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  • Bubblesmum
    Bubblesmum Posts: 1,778 Forumite
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    Morning you lovely friends 

    A quick touch base as I am off to the Oestopath - hooray, as I'm very crooked and jammed 

    Doings - yesterday - not a lot sofa surfing, a bit of Admin and some sorting for the charity shop 

    Financial - planned from a ready meal shop locally for In-laws meal tonight in the garden, instead of pub/takeaway but allowing us to spend time with them... plus a few treats for us, for date nights.... we did this at beginning of lockdown, about 1 a month. 

    Thankfully.
    1. Rest 
    2. OH looking after me 
    3.  Friendship catch up on the phone. 

    Dancing... or should I say plodding/swaying along to this one "What the World Needs Now" Dionne Warwick 
    As a dear MSE friend says “keep plodding” or
    What does the saying say.... When life hands you lemons, make lemonade
    Or as my Mum would say, brush yourself down, tomorrow is another day or
    Fake it, to you Make It

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  • Bubblesmum
    Bubblesmum Posts: 1,778 Forumite
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    Morning you lovely friends 

    The joy of having your body, unwound... sore today but far more energy. 

    Inlaws about to arrives a quick post....

    Yesterday doings - Oestopath, click and collect ( that wasn't easy and will not repeat) reading in the garden, and inlaws visit... 

    Financial - Planned - Oestopath 

    Thankfully 
    1. Healing hands of Oestopath
    2. In-laws fit and healthy 
    3. sitting in our lovely garden 

    The song for today ( nust admit @beanielou these are the ones I have on my my iTunes .... and i am an 80's girl.......  Happy ( that my body feels so much better) Pharrell Williams I know not 80's ! 
    As a dear MSE friend says “keep plodding” or
    What does the saying say.... When life hands you lemons, make lemonade
    Or as my Mum would say, brush yourself down, tomorrow is another day or
    Fake it, to you Make It

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  • Bubblesmum
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    edited 18 July 2020 at 5:26PM
    Good afternoon lovely friends 

    Excuse the tardiness of the day, been a funny old 24hrs - which went pear shaped when i walked into the hair dressers hot and bothered from a very hot car journey, to find I did not pass their temperature test.... what upset me the most was the shock horror look of my hairdresser with the look like I had purposefully bought the plague to their door. 

    So doings of yesterday..... 
    1. In laws for breakfast in the garden 
    2. Aborted trip to the hairdressers 
    3. A massage!
    4. A conversation with 111 ( very Helpful) and with GP receptionist.... NOT - despite telling her 111 told me to ring and speak to my GP, apparently not possible and to go to my Walk in Centre... Emily at 111 had directed me to websites which clearly stated if potential Fever stay at home. 
    5. Cheeky Nando's as cancelled a parental visit who was going to buy us Fish and Chips 
    6. Retired to bed early totally peed off but couldn't settle.... 

    Financial 
    1. Butchers - planned 
    2. Planned Cash gift for in-laws birthdays 
    3. Planned hairdresser - Cancelled!!! 
    4. Thermometer - Unplanned 
    5. Nandos - unplanned 

    Thankfully 
    1. Massage therapist 
    2. Emily on 111
    3. Good wise friend on WhatsApp, debate about Covid Test. 

    To note my temperature is perfectly normal. The fever protocol questions were all negative, absolutely no Covid symptoms, so no test ( i was freaking out as I spasm at the dentist ( locking mouth firmly shut), but OH and I will self isolate for 7 days... 

    Song of the day..... All My Loving The Beatles in memory of my Mums school friend who died earlier this week.... 
    As a dear MSE friend says “keep plodding” or
    What does the saying say.... When life hands you lemons, make lemonade
    Or as my Mum would say, brush yourself down, tomorrow is another day or
    Fake it, to you Make It

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  • beanielou
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    Blimey.
    Never a dull moment at your end.
    It must have been getting hot & bothered in the car.
    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.
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,458 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    So is it good or bad that you have to self isolate for 7 days :tired_face:
    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.
  • Bubblesmum
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    beanielou said:
    So is it good or bad that you have to self isolate for 7 days :tired_face:
    Actually secretly rather good... I can have a quiet week..... 
    As a dear MSE friend says “keep plodding” or
    What does the saying say.... When life hands you lemons, make lemonade
    Or as my Mum would say, brush yourself down, tomorrow is another day or
    Fake it, to you Make It

    Please say hello my new diary: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6578460/still-dancing-to-blow-the-debt-clouds-away
  • Bubblesmum
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    Afternoon you lovely friends.

    its a rather slow day here under the apple tree... the day not beginning until after 12! 

    Doings of yesterday...
    1. Started reading  A Gentleman in Moscow 
    2. plodding about doing a few chores 
    3. BBQ for tea 
    4. finished series 6 of the West Wing 

    Financial - NSD 

    Thankfully 
    1. lovely day to sit in the garden
    2. messages from friends 
    3. a good book

    tune for the day has to be Summer Nights - John Travilta and Olivia Newton John 
    As a dear MSE friend says “keep plodding” or
    What does the saying say.... When life hands you lemons, make lemonade
    Or as my Mum would say, brush yourself down, tomorrow is another day or
    Fake it, to you Make It

    Please say hello my new diary: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6578460/still-dancing-to-blow-the-debt-clouds-away
  • Bubblesmum
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    Good morning you lovely friends 

    I am giving myself a pep talk this morning, as my "inner critic" has turned up. I am experiencing a lot of perimenopausal symptoms and have began to track these with a really good book called period power - so today is about being kind to myself, but ensuring I also keep plodding ( this is being said in a Tess Daley style ..... of Keep Dancing) 

    Yesterday's Doings ! - Not a lot - as we didn't get out of bed until lunch time - a lot of sofa surfing, although I did finish a blanket for Battersea 

    Financial - I gave in and bought a couple o pairs of trousers for Ebay, of a make that I have liked in the past, as I am really struggling with casual trousers for warm weather. 

    Thankfully 
    1. To be able to have a restful day. 
    2. The ability to shop from your sofa 
    3. The beautiful nectarine and melon I ate yesterday 

    Tune of the day.... Slave to the Vibe (Billon) from the Bridget Jones Soundtrack .....
    As a dear MSE friend says “keep plodding” or
    What does the saying say.... When life hands you lemons, make lemonade
    Or as my Mum would say, brush yourself down, tomorrow is another day or
    Fake it, to you Make It

    Please say hello my new diary: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6578460/still-dancing-to-blow-the-debt-clouds-away
  • Sun_Addict
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    I didn't realise being hot and bothered would give you a temperature high enough to fail the test at the hairdressers door. What a pain! I've got a haircut next week, the hairdressers is only a few doors away, might eat an ice lolly on the walk there just in case 🤣 I'm glad you've turned the unexpected isolation to your advantage though.
    I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)
  • Bubblesmum
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    Sun_Addict said:
    I didn't realise being hot and bothered would give you a temperature high enough to fail the test at the hairdressers door. What a pain! I've got a haircut next week, the hairdressers is only a few doors away, might eat an ice lolly on the walk there just in case 🤣 I'm glad you've turned the unexpected isolation to your advantage though.
    It tested 101 - I would have been horizontal if that was true. However my body was already hot ( weather) couldn't find my mask at home, was then wearing it, and had sat in a very hot car in roadworks... my body doesn't self regulate very well, so I suspect my skin was very hot! and also dont talk about hormones  :p

    Ice lolly's as precautionary measure sounds good 
    As a dear MSE friend says “keep plodding” or
    What does the saying say.... When life hands you lemons, make lemonade
    Or as my Mum would say, brush yourself down, tomorrow is another day or
    Fake it, to you Make It

    Please say hello my new diary: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6578460/still-dancing-to-blow-the-debt-clouds-away
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