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Hollyboll

Flat (Stuff-free): Again, not been here much today but just listed 2 things on fleabay to take active + sold over 50 … finding it really helps to say I'll do things on here, 'cos then feel I need to report them done :T Entertained to find I'm a bit annoyed to see I only have 4 free listings left this month - that's never happened before! :rotfl: Here's hoping for some more offers soon. Meantime, should get down to some other flat stuff in next couple of days.

Food: Frugal but unhealthy day. Normal good breakfast - then at a class where several homemade cakes yelled my name for 3 hours. Between meetings managed free coffee and sno ball doh balls. Cup a soup on the run this evening … eating down my stock of Ainslee Harrrriot Thai.


(Not) Frittering:

[*]Passed another pizzza xpress on way home so got another freebie box now in freezer. Drew the line though at getting a third at the one near home later.
[*]Only spend was to sign up for another class but happy it's good value
[*]Much free if unhealthy food (see above)

Hollyboll

Got a Big legal bill this morning … knew it was coming but still :eek: - time for some juggling

Hollyboll

Morning all

Yesterday pretty much wiped out, but at least it was an NSD :T

So lots to do today, including some MFW shuffling / juggling

Question for the many FD fans out there … I have an account among my many currents and love their service - think I may start using it as my 'main' spending account. Does anyone use their 'Internet Banking Pluus' - if I've understood, this means I could sign into that and see all my different balances?? Sounds as if it would be helpful for Tilly Tidying and general overviewing - Is it a faff (with their remote code thingy) - is it cybersafe? … what am I missing?

Happy Saturdays

gallygirl

Hollyboll wrote: »

Morning all

Yesterday pretty much wiped out, but at least it was an NSD :T

So lots to do today, including some MFW shuffling / juggling

Question for the many FD fans out there … I have an account among my many currents and love their service - think I may start using it as my 'main' spending account. Does anyone use their 'Internet Banking Pluus' - if I've understood, this means I could sign into that and see all my different balances?? Sounds as if it would be helpful for Tilly Tidying and general overviewing - Is it a faff (with their remote code thingy) - is it cybersafe? … what am I missing?

Happy Saturdays

I used to use the Internet Bankng Plus - it was wonderful :T, you could even have premium bonds, PayPal, Nectar card etc showing. Doesn't work with latest Windows update though

Hollyboll

Thanks Gally - especially from holidays.

As others have said, shocked by the horror of Paris … I'm generally not listening to news at the moment, so heard only belatedly when out yesterday. The pictures of monuments round the world lit up in the colours have been amazing, although some of the other commentary worrying. Didn't feel quite right posting my habitual witterings and smilies but after several responses from Paris friends who whilst devastated and scared are also determined …..
[img]http://www.freesmileys.org/custom/image/black%5E_%5Earial%5E_%5E0%5E_%5E0%5E_%5ELiberte, Egalite, Fraternite%5E_%5E.gif[/img]

Be safe and warm everyone
xx

Hollyboll

Evening all :wave:

Odd day - had a meeting this morning after which I felt a little tired and …. woke up several hours later. Not helping my routine …

Flat (Stuff-free): Sadly, offered help yesterday didn't materialise and haven't made much progress. Good fleabay activity - finding it quite addictive and it's becoming excellent for procrastination re paper demons. Time to shelve (geddit :rotfl:) for a while and focus elsewhere.
8 items sold yesterday, now all paid and packed this evening - including one in a hatbox which was a lot harder to wrap than I'd anticipated. Having a pile of containers in the Kondo way (until things are more sorted) is proving helpful for random packaging:T
Small furball currently skittling round flat after mouse, gearing myself up to confiscate.

Food: Been a fishy few days - protein rather than suspect

(Not) Frittering:

• New Peeple's Operator mobile up and running, all seems fine - so now paying pennies pending cashback at which point they will be paying me for the next couple of months
• Fleabay doing well - number should go up once start getting feedback from this batch.
• Did buy I-DA a refurbished keyboard, my first fleabay buy since this selling binge. On the upside I remembered to up my standard charity contribution as Children In Need weekend, and then fleabay announced giving a % of revenues to Paris.
• Did a Liddlee shop - I've been trying (very) since reading so many recommendations on here. Thing is there are probably a few dozen Tosscos and Sainsbobs (and others) nearer to me, including 3 within a few minutes, so I do wonder whether the clear savings are lost by petrol (especially when rain makes traffic and very sloooow). Definitely want to look at AF and other options, but trying to focus on eating down first ….
• Sloth today meant NSD :T

Hope to catch up on other diaries tomorrow - meantime time for some more sleep - but first

Hollyboll

After and much encouraged by a chat with a lovely MSE-er this morning, I've had a desk day:

- Wrote to medical insurer explaining why no, my complaint can't be closed
- Sorted out professional membership renewal messed up by mass computer system
- Finally extracted proof of NCD from previous insurer and sent to car insurer
- Chased EeeeE for Ama3on vouchers - no joy, I reckon they will likely turn up just after all the January deals have vanished
- Tried to speak to them about a technical broadband issue too, went via India twice and an hour later was given the fantastically original suggestion to turn router off and on again
- Called NI helpline to see if they could answer questions (about NI) the Job Centre couldn't. They can't
- Sorted some medical appointments
- Paid :eek::eek: legal bill. May have been highlight of all calls hearing reaction when I asked to put it on credit card - but I wasn't going to lose chance of Tossco points / stoozing

Doesn't look that much written here … now unsure what took me so long!

But, (other than mahoosive legal bill sitting stoozing for next year) 'twas an NSD :T:T

Hollyboll

gallygirl wrote: »

I used to use the Internet Bankng Plus - it was wonderful :T, you could even have premium bonds, PayPal, Nectar card etc showing. Doesn't work with latest Windows update though

Oh, and I also spent a bit of time investigating this. Was very hopeful as my system is not latest … but very sadly it doesn't work on Apfel. BUT it does look amazing - and to my surprise you don't even need to be an FD customer. So anyone who hasn't (and is on PC and not on latest Windows apparently) it's definitely worth a look …

Thanks again GG :beer:

Luckyinlife

well done on the ebay sales thats great money in bank and free space :]

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

Evening, AF is great if you can split the purchases with someone. GG and I used to share DW and WP purchases which were good deals - not necessarily from AF, but bulk buys.

Sounds like you've had a productive day - I only seem to have vacuumed and drunk camomile tea with chums

Tilly x x