Debt and Caring

WelshmansDaughter

Full time money and potentially full time bonus too. However I am not counting my chickens- there will be some issue that arises that will be completely random and nonsensical. 
Fighting the urge to take a nap. 
Much of my to do list has been completed and I am now contemplating (a nap) whether to splurge on the gym membership with a pool or go with 'cheap just for the shower'. 
Who am I kidding pool all the way. I do only have £90 to last til payday but I do also have an £80 voucher and some mystery shopping earning options if I need them. 
I don't currently have internet and even if I did my eyes are showing the signs of too much focusing so alternative pastimes are needed. 

WelshmansDaughter

What to do what to do. 
My current mild dilemma is whether or not to grab a lift over to sister's tomorrow evening and sleep on the couch. Or stay at home and get up at the crack of dawn to get two buses. 
Both of which have organisational flaws, the flaws mostly being that I have to organise things for them. 

PennysIntoPounds

Vote for sleep on couch, your transport can't be trusted and stressy crack of dawn is never a good way to start the day 

WelshmansDaughter

Very true PiP. I did have a look at the timetable and to get there for 7ish I would have to leave at 5.45am. And it's only 2.5 miles away. I genuinely think I could walk it in about the same time. I've packed a bag anyway, I'll likely decide in the morning. 
Had a moderate amount of enthusiasm To Do Something however none of the somethings are really practical to start at 8pm. Especially when the lighting situation is well, dim. 
I did discover that my folding table is the right height to use as a desk while sitting on my bed. It does give hospital table vibes a tad but one must suffer unaesthetic furniture for the foreseeable. No matter how often the pretty Habitat furniture says Buy Me.
On the Buy List is primer for the wall that is basically a sponge due to being the wall to the external stairs. I shall clean and paint that wall as My Dip Toes In Water project. 
My plan I think for December is to do my own Advent calendar of nice things to do for myself every day. The OT I saw briefly did suggest that I do something nice for myself that wasn't an obligation. One of which will be a hotel stay. I may struggle to think of 24 things so we shall see.

Cherryfudge

Another vote for couch - free-to-you heating, probably a cuppa, and you won't risk slipping on the pre-dawn ice.

I love the Advent idea. If you can't find anything nice to do for yourself, you can grab a free pass by doing something nice for someone else (which also boosts the feel-good factor), or you can make a start on an item from your list of 'frogs', because that's a kindness to your future self.

If you do it, are you going to post your daily total?

PennysIntoPounds

You could absolutely walk that if you were getting up at 5.45am, s*d that for a lark. 
We'll be doing MSE Advent again this year, do join in! 

WelshmansDaughter

I can't remember the premise of the MSE advent one, is it something to do with using things you already have? 
I was living the personal development growth today, even though work was super busy I didn't take more than I could handle and kept to my plan to leave on time. I don't mind working hard but when it is relentless it is so draining.
I definitely will not be walking anywhere. By Wednesday the walk to work starts to feel arduous and it's only 20 minutes.
Made the mistake of going to the Up Itself coffee shop where they only have loose leaf tea. Applaud this in principle but don't have minutes to wait in reality when on a delivery route. So no tea and cake for me. Money saving by default.

PennysIntoPounds

It is indeed, must start the new one in the next couple of days, the end of November has rather crept up on me!

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6573788/a-very-mse-advent/p1

WelshmansDaughter

I know how is it December already? 
Sat down this evening and fuelled by fish and chips, started my December planner, unscrewed the door and tested it against it's new frame. Rather proud of myself for not going overboard and trying to do the whole thing after a long day at work. In the dark. 
Yesterday's childcare day involved a 5.30am start and brightly coloured children's TV.. something I have not missed. Middle nephew's morning cuddles were all the more appreciated now that I don't see them as often. 
Payday depression has hit as I try to figure out what to buy and when. 

Cherryfudge

It's not actually quite December - the good news is that means you have a couple of extra days to do things before Christmas, and the bad news is that's two more days to make your pay packet last.

It sounds as though you are finding a way forward with being back in the flat?