Countdown to Freedom

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Get well soon x

Watty1

Hope you feel better soon

CathT

Feel better soon Tilly xx

Fortune_Smiles

Get well soon Tilly. Remember to give yourself a little recovery time, flu can hang around for ages.

Fortune x

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

Morning

Thanks for your lovely messages. It's a horrible bug but I'm well on the mend. May be snuffly but no aching or headaches.

Sun is out ��

Eb@y madness almost finished. £372 with a potential £50 on top if the other few items sell - I'm hopeful.

Loads have been collected already and cash paid. We spent £130 on wardrobes, chest of drawers to match DD bedside tables (£10 thank you very much) and three small round tables.

When we move to Portugal we will sell on everything we've bought plus loads more. We have both thoroughly enjoyed decluttering��

Cup of tea is beckoning.

Best wishes Tilly xx

themadvix

Glad you're feeling better Tilly! Great Ebay result too!

brizzledfw

Just catching up after too too long

Sounds amazing to have a pre-Portugal adventure :T Like that idea very much

Hope the fridge and general furniture decluttering goes well

greent

Glad you're feeling better

Great buying and selling going on

xx

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

Morning, what a couple of weeks. Eb@y has been good fun and we have both enjoyed the 'ker-ching' moments. Over £500 added to savings and we are done now until the move.

i need to confirm to removal company that we intend using them. We are definitely part packing and the charity shops will benefit from shoes, clothing, books I've missed. Having KMd the house over the last couple of years it has made a big difference to the planning. We still seem to have too much stuff but what remains does spark joy.

Interestingly I spoke to mum about getting rid of stuff and she quickly mentioned things I'd been given after dad died. Mum basically moved stuff to me as she didn't want to make a decision. I was able to say I'd kept everything - which I have. When I lose my mum, all this stuff will go but I wanted to be able to produce things if she 'recalled' them. Looks like I made the right decision. It is interesting how stuff becomes more than that. The suit he wore for his first grandchild's wedding; his favourite scarf etc. I don't look on these as burdens I'm carrying around but neither do I need them to remember my dad. I have pictures which are going into a new photo book and they capture his party soul perfectly. For now, I can show things to mum when she needs to feel connected to him.

Sadly I'm doing something similar with a few bits from my sister and these are much harder to part with.

Sorry, that ended up a bit like War and Peace.


I'm having a quiet day today - small but blinking painful procedure in hospital yesterday. Lots of painkillers and slept like a log. I think a morning sitting on the sofa and writing cards sounds like a good plan.

I can't sit in the kitchen - we are down to two stools and an IKEA table top which Mr T has turned into a painting table. Bedlam

Best wishes Tilly xx

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

Evening

Moving week sorted just waiting for final date to be confirmed.

DS is home and we're having a great holiday. Tilly Tidies are working well and have covered the cost of 1 tonne of wood 😃

Furniture renovation is going well and more bits have left the house.

MSE has been a big help during this journey. Good luck to anyone reading this - stick with it as it works.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Tilly xxxx