*Change of plan - and maybe some good news!*

Snaggles

Thanks, I've got it and will pass it on to her. xxx

ginormousflares

keren29 wrote: »

aaww.......Snaggles........my eggs are completely un-needed and unloved , so mine are up for grabs but at 37 I guess I'm teetering on the wrong side of 'ancient'

I'll have your eggs Keren:D

ginormousflares

Hiya Mrs S. Maybe you could print this thread for DS to read (edited of course!) it may help??

Snaggles

Good suggestion GF - I can't at the moment because she doesn't know I've talked to anyone about it, and I don't want to cause her any upset, but I think in time she would like to read it, and see how kind complete strangers can be.

Snaggles

Arrgghhh, I have been a bit silly today. I have made a perfectly nice travel hamper for my Mum and Dad, but this morning I suddenly got it into my head that it was rubbish, and went out and bought them something else too, spending another £30. Why do I do these things???

It's not really a problem as Stu has said if I need to buy anything for Xmas to just put it on the credit card and he will clear it from the money he has got for overtime (there has been a lot of overtime available as they are so busy just before Xmas), but still....

Actually, is it odd that I don't like taking money from him? For the last 10 years I have earned more than him, so have paid for more, and currently I am waiting for MY shares to increase in value so that I can pay off the loan for HIS car, and I don't begrudge any of that because I feel as though my money is his money. But yet I feel uncomfortable when it's the other way round for a change. Weird.

(Not sure that sentence made sense, and I haven't even started on the Xmas 'spirit' yet...:D)

Anyway, I think we are almost there now - just a little bit more cleaning and tidying to do, but will get most of it done today, so that tomorrow we can relax a bit once Stu gets home from work.

Don't forget to defrost your turkeys everyone!!! (thanks Lucy )

ZTD

Snaggles wrote: »

Arrgghhh, I have been a bit silly today. I have made a perfectly nice travel hamper for my Mum and Dad, but this morning I suddenly got it into my head that it was rubbish, and went out and bought them something else too, spending another £30. Why do I do these things???

Because you're surrounded by adverts which gradually chip away at your confidence "Home made things are shiite. *Buy* stuff. Stuff that's made by highly-trained and qualified child slave-labourers in a sweatshop in the far-east using materials with dubious safety records that get recalled all the time. That's a REAL Christmas..."

Snaggles wrote: »

Actually, is it odd that I don't like taking money from him? For the last 10 years I have earned more than him, so have paid for more, and currently I am waiting for MY shares to increase in value so that I can pay off the loan for HIS car, and I don't begrudge any of that because I feel as though my money is his money. But yet I feel uncomfortable when it's the other way round for a change. Weird.

Difficulty in adapting. You obviously have emotional capital invested in your role as "provider".

Snaggles wrote: »

(Not sure that sentence made sense, and I haven't even started on the Xmas 'spirit' yet...:D)

Everything makes sense after that stuff...

Snaggles

ZTD wrote: »

Because you're surrounded by adverts which gradually chip away at your confidence "Home made things are shiite. *Buy* stuff. Stuff that's made by highly-trained and qualified child slave-labourers in a sweatshop in the far-east using materials with dubious safety records that get recalled all the time. That's a REAL Christmas..."

:eek: :eek: :eek:

ZTD wrote: »

Difficulty in adapting. You obviously have emotional capital invested in your role as "provider".

Oooh, I never thought of it like that - I've adapted to the 'being at home looking after the kids' part really easily, but maybe I find the 'not bringing in any money' part a bit too scary.

ZTD wrote: »

Everything makes sense after that stuff...

I LIKE your thinking!

elantan

isnt z just the best snaggs ..hows things with you all? hows ryan any news yet? and how good are the shares looking now ? loads of questions as usual from me there then ...

well i'm finally debt free but need to save for the blasted wall to get done now so am thinking of looking at it like its a debt so that i have to save (if that makes any sense) ..

hope your all doing fantastic and have a good un when it comes round...you too sexy z

ZTD

elantan wrote: »

isnt z just the best snaggs ..

Nope...However tried hard and recently improved my ranking. Just above nematodes now...

elantan wrote: »

well i'm finally debt free but need to save for the blasted wall to get done now so am thinking of looking at it like its a debt so that i have to save (if that makes any sense) ..

The only difference between saving and paying off debt is real interest makes one swimming against the tide, and the other swimming with the tide.

elantan wrote: »

hope your all doing fantastic and have a good un when it comes round...you too sexy z

You too Gorgeous...

Bunnyinthelights

Snags,
Will you be online later?