So no blues for me, as it happens. I am in a beautiful space - Jane's Place - will post photos if I can. I have hired it for the day to work. I have to write a report, but looking at the work I have done so far, I somehow think I may have got further with it than I had previously thought. In fact. I maybe have done it.
We will see. And so am having a cup of tea and writing this. I am back on the 5:2. June was a mad mad hectic month for me. I did Suffolk Open Studios and went away on an art retreat. I also worked a lot and went out a lot. I saw a play written by someone I know AT THE NATIONAL THEATRE no less. And blimey it was brilliant! (The Suicide by Suhayla El-Bushra) Only thing was I went to see if after a day that had started at 5.30am. And I coached a lot of people that day, more than I normally do, so I was exhausted. And getting back at past midnight was all a bit much. On top of that because I was away so much Hub got pissed off with me, saying I was 'gallavanting' and all. Which was true, of course. I kind of was, but also working and it all just came at once. All of it had been organised months before, and it just piled up. So I felt really tired, but got no sympathy or respite because Hub had lots of work on and an exam to revise for and wasn't feeling much sympathy to said gallavanting. Anyways, that's all over now, and it was my main excuse for halting the 5:2. I did do about 4 -5 weeks and I did shed some kilos and some inches. I now have a 5:2 buddy here in Brighton and am back in the game.
Being off facebook is really great. It had become a frenzied place with the referendum and emotions were very high, and very low too. I was not enjoying many of the posts about what a disaster it all was. I know some people did vote to leave for non racist reasons and perhaps they were happy. But Boris Johnson certainly didn't seem happy. So given he was the leader of the Leave campaign, says it all to me. I think that they all deserved the drubbing they got for that whole sordid affair. And now lets see what happens. But I am feeling good to be well out of it. 29 gifts is likewise going well. I have to admit that I didn't manage anything specific on Saturday, or I could say I gifted a friend with some quiet time by looking after her son all Saturday afternoon. I'm not sure. I think I am going to give myself the benefit of the doubt -ha another gift! be gentle and compassionate with yourself as well as others. Yesterday I gave Hub the gift of going to buy him fish and chips, with my spending money (we are running a budget! take outs count as treats!) as he was very busy with work.
Am still loving The Art of Money. Looking forward to reading more of that later. We are onto the practical stuff next. But I have to say that I am very happy with our pot system. Both Hub and I have a pot each with £50 cash in. This is our spending money. We have another pot with £50 cash in which is for food and household items. We know what is a treat (which comes from our own spending pots) and what is not. And we talk about it if we are not sure. We decided yesterday that a lunch out with Ted's cousin who was visiting Brighton for the day, was sort of a treat but also unavoidable. And its going into the food budget. Or possibly will have its own pot of 'Entertaining". This is not a frugality exercise, but it is a tracking one. Awareness is key. Though, it is helping with not being exessive with our own spending. I have not bought quite a few coffees out already! Go me.
We have also signed up to Xero accounting and this is also part of being a Money Maestress (I invented that word. Hope it makes sense!)
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