Saving lots in pots!

~FlowerPot~

thursday,

3 things today:

been to the polling station and voted

tried to catch a escaped rabbit (not mine, couldnt get it!)

The mortgage has come out and we are now in the 50s (£59,482 and the interest will go on in a few days, but it will still stay in the 50s) yippeeee!!

otherwise, im still in a grump ! I dont think the weather is helping, The storm last night was crazy at 2.30am and seemed to go on for ages!

debtfreewannabe321

I've been in the same mood as you flowerpot 😫 it's not good is it. I can't seem to shift it for long.
The sun has finally come out here though after being a total washout all day. It seems to follow a pattern .... Cloudy miserable cold then sun comes out when I need to be stuck in the kitchen cooking dinner 🍽️ I have started walking the dog later and later now it's lighter evenings so I can enjoy the sunshine! 
Hope your mood shifts soon. Don't think we had the storm here unless I slept through it 🤣 

Congratulations on the mortgage figures!! I was happy at being in the 97k's🤣 I'd be ecstatic if it was as low as yours! 

~FlowerPot~

Friday round up

EF ~  £2300 of £3000 (second target)

Car pot: £700 of £700 (first target met YIPPEEEEEE)

Pension: £120 paid across last week and nothing yet this week. I have £75. Will see if I can up to 100 later today  (£144 weekly target)

Pupster excess pot ~ £73.18 /£200 some round ups and TTs added here

challenges: 

£1 a day ~ £136 / £366

1p 365 challenge (XMAS savings) ~ £372

52 week envelope stuffing ~ £16 added this week

No PA this week

PLeased to get the car to its first target will now set it to £1000 and I think that will do once I get there, until I need to use some!!

~FlowerPot~

debtfreewannabe321 said:

I've been in the same mood as you flowerpot 😫 it's not good is it. I can't seem to shift it for long.
The sun has finally come out here though after being a total washout all day. It seems to follow a pattern .... Cloudy miserable cold then sun comes out when I need to be stuck in the kitchen cooking dinner 🍽️ I have started walking the dog later and later now it's lighter evenings so I can enjoy the sunshine! 
Hope your mood shifts soon. Don't think we had the storm here unless I slept through it 🤣 

Congratulations on the mortgage figures!! I was happy at being in the 97k's🤣 I'd be ecstatic if it was as low as yours! 

Im sorry to hear you are also feeling meh! I am utterly fed up

I am really pleased about the mortgage, but because Ive now stopped my overpayments, its only the autimative extra payment, which is great, but I did find it satisying and motivating to get surveys to fund the OPs. Now im using the surveys to add into my pension I don't seem to have the same motivation ~ I cant understand why!!

PLans for the day:

post office

gardening

taxiing DD

sleep!! ~ up far to early today

healing work

MovingForwards

Pension seems so far away whereas the mortgage is now, it's outstanding and easier to focus on clearing rather than saving for 20 odd years.

Leggings and jeggings always seem to go in the same place. You've done well to get 3 years out of them. I've just picked some up from A1D1.

Is there anything you enjoy, just for you, to have 30 mins of self-attention, not mom, wife, family or work related. There's a lot going on and with the slump you're at risk of burnout, if nots not already started.

~FlowerPot~

MovingForwards said:

Pension seems so far away whereas the mortgage is now, it's outstanding and easier to focus on clearing rather than saving for 20 odd years.

Leggings and jeggings always seem to go in the same place. You've done well to get 3 years out of them. I've just picked some up from A1D1.

Is there anything you enjoy, just for you, to have 30 mins of self-attention, not mom, wife, family or work related. There's a lot going on and with the slump you're at risk of burnout, if nots not already started.

Thank MF, 
There has certainly been alot of stress over the last 6 months and gong back over the last 3 years with my DSis illness/passing. I think I am burnt out! I just have no energy to do anything, even the basics like housework have stopped. I manage to get in the garden here and there and push myself, but know the following day I will have to have a rest day. I manage to sort DD out which takes a huge amount of my time but also car amount s of energy trying to manage her emotions and keeping her on track. Then there DH with his on-going  eye problem and shay DS1 has a lot of mental health issues.
Anyway that's enough moaning, i am intending to take it easy over the weekend.
I am meeting up with one of my sisters friends tomorrow, which will be lovely and it's in m AND s so will take a look at their trousers and see if any look like possible options for work! 

Skint_yet_Again

Hope you have a relaxing BH weekend flowers and can get some time to just find some peace. It’s hard to process what has happened in life with all the “noise” of everyday life and stress. 

Enjoy your meet up with your sisters friend & hope you can both share some lovely memories of your sister. 

debtfreewannabe321

I hope you have a lovely weekend  

~FlowerPot~

Skint_yet_Again said:

Hope you have a relaxing BH weekend flowers and can get some time to just find some peace. It’s hard to process what has happened in life with all the “noise” of everyday life and stress. 

Enjoy your meet up with your sisters friend & hope you can both share some lovely memories of your sister. 

Thanks SYA, had a lovely catch up with friend, shes going through a though time at the moment, it was nice to get out and chat, I dont seem to have made many friends at all since we moved here 8 years ago!

debtfreewannabe321 said:

I hope you have a lovely weekend  

thanks DFW321 ~ saturday was a gentle day, walk on the beach (met the park runners and some were dressed up for start wars day!!) Then helped DS2 (gave insturctions) on cutting back a hazel that has got too big/ high. Sunday ~ i managed to bag up 2 bags of hazel before it started to rain! when went shopping and cooked a roastie dinner. and later did 2 lovely medidtations.

Today I have to work, but didnt sleep well at all unfortunately. Supping coffee and considering breakfast before I go out.

SHould be back home by 1.30 so not too bad

HAve a good day all

Spent a happy hour yesterday looking at properties in sciliy for 1euro, getting excited dreams and then set up learning italian on du*l1ngo !!!! lol

Skint_yet_Again

Glad to hear you had a lovely catch up. Hope your short work day passes quickly and you enjoy the rest of the day. 

I had a lovely holiday in Sicily years ago when DS was small. We did the trip up Etna which was amazing and stayed in a lovely place in Cefalu. Good luck with learning italian