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  • Morning, knocked 4 mins off dog walk this morning. We're increasing our speed, not reducing the length :of our morning walk. Aiming for 30 rather than 45 but that will be at a pretty swift pace. Mainly because neither of us can face getting up even earlier.

    Spends this week are on dentist, meal up with a chum, and DS and Mr T out on a boy's burger evening.

    I'd better get cracking.

    Dinner this evening is chilli out of the freezer, rice and a large salad.

    Tilly x
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • tattycath
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    Morning, knocked 4 mins off dog walk this morning. We're increasing our speed, not reducing the length :of our morning walk. Aiming for 30 rather than 45 but that will be at a pretty swift pace. Mainly because neither of us can face getting up even earlier.

    Spends this week are on dentist, meal up with a chum, and DS and Mr T out on a boy's burger evening.

    I'd better get cracking.

    Dinner this evening is chilli out of the freezer, rice and a large salad.

    Tilly x

    Good morning Tilly. :)
    Well done on speeding up your walking pace. :j
    Not sure what we are having for dinner this evening...will have a think...it may be chicken.
    Hope you have a great day!
    Fingers crossed Mr Tilly gets something soon. :)
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  • Evening, new tyres put on cash back credit card and money is ready to pay the bill.

    Work seems to be a little calmer today which is a blessing.

    Tight rein on spending is certainly helping to do the need vs want thing :)

    Supposed to be at a meeting this evening but having a night off instead :)

    Tilly x
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • slowlyfading
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    Well done on your weight loss :)
    Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
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  • Alchemilla
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    awesome weight loss.x
  • Well done on your weight loss :)
    Alchemilla wrote: »
    awesome weight loss.x

    I think it's all the exercise :) Still a long way to go but better off than on.

    Can't wait to be able to take anything out of my wardrobe again, and it fits :)

    Tilly x
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • Habibiboo
    Habibiboo Posts: 1,582 Forumite
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    Gosh your thread moves fast Tilly! Well done on the weightloss and diligence to morning dog walks, speeding up is a good idea - I'm always pushing myself to do an extra lap of the park but perhaps I should just do what I'm doing, but quicker ... the walking part I mean, not the falling over, or throwing dogs' ball at random strangers and all that jazz! Soooo looking forward to the clocks going forward and getting more light in the evening, but how will that affect your morning walk Tilly! Will it be in the dark for a bit or will the dogs give you a lie in?

    Interesting that autocorrect puts weightloss as weightless, it obviously knows the main goal!

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  • Very sensible to skip the meeting. Most of them are a waste of time.

    Squirrel x
    Paid off mortgage nine years early in 2013. Now picking and choosing our work to fit in with the rest of our lives!
    Still thrifty though, after all these years:D
  • gallygirl
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    Can't wait to be able to take anything out of my wardrobe again, and it fits :)

    Tilly x
    I could do that now if I wanted to :T. As long as I bought new clothes :rotfl:.

    You're doing great, well done :j.
    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"
  • Morning, hounds walked, bit cold and grey but dry which makes a change.

    Final DWP payment in to bank for Mr T, now snuggled into an offset savings pot :). When my lovely Mr T finds gainful employment, I can see saving will become the new overpayments :)

    Dinner this evening is sausage casserole from a HFW recipe - can't recall which one right now.

    Operation 'jar use up' is going well. A couple of jams and a marmalade jar have now been used and jars in the recycling. I've got space in th door shelf things now :o

    More basil seeds being planted tonight and I have a few more herbs I may start off as well.

    I'd better crack on

    Tilly x
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
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