I have been having great fun this year. It may not sound like fun to some people but I have been managing to find a lot more freelance work and so have really been increasing my income. This means that I have been able to pay big chunks off the money that I owe. It is a really nice feeling knowing that you are reducing your debts and calculating how long you have until you will be debt free. I guess not everyone worries about being in debt like me but I feel it hanging over my head and also see the interest payments as an expense that I would rather be without.

I am looking forward to next week as I am going to the seaside. As a child, I loved day trips to the seaside where I could spend all day making sand castles. As a grown up, I am not so keen on getting all wet and sandy, but I do love watching my children having fun on the beach. They seem to enjoy making sand castles as much as I used to, as well as digging big holes in the sand and building big sand structures. I am sure Daddy will have great fun too and I might even be able to leave them for a while and have a bit of girly shopping time in the town!