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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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    Radish72 wrote: »
    Off to do some reading :T
    I particularly like the bit about why you shouldn't give your kids money ;)
    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
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    Is it bed time yet ;)?

    Busy weekend - all day watching the footie yesterday. I'm forever blowing HSbubbles.gif:j:j:j:j:j, then Chelsea last night, so good day :). DD home so shopping & visit to see great niece this morning and christening this afternoon. Not much money saving done, but 3 payments to btl mortgage - ebay, DD's payment from Fri then another yesterday morning, 10.6k os :D.

    Busy week ahead, but only 3 days in office then 2 the next till holiday :D. 10 more sleeps blissysmile.gif.

    Hoping for some sun before I go, have a good week all.

    GG :D
    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"
  • katsu
    katsu Posts: 5,029 Forumite
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    Have a fab holiday gally :)
    Debt at highest: £8k. Debt Free 31/12/2009. Original MFD May 2036, MF Dec 2018.
  • gallygirl
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    katsu wrote: »
    Have a fab holiday gally :)

    If you insist _party_
    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"
  • Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS
    Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS Posts: 7,854 Forumite
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    Morning GG, have a great time and bring the sun back with you please.

    Tiily x
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • gallygirl
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    Morning all :)

    Sun has got his hat on and I'm working from home so washing about to be hung out :)

    Dinner and cinema with mate last night - subtitled Cinema Paradiso, v good :T but home late. With the start of a cold :(.

    Which has continued apace overnight. Doesn't it know I'm going on holiday next week :eek:.

    This may be a very long day. Have been watching the Rutland osprey on her nest - they reckon an egg may hatch today. She looks very restless and keeps nudging them, but also looks to me as if she's had a go at dislodging part of the nest so she can bury one which is what they do when an egg has failed :(. Or maybe she's just got a twig sticking up her bum :D. Will have it running on own PC while I'm working, but will be using PC for work also so no doubt will miss the action :cool:. Updates later, hopefully will be a HSchick.gif to report but suspect it won't be that cute :D.

    Speaking a fellow mse'er later - wonder if they'll do the ironing while they talk to me :rotfl:.

    Fully intending to sit in the garden at lunchtime - cue rain, sorry folks ;)

    gg :)
    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"
  • Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS
    Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS Posts: 7,854 Forumite
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    We are not having rain today - banned, forbidden - I am washing the winter coats - kiss of death, bound to rain now :rotfl:

    Sorry to hear you have a cold starting, what you need is a lovely holiday in the sun :).

    Best wishes Tilly
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • gallygirl
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    gallygirl wrote: »

    This may be a very long day. Have been watching the Rutland osprey on her nest - they reckon an egg may hatch today. She looks very restless and keeps nudging them, but also looks to me as if she's had a go at dislodging part of the nest so she can bury one which is what they do when an egg has failed :(. Or maybe she's just got a twig sticking up her bum :D. Will have it running on own PC while I'm working, but will be using PC for work also so no doubt will miss the action :cool:. Updates later, hopefully will be a HSchick.gif to report but suspect it won't be that cute :D.

    No HSchick.gifyet, but parent is obviously expecting something as they are building up sides of nest a little :).
    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"
  • ammonite
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    Aww sweet! Osprey are rare am I right?
  • gallygirl
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    ammonite wrote: »
    Aww sweet! Osprey are rare am I right?
    Yes, not as much as they were but still only in a few sites. I went out to see them last year and was very lucky as it was just before the chicks fledged. They were 'helicoptering'*which is when they flutter a foot or so directly above the nest and you could see them clearly even with the naked eye.

    Still no chick. I've told it to wait till Fri when I am working from home again but no doubt it will hatch when I am in the office tomorrow :(.

    Click the birdie to see the webcam :)
    HSchick.gif


    Ah, Friday......... payday and OP of around £1800, bring it on :T.

    * get me with the technical term which I learnt last year :rotfl:.
    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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