5 years MFW - Lets get cracking...

edinburgher

With OP now own 75% of our house!!

That's wonderful - we shall all join you in a happy dance :dance:

Lois_E

HelenDaveKids wrote: »

With OP now own 75% of our house!!

Well done! 75% is a great milestone. :j:j:j :T:T:T _party__party__party_

catshark88

Fab!

Lois, I think that I am following you around the boards this evening, lol!

Lois_E

catshark88 wrote: »

Fab!

Lois, I think that I am following you around the boards this evening, lol!

Ssshhh. We must stop meeting like this or somebody will suspect we are plotting something. :rotfl:

HelenDaveKids

Thanks Ed, Lois and Catshark.
Does seem quite a biggie. Have mentally broke down the journey into personal milestones as does boost me along as I'm sure everyone does.
Just waiting for OP to appear in account (have to write transfer slips and post so seems to take several days) then need to go onto new fixed deal for morgage 1. within 3 months of morgage 2, so will do both at same time. some good deals at mo, so hoping to catch one of those, though not sure whether to go for a 2yr or 3 yr fixed rate. Tempted to go for 3 yr for morgage 1 as morgage amount will be too small to catch another deal and 2 yr for other.... or should i do both at 2?? decisions decisions..

HelenDaveKids

Well lovely lie in till well after 8. Then nipped to zumba, knee still ouch but was worth the effort.

Then did my jobs as well as ironing, nipped dd1 to her music, which is over an hour round trip, DH fetched later (do in turns) then spent a few hours painting shed so covered in black gloss, then spag bog for tea with lasagne in fridge for tomoz. Also cleaned the stickies out.

Now relaxing and dd's in bath. working mon-sat next week, with 2 extra shifts, but then have no more extras planned, but only cos not been asked..
Had really good shift Saturday as managed to not be on shop floor except briefly and spent 95% of it clearing my inbox and to do list. Very cathartic and have a list of stuff to do tomoz in other area which is very structured so can whizz through (hopefully).

lulabelle1

Congrats on 75% - that's fantastic and definitely a milestone worth celebrating, well done!!

Also, congrats on finishing the assignment, one less thing for you to worry about.

lulabelle1

BTW - how are you finding the £500 per month supermarket/grocery challenge so far....?

catshark88

Sounds a big shed! :-)

HelenDaveKids

Well... mmm... its like this..... still struggling but still keep trying. Think Im over strict as I count everything whereas everyone else has seperate pots (ie meals out = food therefore out my pot but shouldnt be) even count school dinners (as = food ........ ) so think I havent really given self a chance to succeed!!Think I just need to make pot bigger but then does that make no sense?

Shed isnt huge but is a potting shed and DH has replaced door, windows and roof and 2 sides needed lots of work as rotting (hes going to regutter it to from old stuff when we did house renovation) it was more fiddly. Looks a tad dodgey but hes happy and is convinced "it'll see us out now" which is a concern as I hope I outlive a clapped out old shed! or is he trying to tell me something?

Very pleased with milestone. Feel a corner has been turned.