Making chicken feed of my mortgage

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  • Greying_Pilgrim
    Greying_Pilgrim Posts: 5,428 Forumite
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    MWC - thanks for the beetroot recipe link - that looks like a good one to try :D

    Hope you are getting over your jet lag.

    Greying
    Pounds for Panes £2,590/£10,000 - start date Dec 2023

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  • muddywhitechicken
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    Eggs IN 5
    Eggs OUT 8 (Yorkshire pudding batter)

    My favourite aunt is home from Canada for 3 weeks and is staying with us this week :j

    Roast rib of beef for dinner - yum!
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • Habibiboo
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    muddywhitechicken wrote: »
    Eggs IN 2
    Eggs OUT 4 (Thai-style omelette (eggs, fish sauce, coriander, spring onions) with salad leaves and radishes from the garden for lunch)

    We did a lovely 5 mile walk from our AA 30 walks box this afternoon :) It was tough going though - I'm so unfit at the moment :(

    You know I read that AA as that other AA to start with and thought that walking must now be part of a more gruelling therapeutic campaign to keep peeps out of pubs !

    We are having LO beetroot & sweet potato stew, HM tandoori chicken and green rice for dinner :drool:

    And I suppose I should fess up...

    Plants IN 1 - Rosa Falstaff :T

    After umming and ahing about buying a similar rose for 2-3 years, I decided to go for this one after seeing Hbbb's photo :D

    :wave:

    ... And :T. I forgot to say that the scent is as lovely as the rose, you'll love it! What colour is it?

    Ditto with the marigolds, around toms, peas and lettuces as we speak!

    Congrats on booking the Norway trip, just give Watty and I a couple of days to pack our rucksacks and hiking boots ... :D
    Stash busting 2014 45 / 60 (balls of yarn)!
    2014 Sealed Pot #2136 ?/£500
    House: Decluttering 322 / 365
    Original mortgage [STRIKE]£149,000[/STRIKE][STRIKE]£117,750[/STRIKE];[STRIKE]£112,500[/STRIKE] MFW 2014#69 GOAL 1: [STRIKE]£109 K April[/STRIKE] ;) GOAL 2: [STRIKE]£103 K by Sept[/STRIKE] ;) GOAL 3: < £100k by end of 2014 MF goal: Nov 2020 - 4 years early
  • muddywhitechicken
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    Habibiboo wrote: »

    What colour is it?

    Hopefully the same colour as yours Hbbb - well according to the label it's the same! Fingers crossed. I once spent £50 on dark purple iris and when they flowered they were maroon and yellow :mad:
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • muddywhitechicken
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    Eggs IN 4
    Eggs OUT 0

    Yesterday's LO Yorkshire pudding batter used for sausage & butternut squash toad-in-the-hole :T We're feeding my aunt lots of British food - tomorrow we're having LO roast beef and bubble & squeak (LO cabbage) :rotfl:

    3 sleeps to payday! Mr MWC has just donated £750 to the cause :T
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • muddywhitechicken
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    Rain rain go away
    Come again another day

    I'm fed up with the weather :(

    My oriental poppy started flowering on Sunday afternoon and now the beautiful flowers are soggy and ruined :(

    The chicken run is boggy again :(

    My seedlings are waterlogged :(

    On the brightside, the GCC starts today and I'm going to get fit :j << not me!
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS
    Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS Posts: 7,833 Forumite
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    Morning MWC,it's grey, damp, drizzly here too - pretty frustrating given its almost June :(

    Good luck with the challenge. Our co does something similar but I can only describe as on the cheap. All helps to shed a few lbs I guess.

    Hope all's well with you.

    Tilly x x
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,228 Forumite
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    muddywhitechicken wrote: »
    On the brightside, the GCC starts today and I'm going to get fit :j << not me!
    Probably not the best day to decide an extra hour in bed was more important than going swimming then :o.
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • muddywhitechicken
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    Eggs IN 5
    Eggs OUT 6 (1 box sold for £1.25)

    GCC steps - 12,000+ by bedtime :)

    Mmmm I'd forgotten how good bubble & squeak is :drool: And we found a forgotten about jar of HM pickled onions :T
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • Habibiboo
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    :wave:

    Yes you're right, poor old bubble and squeak only usually gets a look in around Boxing Day time! And with HM pickled onions too, it's starting to feel a lot like Christmas around here! I'm sure Tilly will be able to share how many days! x
    Stash busting 2014 45 / 60 (balls of yarn)!
    2014 Sealed Pot #2136 ?/£500
    House: Decluttering 322 / 365
    Original mortgage [STRIKE]£149,000[/STRIKE][STRIKE]£117,750[/STRIKE];[STRIKE]£112,500[/STRIKE] MFW 2014#69 GOAL 1: [STRIKE]£109 K April[/STRIKE] ;) GOAL 2: [STRIKE]£103 K by Sept[/STRIKE] ;) GOAL 3: < £100k by end of 2014 MF goal: Nov 2020 - 4 years early
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