“Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.”

WannabeFree

Yeah just the boiler. It's fine.. The hot water for cleaning bothers me more than the heating :rotfl:

A good work out though having to go up and downstairs an extra 1000 times a day :rotfl:

Smalls still aren't in bed :mad: think school have fed them bowls of sugar today :cool:

HairyHandofDartmoor

They're probably excited because of the C word, I'm quite excited about it too :xmastree:

WannabeFree

Santa only comes to children who go to bed on time :rotfl:

Or they know I had plans and are just running riot to make me look a liar :rotfl:

Sun_Addict

Sorry to hear about the boiler You should be a priority to get it fixed though, especially with a disabled child.

WannabeFree

It's not causing a problem for us yet if it does I'll call again and ask for more help.

Just having a coffee break from painting. I cannot wait until everywhere is finished I never want to see painting on my to do list EVER again!

WannabeFree

Activity a day

1st - Paint Xmas pictures
2nd - Make Xmas decorations
3rd - Xmas movie & popcorn
4th - Make Xmas cards
5th - Read Xmas stories (busy with appointments needed something quick)
6th - Finish Xmas cards/envelopes
7th - Winter walk & post cards

This weeks list. Not too much really fun stuff but we have loads of appointments! Including 4 on Wednesday!

WannabeFree

December goals

Money
£135 to Council Tax
£60 Rent
£80 Groceries - £/£80
£50 Other Debt

Extra income (Waiting for)
Populuslive £50 Cheque

Plans
[STRIKE]1st - Non Uniform £2[/STRIKE] Done £3
7th - Youngest dress as a character for calendar pictures
8th - Smalls Xmas dinner £5
11th - Youngest Xmas party
12th - Youngest Nativity
13th - Xmas Fayre & Santa Express Train
13th - School Santa £18
14th - Youngest School Santa £9
15th - Xmas jumper day £3
20th - School Pantomime £42
22nd - Last day of term

Youngest appointments x 8
Make and keep my own appointments
Decorate Living room
Decorate Kitchen
School Xmas cards
Finish Xmas shopping
Xmas tree
Xmas cards

List of things I need to sort in December
DD's clothes - just tights
Youngest - leggings and socks
Xmas tree
Xmas gifts
Xmas cards
Buy a Kettle
£10 for DS to buy his sisters a gift.
£10 for DD to buy DS and DD a gift
£10 for Youngest to buy DS and DD a gift.

Unbudgeted spends

WannabeFree

My December list is growing far too long :rotfl:

There's still the plans for DS and DD to add on that I've missed yet! Need to wait for the newsletter though because I can't remember anything else There's the nativities and some other bits.

I really want to have the painting done this weekend. Need to pop and buy another tin of paint in the morning but will hopefully be done over the weekend. Once downstairs is finished I'm giving up until after Xmas before moving on to anywhere else.

charlies_tribe

Hope they manage to sort the boiler ASAP. It's probably the worst time for it to breakdown. Hope your keeping warm.
With your december list, just seen the presents from/to siblings. For the last 2 years we have done a secret santa between the kids, we put names in a bowl,they all choose one each. They then get that bit extra to spend on the person than if they all bought for each other (as they would have the £10 to spend and not £5 each sibling). They really enjoyed it last year and couldn't wait to do it again this year. I'm hoping it's something they will carry on between them as they get older. I've loved listening to them tonight trying to prise it out of each other, but they are all keeping quiet.

WannabeFree

charlies_tribe wrote: »

Hope they manage to sort the boiler ASAP. It's probably the worst time for it to breakdown. Hope your keeping warm.
With your december list, just seen the presents from/to siblings. For the last 2 years we have done a secret santa between the kids, we put names in a bowl,they all choose one each. They then get that bit extra to spend on the person than if they all bought for each other (as they would have the £10 to spend and not £5 each sibling). They really enjoyed it last year and couldn't wait to do it again this year. I'm hoping it's something they will carry on between them as they get older. I've loved listening to them tonight trying to prise it out of each other, but they are all keeping quiet.

Oh I might steal this idea instead! I've never really done it before but the smalls only have presents from me this year. His family aren't doing gifts (I'm glad saves me having to buy for them!) and mine are all away until in the new year. So I want to try and make it a bit different to usual x