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Janey's Journey to Becoming a MFW

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  • Goldiegirl
    Goldiegirl Posts: 8,806 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Rampant Recycler Hung up my suit!
    I wasn't very well yesterday so didn't have an Easter Egg.


    But I'm looking forward to cracking open an egg this evening!


    I hope your little doggy will be ok
    Early retired - 18th December 2014
    If your dreams don't scare you, they're not big enough
  • ljaneyr
    ljaneyr Posts: 1,135 Forumite
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    Goldiegirl wrote: »


    I hope your little doggy will be ok

    Thanks Goldie, me too. We're sort of in a 'what will be will be' mindset now. She is currently roasting herself next to the fire :)
    "It is often said that before you die your life passes before your eyes. It is in fact true. It's called living." Terry Pratchett
    Bought our house 2012 :) Married 2015 :D Started renovating 2015 :eek:
    Renovation fund... what renovation fund? :eek: Emergency fund 40% Future fund... ongoing...
  • hi just read your diary ... wanted to say hi and happy easter .. well done on what you have achieved so far will be following best of luck to you x
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  • ljaneyr
    ljaneyr Posts: 1,135 Forumite
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    Hi optimistic-mummy :hello:

    Thanks for popping in! I'm hoping this diary will help me to keep track of our progress. It's so easy to forget what you have already achieved and get bogged down in day to day stuff!

    Thanks for your support :)

    Janey x
    "It is often said that before you die your life passes before your eyes. It is in fact true. It's called living." Terry Pratchett
    Bought our house 2012 :) Married 2015 :D Started renovating 2015 :eek:
    Renovation fund... what renovation fund? :eek: Emergency fund 40% Future fund... ongoing...
  • ljaneyr
    ljaneyr Posts: 1,135 Forumite
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    Morning everyone :hello:

    The sun is shining (just) and it's the last day of the holiday for me, so I'm still in bed catching up on a few diaries.

    Yesterday was OH's birthday so we went to his Mum and Dad's for lunch, then spent a lazy afternoon reading and watching a bit of TV in front of the fire. I'm generally not very good at doing nothing so it was a perfect lazy Sunday afternoon :D Also a NSD :A

    Today we are going for lunch at my Mum's house and will probably pop in to see my brother[STRIKE]'s puppy[/STRIKE]. :o

    Before we go I need to do some printing for work tomorrow morning (I hate doing my own printing but I don't want to start the term by dashing around like a blue-@rsed fly because of some ICT meltdown); put some washing away and sort out the pet insurance claim form for tomorrow. :(

    Better get going...
    "It is often said that before you die your life passes before your eyes. It is in fact true. It's called living." Terry Pratchett
    Bought our house 2012 :) Married 2015 :D Started renovating 2015 :eek:
    Renovation fund... what renovation fund? :eek: Emergency fund 40% Future fund... ongoing...
  • slowlyfading
    slowlyfading Posts: 13,429 Forumite
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    ljaneyr wrote: »
    Eater Day is a much more appropriate name for it if you ask me :rotfl:
    Haha :rotfl::rotfl: oops :o
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  • ljaneyr
    ljaneyr Posts: 1,135 Forumite
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    edited 21 April 2014 at 8:15PM
    :rotfl: slowlyfading, I wasn't sure whether it was done on purpose or not!

    Evening all :hello:

    I'm really dreading tomorrow :( I have got everything as ready as I can but have got a monster list of big, important things to do by the end of the week :eek: Oh yeah and actually have to squeeze in some teaching somewhere :eek:

    Today I have:
    • Had a lovely lunch with Mum :D
    • Printed and filled in pet insurance claim form ready for tomorrow :(
    • Printed plans and things needed for work tomorrow in case things don't go according to plan (they never do)
    • Dusted the dining room, well, the bits that aren't covered in OH's !!!! :rotfl:
    • Quick vacuum (really quick)
    • Low spend day, bought hayfever nose spray for £3.50 in Mr T
    • Dragged OH to get his passport photo :rotfl:
    • Walked 3 miles :A
    • Found a very rusty 2p roadkill :T
    • Had veggie shepherds pie from freezer :)

    Things I haven't:
    • Go to martial arts. OH has gone without me as I'm feeling a bit weepy :( This saves £5 but I really wanted to go.

    On the whole a successful day, although it's felt like a bit of a struggle. Looking forward to finding out that nothing is as bad as I expect it to be (school and dog :) )
    "It is often said that before you die your life passes before your eyes. It is in fact true. It's called living." Terry Pratchett
    Bought our house 2012 :) Married 2015 :D Started renovating 2015 :eek:
    Renovation fund... what renovation fund? :eek: Emergency fund 40% Future fund... ongoing...
  • Very good luck for tomorrow. I too dread the start of term but don't have a worry like you do about your dog. All the best,

    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
  • ljaneyr
    ljaneyr Posts: 1,135 Forumite
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    Very good luck for tomorrow. I too dread the start of term but don't have a worry like you do about your dog. All the best,

    Squirrel x

    Thanks Squirrel,

    I know it's silly to be so worried about a pet but I can't help it, animals get me every time :o

    I hope you have a successful first day back, if you are back in school tomorrow?

    Janey x
    "It is often said that before you die your life passes before your eyes. It is in fact true. It's called living." Terry Pratchett
    Bought our house 2012 :) Married 2015 :D Started renovating 2015 :eek:
    Renovation fund... what renovation fund? :eek: Emergency fund 40% Future fund... ongoing...
  • Lois_E
    Lois_E Posts: 2,227 Forumite
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    ljaneyr wrote: »
    I know it's silly to be so worried about a pet but I can't help it, animals get me every time :o

    No it isn't silly. Pets are there every day, in your home, and dogs especially are members of the family who interact with you - welcome you home etc. It's natural to become very attached to them, and to be very worried when you don't know whether there's anything serious wrong with them.

    Dodgy hug: :grouphug:
    Starting again 13/4/19
    Home loan 1: £21,102.50 Home loan 2: £7,698.99
    Total owed: £28,801.49
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