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The end of procrastination and disorganisation.......
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Please pace yourself, remember you've been through a lot recently, and while clearing out will make you feel better, you need to do it without exhausting yourself!0
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Thanks Greenbee. I'm pacing myself but it's helping my mood by getting stuff done.
I'm just in the middle of sorting the front room after months of a leaking bay. I think it's going to take more than today. :eek: The mess is :eek::eek:.
Anyway I'm not getting much done mooching on here. Have a fab day.1 debt v's 100 days chapter 34: T3sco bank CC £250/£525.24 47.59%
[STRIKE]MBNA - [/STRIKE]GONE, [STRIKE]CAP ONE[/STRIKE] GONE, [STRIKE]YORKS BANK [/STRIKE]GONE, [STRIKE]VANQUIS[/STRIKE] GONE [STRIKE] TESCO - [/STRIKE], GONE
TSB CARD, TSB LOAN, LLOYDS. FIVE DOWN, THREE TO GO.0 -
Thinking about you PH --- you're doing so well. ((((hugs))))I Believe.....
That it isn't always enough, to be forgiven by others.
Sometimes, you have to learn to forgive yourself.
Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery
Today is a gift. That's why it is called the present.
happiness isn't achieved by getting extra things,
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Ah thank you chrystal.
The front room is a bigger job than I thought. It doesn't help I keep being floored by hot flushes. My goodness they are swines. I never imagined. :rotfl:
I feel so middle aged..Anyone want to join me and become a teenager again. Back in the 80s though, not now, the music is carp.
Off to have an indie disco by myself. Oh god, I've lost it. I blame the drugs ( not illegal ones before anyone gets the wrong idea).1 debt v's 100 days chapter 34: T3sco bank CC £250/£525.24 47.59%
[STRIKE]MBNA - [/STRIKE]GONE, [STRIKE]CAP ONE[/STRIKE] GONE, [STRIKE]YORKS BANK [/STRIKE]GONE, [STRIKE]VANQUIS[/STRIKE] GONE [STRIKE] TESCO - [/STRIKE], GONE
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I know what you mean about feeling middle-aged. My list today was eye test/check pensions. I've been putting both off as such old activities. Can I join you in the 80s?parsniphead wrote: »Ah thank you chrystal.
The front room is a bigger job than I thought. It doesn't help I keep being floored by hot flushes. My goodness they are swines. I never imagined. :rotfl:
I feel so middle aged..Anyone want to join me and become a teenager again. Back in the 80s though, not now, the music is carp.
Off to have an indie disco by myself. Oh god, I've lost it. I blame the drugs ( not illegal ones before anyone gets the wrong idea).If you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them
Emergency fund 350/1000
Buffer fund 100/100
Debt Free (again) 25/07/20250 -
You're welcome DIA.
Boo to eye tests. I've been wearing glasses or contacts since 1982. I dread to think how much I've spent over years. :eek:I always get the giggles when they use thought thing and get too close. I hope it went well for you.1 debt v's 100 days chapter 34: T3sco bank CC £250/£525.24 47.59%
[STRIKE]MBNA - [/STRIKE]GONE, [STRIKE]CAP ONE[/STRIKE] GONE, [STRIKE]YORKS BANK [/STRIKE]GONE, [STRIKE]VANQUIS[/STRIKE] GONE [STRIKE] TESCO - [/STRIKE], GONE
TSB CARD, TSB LOAN, LLOYDS. FIVE DOWN, THREE TO GO.0 -
I'll come back to the eighties too though I was in my 20s and having an wonderful time in London. No money, but I still had the best time.
You realise I will go to bed singing Tracy Chapman songs now?I think a bit of sunshine is good for frugal living. (Cranky40)
The sun's been out and I think I’m solar powered (Onebrokelady)
Fashion on the Ration 2025: Fabric 2, men's socks 3, Duvet 7.5, 2 t-shirts 10, men's socks 3, uniform top 0, hat 0, shoes 5 = 30.5/68
2024: Trainers 5, dress 7, slippers 5, 2 prs socks (gift) 2, 3 prs white socks 3, t-shirts x 2 10, 6 prs socks: mostly gifts 6, duvet set 7.5 = 45.5/68 coupons
20.5 coupons used in 2020. 62.5 used in 2021. 94.5 remaining as of 21/3/220 -
And that's me off to do some kitchen decluttering to a Tracy Chapman soundtrack. 'All that you have is your soul ' seems particularly apt.My mortgage free diary: +++ Divide by Cucumber Error. Please reinstall universe and reboot+++
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Ah bless you both. Such nice girls listening to Tracey Chapman (I do like her stuff too but.........) I was more rowdy loud goth, punk, indie and rock. I guess I'm the noisy one. :rotfl:1 debt v's 100 days chapter 34: T3sco bank CC £250/£525.24 47.59%
[STRIKE]MBNA - [/STRIKE]GONE, [STRIKE]CAP ONE[/STRIKE] GONE, [STRIKE]YORKS BANK [/STRIKE]GONE, [STRIKE]VANQUIS[/STRIKE] GONE [STRIKE] TESCO - [/STRIKE], GONE
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Hot flushes are the pits Parsnip, especially in warm weather
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I was in my late teens/early twenties in the eighties so it's definitely my era. I'd like to look the way I did then but have the knowledge and confidence I have now
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I hope your de-cluttering is progressing well.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.
HOLIDAY MONEY = £0 TIME LEFT TO PAY OFF MORTGAGE = 5 YEARS 1 MONTHS0
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