5 months to emerge as a butterfly

benbenandme

So as well as my usual to do list for the summer I will also be aiming to complete my walking challenge - currently I am on 1537 miles so I have 483.4 miles to go. I have 41 days in total, so that works out at 11.78 miles a day. I'm aiming for 10 miles a day and a few long walk days chucked in which will mop up the rest of it. 

I weighed myself today, I am currently 10 st 7.5lbs - its been hovering around 10 st 7 for about 6 weeks, give or take 2/3lbs either side. I'm hoping its nearer 10 st by the time I go back to school but this isn't a proper aim for me as its more about the fitness instead. I have taken photos today in my bikini and am going to do the same at the end of the holidays and hopefully there will be an improvement. I want to get back to my planking / kettlebells etc but don't yet have a particular plan for the 6 weeks for this, I might think about that further today.

The boiler fund is currently on £1606, I'd like to get that up to £2000 ideally by the time I go back to work. £80 of that will come from csa back payments, but I'm not sure where the rest of it will appear from, I need to get working on that. I will earn about £300 from the summer school but that will mainly be spent on new clothes as I desperately need some.

So, on to the main list. Lots of it are things that happen generally anyway, but if its written down and I can tick it off there's a better chance of it getting completed

• Fix side gate
• Clear piles of stuff by the rubbish bins
• Weed the paving stones
• Clean and re-stain the decking
• Weed the back garden
• Re-stain the garden table
• Clean the outside of the conservatory
• Clear next doors brambles blocking the garden tap
• Fix the hosepipe
• Gut the garage
• Car boot sale then tip with stuff in the garage
• Clean the car inside and out
• Weed the front garden
• Cut hedges
• Clean garage door 
• Clean windows inside and out
• Re-sand and varnish the coffee table
• Paint the hall / downstairs toilet
• Sort lightbulbs - under the stairs
• Deep clean the kitchen
• Inventory my cards
• Streamline the banking
• Clear the coat hooks / shoe cupboard
• Ruthlessly gut my clothes
• Sort / gut the top of my wardrobe
• Get pictured on the walls
• Gut my documents on laptop
• Clear inbox
• Deep clean dishwasher
• Deep clean washing machine
• Clean kitchen cupboards
• Clean bathroom cupboards
• Gut ds bedroom
• School work
• Buy ds birthday present / card
• Paint the garden fences
• Clean the rubbish bins
• Trip to Ikea for new laundry bin
• Use afternoon tea voucher
• Haircut

Drawingaline

Love your list. Feel like I need one. Although I did do a huge clear out before we moved house.

benbenandme

A good day yesterday - I have got ds birthday stuff sorted and did 15 miles so have a few miles in the bank
The weather is much cooler here today so I will be mainly pottering around doing housework, then going for a walk later and going to a friend's tonight. Supposed to be for a bbq but lets see how the weather is

Buffythedebtslayer

I feel like I need a list... really happy to read your updates and that you are mostly better. It all sounds horrible tho Benben, so take care. Impressive 15 miles tho. I can only walk about 6! 

XXX 

Drawingaline

I agree, I need a nice long list. Might actually get some of it done!

benbenandme

Morning all, so today is ds' 18th birthday - I'm feeling oddly emotional, I really wasn't expecting to but it has suddenly hit me that I've done the parenting bit, I'm no longer legally responsible for him ... lots of my self-image is linked to being a single Mum and suddenly I feel free of that, it's very odd. Ds is still snoring his head off in bed of course, oblivious to his rather random mother  
The plan today is we are going out for lunch, I will buy him his first legal pint, then he's off out with his mates and hopefully I'll see him tomorrow at some point 

benbenandme

Had a lovely time with ds today, he's now out with mates, who knows when I'll see him next or in what state, oh to be 18 again
I did finally get round to sending back 3 different items I'd ordered online and was feeling very smug at getting it done, only to realise I'd forgotten to add it onto my list

Drawingaline

My girl turns 18 next March. I am actually dreading it 😱

benbenandme

I have been too Drawingaline ... he has history for acting like a complete idiot multiple times. However, he did text me at 2 to say he was going to a club and then he text again at 6.15 asking if I was up and could I give him a lift home He's had a cup of tea and is now snoring peacefully
Its chucking it down with rain here so a morning indoors for me, I might start looking at the banking but I'm dreading it as I know I've gone massively over this month. We've got football tonight, a pre-season friendly against Chelsea, I bought the tickets for his birthday so should be nice and i'm massively looking forward to getting back to seeing some live footie again. 

benbenandme

The monthly banking has been done, I've rejigged a few bits and moved some money around and I have got about £100 left til the end of the month (Saturday). I need to get petrol (£50) but other than that it should just be top up bits and pieces. I had overspent but have just not made my usual monthly payments into various pots that I have which has clawed back the difference. Not something I can do regularly so I need to be more careful next month.
I've also just put the dishwasher on for a deep clean (big cup of vinegar on a hot wash, then I'll wipe it all over when it's done).