Keeping on the Straight and Narrow...

DancingInTheRain · 2026-08-12T12:51:15+00:00

Happy Wednesday!

DH out for work today so the boys and I are having having a chill day as once I'm back in work tomorrow life will be pretty full on until the end of the summer holidays as my new rota/hours start and DH is travelling more for work to deliver a new project.

Amongst the chilling I've stripped, washed and remade the kids beds as well as giving their rooms a quick dust and hoover, will hold off giving these rooms a decent clean until they're back in school as they've got random toys, trading cards and other bits everywhere. As long as living spaces are tidy I can just about deal with messy bedrooms (as long as the doors stay closed 😂)

As free time is going to be limited these next few weeks, I've got a notepad and pen out to make a few lists of bits that need sorted - DS2's birthday next week, any bits of replacement uniform/shoes needed and checking what the boys need next week as they're attending a football camp for 4 days. We also need to get DH's car booked in the garage as it's MOT is due, along with a couple of minor repairs. So lots to cram in on any days off we have. Also need to source a new hairdresser as mine has decided to step back from work for a while to deal with some family issues so that's on the list too.

We'll be eating as soon as DH gets home and then heading out with DH's brother, sis-in-law & kids to try to see the eclipse. It's fairly cloudy here but, being by the coast, we should be able to observe some of it 🤞

In big money news, I had a lovely but very much unexpected gift from my Brother of £250 😯, to put this into context once you reach 18 in our family the gifts stop unless you get married or give birth 😂

Long story short, he's had an unexpected windfall and he wanted to treat me to say thanks for being there for him, especially the last few years since my sis-in-law passed away 💙

As we know on here, the best way to treat ourselves is to pay some money off debts 😂

As such, at DH's insistence, I've ring fenced £100 for me to actually treat myself but have sent the remaining £150 to the M&S card.

With today's PAD this left a balance of £17, our grocery spending has been under budget with being away and having a full freezer so I've thrown caution to the wind and moved £17 from the groceries budget and also sent this to M&S - balance now £0 🙌

I've taken great pleasure in cancelling the monthly S/O & daily PAD to this account and have increased the S/0 for Barc!aycard from 1 Sep & set the daily PAD to go here from tomorrow.

Today's PAD £169

Debt Total £3690 (V12 £0) (Barc!aycard £940)