Ups and Downs
As budgeting and saving have been foremost in my mind of late, I've been exploring quite a lot of the frugal-living blogs out there, and have noticed a few bloggers have been saying this week that they are so glad they were saving as they have managed to prevent a financial disaster due to their budgeting due to some catastrophe having happened in the last week or so that they weren't mentally prepared for, but thankfully were financially.
This week my boiler broke down, and cost twice as much to repair than was quoted. It's fine though... I panicked a bit because I'd got to pay out on a convention booking, and Christmas is looming round the corner, but realised I had some leeway. So, I've wiped out my savings from the last couple of months, but hey, at least I had some.
And positives from this week include me attending a fantastic Stir up Sunday pudding workshop, hosted by Annie Ko (so I have a pudding!), Neil completing a 10km race - his first for his triathlon club, and Neil being so slim now that he has required a shopping trip. And we went to a charity shop and managed to find him a designer shirt in there that but a few months ago he had tried on in Debenhams, but they didn't have the Large. Now Medium fits him! And the shirt was new and cost £4.50. He also got me a dress for the Christmas do, and had been mentally prepared to take me to Debenhams, but I got a really flattering swathe-dress for £9.50, brand new Autograph by M&S.
Cinders, you shall go to the ball!
Not entirely positive, as I'm feeling a bit of an ostrich about those things that are making me anxious this week, but I'm trying to stay positive and see if I can influence fate for the better.
This week my boiler broke down, and cost twice as much to repair than was quoted. It's fine though... I panicked a bit because I'd got to pay out on a convention booking, and Christmas is looming round the corner, but realised I had some leeway. So, I've wiped out my savings from the last couple of months, but hey, at least I had some.
And positives from this week include me attending a fantastic Stir up Sunday pudding workshop, hosted by Annie Ko (so I have a pudding!), Neil completing a 10km race - his first for his triathlon club, and Neil being so slim now that he has required a shopping trip. And we went to a charity shop and managed to find him a designer shirt in there that but a few months ago he had tried on in Debenhams, but they didn't have the Large. Now Medium fits him! And the shirt was new and cost £4.50. He also got me a dress for the Christmas do, and had been mentally prepared to take me to Debenhams, but I got a really flattering swathe-dress for £9.50, brand new Autograph by M&S.
Cinders, you shall go to the ball!
Not entirely positive, as I'm feeling a bit of an ostrich about those things that are making me anxious this week, but I'm trying to stay positive and see if I can influence fate for the better.