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  • Looking forward to laying everything out on the table, sticking some music on and enjoying an evening of chat and food with DH.

    That sounds lovely MCI :)

    Have a great weekend

    MWCx
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • I love post-Christmas freezer feasts! Sounds like a blissful evening :)
    a penny picker upper. MFW approx 78% to go | FIRE 3 years worth (30% savings rate: now aiming for 40%!) | Normality is a paved road; it's comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow on it | Whatever you're meant to do, do it now. The conditions are always impossible | The only thing you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library
  • Feast was great! Pity I was starting to come down with a cold.

    The weekend was a bit marred by illness - I've felt carp and my Mum has been poorly (stomach bug we think) and took to her bed. Fortunately she's up and about now - hope she's over the worst.

    I woke up this morning with stomach problems - got to work late and haven't had much to eat (just half a bowl of soup at lunch and I don't think that was a good idea).

    Shopping came to just £15.23 for this week - should have to get anything extra now till Thursday.

    DH deposited some money in our savings manually on Saturday - so need to check its gone in - but I will be adding £108 to my signature shortly.

    This also means that MIL has paid back all the money borrowed from our house fund - but hasn't finished paying us back yet (though we are going to stop her in June and we will foot the rest - don't know how that will go down!)

    Must get back to work - so off to update signature.

    Tonight's tea is chicken stirfry (back late as have first charity meeting of the year).

    Hope everyone is well.

    MCI
    Mortgage Free x 1 03.11.2012 - House rented out Feb 2016
    Mortgage No 2: £82, 595.61 (31.08.2019)
    OP's to Date £8500

    Renovation Fund:£511.39;
    Nectar Points Balance: approx £30 (31.08.2019)
  • No tea for me tonight. Really didn't feel like any - stomach still a bit off. So while DH has been cooking his, I did something constructive and got the minutes done from the charity meeting tonight.


    Hope I am feeling better tomorrow - not like me to me off my food!


    Maybe I have lost that couple of lbs though! lol.


    MCI
    Mortgage Free x 1 03.11.2012 - House rented out Feb 2016
    Mortgage No 2: £82, 595.61 (31.08.2019)
    OP's to Date £8500

    Renovation Fund:£511.39;
    Nectar Points Balance: approx £30 (31.08.2019)
  • edinburgher
    edinburgher Posts: 13,789 Forumite
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    Hope you're feeling better today MCI, take care :)
  • Morning MCI, sorry to hear you're under the weather.

    Take it easy.

    Tilly x x
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • megela
    megela Posts: 755 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary
    Hope you're feeling better now - look after yourself

    xxx
    Re-mortgaged 20/04/12 MTiT-T3 No.7
    Start balance £89611.10 + £22500 = £112111.10/Current balance £85436.53
    Original Mortgage Free Date April 2032
    Target Mortgage Free Date July 2022/Currently August 2029 (based on no offset)
    Total overpayments from 20/04/12: £8152.95
  • Hi everyone and thanks for the get well wishes:o

    Much better today, but still not 100% - taking it one meal at a time.

    Mum is much better too and is up and around although her appetite hasn't really returned yet - hopefully won't be long.

    We had cottage pie last night made from base mince mix from the freezer and frozen LO mash from Christmas day - it was a lovely comforting meal. DH had two portions, so decided I would have the LOs for lunch - lovely.

    Still haven't been to the shops this week, so the mealplan is going well - even though we've strayed a bit I haven't had to buy anything.

    Tonight will be a lamb chop dinner and might treat myself to a glass of wine? haven't had one since Friday (haven't felt like one :rotfl:)

    Need to look up the meals for next week and plan my shopping list.

    Also need to transfer money to my current a/c for what I spent on Christmas food - chances are it will go back again at the end of the month - but like to be straight.

    Got to do MIL tax return this weekend - will be paying the bill for her and she's going to pay me back (should be some to pay on the PPI she's had); must look into the house insurance for her too as she's paying way too much.

    Happy hump day everyone.

    MCI
    Mortgage Free x 1 03.11.2012 - House rented out Feb 2016
    Mortgage No 2: £82, 595.61 (31.08.2019)
    OP's to Date £8500

    Renovation Fund:£511.39;
    Nectar Points Balance: approx £30 (31.08.2019)
  • I think that if you can you should have some treats in January. Its a long month and the post Christmas blues get people down.

    So, today (as we had no bread left after making DH his sandwiches) I am going to buy a sandwich. Will be a low fat one from subway.

    Tonights tea is fridgeraiders risotto - ham, garlic sausage, mushrooms, onions, courgette and anything else I can find.

    No real money news.

    Hope everyone is well. I'm still improving, but still not quite there.

    MCI
    Mortgage Free x 1 03.11.2012 - House rented out Feb 2016
    Mortgage No 2: £82, 595.61 (31.08.2019)
    OP's to Date £8500

    Renovation Fund:£511.39;
    Nectar Points Balance: approx £30 (31.08.2019)
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    I think that if you can you should have some treats in January. Its a long month and the post Christmas blues get people down.

    So, today (as we had no bread left after making DH his sandwiches) I am going to buy a sandwich.

    Oh dear, that did make me laugh. I thought you were going to 'fess up to a Mulberry handbag or something :rotfl:.

    Hope you enjoyed it :).
    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"
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