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"This time next year, Rodney" Hypno's latest instalment

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  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    hypno06 wrote: »
    Anyway, the "alternative" tree looks absolutely fine, so I can't be bothered to put the big one up now.....things will stay as they are. Although I have put the adaptor with the other tree so I don't lose it again :o

    Unless you lose the whole tree :confused: (if you do, check under the ironing pile ;))
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
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  • taxi73
    taxi73 Posts: 20,815 Forumite
    gallygirl wrote: »
    Unless you lose the whole tree :confused: (if you do, check under the ironing pile ;))
    That made me giggle :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
  • gallygirl wrote: »
    Unless you lose the whole tree :confused: (if you do, check under the ironing pile ;))


    Now you say that...

    My mum and dad have a small 3 bed house and have LOST theirs! :eek:

    There's two places it could be, under the stairs and in the loft and both places have nothing... NOTHING!!! I was even accused of stealing it when they went on a cruise last year! :rotfl:

    Anywho, seems like people have been crashing and getting meh and lost in their individual quests this week. It seems likely as I've actually have quite a lot of fun and a very comparative MSE week! :j Well, comparative when considering the location and what I was doing...

    Tuesday: Stamford Bridge, Chelsea Champions League match... I got a free ticket in one of their hospitality areas... 3 Course buffet dinner, grat view of the pitch, Chelsea won and then back into the area again for a warming cup of tea and a couple of cakes whilst waiting for the queues at the train station to shrink! I realised that this would be fantastic if I had the money! :rotfl: Cost me £11 in total for 2 pints of beer, so not bad! Apart from the price of beer, but in the grand scheme of things where I had 3 courses, free programme, free football then free cake!

    Wednesday: One of my recruitment agencies invites me to their temps party as a client! Fab fun, got to meet lots of consultants who normally wouldn't even meet me with the CV I have (jumpy contracts, public sector background when these guys are big honchos in Financial Services recruitment!) lovely guys and might've got me in enough to sell me in! :T Free drink in nice company, it was great! So basically it cost me £2 in train fare!

    Friday: Christmas Do for the NHS. I wasn't drinking with nurses so the drinks flowed! :D Yeah, my glass was never ACTUALLY empty... I spent £50 all night. So God knows how I got so drunk. The food was lovely and the wine slipped down a bit too easy... But I ended up with wine on my shoes and a bit of a fuzzy couple of hours where I can't remember everything, except for all the gossip that didn't involve me! :rotfl:

    Saturday: Another late night as me and the OH went to our friend's new house in Hersham which is a long long way away! And it was great! Watched X-Factor and loved the whole Alexandra crying thing. It shows she wanted it that badly! Not to mention singing with Mariah Carey and BEYONCE in 10 weeks! Pretty good going! :T
    Now I have a cold as I had to do some OUTDOORS Christmas shopping! :eek: I swear, online shopping this year has saved me over 30 quid on 4 people! Loving it!

    I hope everyone is well, I had a quick glance through this one to catch up and it seems a wobbly start to the week that ended relatively well, so judos to all! :rolleyes:

    Anyway, back to bed for me so I can get rid of a cold before it starts so I don't need to feel like death when I go to work tomorrow!

    Laters all!
    :beer: Debt Free since July 2011 and it feels good! :beer:

    Now it's all about finding a deposit for a house!

    How do you amass £70k in a year?! :eek:
  • hey this seems like the place to be !!

    So much for my "in bed by 9pm " quest.
    i have been reading your new diary from beginning to end and it was worth it . I think i am now hooked and will be reguarly popping in, Hope you dont mind

    Good luck with your plans for 2009 and i hope that i am sucsessfull as you have been in minimizing my debts in the coming year .
    Rent Arrears [STRIKE]£210[/STRIKE] £110
    Mum £360
    Loans £11,000
  • beanielou
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    Sounds like you have had a fab week welshyboy.
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  • taxi73
    taxi73 Posts: 20,815 Forumite
    Sounds like a great week.No wonder you haven't been about Walshyboy.
  • hypno06
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    Walshy - what a week! sounds fantastic (if a little tiring!) - fingers crossed that the recruitment party leads to something!

    mammamia - hello and welcome! I hope you hang around!
    Successful women can still have their feet on the ground. They just wear better shoes. (Maud Van de Venne)
    Life begins at the end of your comfort zone (Neale Donald Walsch)
  • rtandon27
    rtandon27 Posts: 5,753 Forumite
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    Morning Hypno!

    Have a lovely week!

    Happy to hear your tree is up & the festive spirit has arrived in the Hypno household!

    RT
    xox
    4 YEARS 10 MONTHS DEBT FREE!!! (24 OCT 2016)
    (With heartfelt thanks to those who have gone before us & their indubitable generosity.)
    ...and now I have a mortgage! (23 AUG 2021)
    New projection - 14 YEARS 8 MONTHS LEFT OF 20 YEARS (reduced by 16 mths)
    Psst...I may have started a diary!
  • hypno06
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    Rtandon - have a good week, yourself!

    scratchcards done - one gave me 50p, that was the best I got. Might reach payout on one this week, hopefully.

    Other than that, nothing to report so far!
    Successful women can still have their feet on the ground. They just wear better shoes. (Maud Van de Venne)
    Life begins at the end of your comfort zone (Neale Donald Walsch)
  • good morning Hypno & Co! ive only just joined but have been a longtime lurker:o I always read your diary and think you are doing amazing.. I just hope I can stay as determined and focused as you on my becoming debt free quest. A few people have mentioned 'scratchcards' but have no idea what/where they are. can you point me in the right direction?

    I feel really cheeky asking :o so will now go and crawl back under my stone!
    Jan GC £0/£200
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