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Time to Face The Music

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  • RelievedSheff
    RelievedSheff Posts: 12,691 Forumite
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    Mr SA would kill for that burger set up 🍔 Whilst on the subject of burgers I bought the beetroot burgers from Aldi today that you’ve mentioned on here. They look very nice, earmarked for Saturday. 
    The beetroot burgers are really nice. 

    We have some of their mushroom burgers and sweet potato burgers in the freezer to try at some point as well.
  • RelievedSheff
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    ladyholly said:
    Wow to the burgers. I think one of those would feed both of us.
    The dog has had some of mine for breakfast. 

    He has got some for dinner tonight as well. 

    The other half finished his off though!

    For chain pub grub the food really isn't bad quality. 
  • RelievedSheff
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    A no spends day today.

    Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be from stores. It was toast for breakfast, we have both taken our packed lunches to work and dinner tonight is a BBQ at a friends house.

    No jobs tonight. We are away in the van for the weekend at a friends house. So it will be home, quick shower and then heading an hour up the A1 to North Yorkshire.
  • Sun_Addict
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    Have a brilliant weekend 🍻
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  • RelievedSheff
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    We had a lovely night last night. Had a great catch up over a few drinks a d a bbq.

    Today we are going out for a walk and heading to a pub I think before we come back to bbq again. We have so much food still left to bbq. We eere going to get a curry but no point letting the bbq food go to waste.


  • Keedie
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    I'm really inspired by your diary @RelievedSheff, as you're living your life whilst still paying down your debt and your pictures are great. I think I might add pictures to my diary, it's a nice way of capturing life's memories whilst you're on your journey. I can't wait to get down to one card and to just reduce the number of creditors in general.

    I agree that the BBQ purchase is a good investment and so is your motorhome as you're able to enjoy life, and really and truly, that's what it's all about.

    I went straight on the Pub Tokens website and zoomed in on the map to see where I can spend the vouchers, and as I'm in London, there's tons of places and they've got 20% off this month. I don't have the money to buy as yet, but I'll definitely put it down on my list of things to do.

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  • RelievedSheff
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    Keedie said:
    I'm really inspired by your diary @RelievedSheff, as you're living your life whilst still paying down your debt and your pictures are great. I think I might add pictures to my diary, it's a nice way of capturing life's memories whilst you're on your journey. I can't wait to get down to one card and to just reduce the number of creditors in general.

    I agree that the BBQ purchase is a good investment and so is your motorhome as you're able to enjoy life, and really and truly, that's what it's all about.

    I went straight on the Pub Tokens website and zoomed in on the map to see where I can spend the vouchers, and as I'm in London, there's tons of places and they've got 20% off this month. I don't have the money to buy as yet, but I'll definitely put it down on my list of things to do.

    Thank you.
  • RelievedSheff
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    Another fab day with friends yesterday. 

    We have to go home today but we wo g be in any hurry I expect. I went to bed early and was sensible. The other half was in a tangle when he finally came to bed so he will be worse for wear when he gets up.

    No plans for today other than getting home and preparing dinner. We have roast chicken today. I don't think it will be a late night tonight!


  • Sun_Addict
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    Great photos. Bet OH will have a sore head today 😆
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  • Skint_yet_Again
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    Great photos. How did you get the aerial shot and is your dog trying to eat the fish food or the fish 😆
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