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Memorygirls - The Matrix Re-inspired

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  • Memory_Girl
    Memory_Girl Posts: 4,957 Forumite
    OK - so how spooky is this??? But I believe we need to pay attention to coincidences and that they are the Universes signposts to tell us we are on the right track.

    Just had a phone call from a lovely man who knows all the ins and outs of setting up a blog etc - and he is only going to be coming up to stay at the beginning of June with his family to get it all done and dusted:j

    So I figure have got three weeks to try and get this place into a respectable shape and create a decent bedroom that they can stay in. One of my major goals is to have a home that people love to visit me in.

    OMG!!! How exciting!!!! Now I need to be superproductive to get the house ship-shape ready for a major week of work moving the business forward.

    Carpets, wallpaper (someone to wallpaper :rotfl:) and rubber gloves to the rescue.


    ........................:eek: Now I REALLY want my Drag Queen Cleaners :eek:

    MG
    FINALLY AND OFFICIALLY DEBT FREE
    Small Emergency Fund £500 / £500
    Pay off all Debts £10,000 / £10,000
    Grown Up Emergency Fund £6000 / £6000 :j
    Pension Provision £6688/£2376
  • robsmum_2
    robsmum_2 Posts: 1,753 Forumite
    Result! Surveyor been and I am having a new kitchen in this financal year!:j I think in that case it is sensible to abandon my started makeover.
    Debt at start of DMP 1/6/09: £2942 - £1942
    Buffer Zone 1; £84 -
    £2 saving plan:-
  • clairewop
    clairewop Posts: 8,007 Forumite
    yay Robsmum :)

    Right I'm now going to get the bag of clothes sorted :)
    Boiler pot £30.92/£1000
  • Memory_Girl
    Memory_Girl Posts: 4,957 Forumite
    Brilliant News Robsmum - in the kitchen is where it started for me. Shaving a penny here and there to get to my tipping point.

    If you are abandoning your makeover - get on the bus and come and help me do mine - LOL

    MG
    FINALLY AND OFFICIALLY DEBT FREE
    Small Emergency Fund £500 / £500
    Pay off all Debts £10,000 / £10,000
    Grown Up Emergency Fund £6000 / £6000 :j
    Pension Provision £6688/£2376
  • maryb
    maryb Posts: 4,760 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    MG, you would very soon be a top blogger. Lots of MSEers blog and they would all link to your blog and so it would go. I never buy magazines now, I prefer blogs - the photography on the good ones is at least as good as the average magazine - and you don't have to wait for the next month's issue to have something new to read.

    That's why advertisers see them as a good source of revenue - an ad in a glossy mag gets looked at once whereas an ad on a blog gets seen every time someone logs on to see if there has been an update. But because it's a relatively small source of income, depending on how much you choose to do, you don't have to be dictated to by the advertisers in the same way that magazines are - it can be your own authentic voice and you can talk about the things that you want to - and really make a difference to the people who read you, rather than hyping them up into dissatisfaction with their lives which can only be alleviated for a while by some retail therapy
    It doesn't matter if you are a glass half full or half empty sort of person. Keep it topped up! Cheers!
  • InaPickle
    InaPickle Posts: 5,968 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    ........................:eek: Now I REALLY want my Drag Queen Cleaners :eek:

    I'd pay to have them in - feather boas instead of feather dusters - might leave a trail of glitter though! :D :cool: :rotfl:
    Please call me 'Pickle'
    No More Buying Books: ???
    No More Buying DVDs: ???
    NMB Toiletries ??? and I've gone back for my Masters at the University of Use Ups!
    P
    roud to be dealing with her debts 1198~

  • Memory_Girl
    Memory_Girl Posts: 4,957 Forumite
    InaPickle wrote: »
    I'd pay to have them in - feather boas instead of feather dusters - might leave a trail of glitter though! :D :cool: :rotfl:


    Its banging on 20 years since I first worked with "My Gels" - and I'm still finding glitter in my knicker drawer.

    Trust me - they are not the same knickers, not even the same drawers, in fact not even the same house - and yet I still keep finding it :rotfl:

    MG
    FINALLY AND OFFICIALLY DEBT FREE
    Small Emergency Fund £500 / £500
    Pay off all Debts £10,000 / £10,000
    Grown Up Emergency Fund £6000 / £6000 :j
    Pension Provision £6688/£2376
  • InaPickle
    InaPickle Posts: 5,968 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Its banging on 20 years since I first worked with "My Gels" - and I'm still finding glitter in my knicker drawer.

    Trust me - they are not the same knickers, not even the same drawers, in fact not even the same house - and yet I still keep finding it :rotfl:

    :rotfl: Definitely the type of friends who stick around for life! :rotfl:
    Please call me 'Pickle'
    No More Buying Books: ???
    No More Buying DVDs: ???
    NMB Toiletries ??? and I've gone back for my Masters at the University of Use Ups!
    P
    roud to be dealing with her debts 1198~

  • clairewop
    clairewop Posts: 8,007 Forumite
    I've got a headache :( just taken pain killers hope it doesn't turn into a migraine.

    Well bag is sorted, got about 10 things that are suitable for ebay, a few bits that were only bin suitable lol and about 15 items ready for the clothes for sale van.

    I have got 2 ipod shuffles one gold one silver wiyth their leads, cash generator offered £8 each for them, I was wondering whether I would get more ebaying them?
    Boiler pot £30.92/£1000
  • susan946
    susan946 Posts: 474 Forumite
    clairewop wrote: »
    Just transfered the odd £1.56 from my current account to my savings account I now have £55.27 :) and £1.61 in the change pot.

    Wow, Claire - what a fabulous start!! And nothing succeeds like success so you are well and truly on your way!!
    dirtyepic wrote: »
    I have lost my way a little.
    Dirtyepic
    (who will catch up on t'other side soon)
    X

    Posting on here is a good first step. Onwards and upwards from now on. Do keep in touch. We shall be looking out for you now!!
    Sorry to be a voice of gloom but I just can't see certain aspects getting any better and constantly playing swap the bed with kids is eating away at my energy levels. Feel a bit rubbish due to nasty cough and cold so that's not really helping.

    Anyway trying to be positive elsewhere I want to look into making a new baby card for my very good friend who's just had her 3rd baby. Can't wait for a cuddle with him :)

    will try and push the vac and a duster round later too.

    Sounds like you need a big virtual ((((HUG))))
    Not surprised you feel low - lack of sleep combined with a cold is not a recipe for high energy levels. Take extra great care of yourself, lots of rest, nourishing food and, if poss, an early night. Hope things look a bit brighter in the morning.

    Just managed to stagger round town and get a few bits and bobs. Shall use up the end of the baguette I bought yesterday to make bruschetta for lunch followed by stewed plums and hm yog.

    Sue
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