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  • FloppyDisk
    FloppyDisk Posts: 864 Forumite
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    LauraJo wrote: »
    You are sooo good. I have totally lost my mojo for all things horsey, housework and everything! Blaming it on the weather :)

    Yep, I know that feeling!! :o
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  • Alchemilla
    Alchemilla Posts: 6,274 Forumite
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    If DD sees me bottling out of stuff it will set up a pattern for life...
    You would have laughed at me just now...went flat on my back in the mud.
    Today i finished doing some unpaid overtime at one of our partner primaries. It was jolly good fun. I could use the time for other stuff, though.
    We also restarted prayer group which was much needed.
    Today I am grateful for...
    * prayer group
    * the wonderful news that a colleague is expecting
    * the voice of Paul Darrow
    * sobriety...ha!
    * a lovely Thankyou card.
  • DedicatedDFW
    DedicatedDFW Posts: 4,234 Forumite
    Hi Alchemilla - just a quick question about wine bottles :) Do i need to buy bottles for the wine or can I use a screw top wine bottle but put a cork in it ? Sorry if its a silly quesion but we have a few bottles in and none of them have corks so i am not sure if the neck of the bottle is wider on a cork one or not. Trying to save some pennies by not ordering the bottles :o;)

    Hope you have a good day :D And good that you enjoyed the overtime :j I have no paid overtime and really don't like the work so particularly dislike it when i'm not being paid for my time there :o
    CC1:T £[STRIKE]2531[/STRIKE] £1460
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  • SmlSave
    SmlSave Posts: 4,911 Forumite
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    You would have laughed at me just now...went flat on my back in the mud.
    I wouldn't dare laugh at you ;) I know that if I did mud would soon come flying this way!
    Currently studying for a Diploma - wish me luck :)

    Phase 1 - Emergency Fund - Complete :j
    Phase 2 - £20,000 Mortgage Fund - Underway
  • LauraJo
    LauraJo Posts: 1,041 Forumite
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    SmlSave wrote: »
    I wouldn't dare laugh at you ;) I know that if I did mud would soon come flying this way!

    Ditto :D
    Oh the joys of mud!! Even grippy yard boots are no match for the mudslides we have seen!!
    Mortgage starting balance 2011 ... £170k today £1.5k
    Savings: £3k
    Aim: 100k by Dec 2021
  • Alchemilla
    Alchemilla Posts: 6,274 Forumite
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    Except i was sporting ballet flats. D'oh.
    Screw top bottles with a cork in should be fine, Dedicated.
  • Watty1
    Watty1 Posts: 7,091 Forumite
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    Ballet flats ... in mud...you are one brave woman :)
    Made it to mortgage free but what a muddle that became

    In the event the proverbial hits the fan then co-habitees are better stashing their cash than being mortgage free !!
  • Alchemilla
    Alchemilla Posts: 6,274 Forumite
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    edited 14 January 2014 at 6:26PM
    Or foolhardy. My wellies leak so much there is little point to them.

    Have naughtily ordered some shires splasher deluxe....
  • Watty1
    Watty1 Posts: 7,091 Forumite
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    Alchemilla wrote: »
    Or foolhardy. My wellies leak so much there is little point to them.

    Have naughtily ordered some shires splasher deluxe....

    Not naughty ...essential...you cannot go out in leaking wellies or ballet flats in January when you have a pony!
    Made it to mortgage free but what a muddle that became

    In the event the proverbial hits the fan then co-habitees are better stashing their cash than being mortgage free !!
  • edinburgher
    edinburgher Posts: 14,016 Forumite
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    Those look comfy, may you enjoy years of not experiencing trench foot :rotfl:
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