Keeping on the Straight and Narrow...

DancingInTheRain

Thanks folks we had another battle with DS2 last night, was after 10 before he settled & he was in a full on grump when I woke him up this morning.

It took every fibre of my being to keep calm but I could have happily thrown him across the threshold when we got to school 😂

Then got a phone call from school at 2pm asking me to pick him up as he felt unwell. I can say with certainty he was NOT unwell, his new teacher has fallen for his puppy dog sad eye routine 🤬

However I played the game, encouraged him to have a quick shower and get into his PJs, gave him a dose of Ca!pol and said that obviously there'd be no after school treats to eat or gaming to be had as we must do everything we can to get him better and made him lie down on the sofa for an hour 😂

He stayed home with DH while I took DS1 swimming & for a post swim Maccies. DS2 was furious when he realised we'd been there so I innocently said "but you came home from school poorly so you couldn't possible want to go there" 🤭 DH also refused him treats and made him do quiet/ more boring to DS2 activities so he's had a long afternoon/evening!

Hopefully lesson learned and we'll have a better night tonight. I'm leaving bedtime to DH and am going to have a soak in the bath and put a face mask on.

In money news, took Mum shopping this morning and got the items on our list, had to include washing powder as the one we're currently using is making us all itchy 😐 so back to basics and I've bought one for sensitive skin. £45 spent today, already started preparing a list for less urgent supplies in readiness for the next round of shopping to be delivered on Sunday.

Sold an item on V overnight so got that packed and posted. Decided to list 4 more things and got another sale at lunchtime so that's also been sent. The item I sent earlier in the week has been delivered and accepted but V haven't released the funds yet so that will go on tomorrow's PAD 🤞

Today's PAD £2

Debt Total £3396 (BCard £696)

beanielou

Love how you dealt with DS2. Hopefully he has got the message!

ohdearhowdidthathappen

I’ve done similar with mine, make it so boring that they’re not tempted to do it again 😂 Hope you have a better evening tonight

dawnybabes

if mine wasn’t at school he wasn’t allowed any electronics at all, iPads etc. TV wasn’t allowed on, he could read and depending how he was could play with Lego for a little bit. After 3.30 he was allowed usual stuff. Surprisingly he’s wasn’t ‘ill’ often 🤣🤣

DancingInTheRain

Thanks all, it's good to get a bit of (im)moral support 😉 It's a good thing we love these little people isn't it as they have the power to drive us crazy?!

DS2 still took a while to settle last night, was about 930, but he wasn't as grumpy when he woke up this morning. Maybe tonight is the night he'll get a quality sleep 🤞

For all I left bed time to DH, it was still me who ended up settling DS2. He knows that when I literally sit in the dark on his bedroom floor with some relaxing music playing quietly that I mean business and he stops all his procrastinating about sleep and is usually fast asleep in about 15 minutes.

I am anticipating doing this again tonight so instead of sitting on the floor and struggling to get back up again, I've moved a dining chair upstairs so that I'm ready for action.

I've had a really productive day sorting out my V!nted listings today, I have removed some items and bagged them up ready to take to the charity shop. I then relisted several items as bundles. I have had another raid on the kids wardrobes and found another few items to list there. Also cashed out the £4 I was waiting for yesterday.

I also popped into B&M this morning for a browse after dropping the kids at school (dangerous I know 😂) I was quite well behaved but did spot something that DS2 would love so bought that to put it away for Xmas so that was a £12.99 spend there.

Currently psyching myself up for the school run as it's bucketing down here so traffic will be awful, already looking forward to a cuppa on our return home 😂

Today's PAD £6

Debt Total £3390 (BCard £690)