SF's road to mortgage freedom!

gallygirl

hanging_on_in_there... wrote: »

We gave in last night and put (living flame) gas fire on whilst watching telly...thicker duvet on the bed a few nights ago too! Years ago it was 'sex or shiver' !!! Now it's just shiver!!! LOL !!!

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

WishIwasstill25

I'm going to try again tomorrow - hopefully this time without added mould! I'll post back if it works...[/QUOTE]

Thanks Worry


Also.... Heating.... not until October.......

slowlyfading

Worry_Wart wrote: »

I gave in and put the heating on yesterday! I was attempting to make some sourdough starter culture, and decided it wasn't working as the house was too cold. The culture started to grow but was then covered in furry mould when I looked at it again today
I'm going to wait and see if we get a late burst of warm weather and try it again then.

Chicken fajitas sounds good. I'm making a courgette pie tonight. I made courgette cake yesterday, and had courgette and bacon pasta for lunch. I'm overrun with the damn things!

Sourdough sounds good - might try that out some time next week, thanks for posting it

Jo4 wrote: »

Our heating has been on most days over the last two weeks!! It is more like autumn than summer.

Has it? That makes me feel better! It's just a bit chilly. Not like summer at all

Habibiboo wrote: »

:wave:

Glad you had a great hol SF and what an exciting decision, good luck!

Agree about the autumnal nip, had a fleece blankly over my knees last night as I was wearing a dress and legs got bally freezing!

Thanks! I'm wearing leggings and big thick socks today as I'm cold.

Re: page views, try not to get too hung up on this, it doesn't have to be anything you've done, these things go in cycles as spam bot visits tend to come in groups (which would lead to that larger number) ... better to have 18 genuine people views that lots of spam bots. Also people have peak periods for visiting too ... such as evenings and weekends. Maybe you have lots of followers / readers who have more time mid week then spend Thursdays catching up with work? Seriously the analysis of this could be never ending, so don't fret, your content's good and you have people commenting so you know you have genuine visitors, it's all good!

Enjoy the rest of your holidays, because it sounds like this time next summer you could be getting very little you-time! x

Thanks re: the page views. I need to stop checking! And yes, people are commenting which is always good and hopefully!

Goldiegirl

We've managed not to put our heating on yet - but it's a bit strange to be sitting here mid afternoon, mid summer, wearing a cardigan!

slowlyfading

edinburgher wrote: »

Please do - speaking as a man who has seen this sort of obsession from the other side, it can be very frustrating! There is only so much you can do to help these things along, the rest is luck (and practice)

Thanks for your input as the man - I know it's (a bit) out of my control...

ljaneyr wrote: »

I'm so jealous of you lot with your heating! i have resisted switching of the oil-filled radiators because they cost us squillions of £ last Christmas when we ran out of wood for the fire. I have used the fan heater in the bathroom though

:rotfl: I've used the fan heater at mum and dads too

gallygirl wrote: »

2 x 1hr heating today :mad:. Though as I'm very cold blooded I'm actually quite proud of myself for lasting this long. Guy at work who goes sea kayaking round the Shetlands gave in last weekend:rotfl:.

I can't believe how cool it is for August - I hope this doesn't mean it's going to be an awful winter....

slowlyfading

edinburgher wrote: »

Wusses! Ours isn't going on 'til we get back from Crete (at the earliest)

:rotfl: some of us aren't as hardy as you!

hanging_on_in_there... wrote: »

We gave in last night and put (living flame) gas fire on whilst watching telly...thicker duvet on the bed a few nights ago too! Years ago it was 'sex or shiver' !!! Now it's just shiver!!! LOL !!!

:rotfl: :rotfl:

Goldiegirl wrote: »

We've managed not to put our heating on yet - but it's a bit strange to be sitting here mid afternoon, mid summer, wearing a cardigan!

It is! Definitely doesn't feel summery this afternoon...

edinburgher

In fairness, I had the open fire on for half an hour last night

Mrs E had been out and I was helping her warm her bones, honest!

Alchemilla

Sure there are better ways for you married folk!

WishIwasstill25

SF should definitely be taking advantage of those married folk's ways if she wishes to put her plan into action

slowlyfading

edinburgher wrote: »

In fairness, I had the open fire on for half an hour last night

Mrs E had been out and I was helping her warm her bones, honest!

Warm her bones eh? I'll suggest that to DH

Alchemilla wrote: »

Sure there are better ways for you married folk!

Of course!

WishIwasstill25 wrote: »

SF should definitely be taking advantage of those married folk's ways if she wishes to put her plan into action

:rotfl: :rotfl: this is true!