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Making chicken feed of my mortgage

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  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    Cut it a bit fine this morning - 60 minutes before my pick-up I was undressed, unpacked and I still needed to clean out The Girls... just made it in time!

    Plan for the next couple of days:

    - work!
    - source ribbons, labels, fabric for jar toppers and jute bags for hampers
    - research the illuminations as I'll be back in Lyon that weekend :cool:
    - make pom-poms for my Big Knit little hats

    Eggs IN 5
    Eggs OUT 0 (Mr MWC forgot to take some for his dad)
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • muddywhitechicken
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    10 pom-poms made and attached to little hats :D

    Got a bit lost in Lyon and had to phone Mr MWC and ask for directions back to the hotel :o
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • greent
    greent Posts: 10,808 Forumite
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    As ever, MWC, your hampers sound gorgeous! :)


    xx
    I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul
    Repaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NIL
    Net sales 2024: £20
  • muddywhitechicken
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    After partaking of a couple of glasses of 2015 Beaujolis Nouveau this evening :beer: I made the mistake of ordering andouillette. Now I'll give anything a go but this actually still smelled of intestines - feeling a bit queasy!

    Another 10 pom-poms made and attached to little hats.
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • gallygirl
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    muddywhitechicken wrote: »
    After partaking of a couple of glasses of 2015 Beaujolis Nouveau this evening :beer: I made the mistake of ordering andouillette. Now I'll give anything a go but this actually still smelled of intestines - feeling a bit queasy!


    "Goes off to replan March menus. wonders if MWC would like tripe instead "



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    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
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  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    gallygirl wrote: »
    "Goes off to replan March menus. wonders if MWC would like tripe instead "



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    Ha ha :D

    On the subject of menu planning for March - you do know that I'm allergic to shellfish, don't you? And that I don't eat chicken. Or eggs unless they're free-range. But apart from that, I'm not fussy :p

    MWCx
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • gallygirl
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    muddywhitechicken wrote: »
    Ha ha :D

    On the subject of menu planning for March - you do know that I'm allergic to shellfish, don't you? And that I don't eat chicken. Or eggs unless they're free-range. But apart from that, I'm not fussy :p

    MWCx
    Tripe it is then :D.
    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"
  • greent
    greent Posts: 10,808 Forumite
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    I had andouilette once on holiday when I was about 20 - never again_pale__pale_
    I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul
    Repaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NIL
    Net sales 2024: £20
  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:Yep, beasts, the pair of you.

    When I think about joining in stuff like this, after I retire, I feel like King Lear, muttering to myself "I shall do such things, yes, I know not what they be, but they shall be such things".

    Sorry! Is that A level peeking out again? I saw various performances of King Lear three times in two weeks, and it sort of seared itself into my brain :rotfl:
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS
    Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS Posts: 7,854 Forumite
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    I can safely say the thought of tripe is eeuuulkkk. However, my mum loves it - how can that be?

    See you soon, Tilly x x
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
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