Savings
Side note: My heart just stopped when I couldn’t access Blossom through Internet Explorer. I’m using Joe’s laptop not my own so I have no idea if it’s just a problem this end – is anyone else using IE that can help me out and tell me if they see a problem here??
Anyway, the new content for the site and redesign is coming along well. I’ve finished the layout banner and am most of the way through coding the new theme, so yay! I want to play about more though and customise everything I can think of. I’m feeling downhearted because I’ve been browsing some sites for inspiration and there are some amazing designs out there 
Oh well…
On a happier note, I’ve saved tons of money over the past few days. It is going a bit extreme now for me though, to the extent where I don’t want to spend money on something unless I’m going to save or get something free somewhere (I’m turning into such a cheapskate!).
Today we went out for lunch at the Slug and Lettuce – lovely food, and Mondays are 50% off day. So 2 big burger meals, tempura vegetables, 2 drinks, a sticky toffee pudding and a chocolate pudding came to only £18. Yay. Yesterday we went to the cinema and thanks to a voucher, got 2 cinemas for 90p to see RockNRolla. It was an okay film, made better by the fact that Matt King was in it. Some of the characters were a little wooden, but it was full of action…and at 45p a ticket I can’t complain.
Today I saved the most money of all – I went to upgrade my phone and walked away with:
A new £300 Samsung that is so shiny and awesome with a touch screen
Samsung speakers
A phone docking speaker system
An 8GB SD micro card
£31.21 in cash (I signed up for the insurance plan and they gave me this money to pay for the first 3 months, but after that I’ll cancel)
100 more minutes per month than I had before and unlimited texts
- all for nothing! A grand total of £391.21 of free stuff, which is so awesome. My contract is still £35/month, but the free stuff alone will pay for the first 12 months. Haha.
In other good news, I’ve also heard a rumour that I may possibly be in line for a promotion/job role change at work, which could work out quite well. So fingers crossed on that one too 
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February 3rd, 2009 at 6:56 pm
your site looks fine in my version of IE.
looking forward to seeing the new upgrade and kudos for the saving! i really need to learn how to do that lol!
February 4th, 2009 at 1:01 am
Your site looks fine in IE for me too. It must have been your internet acting up.
Anyways, oh man, I can’t wait to see the new stuff! I know EXACTLY what you mean about the GREAT designs out there… That’s why I’m scared of trying to design a new layout for my site… Haha…
LOL, yeah, I’m pretty much a cheapskate too. Hahah.
Man, geez, that’s awesome about the free stuff you got! Man, too bad I don’t think I can text you, since you’re international… =’(
Oh man, GOOD LUCK WITH THAT PROMOTION!!!!
February 5th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
Blossom looks fine in my Internet Explorer
Good savings! Have you been checking reduced sections in Supermarkets too? Saving on food is fun
I get such a thrill from those little yellow labels…
February 6th, 2009 at 12:54 am
As everyone else has already said, you’re site works perfectly on IE.
Ooo, good job on the savings. It’s nice that you “don’t” have to pay for your mobile bills.
Free stuff is always nice.
Fingers crossed on the promotion.