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Baileys_Babe said:I read it that Mr KK was going to be strutting along the cat walk or at least the living room.
not sure if Chloe would be up to this or if Mr KK bears any resemblance to the bloke.....f0xh0les said:Spoilsport!
Very impressed that you have a glass salt cellar and a cat. We never managed it.Β
No cat we have ever lived with has ever shown any interest in glass salt cellars β¦ π€·ββοΈ
Its a been a looong day (woke at 3am and was awake for a couple of hours worrying about something that happened in work yesterday - now dealt with after discussing with my boss this morning - someone else has been given a sink or swim project off the back of it!).
Raised a PO for Β£33K of electrically integrated guarding,
had yet another session on the (many expletives!) H&S records spread sheets π,
got a quote for Β£61Kβs worth of extraction / filtration systems which I passed to my boss,
stepped up when it became clear that the person whoβd organised the presentation for our site managerβs wedding present wasnβt actually willing to speak / present,
uploaded all my documents for my mileage claim and then discovered I have to set up my car identity - took all the rest of the day to find that button so will try that again tomorrow β¦
Fire doors installation and remedials are finally booked to start on 20th October.Β
The other significant thing that happened today was that my boss signed off my probation period, 3 weeks early so I am now on a permanent contract π
The Β£69.59 TCB arrived so that has been sent off as an OP along with a TT of the joint current account of 74p! π
I was going to go up to the market city after work tomorrow, for lunch out, sell a digital camera I have no use for and look at clothes in EWM but, the forecast is so dire and I am so tired after this week that I have decided to give it a miss and I will just come home instead β¦
KKAs at 15.09.25:
- When bought house Β£315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now Β£230,969
- OPs to mortgage = Β£12,345 Estd. interest saved = Β£5,863 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 58 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 12th OctoberΒ
Produce tracker: Β£426 of Β£300 in 2025
Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
Watch your words, they become your actions.ΒWatch your actions, they become your reality.Β4 -
Didnβt win a penny on the PBs β¦. π€·ββοΈ
KKAs at 15.09.25:
- When bought house Β£315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now Β£230,969
- OPs to mortgage = Β£12,345 Estd. interest saved = Β£5,863 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 58 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 12th OctoberΒ
Produce tracker: Β£426 of Β£300 in 2025
Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
Watch your words, they become your actions.ΒWatch your actions, they become your reality.Β2 -
Save the lunch and city trip to a better day, you will enjoy it so much more. Instead come home and recuperate.
Congratulations on passing your probation early π π₯³
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Baileys_Babe said:Save the lunch and city trip to a better day, you will enjoy it so much more. Instead come home and recuperate.
Congratulations on passing your probation early π π₯³
Thank you π I tried to say it was too early and I would sign it off when got to the date, but my boss got quite excitable and said heβd been considering doing it a couple of months ago and it was entirely down to his discretion! To keep the peace (and because by then heβd listened to my concern and agreed to act on the thing that happened yesterday π), I signed it π
KKAs at 15.09.25:
- When bought house Β£315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now Β£230,969
- OPs to mortgage = Β£12,345 Estd. interest saved = Β£5,863 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 58 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 12th OctoberΒ
Produce tracker: Β£426 of Β£300 in 2025
Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
Watch your words, they become your actions.ΒWatch your actions, they become your reality.Β5 -
It must feel wonderful to be so well regarded πFashion on a ration 2025Β 0/66 coupons spent
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Baileys_Babe said:It must feel wonderful to be so well regarded π
KKAs at 15.09.25:
- When bought house Β£315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now Β£230,969
- OPs to mortgage = Β£12,345 Estd. interest saved = Β£5,863 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 58 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 12th OctoberΒ
Produce tracker: Β£426 of Β£300 in 2025
Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
Watch your words, they become your actions.ΒWatch your actions, they become your reality.Β3 -
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I suspect it was the manner in which you raised the concern that made him so adamant.3
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Congratulations @KajiKita on early sign-off!Β I hope it helps chip away at the totally unjustified negative voice which - please excuse me if I'm overstepping here - reflects poor parenting.Β You are utterly fantastic.Β Love Humdinger xxΒ1
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Humdinger1 said:Congratulations @KajiKita on early sign-off!Β I hope it helps chip away at the totally unjustified negative voice which - please excuse me if I'm overstepping here - reflects poor parenting.Β You are utterly fantastic.Β Love Humdinger xxΒ
Having a boss that brushed me off once heβd completely overloaded me and I started to struggle and then the next not knowing what to do with me and using me in a much lower role probably didnβt help β¦ π
Thank you for the kind words π
KKAs at 15.09.25:
- When bought house Β£315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now Β£230,969
- OPs to mortgage = Β£12,345 Estd. interest saved = Β£5,863 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 58 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 12th OctoberΒ
Produce tracker: Β£426 of Β£300 in 2025
Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
Watch your words, they become your actions.ΒWatch your actions, they become your reality.Β4
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