Keeping on the Straight and Narrow...

DancingInTheRain

DH felt much better today and the forecasted rain held off so we decided to get a train to the big town near us and took the boys to the soft play there. They're both getting a bit tall for most soft play places but this one is massive, built in an old factory warehouse so they can run wild and burn off some energy without worrying too much about smaller children who have their own section at the other end of the site.

DH treated us to lunch at the local food hall, pizza for DS1 and me and Thai food for DH & DS2. The boys then got themselves an ice cream for pudding using their pocket money.

Went to Primani to pick up some basics, socks & make up for me, undies for the boys & DH picked up a lightweight jacket for a fiver, bargain! Total spend £33 but I need to transfer £14 from my personal spends for my make up.

Also picked up 4 cards for some upcoming birthdays from cardfact0ry they were on 4 for 3 so only £2.97 spent.

Bought us all a drink from £land to have on the train ride home then once we were back home DH did a top up shop for a few essentials in L!dl £23.19 spent, this will see us through the next couple of days.

Today's PAD = £1 to M&S CC & £1 to Savings

Debt total now £5303 (M&S card balance £593).

We're all showered, PJ's on and ready to watch BGT. Not a bad Saturday at all 🙂

DancingInTheRain

Productive evening on Pro!ific last night and this morning, managed to bag some AI surveys and have just cashed out £45.37. Kept £5.37 to add to my personal spends and sent £20 each to the CC and savings.

Up at a very early 6am this morning and have had a shower, washed and pegged out 2 loads of washing, unloaded and reloaded the dishwasher & cleaned the kitchen. I've also swept and mopped all the tiled/vinyl floors upstairs and downstairs Just need to dust and hoover the bedrooms (waiting for DH to surface, he's having an epic lie in 😲) and iron a few school/work shirts then the house and the humans who occupy it will all look presentable for a day or 2!

Had a late breakfast with the boys and, for once, they're currently playing nicely together in DS2's bedroom so I'm having a cuppa and catching up on here 🍵

Can see it being a pottering about kind of day. We need to visit MIL later as its her birthday tomorrow so will drop off her card and gift (tickets to a show she wants to see). DH hopefully has someone coming to pick up an old bit of tech he listed on FB so fingers crossed that will be an item decluttered and some £s coming in.

Today's PAD = £21 to M&S CC & £21 to Savings

Debt total now £5282 (M&S card balance £572).

DancingInTheRain

Monday again! Yesterday was indeed a pottering about day, it was good for us all to relax. Visited MIL and the tech item was collected, £30 made. We've decided to keep that as a float at home for those occasions when you need money at short notice as the ATMs near us are often out of service.

Day off for me today. After dropping the boys off at school this morning I took Mum to get some shopping and did a big shop for us ,£96 spent but included loo rolls washing powder & a bottle of wine for a friend's birthday.

DH is out for work so I'm enjoying the quiet 😉Having an hour to myself then heading back to Mums to do a few chores for her before the boys finish school.

No clubs/activities for any of us this evening so all being well we can have a calm start to the week, the middle of the week always seems to be really full on and hectic so it's good to be able to go at a gentler pace where possible.

Today's PAD = £1 to M&S CC & £1 to Savings

Debt total now £5281 (M&S card balance £571).

EssexHebridean

Welcome back DITR - glad to hear that your DH is doing better and that you feel sufficiently on an even keel to get back in the debt-busting game!