Renovations and Repayments.

AlexLK

Today has been a relatively good / relaxed day in the end apart from being a bit under the weather this morning. Tomorrow is now looming and I can't quite believe the summer is (practically) over.

I know it's a little early to start my targets for September but it feels the right time to draw a bit of a line under August / summer as my wife starts work tomorrow and I start my course.

So, September targets are as follows:

Start as I mean to go on with ... Organise end of month treat ...
Overpayment: Make one even if it is only £50.
Food budget: £30 / £400.
Meat free days: 1 / 10.
No work weekends: / 3.
15 minutes piano practise each morning: / 33.
At least 10,000 steps per day: 18,000 today.
10 minutes exercise (not inc. walking): 1 / 34.
A/F school nights: 1. Yes, back on this, maman. :rotfl:
but most importantly ... Get through the month!:eek:

kelpie35

So pleased you have all had a good summer and so many memories made.

Will be thinking of you tomorrow, I know you will be fine and it is ok to be a little nervous.

Take care

smallholdingsister

Sooo settled in thanks Alex. Felt like home right away.

AlexLK

kelpie35 wrote: »

So pleased you have all had a good summer and so many memories made.

Will be thinking of you tomorrow, I know you will be fine and it is ok to be a little nervous.

Take care

Thanks, Kelpie.

Well, I've made it to nearly 6pm! Had a good day, breaking in gently I think. Managed to pick my son up earlier than expected and do a little work to the car (just a silly little job).

Didn't get much sleep last night, despite being in bed for 11.30pm. I expected that, to be honest. Still got up at the time I needed to and played piano.

smallholdingsister wrote: »

Sooo settled in thanks Alex. Felt like home right away.

That's brilliant news.

kelpie35

That news has cheered me up so much.

Hope you get into a good sleeping pattern very soon.

Take care

Suffolk_lass

Good start Alex. Make sure you give yourself the best chance of sleeping (I'm about to stop with electronic things this evening, so I can go straight to sleep when I go to bed)

AlexLK

Start as I mean to go on with ... Organise end of month treat ...
Overpayment: Make one even if it is only £50.
Food budget: £30 / £400.
Meat free days: 1 / 10.
No work weekends: / 3.
15 minutes piano practise each morning: 1 / 33.
At least 10,000 steps per day: 12,000 today.
10 minutes exercise (not inc. walking): 2 / 34.
A/F school nights: 2.
but most importantly ... Get through the month!:eek: Got through the day.

kelpie35 wrote: »

That news has cheered me up so much.

Hope you get into a good sleeping pattern very soon.

Take care

Thanks, Kelpie.

Will be in bed for 10.30pm tonight and read until 11. Rather tired so should hopefully sleep but not putting myself under any pressure as I'm sure I will adjust eventually even if that means a few days of feeling a bit out of sorts.

Trying to approach work in a very different way to my previous career. Hopefully good habits will form this year and carry forward.

AlexLK

Suffolk_lass wrote: »

Good start Alex. Make sure you give yourself the best chance of sleeping (I'm about to stop with electronic things this evening, so I can go straight to sleep when I go to bed)

Thanks, SL.

Computer will be off at 10.30 when I go to bed. Reading until 11 but then lights out and meditation on. Mrs. K. falls to sleep after about 5 minutes of the guided meditation. :rotfl:

AlexLK

Hope forcing myself into the morning routine will carrry on. Woke up 25 minutes before the alarm this morning and have worked on a piece of music as well as prepping and putting an item I want to sell up for sale.

Karmacat

AlexLK wrote: »

I am quite aware mothers are more often than not the one to give up work and provide childcare. It is also accepted, whilst my situation isn't and I'm aware of the type of ridicule directed at me whilst others think I'm not listening. I miss my son terribly when he's at school, that too is acceptable for a mother but not for a father. When a mother is the main earner, she gets a pat on the back, a well done and congratulations for showing others it can be done When a mother stays at home, she is congratulated, told it's her choice to make (because no one else can have a say, of course) and is welcomed into a community. A decision is made for a father to be the main caregiver and he's a waste of space loser who is punching far above his weight. Doesn't matter that it was the right choice for a couple to make because, of course, society can't admit that fathers are fit to care for their children and see them thrive.

:eek: My brother was a SAHD 25-30 years ago, in the grittier parts of Birkenhead, and that kind of sh** really wasn't an issue :eek:

newgirly wrote: »

I don't know what your experiences are Alex but as a sahm for many years I was constantly asked why I didn't work and when I was going back to work, I really don't think it's just sahd's.

I also had (female ) friends who went back full time and shock horror - put their kids into nursery that was even more frowned upon. Every family is different, you basically can't win so s*d what anyone else thinks :rotfl:

What she said :rotfl::j :rotfl::j :rotfl::j

One trick is to bore people like into shutting up. Oh really? Fancy that. Whaddaya know. Thats unusual. Gosh. I'll think about that (and then ignore it, but you don't say that bit :rotfl:). Arguing with people who babble on about stereotypes doesn't really work, because they're not bothering to *think*. Happens everywhere ...

Good luck with your new start!

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