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Re: 2026 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD - our Year of Redistribution
MadamMim, almost 9lb each, cracking job. DD1 is having her blue cotton velvet curtain back. She still has the other one. She wants to use them at her patio doors until she finds what she wants. They …16 -
Re: 2026 Frugal Living Challenge
processing/preserving @lurkeralongtime Well done! I’ve had one of those full-on weeks at work, which left me pretty brain dead by the end of each day. Fortunately, I could resort to some very simple …11 -
Re: Cooking for one (Mark Three)
Blustery again here with showers this morning but dried and brightened up this afternoon, got some towels partly dried on the line. Heating been on this evening so they've finished off on the ai…1 -
Re: LootUp.Me Codes 2025
Activate COZY25X and enjoy a +25% bonus on all offers and surveys you complete for the next 24 hours.1 -
Re: Awful weather - typical Brits talk
Black brassica - Cavalo Nero? Does better here than things like the Dwarf Curled kale that, when I started growing veg, we were told was the best and hardiest type - that's despite its origins i…5 -
Re: MeandO's money-shuffling
Thank you for your kind words, Newstartforme. They were like a much needed hug today as DS has been acting like I took not only his last rolo, but all the rolos. 🙄 I started the above reply earlier …2 -
Re: Autumnal Achieving
Sending an extremely large glass of wine to you @Brie Why is simply existing in this society such a constant nightmare smh3 -
Re: Teetering on the brink
Where was I? Hmm, my brain is so all over the place at the moment I can’t even remember what I was doing last time I wrote in this diary! 🤦♀️ [Scrolling back up…] Ah yes, OH! 😖 Well, I’ve now had …6 -
Re: 2026 - consolidation and calm
PAD (Payment a Day) Today's PAD - £22 Jan - £172 Feb - £203 Mar - £143 Apr - £67 May - £108 Jun - £188 Jul - £78 Aug - £142 Sep - £180 Oct - £83 Car balance Sept 25 - £11,031 - now £6,6833 -
Re: Hopefully debt free before Mortgage renewal in June 2026
This week my ISA account made a profit of +£5.38 (+0.2%). A small profit but its better than a loss, plus it keeps building up every single day with my daily deposits. On to next week. You can take a…1
