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There were loads more decorations but people were standing in front of them ruining my photos 😆 The pub owners son is in The Voice final tonight so will be watching that too after Strictly.Forgot to say I did a live ClubFit Halloween special class first thing this morning before I went out.
Reading a save money on food article just now made me laugh as it suggested instead of throwing away potato, carrot and parsnip peel cook it like crisps - I have never peeled them, I just rinse them and cook them 😆 When my kids were teenagers an online shop subbed a bag of new potatoes for a bag of peeled new potatoes. Both of them were horrified when they saw them, they’d never seen peeled potatoes and thought they looked disgusting 🤣I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)5 -
Morning happy Sunday.
How much do I hate the clocks going back/forward. Not an extra hour in bed for me, try telling the cats the clocks have gone back. Even Mr SA is up and he never gets up this early. It’s going to be a long day 😬
That aside, the weather looks dry so will attempt to empty the laundry basket. I also need to give the house a good clean as yesterday whizzed by leaving no time to do much in that front.
Jobs for today:
Cleaning/tidying
Washing/ironing
Spanish lessons
Meal plan for next week
Make Halloween bags for tomorrow
Exercise will be dog walking and a FitSteps class. Not doing the live one this morning as I don’t want to go on camera so will purchase an on demand session. She’s putting on 4 classes a week now and some people are doing all 4.I’m hoping to get all my jobs done by early afternoon so I can watch the original (and best IMO) Hocus Pocus 🧙 I’ve been saving it for today 🎃
On the money front it will only be a NSD if I decide not to buy the FitSteps class, it’s £2.50 so won’t exactly be a spendy day if I do. Payday tomorrow 💰
Tonight’s dinner is sticky miso glazed salmon with stir fried veg.I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)3 -
I dont get a lie in either.Mr H was trying to wake me at his usual time of 6.30 (5.30). I managed to hold him off for about 20 mins but that was his limit.
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The pub looks amazing. We often go to one a ride away but haven’t got there this year. Pleased your lurgy went as quickly as it came 👍January spends - £587.583
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Got all my jobs done apart from ironing as the washing hasn’t dried due to a heavy downpour at lunchtime. Also planted the sweet pea seeds in the greenhouse. Harvested yet more aubergines, peppers and tomatoes. Made a roast aubergine, tomato and basil soup for work lunches from home grown produce, it’s delicious.I found a Halloween dance class on You Tube which I really enjoyed so ended up NSD 9 of October. After that watched the original Hocus Pocus, the ending still brings a tear to my eye despite most of the film being hilarious. Now time for a bath and face pack before cooking the dinner. It’s all go 😆I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)3
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The soup sounds tasty.Making the debt go down and savings go up
LBM 2015 - debt £57K / Now £28,744....its going down
Mortgage Free December 9th 2024! 18mths ahead of schedule. Since 2022 we paid over £15K in OPs.Challenges
EF #68 £450/£3000
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Fiver Friday '25 #10 £15
Studies/surveys July £72.46
Decluttering items 753
Books read 12
Jigsaws done 8
My debt free diary...https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6396218/we-will-get-this-debt-d£own-the-savings-up2 -
We got a really heavy downpour at about 2pm this afternoon.2
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Where did you find the original Hocus Pocus. I’ve never watched it. I know the 2nd one is on Disney but I’d like to see the first on before I watch it.January spends - £587.581
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milann said:Where did you find the original Hocus Pocus. I’ve never watched it. I know the 2nd one is on Disney but I’d like to see the first on before I watch it.I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)2
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I was also going to ask about Hocus Pocus. Might try and find it and watch it tomorrow evening.
the pub looked good - they'd gone to a lot of trouble.
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