Earthgirl's Final Battle

earthgirl

Thank you so much for your comments and support I really appreciate it as it's tough. It's not just tough emotionally it's tough behaviourally (is that a word?) as they all fight and have no understanding of how to behave. The teachers from the school don't work at the lunch club (need a break I'm sure!) and the teacher covering for me last week walked out after two days due to behaviour! So tough!

Anyway I am doing my best and I have lots of support from you lovely people x

One day I'll post something about money!!

Karmacat

Yes you *do* have lots of support from here - I think you're doing amazingly well, not just financially but in the care you take of all those around you. xxx

themadvix

Wow, that makes it sound even harder, as I'm sure - unless you're a complete saint, which is possible! - that you have limits to your patience....

You're doing something more important that money saving at the moment (and still getting paid for it, anyway!).

earthgirl

Thank you so much. Yes it was still tough all week but we managed it and I built a good relationship with a couple of the harder cases - they were helping me at the end which I was a bit shocked by!

I think I earned about £150 for my lunch club work last week. Hopefully I'll be able to do it again in the summer holidays.

My video this week was about our mortgage free journey now and in particular how we are saving for the children's futures, retirement and being mortgage neutral now but maybe not forever https://youtu.be/N2jIBqJZMTs

I was talking with OH about how great late spring and summer are here, but the winters are dark and harsh. We discussed being able to live half of the year in a warmer place in the future, after the kids have left (the youngest is 6 so I'll not get excited yet!!)

I have been pretty healthy this weekend - lots of activity, bike rides etc and eating well. I'm sticking to 5 rules and keeping it simple and easy rather than a diet plan and it's working for me:

1. No alcohol
2. No sweet treats
3. More water
4. More fruit
5. More exercise - at least 10k steps and 1 other form of exercise (this is tending to be a bike ride with the kids - something simple)

I'm having a cheat day per week too! This tuesday I am invited out for cake and fizz so will have to cheat then, but it doesn't mean I give up.

Having no sweet treats also makes me more energetic I'm sure. I have planted lettuce, weeded at the front and side of the house, decluttered the utility room (aka dumping ground) and work on OHs business and got ahead with my youtube videos.

Still getting a few nasty comments but also getting LOADS of really nice comments. It's a learnng curve!

TO DO:
Car insurance
pay in lodger cheque
Plan week and meals
batch cook and sunday roast

Karmacat

Earthie, when you're putting yourself out there in person, in particular, I don't think you'll ever get less than a few nasty comments, it seems to be what happens. I don't get any because I'm totally anonymous and I never let my own image appear - I'm betting there's some people who don't even know that I'm female (tho not many!).



And I see what you mean about having just mentioned living somewhere warm! Yay, for great minds

earthgirl

Yes I'm kind of used to it now! It's really good to have experience of it, because really my children and the teenagers I work with will encounter this kind of negativity from social media and I think having an understanding of it gived me a great platform from which to support them.

Managed to plan the week, do my batch cooking and get my car insurance.

themadvix

That's very true about social media and children/teenagers - it's such a different world now, and a very scary one too. I'm sure your experience will help and, sadly, probably with your boys when they are older too (sorry, that sounds awfully negative!)

Sounds like a productive day yesterday/this morning.

apple_muncher

Just a thought - do your kids come along to the lunch club with you? I have a feeling they do. Great for them to mix with all sorts of kids x

earthgirl

They normally do come with me but didn't this time as they were footballing.

I'm at my mums and just enjoying a really simple easy weekend. Yesterday I did a lot of organising and planning for my teaching job. Its just that time of year. I have quite a bit of marking to do as well.

kids have just been playing - there is a park with a few goals which is great.

Apparently at home the beach is mobbed - brilliant weather!

I'm going to have a quick check up against my goals because I think some things are taking too much time (youtube) to the detriment of other things...

beanielou

Have a lovely weekend