It's not a lot, but it's enough

crazy_cat_lady

I'm really pleased that you've had a few good days Speky, and that the date went well - happy days

SpekySquarehead

Payday!!! And it's also my birthday, so I may perhaps get a little bonus from my mum or gran.

My car is booked in for a service on Saturday and will cost me £187. Far from ideal but as the car is on a PCP, it has to be with genuine parts and so it's something I'll have to suck up. I'm going to start budgeting in YNAB for the same cost next year.

I've planned my spend as best as I can for the month ahead however I suspect that this will have to be fluid. Although I'm not officially seeing this girl, we will spend a bit more time together to get to know each other and that naturally comes at a cost of some sort. I've been single 2 years and I forgot that in these early stages there has to be a bit of expenditure. Couple of drinks or the going to the movies or going out for dinner or even cooking a nice dinner in the flat.

Anyway. Tonight I'll go for dinner with my immediate family which will be nice. Nothing much else planned aside from that. But what else could I want?!

efes_shareholder

Happy Birthday !

ChasingSunshine

Happy birthday!

Toni'sfriend

Happy birthday, Specky. How is your lovely wee Gran?

crazy_cat_lady

Happy Birthday Speky - hope it's been a good one :bdaycake:
Pleased that all is going well with the new lady - has it really been 2 years? I can remember that at the time (how quickly time has flown over)…

SpekySquarehead

Toni'sfriend wrote: »

Happy birthday, Specky. How is your lovely wee Gran?

Thank you,

My gran is doing well, thank you. Her eyesight is deteriorating, which is effecting her driving, reading, watching TV and well...life in general. Apart from that, she's really well. We've a great relationship and I've never been closer to her. I'm her only grandchild, so I've been spoiled all these years. I love her to bits.

crazy_cat_lady wrote: »

Happy Birthday Speky - hope it's been a good one :bdaycake:
Pleased that all is going well with the new lady - has it really been 2 years? I can remember that at the time (how quickly time has flown over)…

Thanks CCL. Yep, just shy of 2 I think. And you've been on the journey with me. I really do appreciate your continued support. How both our lives have changed in that time is crazy!! :eek:

My birthday yesterday was lovely. My work colleagues chipped in and bought me a t-shirt, cookbook and my favourite doughnuts. I then had a Chinese with my immediate family which was really nice, as it always is. A thoroughly good day was had.

But, back to reality now. The Girl From Work is coming to mine tomorrow. We're going to try a local restaurant/bar and I'm actually looking forward to it, which kind of surprises me given my hesitation previously. Anyway, I'm sure I'll fill you all in with the details on how it goes on Monday. But for now, have a lovely weekend and thanks again for the birthday messages :beer:

joeyjimbles

Happy belated birthday. Sorry to miss the actual day but RL has been a bit busy of late.
Glad the dating is going nicely, remember it's a relationship even at this stage and you both need to feel comfortable so take it all as slowly as you want. You're a nice chap so you'll be kind too, I know.
Regarding your Gran's failing eyesight, have you thought about buying her a full sheet magnifier? They might prove more useful for her than a magnifying glass and can help her with reading a paper or a book with more ease. They really don't cost much - eBay has them for c£3, but the more substantial ones are only around £5. My Dad has one for the crossword and reading the tiny print on pills, instructions etc.

SpekySquarehead

joeyjimbles wrote: »

Happy belated birthday. Sorry to miss the actual day but RL has been a bit busy of late.
Glad the dating is going nicely, remember it's a relationship even at this stage and you both need to feel comfortable so take it all as slowly as you want. You're a nice chap so you'll be kind too, I know.
Regarding your Gran's failing eyesight, have you thought about buying her a full sheet magnifier? They might prove more useful for her than a magnifying glass and can help her with reading a paper or a book with more ease. They really don't cost much - eBay has them for c£3, but the more substantial ones are only around £5. My Dad has one for the crossword and reading the tiny print on pills, instructions etc.

Hey Joey :j

Thanks for the b/day wishes. That sounds like a good idea re the full sheet magnifier. I'll look into that, thank you.


Spends over the weekend were high;
- £190 for a car service
- £75 for a new passport
- £40 for splitting dinner/drinks
- £15 for groceries

As you can see, a couple of these are one offs, and I've already started to save for the service again next year. The good news is that the majority of this spend was covered with birthday money.

I had a nice weekend, spent mostly with The Girl From Work (TGFW). I collected her on Saturday afternoon and she had a few bags so asked me to come to the door to help her to the car with them. Low and behold her Mum is there, so the introductions were made. Can't tell if that was a deliberate ploy or not.

Anyway, we get back to mine and she gives me my birthday presents, which included a very expensive bottle of aftershave and an overnight stay down in London. While I really appreciate the sentiment and the thought, I couldn't help but think it was a bit much so early. We went for dinner, had a few drinks and it was a really good night. Pencilled in to see her again on Saturday.

Usual Monday for me; gym > work > football > bed.

crazy_cat_lady

It's hard to know what to do when you have birthdays etc so early on in a relationship. It seems like a lot, but if that's what she wanted to do... and she's obviously quite keen if you've met mum as well. Enjoy it though - who knows where it will lead? As long as you're not unhappy then it doesn't matter.
Couple of costly things as well. Ouch. But at least you had the money to pay for it.