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Re: May 2025 Grocery Challenge

LiveSimply

8 May at 4:03PM

@ET22 here we are. I’ve done my first shop of the month, hoping to be more cautious of just buying because it’s on offer.

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Re: May 2025 Grocery Challenge

ET22

8 May at 4:10PM

Can i join for 180 for thw month please? ive spent 120 pounds so far, so the cupboards are full which hopefully will stop me going to the shops for the next 3 weeks apart from milk and bread. I made …

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Re: 2025 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN MrsSD - The Joy of Decluttering

YBR

8 May at 6:31PM

I love male pattern blindness. Round here the DDs do it too - my Mummy superpower is (apparently) finding things without even looking! Maybe I put it away there, or maybe i just "look with my e…

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Re: 2025 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN MrsSD - The Joy of Decluttering

TC77

8 May at 5:58PM

Grrr left work early for the plumber - saga from good friday when they replaced a tap and caused problem with my washing machine only to be called to be told they're not coming. Had also not accepted…

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Re: 2025 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN MrsSD - The Joy of Decluttering

Brie

8 May at 4:19PM

I call it male pattern blindness.

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Re: 2025 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN MrsSD - The Joy of Decluttering

QueenJess

8 May at 1:57PM

Just a small update mainly for more things used up in the kitchen. The cupboards are slowly emptying out.Physical: 1 - jeans that don’t fit properly (charity bag 2 - kitchen overstock used upNew tota…

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Re: Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

Merlin139

8 May at 8:16AM

Another cloudy day. 3.68 O's

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Re: Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

legoman62

7 May at 8:56PM

Cloudy day here on the E coast so 3.55 O’s ain’t bad

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First win in a long while!

lasweetman

8 May at 4:52PM

Sorry, I can't se who posted this but thank you!! I won a spa day with a 50 minute treatment through spabreaks Instagram! It's been such a long time since I won anything so thank you to whoever poste…

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Re: Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

theharebreaks

8 May at 9:30AM

Looked like it was going to be a poor day, but pleased to have got 5.6 O's

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Re: May 2025 Grocery Challenge

Re: May 2025 Grocery Challenge

Re: 2025 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN MrsSD - The Joy of Decluttering

Re: 2025 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN MrsSD - The Joy of Decluttering

Re: 2025 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN MrsSD - The Joy of Decluttering

Re: 2025 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN MrsSD - The Joy of Decluttering

Re: Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

Re: Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

First win in a long while!

Re: Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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