you know when all you lovely people give advice...

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tesuhoha wrote: »

Is that Paignton Zoo? Ive been there!

no tes thats living coasts on torquay, i did go to paignton zoo though this is my fave pic from paignton zoo

tesuhoha

I thought it looked like a beach. Cant remember Paignton Zoo all that well as its been a few years since Ive been there. The most recent visit to Devon was a few years ago when we went to North Devon, Lynton & Lynmouth, Watersmeet.

I know you love the animals Pap. Did your mum enjoy it as well?

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tesuhoha wrote: »

I thought it looked like a beach. Cant remember Paignton Zoo all that well as its been a few years since Ive been there. The most recent visit to Devon was a few years ago when we went to North Devon, Lynton & Lynmouth, Watersmeet.

I know you love the animals Pap. Did your mum enjoy it as well?

yep she prefered shoopping though :rolleyes: so we did a lot of that but i dodnt spend that much... she loved becky falls though, but all that walking my legs have given out :rotfl:

tesuhoha

Its strange coming back from a lovely holiday, isnt it? Hard to adjust to normality. But it looks like you had a wonderful time. Maybe your standing up to your mum has improved your relationship and she now respects you more. Youve had some good bonding time this week.

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tesuhoha wrote: »

Its strange coming back from a lovely holiday, isnt it? Hard to adjust to normality. But it looks like you had a wonderful time. Maybe your standing up to your mum has improved your relationship and she now respects you more. Youve had some good bonding time this week.

its not too bad as i have intill a week monday before i am back to work, didnt really want to come back but such is life, i dont think we will go again, as mum wants to go abrod and i dont anyways thats another bridge...

tesuhoha

Water under the bridge dont you mean? A good ending to your old life and a fresh start to your new adult one.

Gemmzie

£7,000 miles - on a 1991 car for £2k? Sounds like that's come out of the back end of a cow

Glad you enjoyed Devon, you had the weather with you too

taka

Hello PAP.... I've been reading this thread for a few weeks now! You are doing so well but you just need to have confidence in your abilities. Your driving instructor wouldn't want to put you up for your test if he didn't think you could do it!

You can do it!!!!

Glad you had a good holiday!! Cute pics... i love the penguin!!

Taka

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thanks taka, i have a lesson tommorow with him and he is taking me for 2 hours rather than 1 1/2 for the same price :T i know i can do it but i am making silly mistakes so i dont know... we shall see

right all of you i am a bit miffed, this being debt free thing is weird, today is my first real day of being debt free (as i didnt really 'kinow' till i returned from holiday) as you never guessed what i did when i just booted up my pc, yes checked my debt balance i just did it altomatically, will this ever subside? anyways i transfered some more money into my moving out fund today (as i still think it will be my moving out fund as today has been a nightmare) anyway anpther boring day in the life of pap :rotfl:

lynzpower

PAp

I remember fondly when I was moving out. I went to unik so at least I sort of new it was coming, I remember being ever so excited over getting everything together. *shivers* I remember it SO well.

Every time I had a bit of money Id have a list of the things I needed and Id go and buy bits & bats, tin opener here, pillows there. I also managed to scrounge some old plates from grandmas, a sleeping bag, some pans, all that sort of thing.

Now if I had my time over again Id be planning it witihn an inch of its life ( you know me ) and I might be tempted to do a spreadsheet or possibly even using wedding list software ( freely available on the web- someone was talking about these on relationships baord)

In these thrifty days, you have all the skills and now the money to mooch around car boot sales charity shop and now we even have freecycle! So dfont be afraid to get stuck in now your DF to building your "bottom drawer" as they used to call it in the olden days.

eg if you can save 100 per month then take 20 of this to buy things with. Theres something about aquiring stuff that really makes the plan feel real - and will spur you on!