Getting a Grip and Saving towards the mortgage

Thanks Try Harder and ETE. The facial was a lovely treat but I don't think I could justify paying for one myself at £55:eek: I had a voucher for my birthday from my DS, which was lovely.
Park Run was great, I really enjoyed it and felt like I had run it it faster than ever before, so I was disappointed when the results came out and I didn't beat my personal best ( a few seconds off). I feel determined to beat it next time..............who is this woman I don't recognise her .....enjoying running ....what next ??
I made a lovely curry last night to use up some veg that had been lurking in the fridge drawer for a while and my magic MSE ingredient, a tin of 15p potatoes. Normally I would say tinned potatoes are disgusting things, but in a curry they are yum and of course make it go further. I was also quick and removed one portion for the freezer before my lot got in there, otherwise they would just eat the lot.
Today is the day my items on fleabay finish, I currently have bids on 7 of the 10 items - judging by the number of watchers I think I will sell 9 items ( 1 item has no watchers ). So fingers crossed- I had forgotten how exciting this bit is.
Food shopping today and of course the normal Sunday Tilly Tidy. Have a good day:)

Morning all
It has been a long week but finally Friday has arrived and the last day of work before a weeks holiday:j We are spending a few days away visiting relatives and then hopefully tackling the garden at the end of the week, weather permitting. To be honest I am just looking forward to a break from work.
Good news on the fleabay selling - I sold 8 out of 10 items and made £82.24 :j This has really motivated me again and I listed another 6 items on Thursday on a 10 day listing, so they will finish a week on Sunday ( when we are back home). I have also sorted out some more stuff to go on. This feels like it could really make a difference to our finances and mean I am more likely to hit my target.
The O&S account is looking very healthy already with £166.77 paid in - the fleabay sales gave it a real boost and we haven't had the S@antander interest and TSB cashback yet.
I spent this morning revising my web of standing orders to swish money through the new Coop accounts. I can report that the Coop online banking function is awful and there was much swearing in the Mee household (OH raised his eyebrows at me !), however I finally managed to set up a couple of standing orders.
I am glad that I am not really using these as my current accounts and as soon as my switch bonus has been paid I think I will be moving on. I notice HSBC are offering £150+ £50 if you stay for switching, that might be my next move if the offer is still on. They also do a regular saver.
Hope you all have a great weekend.