Milann's life keeps getting in the way.......

Had a really low spendy month this month as I want to throw some cash at my 0 % card at the end of the month.............until today..........

We ventured into town and had a lovely meal at a restaurant paid for with vouchers from dd as a present. As I was walking back along a part of town I don't generally pass I went into the Shuropody shoe shop.

I haven't managed to wear sandals for years as I have to wear podiatry inserts or my ankles tend to collapse leaving me in a heap on the floor........ Last time I had a podiatry appointment I was having a grumble about not being able to wear sandals and he recommended a certain make.........anyway the shuropody shop had them and I got very excited and bought a pair. They are nothing special to look at but the instep is built up. I had no intention of buying anything today BUT spent £70 on a pair of ordinary looking sandals - I'm hoping they do the job and don't end up at the bottom of my wardrobe with several other pairs of shoes I can't wear - all I need now is the sunshine to keep shining so I can get my money's worth LOL

The sandal theme has taken over a tad..... after not being able to find any suitable for years its a bit like a bus - I found another shop with sandals which I can put my own inserts but they were £100........I put them on and took them off - I even went out of the shop and then back in again and bought them!!!!!! The same shop had a sale on on shoes too so I went back the following day and got 2 pairs of shoes and a pair of trainers. So I've got more shoes than I've ever had for years - but I'm looking on them as an investment. It's virtually 2 years since I'd bought any shoes, so if they last as long as I'm expecting them to do I'll get my wear out of them. LOL good job my freezer was well stocked as I've banished myself from going to the shops for he rest of the month LOL LOL LOL
My planned over payment to 0% cc didn't happen either but I have paid my Mr T card which I pay monthly off in full again so I'm pleased to be back on track with that again. So my total is £1725 - I'd hoped to have had it lower by now.....
An expensive month with car insurance and new glasses to pay for this month but I can reclaim most of the cost of my glasses but I did a VERY SILLY thing when I went to pay for my specs on Friday - I tried to put the wrong number in for my pin and my card was locked - talk about senior moment - I've had the same familiar number a long time so WHY a mental block when I tried to remember it - luckily they said I can pay for my specs on collection - I felt a right idiot. I've just been onto Mr T banking and I will unlock it tomorrow - stopped me spending today when I was out and about with ds and dh LOL

Have had a busy few days in the garden - moving paving slabs with dh from around the edge of grass to make a bigger patio area and changing the small grassed area - lots of hard work but using materials we already had -I'm so glad the paving slabs were only small square ones though - we were both shattered and dh did the heavy work. It should look good when its done.

Hope I sleep better tonight as I was wide awake from 3.35 am - I've gone hopeless as sleeping. Nigh night.

That's cheered me up no end knowing I'm not the only one with problematic feet.
Tulullah in the early days I tried to set myself all sorts of targets after seeing how some folk on the boards hit massive targets - but the opportunity and to be honest the motivation just weren't there for me - so as long as everything is moving in the right direction - I'm happy with that. I found if I missed a target I'd set myself I'd blow it big time. It's taken me a long time to get to where I am now but I do know I never want to be in the place I was 10 years ago and I have a totally different mindset (Maybe with the exception of buying shoes) ��
I've not got a lot to report - we had some tool sheds delivered the other day - talk about impressive - 2 sheds up and a cuppa downed in literally half an hour by the chaps who did them - we'd have still been fumbling trying to find the screws in that time. The theory is to transfer dh prized possessions (his !!!! in other words) from big shed on the verge of collapse to these tool sheds against the side of the house thus freeing more garden space......hopefully sell some to said old hobby treasures of his along the way towards the sheds........I'd put money on EVERYTHING ending up back in the new sheds..... On that not I'm off to give shed another coat of fence slobber.

Lol Tulullah - I bought a bike about 4 years ago - a fold up 1 to take to Cornwall to cycle along the cycle tracks - people say you never forget to ride a bike but I wobbled for England and my bike has ridden a total of 4 miles in 4 years.......and it's taking up space in the shed so that might just have to go.....