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  • brizzledfw
    brizzledfw Posts: 7,302 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Just popping by after far far too long..sorry PLMBL..where does the time go???

    Meal sounds lush. Well done. And yay to weight loss. I need to lose a few kilos I have decided but am hoping to do it via drinking less wine :( and doing more exercise. Just not sure I can cope with restricting my food intake at the moment.. or am I just kidding myself and thats what I need to do as well?

    Hope OH is getting better. It does all seem to come at once doesn't it. I agree re the sleeping bags. we have them plus an amazing double one (C8leman brand) which is excellent. Highly recommended whether in a tent or at home.

    x
    MFiT-T4 Member No. 96 - 2022 is my MF goal :D
    Winter 17/18 Savings Rate Goal: 25% [October 30%] :T
    Declutter 60 items before 31.03.18 9/60 ** LSDs Target 10 for March 03/10 **AFDs 10/15 ** Sales/TCB Target 2018 £25/£500 NSDs Target 10 for March 02/10 Trying to be a Frugalista:rotfl::T
  • Sorry to hear that Lucky :( I guess it's caused by his brain injury. Does he have epilepsy because of the injury?
    Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally
    Debt in July 2017 = £58,766 😱 DEBT FREE 31 OCTOBER 2017 :T 🎉
    EMERGENCY FUND 1 = £50/£5,000. EMERGENCY FUND 2 = £10/£5,000.
    CHRISTMAS SAVINGS = £0/£500. SEF = £1,400/£12,000 PREMIUM BONDS ME = £350. PREMIUM BONDS DH = £300.
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  • Hi all :hello::hello::hello:

    Mrs H you are too kind! Have had major cravings for ‘naughty foods’ today and I am teetering on the edge :o. You are doing great and I’m sure you will get 3lbs easily!

    Brizzle, it’s amazing how many calories are in wine and I’m sure cutting back will help. Thanks for popping in.

    Hairy, yes the Epilepsy is a direct result of the head injury :(. We were told it’s usual for seizures to commence within the first 12 months of a head injury and thought we’d ‘gotten away with it’. Then fifteen months post accident they started :(.

    NSD today. Think that’s number 8 for the month which is fantastic for us!!
    Debts @ LBM £23,729.31. Debts @ 08/04/2016 £0 :j
    Best win so far - holiday to Florida
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,234 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    Glad that you had a good night last night :)
    Boo to the seizure though :(
    Did you ever get in touch with your employer to see what was happening?
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.

    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.
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  • I haven’t beanie, but I bumped into someone I work(ed) with and she knew I’d handed my notice in. Bit carp I haven’t heard anything from them though. Will chase it when the boys are back at school next week Xx
    Debts @ LBM £23,729.31. Debts @ 08/04/2016 £0 :j
    Best win so far - holiday to Florida
  • Sun_Addict
    Sun_Addict Posts: 24,274 Forumite
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    Sorry to hear about the partial seizures :(

    Half a pound loss is good - it's all that's standing between me and not paying at WW.

    Big hugs from someone who knows how it is with brain injuries xx
    I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)
  • Thanks SA, hope today has been a better day for you Xx

    Been out for a family lunch for MiL’s birthday which is tomorrow. The last year since her 70th has flown over!! Also, the scales will hate me on Friday :eek:.
    Debts @ LBM £23,729.31. Debts @ 08/04/2016 £0 :j
    Best win so far - holiday to Florida
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,234 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    Glad you had a nice lunch.
    Plenty time to pull back before Friday :)
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.

    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • Ended up going out for lunch AGAIN for MiL’s Birthday :o. Thankfully she paid, but I feel I will pay in a different way on the scales on Friday :rotfl:.

    Used a 10p off a litre of fuel voucher to save £2.50 today, and my trolley still had a £1 coin in it from a previous user, which I rehomed once I’d finished shopping :j. The coin that is, not the previous shopper :rotfl:.

    DH had some waves this morning- while carving pumpkins :eek::eek:. Knives and waves of fear do not mix!! My heart was in my mouth :eek:. Thankfully there was no blood spill Xx
    Debts @ LBM £23,729.31. Debts @ 08/04/2016 £0 :j
    Best win so far - holiday to Florida
  • Happy November all :D.

    MiL took pity on me still wearing flip flops in the freezing weather, and bought me some FitFlop boots :eek:. They are my Christmas present but I have them now so I don’t perish from hyperthermia before Christmas. I’m very lucky :T.

    Boys got lots of trick or treat sweets yesterday so that has bumped up the snack tin no end. I didn’t even have to hand any out as DH and I were at the last Tuesday SW group. Boys went out with their Gran.
    Debts @ LBM £23,729.31. Debts @ 08/04/2016 £0 :j
    Best win so far - holiday to Florida
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