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Making chicken feed of my mortgage
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muddywhitechicken wrote: »Thank you!
You got your hens :j
More details please - names, breed, colour/size/shape of eggs etc!
MWCx
They were named by the children so are called erm...Peter Parker and Balamory. I tried to put an embarrassed face here but it won't let me!
We only have two as its a little eglu, and they are Rhode Island Reds. I am in love!15/5/12 Paid off Mortgage 1 (£220k) Bought Dream House:www: Dec 13 - Mortage 2 -£116,508. 15/7/18 Mortgage Free Again :j
Progress not Perfection0 -
They were named by the children so are called erm...Peter Parker and Balamory. I tried to put an embarrassed face here but it won't let me!
:rotfl:We only have two as its a little eglu, and they are Rhode Island Reds. I am in love!
Start saving for a bigger coop - chickens are addictive!
MWCxMortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
Mortgage-free: January 2021
Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)0 -
muddywhitechicken wrote: »I need a list today or I'll just sit on my backside!
- [STRIKE]chub club weigh-in (I'm not going to reach my 20% target before we go on holiday
)[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]meal plan with Mr MWC (I think he wants to fast on Monday and Wednesday)[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]remember not to buy too much fruit & veg as we're off at the crack of dawn on Thursday[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]clean under-the-sink kitchen cupboard[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]clean fridge[/STRIKE]
- scrub kitchen floor
- [STRIKE]clean bathroom[/STRIKE]
- write a things to do/pack etc list
- [STRIKE]laundry &[/STRIKE] ironing
- [STRIKE]power wash the chicken coop[/STRIKE]
- buy a sack of chicken feed so they don't run out whilst were away
- clean windows (I didn't think the insides were too bad but the window cleaner did the outsides on Wednesday...) - 3 rooms done
- [STRIKE]pay window cleaner[/STRIKE]
That'll do for a start :eek:
Not a bad effort if I do say so myself :T
No sign of Mr MWC - he went out for lunch with friends and promised me that it wouldn't be an all-dayer...
Eggs IN 6
Eggs OUT 7 (I made frittata for dinner)Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
Mortgage-free: January 2021
Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)0 -
muddywhitechicken wrote: »No sign of Mr MWC - he went out for lunch with friends and promised me that it wouldn't be an all-dayer...
He rolled in about 23:30 with a kebab...
Today's list:
- scrub kitchen floor
- write a things to do/pack etc list
- buy chicken feed
- finish cleaning windows
- ironing
- general tidying & dusting throughout
- clean downstairs loo
- clean conservatory
- review capsule wardrobe (Project 333) for autumn
- go to the shops to return some clothes and possibly buy some more but not too many more!Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
Mortgage-free: January 2021
Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)0 -
He rolled in about 23:30 with a kebab...
Good man :beer: (or possible :coffee:)?0 -
edinburgher wrote: »Good man :beer: (or possible :coffee:)?
Please don't encourage him Ed
In an attempt to drink more water at weekends (and whilst I'm at my aunt's), I'm trying get in the habit of drinking a glass of water every time I put the kettle on
Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
Mortgage-free: January 2021
Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)0 -
How's his head today?
I SAID HOW'S HIS HEAD TODAY
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"0 -
How's his head today?
I SAID HOW'S HIS HEAD TODAY
:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
No sign of him yet... I was hoping The Girls would have a hissy fit and wake him up but they've been fairly quiet for a change!Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
Mortgage-free: January 2021
Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)0 -
Sounds like a good lunch :rotfl:
Good idea re drinking water and putting the kettle on.
Have a good day, Tilly x x2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j0 -
:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: this is good
You can make Mr MWC do all sorts of horrible chores today, because he promised it wouldn't be an all-dayer
2023: the year I get to buy a car0
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