Time to Face The Music

RelievedSheff

It's due to be dry and sunny today so it's van washing day. It's ready for a good scrub roof and all.

Sounds blowy out so I'm going to get a couple of loads of washing on the line as well.

Breakfast this morning is scrambled eggs on toast and dinner later is slow cooked turkey with Yorkshire pudding and veggies. 

Not much else planned other than walking the dog. Might have another hour in the garden depending what time we finish with the van.

RelievedSheff

Monday again. Only a short week this week though. We can make it.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be from stores today. Breakfast was cereals, we have both taken our packed lunches to work and dinner tonight is turkey in black bean sauce with noodles and spring roll.

Tonight's jobs are:

• walking the dog
• weekly shop
• booking the van in for it's MOT and oil and filter change

RelievedSheff

Mid way through the working week. The countdown to the long weekend has begun.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are from stores today. Breakfast was toast, we have both taken our packed lunches to work and dinner tonight is slow cooked minted lamb shanks with cheesy mash and greens.

Tonight's jobs are:

• walking the dog
• cleaning the kitchen

I will tax the van today as well so I don't forget before the weekend!

RelievedSheff

That's been an expensive day. £325 to tax the van for 12 months!!

It's booked in for it's MOT and service on the 10th April.

On the plus side it has all come out of this months budget so no need to raid the savings!

Insurance next month and then we are done van essentials for another year. Hoping that we will have enough of an underspend this month to pay for the insurance again without raiding the savings.

RelievedSheff

Another day closer to the long weekend and a sunny and dry start to the day for a change.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be from stores today. Breakfast was toast, we have both taken our packed lunches to work and dinner tonight is garlic and herb chicken with Korean BBQ rice and vegetable.

Tonight's jobs are:

• walking the dog
• load of washing
• cleaning the bathrooms
• vacuuming the house
• plugging in the van and turning on the fridge
• weigh in Wednesday

A busier night tonight, should only take us an hour or so to work our way through the jobs though.

Can't believe it is pay day already tomorrow. This month seems to have flown by!

RelievedSheff

Only a quarter pound loss today so not a huge one but a loss is a loss and I will take that.

Fully expect next week will be a gain with us spending four days with family and no doubt eating hearty Scottish meals every day!

milann

Well done being under £10,000 that has soon come down. Have you checked what it’s worth now. If we were to sell ours tomorrow and get the suggested price….we would still be in pocket. It’s crazy how they’ve risen in price 😳
Enjoy your Scottish outing. We’re staying at home over the bank holiday.

RelievedSheff

milann said:

Well done being under £10,000 that has soon come down. Have you checked what it’s worth now. If we were to sell ours tomorrow and get the suggested price….we would still be in pocket. It’s crazy how they’ve risen in price 😳
Enjoy your Scottish outing. We’re staying at home over the bank holiday.

Yes ours is worth well over what we paid for it even though we have added 15k miles too it. Madness really!

We could easily recoup what we bought it for, the £3.5k interest on the motorhome loan and have a nice amount left over. Not that we want to do that mind. Still plenty of adventuring to be done with this one.

RelievedSheff

Last working day of this week and it's pay day.

Money shuffle day with £200 going to the savings account, £100 to the premium bonds and £50 to the ISA.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be from stores today. Breakfast was cereals, we have both taken our packed lunches and dinner tonight when we get where we are going is a nice steak pie from the farm shop with some chips and mint and chilli mushy peas.

No jobs tonight other than a quick walk for the dog. The van is packed up ready to go and full of water (glad we are finished with draining it down fully for this winter) so we just need to grab a quick shower at home and then we will be hitting the road.

Slumming it in a layby tonight. We know how to live the high life.   

Sun_Addict

Enjoy your trip to Scotland. Looking forward to seeing some beautiful photos.