2008 - Live on £4000 for a full year.

Marru

I wish I could have a one day now and again when I could have a lie in
I wish I wouldn't have to fight every morning with my LO for her to get dressed
I wish my LO would go to bed without needing to go to the toilet 30 times before settling down
I wish I had someone to look after her when I am ill
And I wish that wishing all those things wouldn't make me feel like I am a bad mother.

On a serious note you already know that my dream is to have my own animal sanctuary and spend my days working with animals (and books) but at the moment my biggest wish is to be able to pay all my debts and bills effortlessly. I just found out today that I have lost my job so rotten rotten day . Should've been NSD but as I ran out of bread had to go to shop and as was feeling sorry for myself bought crisps and chocolate. (Crisps for lunch and chocolate for supper) Also managed to diagnose the noise that my car has been making recently, my exhaust has come loose and needs fixing.

Off to clean my piggies now and will be back tomorrow on more cheerful note.

Marru

System

Ooh now that eveyone is putting down wishes for the 'frugaria' commune, can we put a canal around the outside of it, for me to live on in a boat? I could be the resident sailor, transporting logs and things.

Actually, maybe the commune should be a castle with a moat? I bet the turrets would make great libraries/jam making rooms etc

I had a very frugal-oogal lunch today - rolls (free from lidl stock) soft cheese (actually BOUGHT this :eek:) tomato (roadkill) and starfruit (roadkill).... i think my workmates think im a nut though.....:rotfl:

System

hope you are ok after losing your job Marru

Marru

Jumble-Bee wrote: »

hope you are ok after losing your job Marru

Thanks Jumble-Bee. I knew it was coming but it is a very bad timing. I just need to get my act together but will allow myself a little feeling sorry time first.

Marru

System

I wish that........

I can be motgage free as soon as possibly possible!
.....perhaps involving some sort of mad 'living on a boat' scheme
with an allotment if I live on a boat?? or a veggie garden
with a wood burning stove and everyhting all gingham-esque and charming
I can get settled into a nice career (foundations of my plan are going very well so far)
I can have a happy family
I can end up working part time

System

Marru wrote: »

Thanks Jumble-Bee. I knew it was coming but it is a very bad timing. I just need to get my act together but will allow myself a little feeling sorry time first.

Marru

now that you're a MSE and in control of things I'm sure it will turn out well

mumzyof2

Marru wrote: »

I wish I could have a one day now and again when I could have a lie in
I wish I wouldn't have to fight every morning with my LO for her to get dressed
I wish my LO would go to bed without needing to go to the toilet 30 times before settling down
I wish I had someone to look after her when I am ill
And I wish that wishing all those things wouldn't make me feel like I am a bad mother.

There all the things that i wish for too!!!!! except mines x 2!!!

I just found out today that I have lost my job so rotten rotten day

Marru

Sorry about you loosing your job

LollopyBear

Really sorry to hear about your job Marru. That's awful

About the commune - I'm willing to do most jobs. My cooking is a bit patchy but I'm happy to help with the animals (and I can horse ride ), the veg patch, basic mending and will add about 500-800 books to the mix. However, I do have a grumpy cat who is not a very good mouser, and an even grumpier husband (but one who can do plastering, odd jobs, damp-proofing, building etc.).

He would like a log cabin, so somewhere where there is space to put a small one!

lingojingo

sophiesmum wrote: »

After my divorce I had a list of things I wanted to achieve that my ex had held me back from doing and have nearly completed my degree

Would also like to visit macchu pichu - very tempted to do one of the sponsored things for this but don't know about raising the x £1000's sponsorship to do it would have to get fitter first anyway as a "bit" chunky at moment:o.

hi sophiesmum
I'm also doing my degree with the OU since separating from OH. As a poor single parent it's hardly cost me anything (except a lot of time, blood, sweat and tears :rotfl:
What are you studying? I'm doing French and Spanish, started with both together but now on level 3 so only doing Spanish at the moment.
I'dlove to go to Macchu pichu, it's been my dream for years and I'm now hoping that mse will help me achieve it one day. I'd also need to get a lot fitter and slimmer first, we must be twins;)

sophiesmum_2

Sorry about your job Marru, hope you get sorted with something suitable soon:grouphug: - sending you a dodgy hug.