My Diary - Day by Day

Whoopy whoop 50 days of abstaining, it's a good solid milestone to reach, very well done.

Onwards and upwards

Suzanne xxx

Thanks guys. Not completed all my goals set yet but been thinking about my next lot/timeline and thought i would jot them down while i am thinking about them. Plus soon going to be really busy with a little baby and may forget to set them...

75 days 19th April - reward = 10.00 (x)

3rd Payday 27th April (also OH 40th) - reward = 25.00 (x)

3 months 3rd May (also baby due date) - reward = 30.00 (x)

100 days 14th May - reward = 50.00 (x)

Unsure on the rewards as yet but will update as i decide 🙂

UPDATE - Still not sure what rewards i am going to give myself as i dont know what state i will be in but have given them monetary values which i can either save or spend on what i choose at some point.

Day 51 - 26/3/15

Morning All - back to work today after 5 days off (just how the shifts fell) still not feeling great but only 12 shifts to go until maternity leave. Managed to resist the last 3 days while the OH been on nights last 1 tonight but i am working till 11pm so it will be fine. Payday tomorrow - woo hoo (amazingly i still have over 50 quid left in the bank - dont think thats ever happened!)

Well done on resisting those last 3 days, this will make you even stronger now and it's always great to see the 1 after the 0

Keep going and keep winning.

Suzanne xxx

Day 52 - 27/3/15

Its day 52 and payday too. Complete today for my next 'reward' Its already booked for Monday (a pedicure) so looking forward to that too.

Not only am i thinking about 'rewards' I am hoping that by stopping the gambling i am going to be better off financially - it has got me into a lot of debt over time and its going to take a long time to get rid of it but as long as its going down and not up its going the right way.

So here are a few financial aims by the end of the year -

Have over 250 in savings

Save over 100 for baby in JISA

Reduce my debt to under 8000 (currently stands at 9908.52)

Will review these at the end of the year and see if i have managed to do it. Going to be hard as i am going to have a lower income (maternity pay not great and higher expenses but hopefully i will do it - averages to approx 250 per month which may be difficult but i know i wasted more than that on gambling)

Keep going guys - onto better things and better lives....

52 days well done, and as you say onto better things and better lives, that we can have when we choose to say NO to gambling.

Suzanne xx

Day 53 - 28/3/15

Morning everyone

To a gamble free weekend (unfortunately i have got to work all weekend)

Keep smiling...

still at work - here till midnight zzzzz

Day 54 - 29/3/15

Morning all - did you all miss that 1 hour we lost?

Hope you all have a fabulous Sunday - looking forward to my pedicure tomorrow 🙂

54 days hun, keep going and keep winning .

Suzanne xxx

Day 55 - 30/3/15

Morning All - off for my pedicure later 🙂

Also just treated myself to another kindle book to keep busy

Feeling a bit tempted so came on here. Home alone till 9pm and could easily gamble - didnt realise how much i still think about it. Enjoyed my pedicure earlier and all my other rewards but still missing that 'buzz' Going to stay strong though. Have plenty i could be doing but what i really want to do is gamble the hours away - very strange. Just shows how addicted i am.

update - after my last post did a bit of online shopping, read a couple of chapters of my book then went for a nap - not long woke up (still got the headache though) but its nearly 9pm so will be walking to meet OH with the dog in a mo so got through the evening without gambling. Probably could have done with cleaning rather than sleeping but hey ho 🙂

Day 56 - 31/3/15

Morning all - week 8 of my journey now! Hoping to be more productive today still got lots to do before baby arrives and not much time left to do it 🙂

Keep winning

Home alone for the next 8 hours. Used to gamble the time away. Need to occupy myself. There is loads to do but just not feeling it!