Category Archives: Financial

February 2024 – Sudden Realisation

One month down and February was a month when I had a sudden realisation, more of that later. As I said in January’s post as of the 1st February I was going full steam ahead with my side hustle. The Good Cook’s Cupboard (TGCC) – this will be a food subscription box to educate peopleContinue reading “February 2024 – Sudden Realisation”

October 2023 – Drifting

After the rather relentless September, October felt like I just drifting aimlessly! Over many years I’ve had to work hard to keep my head above water and that hard work is finally paying off with me feeling more in control of my life and finances. However, this feeling is quite alien to me so OctoberContinue reading “October 2023 – Drifting”

October 2022 – Trusting Your Gut

October, where do I start?!! Like all the other months of the year, it seemed to whizz by in a blink of an eye, probably doesn’t help that from around the 10th October I’ve been lecturing full time at the Uni as well as continuing to run Firecracker, 60 hour weeks are the norm atContinue reading “October 2022 – Trusting Your Gut”

Sunday 12th June 2022

I was thanking my past self this morning as I woke up hangover free so glad that I drank a shed load of water last night when I got home :0)! I was booked into the 9am swim this morning as my friend needed some help in their garden so wanted to get the swimContinue reading “Sunday 12th June 2022”

Tuesday 7th June 2022

Phew, glad today is over, no real reason I should feel like that but it has just felt like a bind really! I was at home today as I’ve switched my uni days around this week for meetings etc and now I’ve got a friend coming to visit on Thursday for one night which willContinue reading “Tuesday 7th June 2022”

Wednesday 1st June 2022

Hello Summer!! Today has been an interesting day, the first meeting of the day was at the garage to take my car in for repair and that’s where I left it for the time being so I am car less. Then had a meeting with my accountant to sign off my business accounts and toContinue reading “Wednesday 1st June 2022”

Tuesday 10th May 2022

The impact of the news from yesterday has been banging around in my head all day, not just about the situation at the university but also the news about the lady with terminal cancer. It’s making me realise that I need to “live” a little more, for years I’ve simply just got on doing whatContinue reading “Tuesday 10th May 2022”

Wednesday 23rd February 2022

Don’t think Sophiecat got the memo about my late bedtime last night as she woke me up early today, I fed her and came back to bed!! Today was a business day and I had plenty to be getting on with so did that this morning, then this afternoon I headed into the uni campusContinue reading “Wednesday 23rd February 2022”