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  • bubbs
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    Evening all 😁

    GTQ one day at a time 🥰 enjoyed will rock you i saw it a few years ago was brilliant 😁

    Denise safe travels 

    Food today

    Scotch egg and 4 fresh apricots

    2 ryvita 1/2hexa cheese spread and ham 3 syns

    Tea pie 😍

    Hexb, 1 syns and 2 syns gravy


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  • beanielou
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    Safe travels Denise.  Enjoy :grin:
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  • joedenise
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    Thank you both.  Can't wait to get away.

    Been a long time since you had a pie @bubbs.  Enjoy!

  • beanielou
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    Having a really hungry day.
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  • bubbs
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    joedenise said:
    Thank you both.  Can't wait to get away.

    Been a long time since you had a pie @bubbs.  Enjoy!

    Yup it has but turned cold so hot dinners :D i did enjoy 😋
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  • maman
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    joedenise said:

    Been a long time since you had a pie @bubbs.  Enjoy!

    That's exactly what I thought! 🤣

    STS isn't bad for just a few days @Coxy11. Enjoy yourself with your family and friends and then just carry on with the plan. 😊

    Nothing wrong with a hungry day @beanielou. Depends what you ate. 🤔🤣

    Have a great time in France @joedenise. Do post when you can. 😊
  • Coxy11
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    Happy travels @joedenise x

    and good morning to everyone else!

    Had a really odd night's sleep. Kept getting palpitations that woke me up so I was very restless. Last day in work until Monday. Lots of folk taking their privilege day off today for the Queen's birthday so it will be quiet. I have the joy of sending an email, to each of those who were awarded a bonus - my cup overfloweth.

    Food today:
    B - all bran golden crunch, mullerlight yog, banana, pineapple - HEB, 0.5
    L - baked (small) sweet potato, cheese, lettuce, toms, pickles - HEA, S
    D - out out - will opt for chicken and rice I think.
    HEA - milk
    HEB - hi fi bar

    Have managed to increase my soft drink intake over the last couple of days. Thanks to @ruby_eskimo for your tip.
    Have a good day everyone,
    Coxy
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  • ruby_eskimo
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    Morning all.  Safe journeys @joedenise, and lovely to see you back again @Gettingtherequickly, hope you enjoyed the show.  Think I might have to try and get some type of pie on the menu for next week @bubbs after seeing your picture.  Hope your day goes quickly @Coxy11 and you get a better night sleep tonight; doesn't sound like a great job but hopefully you can copy and paste and just change the names!

    Last working day for me today too and am on my own at home today as DH has decided to go to the office today.  Decided to try something new in June and did some yoga when I got up this morning and actually feel a lot better for it so hoping to get some done every morning.  Followed it with some scrambled egg, a slice of toast (chopped up very very small) and a couple of strawberries on the side.  Lunch is another portion of my chicken broccoli salad and then dinner is hunters chicken.  Getting my hair cut this evening too so that will be some weight off at least! 😂

    Hope everyone has a good day!

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  • Coxy11
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    Have completed the task from hell - yes cutting and pasting 100+ times @ruby_eskimo and the first 35 went 'encrypted' so the recipients had to ask approval from me to view! Couldn't make it up. Is it too early for wine (asking for a friend).

    Have realised I've double counted my HEB's today so will use syns for the hifi bar. 

    Have frozen the 3 small sweet potatoes as realised I'd be putting the oven on just for that. Will cut up and freeze a butternut squash later as won't be using that until end of next week and don't want it going to waste. TBH it would probably be okay in the fridge, but don't want to chance it.

    So now need to go hunting for lunch. I have some cherry toms and mushrooms needing using up, so maybe an omelette with homegrown leaves and pickles.
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  • ruby_eskimo
    ruby_eskimo Posts: 4,795 Forumite
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    Oh dear @Coxy11 - probably should say that I've just remembered that you can mail merge emails using Word for your template and then an Excel file with the details you need to insert (e.g. email, name and bonus amount if you include that)  Have included the link here so might save you some time in future if you have to do something similar!
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