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2020 Fashion on the Ration Challenge
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Laura sending my very best wishes to you and your intended for tomorrow and the coming days. xxThe best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time. (Abraham Lincoln)4
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(((((((((((( @Laura_Elsewhere. )))))))))))))))))Laura_Elsewhere said:Away from Much Mending on the Borrow.... My Intended goes off tomorrow morning first thing, and we hope he's home again on Wednesday, possibly even Tuesday, with the surgery all being successful.
I am sitting on a sack filled with the Octopuses of Panic and every time I think I've got them subdued, a tentacle gets out and grabs my guts and squeezes hard and I have to wrestle it back into the sack and sit on it firmly.
Fingers, toes and everything else crossed for your Intended.
- Pip
PS: I PM’d you my number. Even if you just want to rant incoherently at someone, that’s OK."Be the type of woman that when you get out of bed in the morning, the devil says 'Oh crap. She's up.'
It ain’t what you do, it’s the way that you do it - that’s what gets results!
2025 Fashion on the Ration Challenge 66 coupons - 39.5 spent.
4 - Thermal Socks from L!dl
4 - 1 pair "combinations" (Merino wool thermal top & leggings)
6 - Ukraine Forever Tartan Ruana wrap
22 - yarn
1.5 - sports bra
2 - leather wallet6 -
PipneyJane said:
(((((((((((( @Laura_Elsewhere. )))))))))))))))))Laura_Elsewhere said:Away from Much Mending on the Borrow.... My Intended goes off tomorrow morning first thing, and we hope he's home again on Wednesday, possibly even Tuesday, with the surgery all being successful.
I am sitting on a sack filled with the Octopuses of Panic and every time I think I've got them subdued, a tentacle gets out and grabs my guts and squeezes hard and I have to wrestle it back into the sack and sit on it firmly.
Fingers, toes and everything else crossed for your Intended.
- Pip
PS: I PM’d you my number. Even if you just want to rant incoherently at someone, that’s OK.Laura this^^^^I wish I was able tooffer to come round and sit on the sack with you. That'd see them off! Of course, we're in a local lockdown at present.$£**%# footballers!Going to go and explore how to PM people.Keep your chin up. We're all rooting for you - and your intended.
A budget is like a speed sign - a LIMIT not a TARGET!!
CHALLENGES
2025 Declutter:
1 CONTAINER (box/bag/folder etc) per day; 50/365
1 FROG (minimum) per week; 6/52
WEIGHT I'll start with 25 lbs (though I need to lose more!) and see how it goes...🤔 0/25
2025 NSDs: 15 per MONTH - FEB 4/15; JAN 21/15
2025 Fashion on the Ration: (carried over from 2024) 10+66 = 76
2025 Make Do, Mend & Minimise No target, just remember to report!
AWARDS 💐⭐6 -
@maddiemay, @PipneyJane and @basketcase - thankyou! You are all very very lovely and this flat is ridiculously dusty! x2025 remaining: 37 coupons from 66:
January (29): winter boots, green trainers, canvas swimming-shoes (15); t-shirt x2 (8); 3m cotton twill (6);
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2025 second-hand acquisitions (no coupons): None thus far
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2025 needlework- *Reverse-couponing*:11 coupons :
January: teddybear-lined velvet jacket (11) & hat (0); velvet sleep-mask (0);6 -
Keep sitting on the sack. It will all be over before you know it, and he’ll be recuperating – but that’s easy to say. I hope you’re going to keep us updated regularly on your “distraction” project, together with photos of you disassembling the suit and reassembling it. We are all here for you and we’ll do our best to take your mind off it.Life is mainly froth and bubble: two things stand like stone. Kindness in another’s trouble, courage in your own.5
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{{{Hugs}}} Laura, and best wishes for a smooth operation and an easy recovery.
In the meantime, I have A Dilemma; the plan B dress for DS2's wedding (in "Ruby Rose Pinks & Cream" in a sort of floral pattern, & floaty, with matching silk bolero) has arrived, fits well, & the family have decreed that that's The One I should wear. So the hunt is on for headgear, footwear & a suitable bag, but in the meantime - coupons or no coupons? It was advertised as "used - in lovely condition" (which it certainly is) so I was thinking not, but it does actually have its original Jacques Vert tags attached, which look as if they've never been removed. Off the back of a lorry, perhaps...? Is it "new" or does it count as secondhand?
Angie - GC Aug25: £106.61/£550 : 2025 Fashion on the Ration Challenge: 26/68: (Money's just a substitute for time & talent...)4 -
Dittomaddiemay said:Laura sending my very best wishes to you and your intended for tomorrow and the coming days. xxBe Kind. Stay Safe. Break the Chain. Save Lives. ⭐️2025 Savings Pot Challenge: As a monthly amount, running total = £299.00
Jan £5.00 Feb £12.74 Mch £23.26 Apr £32 May £43 Jun £50 July £62 Aug £71 Sep Oct Nov Dec Grand Total £5 -
No coupons - if it isn't bought from the shop which sold it as new, then it is second-hand even if unworn. And not-buying-new is the aim for the rationing coupon system, then as now.thriftwizard said:{{{Hugs}}} Laura, and best wishes for a smooth operation and an easy recovery.
In the meantime, I have A Dilemma; the plan B dress for DS2's wedding (in "Ruby Rose Pinks & Cream" in a sort of floral pattern, & floaty, with matching silk bolero) has arrived, fits well, & the family have decreed that that's The One I should wear. So the hunt is on for headgear, footwear & a suitable bag, but in the meantime - coupons or no coupons? It was advertised as "used - in lovely condition" (which it certainly is) so I was thinking not, but it does actually have its original Jacques Vert tags attached, which look as if they've never been removed. Off the back of a lorry, perhaps...? Is it "new" or does it count as secondhand?
Well done on finding the right frock!
And thankyou, everyone xx2025 remaining: 37 coupons from 66:
January (29): winter boots, green trainers, canvas swimming-shoes (15); t-shirt x2 (8); 3m cotton twill (6);
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2025 second-hand acquisitions (no coupons): None thus far
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2025 needlework- *Reverse-couponing*:11 coupons :
January: teddybear-lined velvet jacket (11) & hat (0); velvet sleep-mask (0);4 -
Laura, sending best wishes for a speedy recovery for your Intended, and calm days for you. Keep us posted on your projects, and it will help keep your mind occupied. Lots of virtual socially distant hugs coming your way xx2025 Fashion on the ration
150g sock yarn = 3 coupons
Lined trousers = 6 coupons ...total 9/66 used
2 t-shirts = 8 coupons
Trousers = 6 coupons ... total 23/66
2 cardigans = 10 coupons
Sandals = 5 coupons ... total 38/66
Nightie = 6 coupons
Sandals = 5 coupons ... total 49/663 -
Laura, sending you best wishes and hugs for this week. My thoughts and prayers are with you both. XxStash busting challenge 2025: 0/100 £0/£100 Fashion on the ration 2025: 0/663
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