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  • Its cold here today but thanks to my sale rail fleece pj's i'm toasty warm :D just need to drag myself out of them now, get dressed and start the day :rotfl:its my birthday today so i'm taking it easy, will probably bake some bread and make some soup for lunch.

    I think Ive turned a bit too OS MSE because I'm refusing to go out for a meal tonight as I keep thinking "I can cook that at home for 1/4 of the price!!!" :rotfl:

    Happy Friday to all :beer:
    Current situation DFD = March 2016
    Make £11,000 in 2011 - £353.93/£11,000
    Sealed Pot Challenge 2011 - £
    £365 in 365 - £11/£365
    £2 coins - £4
  • Happy Birthday Onestep,

    Have a lovely day.

    gintot
    "It's hard to be a diamond in a rhinestone world"
  • bargainbird
    bargainbird Posts: 3,771 Forumite
    Morning

    DG - Enjoy you trip
    Gers - you too
    JG - Hows your ear lovey x
    OSAAT - Happy Birthday celebrate2.gif

    Blooming windy here, but slighty overcast so the kitchen floor is swamped with piles of washing....
    Tea tonight HM Doners again :o
    Not last day of HT for me yet they don't go back til Weds.
    Must nip to town for more milk....

    Have great days xx
    You know your getting old when you
    go to the pub sit outside
    and admire the hanging basket :cool:
    Is officially 48% tight :D
  • Morning all

    Grrr not a happy bunny, skived off work for hour to get Take That tickets but Ticketmaster has crashed, both website and phone :mad:

    Did managed to prep a wash to go on tonight and clean hob.

    I'm doing gardening work with my work kids today, shifting 6tonne of topsoil!

    Have a good day all

    x
    * Rainbow baby boy born 9th August 2016 *

    * Slimming World follower (I breastfeed so get 6 hex's!) *
  • Morning All.

    From wet and miserable of Glasgow. No trip for me, I have been up all night with this ear, so much so, that we slept in for school - but they were only five minutes late. I am really very disappointed, as I had also arranged to meet friends for lunch in Dublin today, whom I haven't seen for about six years. But to be honest I am also a little relieved as my anxiety levels were going through the roof. A friend from work had invited me out to the cinema last night, and I couldn't go because of getting the boys organised for Hallowe'en, but I was relieved I had that excuse as I am just not comfortable out and about yet.:(

    Right enough whingeing from me. The boys are home for lunch and I have rolls to make and veggies burgers to sort out, then I am going to set the alarm very loudly and have a wee snooze on the couch. OH should be finishing work early today as he had arranged his week for me going to Dublin, so I plan on getting pampered tonight.

    DG loved hearing about your day yesterday, as a larger girl myself, did you know that Pandora do the real bracelets in bigger sizes (which means an extra couple of beads too. I have had mine for years but I fancy an oxidised silver one, and when I checked they do still have the longer lengths.

    Happy Birthday Onceuponatime :beer:

    Enjoy your trip Gers, shame the weather is so horrible here just now.

    Have good days y'all, hi fives and spoons all round.

    Jackie XXX
    mardatha wrote: »
    It's what is inside your head that matters in life - not what's outside your window :D
    Every worthwhile accomplishment, big or little, has its stages of drudgery and triumph; a beginning, a struggle and a victory. - Ghandi
  • Bitsy_Beans
    Bitsy_Beans Posts: 9,640 Forumite
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    edited 29 October 2010 at 8:41AM
    taplady wrote: »
    wish I was there - we need a Midlands one

    That is a very good idea :T:T


    OSAAT - Happy Birthday :beer: Have a great day x

    Bargainbird - DS doesn't go back to school til Wednesday either :eek: He's finding the inclement weather hard, he's bouncing off the walls as he's got sooooooo much energy but when it's 'orrible and wet and I've got mindees who walk at a snails pace or don't really like being outdoors getting outside like we'd really like to ends up a mission :o My mum's just called round and has taken him with her to walk the dog :D

    JackieG - sorry you've not been able to go but it's probably for the best I guess. I wouldn't like to imagine the pain of your ear on take off!!! As for your anxiety, take one day at a time xx
    I have a gift for enraging people, but if I ever bore you it'll be with a knife :D Louise Brooks
    All will be well in the end. If it's not well, it's not the end.
    Be humble for you are made of earth. Be noble for you are made of stars
  • donny-gal
    donny-gal Posts: 4,661 Forumite
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    Just an update

    Looked on the Evans website, and found a pair of black leather boots with a little heel which look just right, went via Quidco, and they still have the 20% off until the end of today anyway, but checked on vouchers on hotukdeals, and found 2 more one for free delivery, and the other for an extra 20% off so £50.88 for wide high legs boots, and less the 8% Quidco even better. Any if they do not fit or are not right, I can just take them back to their shop = Service!!
    Sorry you are missing your meet JG
    DG
    Member #8 of the SKI-ers Club
    Why is it I have less time now I am retired then when I worked?
  • adelight
    adelight Posts: 2,658 Forumite
    Morning all, nice and damp!
    Hope everyone's feeling good, so many people with colds and stress lately. Hugs all round :)

    Feeling rough and tired still, but at least my crazy work load is over for now. I think all the faffing over my group poster was worth it (apparently us mathematicians are such poor communicators a poster was a challenge- and well, it was for some people who didn't even manage to make it a poster?!) ours looked fantastic in the end, very happy! Now I have "reading week" and a fresh mountain of coursework to tackle.

    I've been reeeeally craving yummy coffees and cappuccinos lately, but of course those are far too expensive out and there's no coffee machine here. I occasionally buy the sachets but I'm wondering if investing in a cheap coffee machine would be better. I'd rather have Lidl filter coffee than instant nescafe any day.
    We'll see how many pennies I can notch up from not drinking and not getting the bus! I'm supposed to be going out tonight, tomorrow and sunday for halloween but as I also have work I imagine it'll be a martini or two at home followed by cokes all night and leaving early. Have you ever seen such an un-student like student? :o
    Living cheap in central London :rotfl:
  • bargainbird
    bargainbird Posts: 3,771 Forumite
    DG - :T a true MSE'r lovely boots
    You know your getting old when you
    go to the pub sit outside
    and admire the hanging basket :cool:
    Is officially 48% tight :D
  • taplady
    taplady Posts: 7,184 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Taplady-a Midlands meet up would be great-I live in Bristol so it would be very dooable for me. Any suggestions where?

    you could come straight up the M5 - how about Worcester? anyone else got any ideas? Bitsy you got any ideas?

    JackieG - (((hugs))) sorry you're still poorly, shame about missing Dublin but wouldn't have been fun with you being poorly!

    just done the housework. waiting to habg washing out.
    Had to rescue Louie as he'd got hold of DHs ball of string and got all tangled up and managed to unroll it all over the garden(think Andrex puppy)

    Need to wash car later and ring housing association as a coupkle oif my doors upstairs need repairing - locks stuck/broken.

    need to have a wash first and do my hair though as I look a fright:D
    also want to dye it later.
    Do what you love :happyhear
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