Buying a little piece of Middle England; Manifesting my way to mortgage free.

debtfreewannabe321

HotDog2020 said:

Wishing you speedily to the Christmas hols where you will breathe again! Well done and keep it up 😁😊🍀❤️

I'm on countdown 🥳 😂

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KajiKita said:

Only two more weeks and then a break ….! Hang on in there …

KK

A couple of tutors I see a lot in the week were run ragged so we've started a countdown and every time we see each other it's like ...10 days and three hours left 🥳🤣 I so need it these dark mornings are playing havoc with me.

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beanielou said:

Positive energy your way. 

Thank you 🙏🏻 😁

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LadyWithAPlan said:

debtfreewannabe321 said:

LadyWithAPlan said:

I once tried a college 3rd year waxing … ouch 

You were brave 🤣 

NEVER again.
I now do my own (even bikini)

On the songs on repeat - I learn the whole thing so I can sing it once through

Hoping for a nice day with the kids who hopefully are all super chilled for you

I cannot actually believe I am typing this but that flipping song is STILL in my head!!! I am going to take it there is a message in there for me and read through the lyrics and see if I can't put this to bed once and for all. And I've had the radio on, records, been in shops where there is other music and it won't leave me alone!  At least it's quite a jovial one and not one I hate - looking at the positives 🤣

debtfreewannabe321

I got distracted earlier when I went to do a catch up post.

Lost post so let me see if I can remember what I was putting

So yesterday was a spendy day. I finished DS2 presents, wrapped all presents I had bought (after buying paper). I took DS2 to town and we changed address at bank (finally!) I went shopping without a list which was a total fail. I am not sure why I did this 🤦‍♀️...I got my hair cut (it is very short for me and thinned out a lot, it feels way better!)

DS1 has sent money over for the kids, DD has some for her room makeover. DS2 has some for a sp0tify account. So we tried to do the  spotfy first, as there was a 3 month free trial. However once you added the 6 months paid subscription it cancelled out the free trial, cue me on customer services for nearly an hour getting it all added back on. Also DS1 sent over £60 for it and six months was £72 so I had to add towards it (did get a bit of cashback so it worked out to around £9 I added).....

I might take DD shopping when her room is done with the money she has for her room makeover and let her choose her own bits for it. At least we have the nice bed, wardrobe, curtains etc from old house. New curtain rail is definitely needed though. And I need to price up a new window as her one is not good, it is very old and has a lot of damp around it (think I have moaned about that previously!). I am wondering if it is better to do one window replacement at a time rather than the whole house as we know a window glazier and he's a friend who lives locally so could do it for us between other jobs he has on. I will ask DP what he thinks. I think it is the best way to tackle this job. 

This morning I got up and decided to empty the fridge out and put everything I had in there into different tupperware containers in meals ready to grab. I.E 6 potatoes, 1 brocolli, 1 mix ready cooked for cottage pie, ready to grab. In another I have chickpeas ready cooked, spinach ready, 1 onion ready for curry. I have found over the last few weeks I have been throwing out too much food because I am buying without using it all. And then buying again. I had 4 bags of carrots in there and 8 lemons (4 mouldy). So everything is ready to grab now. The conservatory where the fridge is is dark and cold and I hate being out there in the evening grabbing food so do not spend much time in there thinking, I need to use this and that like I usually would. I will report back if this works better (I hope so!). 2 top shelves are lunch stuff and also the snacks (i.e yoghurts etc) so I think it should work better now. 
I have spent £170 again across MrT and MrLid ... £30 approx was middle aisle stuff though 🙈 new knives, chopping board, compost bin, and umbrella amongst other things Oops I did it again We did need everything we bought in our defence. 

We have prepped all meals for the week and pre-cooked 2 lentil 'mince' bases, 6 portions of soup (carrot and lentil :LOL: and still have a tonne of carrot left.) 

9 more days of work left and then I am hols for 2 weeks *yay*

DP is upstairs at the mo and is pulling apart the rest of the wardrobe in DD room ready for us doing her room up when she is at her dad's house. I have £200 still put aside for this work. She doesn't want anything fancy as she wants to decorate with posters, but we have to make good on every wall, take wallpaper off (including ceiling - UNLESS I can find the same pattern they have used on the ceiling and patch it up where the wardrobe sat) and most probably plaster at least two walls. I am tempted to take wallpaper off, assess walls and if all shoddy, put lining paper back on for a quicker/cheaper job. We can't paint over the wallpaper on there already as it stops dead where the wardrobe used to start and behind the wardrobe is another load of wallpaper and missing  chunks of wallpaper in parts of the walls so totally uneven. Once it is all done I will take DD to the carpet shop and let her choose from the very cheap range of carpets for the floor - I refuse to buy expensive carpet for children anymore. I have learned my lesson with nail polish, make up and food and drinks being spilt on them. She has very slidey laminate down at the mo, but again it doesn't go all the way across because of the large wardrobe being removed ...the floor is downright dangerous and I have slipped twice in there already so it is high on my list to do in her room and DSs room. Thankfully the laminate downstairs has grain in so not as slippery.

DD has a Christmas movie on, the rain is pounding at the windows and the tree lights are on, I am grateful I am indoors in the warmth. 

beanielou

I just did windows as and when as it was all I could afford. 

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beanielou said:

I just did windows as and when as it was all I could afford. 

That's my plan instead of doing the whole house at once. I think as we get to a room we will do the window for it. Luckily we know someone who will do it for us so he won't mind doing bitty work here and there. 

KajiKita

I was going to suggest do windows in one room at a time as it contains the mess and means less work at the time. I would try and get the one done in DD’s room as soon as you can though, as damp doesn’t sound too healthy to be sleeping near. It will also be making the room colder. 

Can’t help noticing that the money for the younger offspring came from DS1 not ex … <none of my business, shouldn’t comment, but can’t help it, mutter, mutter ….> 

Love the idea of making up boxes of ‘meal mixes’ - be interesting to see if that helps you get motivated / waste less 😊

Countdown is on! 😊

KK

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KajiKita said:

I was going to suggest do windows in one room at a time as it contains the mess and means less work at the time. I would try and get the one done in DD’s room as soon as you can though, as damp doesn’t sound too healthy to be sleeping near. It will also be making the room colder. 

Can’t help noticing that the money for the younger offspring came from DS1 not ex … <none of my business, shouldn’t comment, but can’t help it, mutter, mutter ….> 

Love the idea of making up boxes of ‘meal mixes’ - be interesting to see if that helps you get motivated / waste less 😊

Countdown is on! 😊

KK

Yes I know....I paid the deposit for the ski trip. Ds1 has paid for his spot1fy. ExH just complains to the kids I rob him of everything.
He is on more money with less outgoings than DP & my wages combined....I mutter a lot about this too 😂🙈 I am not surprised though. Nothing changes.

KajiKita

debtfreewannabe321 said:

KajiKita said:

I was going to suggest do windows in one room at a time as it contains the mess and means less work at the time. I would try and get the one done in DD’s room as soon as you can though, as damp doesn’t sound too healthy to be sleeping near. It will also be making the room colder. 

Can’t help noticing that the money for the younger offspring came from DS1 not ex … <none of my business, shouldn’t comment, but can’t help it, mutter, mutter ….> 

Love the idea of making up boxes of ‘meal mixes’ - be interesting to see if that helps you get motivated / waste less 😊

Countdown is on! 😊

KK

Yes I know....I paid the deposit for the ski trip. Ds1 has paid for his spot1fy. ExH just complains to the kids I rob him of everything.
He is on more money with less outgoings than DP & my wages combined....I mutter a lot about this too 😂🙈 I am not surprised though. Nothing changes.

Just reaffirming, vigorously and with absolute certainty, why he is ‘Ex’! 

Does he qualify for the official title, PPH (Pooh-Pooh-head as per Watty’s thread)? 😉

KK