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When things hit rock bottom the only answer is to fight the way back up...

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  • Someone is :A amazing really or I'd have been gone for ages :o
  • Morning all :D

    Everyone's still sleeping in hidden house. Well except me of course :rotfl:

    Got the washing done this morning and now my bedding is in.

    Going to get the ironing done and clean the fridge out before a small one wakes.

    Think we will have a quiet one today. Cleaning and homework to be done.

    We are having movie night tonight with popcorn etc might use the Halloween stuff I got and do a 'party' dinner and make cake etc. Only a week late :o :rotfl:

    Should be a NSD. Unless I pop for milk. I think everyday from now until the new year needs to be a NSD :o
  • To do today
    Clean (Upstairs, [STRIKE]downstairs[/STRIKE], [STRIKE]bathrooms[/STRIKE], windows,[STRIKE] skirtings[/STRIKE])
    Hoover upstairs/stairs
    [STRIKE]Polish floors downstairs[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Washing [/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Ironing[/STRIKE]
    Check uniform
    Polish school shoes
    Wash coats
    Bedding x 4 (Last load in wash)
    [STRIKE]Change meal plan [/STRIKE]
    Homework
    Make cakes
    Party style dinner
    Bath smalls
    Make popcorn
    Movie night

    Budget for November :cool: Bit slow considering we are nearly a week in :o

    Finish December activity a day chart
  • Busy day then :o

    Meal plan
    Sat: Party dinner (Sandwiches, salad, pasta, chicken, snacks, cake etc) Everything is in for this and using up things I got for halloween :o

    Sun: Roast chicken dinner
    Mon: Fajitas & Salad
    Tue: Spag bol
    Weds: Chicken curry
    Thursday: Chilli
    Friday: Jacket pots or pasta

    Breakfast: Cereal, Pancakes, Toast
    Lunches: Sandwiches/Wraps/Salads

    Snacks: Cakes, Flapjack, Cookies, Oat biscuits. Along with usual fruit or salad

    Shopping list
    Milk x 2
    Salad
    Apples
    Juice
  • Suffolk_lass
    Suffolk_lass Posts: 10,302 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Me too Hidden, on the budget for November. CGMAIG (Can't get my...).

    Maintained the illusion of progress by moving the deckchairs around on the Titanic and paid a bit off the mortgage, just ahead of the interest rate rise! Better there than in a savings account paying 0.1%
    Save £12k in 2025 #2 I am at £4863.32 out of £6000 after May (81.05%)
    OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I am at £1286.68/£3000 or 42.89% of my annual spend so far
    I also Reverse Meal Plan on that thread and grow much of our own premium price fruit and veg, joining in on the Grow your own thread
    My new diary is here
  • Me either Suffolk lass, I know more is going out than coming in while trying to play catch up :o

    I think I need to totally start again. My debts have court costs added on a few I haven't got in the figures because I don't know what they are/where.

    Obviously overall the situation and figures have improved since I started. But it's so slow going, along with getting behind on everything while waiting for wages to start and now on sick leave etc. I think I need an all new overhaul and total fresh start. There's also the overpayment of tax credits I've not got on my list. Meh!
  • System
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    Do feel able to sort it out yourself Hidden ? There is lots of help available for free .
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  • To do today
    Clean ([STRIKE]Upstairs[/STRIKE], [STRIKE]downstairs[/STRIKE], [STRIKE]bathrooms[/STRIKE], windows,[STRIKE] skirtings[/STRIKE])
    [STRIKE]Hoover upstairs/stairs[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Polish floors downstairs[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Washing [/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Ironing[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Check uniform[/STRIKE]
    Polish school shoes
    [STRIKE]Wash coats [/STRIKE]
    Bedding x 4 (on the 3rd wash for youngests :cool:)
    [STRIKE]Change meal plan [/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]Homework [/STRIKE]
    Make cakes
    Party style dinner
    Bath smalls
    Make popcorn
    Movie night

    Budget for November :cool: Bit slow considering we are nearly a week in :o

    Finish December activity a day chart

    Youngest hit with the sickness bug :cool: I think I've decided I need more than one set of bedding for her bed. I also need more towels.

    So to do list is going a lot slower than usual, even though there's loads more cleaning being done.

    It won't be a NSD, asked Mum to pick up juice, dettol etc.
  • Do feel able to sort it out yourself Hidden ? There is lots of help available for free .

    I don't really have much choice, when I spoke to CAB last time they weren't willing to include the debt to mum/family as they aren't seen as 'important' as its informal :(
  • Toni'sfriend
    Toni'sfriend Posts: 4,056 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts
    The poor wee soul - it just seems one thing after another. Hope it doesn't last too long. Probably another set of bedding for her is a good idea if you can find one cheaply.
    Would it help if you did a fresh SOA to see exactly where you are?
    Have adventures. laugh a lot and always be kind.
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