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Gallygirl's "A journey of 121,226.67 pounds begins with a single penny" diary
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Done.
Daytime 26-29
Night time 18-20
Every day 75-80% sunshine
Chance of rain 5%
:T That'll do nicely :T
Sounds lovely :T Where are you going GG? Don't want to be too nosy but just wondered about the general areaI'm not planning to stalk you unfortunately :rotfl:
"It is often said that before you die your life passes before your eyes. It is in fact true. It's called living." Terry PratchettBought our house 2012Married 2015
Started renovating 2015 :eek:
Renovation fund... what renovation fund? :eek: Emergency fund 40% Future fund... ongoing...0 -
Sounds lovely :T Where are you going GG? Don't want to be too nosy but just wondered about the general area
I'm not planning to stalk you unfortunately :rotfl:
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effortMortgage Balance = £0
"Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"0 -
Home sweet home x x x x x2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j0 -
- Check in
- Print out boarding passes, car hire etc
- Start to write shopping list for when I arrive (including suncream for DD
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- Sort out arrangements for meeting DD
- Sort out clothes from ebay spree and pack
- Declutter excess hair
- Phone Auntie J
- Phone Auntie M
- Pop up to see tenant
- Plant out plants bought last week
- Harvest radishes
- [STRIKE]Look at ins & outs and send MFiT3 update :A[/STRIKE] DONE
- Visit friend 1
- Possibly visit friend 2
- [STRIKE]Speak to friend 3 & possibly see[/STRIKE] SEE BELOW
- Speak to friend 4, hopefully for exciting job related shenanigans
- Offer DS use of my cleaner while I'm away, aka bring round your ironing :A
- Write note for cleaner & leave 2 weeks money (always forget the money bit :rotfl:)
- [STRIKE]Look up weather forecast for holiday[/STRIKE] DONE
- Update Consumer Pulse with ebay purchases
Oh dear. To add:- Cut grass
- Write Mr GG task list for btl currently being sold
- Go up to Friend 3's and write off most of the day
- And from PFTP's thread - oil and water in car
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effortMortgage Balance = £0
"Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"0 -
Complete List:
- [STRIKE]Check in[/STRIKE] DONE
- [STRIKE]Print out boarding passes, car hire etc[/STRIKE] DONE
- Start to write shopping list for when I arrive (including suncream for DD
)
- Sort out arrangements for meeting DD
- Sort out clothes from ebay spree and pack
- Declutter excess hair
- Phone Auntie J
- Phone Auntie M
- Pop up to see tenant
- [STRIKE]Plant out plants bought last week[/STRIKE]DONE
- [STRIKE]Harvest radishes
[/STRIKE]DONE
- [STRIKE]Look at ins & outs and send MFiT3 update :A [/STRIKE]DONE
- Visit friend 1
- Possibly visit friend 2
- [STRIKE]Speak to friend 3 & possibly see[/STRIKE] See below
- Speak to friend 4, hopefully for exciting job related shenanigans
- [STRIKE]Offer DS use of my cleaner while I'm away, aka bring round your ironing :A [/STRIKE]DONE
- Write note for cleaner & leave 2 weeks money (always forget the money bit :rotfl:)
- [STRIKE]Look up weather forecast for holiday[/STRIKE] DONE
- Update Consumer Pulse with ebay purchases
- Cut grass
- Write Mr GG task list for btl currently being sold
[/STRIKE]DONE- And from PFTP's thread - oil and water in car
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effortMortgage Balance = £0
"Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"0 - [STRIKE]Check in[/STRIKE] DONE
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GG, well done on completing most of the items in your long, long list :j - if not now, I'm sure you will complete soon
. I too need to make a list sometime soon
Otherwise, things don't get done!
Mortgage: @ Feb. 2007: £133,200; Apr. 2011: £24,373; May 2011: £175,999; Jun 2013: ~£97K; Mar. 2014 £392,212.73; Dec. 2015: £327,051.77; Mar. 2016: ~£480K; Mar. 2017 £444,445.74
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Busy lady, well done on getting so much done.
Very Jealous of the temperatures you'll have. I love the warm weather makes me feel so much more like me! Think it's the vitamin D just don't feel like me in the winter0 -
Have a fantastic time!Early retired - 18th December 2014
If your dreams don't scare you, they're not big enough0 -
Oh dear. Just back from friends, 7 hours later :rotfl:. Still, some good has come of it - looks like I'll be going house hunting with them in a day or so
. Spending someone else's money - lovely jubbly :T.
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effortMortgage Balance = £0
"Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"0 -
L1dl have some decent looking suncream at present. Mrs E confirmed all my thrifty suspicions when she told me about some research that suggested that some big brand lotions actually offer lower protection than they claim!0
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