moneymabels debt free by 2009 challenge

jenjade

preparing for a car boot today then having early ish night after tea at my mums!! have a lovely weekend everyone the weather is lovely!!

moneymabel

Hi all, good luck to those doing car boots tomorrow. Dont bother with that Blackpoolclubbingo, have tried to withdraw twice now and both times they are coming up with new terms and conditions,have just sent a very rude email LOL ! So I am £14 out of pocket there and another £4 on a amazon refund cos a book I sent got lost in post . Not a happy bunny!

thepinklady

Hello everyone,

I am not a very happy bunny right now, i stupidly fell down some stairs today whilst out shopping and have twisted my ankle :mad: , not good as i have my intensive driving course next week, and my test on Thursday. I have been out with my mate and i can put the clutch down and drive, but i am in A LOT of pain still. If i cancel i will lose the £500 course fee as i'm cancelling with less than 48hrs notice, and i will lose the £58.50 test fee. I really don't know what to do. Arrrggghhh!

On the bright side, my mate gave me back £285 she owed me, so i have used that to put towards my Barclaycard debt. Its going down v slowly but i'm happy because i'm not finally noticing a difference!!! Lovin' it. :j

tattycath

Well I'm using up more food today. There are still 2 portions of yesterdays concoction left and I have put it in a pan to reheat today. I washed up the slow cooker pot and have refilled it with potatoes that were sprouting in the paper bag, I added a courgette and a pepper. I am about to add cauliflower-on its last legs-and I have some carrots that were left in the polythene bag too long and are all bruised!!! I shall let it all cook and add??? maybe passata or something in a couple of hours, along with some mushrooms-so that should be tomorrow sorted too. And I still have full freezers and loads of other stuff. Realistically i should only have to go shopping for bread, milk and fruit this week and loo rolls.
I bought a cheap wash powder today and mixed it with my regular wash powder to make it go further. I didn't even buy biscuits today-we are so skint. I might make some later on tonight, or I might take some pastry (whoopsied-cheap) out of the freezer and make some tarts or something tomorrow.... not sure really. I'm toying with the idea of making my christmas cake but might leave it until next week...
I will have to have a think.
(((hugs))) to all

tattycath

(((hugs))) Hayley. My eldest DD fell down stairs yesterday. She can walk but she hurt her ankle and has been a home bird all day. She is going camping on monday for her D 0f E award-so I hope she is alright then-she will have to be very active and will have a rucksack on her back too!!!
Hope you are feeling better soon and that the intensive driving goes well for you. Maybe you could try some anti-inflammatories or something -ibuprofen, if you can take them (I can only take really small doses of the because of my asthma)

Nichelette

I hope the ankle feels better soon Hayley, I did a similar thing when I was learning but I fell on my elbow. Although I still couldn't drive with it for a while I found that bandaging (spelling doesn't look right) it really tightly did help a bit.

You should definately make your own christmas cake Cath, my nan used to make them as she was a chef but as she has got older I've taken over. I made it on boxing day this year! A bit early I know but I was on a post-christmas diet and wanted to keep myself busy so I didn't eat. I've been slowly working my way through slice the pie, still a way to go, am on £7.31 at the moment but I'm hoping for a third star soon.

tattycath

Thanks Nicki. I nearly always make my own cake but i'm the only one who likes it in our house!!! so I feel a bit of a pig having a full cake to eat over christmas and new year. I always put plenty of marzipan and icing on it. It helps to make my winter layer to keep me warm in winter:rotfl:

moneymabel

Oh dear hayley-hope you are ok-i sprained my ankle a couple of months ago (watching a lois theroux programme on plastic surgery,felt a bit queasy, got up, fainted and sprained my ankle...stop laughing lol) it was ok in about 3 days though so u will prob be ok -fingers crossed for you.
Sounds like you are doing brilliantly on making meals out of nothing cath! you could show jamie oliver a few things with his feed four for a fiver!!!
jen,i think you should up your percentage if you carry on selling for your sister, its a lot of effort for nothing otherwise-hope you make loadsa cash at carboot to make up for it.
Nicki-£7.26!! you are so brave lol....or sooooo nuts :-)
I should be in a really bad mood as i have lost money after that bingo fiasco,and the amazon book not turning up-i have a tenner now to last me the rest of the month, but wierdly im quite happy lol!
Took the dog to the vets this morning as she has been acting really oddly, growling etc, think she might be coming on heat..vet was extremely good looking!!! (no, thats not the reason for my good mood)
perhaps its that i have monday off so am not going back to work til thurs (i work mon,thurs and fridays)

thepinklady

Thanks MM. Still having trouble moving my foot and walking, but fingers crossed its a little better in the morning, taken some tablets so lets hope they work overnight!!!

Glad your in a happy mood MM. I love being happy!!! Best mood EVER!!!!

moneymabel

prob wont last lol!!-your totals come down i see hayley-thats brill!!!

im sure your ankle will be better tomorrow :-)