A new chapter

lincoln-potter

Sold a few more bits on ebay up to £189.62 from eBay alone now.

Few other bits still listed so should get a few more pounds next few days and then I think I am about done until I do a car boot.

Had weekend with the kids and went to a local hall, had a lovely time and the kids really enjoyed being outside. DD2 was upset and didn't want to leave me..... but I am going to get this.

Had some family over and realised the annex gas has run out so had to buy refills today so that's £200 more spent, coming weekend I am away for the night with the girl i've been seeing, so I can't really see to many NSD coming up.... other than fuel I haven't had a great deal of things to spend on.

lincoln-potter

Morning all,

Truck is finally fixed so I am another £350 lighter..... that better be the last thing for a while to go wrong with it.

Couple more bits of eBay sales to post today and I need to assemble some bits tonight and do a few house jobs. Need to fix DD wardrobe which she broke, hang up some picture frames from the "GF", need to assemble a BBQ and also have my best buddy coming around later for a catch-up. Not sure I'll have time to do it all mind but I seem to have very few free nights/weekends now to do any jobs.

I am away for the coming weekend for a nice overnight trip to York, looking forward to the time away in truth.

Tea for tonight is going to be chicken with mozzarella toasted sarnies. I am finding that mostly after the kids have been I am having to have left overs for the next couple of days.

I really must also start making an effort to get back into the gym and do some running for this upcoming 10K. But I am busy tonight, out at cinema Wednesday, haircut and seeing mates thursday, free Friday and out again saturday.....

sarahevie1

It's good to be busy, better to be happy than miserable. I'm well and truly off the diet bandwagon myself must get back on it. I blame the alcohol and meals Out!

Sorry to hear abut dd2 it'll get easier I'm sure. You will have a lovely time in York, I went last weekend love It! Can completely understand the need to get away committing to more weekends away this year is certainly helping the happiness level gives me something to look forward to.

lincoln-potter

I am having plenty of meals out of late..... got another takeway tonight round at a friends house and with the gf.

Yeah it will get easier I am sure too, at least it shows the kids are having a great time when they are with me which is all I can ask for.

Weekend away, then the kids and the weekend after I have tickets for cirque du soleil which should be awesome.

No idea still when I am going to be able to for the first OP of the year though....

lincoln-potter

Morning all,

Sold a few more items on eBay, which brings my ebay total to £227.88.

Spent the weekend at Harrogate in the end, had a really nice time although it was rather windy!

Got a few jobs which I have to get done this week as I have been rather slack around the house, namely:
- Tidy my shed because its a nightmare finding anything
- Hang the photo frames
- Finish building my bbq

Weekend coming up I have the kids, DD has a part on the Sunday so I plan on taking them to a museum on the Saturday and a walk around a nature park on the Sunday after the party.

lincoln-potter

Afternoon all,

Had a busy "long" weekend, had Friday off with DD we made cupcakes and did some colouring. Saturday was disrupted as DD had a birthday party to attend so that stopped my plans of going to a local park and museum, it also happened to be the only nice day we had so Sunday was stuck inside mostly. I did have a somewhat last minute birthday party for DD as it appears she didn't get one on her birthday by the ex.

Job wise I finished the BBQ and I have hung some but not all of the photo frames, instead I am going to start decorating the rooms so that there is a difinative "my house" feel rather than it being the ex's choices always.

Tonight I am hitting the gym for an hour, digging out an eBay sale and putting on a stew with some beef that I defrosted and meant to use up yesterday.

Spend wise, had fuel and also ordered some items off eBay for craft birthday and mothers day presents. They will either look nice and be appreciated for the effort or they'll look like a dogs dinner.... hopefully the former!

lincoln-potter

Still haven't managed a NSD in I don't know how long.

The caravan battery decided to give up so I've had to buy a new one £80 or else the motor mover won't work and it'll be stuck forever. Also replaced the shower head in my bathroom as the other was all flaky. I have however been getting the bits off ebay and getting 1% cashback by topcashback, nectar points and putting the spend onto my 0% card so not all bad.

Off to see cirque du soliel tomorrow night and I cannot wait!!! then Saturday off with the gf for a walk in Matlock baths as she's never been there before.

I have decided that I need to start redecorating the house, when the ex comes around she has been lingering and I think doing the hall first would be best as it shows that its no longer her house it is now only mine and I am now putting my mark on the place.

What else has been happening? Erm I am having the kids over for tea tonight, but it'll only be a snack tea because by the time I get home from work, pick them up I only have a small time window to cook something and get them back to the ex's before their bedtime.

Luckily I have the 0% card because my spends have been more than my income these first few months and financially I am finding it tough, looking forward to next pay day as there is £300 more a month I won't have to pay the ex and that money is the difference between me breaking even and going over.

lincoln-potter

Oh forgot to say still no chance at the minute of any mortgage overpayments and matched betting for now I have put on the backburner, when I get time again as I am either seeing mates, the gf or have the kids so time is limited but once I start I will use oddsmonkey to really give it a good god.

Hoping in another month or two to be able to start doing OP again even if only £50 so I can tell myself mentally I have started.

lincoln-potter

Another eBay sale £13.70 brings eBay to £286.39 so far this year. That is however pretty much everything sold on eBay apart from one larger ticket item which i need to clean and assemble.

All thats left are smaller items which I need to collate and get ready for a car boot this summer.

lincoln-potter

Had an amazing weekend, the show on Friday was fantastic, really amazing. The time just seemed to fly by and it was just so well choreographed. Saturday too was equally as good had a nice trip out with the gf and then later that night out with the lads to celebrate a birthday. Sunday was not very productive at all as I over indulged the night before!

I did however manage to replace my caravan battery so I got one job done at least.

Tonight I need to go to Mr S for some fuel and some food bits ready for the kids this coming weekend.