Ongoing Journey to being a Frugalista..

brizzlegirl

Thank you everyone for dropping by despite the lack of posting, longest gap in years  ! Hope you’re all well and safe in these challenging times. We are good, all back together again for Christmas but back in T3 as of today. 

I am determined to get my act together on posting again and reading the diaries, too many RL things got in the way over the last few months. But a new year and a new beginning, so I will try to be more disciplined in a number of things including  journalling!  So we have been continuing to pay down the consumer debt accrued over the past 3-4 years and the end is in sight, £1796 to go. So that should go next month, even though I have a small tax bill to pay back from my freelance days. Builder coming back too so more instalments to pay then. Then we need to start paying back the house repairs loan and replenishing the ISA and the EF. But all doable. I should be cautiously optimistic but the gloom of the pandemic hovers.. as I know it does for us all 

Have a lovely Boxing Day all you wonderful people, much love Brizzle xx

jwil

Lovely to hear from you again!

All sounding good

brizzlegirl

Thanks jwil, happy Christmas to you x

greent

Happy Christmas, briz - may 2021 be a good year for all of us :)xx

Sun_Addict

Happy Christmas, glad all is well. Hopefully 2021 will be the year of our journey back to normality 🤞

Suffolk_lass

Yes indeed, good to see you back and onward to 2021 - If our collective will counts for anything, it will be better. Awesome you have so little consumer debt left. You really must take a moment to reflect on where you started. And maybe a small celebration when it has gone?

Def Con 4 here, having sped through Tier 3 without a stopping service. Rather wish I was a hibernation breed sometimes

beanielou

Good to hear from you 

Seasidegal58

So pleased to read your post. Well done with the debt too!  Your pup must be getting big now!🐶

lucielle

Great to hear from you.  Hope your pup is settling in
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brizzlegirl

Thanks all, hope you’re enjoying this inbetween stage between Xmas and NY. We are making do with dog walks and lots of movie watching. Have even started a big jigsaw puzzle!! Eating leftovers and just enjoying being still.

Pup is huge. Rather thought he’d take after his dad but nope a huge lab is being grown here. 15kg already, maybe more, and he’s less than 5 months. We are fiddling around with food to try and help his joints as he’s a fast growing breed and carefully weighing out his feed. We use the mealtimes for training and tbh he’s an affectionate attentive pup who is eager to learn. Lots of work, but worth it. All sorts of tricks and commands nailed but jumping up when saying hello, using a crate (!) and being ok when me or OH leaves him, even when he’s with other family members needs work. Oh well, he’s only young so just need to be consistent and keep going. 

Anyway speaking of the dog need to get up, think he needs a pee

brizzle xx