PHASE ONE
~ A Name ~
Please, please, please help me!
Suggestions encouraged *lol*.
Derek's suggested
"Jazz it Up"
20/03/2007
More Sales & My First Store!
I can't believe how well the babygrows and t-shirts are selling! After I made my first 6, I e-mailed my client to let her know. Well, she now has another 2 newborns I've to dress and on top of the other 7 I knew about she's added another 3! A popular line at the moment seems to be t-shirts for older siblings... Like big brother, little brother and baby brother in a vest. :o) So chuffed! I have some new design ideas which I'm working on photographing. When I get all my designs online I'll post the link here.
While I'm blogging... I was through at Mum and Dad's at the weekend and while Dad and Derek were talking football, plasma TV's and multimedia centres *yawn*, Mum and I were looking into opening up an eBay shop! To cut a long story short (and by long I mean at least 2 hours of conversation lol plus an hour with Derek in the car) we're doing just that. It's going to stock a mixture of craft supplies, personalised baby clothing, other baby clothing, skincare products, handcrafted stationery and cards etc. etc. I might even consider giving Derek a couple of shelves for IT bits and pieces. :o)
We need a name for the shop... but I'll post that in a new post...
While I'm blogging... I was through at Mum and Dad's at the weekend and while Dad and Derek were talking football, plasma TV's and multimedia centres *yawn*, Mum and I were looking into opening up an eBay shop! To cut a long story short (and by long I mean at least 2 hours of conversation lol plus an hour with Derek in the car) we're doing just that. It's going to stock a mixture of craft supplies, personalised baby clothing, other baby clothing, skincare products, handcrafted stationery and cards etc. etc. I might even consider giving Derek a couple of shelves for IT bits and pieces. :o)
We need a name for the shop... but I'll post that in a new post...
18/03/2007
Happy Mothers Day!!
* * * Happy Mothers Day * * *
MUM
I know you read this blog every day
(out loud to everyone who'll listen!)
(even to Socks and Mittens!!)
*.*.*
So I wanted to shout out a big thank you
for all you've done over the past
26 *gulp* almost 27 years!
*.*.*
Lots of Love,
CAROL
*.*.*
Advertising Well-Dressed Babies
Just to let you all know that I received a cheque this weekend for the first 6 babygrows of the batch I mentioned at the start of the week. So I updated my Toronto fund! :o) In provisional babygrow sales alone, my total will be nearing 30%! I put ads on some other sites this weekend... AdTrader and Families Online so here's hoping I have an update for you again soon.
Ok you know what ~ it's late and I need some sleep! Night night..... Zzzzzz.....
Ok you know what ~ it's late and I need some sleep! Night night..... Zzzzzz.....
16/03/2007
Paypal Sucks Big Time!
I bet almost everyone reading this uses Paypal. When you buy & sell on eBay it's an essential part of the trading process! Up until now I've been happy, happy, happy with their performance but this week I've lost all faith in them altogether. :(
Basically, I'd sold an item on eBay. The sale was a complete success. It was purchased, paid for through Paypal, posted and recieved - no problems, glowing feedback and not a bad word to be said. 2 or 3 weeks later I was shocked to see that the payment to me has been held by Paypal while they address a "dispute". The annoying thing is that there was no dispute code - to this day they can't give me one! After requesting a huge amount of information, Paypal's investigation began. What a bloody joke! Within 5 days they concluded that the buyer was rightfully due the refund!! A refund that neither the buyer of I had instigated. When I try to contact Paypal, well I can't. I have rightfully sold my item and now the buyer has their original payment as well! Both my pockets are empty! I'm so annoyed with Paypal! Considering the mammoth fees they take and slow service they provide, the least they could do it treat you with a bit of courtesy!
I filed a complaint with Watchdog yesterday so we'll see what (if anything) comes of it...
Here's a link to the BBC's Watchdog Website.
Basically, I'd sold an item on eBay. The sale was a complete success. It was purchased, paid for through Paypal, posted and recieved - no problems, glowing feedback and not a bad word to be said. 2 or 3 weeks later I was shocked to see that the payment to me has been held by Paypal while they address a "dispute". The annoying thing is that there was no dispute code - to this day they can't give me one! After requesting a huge amount of information, Paypal's investigation began. What a bloody joke! Within 5 days they concluded that the buyer was rightfully due the refund!! A refund that neither the buyer of I had instigated. When I try to contact Paypal, well I can't. I have rightfully sold my item and now the buyer has their original payment as well! Both my pockets are empty! I'm so annoyed with Paypal! Considering the mammoth fees they take and slow service they provide, the least they could do it treat you with a bit of courtesy!
I filed a complaint with Watchdog yesterday so we'll see what (if anything) comes of it...
Here's a link to the BBC's Watchdog Website.
Red Nose Day :O)
It's Red Nose Day today! :O) I'm ashamed to say that I don't have a red nose yet... must go buy one at lunchtime.
Lol, for those of you who are non-UK residents and think I've gone mad, click on the big nose above to learn more about this eventful day.
Accross the UK, people are bathing in a bath full of cold custard, men are being waxed, heads are being shaved, cakes are being baked and sold, and literally everyone in the UK is wearing something red today. WHY?? I hear you ask! Well, they're all raising money for thousands of poor and disadvantaged people across the UK and Africa. They're helping them get the help they need to turn their lives around. Whether it be a woman living down their own street who is being abused by her partner or a child struggling to survive on the streets of Africa... all the cash raised is helping to improve, and in some cases save, lives.
We've got a sweepstake going at work ~ a poster with 40 people all dressed in red and white ~ each person costs £1 to bet on. We've all picked people and whichever one is revealed under the scratch-and-reveal nose wins £20 ~ the remaining £20 goes to Comic Relief! Plus there's been donations handed in all week. I'll let you know by the end of today how much money we've raised! :O)
13/03/2007
Finally a medical justification for shopping at lunchtime!
There was a front-page article in the paper this morning which has generated quite a bit of discussion here at work...
"Sitting at Your Desk is a Killer!"
NOT to be interpreted as you yourself actually being a killer, or somebody else sitting at your desk about to murder you, but the action of sitting at your desk killing you. Am I making sense lol.
Basically, research suggests that workers who spend excessive amounts of time at their desk could be putting their lives at risk. Researchers at The Medical Research Institute in New Zealand found that a third of patients admitted to hospital with DVT were office workers who spent hours at a computer. The study will be published in the New Zealand Medical Journal if anyone's interested in reading the whole thing. DVT is the formation of a blood clot in a deep vein, most commonly in the legs. The clots can travel to the heart, lungs or brain, causing chest pain, breathlessness or possible death from a heart attack or stroke. Lead researcher Professor Richard Beasley said some office workers who developed clots sat at their screens for 14 hours a day. He said: "Some of them were going three to four hours at a time without getting up."
People nowadays have a tendency to work longer hours than ever before, and often don't take a proper lunch break, preferring instead to eat a sandwich at their desk while attending to emails.
Hands up who's guilty of this! *Putting my hand up* I don't go out of the office at lunchtime. Yes, I sit and eat at my desk... not while attending to e-mails... but while blogging lol. I always get up and walk around though (I go to the printer, the water cooler, to get a coffee...) But starting today I'm going to start going out for a 30 minute walk each lunchtime, at the request of the Chief Exec. He's a Starbucks man so I have a lot of respect for him lol. Mind you, I think he meant a brisk walk, whereas I meant a walk to and around the shops lol.
And just to finish this post on a real downwards spiral, DVT affects about 100,000 people and kills up to 1,000 people in the UK each year!!
The full BBC story can be read here.
"Sitting at Your Desk is a Killer!"
NOT to be interpreted as you yourself actually being a killer, or somebody else sitting at your desk about to murder you, but the action of sitting at your desk killing you. Am I making sense lol.
Basically, research suggests that workers who spend excessive amounts of time at their desk could be putting their lives at risk. Researchers at The Medical Research Institute in New Zealand found that a third of patients admitted to hospital with DVT were office workers who spent hours at a computer. The study will be published in the New Zealand Medical Journal if anyone's interested in reading the whole thing. DVT is the formation of a blood clot in a deep vein, most commonly in the legs. The clots can travel to the heart, lungs or brain, causing chest pain, breathlessness or possible death from a heart attack or stroke. Lead researcher Professor Richard Beasley said some office workers who developed clots sat at their screens for 14 hours a day. He said: "Some of them were going three to four hours at a time without getting up."
People nowadays have a tendency to work longer hours than ever before, and often don't take a proper lunch break, preferring instead to eat a sandwich at their desk while attending to emails.
Hands up who's guilty of this! *Putting my hand up* I don't go out of the office at lunchtime. Yes, I sit and eat at my desk... not while attending to e-mails... but while blogging lol. I always get up and walk around though (I go to the printer, the water cooler, to get a coffee...) But starting today I'm going to start going out for a 30 minute walk each lunchtime, at the request of the Chief Exec. He's a Starbucks man so I have a lot of respect for him lol. Mind you, I think he meant a brisk walk, whereas I meant a walk to and around the shops lol.
And just to finish this post on a real downwards spiral, DVT affects about 100,000 people and kills up to 1,000 people in the UK each year!!
The full BBC story can be read here.
12/03/2007
*Huge* Catch-Up!
Sorry again for the delay in posting. I always run through things in my head to say but never get around to typing them. :oP So I'm making up for it here! Grab a coffee, sit back, put your feet up and enjoy...
Healthy Living
Unfortunately I've not been noticing much change in my weight loss, but that's probably because I took a week off from the gym when I had my cold. But I feel a lot better now so I plan on going 4 times this week to make up for it. So far I've been twice lol and it's Sunday night so time's up lol. I've also re-started my healthy eating plan (after munching through what's left of the Christmas chocolates... and going to Starbucks 3 times in the past 10 days lol) so it's back to the herbal tea and fruit for me! I got some sorrel and ginger tea in Barbados which I'm liking, and green tea with peppermint... and I bought green tea with pear and apple but it's a bit bland. Oh, and I bought Danone Activia yoghurts on special offer so eating one or two every day will improve my digestion and make me feel great too. Or so the tub says..... And fruit ~ I can't get enough apples and grapes at the moment!
So it's all good! Hopefully I should have a positive update on the graph soon! At least I've not put on any weight on!
eBay
I'm taking a break! I had a great wee run and managed to make enough money to finance over 20% of my Toronto trip! Derek did not bad either ~ he made around 11% ~ plus I made Mum and Dad loads of cash too. Speaking of which, I better write them a cheque... *Hmmm*.
And guess what else I did? I set myself up as a trading assistant on eBay so if anyone's interested in selling but can't be bothered or doesn't know how, I'll do it for them for 20% of their item's sale price. So minus all the fees I should still make a wee profit for my troubles. No calls yet... :( I'm thinking of making up flyers and posting them through every house in my street. Start nice and local. :) Then maybe branch out to local shops and stuff. Lol I'm never happy unless I'm working on something lol.
In any case, I'm going to wait until another free/cheap listing day and get some more auctions running.
Dentist
Remember how I told you I had the dentist last week? Well I have to get root canal done next month! :'o(
Business Venture
I mentioned a few days ago about starting a new project. Well, I can now officially unveil it!
*Drum-roll*..........
*Drrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr*
Personalised baby clothing!! :oD Baby vests and t-shirts for older siblings. :) It all started when I made one for my friend Michelle's baby daughter, Beth, and her older daughter, Amy. Since then I've made another 2 for friends, 1 sold on eBay, and generated from that sale I've just recieved an order for another 15!!!!! So chuffed!!! Once I've fulfilled that order I plan on advertising locally. Pretty soon, every new baby will be sporting a Carol Reid designer baby-grow! :D
Here's one of my baby vests being modelled by a super cute wee man in Ontario! Thanks for doing that Jen! :)
Healthy Living
Unfortunately I've not been noticing much change in my weight loss, but that's probably because I took a week off from the gym when I had my cold. But I feel a lot better now so I plan on going 4 times this week to make up for it. So far I've been twice lol and it's Sunday night so time's up lol. I've also re-started my healthy eating plan (after munching through what's left of the Christmas chocolates... and going to Starbucks 3 times in the past 10 days lol) so it's back to the herbal tea and fruit for me! I got some sorrel and ginger tea in Barbados which I'm liking, and green tea with peppermint... and I bought green tea with pear and apple but it's a bit bland. Oh, and I bought Danone Activia yoghurts on special offer so eating one or two every day will improve my digestion and make me feel great too. Or so the tub says..... And fruit ~ I can't get enough apples and grapes at the moment!
So it's all good! Hopefully I should have a positive update on the graph soon! At least I've not put on any weight on!
eBay
I'm taking a break! I had a great wee run and managed to make enough money to finance over 20% of my Toronto trip! Derek did not bad either ~ he made around 11% ~ plus I made Mum and Dad loads of cash too. Speaking of which, I better write them a cheque... *Hmmm*.
And guess what else I did? I set myself up as a trading assistant on eBay so if anyone's interested in selling but can't be bothered or doesn't know how, I'll do it for them for 20% of their item's sale price. So minus all the fees I should still make a wee profit for my troubles. No calls yet... :( I'm thinking of making up flyers and posting them through every house in my street. Start nice and local. :) Then maybe branch out to local shops and stuff. Lol I'm never happy unless I'm working on something lol.
In any case, I'm going to wait until another free/cheap listing day and get some more auctions running.
Dentist
Remember how I told you I had the dentist last week? Well I have to get root canal done next month! :'o(
Business Venture
I mentioned a few days ago about starting a new project. Well, I can now officially unveil it!
*Drum-roll*..........
*Drrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr*
Personalised baby clothing!! :oD Baby vests and t-shirts for older siblings. :) It all started when I made one for my friend Michelle's baby daughter, Beth, and her older daughter, Amy. Since then I've made another 2 for friends, 1 sold on eBay, and generated from that sale I've just recieved an order for another 15!!!!! So chuffed!!! Once I've fulfilled that order I plan on advertising locally. Pretty soon, every new baby will be sporting a Carol Reid designer baby-grow! :D
Here's one of my baby vests being modelled by a super cute wee man in Ontario! Thanks for doing that Jen! :)
01/03/2007
Mad March
Can you believe it? We're into March and this blog is still up and running! That's pretty impressive! Not much has been happening the past few days, hence the lack of posting.
I've developed this really annoying cold again. Sore throat, slight cough and stuffed up nose... Yuck! :o( Not helped by the fact that I trailed round the shops for ages yesterday in the rain with my Boss tryign to find a laser printer for work. What happened the modern-ness of buying online?? Then this morning as we were pulling out the driveway we noticed we had a flat tyre so I had to walk down to the train station. Luckily it wasn't raining but it was cooooold!! So now my throat really hurts. :o(
Apart from that I've been busy with my "secret business", a wee something I have in the pipeline... I'll be able to say more soon hopefully! *Mysterious Look.* And I've made some more cards which is good. Keeps me out of trouble. :o) Oh, and eBay sales are still trickling in so I'll update the pie chart over the weekend.
I've developed this really annoying cold again. Sore throat, slight cough and stuffed up nose... Yuck! :o( Not helped by the fact that I trailed round the shops for ages yesterday in the rain with my Boss tryign to find a laser printer for work. What happened the modern-ness of buying online?? Then this morning as we were pulling out the driveway we noticed we had a flat tyre so I had to walk down to the train station. Luckily it wasn't raining but it was cooooold!! So now my throat really hurts. :o(
Apart from that I've been busy with my "secret business", a wee something I have in the pipeline... I'll be able to say more soon hopefully! *Mysterious Look.* And I've made some more cards which is good. Keeps me out of trouble. :o) Oh, and eBay sales are still trickling in so I'll update the pie chart over the weekend.
26/02/2007
My Weekend
Did you all have a nice weekend? Get up to anything exciting?
Friday night I went out for an Indian with Louise and Derek. Mmmmm, so good! I met Louise after work then we had a glass of wine (which is so weird 'cos I don't tend to like wine!) in the house before heading out to the Mount Shimla, a local restaurant, for their buffet. Three courses, a coffee, and almost 3 hours later later we headed home!
Saturday I went to the gym, came home and didn't really do much the rest of the day. Actually I spent most of the afternoon playing the Sims lol. Oh, I chatted to Charms on MSN for a while and she sent through some really cute photos of Daijah! Don't kids grow up fast!! Then at night we were up to my In-Laws for an Italian night of lasagna and horse-racing (well, the DVD version anyway lol.) I established I'm not a gambler lol. Even with plastic poker chips!
Sunday I was busy! I got up early to give Jazz his breakfast (left Derek sleeping), washed a load of dishes, washed clothes and packaged a LOT of eBay stuff. Then Derek woke up lol. We were planning on going to Ikea but the thing we want is out of stock 'cos of a manufacturing fault, so we went out to Morrisons to do a food shop instead. And also to see Derek's cousin Karen, 'cos it's her son's 16th. But Sean wasn't in so we had tea and donuts there then came home. I then did ALL the ironing, ate pizza for tea, watched Ugly Betty and ER, then played the Sims and went to bed.
Phew!
Friday night I went out for an Indian with Louise and Derek. Mmmmm, so good! I met Louise after work then we had a glass of wine (which is so weird 'cos I don't tend to like wine!) in the house before heading out to the Mount Shimla, a local restaurant, for their buffet. Three courses, a coffee, and almost 3 hours later later we headed home!
Saturday I went to the gym, came home and didn't really do much the rest of the day. Actually I spent most of the afternoon playing the Sims lol. Oh, I chatted to Charms on MSN for a while and she sent through some really cute photos of Daijah! Don't kids grow up fast!! Then at night we were up to my In-Laws for an Italian night of lasagna and horse-racing (well, the DVD version anyway lol.) I established I'm not a gambler lol. Even with plastic poker chips!
Sunday I was busy! I got up early to give Jazz his breakfast (left Derek sleeping), washed a load of dishes, washed clothes and packaged a LOT of eBay stuff. Then Derek woke up lol. We were planning on going to Ikea but the thing we want is out of stock 'cos of a manufacturing fault, so we went out to Morrisons to do a food shop instead. And also to see Derek's cousin Karen, 'cos it's her son's 16th. But Sean wasn't in so we had tea and donuts there then came home. I then did ALL the ironing, ate pizza for tea, watched Ugly Betty and ER, then played the Sims and went to bed.
Phew!
23/02/2007
Toronto Fund Update
eBay sales have broken... no... shattered the £100 barrier so I'm now over 15% of my way to Toronto!! I'm expecting a load of auctions to end this weekend so hopefully I'll have an update for you again on Sunday. :o)
It's Gonna Be A Good 'Un!
It's Friday!!!!! :oD And it's going to be a GOOD Friday!!! Lol, that may seem a little presumptuous of me but, although it's only 10:45am, I feel fab! Some contributing factors:
~ I slept really well last night.
~ Jazz didn't get my feet this morning! (I can't recall when last I didn't have to kick him off the bed!)
~ I managed to run for my train this morning and sit down before it started moving!
~ I got the free paper at the station to read at lunch.
~ It's not raining.
~ In fact, it's quite sunny!
~ The morning's going quite fast.
~ I solved a big invoice problem at work... Yay!
~ And the best thing of all (so far)... I got a letter from my old work saying their pay deal had been granted so they were backdating my pay 2 months! :o) So I get an extra £100!!
But what to do with the money? It's basically free *lol* 'cos I wasn't expecting it. I'm going out to dinner tonight (Indian... mmmm) with Derek and Louise so should I buy them dinner? Or should I put the money towards Toronto, or *boring* savings... or should I buy myself something (not sure what) or what? Any suggestions? I'll let you know what I decide.
~ I slept really well last night.
~ Jazz didn't get my feet this morning! (I can't recall when last I didn't have to kick him off the bed!)
~ I managed to run for my train this morning and sit down before it started moving!
~ I got the free paper at the station to read at lunch.
~ It's not raining.
~ In fact, it's quite sunny!
~ The morning's going quite fast.
~ I solved a big invoice problem at work... Yay!
~ And the best thing of all (so far)... I got a letter from my old work saying their pay deal had been granted so they were backdating my pay 2 months! :o) So I get an extra £100!!
But what to do with the money? It's basically free *lol* 'cos I wasn't expecting it. I'm going out to dinner tonight (Indian... mmmm) with Derek and Louise so should I buy them dinner? Or should I put the money towards Toronto, or *boring* savings... or should I buy myself something (not sure what) or what? Any suggestions? I'll let you know what I decide.
22/02/2007
Shopaholic
I've just started reading the first book in the Shopaholic series, Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic, and so far I'm loving it! It's proven to make me giggle on the train (much to the entertainment of other commuters lol.) I don't know how many of you have read it (Az and Sarah, I know you have) but I can totally relate! Like the part just now is about Becky, the shopaholic girl, is trying a new frugal spending regime. So she starts by not buying coffee every day at the likes of Starbucks and brings her own from home instead. Lol, but she ends up having to buy a real hip, expensive flask to carry it in which costs like 10 x the price of coffee to start with! And a fab little designer notebook to chart all her savings in lol. Remind you of anyone?? *Innocent Look.*
20/02/2007
*Charts*
I added a couple of charts to the sidebar of my blog last night. They're not at all fancy or interactive but... they help me (and you guys) follow my progress towards affording to go to Canada and losing weight! Lol, this blog is just getting cheesier by the day! :oP
Btw I had a request in for my photo blog ~ 7 days showing my favourite 7 things about my street. So I'll go out at the weekend and get those photos. I'll have to give it some thought... But thanks for that idea! :)
Btw I had a request in for my photo blog ~ 7 days showing my favourite 7 things about my street. So I'll go out at the weekend and get those photos. I'll have to give it some thought... But thanks for that idea! :)
19/02/2007
Catch-Up
My posts have been a bit thin on the ground the past week and so I apologise for that. I'm back-dating a pile of photos (to the start of February!) so plenty of viewing over in my 2007 Photo Blog!
But ok, a few wee updates for ya...
As you've read, my friend (and quite possibly my most loyal reader) Jen had a baby boy on Thursday! :oD So congratulations to Adam and Jen!! And welcome to the world little William. I have no idea how long mail takes to reach Canada from Scotland but expect a package in the next week or so. :o)
Work's been keeping me busy! I spent 2 days last week doing a course on system development training. Pretty intense technical stuff like learning the scripting for our case management system so I can build a new HR records database (which is both interactive and useable!), setting up data extract reports and other such stuff. I also helped with interviews for our new Admin. Assistant which was pretty cool. Very enlightening - I'm not used to being on the other side of the table lol.
The gym's going ok. I'm still a member lol. Been twice so far but I'm aiming for 3 sessions this week. And I've lost another lb since my Special K diet! Slow and steady..... 11 lbs to go 'til I reach my target!!
Apart from that, what have I been doing? Em, eBay stuff. Been working on that quite a bit actually. I had around 90 listings up and I'm down to 71, so things are selling. I figured that I can make enough with this batch of stuff to raise between 15 and 20% of my total Toronto fund. Which isn't too bad considering that leaves me with another 6 months to get the rest lol. I also have a new business venture idea but I gotta keep it under wraps for now. ;o) All will be revealed in due course... *Mysterious Look*.
What else?? I've been playing The Sims 2 quite a lot. I'm not sure if anyone else (apart from Az) actually plays it, but I'm getting pretty addicted! Please, please, please let me know if you're at all into sim-type games... I think I'm boring Alison with updates ~ it's about time I shared with someone else lol.
Remember, requests are welcome for photos. Charms, I'll get the curtains posted for ya soon!!
But ok, a few wee updates for ya...
As you've read, my friend (and quite possibly my most loyal reader) Jen had a baby boy on Thursday! :oD So congratulations to Adam and Jen!! And welcome to the world little William. I have no idea how long mail takes to reach Canada from Scotland but expect a package in the next week or so. :o)
Work's been keeping me busy! I spent 2 days last week doing a course on system development training. Pretty intense technical stuff like learning the scripting for our case management system so I can build a new HR records database (which is both interactive and useable!), setting up data extract reports and other such stuff. I also helped with interviews for our new Admin. Assistant which was pretty cool. Very enlightening - I'm not used to being on the other side of the table lol.
The gym's going ok. I'm still a member lol. Been twice so far but I'm aiming for 3 sessions this week. And I've lost another lb since my Special K diet! Slow and steady..... 11 lbs to go 'til I reach my target!!
Apart from that, what have I been doing? Em, eBay stuff. Been working on that quite a bit actually. I had around 90 listings up and I'm down to 71, so things are selling. I figured that I can make enough with this batch of stuff to raise between 15 and 20% of my total Toronto fund. Which isn't too bad considering that leaves me with another 6 months to get the rest lol. I also have a new business venture idea but I gotta keep it under wraps for now. ;o) All will be revealed in due course... *Mysterious Look*.
What else?? I've been playing The Sims 2 quite a lot. I'm not sure if anyone else (apart from Az) actually plays it, but I'm getting pretty addicted! Please, please, please let me know if you're at all into sim-type games... I think I'm boring Alison with updates ~ it's about time I shared with someone else lol.
Remember, requests are welcome for photos. Charms, I'll get the curtains posted for ya soon!!
18/02/2007
Toronto Fund Update
Well it's been a good week for eBay sales. Nothing enormous but I'm up to £51.69 which I'm pretty chuffed about. :oD And on top of that I've made Mum and Dad over £30 as well! Now I see that eBay are having a half-price listing day on Tuesday so I'm gonna stop typing now and start designing more ads! It's kinda sad in a way but it's good fun! :o)
15/02/2007
New Baby Boy
* * * Congratulations * * *
*.*.*
to my Canadian friends
Jen and Adam
on the birth of their new
Baby Son
*.*.*
William Adam
2:42am, 8lb 13oz
*.*.*
a wonderful addition to their family
13/02/2007
Introducing The Gym's Newest Member
I did it! I joined the gym yesterday AND worked out for 45 minutes!
And this morning I'm sore... *lol*.
And this morning I'm sore... *lol*.
12/02/2007
*Cha-Ching, Cha-Ching*
Picture coins falling into a bucket, or a bank, or really any container-type object suitable for holding money. Anyway, that's what I mean by cha-ching! :o)
eBay's going well. I listed a total of 122 items at the weekend ~ mostly CD's ~ but also craft stuff *I cleared out*, clothes, DVD's and Vichy products. Already 11 CD's have sold: 7 of mine, and 4 of Dad's. I've not made my million quite yet but that's at £14.50 towards my Toronto trip. It'll be a bit more 'cos I should make a weensie wee bit from the P&P costs. So not much but it's a start! And you need to have a start in order to have a finish, so meh! *Sticking tongue out.* Technically I'm 2% of the way there already!
eBay's going well. I listed a total of 122 items at the weekend ~ mostly CD's ~ but also craft stuff *I cleared out*, clothes, DVD's and Vichy products. Already 11 CD's have sold: 7 of mine, and 4 of Dad's. I've not made my million quite yet but that's at £14.50 towards my Toronto trip. It'll be a bit more 'cos I should make a weensie wee bit from the P&P costs. So not much but it's a start! And you need to have a start in order to have a finish, so meh! *Sticking tongue out.* Technically I'm 2% of the way there already!
08/02/2007
Getting Fit & Making Money
Since I did so well with my Special K Diet resolution, I decided to try out another! Another New Year's resolution that it, not another diet. :o) I went to the gym on Tuesday night for a show-around ~ I'm going to go back Monday and join. I was SO impressed!!! Let me tell you, there are 4 levels of fitness, so I'll have no excuse! Check it out! There are two pretty intense weights rooms in the basement, a resistance room on the ground floor with ultra-modern pneumatic resistance machines, a boxing training room with Pilates area on the first floor, and finally a massive cardio room on the top floor ~ which is probably where I'll be living. So I'm excited about it! Hopefully I'll start to see the lbs fall off. I'll update this often so keep checking back!
The other resolution was to save money and make money. Well that's going ok... It's not going great but it's going ok. I devised a spreadsheet (I have one for like everything!!) and it details ALL my expenditure separated into categories and sorted by date. Then I have a summary page so I can see at a glance what's what. Incredibly organised, eh?? And as for making money, I've been working on a load of eBay listings so the next cheap listing day they have I can upload them all. However, last night when I was online, I noticed that eBay are doing a special CD and DVD weekend so it'll only cost 5p to list an item instead of 20p which is fab! But I only had like 5 CD's to sell. So I decided to be ruthless and completely slaughter my CD collection 'cos I never listen to CD's now ~ it's all MP3 to me! :o) So I ripped almost my entire CD collection onto the laptop and now I'm selling the originals. I have of course kept a few for sentimental purposes lol. Besides, no guarantee they'll all sell. But it does clear a massive section of my bookcase lol.
The other resolution was to save money and make money. Well that's going ok... It's not going great but it's going ok. I devised a spreadsheet (I have one for like everything!!) and it details ALL my expenditure separated into categories and sorted by date. Then I have a summary page so I can see at a glance what's what. Incredibly organised, eh?? And as for making money, I've been working on a load of eBay listings so the next cheap listing day they have I can upload them all. However, last night when I was online, I noticed that eBay are doing a special CD and DVD weekend so it'll only cost 5p to list an item instead of 20p which is fab! But I only had like 5 CD's to sell. So I decided to be ruthless and completely slaughter my CD collection 'cos I never listen to CD's now ~ it's all MP3 to me! :o) So I ripped almost my entire CD collection onto the laptop and now I'm selling the originals. I have of course kept a few for sentimental purposes lol. Besides, no guarantee they'll all sell. But it does clear a massive section of my bookcase lol.
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