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When life sends you Lemons, just bake a cake

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  • **Kat**_2
    **Kat**_2 Posts: 969 Forumite
    mmmm, I now really want cake. Like NOW - no cake here though :( think I will have to bake tonight or tomorrow.
    Loan - [STRIKE]£6991.95[/STRIKE]£6180.01; Barclays Res - [STRIKE]£600[/STRIKE] £0 - £22 per week :eek:, NWB Grad O/D - [STRIKE]£1185[/STRIKE] £887.86 18.28% SWALEC - [STRIKE]£700[/STRIKE] £0 NPOWER [STRIKE]£220[/STRIKE] £0 Kays - [STRIKE]£591.28[/STRIKE] £0 TOTAL DEBT - [STRIKE]£10,288.23[/STRIKE] £7,000.01 31.96 % Paid off. BS Fund - £1 Savings Fund - £41.17 % Challenge Member 1
  • Lemon_Tree
    Lemon_Tree Posts: 10,202 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts
    hope you got your cake baked.

    Feel the need to summarise this week, all the ups and downs:
    1. Abbey cancelled my overdraft - made me laugh! i would never have imagined this response but i haven't used this for ages, and they've been pretty quick considering i stopped paying money in at the end of December when i opened my first direct account. I don't think they like me any more
    2. I worked out i now spend £8 per DAY to get to work and back! this is just insane and i do actually have a car which averaged 50m to the gallon.
    3. I have survived 4 of Mr LT's 6 night shifts, i don't like them but i've survived them.
    4. I've managed to free up 30% of the sky plus hard drive
    5. had a lovely day at a crop yesterday, and completed 2 layouts.
    6. I've declutted my chest of draws and wardrobe, two bags for rubbish and one and half bags so far for charity shop

    funny ole week really, been suffering from headaches, put it down to the change in weather and stress but it looks like i've achieved some things and made a little progress.
  • vl2588
    vl2588 Posts: 1,352 Forumite
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    Fab list of achievements, especially if you've not been feeling your best :T
    Weight loss: Start weight: 80kg; Current Weight: 77kg; Target weight: 55kg
  • taxi73
    taxi73 Posts: 20,815 Forumite
    great achievements there LT.
    can't believe it takes so long to get tests done at your DRs..ours takes bloods every morning from 8.30am-9.30am or you can drop into the hospital path lab at anytime and it never takes long there either.You can usually get a same day appointment if you phone at 8am or 12am depending whether you want morning or afternoon and they are open until 8pm.I cannot believe the differences between different health authorities.
  • Lemon_Tree
    Lemon_Tree Posts: 10,202 Forumite
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    i'm still thinking of changing doctors Taxi but i figure i should stick around long enough to get the blood tests done. hanging out a for a referal to the hospital but i'll have to keep pestering for that.
  • **Kat**_2
    **Kat**_2 Posts: 969 Forumite
    I didn't get to bake my cake. DH worked overtime Sat day and I did Sat night. We had our hair done Sun day and I worked Sun night. Didn't even eat a proper meal over the weekend!
    Loan - [STRIKE]£6991.95[/STRIKE]£6180.01; Barclays Res - [STRIKE]£600[/STRIKE] £0 - £22 per week :eek:, NWB Grad O/D - [STRIKE]£1185[/STRIKE] £887.86 18.28% SWALEC - [STRIKE]£700[/STRIKE] £0 NPOWER [STRIKE]£220[/STRIKE] £0 Kays - [STRIKE]£591.28[/STRIKE] £0 TOTAL DEBT - [STRIKE]£10,288.23[/STRIKE] £7,000.01 31.96 % Paid off. BS Fund - £1 Savings Fund - £41.17 % Challenge Member 1
  • Lemon_Tree
    Lemon_Tree Posts: 10,202 Forumite
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    that's so not fair not getting a cake made. I'm half hoping Mr LT will have baked another one by the time i get home today. but at the moment my head is exploding so much i'm tempted to go home early, but the only problem is i'm the only one in my office, the other 4 are off so i'm supposed to be manning the phones/office etc.
  • The_Dragon
    The_Dragon Posts: 9,749 Forumite
    eeep! not good Kat (well getting your hair done is but the rest of it :eek:), any news on your bloods LT?
    Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for thou art crunchy and good with catsup :D
    NSD 15/20, OS WL 21-6 (4) :(C.R.A.P R.O.L.L.Z #44 Twisted Firestarter, VSP #57 - £39.43
    :p Every Penny's a Prisoner :p
  • The_Dragon
    The_Dragon Posts: 9,749 Forumite
    Lemon_Tree wrote: »
    that's so not fair not getting a cake made. I'm half hoping Mr LT will have baked another one by the time i get home today. but at the moment my head is exploding so much i'm tempted to go home early, but the only problem is i'm the only one in my office, the other 4 are off so i'm supposed to be manning the phones/office etc.

    Gentle hugs hun, hope you feel better soon (and why are 4 out of 5 allowed to be off at once? :eek:)
    Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for thou art crunchy and good with catsup :D
    NSD 15/20, OS WL 21-6 (4) :(C.R.A.P R.O.L.L.Z #44 Twisted Firestarter, VSP #57 - £39.43
    :p Every Penny's a Prisoner :p
  • Woowoo
    Woowoo Posts: 4,603 Forumite
    Sorry to hear your still having headaches LT :( hope Mr LT has made you a scrummy cake x
    LBM Aug 09: £18,650.47 - Current: £12,854.93 (£5946.79)

    Barclays: £2,928.34 Lloyds: £2,499.60
    MBNA: £3,788.99 Overdraft: £1,900.00 Mum: £1,738.00

    Surveys: £6.60/£40.00
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