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Re: 2026 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD - our Year of Redistribution
Finished scrubbing the rest of the kitchen. Decluttered the rest of the cupboards, lots of out of date food, 3 pan lids (no pans???), 20 broken or not need bits of utensils, broken hand blender, used…23 -
Re: Cheery's path to fulfilment - finishing the DIY, looking after myself, appreciating the garden 🌻
Also had an emailed quote for house insurance from one of the comparison sites the other day (date's changed so it's not due yet) - they were £350-£500 ish, and again, we paid £935 last yea…11 -
Re: 2026 Frugal Living Challenge
Sorry to read about your job situation. I would start living with the new budget immediately and get it all down on a doc or paper so hubby can help plan ahead. Make it fun and look on it as your jo…16 -
Re: 2026 Frugal Living Challenge
Hi, @PipneyJane, thanks for that. Was in Tesco yesterday, didn't even look for dried beans. They have revamped the whole store, can't find a thing! Did manage to get some sardines though. F…11 -
Re: 5 OS pleasures in your day today - part 3
For yesterday, Bacon butties and catching up on all things Ambridge. Morning walk around the fields, we saw a good few patches of snowdrops and lovely to see the leaf buds on the beech trees. We are …6 -
Re: Holiday when on UC
They need to know destination, because if you were always going to same place on a regular basis, this may raise further questions. Such as Are you working abroad and not disclosing? Do you have a pa…7 -
Re: Cheery's path to fulfilment - finishing the DIY, looking after myself, appreciating the garden 🌻
Right, I have a risotto bubbling away on the cooker, and I am GOING IN with the car insurance. Wish me luck....11 -
Re: A whole new world, for now
Why do we do this to ourselves all the time. Beat ourselves up. Feel whatever we do is never enough. We are kind to others but not to ourselves.6 -
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
