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Old 28-10-2009, 8:43 PM   #861
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At last..two days AF!
Me too!
Heavy cold etc has knocked me back, but got through three days at work. Don't expect to drink anything tonight either, just crash out soon and rest up



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Old 28-10-2009, 9:35 PM   #862
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None Thursday or Today

Some Fri, Sat & Sun .

Aiming for Tues, Weds & Thurs AF days, as long as I am set a good example
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At last..two days AF!
Em, you didn't set your example quick enough

Now, shall I finish off the bottle I opened last night so I can have an AF day tomorrow



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Old 03-11-2009, 5:39 PM   #863
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Hello! Long time no post!

Just wanted to see how my AF members are getting on.

Will be back later (or perhaps the morning) with a mamouth post

TPAx



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Old 03-11-2009, 9:46 PM   #864
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Where have I been? I don’t know!!

AF days are good this week for me!!!!! Been ‘dry’ since Saturday night (that sounds soooo bad)

I am slowly but surely picking up MS again, it all fell a bit when Dad had his accident as I was so busy and then because you tend to book them in advance and I hadn’t had the opportunity to log on and grab any I ended up not doing many at all end September through most of October.
Anyway I’m back in the swing now, even though my ‘dongle’ is playing up!
Yesterday I did a big superstore (where incidentally someone rammed open their car door onto my nice shine car…boo hoo, my first tiny dent and paint loss). Two ‘catalogue’ shops, one mobile phone shop (aww I know this is bad but the manager had such bad breath I couldn’t wait to leave!) a yummy sandwich shop (who said there’s’ no such thing as a free lunch as long as your willing to write up a report afterwards there IS) and a jewellery shop. My printer packed up whilst trying to print loads of information for said jobs…..why is my life never easy? Anyway after lots of swearing and a little thumping tending loving care the printer returned to life.
I have four telephone call MSs booked for Friday.

Spending has gone awry again! Although I do only have the MIL left to buy for Christmas. Its my nieces birthday jut before Christmas so an expensive time but I managed to get a really good deal on loads of bits and pieces for her – her Christmas list consisted of lots of items from the Argos book – priced anywhere from £29.97 to £9.99, a quick look on line soon found the £29.97 DS game for £12.40 ekk what a difference. Along with the Amazon credit card deal (£15 back on first spend) we managed to get every thing on her list for the grand total of £29.76, considering Argos prices came in at over £85 I am very pleased! I had already bought her lots of stocking fillers so hopefully she will be pleased. Girls of 7 – 11 years are so easy to buy for! Its only when they get to 18 like my other niece it all becomes a headache! Money or vouchers normally suffices then!

A visit to Next (somewhere I don’t normally frequent as my bum/boobs/stomach/legs are too fat in their clothes!) has left me £52 poorer. They have the most fabulous oak picture frames, I just had to buy myself some, an early Christmas present to myself…hmmm I sound like someone else on this thread, sharing excuses is really not good.
I might do my own little £10 a day challenge, you know how much I love starting a challenge and promptly falling on my backside and failing!

I have already worked an extra this week so that’s £35 up, I take it we count earnings after tax? With the MS’s from Monday I would have already succeeded this week, perhaps this is a good challenge for me after all, I wonder if I make more one week can I carry it forward to the next?

I could really drink a glass of wine right now….bum these silly challenges I set myself.

Now I have a confession, tomorrow I have a days leave booked from work, but....., I've not told anyone (except my boss!), not my hubby, parents, elderly friend who relies quite heavily on me, I feel so naughty, but I just want a day for ME.

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Old 04-11-2009, 10:17 AM   #865
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Hi TPA

Hope you're enjoying your "YOU" day

Well done on all that Christmas shopping. I haven't bought a thing yet! Which is no surprise after what happened on my last "Christmas" Shopping expedition
Still enjoying my boots, gloves, jumper and slippers by the way

Good to hear all your news

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Old 04-11-2009, 10:33 AM   #866
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Enjoy your day off xx



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Old 04-11-2009, 11:52 AM   #867
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Well I have wasted nearly half of my ME day, I didn't wake up until 11.05, have just put washing in the machine and eaten breakfast Nice cup of tea and a bit of Phil and Holly

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Old 04-11-2009, 12:37 PM   #868
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It's me again!

I've just bought another Christmas present for myself. A lovely Kipling bag, QVCs todays special vaue, a bargain and with Quidco 5%. Someone take my credit card or my interent connection off me.

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Money news, just completed a MS on line for the grand total of £1.50It took less than 2 mins so not bad

Nice posty just delivered my neices christmas/birthday presents and £55.50 in Tesco vouchers, they will more than cover our joint RAC cover from January.

Spent more money on line- BHS have postage free day, so took advantage by ordering blanket (it is getting cold!) and some socks. I did go through Quidco though...anyone getting the reoccuring theme here?

I am going to get off my backside and muck out my bedroom (he he I sound like a teenager!)

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Old 04-11-2009, 4:06 PM   #870
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Glad to hear you're enjoying your day off

I'm sure a blanket and socks are perfectly justifiable

AF free since Sunday!



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and £55.50 in Tesco vouchers,
and Fantastic I think we can let you have the blanket and socks as some of life's essentials



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Glad to hear you're enjoying your day off

I'm sure a blanket and socks are perfectly justifiable

AF free since Sunday!
You two are great! Just need Stuart the spoil sport to come and remove my credit card from me!

I've just asked hubby if he would like to buy me a new bag for Christmas, he said 'whens it coming?' Like I would buy a Christmas present for myself from him without speaking to him first

My gorgeous lovely mummy has asked what hubby and I would like for Christmas and I told her about the oak frames, she wants to buy them for us. so as long as I am happy not to have them for another 7 weeks or so - thats job done! Sometimes i'm jammier than a dodger

Now who wants to buy me that blanket and socks

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Good going on sorting out *cough* your Christmas presents Wouldn't want to be getting any nasty surprises now, would you



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Now who wants to buy me that blanket and socks

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Mummmmm blanket like this






Socks like this









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sigh, I wish my legs looked like that...I'd wear those socks all the time!



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Lol opsRandom!

Ok where did you get that picture of me in my socks? It was supose to be private!

Have you seen that Tesco are doing 500 points on certain pre order games, CDs, DVDs, I've ordered hubby a pressy £8.67 for a double CD, with Quidco cashback of 71p and 516 points ( = 1032 wine vouchers £10.32). Also ordered the MIL the new Priest one.

I've had a NSD and last night was AF aiming for the same tonight, so i'm doing quite well for me!

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I'm in the dog house! Went out last night having not eaten much and enjoyed copious amounts of wine..........lets just say I later had a close encounter with the toilet bowl. At my age that is discracful and something that hasn't happen for years! Ever time I shut my eyes the room kept moving and I'm sure my bed was on roller skates.

Anyway, back to matters in hand - I will be AF tonight
Had a NS day yesterday
Mananged numerous 'telephone' mystery shops yesterday
Have one proper MShop later and two booked for tomorrow(one of which is a Sunday lunch)

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I'm in the dog house! Went out last night having not eaten much and enjoyed copious amounts of wine..........lets just say I later had a close encounter with the toilet bowl. At my age that is discracful and something that hasn't happen for years! Ever time I shut my eyes the room kept moving and I'm sure my bed was on roller skates.



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Tee Hee!

Well done on all your MF progress....
Runs to get sunglasses, I still feel fragile! Made myself get up early (08.25) so hubby would not know how ill I felt!

So far tonight I've had 3 bottle of........... sparkling water

I did my MS earlier, felt ill all the way round shop, thank goodness it was at 3pm as I couldn't have driven earlier! God, i'm a discrace.

Did a Tesco shop ealier and remembered to use my £5 off voucher from last weeks newspaper, not bad as it was for somerfield, I read someone on here that Tesco would accept them .

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