Taking the scenic route from chaos to calm!!!

Just done a quick stocktake of the freezer and cupboards - plenty to keep us going! I’ve meal planned for a couple of weeks with minimum stuff needed.

Also, forgot I need to return some running leggings, materials not what I was expecting so I’ve requested a refund number and will get them in the post today.

Good morning.....
Doesn’t look like Bank Holiday weather is going to be up to much today, just checked the forecast and it’s rain here from about 10am. So much for a morning at the park. I do have a couple of errands to run in town so will nip in and get them done early.

Yesterday’s food shopping was much better - £64 as opposed to the usual £85-£95. Have got a couple of bits to pick up at Aldi but shouldn’t be more than £7. Meal planning has definitely helped.

Had my race in the morning, I was actually really pleased and pleasantly surprised with my time. Aching a wee bit this morning, but as they say - no pain, no gain.......

Two fb / eBay sales over the weekend. Only £12 but every little helps. I’ve had the vets bill through - my estimate was £3 out! So my target for the month is to recoup the money for this through eBay and fb sales. So I’m currently standing at £12.00 / £183.00. Got loads to list so need to crack on with it!

Have a great BH x

Good morning!
Managed to survive the BH with minimum spends. The Aldi shop came to £8.12, so in total the weekly shop was between £13-23 cheaper than our usual. Definitely a step in the right direction. I’ve used the last of a couple of frozen bits, so may factor in an Iceland visit at the weekend as they are so much cheaper on some of the branded bits we buy.

It looks like it’s going to be a miserable, gloomy week here this week. We have a pass for a local play centre so looks like that might be favourite for keeping DS occupied later in the week.

Had another small eBay sale yesterday, so currently sat at £20.04 / £183.00, baby steps in the right direction. Need to get listing........

Right best go and get ready for work. Have a good day x

Thanks jwil.

It’s a wet miserable morning here today. DS has only been up for an hour (it’s practically unheard of for him to sleep past 6am!) I took the opportunity to get some fb and eBay listings done - fingers crossed they bring some sales. There was another small eBay sale last night, so currently at £24.04 / £183. Long way to go but every £ helps. Also have £5.12 payable in TCB so will put this in the fund pot once it clears.

Think it’s going to be a duvet day today DS is a bit under the weather and the rain isn’t doing much to entice us out of the house. Hoping to blitz the kitchen if I can keep the little man occupied and out of mischief for half an hour. The washing basket is also over flowing so plenty to do as usual!

New smart tracker has arrived for the gas and electricity- need to phone up and get it registered etc so that we can get back on track with keeping the bills down. We were doing well before it broke but things have definitely slipped since it’s been out of action.

Have a great day x

Morning - weekend at last!!!!
Work was pretty full on yesterday. There are lots of organisational changes going on at the mo and not necessarily for the best. Time to keep my head down and just get on with things. I try very hard to leave work at work but sometimes it infiltrates my thoughts / moods at home. Yesterday while walking the dogs my mind starting churning it all over and I could practically see the big black cloud over my head! Wasn’t a nice feeling.

So last night was all about a little bit of self care and me time. I’ve found a yoga for runners session on YouTube, so once DS was in bed and OH occupied elsewhere, I popped in on and worked through it. No word of a lie I felt amazing afterwards! My legs especially felt so light and getting up this morning there were none of the usual aches and pains and feeling like I was going to snap in two. Wow wow wow!!!! Can’t wait to do it again.

I’d also been given a £25 amazon voucher from works (it does very occasionally have its perks....). There was a book I’d had my eye on for a while but couldn’t justify the spend, so I ordered it last night and will hang on to the rest of the voucher for Christmas or birthday pressies. The book is an account of how running helped the authors battles with her mental health, so two hot topics in my life right now. Can’t wait to get started on it.

My weight is creeping up again. I’ve been going slimming world but my hearts not in it at all anymore. I’ve previously lost 2.5 stone on it but piled it all (and more) back on. I’ve looked back through my book and in the 13 weigh ins I’ve attended this year at a cost of £4.95 each I’ve managed to gain 5lbs! I feel sick thinking about it and the money (almost £65) I’ve wasted. I’m going to give myself a break from SW and try using My Fitness Pal and calorie counting / macro tracking instead. Will give myself 12 weeks and pay the £5 a week off the debts instead and see how I get on. Hopefully I’ll be lbs lighter and £s better off by the end of it.

I’ve have pay for DS block of swimming lessons this morning that I’d completely forgotten about - £50 unplanned spend so need to do some juggling......

Food shop later, hoping for a cheapish one - fingers crossed.

Have a great weekend - enjoy x