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Thanks Lou
- OH saw the shoes and said 'why can't you just get plain ones?'. Duh, cos I'm a girl and I like all things pretty and sparkly! Men have no idea
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I've sold the side table for £15, so my fund is now up to £157
. I listed some more items on Gumtree last night and now have a load of boxes to sort out my car boot stuff and start to pack.
I need to start making daily lists again I think. I've got so much going on that I'm forgetting to do stuff. I might do that on the 'daily things' thread on the main board though. Don't want to bog my diary down with lists.
Emz xx0 -
Love the shoes! I need some as I am down to one of a pair! How have I possibly managed to lose a shoe? May order these. xxMortgage Jan 13 99260.00 87253 April 2017
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Emz you are so in my good books lol! I have just ordered a pair of flats half price, free delivery and 5% cash back! Yippee xxMortgage Jan 13 99260.00 87253 April 2017
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My flat fund is now up to £192 after selling my old laptop for £35
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Emz xx0 -
Yey to the flat fund:T. I got the Red Herr1ing black studded ones.:jMortgage Jan 13 99260.00 87253 April 2017
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Sorry everyone, I'm going to bore you with my daily lists on here instead
. I would never be able to keep updating 2 threads at the moment.
I'm no longer chasing the £150 bonus by the way. I think it's too late in the month and I would either drive myself mad or make myself ill if I tried to answer that many questions.
So, my list to be completed by the end of tomorrow:- [STRIKE]Do meds in the morning[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]Do meds in the evening[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]School run 1[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]School run 2[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]Earn £30[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]Fill a box for the car boot[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]Pack a box of my own stuff[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]Call the chemist and order more fat drinks[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]List OH's aunt's sofa and dining table on Gumtree (should have done it ages ago!)[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]List another 2 items on Gumtree to go towards Flat Fund[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]Hoover the areas where we have moved furniture and there's loads of dust![/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]Do a load of washing[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]Nectar Adpoints[/STRIKE]
- Me time - have a relaxing bath
- Me time - finish reading my book (currently reading the Hunger Games trilogy and I'm on the last book. They are really good for anyone who hasn't read them yet)
Emz xx0 -
Morning

I think I'm doing rather well with my list today. Only 8 things left to do.
The flat fund is also up to £212 as one of the items I put on Gumtree last night was bought this morning (an old laptop that didn't work).
I cooked some chicken we had in the freezer last night with some roast potatoes and veg. It was lovely. I don't know why I don't cook more often really. Definitely something I'm going to have to do more of when we're in our new place. We're going to have the luxury of a garage, so I might get another freezer and store it in there so we can buy more meat and even do some batch cooking.
Emz xx
ETA - It's sunny so I'm going to wear my new shoes!!0 -
Practically everything from my list is done. My bath is running as I type and I'll finish the last couple of chapters of my book before I go to bed.
My list for tomorrow:- Get up early so I can watch the season finale of The Vampire Diaries before I do the school run (yes, I'm obsessed!)
- School run 1
- School run 2
- Morning meds
- Evening meds
- Earn £30
- Take burgers out of the freezer for OH's tea
- Do the washing up from tonight
- Do a load of washing
- Me time - start a new book. I'm thinking of starting the True Blood series.
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Emz xx0
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