Just keep swimming

itcouldbeworse

Good morning diary.


Cloudy and looks as though it may rain yuck.


Have checked banking this morning and £25 has gone in from a survey site, so I have sent £20 to N£XT and kept £5 back for our little break away next week, loving how N£XT is coming down will update sig tomorrow when the payment is showing on my online account and then it will be at £355:D, just goes to show how all these little payments add up.


Planning on another quiet day at home today as DS is still not quite 100% and we have the dentist tomorrow, going to take a picnic with us if the weather is nice as there is a lovely park with an adventure playground near to the dentist, so could spend the afternoon there.


Plans today-
Ironing.
Find/list ebay item.
All meals from stores.
Surveys.
clean bathroom/porch.
hoover stairs/upstairs rooms.


Off to do some surveys.

itcouldbeworse

Morning diary.


Been up since 6am as I couldn't sleep, DH is off for the week and we started his holiday off with an almighty row last night, not good and I know its partly because he is so tired because he has been working so hard, but I hate the way he can make me feel so stupid sometimes, it was all because I asked him for help with something I couldn't do and because he didn't want to do it he got cranky with me, but I tried to point out that he gets upset when I don't ask for help and try and do everything myself because we are supposed to be a team, I can't bl**dy well win.


Whinge over and back to positive thinking.


Signed up for the fish trial on Tesc0 0rchard yesterday and got excepted which is brilliant, I don't usually shop in Tesc0 these days, but thereis one near my work so I will pop in there once the vouchers have arrived.


Have a couple of items ending on £bay today, one has bids on so might make a couple of quid, also at £32.10 with 0nepoll, so hopefully will be cashing out soon.


Dentist today then going to have walk to the park and take a picnic, might even gt a sneaky potion of chips to share.


N£xt is coming down slowly, I'm still waiting on around £23 from surveys, which will be thrown straight at it, would be great to hit £300 by the end of the month, think it would be a long stretch though.


We are thinking of going to B'Pool PB this Friday or Saturday but the weather forecast states its going to be awful and really don't want to go if we are going to end of soaked, might sit the kids down and explain about weather and going away to cousins and that maybe we could go on the next nice weekend after the holidays, will see what they say.

itcouldbeworse

Afternoon diary.


Postie brought me a sachet of hot chocolate and £5 B00ths reward voucher, spent rewards voucher when we went to the dentist and got 2 loaves of bread, squash, potato cake and treats, spent an extra 14p.


All went well at the dentist, all of our teeth are fine, so don't need to go back for 6 months, but of course it cost £18.80 for her to tell me that.


Another £bay sale and £5 made, so that's been sent straight off to N£XT.

itcouldbeworse

Evening diary. Very quick update.


Took the children swimming today, so that cost £11.40 for all of us, I then made the fatal mistake of going into Sainsbury$ with DH and kids, managed to spend £18 !!!!!!:mad:. Paid £30 off PO CC which is £4 over the min payment.


Made £9.50 on £bay today so that's gone to N£XT and listed another item today.


Main shop tomorrow and going to get ds a another pair of school trousers.

Orange_Ena

Oh no, definitely leave the OH and kids in the car next time! You're doing well with the eb@y sales though

itcouldbeworse

Orange_Ena wrote: »

Oh no, definitely leave the OH and kids in the car next time! You're doing well with the eb@y sales though

Thankyou, listing one item a day this month has been really easy, as it only takes minutes and if it doesn't sell I just relist.


I hate going shopping with OH/kids, always spend much more.

Orange_Ena

itcouldbeworse wrote: »

Thankyou, listing one item a day this month has been really easy, as it only takes minutes and if it doesn't sell I just relist.


I hate going shopping with OH/kids, always spend much more.

I think I need to try that approach. They sent me an offer a few weeks ago and I'd just had a sort out so I listed 34 items in one day. Must have taken me 12 hours. :eek: But I really didn't think about all the time to wrap them! I sold 25 of the items which is great, but that took hours to get them wrapped. Made about £120 though so it was worth it........ :T

itcouldbeworse

Orange_Ena wrote: »

I think I need to try that approach. They sent me an offer a few weeks ago and I'd just had a sort out so I listed 34 items in one day. Must have taken me 12 hours. :eek: But I really didn't think about all the time to wrap them! I sold 25 of the items which is great, but that took hours to get them wrapped. Made about £120 though so it was worth it........ :T

Wow! well done for having the patient to list 34 items, £120 is a fantastic amount to make.

itcouldbeworse

Afternoon diary,


Another quick update -


Few spends today £10 on school trousers for DS, bought school socks and tights in sain$burys as they have 25% off so that was another £10.50.
Grocery spends £49.25 in a1di and £15 in B&M.
Postie brought me my library card today and also a pack of Mikado choc biscuit things and very yummy the were too.
No £bay sales today but did receive £3 from mysurv£y which has gone straight to N£XT and I have redeemed £10 amaz0n voucher from a surevey site.


Off to make tea.

There_Is_a_Light

Looks like you are continuing to make excellent progress. Hope that you have a fantastic time at the cousins. It sounds exciting to be camping in an empty house. The kids will love it!