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Gallygirl's "A journey of 121,226.67 pounds begins with a single penny" diary

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  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    edited 2 July 2011 at 2:12PM
    Brain dump/update (note cunning use of bullets :rotfl:):

    • Night out last night for friend's birthday. Did enjoy it, but there was an element of 'thank **** I'm not single & don't have to do that on a regular basis' :rotfl:
    • Groovy morning today, taster session at Rock Choir smiley-talk012.gif, v good fun so will be signing up & maybe next year I'll be able to say 'Hello Wembley' :rotfl:
    • Thanks to EH for talking about red kites, it reminded me I wanted to book an osprey cruise at Rutland Water, going next Sat at 6am :eek:
    • Sofas ordered :j. Not so simple :o. After being told the 30% offer ended at the end of the week I went to MK on Thurs night only to find out it ended Weds :mad:. Asked to see manager, who was not just any manager, but an M&S manager so he agreed to put it through at 30% discount :T. Yay to him :). Decided to go for 2yrs interest free as a loan on credit check doesn't matter as I don't intend getting a mortgage to fund another Accidental House :o. DS doesn't like fabric so hoping I've made the right choice ;).
    • Still to order curtains - will do on DS's computer as no cookies to upset quidco :D
    • Wall lights bought & being fitted Weds.:j
    • Need to contact builder from My Builder re plastering the ceiling.:)
    • Then just need to decorate. Loads of time. Another 24 days till delivery :eek:.
    • Skip has arrived so about to go out & start filling it. V exciting news - the skip is PINK :rotfl:. May keep it quite a while :cool:
    • Mortgage gone out & rents in so off to do banking & spreadsheets :T
    Hasta luego :wave:
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • CathT
    CathT Posts: 7,133 Forumite
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    What a chore sofa buying is. Glad they honoured the discount - rightly so!

    Wow - a pink skip! We have yellow ones 'up North'
    June 2025 - part 1 - £19,145 part 2 - £21,973 Total - £41,118 29 months to go!
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    • Skip has arrived so about to go out & start filling it. V exciting news - the skip is PINK :rotfl:. May keep it quite a while :cool:

    Well, pink skip so pretty I didn't want to sully it so didn't get started :o
    gallygirl wrote: »
    • Mortgage gone out & rents in so off to do banking & spreadsheets :T

    All done. OP of £120.50 sent to BTL mortgage, knocking a month off term :T. That's 3 years off since it started last Sept, and 1 year 3 months knocked off this year :j. Now Accidental House bills are mainly paid I just have skip, stones, ceiling, electrician, around £300 for 2 bits of furniture & curtains to pay for :rotfl:. That will be around £900 so at end of this month there will be an extra £100 going to btl and then hopefully 1k each month after that :j.

    Off to paint round edges in living room then I WILL hit the front garden :cool:
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    £10.02 quidco OP made, every little helps :)
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • [Deleted User]
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    Well done gg!! :)
    Good luck on the painting!
    Jealous of the pink skip- it sounds very pretty!! ;)
  • newgirly
    newgirly Posts: 9,349 Forumite
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    Love the sofa and curtains , will you show us some pictures so we can all have a nosey when its finished ?
    MFW 67 - Finally mortgage free! 💙😁
  • mummyofonechild
    mummyofonechild Posts: 1,995 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Me be nosey too :D
    Mortgage Free as of 31/5/11 :j:j:j:j:j:j:j
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    No. Buy your own.


    Oh ok then :)

    NSD today apart from £28 for osteopath, and now aching :eek:
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • Iris_Blue
    Iris_Blue Posts: 1,421 Forumite
    I wanna pink skip toooo *stomps feet*
    I can't be bothered updating this anymore
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Iris_Blue wrote: »
    I wanna pink skip toooo *stomps feet*

    Feel free to come & fill mine if you like :rotfl:

    NSD today :T, and decision wise running at a profit as decided to take back a dress I bought the other week as I can't get it to sit right.

    Had to postpone plasterer tomorrow till next Fri as I need to go to a meeting tomorrow instead of working from home. All my other workmen I'd be happy to leave a key for but have never met this guy and even I'm not trusting :). Need to get up at 5.45 which is going in the office time (& when I got up today) instead of 7am which is working from home time. Coupled with 5am start for birdwatching on Sat am I'll be in a great state by the time Mr GG arrives back from 2 weeks away on Sat :rotfl:

    Need to wash off the oven cleaner I put on last night (second coat from a few days previous for stubborn bits :o) then an early night I think :)

    ttfn :wave:
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
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