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Palema’s quest for a place to call home

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  • EssexHebridean
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    All going really well with you by the sounds of it then P :D - Cardiff is really creeping up on us now isn't it - I'm quite excited! :j I guess we find out on Monday who will be the other British representative too eh?

    My food/healthy eating thing was going great until lack of planning for a meal last night lead us to the chinese takeaway. It was yummy! :o Back on track today though I'm pleased to say.
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  • [Deleted User]
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    Footiemad wrote: »
    Hi P

    What a busy week ahead you have. So glad the meeting went well. I have had a bad week on WW this week, I have been feeling so tired and it all came out in my throat, glands were up size of golf balls. Could get my head in gear to plan meals at all and picked and ate rubbish...fell bloated now :( Oh well tomorrow is another day.

    Loving the handbag hun fabuuuulous.

    Catch you later and have a good meeting tomorrow. x

    Hope you are feeling better soon Footie
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    All going really well with you by the sounds of it then P :D - Cardiff is really creeping up on us now isn't it - I'm quite excited! :j I guess we find out on Monday who will be the other British representative too eh?

    Oh I know this time in 3 weeks it will all be over for another year :(
    Would like one of the young lads to win the Wildcard but I think it wil be Scott!
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  • beanielou
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    Love the bag :j
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  • EssexHebridean
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    Palema wrote: »


    Oh I know this time in 3 weeks it will all be over for another year :(
    Would like one of the young lads to win the Wildcard but I think it wil be Scott!
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    Hmmm...not so sure - I suspect he's having a bit of a quandary at the moment as I feel he'd love to win the British Final again but is less bothered about Cardiff. I'd personally love to see Ed Kennett get it.
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    Balance as at 31/08/24 = £105,400.00 Balance as at 31/12/24 = £102,500.00
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  • [Deleted User]
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    Hi everyone
    I have had a really busy week! Feel as though I have never stopped and this weekend seems to be no different!

    Last Sunday I had my WW meeting then came home sorted the money and then restocked my bags and took it all down to my Grannie's as I was covering a meeting on Tuesday and had no time to come home for it all.

    Monday I came home and watched the Speedway, British Final, I was shattered and thought if I watched that I would go to bed when it finished at 10pm, BUT due to several crashes it never finished until 10.45pm :eek: although I did sleep fairly well.

    Tuesday I had work and final preperations for our Summer concert and sports day then off to my Grannie's for tea before covering my leader's Tuesday meeting.

    Wednesday, I never stopped from the moment I arrived at work, sorting the very hyper group of children practising their races then an ealy lunch before the concert and sports day in the afternoon!
    Straight home, had a quick tea then off to my Wednesday meeting. (In which F_F had an excellent weight loss in her 1st week!)

    Thursday I had a chilled day at work, didn't do a great deal, then went to my Grannie's for tea again and took in her weekly shopping.

    Friday was inservice day at work, I then went to collect my Contact Lenses and had a WW leaders meeting last night.

    Today I am packing my kit for tomorrow's meeting then I'm off to the Zoo with my brother, sister in law niece and some friends before coming home to watch the speedway GP on TV and tomorrow I have my WW meeting then off to Glasgow for some Speedway, hoping for a win as a birthday pressie too! :D:D

    So to the money my spends this week are as follows

    Sunday's spends
    £16 3 x pretty sun dresses from Matalan
    £3.06 Lunch stuff in Asda
    Total £19.06

    NSD Monday and Tuesday

    Wednesday's spends
    £20 Bro's birthday
    £10 Cake and Candy
    £10 Work Christmas Savings

    NSD Thursday

    Friday's spends
    £36.60 Fuel
    £2.00 Yoghurts

    That's about all for this week, I only have 4.5 working day's left until I am on holiday for 2 whole weeks :D I can't wait to chill out for 2 weeks although I do have Take That, and Cardiff in amongst all that too :D:j

    Have a great weekend
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  • mooomin
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    Ooft I'm tired just reading that!!
  • Footiemad_2
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    Phew!!

    I think you need my battery recharger P. :D Busy, busy busy. As my sig says not a good result on the scales at all. thiks have been a little better this week, so fingers crossed it shows on the scales. Just a lot going on a the moment and after the glands episode, I am just about getting there. Thanks for the wishes hun.

    How are the classes going. Hope your glad that you decided to become a leader.

    Have a great day at the zoo tomorrow with you family.

    Whens your birthday agian. May need to look at your fb page to remind myself.

    Well thats it for now sweetie

    Take care FM xx

    Oh and well done on the budget and NSD's..me thinks I need to have some of those. x
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  • Footiemad_2
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    Happy Birthday :bdaycake::bdaycake::bdaycake:

    Have a lovely day. xx:D

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  • [Deleted User]
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    Hi everyone
    What a week!
    Celebrated my Birthday on Sunday by doing my WW meeting, then heading to the speedway and finally got taken out for dinner by a great friend and went to see X-Men 1st Class.

    Work all week including the kids who are moving onto school after the summber's Graduation day. The my Wednesday WW meeting.

    Went my Grannie's shopping Thursday then went to see the Optician about the contact lense trail I had - 2 tries with the lenses and they lasted no more than 1 hour :eek: I think that it was the lenses as they were made by Johnson and Johnson and I am highly allergic to their skin care products - I have been since I was a baby.
    I was given monthly lenses to try instead, put them in when I got home and had them in for 5 hours!! They work :D So will go back next week and get more and set up my DD for them, means I don't have to wear my glasses everytime I go out.
    I finally bought myself a new iPod after I gave my old one a wash in the washing machine in December last year :eek:
    I also renewed my car insurance - on the credit card until pay day then paying it all off in one payment :D
    I am now on holiday until 4th July - including Take That next Wednesday and off to Cardiff next Friday for the weekend :j:j

    Sunday's spends
    £75 cash for my birthday :D In bank now and ready to spend next weekend in Cardiff
    £14.50 Speedway
    Total £14.50

    Monday's spends
    £9.99 Take That Progressed CD
    £3.49 Coloured card
    £0.99 Father's day card
    £5.67 Morrisons
    Total - £20.14

    Tuesday's spends
    £19.70 - Dinner out

    Wednesday - NSD

    Thursday - NSD

    Friday's spends
    £1 Speedway money draw
    £197.40 - new iPod and case to keep it safe!
    £236.64 - Car insurance
    Total £435.04

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  • beanielou
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