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Re: Mortgage free wannabe part 2
118 days to go! mortgage count down. went to HR today and took DBS, then popped on the trac portal and noticed i needed to complete something regarding the dbs update, needed to tick some boxes about…5 -
E: 16/02 (MD) Win Sanctuary: A Witch's Tale on DVD
https://comps.womansownmagazine.co.uk/competition/sanctuary_a_witchs_tale_dvd_network/119097.php https://competitions.womansweekly.com/competition/sanctuary_a_witchs_tale_dvd_network/119096.php https…15 -
Re: 2026: time to face facts and plan for the hard times ahead
Hey SpireCaptain Have you thought about having the conversation with the tenant about actually buying the property?? I don't want to sound harsh but I read your posts I can't see much actio…6 -
Re: Watty's Awakening
@daisy_1571 those are some really great practical suggestions, thank you. She has already offered to do pretty much anything WattyDog requires in terms of letting him out, feeding him and so on which…10 -
Re: Winter Wonders
How is it almost 3? I don't know what I have been doing all day. I have only just got out of the bath and got dressed now. I had all my toiletries out on display in the bathroom on a little shel…6 -
Re: Winter Wonders
I just saw that there was a plumber at my neighbour's house so my husband caught him to see if he could replace the pipe the other plumber took out for free, but then didn't come back to fi…5 -
Re: Winter Wonders
- The Yoga has been done pretty regularly until the middle of last week when I then had a succession of days when it just didn't fit - aiming to get back to it this evening and should be able t…5 -
Re: Winter Wonders
Made soup, liberated two chicken thighs from the freezer for this evening's supper, and also removed a fiery Goan curry to defrost ready for tomorrow. A blue banana squash is waiting to be made …5 -
Re: 2026 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD - our Year of Redistribution
I caught the tail end of an interview on local radio today about decluttering, if I get a minute tomorrow I may try and find it. The bit I caught was about clothes and she said people tend to hold on…24 -
Re: January 2026 Grocery Challenge
It is Nelliegrace, but there are lots of snowdrops out and I have even seen a solitary daffodil - so spring is definitely on it's way. £14.30 spent at Lidl mostly veg, eggs and milk. I did put t…7
