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Hypno's "me, me, me, me, me," diary.....

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  • Morning Hypno and Co!

    Guess what I've been doing this morning. I couldn't bear the thought of my little baby trudging around in the dark and snow delivering papers for his first time so I followed him. So Hypno I am even catching the early mornings off you too! Out at 6.30am ouch!

    He made one mistake and didnt know what to do, good job his old Ma was there to help. We had to ring a very darkened house and ask for our paper back and I only had to explain to one concerned householder what I was doing lurking in bushes at the bottom of their drive.

    Thanks for the advice about wardrobes but it is too late. I bought some off gumtree yesterday. What had been a £1000 set of bedroom furniture from John Lewis is now mine for £75! We are going to pay a man and a van to collect and deliver them. They are three floors up that end and two floors up our end and we have had to admit we are too old and too tired to do this ourselves this time.

    Off for more coffee, (doing that too!).
  • sallyx
    sallyx Posts: 15,815 Forumite
    Morning Hypno...well done on the win, I know how you feel about being tired,I could sleep standing up today

    Going for a run later this afternoon so that will get me going :)
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  • savingholmes
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    well done on the bargain Dee

    Hypno - we all struggle awake sometimes - me not being a morning person - make that every day LOL.

    Need to get back to the grindstone now - hope you all have a positive rest of day!
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  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    se999 wrote: »
    How's the store cupboard and grocery challenge going?

    Having fun here!! Trying to take advantage of multi-buys etc to save, but got to balance against leaving no food before flying back, a real juggling act to minimise spend. Prices are horrific too, about double the UK :eek: It's even worse for vege's as we'd got used to using the aldi and lidl weekly specials when OH was redundant, and kept to the routine after.

    Basically trying to only top up with food when essential, and stick to shopping list as much as possible, but at the prices here you have to buy some of the special offers as the normal prices are :eek: Hope this sounds sensible?

    Being nosey now, SE. Where are you & how long for?

    Well done on scratchies win H :j
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  • hypno06
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    Well, I have had a very croaky throat all day, and a head that aches somewhat, so I think my tiredness is just part of the lurgy :rolleyes: Ah well, it will either develop into something or nothing.

    I will go for my download session as planned, but won't be recording.....unless there is call for a guided meditation for frogs :confused:

    Have managed a NSD, though, so am happy enough with that! Hope you have all had a good day x
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  • taxi73
    taxi73 Posts: 20,815 Forumite
    Well done on the £20..made a good start to the day.
    Hope the sore throat doesn't turn into anything more.
  • shaun40400
    shaun40400 Posts: 4,134 Forumite
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    was going to brag about,,9 nsd

    then realised oh had been to the shops at least 3 times :o so,,,6

    and 5 of them was cus i was snowed in:o:o:rolleyes::rolleyes:
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  • Verbatim
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    Well done on another nsd. hope you feel better tomorrow.
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  • Well done on your NSD, hope you are less croaky soon :D
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  • Lemon_Tree
    Lemon_Tree Posts: 10,202 Forumite
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    hypno, i didn't realise you were keeping secrets from us until today. I looked out the office window (screen break you know) and there was a posh lorry with Hypno's written over the side of it and what was above the name? only a royal crest. I didn't realise you have provided services to the Crown, quite possibly financial services.... :)
    couldn't believe it a lorry with your name on it.
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