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  • LydiaJ
    LydiaJ Posts: 8,083 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Just been catching up on the news. Alchemilla - have you seen that Gove is being shuffled? _party__party__party_:j:j:j
    Do you know anyone who's bereaved? Point them to https://www.AtaLoss.org which does for bereavement support what MSE does for financial services, providing links to support organisations relevant to the circumstances of the loss & the local area. (Link permitted by forum team)
    Tyre performance in the wet deteriorates rapidly below about 3mm tread - change yours when they get dangerous, not just when they are nearly illegal (1.6mm).
    Oh, and wear your seatbelt. My kids are only alive because they were wearing theirs when somebody else was driving in wet weather with worn tyres.     :)
  • Alchemilla
    Alchemilla Posts: 6,276 Forumite
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    I have never been so pleased as I am about Gove.

    So updating rather late

    Family. No tantrums. 6/10
    Work. Progress. 7/10
    Health and fitness. 4/10. Nuff said.
    Money. Godmother to DD2 just got a 2.1 had to shop for her in Cath Kidston. 3/10.
  • Alchemilla
    Alchemilla Posts: 6,276 Forumite
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    Good day.

    Health and fitness. 4/10. Feeling pretty ropey.
    Work. 9/10. Like a dog. More progress today.
    Family. 9/10. DD1 actually got a 5A in maths.. Soo pleased
    Money. NSD. 7/10.
  • Habibiboo
    Habibiboo Posts: 1,582 Forumite
    Alchemilla wrote: »
    For banter read smut Natty.

    Habi its Hibiscrub, purple spray and kissed nose. Nearly the same!

    :wave:

    Sounds just like the treatment I needed for my poorly sore face, Al. Hope knees are responding to treatment.

    And talking of "for banter read smut" I nearly fell off my chair when I saw the word you dropped casually onto my diary. :rotfl:

    Sorry you're feeling ropey though m'dear, not long to go now, honest! x
    Stash busting 2014 45 / 60 (balls of yarn)!
    2014 Sealed Pot #2136 ?/£500
    House: Decluttering 322 / 365
    Original mortgage [STRIKE]£149,000[/STRIKE][STRIKE]£117,750[/STRIKE];[STRIKE]£112,500[/STRIKE] MFW 2014#69 GOAL 1: [STRIKE]£109 K April[/STRIKE] ;) GOAL 2: [STRIKE]£103 K by Sept[/STRIKE] ;) GOAL 3: < £100k by end of 2014 MF goal: Nov 2020 - 4 years early
  • Secret_Saving_Squirrel
    Secret_Saving_Squirrel Posts: 4,138 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Take care of yourself, just one more week for you.

    Squirrel x
    Paid off mortgage nine years early in 2013. Now picking and choosing our work to fit in with the rest of our lives!
    Still thrifty though, after all these years:D
  • Alchemilla
    Alchemilla Posts: 6,276 Forumite
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    Sorry about the *words* Habi.
    5 more get ups. How many for you Squirrel?
  • HelenDaveKids
    HelenDaveKids Posts: 3,177 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Sorry, slow catching up. 15, 13,12. They are all sensible but do sometimes fall out completely, usually over the tv or laptops. They can feed themselves and all capable of cooking dinner unsupervised. They currently sort themselves out in morning, as we both leave early and then let themselves in for the first hour after school. So already fully aware of locking doors, etc.
    Morgage till Nov 30 GOAL MFW Sept 2016
    Aug 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"
  • Alchemilla
    Alchemilla Posts: 6,276 Forumite
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    Gosh I bet you had your hands full when they were all little.
  • HelenDaveKids
    HelenDaveKids Posts: 3,177 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Yes, 3 under 3 & 3 months. I often thought that the biggest leap was 2 children as a 3rd just fits in. It was the double buggy plus toddler underneath that was fun, and strapping 3 into car seats. Childcare was a challenge too as I've always worked, was Job sharing sister when youngest was 2. You do become ridiculously organised to survive.
    Morgage till Nov 30 GOAL MFW Sept 2016
    Aug 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"
  • Alchemilla
    Alchemilla Posts: 6,276 Forumite
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    Do they get a lot more expensive as they get older?
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