I am working on being a totally self reliant human. While I was growing up there are certain hings I never learned to do, basically because I viewed them as jobs that you pay somebody to do or that one of your uncles did for you. DIY and plumbing and electrical things all fall under this category. The upstairs toilet in the house has been having trouble flushing for at least a year. It never crossed my mind to try and fix it myself. It was one of those jobs that you called somebody to do. But I decided last week that I was going to fix it in the essence of No Spend Month.

So as I told you on Saturday when I tried to fix the toilet it didn’t go well. Now it still worked you just had to jiggle the handle in a certain way a few times until it flushed and basically I was getting a feckin repetitive strain in jury and decided that it needed to be fixed properly. So I Googled what could possibly be wrong and turns out that what was most likely wrong was the siphon needed replacing. So I Googled some more. The cheapest quote I could get was for €190 to replace the siphon. Most plumbers had a standard call out charge plus parts plus labor so thinking of saving money I decided to see how hard this job actually was. Does anybody else ever notice that Google is good for two things 1) making you think that things are easier than they are and 2) making you think the symptoms you have from that slight cold are actually cancer and you’re dying. But I digress this job was actually rather easy, as long as you have the right tools. The way I looked at it was I couldn’t make it more broken right? if I did then I would have to call the plumber anyway and if I didn’t then I’ve saved myself some money.

Needless to say I didn’t have the right tools. We started off optimistically and removed all the screws from the cistern. Miss M was rocking it with the screw driver and in no time we had the water for the bathroom turned off, all the screws removed and now we had to disconnect the water supply pipe for the cistern. This was the first problem, disconnecting the water supply to the cistern. I have a grand total of 2 adjustable wrenches and 15 spanners in the house and none of them fit. They were all too small. After we took a walk over to the local Woodies we picked up an adjustable wrench and Eventually I got the right tool and disconnected the cistern and took it off the toilet. We had triumphant cheers. We were women, hear us roar. Then we encountered the second problem. There is a washer that holds the siphon in place and no amount of elbow grease, pulling or grunting was getting that bad boy to move. It was stuck on there tight and we once again didn’t have a tool big enough to remove it. After getting annoyed at myself for not being strong enough to remove it I did the only thing I could, I put the toilet back together and told everybody not to use it!

So my uncle Ken is great at all things DIY, electric, plumbing you name it he can do it. He explained to me where the valves were to turn off the water etc when I started this and when he heard that I had messed it up offered to come over and show me how to fix it. He came over today and explained the basics of plumbing to me. What each pipe was and what each valve did. How to get rid of an air lock. That the tool I needed to remove the washer is called a monkey wrench! How to bleed the radiators. How to turn off the water to the house in case there was a burst pipe. I learned more from him in the 40 minutes than I could have on my own on YouTube in hours. I’m lucky that I have family that help me out. Thanks Ken!

So he replaced the siphon and gave me a plumbing lesson and basically we have a toilet that flushes on the first go. So it took longer than expected, I failed the first time but thanks to Ken and determination I didn’t have to call the plumber.

Unplanned money spent on this project:

• New Siphon €9.69
• Adjustable wrench €9.99

I’m counting this as a saving though as a grand total of €19.68 compared to the plumber fees is a win! Now to google what else I can learn to do around the house. Maybe sockets next, that would be electrifying! (see what I did there? I’ll let myself out…)

If this is the first post you are seeing here is the link to the challenge I have set for myself if you want to check it out:

The Challenge

Day 1 – Meal Planning

Day 2 – Batch cooking in all its glory…

Day 3 – Oh the temptation!

Day 4 – Want -v- Need

Day 5 – Woot its the weekend! Oh wait I’ve no money…

Day 6 – It never rains but it escapes…

Day 7 – Week in review

Day 8 – Cave or Crumble…

Day 9 – Book club for one.

Day 10 – Free Money

Day 11 – Procrastination that bane of my… oh look something shiny!

Day 12 – The tunnel that caved in.

Day 13 – I can’t believe I actually did it!

Day 14 – Me 1 – Social Anxiety 0

Day 15 – Crafty Day

Day 16 – Keep calm and 30 second dance party.

Day 17 – Nothing new to report

Day 18 – Old and alone

Day 19 – Exhausted

Day 20 – Busy Weekend

Day 21 -I can’t believe the weekend is over

Until next time, let your gypsy soul wander.

The weekend flew in and it’s over. I’m back in work tomorrow night which sucks but hey I’ve got to pay for my travels somehow.

Today I got a lie on woot! The girls didn’t wake till half 9 and then they went downstairs and had breakfast with mam and didn’t wake me until 11. Yay for me.

Then it was operation clean out Miss M’s bedroom. Most of the things she has grown out of get given to Miss A so they were both happy to try on all the clothes and have a fashion show for 2 hours. After that I cooked lunch and we did some arts and crafts.

I have a lot of things hanging around craft wise and I have had four frames from IKEA that have been hanging around the house for about 2 years. So today we put them to use.

The girls coloured in some pictures of rapunzel (the current fav princess) and cut them out. Then we headed out to paint in the back garden for two reasons 1) we were using glitter and not everybody loves it as much as me lol and 2) to get some nice fresh air.

    

They stuck their rapunzels onto a sheet and painted a scene around her. Miss M painted the sky and lots of lanterns like the scene from the movie and Miss A painted a rainbow over Rapunzel. Once they were dried we put them in the frames and they were so excited to have a new thing to hang in their bedrooms that they created themselves.

 

After that we had some yummy pasta dinner. I may have been cooking sausages and nearly burned the house down because after I served the girls I forgot to keep an eye on the pan. But sure what can you do.

Then we made went to the park so the girls could fly the kite. I told them there wasn’t enough wind. They told me I was wrong. I was right but they still had fun running around trying to get it going.

 

 

Now Miss M is gone home and Miss A is in bed fast asleep and I am headed to bed.

Unplanned Money Spent Today:

• Cornetto 4 pack from Tesco €2.63

If this is the first post you are seeing here is the link to the challenge I have set for myself if you want to check it out:

The Challenge

Day 1 – Meal Planning

Day 2 – Batch cooking in all its glory…

Day 3 – Oh the temptation!

Day 4 – Want -v- Need

Day 5 – Woot its the weekend! Oh wait I’ve no money…

Day 6 – It never rains but it escapes…

Day 7 – Week in review

Day 8 – Cave or Crumble…

Day 9 – Book club for one.

Day 10 – Free Money

Day 11 – Procrastination that bane of my… oh look something shiny!

Day 12 – The tunnel that caved in.

Day 13 – I can’t believe I actually did it!

Day 14 – Me 1 – Social Anxiety 0

Day 15 – Crafty Day

Day 16 – Keep calm and 30 second dance party.

Day 17 – Nothing new to report

Day 18 – Old and alone

Day 19 – Exhausted

Day 20 – Busy Weekend

Until next time, let your gypsy soul wander.

So this weekend has been hectic and yesterday I hit a wall of exhaustion that I have never experienced before. Seriously I left work at 9am and went to collect Miss A, then we went for a walk in the park with the dogs, then we came home and had lunch, then I had a dentist appointment and then I dropped Miss A to her dads. Then we came home and I showed Miss M how to make a t-shirt using the silhouette cameo and a heat press. Then we tried to fix the toilet which hasn’t been flushing properly. Miss M is a great help at DIY (surprisingly) and it ended up that we didn’t have a wrench big enough to take off one of the parts so when Miss A was dropped back we walked to a local hardware store and picked up an adjustable wrench came home and removed the part and then it turns out that I just physically did not have the upper body strength to remove another part. So I had to put the toilet back together again and wait until I could get somebody over with the strength to open it (it is now out of order and can’t be used). Then I got the girls ready for bed. I went to get into bed myself and realised that the dogs had chewed something up all over my bed. At this stage I was ready to collapse and literally couldn’t clean (I mean literally I am not exaggerating) so I went and slept on the couch. I thankfully have a wonderful mother who when she came home and seen me on the couch put new sheets on the bed and set the dogs up to stay in the kitchen in their crate then woke me and escorted me to bed. She rocks.

So after a great nights sleep today we got up and had surprisingly good weather. I wore shorts today for the first time in years, not because we haven’t had the weather but because the thought of me wearing shorts like actual mid thigh shorts was unimaginable to me thanks to thunder and lightning (which is what I call my thighs) But today I rocked the shorts I must say. We ate breakfast in the garden and then got ready for a day out.

First we went to walk the dogs in the fairy woods. The girls loved it and ran from tree to tree announcing what fairy lived in each tree and what they did. They even claimed the could see some fairies flying around.

This is the worry spot where you put your hand on the sign and the fairy takes all your bad worries away. The girls loved it.

After our walk we headed home to drop the dogs off and we went to a very special party for a very special heart warrior. He is one of Miss A’s heart warrior buddies and we celebrated him being a year post transplant today as well as his birthday. There was a magician, face painting, sweets, a minion and dancing. It was a fantastic party!

Then we came home and had a Princess garden party. Lots of mini finger foods and we all dressed up. Yes I do mean all of us. I was Snow White, Miss M was Elsa, Miss A was Cinderella and Mam was Tinkerbell. I’m sure if any of the neighbours had of looked out the window and saw us in our back garden dressed up as princesses they may have called the people with the white jackets but it was so much fun.

Last but not least we made our own mini pita bread pizzas. I used to spend a lot of money on takeaway food and Pizza was one of the biggest culprits. Myself and Miss A have what we call pizza picnics and considering she was staying this weekend I was wondering how I was going to change it up to keep from spending money. So I introduced the “make your own pizza” party. The girls had a great time and couldn’t wait to try their pizzas. The loved them and both asked could we make them again another day so yay healthier option and no money spent win win for everybody.

They asked could we watch them cook too so that is what is happening here lol

Then they had a bath and got ready for bed. I blow dried their hair and they are now passed out. So while I have a minute to myself I am headed for a bath and going to listen to some nice relaxing music. I also plan on getting to bed ASAP. I’m not even sorry to say that on a Saturday night I am looking forward to going to bed because seriously I am so so looking forward to it. I’m a granny, I know, judge away.

Unplanned Money Spent Today:

• Grapes (because apparently all princesses need grapes) €1.99
• Weed Killer for front garden €15.99

If this is the first post you are seeing here is the link to the challenge I have set for myself if you want to check it out:

The Challenge

Day 1 – Meal Planning

Day 2 – Batch cooking in all its glory…

Day 3 – Oh the temptation!

Day 4 – Want -v- Need

Day 5 – Woot its the weekend! Oh wait I’ve no money…

Day 6 – It never rains but it escapes…

Day 7 – Week in review

Day 8 – Cave or Crumble…

Day 9 – Book club for one.

Day 10 – Free Money

Day 11 – Procrastination that bane of my… oh look something shiny!

Day 12 – The tunnel that caved in.

Day 13 – I can’t believe I actually did it!

Day 14 – Me 1 – Social Anxiety 0

Day 15 – Crafty Day

Day 16 – Keep calm and 30 second dance party.

Day 17 – Nothing new to report

Day 18 – Old and alone

Day 19 – Exhausted

Until next time, let your gypsy soul wander.

seriously too tired to write a whole post so here is an image for today’s post:

So lets flash back to when I was 12 and I thought 27 was the epitome of sophistication. Me, I was going to be married with a couple of kids and be obnoxiously happy. Let me bring you back to earth here and obviously those lofty expectations have clearly not been met. Spoiler alert: This post may get deep if you don’t like the mushy stuff leave now. This is totally off topic for the No Spend Month but is more of a general life rant post.

Being raised by a single mother who has always instilled in me that I don’t need a man to do anything for me as been a great asset to me. She has always told me that I want something then all I need is to believe I can do it, sometimes you have to do these things alone. She taught me that if I found a man that compliments my personality and works with me then to go for it. If it was a man I had to look after or constantly battle then walk away. She taught me that there is a difference between love and codependence. She also taught me that I am worth it (to quote loreal) and compromising my personal values is not an option. But the main thing she taught me is that I am enough, alone, single and as a person. I am whole person I don’t need another person to complete me.

I think this is why today a conversation pissed me off totally and utterly. Casual break room chatter and I was asked by a colleague “Are you not worried if you don’t find the one by the time you’re 30 that you are going to end up alone with no kids?”. First of all I just want to say that I hope one day to be married, I would like to have somebody to come home to, I would like to be in a committed relationship. I want all those things, I don’t need them but it would be nice. But acting like I have an expiry date just annoyed me. Second of all your parents need to teach you manners because that was just rude considering this is probably the third time I have spoken to you in 4 years. Anyway moving on.

It wasn’t until I responded that “I don’t think that 30 is some magical age that you start going sour and no I’m not worried. If I don’t find “The One” I am perfectly ok with having kids either through IVF or adoption all by myself” See to me having kids and finding the one are not mutually exclusive. I will make a great mother, ever since I was born it is all I have wanted to do. I am meant to be a mother and I know it will happen. Whether by the traditional means or by unconventional methods is still to be determined but I’m not ruling it out.

I am single not because I am a complete bitch who people are incapable of loving. I am single because honestly I have not been looking. Let’s just say its pretty much impossible to meet the love of your life when you don’t leave your house for social situations unless they include your dogs, the kids or a family party. Do I plan on being single forever? No. I will put myself out there in my own time and in my own way. My social anxiety hold me back a lot when it comes to meeting new people but I’m working on it. A lot of people say that it is hard to meet somebody but I can’t make that complain because short of prince charming knocking on my front door and asking me out the chances of me meeting somebody in the near future are slim to none. You can’t let fear of striking out keep you from playing the game is one of my goal sayings this year and with regards to finding love I have firmly moved from the spectators stand into the dugout and am on my way to being called up to bat. That for me is enough progress for now.

Ok rant over!

If this is the first post you are seeing here is the link to the challenge I have set for myself if you want to check it out:

The Challenge

Day 1 – Meal Planning

Day 2 – Batch cooking in all its glory…

Day 3 – Oh the temptation!

Day 4 – Want -v- Need

Day 5 – Woot its the weekend! Oh wait I’ve no money…

Day 6 – It never rains but it escapes…

Day 7 – Week in review

Day 8 – Cave or Crumble…

Day 9 – Book club for one.

Day 10 – Free Money

Day 11 – Procrastination that bane of my… oh look something shiny!

Day 12 – The tunnel that caved in.

Day 13 – I can’t believe I actually did it!

Day 14 – Me 1 – Social Anxiety 0

Day 15 – Crafty Day

Day 16 – Keep calm and 30 second dance party.

Day 17 – Nothing new to report

Until next time, let your gypsy soul wander.

I literally have nothing new to report today but I set myself the challenge to blog every day for 30 days so here I am.

I am on night shift number 3 of 4 this week and preparing for a hectic weekend. I have Miss M staying over from tonight until Sunday and Miss A will join her on Friday morning when I finish work so that’s 2 dogs, 2 kids and a house to run this weekend which should be fun. It is weekends like this that I love that I have a plan in place because without one it would be horrific! The girls always play well together until one of them gets tired so then it’s usually snide remarks, winding each other up and whinging. But a nap usually sorts that right out, a nap or cookies really.

I haven been planning certain activities that don’t cost money (and use up some of the craft supplies) as well as the usual movie night and pamper sessions. They’re easily entertained to be honest so that bit I’m not worried about. Its resisting the urge to order pizza in and take them to a toy shop and buy them clothes that is going to be the hard part.

Tonight I asked Miss M what she thought we could do that doesn’t cost money and her suggestions were:

• Princess Dinner. We all dress up as a princess and eat with fancy napkins and glasses.
• Go to the new fairy walk that opened locally.
• Arts and crafts.
• Go to the park and play Poohsticks (explanation here for people that don’t know)

So we shall update on our free fun we have this weekend. I would research local free events however as I don’t want to leave the dogs home alone and I doubt there are many events that would include dogs we are going to focus on in house and dog friendly activities. I also meed to fix the handles on two of the doors in the house and will try and teach the girls how to use a screwdriver lol

If this is the first post you are seeing here is the link to the challenge I have set for myself if you want to check it out:

The Challenge

Day 1 – Meal Planning

Day 2 – Batch cooking in all its glory…

Day 3 – Oh the temptation!

Day 4 – Want -v- Need

Day 5 – Woot its the weekend! Oh wait I’ve no money…

Day 6 – It never rains but it escapes…

Day 7 – Week in review

Day 8 – Cave or Crumble…

Day 9 – Book club for one.

Day 10 – Free Money

Day 11 – Procrastination that bane of my… oh look something shiny!

Day 12 – The tunnel that caved in.

Day 13 – I can’t believe I actually did it!

Day 14 – Me 1 – Social Anxiety 0

Day 15 – Crafty Day

Day 16 – Keep calm and 30 second dance party.

Until next time, let your gypsy soul wander.

I’m a big fan of the 30 second dance party. When I saw it in Grey’s anatomy I was like now there is something I can get on board with. It helps when I’m feeling overwhelmed and just generally makes me feel good. As I am working for most of this week I won’t really have anything to report. Work days (nights but my body clock adjusts to make them my days, but your nights. Clear as mud huh?) usually consist of sleeping during the day, walking the dogs, working all night and being generally off the grid, living a solitary existence. We had a planning meeting for Scouts next year today which went well (35 minutes approx which is like a record) and now it is time to start planning the year which fills me dread but I can’t wait to get started! So in apprehension of planning the Scout year as well as my calendar from September (when scouts, dancing, gym classes etc all start back) I have been utilizing the 30 second dance party. Believe me it helps! So here are some of my favourite shake it off tunes at the moment.

This is just my current jam, listen and it is self explanatory.

 It’s no secret that I am in love with Chester See cause I think he’s amazing and this is his cover of one of my all time favourite songs.

This has been my song for this year. I’m still working on my masterpiece sums it up nicely.

As I said it is quite boring this week so don’t be expecting much while I’m working!

If this is the first post you are seeing here is the link to the challenge I have set for myself if you want to check it out:

The Challenge

Day 1 – Meal Planning

Day 2 – Batch cooking in all its glory…

Day 3 – Oh the temptation!

Day 4 – Want -v- Need

Day 5 – Woot its the weekend! Oh wait I’ve no money…

Day 6 – It never rains but it escapes…

Day 7 – Week in review

Day 8 – Cave or Crumble…

Day 9 – Book club for one.

Day 10 – Free Money

Day 11 – Procrastination that bane of my… oh look something shiny!

Day 12 – The tunnel that caved in.

Day 13 – I can’t believe I actually did it!

Day 14 – Me 1 – Social Anxiety 0

Day 15 – Crafty Day

Until next time, let your gypsy soul wander.

So I have been wanting for a while to make a sign for my house that lets people know that the dogs live there and if they don’t like them to go home, subtle huh? But considering I love my dogs more than I like most humans really anybody who knows me knows this. So with all the craft supplies I have lying around the house I decided to make the sign with the PVPP method. This stands for Paint, Vinyl, Paint, Peel.

I have a silhouette cameo (the machine is fantastic seriously I LOVE it, but I don’t use it nearly enough) so I decided what saying and fonts I wanted and then sent it to the machine to cut.

While it was cutting I started on the first P and painted my wooden plaque the colour I wanted the letters to be. No spend month means I had to use what I had around the house so the colour I had on hand was blue.

I left it to dry and moved on to the V of the method set about weeding my vinyl. I used Oracle 631 vinyl as it is removable and I have some sheets lying around in colours I am never going to use. Once it was weeded I moved it on to transfer tape and left it to one side. I then used a hairdryer to make sure the wood was dry and then affixed the vinyl. Using my scraper i made sure that I applied even pressure and firmly affixed all the letters to the wood.

I then painted over the vinyl letters especially the edges of them in the blue again as I wanted to make sure that the vinyl was stuck down there good and to provide a second barrier before adding the last coat of paint.

I used a hairdryer to dry the blue paint. Then we moved on to the third P, I painted over the whole thing in the black paint making sure that I had everywhere covered and there was no blue showing through. I then left it to dry.

About 3 hours later when it had dried I started the tedious process of the last P which is peeling the vinyl. I use a tweezers and a burnishing tool to get a start on the peeling. It can get a bit monotonous but the finished product is worth it. So without further ado here is the finished sign:

If this is the first post you are seeing here is the link to the challenge I have set for myself if you want to check it out:

The Challenge

Day 1 – Meal Planning

Day 2 – Batch cooking in all its glory…

Day 3 – Oh the temptation!

Day 4 – Want -v- Need

Day 5 – Woot its the weekend! Oh wait I’ve no money…

Day 6 – It never rains but it escapes…

Day 7 – Week in review

Day 8 – Cave or Crumble…

Day 9 – Book club for one.

Day 10 – Free Money

Day 11 – Procrastination that bane of my… oh look something shiny!

Day 12 – The tunnel that caved in.

Day 13 – I can’t believe I actually did it!

Day 14 – Me 1 – Social Anxiety 0

Until next time, let your gypsy soul wander.

Today I decided to bite the bullet and step outside the comfort zone. I went out to a Bray Summerfest with my best friend and a few of her friends. Why I hear you ask is this stepping outside my comfort zone? Going out for a nice trip is something you do all the time! But this was a big deal for me because I have social anxiety. Dun dun dun *shocked gasps* No I’m totally kidding. I have never made a secret of this but not a lot of people know. It generally doesn’t come up in conversation. Also going to disclaimer this now that all experiences I am writing about is my own personal opinion and not advice.

Usually when I am in a place that I don’t know, with people I don’t know I start to feel uncomfortable. That’s normal right? Right it is and it passes and you get on with whatever you are there to do. But with me it doesn’t pass. You see that girl over there looking at me, she’s judging me. See that group of teenagers I have to walk by, they’re going to say something cruel or try and rob me. You know that things I have been looking forward to and planning for months, yeah I’m going to cancel because really nobody is going to want me there anyway. I have a really good idea that would make this project so much better, but I can’t say it out loud because people will think I’m stupid. This may sound ridiculous to you but it is all very very real to me.

On Friday Ash asked me did I want to go to Brayfest on Sunday and I of course said yes. Then I remembered that there were going to be people there I didn’t know, lots and lots of people. There was going to be a large crowd because of the concert. We were going to be in a bar that is loud and crowded and just generally anxiety inducing. Then I started to think more and more and honestly thought about cancelling more than I thought about going. But I had given my word that I would be going so I bit the bullet got ready and Ash picked me up.

It started in the car ride there. I was already planning an escape route. I started to think what in the name of God had I gotten myself into. We got to Bray and we went to the pub and met some other girls. My brain was in overdrive but we sat outside and that helped. We chatted and I tried to involve myself in conversation. I went with one of the girls I didn’t know to the bar. I put myself out there. I’m not going to go through the night piece by piece but basically in the battle of me against my social anxiety I won tonight and that makes me happy. I didn’t have a panic attack which is a bonus cause they suck!

So I am heading to bed happy that I got outside my comfort zone and it went well. Onwards and upwards!

If this is the first post you are seeing here is the link to the challenge I have set for myself if you want to check it out:

The Challenge

Day 1 – Meal Planning

Day 2 – Batch cooking in all its glory…

Day 3 – Oh the temptation!

Day 4 – Want -v- Need

Day 5 – Woot its the weekend! Oh wait I’ve no money…

Day 6 – It never rains but it escapes…

Day 7 – Week in review

Day 8 – Cave or Crumble…

Day 9 – Book club for one.

Day 10 – Free Money

Day 11 – Procrastination that bane of my… oh look something shiny!

Day 12 – The tunnel that caved in.

Day 13 – I can’t believe I actually did it!

Until next time, let your gypsy soul wander.

When we moved into our house there is an ensuite of sorts on my room that contains a sink and shower. However it has never ever been used as such has has always been a junk closet for anything that didn’t have a place to call home (mostly craft supplies). It has been bothering me for so long and I decided that this weekend I was biting the bullet and sorting it out. I didn’t care how long it was going to take I was doing it. I set a timer on my phone for 4 hours and thought of course I will have it done in 4 hours. Spoiler alert! I didn’t. It took me a grand total of 8 and a half hours to clean it out. So without further ado here is my before picture:

I emptied the whole things out and put everything into my room. I wanted to see what space I was working with and exactly how I was going to sort this big pile of crap out. Below is the when it was empty pictures.

It was when I sat down and took the following picture that I immediately thought “what the hell was I thinking!”

I sorted through everything and realised that everything fell into one of 5 categories:

• Scouts
• Miss M’s crap
• Craft Supplies
• Seasonal stuff
• Supplies for business.

So I got 5 new storage boxes and set out on a mission. The easiest was Miss M’s crap which contains mostly princess dresses and dress up clothes because if I put them in her bedroom there literally would not be room for anything else. Her room is tiny. Then there was the Scout box. Rucksacks, hiking boots, sleeping mat, survival bags, rain gear the list goes on but basically I only really use theses on hikes and camps so a nice little box out of the way for the in between times suits me great. Here it is after they were put away.

I ended up having to take a break and bring the dogs for a walk because I was overwhelmed and felt like I needed to clear my head (I had visions of having to sleep in a nest of craft supplies on the floor) I then put all the winter coats/ seasonal items into another box and then the craft supplies into another box. I also decided to sort through my desk as well while I was at it cause like I clearly didn’t have too much on my plate. But anyway without further ado here is the after pictures:

Now that the two lazy butt dogs are asleep and I am feeling that I accomplished about today I am going to take a long hot bath. Also I didn’t spend any unplanned money today!

If this is the first post you are seeing here is the link to the challenge I have set for myself if you want to check it out:

The Challenge

Day 1 – Meal Planning

Day 2 – Batch cooking in all its glory…

Day 3 – Oh the temptation!

Day 4 – Want -v- Need

Day 5 – Woot its the weekend! Oh wait I’ve no money…

Day 6 – It never rains but it escapes…

Day 7 – Week in review

Day 8 – Cave or Crumble…

Day 9 – Book club for one.

Day 10 – Free Money

Day 11 – Procrastination that bane of my… oh look something shiny!

Day 12 – The tunnel that caved in.

Until next time, let your gypsy soul wander.