A Fresh Start, a year of growth and balance.

Justcrackingonwithit

Sounds like a perfect day, hope you enjoyed your relaxing day.  Have you managed any pampering? I had loads of face products for Chrimbo so did a mini facial yesterday.  It's not worked a miracle just yet, but think I might need to do it more than once!!

BudgetingBelinda

Justcrackingonwithit said:

Sounds like a perfect day, hope you enjoyed your relaxing day.  Have you managed any pampering? I had loads of face products for Chrimbo so did a mini facial yesterday.  It's not worked a miracle just yet, but think I might need to do it more than once!!

Mini facial sounds fab! I wish they did work so quickly! I’ve been into my skincare routine about a month and still got wrinkles! Appalled 😩😆. Skin and me feel better though. Sadly, I’ve done no pampering aside from the usual skincare routine today. But have had some productive house moments and many relaxing moments so it’s been good overall. Sent another £20 to EF too. Slowly but surely moving along! 

BudgetingBelinda

felicityBD15 said:

“Growth and balance” is an excellent goal. I think I’ll aim for the same thing, if I may 😊

Absolutely! 👏🏼🌟🎉 

BudgetingBelinda

lucielle said:

Enjoy the tv. We have one in our room, it can be a pain if I just want quiet to read then OH comes in and puts it on. I used to be able to zone it out but I can’t anymore. 

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I can imagine that being tricky yes! I can’t even manage the little standby light being on! I’m usually interrupted by a human or dog child so haven’t watched it solo yet! Maybe at the weekend 🤞🏼 🤞🏼

BudgetingBelinda

Boys at their dads for a few hours so I went for a ride, bit of shopping, walked dog, showered and now in bed watching my new telly for about 30mins until the boys return. Feels like a good NYE so far! 

BudgetingBelinda

Moved the boys bedrooms around, DS2 having a friend for a sleepover which was the inspiration. Hopefully the bedroom switch will work out better for us all. Lost my telly in the process to DS2 new room! But I will hopefully get another for my room in the future 🤞🏼🤗. Got more sorting to do to finalise the room swap, that will have to wait as I’m over it today, and I have to take the tree decs down. Might do that today or wait until we return from our little overnight trip to a friends. Just having a sit down and chill out before sleepover funs commence. Packing myself! 

Justcrackingonwithit

Oh no you lost your TV 🙄 bet the boys are chuffed though! 

BudgetingBelinda

Justcrackingonwithit said:

Oh no you lost your TV 🙄 bet the boys are chuffed though! 

So far it’s been a great sacrifice! DS2 and friend enjoying a movie night for sleepover. I’ll get a tv again maybe…. Hopefully minus DS2 as a bed invader!
I’ll give it a while, need to grown funds.
Will steal it back when DS’ at their dads, and actually that’s the only time I’ll get to lay in bed and watch it anyway?! Boys happy so I’m happy. Happy new year @Justcrackingonwithit 🥳

BudgetingBelinda

Been awake since 5:30am 😩 got a 4 hour journey to a friends to complete soon. I’m debating going my back to sleep for an hour but then I’ll feel like I’ve only had that hour, and the DS and friend will surely wake as soon as I doze off?! Owww what to do! Anyway, house wise things are looking ok. Dining room area needs some work. And moving boys wardrobe contents. I’ll try and do that this weekend 🤞🏼 and see how I go with a bit of the dining room. 

Finances are tight. I’m budgeting hard now and must stay frugal for the rest of the month. I’m definitely eating less and just because I got fed up of all the food at Xmas so ate less - weirdly, stomach has shrunk I think. I’m waking up hungry, which is a good thing for me as it means I didn’t overeat dinner which has been a big downfall previously. 

I hope to enjoy a lovely couple of days away with the boys and be relaxed and have a productive weekend too before back to school/work on Monday. 

Justcrackingonwithit

Hope you're having a lovely weekend and had a good time at your friends.  Don't the weekends go so fast?!