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Alchemausterity
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Ugh! Day from hell. Feel so stressed. Started with a pooing incident and went downhill from there!
Upside is NSD.0 -
Oh dear doesn't sound pleasant, NSD upside though that's good
Maybe a hot bath will help?0 -
I have marking and moderation to do...nice thought.0
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Oh no about the school trip, so expensive. I know these will be coming home to me in a few years
Sorry you had a horrible day, tomorrow will be better!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
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There seems to be a school trip arms race these days. Mrs E has a friend who teaches in a school in a very affluent area. Despite it being a local authority school (i.e. no fees), Mrs E's friend has had 'field trips' to Iceland, Germany and New York in the last year.
I cannot imagine how you begin to rationalise these experiences as being worth the money unless you are already minted. The pressure on both the parents and children must be horrendous.
I was in the Scouts when growing up and had a few very nice trips (including Switzerland and North America), but it took all of the savings that parents and grandparents had lovingly put aside since I was a lad.
In retrospect, it seems like a waste of money :-/0 -
Alchemilla wrote: »Ugh! Day from hell. Feel so stressed. Started with a pooing incident and went downhill from there!
Upside is NSD.
ooooh gross!!
Just keep repeating 'its only work, its only work, its only work'
Mortgage starting balance 2011 ... £170k today £1.5k
Savings: £3k
Aim: 100k by Dec 20210 -
Its crazy Ed. Its the non optional nature that really bugs me.
Laura Jo my Ma is in hosp. But work too!
NSD for me anyway.0 -
Dd 1 goes skiing in Feb, £850!!!!Morgage till Nov 30 GOAL MFW Sept 2016Aug 11 - £100k Aug 2016.... It's GONE!!!!!
2014 GOAL HIT 5 Stone! 2016 GOAL to be a MF marathon runner.
"A goal without a plan is just a wish"0 -
Sorry to read about your mum Alchemilla - I hope she is on the mend
MWCxMortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
Mortgage-free: January 2021
Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)0 -
Ouch! Helen.
Thanks MWC. She is well enough to criticise the nursing (she is an SRN) so on the mend I hope.0
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