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New job = New focus = Still a good life

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  • EssexHebridean
    EssexHebridean Posts: 24,717 Forumite
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    LOVE those pictures - what a stunning place! :T
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  • Pippilongstocking
    Pippilongstocking Posts: 16,336 Forumite
    Cheery_Daff wrote: »
    :rotfl: at you not being precious about your dust :D :rotfl: I'd quite happily come and be a live in cleaner and dog walker*


    * I'm not actually very good at cleaning and I'm a complete pushover when it comes to your dogs so they'd probably just doze all day and wake up for occasional treats :o

    You're hired!! :D
    EssexHebridean wrote: »
    LOVE those pictures - what a stunning place! :T

    Thank you its quite lovely and rather odd to be sitting in the middle of it all with a giant to do list. Today saw epic bulb ordering. Luckily for them I kept it under £1000

    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
    Total debt 26/4/18 <£1925 we were getting there. :beer:
    Total debt as of 28/4/19 £7867.38:eek:
    minus 112.06 = £7755.32:money:
    :money:Sleeves up folks.:money:
  • Pippilongstocking
    Pippilongstocking Posts: 16,336 Forumite
    Focus focus focus

    Money

    Two invoices to write

    wombles c500
    and
    volunteer pastoral care c300

    But unless I email them they won't be paid, I'll do that now.

    Invoice to pay for website so the extra from volunteer work will pay at least 2/3rds of the website work (future investment in self and perhaps pension/overpayment contributions.)

    Spent £14 at coop - no reductions in there - shocking really the effect of a third in the house is substantial although I do enable it :) gladly I might add.

    Worked a very productive 8.5 hour day

    Its all good.
    Total debt 26/4/18 <£1925 we were getting there. :beer:
    Total debt as of 28/4/19 £7867.38:eek:
    minus 112.06 = £7755.32:money:
    :money:Sleeves up folks.:money:
  • Greying_Pilgrim
    Greying_Pilgrim Posts: 6,985 Forumite
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    What's the *official* name of the blue/purple daisy like flowers Pippi?

    Greying X
    Pounds for Panes £7,705/£10,000 - start date Dec 2023
     
    Grocery Spend October 2025 £216.43/£200 
    Non-food spend October 2025 £46.41/£50
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  • Pippilongstocking
    Pippilongstocking Posts: 16,336 Forumite
    Invoices emailed.

    :D you see that's why I love you lot.
    Total debt 26/4/18 <£1925 we were getting there. :beer:
    Total debt as of 28/4/19 £7867.38:eek:
    minus 112.06 = £7755.32:money:
    :money:Sleeves up folks.:money:
  • Pippilongstocking
    Pippilongstocking Posts: 16,336 Forumite
    edited 3 November 2016 at 9:49PM
    Greying_Pilgrim wrote: »
    What's the *official* name of the blue/purple daisy like flowers Pippi?

    Greying X

    They're a type of Michaelmas daisy Greying.

    Aster 'Little Carlow'

    Its a stonker and used in various drifts and surprises throughout the garden. I'll double check tomorrow I got the right one. We have, erm, several gazzillion.

    One of my faves well spotted.

    Although the name has recently changed to something utterly ridiculus.



    :A
    Total debt 26/4/18 <£1925 we were getting there. :beer:
    Total debt as of 28/4/19 £7867.38:eek:
    minus 112.06 = £7755.32:money:
    :money:Sleeves up folks.:money:
  • beanielou
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    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    Well done on the invoices :j
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  • Pippilongstocking
    Pippilongstocking Posts: 16,336 Forumite
    Thanks beanie.

    Stewing some stew for a pie and sorting some paperwork.

    Rock and roll folks. Rock and roll.

    :P
    Total debt 26/4/18 <£1925 we were getting there. :beer:
    Total debt as of 28/4/19 £7867.38:eek:
    minus 112.06 = £7755.32:money:
    :money:Sleeves up folks.:money:
  • EssexHebridean
    EssexHebridean Posts: 24,717 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Good invoicing! :T

    And I like Asters - happy sort of flowers. :D
    🎉 MORTGAGE FREE (First time!) 30/09/2016 🎉 And now we go again…New mortgage taken 01/09/23 🏡
    Balance as at 01/09/23 = £115,000.00 Balance as at 31/12/23 = £112,000.00
    Balance as at 31/08/24 = £105,400.00 Balance as at 31/12/24 = £102,500.00
    Balance as at 31/08/25 = £ 95,450.00
    £100k barrier broken 1/4/25
    SOA CALCULATOR (for DFW newbies): SOA Calculator
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  • Pippilongstocking
    Pippilongstocking Posts: 16,336 Forumite
    EssexHebridean wrote: »
    Good invoicing! :T

    And I like Asters - happy sort of flowers. :D

    Thank you, they're also a bit more elbows out than you're average keen eyed semi-mature lady at a decent jumble sale who's spotted a fat-face sweater in purple. Fiendish and super efficient.

    We're having an aster rogue tomorrow, some of them also need Y-shaped coffins.

    IYKWIM

    Wee loverats. Spreading they're lovechildren everywhere they fancy. Its just rude.
    Total debt 26/4/18 <£1925 we were getting there. :beer:
    Total debt as of 28/4/19 £7867.38:eek:
    minus 112.06 = £7755.32:money:
    :money:Sleeves up folks.:money:
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