Living within my means-the challenge

beckseven

Ebay is ok-i've got to be in the mood for it though as it's a lot of faff and you get incredibly fussy customers. One buyer who I sold a child's cardie to for 99p complained that it was filthy and covered in cat hair when it had been freshly washed and i have no animals! it is worth getting some extra income from though-especially when you have been naughty with a party catalogue like me! i got my child benefit backdated today though which means that i have money now so thank you government! Will start my ebaying next week when i can drive again. Today I am going to 1. Clean my bathroom 2. clean my kitchen sink 3 Go 4 a walk with DD in a sling for the first time 5. write a list for DS party food to keep myself calm! I love lists-they make me feel in control!

lucielle

I liked having all mine in the papoose but prefered when I could chuck them in the back pack! I used to be like Bodeccia going down the high street, 2 in the double pram (side by side one) and one on either side! I just needed the spikey things on the wheels to slash everybodies ankles!
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beckseven

It felt a bit of a strain on the c section scar when I went out with her yesterday-and she's only 8 pounds so think I may leave it another week before doing it again. Cant imagine going out with 4 children-dreading doing it with just 2 on my own so hats off to you Lucielle! Have been trying to organise the party today-have written shopping list for hubby-aisle by aisle too as it took him ages last week because he went from one end to another! Really panicking about the party now-don't know why as they're under threes who won't have a clue! It's hardly a high society do! Just off to make me and DS dinner-beef stew-yummy!

beckseven

Had a friend round today for lunch-we had cheese on toast with salad-very haute cuisine! DH went shopping last night-our weekly shop plus party food cost 94 quid but all within budget. Have done well this month as have been stuck in! Made up party bags last night and will ring to arrange getting village hall keys tonight-maybe i'll write more lists. Getting really fed up of being 2 stone overweight now-have decided that from today I am going to eat sensibly and stop stuffing bread down. Have worked out that i eat about 8 slices a day which is disgusting!

lucielle

Hope you got the party bags done. When is the big day? Gosh I dream about being only 2 stone overweight! My poor horse needs some RSJs when I get on!
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beckseven

Party bags all done-hurrah! DH is picking up keys for village hall tonight-we have a Lightening mcqueen cake and dh just picked up a bargain caterpiller cake in m and s for 5.99 as the original cake would never have stretched! Big day is tomorrow-tonight i'm going to make up food boxes with the non perishable items and will grate the cheese for the sarnies etc. Also will get all the stuff ready to bring. managed to keep off the bread too!

lucielle

Well done you on the bread front. Hope all goes well for tomorrow.
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beckseven

The party was fab-the indoor bouncy castle i hired went down(not literally!) really well with the kids and it was so funny to watch them going mad on it! DS had a lovely time-he kept running up to me saying 'It's my party mummy' and all the stress was worth it! I was exhausted afterwards though as i'd been on my feet all day and my scar was hurting. On monday we took him to the Imperial War museaum to look at the planes and tanks-he loves that kind of thing-and my mum looked after dd so we gave him some 1 to 1 attention. He kept saying 'we are best friends' which was so sweet. Have started a challenge for myself to earn £75 by the end of March because I am going to my best friends wedding on May 8th and it will cost me £75 for the accomodation and I want to lose 14 pounds in weight for the same event! Today I will pledge to put my isabella oliver maternity top on ebay in order to make some money and I have been for a half hour walk and I will not pick at rubbish inbetween meals. Got to fly as have a health visitor's appointment.

beckseven

Haven't posted for ages-really been slack with my challenge. however last night I posted my isabella oliver top and jeans on ebay and tonight i am going to post two nursing bras that i didn't use. I've been going to Rosemary Conley too and have followed the diet religiously for a week so hopefully will lose pounds tonight. Am going to check for mystery shops too as a way of making more money.

beckseven

Well i lost three pounds at Rosemary Conley and sticking to the diet so hopefully should lose more this week. Isabella Oliver
top has already gone for 7.20 on ebay with a day left and jeans have 3 watchers so fingers crossed. have been slack and not put anything else on so this week will be the week i do it.