especially my little one who has problems with her speech, shes talking in class and its so wonderfull that shes no longer sitting in silence and watching everyone else:o

cheaps x

benbenandme

Hi CAC, I've posted on the mystery shopping thread too for some advice re. the NI stuff, I've got my fingers crossed that it isn't right or I will be giving it up :mad: Its only pin money and half the time is a lot of hassle for a couple of pounds, and if I then have to pay them half of it too then its really not worth the effort :mad:

I got a vip slot for the next sale online, do you have a next directory? I do prefer it to fighting my way round the store at silly o'clock Its too easy to spend too much though so I was quite pleased that there wasn't that much left tbh The xmas sale is always much better too.

Ds is having a bit of a wobbly week at school but I'm just counting down the days now. His so called friend pushed him over again today and he got a nose bleed :mad: He did win the prize ( a little kite) in pass the parcel at the after scool club end of term party tonight though Well done for your dc's reports, its lovely isn't it

Keeping_Motivated

Hi Benben

Hope you sort the NI stuff coz thats pants!!

Just wondered if the after school club ever have any problems with your DS and if his 'friend' also goes to the after school club?

KM x

benbenandme

Tonight was the first time his friend has been to after school club. I did ask the leader last week about his behaviour and she said se's only had to speak to him once about his behaviour and that was because he kept jumping on the hopscotch thing while 2 girls were trying to play, hardly crime of the century :rolleyes: so it would seem that this friend does play his part in ds behaviour :mad:

I've just been on the M&S website and spent 37.00 although from past experience of their sale I won't hold my breath waiting for anything to turn up :rolleyes: :rolleyes: There was some nice stuff though, some shorts and pj's for ds which would be nice if they do come