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

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  • Apple (home-grown citrus) bobbing?
    String donuts (churros?) and have to eat without hands?
    Sleeping (siesta) lions?
    Fleabay + Weebuy + Gumfree since started diary 94 items sold, £649.71 clear profit
  • greent
    greent Posts: 10,784 Forumite
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    A piñata?


    x


    Edit - ooh MSE automatically added the wiggly thing for me! :D




    Some of these sound fun! http://www.partycurrent.com/adult-birthday-party-games.html
    I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul
    Repaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NIL
    Net sales 2024: £20
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Thanks for suggestions - planning starts next week and have asked someone to get me some Pin the Tails :rotfl:.

    Lovely few days with a good friend :T. Now got Tilly and MWC for the weekend :j:j:j:j:j.

    Went to local market today, as I walked down the hill from where I'd parked car there was a gorgeous smell of orange blossom and I kept catching it in the market as well :T.

    Things to achieve in March:
    - Lose more weight :eek:
    - Plan, organise and host housewarming/birthday party for potentially up to 50 people :eek::eek::eek:. I'm not a natural hostess and haven't arranged a party since DD & DS were little so the gin may get hit big time this month :rotfl:.
    - Also set myself the target of sorting out pensions. Hadn't been going to touch for now but combo of Mr GG having funded house purchase, wanting to make some structural changes and in all honesty being a bit worried about renewed rumours on pension changes have made me decide to access it sooner rather than later. Currently mainly in funds/index funds and Vanguard mixed funds. No cash as hadn't intended cashing in and so had to grit teeth during recent downturn. Fortunately they've more than recovered so started to sell some and looking to merge three pensions into one or possibly two. Need to find best option for providers for going into drawdown, can't find easy comparison table :(. Will be looking to Ed for advice :rotfl:.
    - Pack case as off to that England place on 1st April for a week :eek:
    - Write shopping list as bringing luggage back :rotfl:.
    - Sort out garden and get some veg planted :j - will need to entrust my babies to Mr GG though so maybe I should wait :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"
  • newgirly
    newgirly Posts: 9,349 Forumite
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    Oooh visiting mfw'ers how lovely, have a great weekend girls :D
    MFW 67 - Finally mortgage free! 💙😁
  • Tried duolingo for language learning? Xxx
  • greent
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    Hope you all have a fab weekend :):)


    xxx
    I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul
    Repaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NIL
    Net sales 2024: £20
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Walked nearly 10 miles and climbed equivalent of 80 floors. They're having a siesta. They may never recover :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"
  • Karmacat
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    Oh my! What have you done to the lovely mfw-ers :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

    It must be so lovely out there :)
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Karmacat wrote: »
    Oh my! What have you done to the lovely mfw-ers :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

    It must be so lovely out there :)

    We have had a lovely day KC and Tilly and I went up and down the stairs to get to 100 flights :eek: MWC's Fitbit hadn't registered any steps so she just sat on the sofa in a huff eating cheese :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"
  • I took the dog out for a quick whizz around the block last night to hit my 10000 steps, I'm sure he didn't mind :)

    Smell of orange blossom outside sounds wonderful.

    No advice on the party I'm afraid. Do you need activities at grown-up parties?
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