Re budgetting

Yes, again.
Last night I jumped into bed nice and early and then lay there for 30 minutes thinking Hopped out again and spent 90 minutes gathering financial information and updating my budget. I have to be more disciplined. My budget works but one kid not working (until September, then he is sorted with sponsorship at uni) and the other on very short hours, then I am getting nowhere fast. I will have to be a bit more strict until I am not supporting them (so much).
This month, no takeaways (last month we had two) and no eating out (once last month, :( ).
No new stuff unless aid for by ebay income - I can do that, so far I bought a new top, some Birkenstocks, a Radley handbag and a new purse all with my recycled junk.
All surplus income to debt/mortgage repayment.
I am happy with food bills at the moment.. Budget is £400 per month but we actually spending slightly over half of that. We eat much, much less than previously and far more healthily. Amazing stuff.

I also have a new current account The pan is to use it for bills, mortgage etc as it is a cashback account. The main account will just be used for shopping.

Its all coming together, just hang in there. The recession will be over at some point,, I assume??

Jewellery Findings

Just a quite post. does anyone make jewellery and would benefit from a new batch of findings?
Please message me if you would.
:)

Summer

We had a few sunny days and we thought it was summer.

We planned garden work, weekly barbecues and the making of garden decorations.

Hmmm, then the sun went away again

Fortunately I also had something indoors to keep me entertained.. I sort of signup for Flylady. Flylady light in fact, as ten emails a day will just irritate me. Mainly I read the site and the gist of it is once you clean u a bit then do a bit each day and keep it clean. The complete opposite of my leave it until you can leave it no longer and then scrub it until you can scrub no more. There way seems easier if you have a little discipline, which is pretty much where I always fail as I am not good with rules and the obeying of them, even when they are my rules. We shall see.

I would very much like some sunshine back for the weekend as I want to be drilling and playing with glass to make giant flowers!

Unexpected sunshine = run outside

I haven't been outside to check in the weather yet but there is lovely sunshine coming in the bedroom window and a lack of pelting rain on the conservatory roof. This is England in May so

How long it lasts can't be guarenteed.

My youngest son and I plan to get moving pretty quick to take advantage of the little rays. We are off to the dump to get rid of some of the junk from the garden. Afterwards brekkie together an then we do the shopping. The rest of my day is unplanned. Bad weather will mean cleaning and all the usual, followed by sorting through old craft stuff. Good weather will mean minimal cleaning and then get out in the garden and more sorting and weeding. The endless winter, snow in April, means the garden is frightful and not the artistic paradise of dreams.  Effort required.

Time to move