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“Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.”

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  • beanielou
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    Glad DS had a good time :)
    Worth looking into the transport again.
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  • teafor2
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    Hi WB :) Great to read that DS enjoyed his residential. He's right though, there's nowhere quite like home :D xx
  • I'm glad DS enjoyed his residential trip. It will have been a great experience for him, I still remember mine from primary school :).
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  • jwil
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    Glad DS had a good time.

    Hope you can get something back for the travel, even if it's not for all of you.
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  • Tuna glad you replied. I was looking for you x

    The water is already on a capped tariff

    The electric/gas is still the cheapest on comparison sites etc. I have actually got some credit in there but with the monthly bill being a new thing I want to get past the coldest months before changing it as I don't want to build a debt up.

    I've never successfully got travel back for appointments as they don't cover the 4 of us. Only youngest (who was under 5 and free until a few months ago) and mine is a direct debit monthly pass. The hospital transport we have used a few times but again they only allocate 2 seats. One for me and one for youngest and it very rarely fits in around school times :o I will look into it all again though especially for the one in the city just before we go away. It would be a big help.

    hi Pm any time love hugs to you all count down to break yipee
  • WannabeFree
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    Evening

    Will you drop you a pm Tuna x

    Had such a rubbish day. Sometimes wonder why I bother.

    Anyway where'sthe budget at.

    Food/everything else £45 left (done some grocery shopping and paid school £11.20 for another trip.. one I wish I could do! :rotfl:)

    Still to do..

    1 weeks grocery
    School photos (DS last one before high school) probably won't buy this.
    Travel to big hospital appointment
    Holiday
    Both girls need a costume for holiday. (Swimming is free and will fill time every day)
    Youngest needs a waterproof all in one for school (supposed to be for tomorrow )

    18 days until holiday :D
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  • Sun_Addict
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    Not another school trip, they seem to be endless! Shame you can't go as a helper if it's somewhere you'd like to go. Glad you're on a countdown to holiday, it will do you all good.
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  • Just catching up. So pleased DS enjoyed his trip away. Did he wear everything after all that stress, or did he come home in what he went in like mine both did :rotfl:

    Xx
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  • Glad that DS enjoyed his residential.
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  • WannabeFree
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    Thank you

    Evening.

    Still feeling a bit meh. Nothing much to say. Working on bits in the background to move etc and it's all just so unsettling.

    Budget wise. Things need to change. It's so depressing. It really feels like groundhog day.

    Food/everything else £39 left (nearly £6 spent since last update. Taxi to the gp for unexpected appointments and antibiotics sorted)

    Still to do..

    1 weeks grocery
    School photos (DS last one before high school) probably won't buy this.
    Travel to big hospital appointment
    Holiday
    Both girls need a costume for holiday. (Swimming is free and will fill time every day)
    Youngest needs a waterproof all in one for school (supposed to be in last week)

    16 days until holiday
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