Hope is not an Effective Financial Strategy

shangaijimmy

Moneyfordreams said:

Sounds like you live near us Jimmy   
It was raining here, but they still went off with a bang!
Happy New year to you and your family  
glad to read you previous calf injury has settled. I used to love running, but stopped (and started) several times due to reoccurring calf tears. I'm tempted to try again.   

I actually did the sensible thing and started to follow a proper plan. I realised that just running however, whenever and for as long and fast as I felt like, was too much. Not giving myself adequate rest. Basically admitting that I'm not 25 any longer! I also now follow the 80 20 rule and it has completely changed my running. Since then no injuries...so far anyway, so I'm sticking to it. I'm now 1 week into a 13 week half marathon plan. I could run the distance now pretty comfortably but I need the discipline of a program. If its not something you're familiar with its well worth some research.

shangaijimmy

Well today was a success with everything achieved. All the decorations are packed away in the loft, and we just need a bit of a general tidy up and hoover of living room and kitchen tomorrow. The kids have fresh beds ready for a good night sleep after last nights late one. The garage is awash with cardboard and bottles waiting for recycling collection on Monday. The waste bin is full to the top, but for that collection is we have to wait till Saturday. I've also got quite a bit of stuff for charity shop, but without any sign of them being open I'm considering just leaving the bags out for the kerbside collections.

So onto my declutter effort... It started with the kitchen food cupboard and an unsuccessful hunt for some porridge... Several food items disposed of with the highlight being 8 trifle sponges that went off in Aug 2018! They were more like dog biscuits they were that hard! I binned a power cable that was damaged (and also a European plug?!?!?!) and 5 hangers (how on earth do so many hangers end up in our houses?).

debtfreeoneday

Food cupboards make me laugh. I guarantee most people would find something out of date if they went hunting. My MIL gave us a pot of treacle once that was 17 years out of date. 😂

Karmacat

That's a really useful day's work you did there, Jimmy  

shangaijimmy

debtfreeoneday said:

Food cupboards make me laugh. I guarantee most people would find something out of date if they went hunting. My MIL gave us a pot of treacle once that was 17 years out of date. 😂

17yrs...that's some serious cupboard neglect! I bet you said thank you though 

Karmacat said:

That's a really useful day's work you did there, Jimmy  

It keeps me out of mischief 

shangaijimmy

The final decoration came down today as I'd forgotten about the lights at the top of the house! Total waster of time putting them up again as 50% end up hiding in the gutters after a bit of wind!

Moneywise we added £1.58 to the TT pot via a couple of purchase round ups. Declutter wise I disposed of a monster truck that I'm sick of standing on, some harry potter glasses and my personal favourite was a yo-yo that didn't yo, let alone yo-yo! Mrs SJ joined in the merriment and got rid of some ends of wool! We are now jointly decluttering a bottle of fizz that we didn't open on New Years Eve as we were both too full of hot pot!

debtfreeoneday

My sort of decluttering there!🥂

Suffolk_lass

debtfreeoneday said:

Food cupboards make me laugh. I guarantee most people would find something out of date if they went hunting. My MIL gave us a pot of treacle once that was 17 years out of date. 😂

Time to confess. I just threw away a jar of lime and chilli chutney with a BBD in 2003 on it. That means it moved house with us when already OOD!. I think it was one of those presents you don't know what to do with

shangaijimmy

debtfreeoneday said:

My sort of decluttering there!🥂

We're not good with wine type beverages...or it may be the 8 bottles of beer that went alongside! Either way I sense my 9mile run in the next hour will be a torturous trudge!

Suffolk_lass said:

debtfreeoneday said:

Food cupboards make me laugh. I guarantee most people would find something out of date if they went hunting. My MIL gave us a pot of treacle once that was 17 years out of date. 😂

Time to confess. I just threw away a jar of lime and chilli chutney with a BBD in 2003 on it. That means it moved house with us when already OOD!. I think it was one of those presents you don't know what to do with

Pity that...I reckon it would have been perfect with some poppadoms 

shangaijimmy

Quick post. I OP'd our TT & spending round ups pot this morning. The weekly pot sat at £5.32, so I added a nice roundly £1 to it and made my first OP for 2021 of £6.32.

My next job is to let these paracetamol kick in and then head out for my run. Although looking at the pooch curled up into the smallest ball possible in the corner of the couch, and snoring serenely makes it even harder to find motivation. On my way upstairs to get changed I will be on the hunt for item(s) to declutter... If any of the kids are in the way, they may be in danger.........