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Fit for anything Friday 13th August Daily Chat

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  • I'm back. Walked 6 miles in an hour 40mins. Shins killing me and toe has flared up (have a dodgy big toe) so now off to have a hot hot bath and go to bed!
    Empty pockets never held anyone back, only empty heads and empty hearts can do that -Peale
  • spud30
    spud30 Posts: 16,872 Forumite
    Good evening lovely peeps :hello:
    Is it better to aim for the stars and hit a tree or aim for a tree and land in its branches :think:
    Loves being a Wonderbra friend :kisses3:
  • elfen
    elfen Posts: 10,213 Forumite
    Hey spud, welcome back Bun....6 miles omg
    ** Total debt: £6950.82 ± May NSDs 1/10 **
    ** Fat Bum Shrinking: -7/56lbs **
    **SPC 2012 #1498 -£152 and 1499 ***
    I do it all because I'm scared.
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,851 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    Good to see you Spud :grin:
    Happy camping?
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.

    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
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  • spud30
    spud30 Posts: 16,872 Forumite
    Hi Elfen and Beanie.

    Yes, very happy camping. Will put the pics on FB tomorrow :D
    Is it better to aim for the stars and hit a tree or aim for a tree and land in its branches :think:
    Loves being a Wonderbra friend :kisses3:
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,851 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    Right,still dont feel well so Im going off to bedfordshire now.
    Hope I dont need to phone NHS 24 in the night.
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.

    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • LouiseJ
    LouiseJ Posts: 11,156 Forumite
    I'm back. Walked 6 miles in an hour 40mins. Shins killing me and toe has flared up (have a dodgy big toe) so now off to have a hot hot bath and go to bed!

    Well done Bun, I should have gone for a walk but instead I ate nachos, guacamole and drank wine:o:o:o
    But these things take time, I know that I'm, the most inept that ever stepped.
  • LouiseJ
    LouiseJ Posts: 11,156 Forumite
    elfen wrote: »
    Have done it Lou

    Accepted you and Jo

    Will have a good nose in a bit:D

    Hiya gorgeous Spudly friend, I am a bit sozzled:cool:
    But these things take time, I know that I'm, the most inept that ever stepped.
  • spud30
    spud30 Posts: 16,872 Forumite
    LouiseJ wrote: »
    Accepted you and Jo

    Will have a good nose in a bit:D

    Hiya gorgeous Spudly friend, I am a bit sozzled:cool:

    I havent been sozzled in such a long time. Will have to put that rright tomorrow me thinks :beer:

    How was your holiday hun? Pics are fab! Is the new kitty setting in ok?
    Is it better to aim for the stars and hit a tree or aim for a tree and land in its branches :think:
    Loves being a Wonderbra friend :kisses3:
  • Butti
    Butti Posts: 5,014 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    LouiseJ wrote: »
    Well done Bun, I should have gone for a walk but instead I ate nachos, guacamole and drank wine:o:o:o

    wine and chocolate for me. I've got a bit of the devil may care attitude - no DSS and no Career Development Loan yet. Destitution (Plan E) may yet rear it's ugly head, alternatively I could go and squat in the OH's flat!
    (Don't tell him)

    B
    p.s I've had a few - glasses, not men!
    Debt LBM (08/09) £11,641. DEBT FREE APRIL 2021.
    Diary 'Butti's journey : A matter of loaf or death'.
    Diary 2 'The whimsical tale of the Waterbed of Debt'
    48% off mortgage

    'one day I will be rich and famous…for now I'll just have to settle for being poor and incredibly sexy'. Vimrod Member of MIKE'S :cool: MOB
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