Need to stop spending and chasing dopamine!

Pink_Butterfly

Good evening! I’ve just put the girls to bed so I can now put my feet up 😁

Had a very productive day at work. Usually office days aren’t anywhere near as productive as home days as we all chat a lot, but I got loads done today! I’m working from home tomorrow so I can do the school run, so I’ll definitely get a big chunk of my to do list done 😊

My friend seems to be much better. I’ve not heard from her since this morning but she was only taking paracetamol for pain relief and she was feeling less nauseous. The doctor even said she may be able to go home tomorrow! 😍 Hopefully she’s had a good day. I’ll drop her a message shortly to see how she’s doing.

I’ve sold another item so sent the £5.00 to the Barclaycard, meaning we’re over halfway 😀 I seem to be having a good run with selling stuff at the moment. Hoping it continues!

I finally have the login details for the course I’m doing so I can now crack on with that! I’m looking forward to boosting my knowledge as I think it’ll be really valuable for my side projects at work 🙂

Have a good evening all x

Pink_Butterfly

Currently waiting outside DD1’s school for her so though I’d jump on 😊 Will collect DD2 afterwards and then I’ll need to do some more work once we’re home before dinner is ready. We’ve got a chicken casserole in the slow cooker 😋

I stupidly didn’t check the expiry date of DD2’s sandwich filling the other day, and so I’ve just had to go to the shop to get her something for tomorrow. She’s so fussy, so I could only find one thing she’d eat and it was £3.75 😫 ouch! My food bill is going to be bad this month.

I forgot that my new bank account gives rewards, so I’ve got £10 pending, but apparently they take 5 weeks to clear so I won’t see it until next month but it’s better than a kick in the teeth 😁

Pink_Butterfly

Hello! It’s the weekend 😊 I’ve been out with my mum for a coffee this morning and will head out to get some food in soon… just having some lunch first. Decided to have poached eggs on toast 😋 I’ve got some friends coming over tonight for a Chinese. I haven’t had a take away in about 7 months! It should be a good night. Then tomorrow I’m going to see my friend who got home from hospital a couple of days ago 😊 She’s doing really well. Can’t wait to give her a hug!

Hope you’re all having a nice weekend! x

Squirrelz92

You can never go wrong with poached eggs on toast or Chinese! Yummy! x

Pink_Butterfly

I agree! It was very nice 😁 Had such a great night with my friends. We had a good catch up and played a couple of games. The food was very nice too.

I saw my lovely, brave friend today. She’s doing ok but still suffering a bit. They think the cancer is stage 2 or 3, which is worse than we thought, but it’ll be confirmed around the end of the month. It was so nice to see her. She wouldn’t let me make her lunch though, the stubborn mare 😂 After a couple of hours she was getting tired so I left so she could get some sleep.

My universal credit account has updated with the repayments, even though I’ve not been paid yet 😂 I’m adding it to my repayment total now though, so total paid now is £397.99/£700.00 😊 It also means I’ve paid over £1K since starting this diary!

The donations have been coming in for the sleep out… we’ve collected £95 so far, and a lot of promises for more!

I mmmmmaaaaayyyyy have treated myself to a new dressing gown 🙊 I have been wearing a Christmas oodie for over a year as a dressing gown, even in the summer, so it was time to get one! It’s lovely. It’s long, fluffy, and grey with an animal print pattern. It’s very cosy 😍 Worth every penny.

Pink_Butterfly

I’ve noticed since my friend got diagnosed with bowel cancer last month my anxiety has increased a lot. I’ve always had anxiety especially around health but right now it’s pretty bad. My eldest text me earlier to say she’s got a cough and a temperature of 38.2 and I was almost in tears ☹️ I keep getting tummy pains (no doubt because of the anxiety) and thinking it’s bowel cancer, and I’m just not dealing with it very well. Even as I type this I can feel my heart racing 😫

I obviously want to support my friend and will continue to support her but I miss not knowing so much about cancer.

My friend did my hair after work today which was a nice distraction. 3.5 hours it took because my extensions needed replacing, but now I have fresh, new hair 😊

I am going to watch some trashy TV now to take my mind off of things. The new series of Love Island has just started… tragic 😂

Pink_Butterfly

Well DD1 managed to get herself a day off school so I worked from home, however I could see within a few minutes of her being dropped off at mine that she was absolutely fine! She was coughing but otherwise she was ok, so I was a little bit miffed with her for convincing her dad she needed a day off, as I was looking forward to going to the office to take my mind off of all the stuff going round in my head, but never mind. I’ve made it clear to them both that she’s going to school tomorrow 😂

I received £6.02 from TopCashback today so sent it straight to the Barclaycard! We are now at £404.01/£700.00 😊

After work I dropped off DD1 at her dad’s house and then did some food shopping, where I ran into my friend AGAIN after only seeing him a few weeks ago for the first time in 9 years 😂 So bizarre that I hadn’t seen him in so long and I see him twice in less than a month lol.

I’ve been doing some studying tonight but I’ve stopped now as I’m getting tired. I’ll watch some of my trashy TV & then get straight into bed I think! x

YORKSHIRELASS

@Pink_Butterfly you are doing so well, it sounds like things are tough with your friend.  Make sure you are looking after yourself too.

I have just paid £1000 off the Barclaycard and £500 off the Halifax card, money we had saved up but it's better going on the debts.  So happy with that.  We still have £650 in the emergency fund and we will keep putting £20 a week in that until it's up to £1000, unless we need it.  DH and I have agreed to throw more money from our wages at the debts this year too, we are both so committed to this.

I am not sleeping very well, going to put the screens away and read now to try and relax! 

Pink_Butterfly

Thank you @YORKSHIRELASS 😊 I hope you slept better last night?

TGIF… that’s all I can say 😂 It’s been a busy week and the girls and I neeeeeed this weekend. We are all in desperate need of a lay in! Although DD1 will probably be up at the crack of dawn as she’s an early riser.

I received my UC payment today and sent the whole lot towards the holiday, so the amount paid this month now is £662.28/£700.00 😊 I’m so pleased with this. There have been many times when I’ve wanted to spend money on a load of new clothes but I’ve resisted 😆

Tonight I’m going to do some more studying. I’m almost at the point of submitting my first assessment 😊 which means I’m 25% there already! I’m really enjoying it. But first I need to clean the kitchen… yay… 🤣

Pink_Butterfly

Hello! The girls and I have just got home from a fun shopping trip & dinner date ☺️ The girls spent some of their pocket money in Superdrug on various beauty items, and then spent some of their vouchers in Primark. DD1 found a nice top for £1… bargain! I didn’t buy anything for myself 😇 We then went to Wagamamas for dinner which is one of our favourite places to eat. I paid for it using £30.50 of my vouchers, £20.00 of DD2’s voucher (and gave her the money for it) and then £3.30 of ‘real’ money 😃

I submitted my first assessment this morning, 3 days ahead of the deadline, which is good for me as I usually procrastinate until the last minute 😂 Glad it’s done. I’ll have a few days off and then I’ll start on the 2nd section.

Showers for all of us now and then we can get our fluffy pjs on and watch our shows 😊 Hope everyone has a good evening x