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Hey Milly, not seen you about for a while, is everything okay?
Mortgage Total: £50,250/ £75,000
2026 Mortgage Overpayments Pot £00 -
Hello...yes everything's ok. I have been reading everyday, just not joining in I'm afraid! I've not been feeling myself, not got much enthusiasm atthe mo - really tired and needing a kick up the backside!!benbenandme wrote: »Hey Milly, not seen you about for a while, is everything okay?
I was so organised for a while - writing lists like you, but right now I can't muster up the enthusiasm:eek: I've spent today lying on the sofa, had nap...not gone out at all! (But at least I had an NSD!!)
So, must try harder. I feel I'm wasting half term right now, arghhh. We're away at the weekend, just to Pontins with my sis and her girls, sothat should be fun. I worry about the college work that I really should be doing, but my main PC has conked out, with work I need on the hard drive!! I've just ordered a nifty looking adaptor to access the files, hopefully that'll work.
Anyway, sorry for rambling on....I'll try join in a bit more (especially with the WW posts, Imust stop eating biscuits:mad: and lose a stone)
I really need to sort out a new signature!0 -
Morning all
Today is going to be an indoor day, the place is a tip again :rolleyes: and we are going to make some halloweeny stuff too
I feel a list coming on .... Tonight is WW weigh-in night too and I'm sadly quite excited about it 
Todays List:- Put all xmas shopping away
- Update xmas shopping list on laptop
- Clear washing pile
- Ironing
- Clean bathroom
- Put ds certificates on the wall
- Clean guinea-pigs
- Clear table x 2
- Sort ds pants / socks drawers and bin all that are too small
- Clean /tidy kitchen
- Sort ds halloween outfit
- Online banking
- Tidy / clean lounge
- Novembers budget
- 10 items on ebay
- Sort kitchen noticeboard
- Reply to party invite for ds

Mortgage Total: £50,250/ £75,000
2026 Mortgage Overpayments Pot £00 -
Yay I've just done a survey and reached the payout level on that one I was close to, so thats another 25.00ish on its way :j :j It should be here by Xmas, so thats 75.00 on its way from surveys over the last couple of days, kinda makes them feel worthwhile after all

Mortgage Total: £50,250/ £75,000
2026 Mortgage Overpayments Pot £00 -
Good morning!
I've just put the laptop on while still in bed and seen your lovely list! It's given me a bit of inspiration and i'm about to get up and get busy. May even post my list on my diary....!!!
Have a good day - sun is shining here, there's even some frost in the garden.I really need to sort out a new signature!0 -
Morning Milly
I've been running round like a mad thing since I posted the list and have done loads, but the only thing I can cross off the list is putting the xmas shopping away :rolleyes: I have also put the washing machine and dishwasher on, made both beds, tidied both bedrooms and the bathroom, and half tidied the lounge and kitchen
I then got sidetracked on here again, but have emptied my inbox (300 odd messages, mainly all needed deleting :rolleyes: ), and got a referral for my next matched betting adventure
Okay, time to go again, think I will tackle the piglets next as theres no point cleaning anything till they're sorted
Mortgage Total: £50,250/ £75,000
2026 Mortgage Overpayments Pot £00 -
Update time ...[STRIKE]Put all xmas shopping away [/STRIKE] DONE
Update xmas shopping list on laptop
[STRIKE]Clear washing pile [/STRIKE] 3 LOADS DONE
Ironing
Clean bathroom
Put ds certificates on the wall
[STRIKE]Clean guinea-pigs [/STRIKE] DONE
[STRIKE]Clear table x 2 [/STRIKE] DONE
[STRIKE]Sort ds pants / socks drawers and bin all that are too small [/STRIKE] DONE
[STRIKE]Clean /tidy kitchen [/STRIKE] DONE
Sort ds halloween outfit
Online banking
[STRIKE]Tidy / clean lounge [/STRIKE] DONE
[STRIKE]Novembers budget[/STRIKE] DONE
10 items on ebay
[STRIKE]Sort kitchen noticeboard [/STRIKE] DONE
Reply to party invite for ds
I'm really pleased with the progress so far, I just want to sort the online banking then ds wants to go down the beach
Mortgage Total: £50,250/ £75,000
2026 Mortgage Overpayments Pot £00 -
:j :j :j 3.5lbs off this week :j :j :jMortgage Total: £50,250/ £75,000
2026 Mortgage Overpayments Pot £00 -
well done on the weight loss and all the things crossed off the list.Mortgage OP 2026 £50/2000Mortgage OP 2025 £7700/7000Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000
Mortgage balance: £33,546
Make £50 a month Jan £0
Boiler fund £925/3000
”Do what others won’t early in life so you can do what others can’t later in life” (stolen from Gally Girl)0 -
Wooohooo... well done you xxxx :beer:"Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little." Edmund Burke
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