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The Ultimate Incentive natters on. Part 9

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  • Cinny91
    Cinny91 Posts: 6,022 Forumite
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    I'm sure Grace had a lovely time, Dinah! And how awesome is it some threadies were there for the big birthday?! I do kind of wonder if we'll all still be talking another 4+ years from now?
    When are you hoping to be DF?

    We're hoping by Autumn, it's OH's car loan which we've been lugging around for years. Be so happy to see that gone!

    I am excited!! I'll admit, I wasn't too keen on the last series - they were changing people and storylines and I was like "where the frick are the Reeds?!" so I'm hoping this will be better, as they're all Reed'd up!

    I got some great presents, all useful too which is a bonus!! My Brother got me some lush and S&G bits so guess who's having a bath asap after work today?! Although he told me the sales girl in Lush told him one part of a bubble bar was edible, so he dared me to eat it. And I did. It wasn't edible :(

    I'm nervous too, Shrimpy! :o I was looking at trains to get there about 9:30, but I'm always up at 5:45 so 9:30 is late morning to me - don't know if that's too early?
  • Dinah93
    Dinah93 Posts: 11,466 Forumite
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    shrimpy_80 wrote: »
    I am also looking forward to the closet reveal!

    I'm definitely in for the meet, just have to double/triple check the calendar, will get my tickets tomorrow as its payday! What time are we thinking roughly? Just in case the cheaper tickets are at set times, I don't want to miss the macaroons! I'm excited and a little scared at the same time :o

    Sounds like the party was great Dinah, bet Grace loved it!

    Say 11ish?
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  • Dinah93
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    Cinny91 wrote: »
    I'm sure Grace had a lovely time, Dinah! And how awesome is it some threadies were there for the big birthday?! I do kind of wonder if we'll all still be talking another 4+ years from now?
    Course we will, I'll STILL be trying to get us debt free so we can have a real life.
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  • shrimpy_80
    shrimpy_80 Posts: 1,631 Forumite
    I was thinking 11ish too, I'm not as hardcore as you Cinny! :p I don't mind mornings but anything before 6.30am is very much classed as night time in my book! When I was working at the supermarket over Christmas 2011 my shifts used to start at 4am and I could never get my sleeping/waking patterns adjusted, just ended up not really sleeping!
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  • Cinny91
    Cinny91 Posts: 6,022 Forumite
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    Dinah93 wrote: »
    Course we will, I'll STILL be trying to get us debt free so we can have a real life.

    Haha! I'll probably still be fighting to get to a place where we can save for a house!

    11 is good for me, I'll probably still get there at 9:30 so I can get my bearings so if anyone else is getting there early let me know :)
  • clearmydebts
    clearmydebts Posts: 6,485 Forumite
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    I'm pretty sure we will all still be here in 4 years time but Dinah's diary might be in MFW or a savings board :)

    As for me, well if I don't have a house by then, and OH hasn't sold his drums I will be :mad:
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  • Lara44
    Lara44 Posts: 2,961 Forumite
    Lol Cinny!! I bet it tasted horrible. What a mean brother :p

    It's so nice you guys all got together for Grace's party. I bet the food and everything was lovely.

    Well the cupboard has just had its first coat of white paint. I'm worried it's going to look so carp now it's been built up into this big thing. You just have to remember that chunks of rubble were falling off the wall in 6 places when I do the big reveal... hmmmkay?
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  • Dinah93
    Dinah93 Posts: 11,466 Forumite
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    I'm pretty sure we will all still be here in 4 years time but Dinah's diary might be in MFW or a savings board :)
    Awwww, you're such an optimist!
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  • clearmydebts
    clearmydebts Posts: 6,485 Forumite
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    Dinah93 wrote: »
    Awwww, you're such an optimist!

    I'm ever the optimist and of course you will be MFW - that's if that is the next step you want to be after DFW.

    In 2017 I will be 40:eek: and I will defo have a house and will hopefully be OP'ing our Scottish flat!
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  • Dinah93
    Dinah93 Posts: 11,466 Forumite
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    In 2017 I will be 32. NIM hopefully will be in uni, we'll still be skint. In my ideal world the business with dad will be running well enough that I'll be half time in my day job at the council, and half time with him. Asked a week ago we'd also have a second baby as Grace will be in school, and I don't want more than a 5 year gap, but now I'm not so sure we're going to be able to afford a second one at all until its too late.
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