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  • benbenandme
    benbenandme Posts: 12,349 Forumite
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    £10 Amazon voucher cashed out on Swagbucks :beer:
    Mortgage Total: £51,549 / £75,000
    Mortgage Overpayments Pot £1079
  • benbenandme
    benbenandme Posts: 12,349 Forumite
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    [STRIKE]Clean bathroom[/STRIKE] DONE
    [STRIKE]Empty washing basket[/STRIKE] DONE
    [STRIKE]Ironing[/STRIKE] DONE
    Write down which lightbulbs we need ...
    Eyebrows etc
    Hoover through
    [STRIKE]Put all rubbish / recycling out[/STRIKE] DONE
    [STRIKE]Sort out a new SIM for phone[/STRIKE] DONE
    [STRIKE]Banking[/STRIKE] DONE
    [STRIKE]Update Spotify playlists[/STRIKE] DONE
    Ds homework
    [STRIKE]Clear surveys[/STRIKE] DONE
    [STRIKE]Watch some footie[/STRIKE] DONE
    Travel insurance
    Find MOT info
    Meal plan for this week
    Charge fitbit
    [STRIKE]Sort out paperwork for shredding[/STRIKE] DONE
    [STRIKE]Meet todays Swagbucks goal[/STRIKE] DONE
    Sort out my handbag
    [STRIKE]List some bits on ebay
    [/STRIKE] DONE - RELISTED 5 ITEMS

    I haven't done too badly with today's list, I can work through some of the remaining bits during the week.
    Mortgage Total: £51,549 / £75,000
    Mortgage Overpayments Pot £1079
  • benbenandme
    benbenandme Posts: 12,349 Forumite
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    So today from the minute I got up I've felt like pants :( I have a tickly throat, I ache all over and I'm fed up as I had this in the Christmas holidays and don't need it all over again :cool:

    I've come home from work and got straight in the bath to warm up and then was in bed by 6:30 :eek: Hopefully a good nights sleep will sort me out as I'm too busy at work to take time off :o

    Not much else to add today, still trying to get to today's Swagbucks goal, we've got ds homework done - he came and sat on the bed with me and did it. We need to talk through his interview tomorrow but other than that I don't really have any other plans this evening :)
    Mortgage Total: £51,549 / £75,000
    Mortgage Overpayments Pot £1079
  • I just got to goal by doing a 5 min survey for 50 SB all about sex education in schools (I had run some videos while at work)
  • benbenandme
    benbenandme Posts: 12,349 Forumite
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    Another day of highs and lows ...

    1. Super super proud of ds who went for his interview and then got a phone call about an hour later offering him the job :j :j He starts on Friday, is doing 4-6 pm on whichever days he chooses and is so happy and chuffed with himself :D:D I don't remember the last time I saw him so happy :T :T :T

    2. Mum had a call from the hospital today - they have spoken to her GP and think she may have had another TIA at Xmas, and she has to go in on Thursday for tests / scans ... that's what we told them when we took her there on xmas eve :mad: :mad: I now need to ask work for time off to take her which won't go down well as I already get given time for ds Camhs appointments. I will offer to go in on the inset day instead but was looking forward to spending that day with ds :cool:
    Mortgage Total: £51,549 / £75,000
    Mortgage Overpayments Pot £1079
  • benbenandme
    benbenandme Posts: 12,349 Forumite
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    Forgot to say spends today = £16.20 in Sainsburys on some flowers / chocs for the ladies at school who helped ds prep his CV etc readyfor today :D and £10 on my school canteen account.
    Mortgage Total: £51,549 / £75,000
    Mortgage Overpayments Pot £1079
  • Drawingaline
    Drawingaline Posts: 2,988 Forumite
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    Well done to your ds! My 9yr old is high functioning asd and hearing stories like yours really fills me with hope for the future (he is fine, healthy and wonderful,but I know there are definitely areas he will struggle) knowing there are families further on in their asd journeys helps me and my little unique one.
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  • benbenandme
    benbenandme Posts: 12,349 Forumite
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    I've somehow made it through the week, really not sure how, I've had a stinking cold and have gone to bed pretty much as soon as I've got home from work each day.

    Today is an inset day and for the first time in the 11 years that I've been there they've let some of us admin staff have the day off as we're owed time from before the Ofsted visit :D It's much needed today although would have helped if I'd remembered to turn the alarm off :mad: Never mind, at least I can stay in bed with the laptop :)

    Today ds starts his job (4pm), he is quite nervous but so so excited too. Other than that his plans are a lie-in, a bit of homework and playing on his computer, mine are quite similar, I have schoolwork I want to catch up with, surveys etc to do and getting back up to speed with life really :D

    I have cashed in swagbucks for a £10 Amazon voucher this morning, apparently the Amazon and M&S vouchers will not be at the sale price on there for much longer if anyone needs to cash out ;)
    Mortgage Total: £51,549 / £75,000
    Mortgage Overpayments Pot £1079
  • beanielou
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    Hope all goes well for DS :)
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  • Great news on DS' job - hope he enjoyed his first day.

    Hope you feel better soon - I have been doing similar this week, in bed not long after getting home from work - this whopping cough has a lot to answer for.

    Hope you have a good weekend
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