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When life sends you Lemons, just bake a cake

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  • Uniscots97
    Uniscots97 Posts: 6,687 Forumite
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    LT, the skill of clothes making is one you'll have for life. You're one of the kindest and most thoughtful people I know. Inner beauty like that radiates out. I was a size 10-12 about 6 years ago, even then I thought I was fat. Now I'm a size 16 and..... well.... I'm me. Yes I'd like to lose weight but I'm not going to put off doing something because of my weight. I'm actually slimmer now than when I got married. But I'm still the same person.

    I can't remember off top of my head where you are but if you're near to any of the offices of the firm I work for I could post the url for your for sale ad for your house on the intraweb pages in work. Its quite common where I work.
    CC2 = £8687.86 ([STRIKE]£10000[/STRIKE] )CC1 = £0 ([STRIKE]£9983[/STRIKE] ); Reusing shopping bags savings =£5.80 vs spent £1.05.Wine is like opera. You can enjoy it even if you don't understand it and too much can give you a headache the next day J
  • Lemon_Tree
    Lemon_Tree Posts: 10,202 Forumite
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    thank you so much Uni for the offer, i'm the other end of the country to you but i've also put it on my workplace intraweb as we also do the same thing. Is your intraweb just for your location? i know OH's brother works in London for the same company.
  • Uniscots97
    Uniscots97 Posts: 6,687 Forumite
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    Its for country wide. There's 25 offices across the country. So if I can help at all I'm more than happy to post it.
    CC2 = £8687.86 ([STRIKE]£10000[/STRIKE] )CC1 = £0 ([STRIKE]£9983[/STRIKE] ); Reusing shopping bags savings =£5.80 vs spent £1.05.Wine is like opera. You can enjoy it even if you don't understand it and too much can give you a headache the next day J
  • Lemon_Tree
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    i may just send you the link then Uni if you don't mind. It won't hurt.

    looks like it's a free ebay listing weekend this weekend, so i think i may just bite the bullet and start listing a load of my things on there. Probably my cross stitch kits and threads and some stamps etc from my paper crafting. I've a lot i'm never likely to use so it may as well go to a new home rather than be moved to my new home, when we do move. Now i've written this down i really will have to do it won't i?

    Mr LT isn't working this weekend but he's still asleep, i've got 3 loads of washing outside already (two overnight) and another one in the machine, and the person has turned up the finish redoing the flat roof on the new porch (3rd attempt). I'm determined that we'll use our national trust cards this weekend as well though so i think that my be on tomorrow's list but then again i think it may rain tomorrow which would put us off again. I just want to go somewhere!
  • Lemon_Tree
    Lemon_Tree Posts: 10,202 Forumite
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    well i got 4 loads of washing dry :)
    didn't get to go anywhere exciting as it was way too hot to be walking around. I did walk to the library which is a major achievement for me, sad i know but tis true. Mr LT sorted out the front garden so that looks all nice and tidy.
    think we're gonna go somewhere nice tomorrow instead. it may be a little bit damp but at least if it's cooler we can wonder around without feeling too hot.
  • The_Dragon
    The_Dragon Posts: 9,749 Forumite
    Well done Lemon Tree, any sign of prospective purchasers? and what is happening about the place you want to buy?
    Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for thou art crunchy and good with catsup :D
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    :p Every Penny's a Prisoner :p
  • Lemon_Tree
    Lemon_Tree Posts: 10,202 Forumite
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    we're still in a holding pattern Dragon, no viewings yet, and 'our' house is still on the market but it's still ours as far as i know.
  • Lemon_Tree
    Lemon_Tree Posts: 10,202 Forumite
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    had a lovely day today with Mr LT, we were going to go to a National Trust place but typically it started pouring just after we set off so we decided to go to the cimema, cost a lot more money than our free NT trip planned but at least we were dry.
    Back to work tomorrow :(
  • Uniscots97
    Uniscots97 Posts: 6,687 Forumite
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    At least you had a nice day LT. What did you go and see? We want to go see a few films at the moment but can't take advantage of orange wednesdays due to our working hours during the week.

    Send me the link LT, I'll get it posted for you.
    CC2 = £8687.86 ([STRIKE]£10000[/STRIKE] )CC1 = £0 ([STRIKE]£9983[/STRIKE] ); Reusing shopping bags savings =£5.80 vs spent £1.05.Wine is like opera. You can enjoy it even if you don't understand it and too much can give you a headache the next day J
  • Lemon_Tree
    Lemon_Tree Posts: 10,202 Forumite
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    We saw Rise of the Planet of the Apes which was good but not amazing. I think i'm getting pickier in my old age.
    I'll send you the link when i get home if may Uni
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