Five OS Pleasures in your day today

catznine

Big (((hugs))) to raggydoll

today we:-

Paid another 10% off the mortgage (we are on a fixed rate which is quite high and the interest rate on savings is now so low that it was pointless having it in savings so we had to be brave and pay it down):eek:

Had a sickly thorntons mocha to celebrate and realised we are no longer used to such rich treats and felt a tad sick afterwards!:o :rotfl:

Went to the library and got some great books out

Came home to some homemade leek and potato soup in the slowcooker

Sorted the washing on the airers and settled down to read library books

Reverbe

sparrer wrote: »

Reverbe I always turn the volume up when the babies come on and giggle..oh, the innocence! Will keep everything x'd for your interview

I know they ARE totally infectious. I am so glad that ad is showing a lot these days.The one at the end always reminds of of Sid James - he has a very filthy laugh :rotfl: .

Thanks to both you and Caterina for your good wishes. It was only for an agency and I had a lot of trouble going all the way into town for it - took m,e hours and had to walk a long ways cos of tube "issues":mad: . She seems a nice lady but I am not very hopeful as agencies tend to get you in , keep you ages, make you do all kinds of tests and then never bother sending you for anything.Still least I got a trip out, free cuppa tea and a handful of pens and 2 loo rolls i "sampled" once I realised that the whole thing was prob a colossal waste of time and money (tube fares are very dear if you go all the way into town). You never know tho something might come from it...

rosieben

curly_cabbage wrote: »

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1. Having been married 15 years and still look forward to my husband coming home each evening.
2. having a job
3. Having heathy kids
4. Knowing that even if things are tight and no holidays i do have all of the above
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P.s i had a blonde moment earlier and posted without finishing my post.....

lovely post CC :T

if you press edit at the bottom of your empty post it will give the option to delete it .

Reverbe

raggydoll wrote: »

I have watched this thread for quite a while now and love reading it but don't normally post on it.

((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((raggy)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

Reverbe

Here's mine from a v tired Reverbe - it's been a long day and I am emotional now cos of Raggy and Bargainbird...

so far we have.

1. Like Halight posted in the daily thread lucky to have clothes and food and tv and a place to sleep at night

2. picking up a Pret card to register for the free coffee

3. 2 *ahem* "free" toilet rolls, tissues, a handful of black biros and a free cuppa from the agency I went to today.

4. Testers at Fortnum and Mason no less - wine, whisky, florentines, brownies,olive oils and bread,pate on bread, pesto on bread, smoked salmon wrapped salmon mousse parcels,haggis and veggy haggis.

5. Japanese sweet shop tasters of 3 types of rice cracker and 2 types of Japanese teas.

6. Fresh & Wild tasters of pretzels and chocolate almond buzz bombs

7. BOGOF chicken bake at Greggs - free one will do me for packed lunch tomorrow

8. Not OS but a treat - buying ground aniseed and a tiny sticky toffee pudding from the worlds best st pud place in Cartmel which I haven't had for years.

9. cheese scones from Fresh & Wild to take to footy - one each for me and my flatmate.

10.HM soups and Fresh & Wild brown rice and arare/arame? for dinner

11. value porridge and some cranberry preserve for brekky.

12 getting a huge laugh out of the Wright Stuff this morning counting us into recession and blowing party poppers and saying we will get through this by smiling and with humour. I love that show and it is nice to see them say that - it's not all doom & gloom on tv

13. the sock monkey thread pics

14 HM lemsip

pigpen

((((hugs)))) for Raggydoll.

My list for today..

1) My clean kitchen!
2) My beautiful baby niece who was born last night
3) The decision that I WILL have a cleaner soon to help declutter and sort my pit of a house
4) My lovely breadmaker making delicious food.. why doe sit always smell soooo gooooood????
5) Having friends to share my joys with and who ring to ask how I am when I've been feeling naff..

bellaquidsin

Raggydoll, you are so brave. Your positive outlook will help you through. ((((((hugs))))))

My pleasures today:-

1. My back problem is not quite so bad today, at least I've been able to sit tonight, one can't get much done while lying on the floor. Not very OS

2. Lots of lovely Friday baking done.

3. Trading in the vaccing with DH for the digging which hurt my back yesterday. My digging is done, his vaccing is not - YET.

4. Watching Victorian Farm on Iplayer - I love it, it's one of those programmes which almost makes me wish we had a telly.

5. Reading this thread and seeing the encouragement given to those who are down.

I will also add my encouragement to all and at the risk of missing someone out I mention sunflower and of course Raggydoll.

Bella.

Elliesmum

:grouphug: to Raggydoll - so, so, sorry to hear your news.

1) helping my daughter to do her homework (she's only in year 1) and she came up with the word freedom for her ee words.
2) we had catering at work today for a course - so got the left overs for my lunch so didn't have to buy any.
3) sat in a cafe at lunch time and laughed and laughed at my very funny daft boyfriend - who also bought the coffees - so that was free too - lol.
4) marked a test paper today with one of my learners and he has gone from 25/40 (fail) to 36/40 (pass) which is brilliant - as his test is booked for Monday, so he should pass with flying colours.
5) hopped on the scales today and I'm maintaining my 9 1/2 stone only 11 months after having my son and being a massive 15 1/2 stone at the end of the pregnancy.

EM xx

Caterina

Hi again quickly

How could I have forgotten the best pleasure of all, today and always:

I AM STILL ALIVE! Today I nearly died, due to a friend's distracted driving. If the man in the other car had not swerved quite dramatically at the last minute I would have been crushed to death in the crash. Thank you GOD and my Guardian Angels, it is good to be still here!

Good night all!

Reverbe

OMG Caterina are you ok?

My flatmate even cried with I told him about Raggy. We feel humbled by her and send her all our love.