It's my mother's birthday tomorrow. We got her an oil burner and some various oils. It's an attempt to help her relax. What with everything to do with my nan and the fact her work is treating her (and pretty much everyone else) like shit, she needs a break. We're heading out for dinner tonight, have a few drinks and some chinese food...
We (smokette and I) decided to move back in with my folks after living on our own for over a year. The idea behind it is that we will try to save as much green as possible so that, in a year or two, we'll have a healthy deposit for a place of our own. Renting is a killer, both financially and emotinally. We can't decorate or have pets and any improvments we make ultimately will line the pocket of our scumbag landlord!
To be honest it's been quite a strain on our relationship and our own well-being and the last year has been one of the toughest in the 4 and a half we've been together.
The slight loss of independance and the reduction of space will be tough but i see it as a means to an end and i think our relationship will improve with the reduction of financial stress and responsibility. It'll be nice to walk into a shop and not have to stop and say "We can't afford to buy anything". By moving back we can save about 1000 a month, slowly pay of the credit card, keep up the loan payments, pay them some rent and still have about 500 left as 'play money' or even put a little extra away.
Other good news...smokette passed her driving theory test and hazard perception test last Saturday! watch out slow moving pedestrians of London...soon she'll be mobile!
even more good news! Me and my friend (I'll call her...erm, spacca) and back on good terms. We had a little falling out...as i'm not one to bear grudges and point fingers of blame i won't go into the details of it (but it was all her fault!). We didn't speak for two days...which was awkward as she sits about 10 yards away from me at work...but I put my stubborness to one side and basically said to "can this end?" and, well, the rest is history. I missed her and equally (although her stubboness would never let her truely admit it) i believe she missed me. It was nice to make her laugh again....
Big fight tonight!
hope i'm back in time!
Peace
We (smokette and I) decided to move back in with my folks after living on our own for over a year. The idea behind it is that we will try to save as much green as possible so that, in a year or two, we'll have a healthy deposit for a place of our own. Renting is a killer, both financially and emotinally. We can't decorate or have pets and any improvments we make ultimately will line the pocket of our scumbag landlord!
To be honest it's been quite a strain on our relationship and our own well-being and the last year has been one of the toughest in the 4 and a half we've been together.
The slight loss of independance and the reduction of space will be tough but i see it as a means to an end and i think our relationship will improve with the reduction of financial stress and responsibility. It'll be nice to walk into a shop and not have to stop and say "We can't afford to buy anything". By moving back we can save about 1000 a month, slowly pay of the credit card, keep up the loan payments, pay them some rent and still have about 500 left as 'play money' or even put a little extra away.
Other good news...smokette passed her driving theory test and hazard perception test last Saturday! watch out slow moving pedestrians of London...soon she'll be mobile!
even more good news! Me and my friend (I'll call her...erm, spacca) and back on good terms. We had a little falling out...as i'm not one to bear grudges and point fingers of blame i won't go into the details of it (but it was all her fault!). We didn't speak for two days...which was awkward as she sits about 10 yards away from me at work...but I put my stubborness to one side and basically said to "can this end?" and, well, the rest is history. I missed her and equally (although her stubboness would never let her truely admit it) i believe she missed me. It was nice to make her laugh again....
Big fight tonight!
hope i'm back in time!
Peace