Wake up call

I know, I gave up with all this blogging a few weeks ago because it all seemed a bit pointless but Ive had a bit of a wake up call today, I have sat down and been through my accounts and I really thought I had done really well from last pay day to this one (I get paid every four weeks) but I havent!! I havent been frugal at all and found out I have been to the shops and paid on my debit card 12 times when I shouldnt have and that amounts to £206.80 now I know that some of that was for my daughters birthday present and some was for things for winter ie fleeces and curtain rails - but really!!!!  It has made me realise that I cant keep doing this and I really need to take myself in hand and get stuck in,  I bet Im like a lot of people, I know what to do, can talk the talk and think Im doing well, when in reality Im shite at it!!!!

On the positive front I have made fleece curtains for the bathroom and kitchen, and I cant believe the difference it has made, Im really pleased.  I didnt spend a lot of money doing them - or so I thought - just two cream fleeces at £3 each, expandable curtain poles and curtain rings.  Ive also got three more cream fleeces to line my front room curtains as they arent lined at all, and I dont want to put my heating on much this winter.  The other things I have been doing is making a few bits and pieces for Christmas presents, I dont have to buy for many as I dont have any family, only my three girls and a couple of friends, so I thought this year as we are having a 'make do and mend one' putting a small hamper up for each one filled with homemade and charity shop bought goods and the odd crafty bought thing as well.

And the only other thing that is happening is my birthday this weekend and I have reached the grand old age of 60years!!!  Birthdays dont normally bother me at all and I just accept Im getting that bit older, but I certainly dont feel my age and luckily I have good health and still do a lot of things, BUT what upsets me is that for years I thought I would be retiring at 60 - not so now its going to be 62 years, 6 months and 19 days!!!! not that Im counting, and I do feel for the people who have got to work to 65,66 or 67 whatever the govt. have put it up to, but I really was looking forwards to retiring and for once in my life having more time to do what I want to - not that I know what that is yet ha, ha.

Anyway its a really long post and I will be posting more often as I crawl along my frugal road, hopefully much better than this last month.  I have to get my debt paid off before I retire so I can at least have a bit of money left over after all the bills have been paid - I want to be one of those who goes on coaches to the seaside and has a free bus pass!!!!!!!!

Janexx