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  • Dolphin1
    Dolphin1 Posts: 855 Forumite
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    Hi Mrs HappyNow

    It's great to see you back!

    It's also great to see that Miss HappyNow is showing some signs of improvement and it seems very sensible to have put her degree on hold until September. Hopefully, it will have reduced her stress levels which will then aid her recovery.

    Financially, you may have had a few setbacks but at least you are still in a much better position than you were a couple of years ago so that's something positive to focus on.

    Take care.

    Dolphin1
  • grannyx2
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    Hello Mrs Happy, lovely to hear from you, though sorry to hear things are still tough. Hope it all improves sometime soon.

    Well done to master Happy and to Miss Happy for making such a difficult decision and great news that Granny Happy is doing well

    Granny x
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  • brizzledfw
    brizzledfw Posts: 7,302 Forumite
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    grannyx2 wrote: »
    Hello Mrs Happy, lovely to hear from you, though sorry to hear things are still tough. Hope it all improves sometime soon.

    Well done to master Happy and to Miss Happy for making such a difficult decision and great news that Granny Happy is doing well

    Granny x

    Can't put it better than Granny just has..its great to have you back. Well done on all the positivity :) x
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  • Fortune_Smiles
    Fortune_Smiles Posts: 5,124 Forumite
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    Lovely to hear from you Mrs Happy. Sounds as though the Happy household has turned the corner. Good news.


    Fortune x
  • Seasidegal58
    Seasidegal58 Posts: 6,018 Forumite
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    I just thought I would post Happynow as I was a serial lurker on your thread a few months ago. I didn't actually join the board until January and only started posting a month ago when I had my LBM proper. Like you I wanted to tackle my debt privately without alerting friends or family to the fact and reading your experiences gave me the confidence to go for it and start my own diary. I'm very pleased to see you posting again and so glad to hear that your daughter is improving - it must have been such a worry for you and your family. I hope you don't mind if I pop in and see how you are getting along and thank you once again for the inspiration.
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  • Honey_Bear
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    Lovely to see you back again, Happy Now; I've been hoping you were coping but realised things were probably a big tough. I'm so glad Miss Happy Now is able to cope so cheerfully with her health problems.

    Reading your update it seems that although things are very challenging, you're on top of it and planning ahead. In the circumstances, I think you're doing amazingly well.
    Better is good enough.
  • Hi Happy Now, lovely to see you posting and that although times are still difficult you are facing your challenges head on. I think you're doing an amazing job.
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  • HappyNow
    HappyNow Posts: 1,558 Forumite
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    Dolphin1 wrote: »
    It's also great to see that Miss HappyNow is showing some signs of improvement and it seems very sensible to have put her degree on hold until September. Hopefully, it will have reduced her stress levels which will then aid her recovery.

    Financially, you may have had a few setbacks but at least you are still in a much better position than you were a couple of years ago so that's something positive to focus on.
    Dolphin1
    grannyx2 wrote: »
    Well done to master Happy and to Miss Happy for making such a difficult decision and great news that Granny Happy is doing well
    Granny x
    brizzledfw wrote: »
    Can't put it better than Granny just has..its great to have you back. Well done on all the positivity :) x

    Thanks. It's been quite hard to keep sight of the positives over the last few months, but there's actually LOADS of good stuff too :).
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    Debt Dec 11: Unsecured £69,579 + Mortgage £59,948 = £129,527
    Debt May 21: Unsecured ZERO! ZILCH! Mortgage £22,332
  • HappyNow
    HappyNow Posts: 1,558 Forumite
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    Lovely to hear from you Mrs Happy. Sounds as though the Happy household has turned the corner. Good news.
    Hi Happy Now, lovely to see you posting and that although times are still difficult you are facing your challenges head on. I think you're doing an amazing job.

    Yup, I actually think we HAVE turned the corner - or at least we're very near. Most definitely onwards and upwards from now on :)
    LBM Dec 2011. Aimed, but failed, to clear all unsecured debt by Feb 2019. Finally free of unsecured debt 21st May 21!

    Debt Dec 11: Unsecured £69,579 + Mortgage £59,948 = £129,527
    Debt May 21: Unsecured ZERO! ZILCH! Mortgage £22,332
  • HappyNow
    HappyNow Posts: 1,558 Forumite
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    Honey_Bear wrote: »
    Lovely to see you back again, Happy Now; I've been hoping you were coping but realised things were probably a big tough. I'm so glad Miss Happy Now is able to cope so cheerfully with her health problems.

    Reading your update it seems that although things are very challenging, you're on top of it and planning ahead. In the circumstances, I think you're doing amazingly well.

    Cheers Honey Bear :). Planning ahead is my major goal right now. I'm determined to cut right back on the worrying, it doesn't seem to help :D.
    I just thought I would post Happynow as I was a serial lurker on your thread a few months ago. I didn't actually join the board until January and only started posting a month ago when I had my LBM proper. Like you I wanted to tackle my debt privately without alerting friends or family to the fact and reading your experiences gave me the confidence to go for it and start my own diary. I'm very pleased to see you posting again and so glad to hear that your daughter is improving - it must have been such a worry for you and your family. I hope you don't mind if I pop in and see how you are getting along and thank you once again for the inspiration.

    Thanks for posting Seasidegal. I've already found your diary and bookmarked it to read later today. Looks like we might have a fair bit in common (although my debts trump yours mightily :D) and we can hopefully cheer each other on while no-one in real life knows what we're up to!
    LBM Dec 2011. Aimed, but failed, to clear all unsecured debt by Feb 2019. Finally free of unsecured debt 21st May 21!

    Debt Dec 11: Unsecured £69,579 + Mortgage £59,948 = £129,527
    Debt May 21: Unsecured ZERO! ZILCH! Mortgage £22,332
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