Con-dem-ned Plebdom - Cheers Marra Dave!: Monday, April 30, 2012

Monday, 30 April 2012

Hair Dye for £1

Yes the pound shop! Sheffield I am afraid. However if I see it I shall stock up!! Dark brown - all fine. No issues. I was a little septical so only bought one but its fine. It was non branded - pro colour or something. My hair has not fallen out so am good to go next time I see them.

I also bought some blusher and it works fine as well. Stayed on all day, good colour can't complain for £1.

Am pondering the podiatry. I like the idea that I will be finished and earning again by 42. I also like the idea of cheaper houses in County Durham for eg or other place of the same priceish though I don't think you get much cheaper.

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/map.html?locationIdentifier=REGION%5E25575&insId=5&sortByPriceDescending=false&maxPrice=60000&minBedrooms=2&displayPropertyType=houses&oldDisplayPropertyType=houses&radius=3.0#_includeSSTC%3Don%26auction%3Dfalse%26displayPropertyType%3Dhouses%26insId%3D5%26locationIdentifier%3DREGION%255E25575%26maxPrice%3D60000%26minBedrooms%3D2%26oldDisplayPropertyType%3Dhouses%26previousSearchLocation%3DUshaw%2520Moor%26radius%3D3.0%26searchLocation%3DUshaw%2520Moor%26searchType%3DSALE%26sortByPriceDescending%3Dfalse%26useLocationIdentifier%3Dfalse%26box%3D-1.87660%2C-1.41243%2C54.68018%2C54.87542%26popupPropertyId%3D22401825%26mapType%3DMap

If I am offered a place I think I may do my utmost to be able to take it. Minimal rations and lifestyle from the point of being successful - that's if I am of course. Nervous -- err yes.

Also tit head claimed I got the weekend wrong this weekend which upset small girl immensely. I had text to ask about keeping her this weekend as a friend needed someone to look after her daughter who is good chums with Small girl. He said no as he wanted to see Small girl. He is a prat and not very bright or rather he is not very interested in any aspect of Small girls life when she is not with him. She lets me know little things like he won't let her climb trees, some climbing frames as she is too small he feels which frustrates small one greatly. I am much more relaxed about this as long as I am there. He wants her this weekend. We have booked or rather Biggles has booked a train ticket for us to go to Sheffield on Friday and travel back with him on Saturday. Small girl is to be dropped off on our way home which won't be till 9pmish. We are at the wedding on Sunday. i had arranged for a sitter form 1-12 pm - long time but makes it worth someones while given that it is bank hols weekend and also a Sunday.

Ho Hum we shall see what is what.

Hair still a bargain. Look out for it if you are of a dark brown hair dye persuasion.

Why do I Blog!

Well primarily for me its a cathartic get it off my chest / a means to organise thoughts / to take stock. A journal that in 2012 has an interactive ' Dear diary' that is vast.

I don't write to share wisdom. Have very little of that. I don't claim to have an aspirational lifestyle of any kind. I dont write for it to be read even. If it is and my mad mixed up life interests people, makes them laugh, is a bit of a soap opera, whatever then that's great. Blogging - a bit of an affirmation of real life life choices maybe....

Sometimes my blog brings order and reflection to the real world. Sometimes Blogland folks share pearls of wisdom which is very very cool! :-)

I ve gained a great deal from reading other peoples blogs. Different ways of life are always interesting. I don't get involved in giveaways or stuff like that. I think its lovely though. Am pants at choosing gifts and it would give me no end of nightmares.

I read blogs before I blogged. Some people share so much and through reading I have learnt a great deal.Practical and otherwise.The tips are fantastic for frugal stuff. As are the stories of strangers lives. INSPIRATIONAL and all wonderfully different.

I m a bit of a roller coaster girl up and down. The blog keeps me more train like. Also an outlet for the negative stuff. A bit like wind. And by that I mean the gaseous stuff. BETTER OUT THAN IN. My blog is then a load of old fart.....this amuses me greatly.

Thanks Dave!!!

Once upon a time the end was in sight and financial freedom from my little debt of under 5k was nearly within my grasp! December 2012 if not before with the benefits of frugality however our friend Dave had other plans!!!!

I was made redundant from my job with a pish package I took what I could find till a full time position. Finally taking a 10k salary drop.

In 2009 I invested in property buying my house with a 15% deposit. n 2011 after three years of home owning and negative equity to the tune of 12k I have finally sold and now have jack bloody buggery shite. What smarts is that I gave up time with my small child in favour of seeking security for us. If only I had done the opposite....... rented, claimed top up benefits and saved my hard earned cash .... quality of life for me and weeny girl for three years would have been be better and we would have a cash sum in the bank and no debt.

You play frugal, play independent, watch your consumption, don't do frivalous sofas or new cars, no nights out at the pub type debt just what you have to! After a double whammy from the government - house market slump and Local Authority redundancy compounded by rural living what is a single mum supposed to do???? = Suck it up, Keep smiling, and use a brush instead of a hoover.