Week 1 of New aims

Almost a week ago I set out myself some aims for the coming year

to finish decorating/ making our home our own

to save for the future

to enjoy more family fitness

frugal- I want to make what we have go further

to fix things- I have lots of things around the house that need mending/ altering that I haven't got around to doing.

to finish things, I have several craft projects started 2013 is the year to finish things

I have been working on these over the past week I thought to keep myself motivated I'd celebrate the successes so far in each area. I have managed so far;

to finish decorating/ making our home our own none here yet

to save for the future I have saved some money, but this is for my Mum's headstone

to enjoy more family fitness We have walked some journeys we would normally drive, we have been digging at the allotment, we have been for a swim this morning.

frugal- I want to make what we have go further I have taken an audit of all food in the freezer, I am gong to menu plan the month from this. I have bought several Christmas presents for Christmas 2013 in the sales, as well as some presents for Stephanie's birthday

I have just saved on my car insurance, my current insurer wanted to increase my premium to £627 from the £480 I paid last year. I have had no accidents/ claims etc my licence is still clean so I wasn't happy with that. A quick search around the internet and I have a new policy for £409 including full breakdown cover etc etc with a different insurer. Massive money save there!

to fix things- I have lots of things around the house that need mending/ altering that I haven't got around to doing. So far I have fixed the step stool, the bars under the mattress on my bed and the kitchen tap.

to finish things, I have several craft projects started 2013 is the year to finish things I have finished Stephanie's waterfall cardigan

I am pleased with my progress so far, I am hoping to get into a habit of doing a couple of items a week and possibly blogging about them to record my progress and keep me motivated.