My Mortgage Free Mountain - A 7 year expedition to climb to the top

craftingmad

daisy_1571 said:

Firstly you are their employee so if it is genuinely bullying things they are saying with no reason, you can immediately they say anything something like please don't speak to me that way without a proper example of .....whatever they are saying.  Or no thats not true. Or ask outright has my work standard slipped? Tell me how you want it done now.  Or whatever else is appropriate.   You are an adult working with other adults so its in everyone's interests to be at least be surface polite.

If its just you imagining things take some time today to think it through logically.  If you and the other lady never work same days how do you get ths idea? You cant know for certain how she is being treated, what she is being asked about, what she is coming up with to help save her own job?  Also, why do you have the idea a new buyer will only want one of you since you don't know who or even when they'll get a new buyer?  Are you just taking a silence and running with it in your own mind and meanwhile the owners are just getting on with running the business as they always did?

Its so easy to imagine all sorts but you don't know what anyone else is thinking unless they come out and tell you.  If you had wanted to be owner and the one in charge you would have carried on buying the place.  It suits you to remain as an employee so you get no employer type hassle in your life.  Try to keep that in mind - you just need to turn up at your shift times, do your work and go home.

Just a few thoughts, based on my reading of your earlier post you will know if any of it is appropriate to how you are thinking/feeling.  You started last year (I think? ) believing you would never get a paid job yet you got and have held onto several jobs so you know you can do the work so dont start doubting that, thats definitely just in your own head   

Enjoy your day off

Daisy xx

Thanks Daisy. 
You have given me the reminder that everything is in my control and that I have doubted myself before and proved myself wrong so thank you again.
I'm pretty certain that it is not in my head (it is starting to feel a little bit like the chip shop situation) but before I do anything I will take a step back and take stock before acting on my possible menopausal irrational thoughts   

craftingmad

Good morning everyone.

I've got a busy week ahead of me as I will be at all three jobs at some point during the next seven days. I also have two days off this week so intend to use them wisely (especially as hubby has one of them off as well)
Today is a cafe day so I will be working 9am - 5pm so realistically will not have time for much else but in true me fashion I will try and cram a few bits in as well I promise I will try and keep the list short today though  

So today I HOPE I WILL:-

1. Play on Mistplay (50 points target) - 7 points so far
2. Watch videos on WeR8 - DONE one video watched for 5p I can almost cash out my next £10
3. Give price to enquiry for custom party hats - DONE fingers crossed he goes ahead as quoted £51
4. Comment on in search of posts to try and get new orders
5. Check free postcode lottery - DONE not a winner
6. Complete a prime opinion survey - aiming to complete one each day
7. Brainstorm new ideas to make some extra cash
8. Meal plan for this week - DONE  
9. Cafe shift (9am - 5pm) - DONE 9am - 5.15pm  
10. NSD - DONE  

I didn't manage only 5 things but it is a lot shorter  

Baileys_Babe

I hope your shift at the cafe goes better than you anticipate 🤗

craftingmad

Good morning,

Well my shift at the cafe yesterday was lovely despite being busy. I came in to find almost everything topped up and the owners were both lovely to me. I think it may have something to do with the fact that they need me to cover their holiday in two weeks time as the other lady is refusing to do any extra hours but we shall see. For now I will just take a nice atmosphere and enjoy working there again as I came home last night feeling much better about myself and life in general   

Another shift at the cafe today so another short list from me  

So today I HOPE I WILL:-

1. Play on Mistplay (50 points target) - 7 points so far 
2. Watch videos on WeR8 - DONE one video watched for 5p 
3. Comment on in search of posts to try and get new orders - commented one one
4. Check free postcode lottery - DONE not a winner
5. Complete a prime opinion survey - aiming to complete one each day
6. Brainstorm new ideas to make some extra cash
7. Cafe shift (9am - 5pm) - DONE didn't finish until 6pm so that's an extra hour
8. NSD - DONE  

Baileys_Babe

I pleased to hear yesterday went better than you thought would, I hope you have another good shift today.

craftingmad

Baileys_Babe said:

I pleased to hear yesterday went better than you thought would, I hope you have another good shift today.

Thanks Baileys. It was actually lovely again

craftingmad

Good afternoon,

Later than usual for me today as I had a day off at the cafe as I had to go to training for BK. It was meant to be all day but the manager is sick so it was only for two and a half hours this morning  

I've used the time to find all the sticker sheets I listed for sale on FB Marketplace and count them as I have a lady enquire about wanting to buy them all. I have come to the conclusion that I must be a hoarder as I thought I had about 200 sheets but it turns out I have 1250 - at least I was close Fingers crossed she buys all of them or if not at least half as that will add a nice few pounds into my mortgage fund  

I've got to phone the mortgage company later to  get a new balance but I've got to work up the patience to be on hold for nearly an hour before I can get through. If only they done internet banking  

Other than that I'm going to try and have a restful kind of day as my limbs have started hurting again (possibly because I forgot to take the tablets after the first few days) so I'm going to be kind to myself and take it easy

So today I HOPE I WILL:-

1. Play on Mistplay (50 points target) - 7 points so far
2. Watch videos on WeR8 - DONE one video watched for 5p
3. Attend BK training (which I get paid for) - DONE  
4. Count sticker sheets and get back to FB enquiry - DONE
5. Comment on in search of posts to try and get new orders - commented on two so far
6. Check free postcode lottery - DONE - not a winner  
7. Complete a prime opinion survey - aiming to complete one each day
8. Brainstorm new ideas to make some extra cash
9. Take a course from my memberships
10. Phone BTL1 mortgage company for up to date balance
11. Create a new cardmaking download - DONE
12. Renew FB Marketplace listings - DONE 13 listings renewed
13. List something new on FB Marketplace
14. NSD - DONE

craftingmad

Good morning.

Hubby and I both have a day off today but I have woken up with a banging headache and feeling sick so fingers crossed it does not develop into anything else
I'm going to take it as easy as I can today but do still want to achieve a couple of bits to help move us forwards as I like to see progress being made each day  

Sadly the lady has now gone from wanting all my sticker sheets I had for sale to having none of them which is a bit gutting as I really do want them out the house asap.

I'm planning on hopefully tidying up a bit of the conservatory today as I need to make room for the cheap filing cabinets I picked up on marketplace the other week. 

So today I HOPE I WILL:-

1. Play on Mistplay (50 points target) - DONE 107 points today
2. Cash out £5 voucher from Mistplay - DONE now just have to wait for code to come through
3. Watch videos on WeR8 - DONE one video watched for 5p 
4. Give price to customer for flyers enquiry - DONE
5. Comment on in search of posts to try and get new orders - commented on one so far
6. Check free postcode lottery - DONE not a winner
7. Complete three prime opinion survey - DONE one survey completed for 72 points, another for 145 points completed and a quick 4 point survey £1.05 added to my pot 
8. Brainstorm new ideas to make some extra cash - DONE  
9. Take a course from my memberships - DONE one course completed on mindset and time management
10. Phone BTL1 mortgage company for up to date balance - DONE under £34K now
11. Create a new cardmaking download - DONE got lots of ideas to explore further
12. Upload cardmaking sheets onto craftsuprint
13. List something new on FB Marketplace - DONE listed job lot of fabric bags I bought for a craft project years ago and found in the conservatory. Fingers crossed they sell for £18  
14. Tidy some of the conservatory (AKA our dumping ground) -- DONE 8 boxes gone through and a black bin bag of rubbish thrown away along with a bag full of recycling  
15. Only buy ingredients needed for tonight's chicken curry and dinners for the rest of the week - DONE

craftingmad

Good morning (its still just morning)  

I was meant to be working in the original cafe today but my shift got cancelled so I'm a bit gutted but I have been asked to complete some training at home so hopefully that will give me a few hours pay and I won't have any travelling either I'm hoping this is not a sign of things to come at that cafe as last year I got quite a few shifts cancelled but mainly because of weather. Today the sun is shining and it's half term so no real reason for it to happen  

Other than that I don't really have any other plans other than a walk with the doggo and hopefully completing some more training from one of my many subscriptions  

So today I HOPE I WILL:-

1. Play on Mistplay (50 points target) - 2 points so far
2. Watch videos on WeR8 - no videos yet
3. Raise invoice for planner for existing customer - DONE invoice for £15 sent
4. Complete training for original cafe - DONE 2 hours will be added to my pay packet at end of this month
5. Redeem Mistplay reward voucher - not processed by Mistplay yet
6. Raise claim with Royal Mail for lost order - DONE claim submitted for £7.45. Fingers crossed they give me a cheque rather than stamps as I rarely send regular letters  
7. Review costings and increase prices so I actually make a profit
8. Comment on in search of posts to try and get new orders - commented on two so far
9. Check free postcode lottery - DONE not a winner
10. Complete three prime opinion survey - DONE one survey for 73 points, one survey for 135 points and one survey for 22 points completed  completed Balance is now £9.87 so hopefully I can cash out tomorrow  
11. Take a course from my memberships
12. Create a new cardmaking download 
13. Upload cardmaking sheets onto craftsuprint
14. List something new on FB Marketplace - DONE 4 things listed today which were found in conservatory tidy for a total of £23 - fingers crossed they sell
15. Tidy some of the conservatory (AKA our dumping ground) - DONE 5 boxes and one bag sorted through today and as a result I have a really full black bin bag of rubbish, one box to donate to the village jumble sale, a load of washing on the line hopefully drying in the wind and 3 things to list on Marketplace  
16. Change over Disneyplus to standard membership to avoid price rises
17. NSD - DONE

Good news on the fabric bags I listed on FB Marketplace yesterday - somebody is hopefully collecting them tomorrow afternoon  

Baileys_Babe

I can see how it must be frustrating having planned your week that you are working today. But dont let it derail your plans to climb the mountain, enjoy the lack of commuting costs and the time you have gained, try and do something that gives you pleasure even if it is only for a short while 🤗