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Enjoying the Sunshine whilst Saving for the Rainy Day

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  • HI DFW, sounds as though you have had a nice day at the beach.

    Any news on loopy neighbour?
  • HI DFW, sounds as though you have had a nice day at the beach.

    Any news on loopy neighbour?

    Was lovely and i'm glad we went yesterday as have had storms all day so far today :eek:

    Loopy next door has lost her dog/got rid of dog/put in quarantine ready for the move??? (one or the other am assuming as we've not seen her for a few days) They've sold their car and put up the army issue curtains at the back (I don't go out the front door much so not sure if they've done them all) They've been hoovering/cleaning/ scrubbing everything like mad so i'm assuming they must (please?!!!!!!!!!!) be going soon. After the last altercation with her smirking out her window at me she's totally avoided all contact with me (YAY :j ) so I think she feels a bit of a fool (bout time she's realised that one :rotfl:) and will hopefully continue to avoid me forever more and a day :) as soon as she goes I will be here with party poppers and :beer: celebrating! :D
    Mortgage Overpayments 2024/25 - September-December, £152.46. J- £103.27, F- £115, M- £91.50, A- £100, M- £200, J- £200. J- £200. A-£200, S- £221.34. O-£200
    Total- £1783.67
    Goal pay off 1% of current mortgage in 1 year. £1650
    EF- £642.41/500
  • hello!

    I've spent the morning cleaning my kitchen :eek: and buying plastic storage for storage containers/plastic bottles and tupperware :huh: :think: every time I opened a kitchen cupboard something would fall on me :mad: so having spent £40 on storage I hope to have solved this problem now. Really not impressed at spending £40 on it though :(

    Anyway DH is cooking dinner today, MIL is still here (when is she going?!) and i'm feeling really hormonal so not got a lot planned today as I don't think my fragile emotional state could cope with it :o here's hoping I feel better tomorrow :o:p

    Put off the food shop for another day :T but 3 packs of toffy pops fell into my basket when buying the storage :o oops! I will enjoy those though, my favourites as a child :D

    Hope everyone is well and just a quickie today again as battery is dying and can't find charger (does this mean I need to buy more storage to house chargers that I keep losing :eek::rotfl:)
    Mortgage Overpayments 2024/25 - September-December, £152.46. J- £103.27, F- £115, M- £91.50, A- £100, M- £200, J- £200. J- £200. A-£200, S- £221.34. O-£200
    Total- £1783.67
    Goal pay off 1% of current mortgage in 1 year. £1650
    EF- £642.41/500
  • Ah I LOVED toffy pops! What a blast from the past! I didn't think they still made them.

    Excellent news re neighbours Xx
    Debts @ LBM £23,729.31. Debts @ 08/04/2016 £0 :j
    Best win so far - holiday to Florida
  • Anyway DH is cooking dinner today, MIL is still here (when is she going?!) and i'm feeling really hormonal so not got a lot planned today as I don't think my fragile emotional state could cope with it :o here's hoping I feel better tomorrow :o:p

    2 words - Agnus castus???? :)
  • 2 words - Agnus castus???? :)

    I have been a good girl and taken every day! Dh on the other hand having given up smoking with these e-cigarette things (which I hate just as much) has been so moody and angry thus making me feel even more down than I already am with my monthly (which thankfully is not as bad as it used to be eh ;) ) ....should I crush some AC and feed it to him too :rotfl: ;)
    Mortgage Overpayments 2024/25 - September-December, £152.46. J- £103.27, F- £115, M- £91.50, A- £100, M- £200, J- £200. J- £200. A-£200, S- £221.34. O-£200
    Total- £1783.67
    Goal pay off 1% of current mortgage in 1 year. £1650
    EF- £642.41/500
  • choogirl
    choogirl Posts: 1,274 Forumite
    Hi DFW

    I love organised storage boxes in the kitchen as well, all is in order until DD bakes and then she just shoves packets etc back into the cupboard :mad:
    I bought some kilner jars for flour etc and feel posh when I bake now :rotfl:

    Take care x
  • slm6002
    slm6002 Posts: 4,452 Forumite
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    I totally get the 'opening cupboards and things falling on you' scenario. we have a Tupperware cupboard and every time that opens its like a waterfall of plastic lids lol.

    Sure toffee pops have gotten smaller too - they disappear too quickly here so don't buy them too often. Enjoy this week and hope mother in law doesn't outstay her welcome :)
    Me, DD1 20, DS 17, DD2 14, Debt Free 04/18, Single Mum since 11/19
  • *Robin*
    *Robin* Posts: 3,364 Forumite
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    Hi DFw, :hello:

    Sounds like things are looking up in your world! :T

    MILs can be useful (I'd be devastated if any of my DS' partners couldn't wait for my visit to end!). ..Good chance for you and DH to go out on 'romantic' dates without having to rush home to relieve the baby-sitter. ;)
  • slm6002
    slm6002 Posts: 4,452 Forumite
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    Totally agree Robin - nice to see them but a leaving date is also good. I always feel i am on my best behavior and cant quite relax fully until they have gone home - but maybe i don't have a great MIL like you are:)
    Me, DD1 20, DS 17, DD2 14, Debt Free 04/18, Single Mum since 11/19
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