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Onebrokelady said:Suzanne54321B said:Onebrokelady said:Suzanne54321B said:Hope you feel better soon...what a nasty thing for you both.
on the bright side....you can kiss EVERYONE (just like Donald), when you are better 😊
When I lost my appetite due to a nasty bout of flu I could only face eating lentil soup, jelly, grapes and yoghurt, so DH bought lots of those. I hope you feel better soon. It sounds like it's DD's fault so blame her 🤣. The trouble is you won't even know for sure if you're immune afterwards, but hopefully you will have at least some immunity. I'm glad B can walk herself in the garden.Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally
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Humdinger1 said:Wishing you both a speedy recovery OBL. Take it easy; it's a chance to catch up with diaries on here. If you are modelling Trump, what are you going to do about his hair?! Love Humdinger xOriginal Debt Owed Jan 18 = £17,630 Paid To Date = £6,736 Owed = £10,8943
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I've ordered good old Complan/Build Up in with the shopping just in case I can't eat anything else,we use it at work and I don't mind the taste so that will keep me going. I've also asked for egg custard tarts because I they are my go to when I'm feeling ill 😊Original Debt Owed Jan 18 = £17,630 Paid To Date = £6,736 Owed = £10,8944
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I am glad B is fairly happy with the garden. I dot know what we would do with the dogs if we had to isolate. One won't toilet in the garden. I tried at the start of lock down and after overnight plus 10hours I took her out briefly. One wouldn't mind too much but one is a border Collie and no matter what games we played he would go stir crazy. I can't ask any one else as he is very strong and will play other people up. I just try to avoid contact but I have a 3hour train journey every month to see my brother in law who has no one else and he is quite elderly.
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Hope you’re both feeling a bit betterJanuary spends - £587.584
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Just popped in to update
DD2 is feeling slightly better today and has been up and about. I've told her not to overdo it though because it comes back to bite you in the bum later on
Ive not had a good day today and have spent the whole day in bed, I just can't rouse myself to do anything. The headache I have is unbelievable and won't go away,my eyes hurt too and I still feel sick and can't taste anything. My joints are all very painful too, I got up at 5.30 to have a cup of tea and I'm going back to bed in a minute. I'm not eating much but have forced myself to eat a toasted banana sandwich for tea tonight, buying the Complan was a good call
My sister sorted out some shopping for me and is getting me some more bits tomorrow. I had to order chicken food from Pets At Home and discovered they had big bags of our cat food on special offer so I bought two bags and had it all delivered,I gave instructions for the driver to leave it in my safe place which is basically under the living room window so they wouldn't knock at the door
Im going back to bed now because I feel awful againOriginal Debt Owed Jan 18 = £17,630 Paid To Date = £6,736 Owed = £10,8944 -
Sorry you are feeling so poorly. Going back to bed is probably a good idea as rest will surely help you recover.I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the Debt free Wannabe, Budgeting and Banking and Savings and Investment boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts 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 and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
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Aww, just you rest as much as you can. No point trying to get up & about when you feel like that.
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Thanks for updating us. I hope you can rest well and that the headache soon goes xI think a bit of sunshine is good for frugal living. (Cranky40)
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Sorry to read about the positive test results. Wishing you and your DD, a speedy recovery.paydbx2025 #26 £890/£5000 . Mortgage start £148k June 23 - now £138k.
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