Thursday 13 June 2024

Dancing, Dancing

We went to see Crowded House this week. I am absolutely exhausted and my everything hurts. Little X behaved like, well, like a baby. She refused to sleep until far beyond exhausted. Next time we'll arrive earlier to attempt to get ahead of the game.

More shoes sold. 👟 Also sold my pregnancy ball. Other sales on Vinted are slow. Such is life. I've applied for two assistance schemes. 🤞 Still waiting to hear back about the maternity grant. My Nationwide £100 and council £100 cost of living payment both arrived though. 👏 

Huge splurge on this. 

It folds forwards instead of sideways and is also tiny and very light. 

It supposedly folds and opens one-handed - realistically you need two hands so it locks into place as doing it with a knee isn't the smoothest move. 😂 But since I merely wanted to fight less with hauling a heavy unruly stroller in and out of the car boot, this ticks the boxes. I did try to get one used, these are well known with a good reputation, but I was looking at £50 plus shipping for the grubby examples I found. Then I saw this for half price from the manufacturer (discounted because the newer model has been released), with free shipping. Winner for £99. No regrets. 

Time to clean the old one up and try to sell it for a tenner (it was free, but I bought a new footmuff and liner). 

Saturday 1 June 2024

All At Once

I sold the first pair of big-ticket shoes - well, considering people on Vinted want to pay a pound for everything, £21 is big-ticket. I also sold a pair for £11, a couple of bundles of other items totalling £20, plus a used pair of trainers for £9 on eBay, and a car seat clip I never thought would sell, for £5. I even offloaded Little X's baby rocker for another £5 on Facebook. It's been a good week. That all represents around £43 in profit and I'd be stoked to achieve that every week!

Feeling very accomplished, we went to baby group and behaved like angels. We scooted over to Food Club during the week and also to Value Frozen shop, plus bought our other staples from German Discounter. We even popped into Cheapy Shop for some oil, for the pushchair's squeaky wheels. Today during Little X's first nap I made her lunch (chicken, mashed potato and mashed carrots) plus made myself chicken curry and stuffing balls. Adulting++. Watch, next week will no doubt be a complete shit-show. 😁

Physio this afternoon. Someone is still snotty so I hope she isn't too tired and cranky. 🤞