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Making chicken feed of my mortgage
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Oh how I wish that I'd been designated driver last night...
Disaronno sour is my new favourite cocktail
it doesn't mix too well with red wine though
Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
Mortgage-free: January 2021
Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)0 -
1 load of laundry done and pegged out

Today I/we need to:
- [STRIKE]do more laundry[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]collect Mr MWC's car[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]buy chicken feed [/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]clean chicken coop[/STRIKE]
- buy cards (new home, sorry you're leaving, Christmas card for my brother)
- write Christmas cards
- [STRIKE]a little housework before the dads and that woman arrive for dinner[/STRIKE]
- bake cookies
- bake a banana cake for Mr MWC to take into the office next time he goes
- book ferryMortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
Mortgage-free: January 2021
Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)0 -
I nearly had to do the Heimlich manoeuvre on Miss LRH - the greedy little madam ate a whole grape in a oner and started choking :eek:
Luckily it didn't come to that - phew!Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
Mortgage-free: January 2021
Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)0 -
I nearly had to do the Heimlich manoeuvre on Miss LRH - the greedy little madam ate a whole grape in a oner and started choking
You really should start off with 3 firm back blows :rotfl:0 -
We are doing dry January too.0
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Eggs IN 2
Eggs OUT 4 (baking)
Today I/we need to:
- [STRIKE]do more laundry[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]collect Mr MWC's car[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]buy chicken feed [/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]clean chicken coop[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]buy cards (new home, sorry you're leaving, Christmas card for my brother)[/STRIKE]
- write Christmas cards - Mr MWC has done his family and now I've made a start on mine
- [STRIKE]a little housework before the dads and that woman arrive for dinner[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]bake cookies [/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]bake a banana cake for Mr MWC to take into the office next time he goes[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]book ferry[/STRIKE]Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
Mortgage-free: January 2021
Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)0 -
Eggs IN 0
Eggs OUT 2 (we're bubble & squeaking yesterday's leftover potato + cabbage and topping it with a fried egg!)
Tonight I will be:
- assembling Christmas hamper No. 2
- writing Christmas card envelopes
A couple of weeks ago my dad and his ladyfriend popped in with her 6 year old granddaughter. The granddaughter went home and told her parents that there was a strange man in our downstairs loo :eek::eek::eek: Upon further questioning, it turns out that she was referring to the poster of Aladdin Sane :rotfl:Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
Mortgage-free: January 2021
Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)0 -
Hi MwC, how was the 'woman' behaving yesterday? Hopefully ok?
I'd like some of your energy please, mine appears to have vanished
Tilly x2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j0 -
Mr MWC said she wasn't too bad yesterday!
No energy here Tilly - I'm running on empty - 4 working days left...
MWCxMortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
Mortgage-free: January 2021
Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)0 -
Christmas cards written and addressed :T
Just the e-cards left to do now!
Note to self: do not buy glittery cards next year :rotfl:
Our 9 year old niece decorated our tree yesterday afternoon :cool:
Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
Mortgage-free: January 2021
Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)0
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