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  • SandyShores
    SandyShores Posts: 2,006 Forumite
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    Sorted out the spare room and made a good start on the garage.  Popped to Morrisons for a quick shop and picked up the 1000 promotion points.  

    I've added almonds, prunes and a cod liver oil capsule to my daily diet now.  All very good for bone heath apparently.  
    "Think of many things, do one"
    Mortgage 31Oct'25 est. £207,450 £309,749 2020 (current ends 2038 -aiming for 2031)
    Seven Goals; 12.5lbs lost in 4 months (5.5lbs to go); walk/run/exercising/weights/yoga 

  • SandyShores
    SandyShores Posts: 2,006 Forumite
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    Swapped my craft table for a smaller one and rejigged the office furniture - it looks and feels so much tidier - I thought how depressing it was feeling last week.  This is a huge improvement. When I was at Ikea getting the new table, I thought I might as well bite the bullet and buy the 'dressing table' I've wanted for a while, its much smaller than the desk I've been using.  So I then had a mini bedroom sort out, and everything is in its place and feels so much tidier/more spacious.  Still need a good declutter but at least its all (mostly) hidden now. I'd like a basket to put the hair dryer/straighteners in but while I was sorting the office I found an old cream coloured box that will do for now.  Then I found another larger box that will slide under the bedroom chair and hold my weights etc in. it.  I had to 'blue peter' it to shorten to the perfect size and I might even cover it in fabric (one day).

    After doing the office, I decided one of the monitor risers from Ikea would be perfect, so I've ordered that and swallowed the £5 delivery.  Then decided on the mirror I wanted for above the dressing table - so that's probably going to be another £5 delivery charge but it will save petrol and a couple of hours driving.  

    No excuses not to get selling and sorting the rest of the stuff now.  Thought about the Swedish Death cleaning show, and I definitely don't want anyone to have to start sorting through piles of my clutter.
    "Think of many things, do one"
    Mortgage 31Oct'25 est. £207,450 £309,749 2020 (current ends 2038 -aiming for 2031)
    Seven Goals; 12.5lbs lost in 4 months (5.5lbs to go); walk/run/exercising/weights/yoga 

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