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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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    gallygirl wrote: »
    Thank you for the needle :eek:, photos, money bags and 170HKD (around £13, listed on ebay already) which you have sent me. Please keep on looking.

    And the jar of coffee I thought I had taken to Spain months ago and spent 1/2 the holiday moaning others had used it :o.

    Please keep on looking.
    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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    :T:T:T Thank You St Anthony :T:T:T.

    Don't know if it's appropriate but :kisses3: anyway :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"
  • gallygirl wrote: »
    :T:T:T Thank You St Anthony :T:T:T.

    Don't know if it's appropriate but :kisses3: anyway :D.

    You reminded me of my Grandma who used to say 'pray to St.Antony' whenever I lost something at school.:)
    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
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Would really like to do a poll but I think you can only do that on a new thread - so please reply. Poll closes 10.30am.

    Do I:

    1. Gloss toilet and bathroom.
    Advantages - will look better and can then move stuff back in.
    Disadvantages - don't want to :o and have lots of admin, food planning etc to do.

    2. Spend day on house. Admin, shredding old stuff, tidying, unpacking suitcase, sorting out wardrobe.
    Advantages - quite fancy doing it :o.Needs doing. Will decrease stress. Reduce need to call on St Anthony so often :D.
    Disadvantages - doesn't get glossing done.

    3. Freezer sort out & meal plan & cook.
    Advantages - quite fancy doing that too. Need to sort out diet & also have ended up buying a few lunches recently.
    Disadvantages - doesn't get glossing down.

    4. Combination of 2 & 3.
    Advantages - gets a lot done.
    Disadvantages - doesn't get glossing done. Will wear me out :rotfl:.

    Thank you for your vote :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"
  • ammonite
    ammonite Posts: 1,429 Forumite
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    I vote option 2...admin and if you have time then do a bit of meal planning too, I count that as admin :D

    I'm forever praying to St Anthony. He has failed me only once when I lost a ring my Mum had entrusted to me when I was about 14. Came off in the snow, never to be found again. A sad story...I still feel guilty about it. We searched high and low around the area I knew I'd lost it in. I'm sure it'll turn up in about a hundred years!
  • Peonie
    Peonie Posts: 1,471 Forumite
    I vote for number 4. Now get to work :rotfl:
    Pots: House £6966/£7100, Rainy day Complete, [STRIKE]Sunny day £0/£700[/STRIKE], IVF £2523/£2523, Car up-keep £135/£135, New car £5000/£5000, Holiday £1000/£1000, MFW #16 £2077/£3120
    MFiT3 #86: Reduce mortgage from £146,800 to £125,000
    Mortgage Sept 2014: £135,500, MF Oct 2035 Peak July 2011: £154,000, MF July 2036
  • Whoops missed 1030 deadline, what the heck - i would go for option 4 and save the glossing, to give you something to look forward to :):)

    Tilly x
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    In anticipation you would all [STRIKE]vote for 1 and I would ignore it [/STRIKE] vote for 4 I have switched the slow cooker on and taken a curry base out of the freezer so the Spanish meatballs will now be curried meatballs :D. Also taken some sausages out to make a casserole but I only have one small onion (and one liquid one :eek::eek::eek:) so at some stage I will actually need to get dressed and leave the house :(.

    Have thought about the painting though and ordered a large paint guard for when I gloss and also need to research how to get paint off PVC windows. From several years ago :o.

    But first, more tea and MSE :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"
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    :A Saint Gally here :A

    :A Cowboy casserole out of oven - free on SW
    :A Meatballs & curry sauce in oven (a bit too soft to drop in slow cooker :o) - free on SW
    :A Roast chicken in oven - free on SW (I will NOT eat the skin :D)
    :A Penne, bacon, spinach & leek done, with yogurt & egg for sauce. Tastes nicer than it sounds, added lemon zest, chilli & pepper. Free on SW
    :A Random mushroom burger eaten for lunch - don't think free food though :o, with some of the penne. Non non nom :D
    :A Pea & chicken soup to be made once chicken done & I can make stock (was going to be pea & ham but £1.99 for gammon hock in Morrisons :eek:, seems only 2 weeks ago they were £1.19 :mad:).
    :A Some kind of mushroom & onion sauce to go with some pork loin chops about to be made.

    :A Washing was hung out at 8am
    :A Washing brought in just as rain started and even I can concede it is perfect for ironing - fortunately only about 5 things, most of washing was undies which have been bunged in tumble drier to finisn.

    Whew. Is it gin o'clock yet :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"
  • Sepa74
    Sepa74 Posts: 962 Forumite
    Wow! That is a load of angelic-ness :T
    Borrowed £150,000 in an offset tracker mortgage in May 2007 - MFD May 2041 (67)

    Jan 2012 - £125,620.02 / 2,913.87 / Nov 2032 (58) :beer:
    Apr 2012 - £122,901.88 / 3,170.91 / Jul 2032 (58)
    Jul 2012 - £122, 589.02 / 3,507.99 / Sept 2032 (58)
    Oct 2012 - £120,476.31 / 3,889.42 / July 2032 (58)
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