Well another month has just passed and I have spent a little more money than what I should have but it has been spent on things for the house and the garden and keeping the missus happy…
I was mad busy at work over the Christmas period but now things are quietening down a little and I am getting a bit more time at home and I have also been able to take some time off work (Holidays owed) so I have been setting myself little projects…
The first project was building a pallet sofa for the garden that the missus had seen online.. I spoke to my manager at work and asked if I would be okay to take some of the broken pallets from the yard at work and thankfully he agreed so that saved me a couple quid and got the project underway…
As I like things to be right I purchased some deckboards to finish off the exterior of the sofa and make it look like a professional had done it.. I made a small table that has coasters underneath so it slots in and makes another area to sunbathe.. I also purchased some LED lights and made some wooden boxes to house the lights to illuminate the pallet sofa in the evenings.. the project kept me busy for around a week and I have purchased foam for the cushions and some water proof material but I have not finished these yet but should have them done for the weekend. 🙂 The missus is well pleased with the end result and I have friends and family asking if I can build one for them so may be able to recoup some cash once the weather picks up again.. In total it costs me around £200 for the deckboard / lights / wood stain / foam for the seating and material and it is a good investment as I now have a 10 seater sofa in the garden ready for summer (It is a corner sofa so sits nicely on my patio area)
Whilst I was in a building mood I made a new garden gate again from reclaimed timber and I purchased all the hinges and fixtures on EBay for a good price.. the gate took me a day to do but again saved me a good few pounds and kept me outside in the fresh air for a full day and again kept the missus happy…
I have knocked up a few bird boxes and intend getting these mounted around the garden just in time for spring again having something to do and keeping me busy with an end result I can sit back and appreciate has given me a boost as I forgot how much I enjoy building things and creating things that will bring happiness to people…
I also purchased some tools cheap on Ebay from a family relocating to Austrailia so I will be making the most of these in the coming months to make a few extra pounds on the side.
As I had cleared a good part of my overdraft I asked my mother whom is still keeping tabs on my finances if I could stretch to booking a holiday and putting a deposit down,
We had a good look at the money coming in and the money going out to pay off my depts and the answer was yes as long as I did not go mad.. So booked 2 weeks in Tunisia at the end of September so again a target to hit to pay for the holiday and also something to keep me working hard…
Being gambling free is giving me my life back slowly and surely as each day passes by and although It is going to take years to clear my dept I can still do things and look forward to living a normal life..
Sorry to witter on but thought I would give a brief update.
Hope other people can read this and hopefully know there is light at the end of the tunnel…
Thanks for reading..,.