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My journey to a debt free life
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I would rather drink slim fast than Complan 😊, we don't tend to use it too much at work now,we use Ensure which is 🤢🤢🤢 I normally buy Build Up but we couldn't find any, Strawberry Complan is keeping me going thoughmilann said:Keep resting as much as you can.I remember handing complain out when I used to be the diet chef in a hospital many many moons ago. We realised there was a bit of a scam on with some nurses claiming it was for patients when they were using it themselves in place of a slim fast replacement meal drink....very similar nutritional value except one is to be used with food- the other as a meal replacement. Said nurses were caught but I never found out what happened to them 😳😳
Hope you have a better night and both yourself and dd turn a corner soon.Original Debt Owed Jan 18 = £17,630 Paid To Date = £6,736 Owed = £10,8943 -
Hi everyone, I've just spent another day in bed. I got up this morning and had breakfast but after I let the dog out I realised I felt awful again so went back to bed, I go up at 3pm and sat and watched the rest of Life on iplayer, Today I have managed to eat a bowl of muesli and a toasted banana sandwich, I've also had a coffee so hopefully that will help my head,I couldn't taste it though so didn't enjoy it,I was on FB just now but had to leave because people keep posting photos of food and it's making me feel sick
This afternoon I woke up to several missed calls from the track and trace people,they want to know who I've been in contact with, they have left several messages on my landline and some on my mobile but you can't phone them back apparently ,I tried to go on the website and fill out the info they want but I didn't have an account set up. I think they are going to try again tomorrow. I'm not sure why they need to contact anyone because the people I was in contact with have been spoken to by the Occupational health team at work, the person I came into close contact with has been tested and was negative so that's a relief, I would be very upset of I thought I had given this to anyone else because it's horribleOriginal Debt Owed Jan 18 = £17,630 Paid To Date = £6,736 Owed = £10,8945 -
It sounds awful. Glad you have been resting, but getting up for a while is probably good too.
Did you get any more painkillers? I wonder if a pharmacy would deliver?
I’ve been thinking of you and your DD, I hope you feel better soon xxI think a bit of sunshine is good for frugal living. (Cranky40)
The sun's been out and I think I’m solar powered (Onebrokelady)
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I'm glad you're able to eat a bit. Lots of sleep is what you need at the moment. I hope you start to feel a bit better soon.Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally
Debt in July 2017 = £58,766 😱 DEBT FREE 31 OCTOBER 2017 :T 🎉
EMERGENCY FUND 1 = £50/£5,000. EMERGENCY FUND 2 = £10/£5,000.
CHRISTMAS SAVINGS = £0/£500. SEF = £1,400/£12,000 PREMIUM BONDS ME = £350. PREMIUM BONDS DH = £300.
HOLIDAY MONEY = £0 TIME LEFT TO PAY OFF MORTGAGE = 5 YEARS 1 MONTHS1 -
Hi Cherry, DD1 is going to be nearby tomorrow so she is going to drop off some painkillers and Lucozade,I haven't had Lucozade for years but if she is ill that's what she drinks so I thought I would give it a go 😊 I've got loads of paracetamol but it doesn't seem to help much, I bought some Ibuprofen Lysine the last time I was in work because they are 342mgs each so slightly stronger then bog standard ones,I took one earlier today with some of my prescription codeine because I had so much pain I'm my hips and legs and it did the trick,I have one left that I'm saving to take in the night if I wake up in pain againCherryfudge said:It sounds awful. Glad you have been resting, but getting up for a while is probably good too.
Did you get any more painkillers? I wonder if a pharmacy would deliver?
I’ve been thinking of you and your DD, I hope you feel better soon xx
DD seems to be doing ok,she was upstairs playing a computer game earlier I could hear her laughing which is a good sign
Original Debt Owed Jan 18 = £17,630 Paid To Date = £6,736 Owed = £10,8945 -
Drink lots and lots of water or squash. This nasty bug can have a go at your kidneys so really keep hydrated and flushed through.
Have you got any vitamin D tablets? They are meant to help to. If you get short of breath try some meditation breathing exercises, they can help. Sleep and rest.
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I love lucozade! I hope it helps a little bit so you can start to feel more normal again.
XSeptember 2017 Debt = £25330
Starting afresh.
You can do anything if you put your mind to it. x2 -
Do you you like ribena - not cheap but full of vitamin c. I used to only buy it when the children were poorly 🤔
I’m pleased dd is feeling a little better. Has she lost her taste too?
Hopefully by resting and getting lots of fluids you will begin to feel better soon. 🤞Fingers crossed and positive vibes 🤞👍January spends - £587.583 -
Hope you are continuing to improve OBL and your DD is as well.Life is an adventure, never stop exploring.4
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I also hope that you're starting to feel less ill OBL.Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally
Debt in July 2017 = £58,766 😱 DEBT FREE 31 OCTOBER 2017 :T 🎉
EMERGENCY FUND 1 = £50/£5,000. EMERGENCY FUND 2 = £10/£5,000.
CHRISTMAS SAVINGS = £0/£500. SEF = £1,400/£12,000 PREMIUM BONDS ME = £350. PREMIUM BONDS DH = £300.
HOLIDAY MONEY = £0 TIME LEFT TO PAY OFF MORTGAGE = 5 YEARS 1 MONTHS3
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