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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,643 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    I am a 14.
    Was smaller til I hit my 40's & then all went to pot.
    Was 16 (nearer a 18) for a while.
    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.
  • Did you see the Anne Hegerty interview?

    “I do not have big bones.
    I do not have a glandular issue.
    I am fat because I eat enormously.
    And I love cake, it’s brilliant.
    Yay cake”

    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:. I love her!!

    Everyone knows I’m a heifer after being on tv.
    I also like cake :o Xx
    Debts @ LBM £23,729.31. Debts @ 08/04/2016 £0 :j
    Best win so far - holiday to Florida
  • teafor2
    teafor2 Posts: 3,322 Forumite
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    I didn't see that interview PLMBL but I love Anne even more now. :T

    Mmm, forgot to mention I'm partial to cake and biscuits as well. :o I'm still carrying baby weight and try not to think too long about the fact youngest is now 13 years old :rotfl: x
  • Cherryfudge
    Cherryfudge Posts: 13,795 Forumite
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    edited 29 January 2019 at 5:29PM
    Ooh, page 200 and we're swapping dress sizes! Wannabe, what have you started?!

    Long ago I went to a thing called a swap meet, which I think is a New Zealand idea. Friends get together with their wrong-buys, no-longer-loveds, grew-out-ofs, 'was-my-daughter's-but-she-never-wore-it' s, etc. Everyone eats cake and drinks coffee then chooses what to take home. I remember my friends urging me to accept a beautiful outfit that I knew was far too smart for me (I didn't take it). Fun though, and good for the pocket as well as keeping things out of landfill (where apparently horrendous amounts of clothing go). It was all free.

    Now I think you might have one in the making here. :D

    I'm a 12 on a good day but currently 14 ;)

    I have tons of scarves and too many gloves if I can help at all? x
    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
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  • Cherryfudge
    Cherryfudge Posts: 13,795 Forumite
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    teafor2 wrote: »
    I'm still carrying baby weight and try not to think too long about the fact youngest is now 13 years old :rotfl: x
    Fear not, Tea - you're a non-starter compared to me. I have baby weight and youngest is in his 20s. :rotfl:
    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 21/3/22
  • Busy_Mee1
    Busy_Mee1 Posts: 1,015 Forumite
    Yep I still have baby weight and my baby is now 26 :rotfl:
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,643 Ambassador
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    Busy_Mee1 wrote: »
    Yep I still have baby weight and my baby is now 26 :rotfl:

    Yep, mine is 26 this year:eek:
    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.
  • Busy_Mee1
    Busy_Mee1 Posts: 1,015 Forumite
    How did that happen Beanie....doesn't seem 5 minutes....
  • teafor2
    teafor2 Posts: 3,322 Forumite
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    Cherry and Busy Mee :rotfl: Ladies, all I can say is I am so glad I've found you all and you're now in my MSE life. :happyhear
  • Busy_Mee1
    Busy_Mee1 Posts: 1,015 Forumite
    And Lucky you are not a heifer. I saw you on the TV and you are a beautiful woman inside and out :smileyhea
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