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  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Sounds good to me :)
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • Then DD2 joined in and it became FLOODING the floor!
  • earthgirl
    earthgirl Posts: 3,762 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    My ds1 used to mop the floor in our last house every week. That was before I had two kids and just gave up mopping!
    15/5/12 Paid off Mortgage 1 (£220k) Bought Dream House:www: Dec 13 - Mortage 2 -£116,508. 15/7/18 Mortgage Free Again :j

    Progress not Perfection
  • I gave up too but mainly because DH and puppylove were running a contest to destroy every mop and bucket I bought.
    Doing prayers at church today. Sounds terrible but it feels like a task too far.
  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    SHS, I'm sure thats not about the prayers themselves - maybe about the scheduling, and the amount of commitments you have?

    I hope it goes well, anyway, and then its done xxx
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • Thanks KC.
    I am just completely overscheduled as you say.
    It did go well and it was lovely to see everyone. DD1 wants to learn to ring bells now.
  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    That's a result! Bellringing seems magical, I must say :)
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • earthgirl
    earthgirl Posts: 3,762 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Glad it went well. You have so much going on, take care.
    15/5/12 Paid off Mortgage 1 (£220k) Bought Dream House:www: Dec 13 - Mortage 2 -£116,508. 15/7/18 Mortgage Free Again :j

    Progress not Perfection
  • I would love hearing church bells and often fancy finding out how to get involved with it, then I remember how I can't fit everything in as it is. Maybe when I retire?
  • apple_muncher
    apple_muncher Posts: 15,376 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee! Name Dropper
    Am I the only one who thinks it must be darned noisy??? Tho I guess hand bellringing as opposed to church bellringing is more musical...?
    NST March lion #8; NSD ; MFW9/3/23 Whoop Whoop!!!
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