taking responsibilty to get me where I want to be

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I have done Lisbon but would happily go again , its one for contention and Porto looks very pretty
I'd like Italy but its possibly not that pocket friendly , although I've found in other cities , you can always find a pizza hut or golden arches

I think my mood is a combination of everything - I am not a winter person and find my mood dips awfully in January - Mum doesn't realise how she contributes to it but we are making some progress with an appointment at the smoking clinic and also the opening of a new bank account with the intention of going down the DMP route
If she could now get OCD instead and want the house to be spotless , that would be perfect

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Happy Monday people

A relatively spendy weekend as the xmas shopping starts..............Also a night at a friends 40th birthday which was very glitz and glam and equally expensive , it didnt help that it was a long evening but i did surprise myself as I stepped away from the wine and went on to water by around 11-30 , I was sober enough to know I had to do this if I was going to be able to last the night !!!

I've started the week disapointed - you may recall I booked Vegas , I know its not very MSE but its something I have wanted to do for many years and something I have paid for not financed - I just need to get the spends together which I am almost there with
I'm going at the tale end of February and Robbie Williams has just announced dates in Vegas a week after we get back !!! myself and my best mate who is coming with me have been to every Robbie Tour since back in the early days when he struggled to fill kentish town forum and we are both feeling quite sad that we wont be able to combine the two !
Sadly the flights can't be changed only cancelled so changing our dates is not an option
My mate summed it up by saying we have planned to do this for the last 10 years and its just our luck !

ftbwannabe

Aw, commiserations about Robbie! Gutted.
I love LIsbon, too. And I'm glad to hear of signs of progress with your mum.
Fingers crossed this week is a bright one for you.

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ftbwannabe wrote: »

Aw, commiserations about Robbie! Gutted.
I love LIsbon, too. And I'm glad to hear of signs of progress with your mum.
Fingers crossed this week is a bright one for you.

I feel like I booked the carribean and forget to pack my bikini !

We are both disapointed but I am sure once he knows we are there he will change his plans to accomodate us

£150 paid off the Very account today , the balance on the BNPL
It still has a few weeks to run but I am terrified that I will forget to pay it and incur the horrendous interest charges

had numerous responses to say NO PPI found on my accounts , still a few more to come
I wasn't expecting any as I am sure I always refused but it would have been nice !

Rebecca01

Sorry you have be been feeling sad recently.

Honestly though there is so much to do in Vegas and so many shows you won’t have time to think about Robbie. Robbiw who?

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Rebecca01 wrote: »

Sorry you have be been feeling sad recently.

Honestly though there is so much to do in Vegas and so many shows you won’t have time to think about Robbie. Robbiw who?

Hi Rebecca - Thank you for your post

I'm feeling slightly better , just trying to ride the sadder moods out

And yes , Robbie Who ? Did he not know we were coming ?
It's bad luck but that is life and we won't have any trouble filling our time

In money matters , I've made the summer holiday payment which has left the pot slightly bare , I felt like I had cut back on the things i agreed too but the realisation that with a little trip with the kids planned its possibly not enough is hitting home

It is being taken care off without adding to the debt however it could get rid of the debt quicker if I stayed home

This is the trickiest part for me , getting the balance right.
Reducing my debt but still trying to have things to look forward too

Working_Mum

Keep your ear to the ground when you're in Vegas efes - I have seen Barry Manilow, Tom Jones and a few others there when we managed to get access to their pre-show "run through nights" so you may be lucky!!

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Working_Mum wrote: »

Keep your ear to the ground when you're in Vegas efes - I have seen Barry Manilow, Tom Jones and a few others there when we managed to get access to their pre-show "run through nights" so you may be lucky!!

ohhhh that is really good to know , I most certainly will

How amazing would that be

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Good afternoon MSE'rs

Well a productive morning - Easyjet went on sale so I have booked flights for mine and the kids xmas present trip

We are off to Barcelona - Lovely flight times at £297 for all 4 for us which compared to other cities was very good
Our local airport too so not so much travel and early september so hopefully a couple of sun filled days

I have been before many years ago but the kids haven't - I figured that it offers something for all off us so its a happy safe bet

It does wipe out my xmas money I had set aside but this is their main present , although we have to wait for it its something to look forward to it and they will remember it long after they have finished their video games or used up purfemes

I will possibly check our Air BNB for somewhere to stay which I don't need to do yet but I will look at in the new year

From here on in I need to wind in the spends ...........Its made me realise just how important it is to have a xmas fund ready for next year and to not get carried away with my travel bug

I state here , I will not be booking anything else next year !!! Well I'll try not too but if I see a bargain late in the year then it may be hard to resist !

I've also got a friend coming to give me a cost to replace the bathroom - i am loathe to do this as I know how mum doesnt seem to care about things but I cannot use the bath , I can't really describe in words WHY but I am used to rooms being a safe haven and this is just about habitable
I often shower at friends !
I don't really want to pay out for this but she isnt in a position to do so and one day the house will be mine so maybe its an investment ?

The other choices are too move out or to join the local leisure centre and shower there !!!

It seems ridiculous when I put it in writing !!!!

I have 15 days until pay day and it is going to be a tight ride - I have ordered nicotine patches AGAIN
I need to find some strength and sit back and watch how my account doesn't empty so quickly when I am not buying fags

Mum has now done 4 days which for her is great progress , I need to pratice what I preach and follow her example

efes_shareholder

Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend

I had a text yesterday to say potentially I may have some PPI
I will not get too excited as it appears to be a barclaycard credit card and if i ever had one , I certainly don't recall using it !!

Fingers crossed though

In other news , not much to report - I have 14 days to payday and the pot is pretty dry , youngest cub needs to return £23.00 to me as i have his phone contract in my name

This weekend will see me addressing something that I should have done some time ago and which I know is affecting my personal happiness
you may recall the ex , the one I had a couple holidays booked with.
Regretfully I allowed a reconcilation - one that screamed to me was wrong and has ever since and that I've been kind of ashamed to admit
It was a case of last chance saloon.
A part of this was because I could bolt to his to use the facilities ( jeez that sounds shallow !)
Any way to cut a very sorry story short - every reservation I had has been proved right and leopards do not change their spots
So this weekend is au revior and all avenues of communication blocked

Slightly anxious about the execution but it has to be nailed tightly shut

I will not let myself down again , not proud of this choice but I make a mistake and I will own it and not keeping my strength was a mistake

I am a strong independant women !