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  • getting-sorted-sarah
    getting-sorted-sarah Posts: 723 Forumite
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    :wave: :wave: :wave: Hello Tilly!
    I made it to the end of your diary! :j
    So great to read about a sustained plan, ups and downs but all heading in the right direction, yay!
    Very impressed by the fitness drive, going to ignore my twangs of guilt for now - one thing at a time! :o

    S x
  • Alchemilla
    Alchemilla Posts: 6,276 Forumite
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    Brown vinegar. Heat of dishwasher prob denatures yeast enzymes/kills it.
  • Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS
    Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS Posts: 7,854 Forumite
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    getting-sorted-sarah wrote: »
    :wave: :wave: :wave: Hello Tilly!
    I made it to the end of your diary! :j
    So great to read about a sustained plan, ups and downs but all heading in the right direction, yay!
    Very impressed by the fitness drive, going to ignore my twangs of guilt for now - one thing at a time! :o

    S x

    You really do deserve a medal :)

    It's certainly be an up and down diary - as you say all heading the right way though :T

    Best wishes Tilly x
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • nattypants
    nattypants Posts: 2,577 Forumite
    Buonasera Tills. All this vinegar talk must have attracted me back:D
    February13 - £74990 (or thereabouts)
    MND - Let's go for 2020 'cos it's got a nice ring to it:D
    C'mon nattypants:cool:
  • Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS
    Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS Posts: 7,854 Forumite
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    nattypants wrote: »
    Buonasera Tills. All this vinegar talk must have attracted me back:D

    I reckon you thought the vinegar came with chips :rotfl::rotfl:

    You really have to start posting again. You have a solid fan club who definitely miss you :o

    Tilly x x x
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS
    Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS Posts: 7,854 Forumite
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    Morning, 99p TT to MOS :T

    NSD ahead.

    I'm struggling with what to have for lunch these days. More organisation needed but my cooking mojo has taken a holiday recently, as has Mr Ts :eek:

    I have felt fairly distracted recently and still no clear view of the future. It's frustrating but I am continuing to push.

    Surprisingly I feel a need to go to the gym - I'm pretty certain this is the first time this has happened. I go 4 times a week - 2 PT sessions and 2 classes but I've woken up today feeling like I need to go and work out. Goodness, is this what happens to people?

    Mr E, you may be right about this exercise malarkey :T

    Have a good day, Tilly x x
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • nattypants
    nattypants Posts: 2,577 Forumite
    Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS wrote: »
    Morning, 99p TT to MOS :T

    NSD ahead.

    I'm struggling with what to have for lunch these days.

    May I suggest chips?
    February13 - £74990 (or thereabouts)
    MND - Let's go for 2020 'cos it's got a nice ring to it:D
    C'mon nattypants:cool:
  • nattypants
    nattypants Posts: 2,577 Forumite
    Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS wrote: »

    Surprisingly I feel a need to go to the gym - I'm pretty certain this is the first time this has happened. I go 4 times a week - 2 PT sessions and 2 classes but I've woken up today feeling like I need to go and work out. Goodness, is this what happens to people?

    Errrmmm ..... Not to me it doesn't:o
    February13 - £74990 (or thereabouts)
    MND - Let's go for 2020 'cos it's got a nice ring to it:D
    C'mon nattypants:cool:
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    nattypants wrote: »
    May I suggest chips?

    :rotfl::T:rotfl::T:rotfl::T: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"
  • Watty1
    Watty1 Posts: 7,653 Forumite
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    Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS wrote: »

    Surprisingly I feel a need to go to the gym - I'm pretty certain this is the first time this has happened. I go 4 times a week - 2 PT sessions and 2 classes but I've woken up today feeling like I need to go and work out. Goodness, is this what happens to people?

    :rotfl: Has never happened to me, despite trying many times
    Made it to mortgage free but what a muddle that became

    In the event the proverbial hits the fan then co-habitees are better stashing their cash than being mortgage free !!
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