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Crazy Cat Lady Chapter 4 - The Aftermath

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  • wishingthemortgaheaway
    wishingthemortgaheaway Posts: 2,536 Forumite
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    Hi Ccl, I've followed you over to your new home.

    Good luck with 2020, that ex of yours better show up next week - or the judge had better stop giving him chances!

    Wish.
    Outstanding mortgage: £23,181 (December 19)
    MFW 2020 Challenge Member #10 0/£2318
  • Honeysucklelou2
    Honeysucklelou2 Posts: 4,832 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Wishing you all the very best for 2020.
    paydbx2025 #26 £890/£5000 . Mortgage start £148k June 23 - now £138k.
    2025 savings challenge £0/£2000     EF £140. Savings 2 £30.00. 17
  • foxgloves
    foxgloves Posts: 12,992 Forumite
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    Ooooh, a new CCL diary chapter! I'm in! I will also be returning to my healthy eating. I lost 6 stones between 2011 & 2013. I dropped from a size 26 to a size 16, but although I've kept 4 stone of it off, I have spent the past 5 years cycling the remaining two stones on & off. At the moment, they are very much ON! My wardrobe is pretty much all size 16s & 18s. I don't intend to buy new clothes in bigger sizes & as I don't fancy trotting around town in the buff either, I shall be working hard at getting my good food & fitness habits back. I'm sure my diary will be full of biscuit fancying moans by about January 8th!
    Good luck m'duck...... let's see if you can make 2020 your year!
    F x
    2025's challenges: 1) To fill our 10 Savings Pots to their healthiest level ever
    2) To read 100 books (46/100) 3) The Shrinking of Foxgloves 8.1kg/30kg

    "Life can only be understood backwards but it must be lived forwards" (Soren Kirkegaard 1813-55)
  • juliejim
    juliejim Posts: 7,944 Forumite
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    Happy new diary CCL - you've done so well - hope you're feeling proud of yourself - here's to the next chapter!

    Jue
    NST #10 Steps 7K 2/30 10K 2/12 5 a day 3/30 NSD 0/20
    MBNA £5500
  • 24ta
    24ta Posts: 268 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts
    Delurking,
    Happy new diary CCL. You made great progress this year, you should be very proud of yourself.
    Wishing you a happy and healthy new year.

    Subscribed :)
  • Baileys_Babe
    Baileys_Babe Posts: 6,469 Forumite
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    CCL It is great to hear you sounding so positive.

    I have subscribed so I can continue as one of your cheerleaders.

    Wishing you and your loved ones a year full of happiness.
    Fashion on a ration 2025 0/66 coupons spent
    79.5 coupons rolled over 4/75.5 coupons spent - using for secondhand purchases

    One     income, home educating family 
  • Tescodealqueen
    Tescodealqueen Posts: 1,287 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Another lurker who has subscribed to your new diary. You are amazing with all the things you are juggling so will be cheering you on in 2020.
  • f0xh0les
    f0xh0les Posts: 7,759 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee! Photogenic
    Found you! Not a lurker, not a stalker, just another gobby Turtle.
    Congratulations on your new diary, your new chapter and the 'you' that you want to be.
    Will subscribe and get the pom poms ready.
    4/10/25Three Years Mortgage Free Yay!
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    No Turtle gets left behind.[/b]
    ******PROUD MEMBER OF THE TOFU EATING COALITION OF CHAOS !!!******
  • apple_muncher
    apple_muncher Posts: 15,359 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee! Name Dropper
    Cheerleading you all the way :j:j:j!
    NST March lion #8; NSD ; MFW9/3/23 Whoop Whoop!!!
  • Toni'sfriend
    Toni'sfriend Posts: 4,056 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts
    Hello CCL

    Best wishes for 2020.

    I'm another one who finds it difficult to loose weight. Ideally I should shed about three stone to be a healthy weight. One of my plans for this year is not to weigh myself. I just find it depressing and demotivating. Instead I'm going to concentrate on eating and drinking healthily and walking a lot. It might take a while but it'll be worth it.

    Hope you finally get the court thing sorted out next week.
    Have adventures. laugh a lot and always be kind.
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