Saving lots in pots!

~FlowerPot~

Dentist was a diaster, filling didnt happen, anxiety too high. Then even more upset when we left because it hadnt happened and will have to go back! Further apps are now booked for after the exams season.

Not been very money saving, took DD to Lydol on route back from dentist and sat in carpark until she calmed down and then went in and bought a tiny pot plant, sushi, tissues and a choc doughnut. All helped!!!! NOw just been to MrSs to get bits for tea ~ stir fry bits they sauce we use is gluten free and only seems to be sold in here, plus we needed a lot of GF bits and it came to £34 !!! ho hum!

DH told me that his work place are up the pension contributions by 2% from April which is rather good news and he is very happy about that.

Doris17

I have dentist anxiety as well, hate the place, fingers crossed all goes well on the next visit.

Good news on the pension contributions.

~FlowerPot~

La plan today is lots of work. I dont have to drvie DD anywhere today so that is a bonus. DS1 is visiting the GF and DS2 might be going on a bike ride.

I need a few NSDs as I seem to be in a bit of a spending run of things. I do need to pick up a prescription and an order, but that is already paid for.

Gratefuls ~

The sun is shining

I dont have to go to work until 10.30

The doggo is having a lovely sleep whilst snuggled up to me x

~FlowerPot~

Bucket list

I know this is my savings diary, but i popped on the bucket list thread and found mysefl thinking about what I would like to acheive before I leave this plane of existance. Ill pop my list here mostly for me so I dont forget!!!

Ive never really had a 'bucket list'. But i know i want to go to a special meditation retreat in Cancun ~ but thats currently out of my reach.

And mulling it over ~

I would like to explore the highlands and islands

Visit my brother in Portugal

I would like learn a language, probaly Spanish, is its one I started when I lived there, but didnt get that far

I would like to learn to paint much more proficently in oils and have a proper solo exhibtion (this will be a long time coming as I'm not painting  anything at all at the moment!!)

I would like to do some volunteering over here and aboard when I have a bit more free time

I would love to visit Iceland and see the northern lights (not so much the erupting volcano ~ although that would also be incredible!)

Im sure theres more

MovingForwards

I know our clients are within the same age range and this idea may not be affordable to them.
Can you ask for part-payment in advance, to whatever is the max out of your no-show / cancellation policy? 
The unavoidable's would have it carried forward to their rebooked appointment, the others have to pay again when booking? Saves you producing invoices / chasing for payment.
I'm also not sure if this is viable, but if you have or will be putting your prices up, send a reminder text, email or call them the day before. Perhaps rope in an "assistant" to do the calls for a tiny bit of pocket money, maybe 50p for each one?

Turning to your bucket list, with the right timing two could be done at the same time. Northern Lights can be seen from the Highlands due to clear skies and a higher level.

For your birthday ask for beginners CD / book, even a kiddies one. Listen to it while in the bath, gardening etc and you'll begin to pick it up. Once confident you know all of that, ask for the next level.

~FlowerPot~

Thanks MF, your idea is a good one, but i think it would put a lot of people off and I would have to be really on the ball with whose paid how much and when and how much is deposit etc. I think I prefer the idea of a reminder call the day before. Except that means texting / ringing everyone on a sunday as my main day is a Monday. Some don't have a mobile. And once I start with reminder calls I will have to remember myself to do them every week forever as they would soon come to rely on it. I will ponder in it some more!

Bucket list will sit happily, and probably grow whilst I go about daily life, not needing to get anything ticked off in a hurry. I am going nowhere!!! But I could start the Spanish i guess, haha! Ill let you know when I do!!!!!!! And maybe the volunteering once we get into Autumn and hopefully DD will be at college.

~FlowerPot~

envelopes 1 and 26 have been stuffed making a total of 20 weeks ticked off so thats farily good progress. This weeks money have been banked so will do a money shuffle later and a friday round up tomorrow. 

Was hoping to add a bit extra to the pension pot, but DH had a birthday and although that came from a 'pot' the meal out was on top and coctails are not cheap !!!!!ho hum will try again next week

~FlowerPot~

Friday round up

EF ~  £2163.26 of £3000 (second target)

Car pot: £605 of £700 (first target)

Health pot: £50

Pension: £125 paid across this week  (£144 weekly target)

Pupster excess pot ~ £54.88 /£200 some round ups and TTs added here, tis building albeit slowly!! ALso had pupsters second year vaccinations ~ £74!!! for a shot and the quick check over you ever saw. Crazy money!

challenges: 

£1 a day ~ £81/ £366 ~~oops this took a battering due to DHs B/day ~ still intending to make the total. I was quite a bit ahead, so should be fine

1p 365 challenge (XMAS savings) ~ £326

52 week envelope stuffing ~ £26 added this week

MMOP ~ stopping this for now! 

Will hopefully make a MMOP very soon as I have just seen we have sold a lego kit on the bay of e. They have been sitting on there for months now ~ it would be great if we could just shift the rest and get the box out of my bedroom!!! Will post up the amount when I know how much after fees.

Today I am planning on getting in the garden, there is as alwys so much to do and the garden bins have been emptied, yippee!!

I hope to get my potatoes in and maybe start the runner beans off in the greenhouse, but need to get some compost to do that.

Have a good day all

Flowers x

~FlowerPot~

Managed 5 hours in the garden today and it doesnt'really look like that much work, but moving the mound of soil, is hard work! I recking it was at least 30 wheel barrows, and now I am aching!! 
Planted 4 small laurels, that i bought about 2 years ago, there's not looking great, but hopefully now they are finally in the ground they will recover! 

~FlowerPot~

And a couple of random ones

My strawberry patch, the wildlife pond and the bluebell shady corner!

i didnt get the potatoes on or the runner bens started!!oh well, maybe tomorrow!