Only freedom will do

slowlyfading

When we first started MFW, I was so obsessed with only paying down the mortgage. Now I try and be sensible and balance it out with other things your tea sounds very yum!

edinburgher

Not the best day at work yesterday. The automated task that I had mentioned was working fantastically, but it turns out that my non-existent progamming skills had led me to automating it *once*. So it swam like a swan and then sank like a paper boat

I am now the [STRIKE]remedial[/STRIKE] owner of a copy of Excel VBA Programming for Dummies. Despite my disappointment, the possibilities for automation were intellectually stimulating, something that is all too sadly lacking from much of my daily routine :T

Yesterday was payday and the figures were dancing as intended. I've done the money shuffle, sent another £100 to our EF (should be back up to £3,000 by next payday). A few matched bets on the go, but very little profit to be had at the moment without new customer offers.

A more relaxed weekend planned. Visiting grandparents today, carpet shopping tomorrow and maybe a bit of DIY. I am planning to re-drill our living room door frame, the door is trying to escape! :eek:

Hope everyone else finds some time to relax as well, here's a tune to help.

Karmacat

Figures dancing ... makes me think of the dancing in the tv adaptations of Jane Austen's novels

Your weekend sounds lovely - and so does your music link, I've got it on in the background right now, thank you

abouttimetoo

Morning Ed

Gah to your automated thingy, lets just call it a proof of concept and now you know it works you can roll out the real thing

Could do with your DIY skills here, I'm planning to buy a cupboard thing for the utility but not sure whether to try it myself or get a man in

Love the sound of your numbers dancing, what a lovely picture and thought

Regards
ATT

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

Mr E, a huge thank you for the beautiful music.

Mr T and I have been doing chores for three hours and thank you for making us stop 😀

Best wishes Tilly x

edinburgher

We have been productive today, lots of projects on the go

• Bought a new carpet for our spare room. Now about £500 poorer, but it's exceptionally thick, a good colour and we went for a very thick underlay as well to keep things cosy and quiet
• Bought some new bedsheets, yet another LED lightbulb and a few odds and sods for DIY projects
• I've made HM houmous and an asian-style brine with star anise, cascabel chillies and bay leaves for a pork joint I'm cooking. Still to cook are the pork, a fish pie and several portions of creamy mash for the freezer

Now for an Eccles cake and a cup of tea :j

in_need_of_direction

I'm totally in awe of how much you consistently get done.

Alchemilla

Mmm eccles cake.

edinburgher

in_need_of_direction wrote: »

I'm totally in awe of how much you consistently get done.

How kind of you to say, everyone on this forum is such a whirlwind of activity you sometimes forget to feel pleased with your accomplishments!

Fish pie and mash made, pork is brining but will need to be roasted tomorrow. Next on the never ending cavalcade of fun is hoovering, painting over some marks from a bit of joinery and cleaning the fish tank. Need to finish what I'm doing by half five, going out for a family meal this evening.

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

Afternoon Mr E,

Do you use a white sauce when you make your fish pie? I have it on the menu plan for November but I fancy making a different type of sauce. Thought I'd check how you make yours ?

Tilly x x x