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Holding On and Letting Go 🎈
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savingholmes said:Good that you are reclaiming your space and life again. You did a lovely thing. Hope the govt get round to send you some money.
Thank you SH. 'Reclaiming your space and life again' - that's a great way of putting it.
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Mortgage: 100% paid Emergency Fund: 100%
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Pottering
It's been a gentle day of pottering and working through my To Do List:
Health- went for a 45 minute dog walk first thing
- had Avocado on Toast with Chorizo & Fried Eggs for breakfast, leftover soup for lunch and a Prawn & Avocado Salad for supper
- chores done - cleaned the spare bedroom, washed the mattress and pillow protectors from the guest rooms
- still no sign of the Homes for Ukraine money 😢
- it's been an NSD
- listened to an audio book whilst doing the chores
- prepped a canvas for my show painting and printed off some reference photos
- the nail varnish arrived today 🥳 so I've a fun evening ahead sorting out the old ones - I know how to party 😆
It's an early night for me tonight - I'm exhausted 🥱 I think the excitement of the last weeks has finally caught up with me.
Happy Friday everyone
Fortune x
Mortgage: 100% paid Emergency Fund: 100%
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Show painting sounds intriguing? Is this with WI or something else?Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £175.8K Equity 32.38%
2) £4.3K Net savings after CCs 13/5/25
3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £20.6K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.1K) = 26.3/£127.5K target 20.63% updated 16/5
4) FI Age 60 income target £16.5/30K 55.1%
5) SIPP £4.4K updated 16/56 -
savingholmes said:Show painting sounds intriguing? Is this with WI or something else?
It's going to be part of our WI's competition entry at the county show SH.
Fortune x
Mortgage: 100% paid Emergency Fund: 100%
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Full Colour
I had a very relaxed day yesterday which I mostly spent painting 🥳 Mr F went out on his bike for the afternoon so I had a few quiet hours to absorb myself in the show painting - bliss!
We had a cheese and salad wrap for lunch (Mr F took his out with him) and Salmon with New Potato & Corn Salad & Basil Dressing for supper. The salad came from the veg patch. We are having to water the veg patch every day now as it's so dry.
MS-wise:- I used the JL vouchers to buy some new pillows. I choose the cheapest natural ones and had to add £25 to the cost which will come out of this month's contingency budget
- chased up the Council for the Homes for Ukraine payment - 72 days now 😢
Stay cool everyone.
Fortune x
Mortgage: 100% paid Emergency Fund: 100%
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Enjoy your time painting.Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £175.8K Equity 32.38%
2) £4.3K Net savings after CCs 13/5/25
3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £20.6K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.1K) = 26.3/£127.5K target 20.63% updated 16/5
4) FI Age 60 income target £16.5/30K 55.1%
5) SIPP £4.4K updated 16/54 -
It's raining, it's pouring...
...and it's making me very happy 😁 When I checked the weather forecast last night it was due to be cooler but dry in the Shire. This morning's forecast gave us a 26% chance of rain. But, we got lucky! Our lawn area is absolutely parched and needs a drink. It's stopping now but was quite heavy for about 15 minutes so I'm hoping that some of that soaks into the ground. It gives me a day off from watering at least.
I've spent the last few days trying to keep myself and FDawg cool and doing very little. Mr F has been away on business so not much cooking has been required and meals have been mainly salad based. I have done quite a lot of work on my show painting and it's about 70% complete. I'm out and about for the next couple of days but I should be able to complete it at the weekend. One of my show projects may not be needed now so I'm feeling a little more relaxed about things.
I've got a hair cut booked for this afternoon and Mr F is coming home. Apart from that, I need to run the vacuum round - couldn't face it during the heat and FDawg is shedding hair like a yeti 😲
First I need to walk him though. Having had some success with learning Ukrainian with Du0ling0, I have decided to revisit Spanish. I learnt many, many years ago but thought I'd revise it and am using FDawg's walk to practice. It's coming back quite quickly.
Oooh - it's raining again and quite heavily 😁
Hasta luego
Fortune x
Mortgage: 100% paid Emergency Fund: 100%
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Oh I'm using Duolingo to teach myself Czech, so far on a 76 day streak but don't think it's quite going in!Emergency Fund - £8572.39 / £10,000 :: Mortgage OP 2025 - £LISA 24/25 - £3200 / £4000 :: NSD 2025 - 2 / 150 :: Books Read: 1 / 52 :: Decluttering - 4 / 1000Engaged 9th December 2010 :: Married 29th October 2015 :: Bought a House 13th January 20175
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Oh Czech sounds difficult Ruby. I think 5 days is the longest streak I've managed so far. Can't help but picture a very tired, streaking eskimo now 😂ruby_eskimo said:Oh I'm using Duolingo to teach myself Czech, so far on a 76 day streak but don't think it's quite going in!
Fortune x
Mortgage: 100% paid Emergency Fund: 100%
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Glad you're celebrating rain. My grass is yellow! I have been keeping my pretty bedding plants alive now - and giving my apple trees the odd drink.Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £175.8K Equity 32.38%
2) £4.3K Net savings after CCs 13/5/25
3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £20.6K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.1K) = 26.3/£127.5K target 20.63% updated 16/5
4) FI Age 60 income target £16.5/30K 55.1%
5) SIPP £4.4K updated 16/54
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