Progress not Perfection

Sun_Addict

Forgot to say I finally cashed out £25 from Opinium this morning 🥳

Makingabobor2

Well done on the cash out. I've not done any on there for ages. I must start doing them again

Sun_Addict

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81949340#Comment_81949340

I probably only cash out with Op and YG twice a year but it all adds up.

Sun_Addict

Morning all, happy Saturday 🥂

The cats got me up at 5am 😐 I decided to stay up and have a relaxing start to the day.

I need to find the motivation to make a start on the big box contents that need to go in the loft. I’ve only got two smaller boxes so everything won’t fit in. I plan to declutter though. One box is my mum’s bits, photos etc, plus Mr SA’s mum’s bits and some baby bits. The other is old photo albums. Why does completing one job always lead to another 😖

I have two bags of donations for the charity shop so will drop them off today.

Today’s exercise plan is dog walking and general pottering. I’ll also do a short yoga session before I have a bath later.

Tonight’s dinner is veg burger from freezer stocks with wedges and salad. Prosecco is already in the fridge for tonight.

DS and family are visiting today. Easter goodies all ready for the GKs.

Sun_Addict

Decided the boxes need to be gone through a bit at a time as the task is too overwhelming to be done in a rush. I need to cull the photos and only keep the good ones so will shred the rubbish ones. I also need more small boxes. I sorted out a pile of old CDs, kept the ones I’d still play and put the rest in the charity bag. I have a radio/CD player in my home office and often listen to a CD when I’m WFH.

Today will be a NSD, the first this month 🥳

Sun_Addict

Made a good start on the decluttering of the boxes. Put a load of old birthday/Christmas cards in the recycling bin. Found loads of birth/marriage/death certificates from Mr SA’s side of the family dating back to the 1920s. DS wants to upload them to Ancestry next time he visits. Found an old photo of me in The Property Guide from when I worked in an estate agents in the early 1990s and we won an award. My hair was massive like a big curly lion’s mane and must’ve added a good few inches to my height 😂 Can’t believe how cheap the houses were back then.

The Prosecco is now open and is very nice to say it’s the £4.65 one from Lid! 🥂

Makingabobor2

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81949510#Comment_81949510

Yes indeed. I seem to get a Y!*ve one about every 6 months, but OP is taking forever to even get to my first one.

Sun_Addict

That’s Sunday done. Glad it’s not back to work tomorrow.

Weather has been very mixed, bright sunshine one minute, squally showers the next. Managed to get some washing dry though.

Still ploughing through the box of family stuff. Doing quite well with the decluttering of them so there won’t be so much stuff to go in the loft. Had a flick through my old Riding magazines from the 70s when I was horse mad. Oh the memories ❤️

Planted some anemone bulbs and the wild flower seeds in between showers.

Took the dog on the park and did a litter pick.

Tried 3 new to me short exercise sessions on YT, a 15 mins Afrobeats dance session, a 12 minutes weights session and a 5 minutes core session. Something different and enjoyed them.

Made a lentil loaf for tonight’s dinner from the Deliciously Ella app. Cut up the two beef joints I got for Mr SA into 2 x mini joints, 2 x steaks and 3 x stewing beef and put them in the freezer. They were only small joints, cost just over £6 each. He had one of the mini joints tonight. Also made a root veg traybake with some of the cheap veg to go with my lentil loaf and Mr SA’s beef. Now I need to squeeze 5 slices of lentil loaf in the freezer 😬

Finished the day with a lovely soak in the bath and a face pack. Put the dog in the bath after me so she smells nice and fresh again.

It’s been another NSD.

PennysIntoPounds

Well done getting cards in the recycling, I always feel bad doing it but got to be ruthless with these things otherwise the clutter gets big quick

Very impressed with all the decluttering and glad the prosecco was enjoyable, aldo and lils bargains are such decent quality 🥂

Sun_Addict

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81951327#Comment_81951327

I kept the cards from my mum though. It was quite emotional to see her writing. I still miss her after all this time, she was 71 when she passed which seems quite young nowadays.