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Must try harder!
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I think I struggle with pots as I want to count them as overall savings…and because I don’t, it makes them easier to raid. Really they should be classed as ‘invisible/ future money’. I did well last year, but totally collapsed this year. A few big car repairs bashed them down to nothing 😖
Anyhow…onwards and upwards 🙃Not all who wander are lost - J.R.R.Tolkien
🌊 A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor 🌊
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My face ache memories reminded me of my favourite perfume, I need to fritter!My mortgage free diary: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6498069/whoops-here-comes-the-cheese
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Thank you @beanielou of course it is, thank you for the reminder 😁
@redofromstart please share what it is? I got my last lot for both MrWW and I from n0ted ar0mas. They are very similar to the real thing and do very expensive dupes (so expensive I hadn’t heard of the real ones 🤭). MrWW loves his, but I took a punt on a few I hadn’t smelled before and they were a touch too heavy for me. I will try some different lighter ones from there in the future though.Not all who wander are lost - J.R.R.Tolkien
🌊 A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor 🌊
My WW and friends diary is here 😁 …
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Roses de Chloe for meMy mortgage free diary: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6498069/whoops-here-comes-the-cheese
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Good morning and happy bank holiday 🌟
I love rose scents @redofromstart. I have an almost empty Paul Smith rose perfume bottle that I save to sniff 😁. You reminded me of the 4711 rose perfume that I’ve had in my wish list for a year. It’s not too expensive (under £20) so I may splash out. The trouble with up here is I can’t pop into a big shop and sniff test anything!I managed to gain the 0.2 I lost yesterday 🙄 so I think I will have to be extra good after today. This weekend (and probably today) I have been going over the calories to about 1500. That should still be lower than any maintenance calories, but apparently not! I think I’m getting diet fatigue after counting everything for 5 months, but I really need to stay on it. I’m still heavier than my largest acceptable weight by a good half a stone 😢
Today will be lunch out (counted 😅) and a small food shop. A bit of excitement for the extra day off 😬
Just 2 days to pay day and then I can do my shuffle and get the savings back on track.
I hope you all have a lovely day ☀️☕️Not all who wander are lost - J.R.R.Tolkien
🌊 A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor 🌊
My WW and friends diary is here 😁 …
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I too love Paul Smith's Rose perfume.
F2025's challenges: 1) To fill our 10 Savings Pots to their healthiest level ever
2) To read 100 books (36/100) 3) The Shrinking of Foxgloves 6.8kg/30kg
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I like the Paul Smith rose one too. I hate shopping so I tend to stick to my known favourites, which tend to be from airports or ferries. Been a while since I've been on either.
worst smell in a long time was the new Molten Brown rose shower gel. I'm using it because it was an expensive present but I can smell myself and regret it!My mortgage free diary: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6498069/whoops-here-comes-the-cheese
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@redofromstart 🤭 could you use it as hand wash instead? Maybe dilute it slightly in a dispenser? I’ve had some headache inducing mistakes myself 😁.It’s been lovely weather today, but sadly I mostly looked at it out of the office window 😢
I managed to go down another 0.2 this morning and have been careful today…I’m hoping to finally get down the next pound this week.I’m looking forward to pay day tomorrow, it seems to have been a really long month - like another January!I hope you have all had a good day ☀️Not all who wander are lost - J.R.R.Tolkien
🌊 A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor 🌊
My WW and friends diary is here 😁 …
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6259606/must-try-harder/p12 -
I love Molton Brown but I’m not keen on the rose one either. I like the black pepper one the best. The M&S MB shower gel and perfume dupes are brilliant (Discover). I bought my DD a set for Christmas and she loves them and she’s very fussy about fragrance. She said people at work keep asking her what her perfume is and then go on to buy it themselves.I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)3
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