Reality Check...

reality_check

Nothing much to update on, pay day is next week and can’t come quick enough. Have some friends over on Saturday night and offered to cook as can use stuff I have in and not have the expense of a takeaway.

Decided with my marine that we won't bother with Christmas gifts and book a few nights away in January instead. I don't know if this means we literally get nothing as don't want to given something however small and have nothing to hand over....but also don't want to be the one breaking the rules and handing something over and making him awkward. Probably over thinking this and not doing gifts means just as it is lol

I am so long out the dating game after being married basically my entire adult life...I am like a teenager I think - so my daughter told me the other day :rotfl:

Hope everyone has a good weekend xxx

joeyjimbles

Another vote for the Mayflower chinese curry sauce mix (I like chicken, mushrooms, onions and peas in mine - NO carrot) and Aunt Bessie's chips though I will have McCain at a push.
Could you purchase a couple of little things for your Marine that could be regifted if they are not needed. Chocolates, nice shower gel, that sort of thing?

Seasidegal58

Hope all is well reality and you're still hanging on in there till pay day!

Seasidegal58

Happy Christmas Reality. Hope you have a lovely day. :xmastree::xmastree:

roomontheend

Happy Christmas everyone hope have had an amazing day ������

roomontheend

They ���� are supposed to be Christmas trees but obviously mse doesn't like my emojis

roomontheend

Hope you are all having a great night and looking forward to a fresh start? I have been working at getting the house sort and believe me it is work. I have a few plans for the coming year and a big part of that is getting the debt paid down. I have just update my signature which I am pleased to say is now below 21k. We are entering the new year having paid off over 33k.

Poor_Single_lady

Happy new year Reality. Xxx

Hope you are enjoying yourself tonight. xxx

reality_check

I'm back!! Thanks for all your messages, hope you all had a lovely Christmas and best wishes to each of you for 2017.

My mum has been back in hospital - but is home now and on the mend, again!! Was taken back in, went really downhill we even got that dreaded call in the middle of the night to go straight there, but she has surprised even doctors expectations and recovered far better than I think they imagined. We normally have Christmas in my house and I get stressed out, no-one helps, costs a fortune etc...this year we had Christmas dinner on Christmas eve (chicken roast dinner), just me and the kids and the on Christmas day we spent it at my mum and dads, ordered an Indian takeaway and was the most stress free, relaxing time. I think this is the way forward, don't know why I didn't do this years ago!!

Done most of my shopping online and ordered a few things that need to go back - I knew this at the time of ordering but just wanted options to pick from and had no time to go to the shops.

I won't update my spends until all refunds go back on as not exactly sure where I am. Had a mixture of being too busy with work/hospital visits to spend money and one too many moments of f#@k it, it's Christmas but think I am vaguely within budget.

I am back at work, lots of diaries to catch up on and I am back and fully focused with making a big dent in my debt busting. It's good to be back! xxx

Seasidegal58

Good to see you posting again reality. I'm glad to hear all's well again with your mum.

Here's to a MSE 2017! :beer: