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gratefulforhelp's austerity measures
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It's still non-stop for you!Nov 2025 - part 1 - £13,878 part 2 - £20,953 Total - £34,832 24 months to go!0
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Bonkers, but the end of the kitchen work is in sight!Please do not confuse me with other gratefulsforhelp. x0
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It is cooollld here this morning (fire lit) and the aga is working-to-rule.
Beautiful double rainbow this morning
Grumpy as all get out (not helped by just losing what I posted).
We have to get up earlier, mornings are sooo stressful with no kitchen.Please do not confuse me with other gratefulsforhelp. x0 -
Grumpy again today, I have too much to do.
DH is somewhat more like H today. I will try not to rant...Please do not confuse me with other gratefulsforhelp. x0 -
gratefulforhelp wrote: »Grumpy again today, I have too much to do.
DH is somewhat more like H today. I will try not to rant...
Oh dear, hope you get everything done that you need to. You definitely need some 'me' time. Is that possible with 3 children?Nov 2025 - part 1 - £13,878 part 2 - £20,953 Total - £34,832 24 months to go!0 -
Oh dear, hope you get everything done that you need to. You definitely need some 'me' time. Is that possible with 3 children?
I'm sure it is, in theory.
I have just done some reaction to stress shopping, black kick !!! boots for work and tops for the boy.
Not really the plan.
I have also been to the local joinery (joiners?) with a bit of picture rail to see if they can make some to match, and bought rubble bags for the builder.
I also got baby's fingerprint done to go on a silver charm (I won it in a raffle at the Marie Curie coffee morning!). Sucked in, of course, and ordered cufflinks for DH for Christmas.
He phoned and apologised...Please do not confuse me with other gratefulsforhelp. x0 -
gratefulforhelp wrote: »He phoned and apologised...
and if he can't be a DH than a CH (contrite husband) has to be the next best thing
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pavlovs_dog wrote: »and if he can't be a DH than a CH (contrite husband) has to be the next best thing

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
Brilliant.
I really really need these people out of my house now:oPlease do not confuse me with other gratefulsforhelp. x0 -
pavlovs_dog wrote: »and if he can't be a DH than a CH (contrite husband) has to be the next best thing

Oh I don't know, I'd vote for XH
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
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"Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"0 -
gratefulforhelp wrote: »:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
Brilliant.
I really really need these people out of my house now:o
are we still talking about [STRIKE]DH[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]CH[/STRIKE] H?!
just think it will be worth it in the end.... we can play another game of guess the floor plan with the finished result :rotfl:know thyselfNid wy'n gofyn bywyd moethus...0
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