Raphael's DFW Diary ~ The beginning of the End

x_raphael_xx

Woot! £399 later and I have a new laptop!!

All connected to the net & working. Next step is to get a wireless connection, now that I don't have to keep the power plugged in I can go mobile!

I know I said I'd wait til Friday, but I checked my budget, and I had the funds available. Now all I need to do is save up again to pay off the loan.

The_Dragon

x_raphael_xx wrote: »

Woot! £399 later and I have a new laptop!!

All connected to the net & working. Next step is to get a wireless connection, now that I don't have to keep the power plugged in I can go mobile!

I know I said I'd wait til Friday, but I checked my budget, and I had the funds available. Now all I need to do is save up again to pay off the loan.

Woot indeed! There will be no stopping you now~!

beanielou

Wow, thats really great~Enjoy!

x_raphael_xx

Well I'm back all internetted up. :j

I've managed to transfer all my important files (including my budget) between the old laptop blinking off. Quite annoying when I had to keep struggling to load it up and keep it on long enough to burn the files to disk.

Checking my budget it seems I will only have another month to wait to pay off the last loan. So instead of Mid-June, it should be Mid-July. Unless something else pops up I just have to struggle thru another 30 days.

Shadow has had her yearly booster, shes got flea treatment to last the year, and enough worming tablets to last 6 months (vets wouldn't give me any more incase she gained weight, making the tablets too small). I have a big TV thanks to my friend, and a new working laptop. :T

The only thing I know I have coming up is my Granma's 70 birthday do, we're having a meal out & a bit of a knees up so not sure about spends. I've already given her a present (a jigsaw printed with a photo of her 4 sons as kids ) so hopefully I can keep it low on the night out.
Oh! And I have my Meatloaf concert to go to so I'll need to buy a t-shirt or some memento.

I'm not expecting anything huge in the next few months so heres hoping the next 30 days will go as planned. Fingers crossed

beanielou

OOOh Meatloaf~i just love Meatloaf~Is it at the SSEC?
Think of me when you are singing along to'Two out of three aint bad'.
Have a fab fab time.
Another 30 days isent long to settle the loan.
Well done you:j
& a new laptop too.
Wow.

x_raphael_xx

beanielou wrote: »

OOOh Meatloaf~i just love Meatloaf~Is it at the SSEC?
Think of me when you are singing along to'Two out of three aint bad'.
Have a fab fab time.

Nope, at Plymouth Argyle Football stadium. Part of a two day event, last year we had Elton John and George Michael. This year it's Meatloaf, and Westlife the next day (I'm not going to Westlife).
I shall certainly think of you

postingalwaysposting

Ohhh raph you seem to be doing well. Sorry about the pc, crossed wires I think but glad you sorted a new one. I know it will take you longer to pay off your loan but I think having support is well worth that month pushed back. Sounds like you have a few nice months coming up, hope you enjoy your grampa's birthday and your concert :j

beanielou

Sorry, thought you were in sunny Glasga for some reason

x_raphael_xx

beanielou wrote: »

Sorry, thought you were in sunny Glasga for some reason

Hmmmm. Dunno why




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x_raphael_xx

Well it's the first of the month, another one down. Time to re-assess my goals for the coming 30 days.

Money ~
I had a minor set-back when my laptop died, I was hoping to pay off HFC this month but the saved money had to go on a new lappy. With careful management of my pennies this month I reckon I can pay off the loan mid-July instead, so I'm only delayed by 30 ish days, which I can cope with.

Weight ~
I have 2 weeks until my target date, and still 6 lbs to lose. I'm not going to do anything drastic to reach it, as I don't want to lose the weight too fast. I weight in tomorrow morning and I hope I've lost something, but I'm just proud of myself that I've gotten this close. I'm 14 stone 5.8 lbs, I've not been thins close to 14 stone since I was in school!
Time to start looking towards the next goal, now I'm aiming for 12 stone by Christmas. 28 lbs in 27 weeks, should be easy peasy!