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Payday today, but to be honest my brain is not in the right place at all. The last couple of days have been horrendous, as DH had an accident at work and is in a hospital 50 miles away. I'm very much having to face my aversion to city driving.
He's ok (mostly) and the hospital stay is preventative, but please send coming home vibes today. 🤞🤞"Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee4 -
Coming home vibes sent as requested....I hope Mr jwil is OK and you too. That must have been a shock.2
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Thinking of you, sending coming home vibes and gentle hugs xx2
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Is there a relative who could do the drive? The circumstances won’t reduce your anxiety. Hopefully all goes well today.Mortgage at 01.01.14 £119,481.83:eek: today £0 Emergency fund £5.5/5.5k & £200/200 cash.:jWeight 24/02/19 14st 7lb now 11st 12lb determined to stop defining myself by my mistakes. Progress not perfection.:T100%through my 1% mortgage challenge. 100% through my pb challenge. I’m not perfect but I’m good enough for now.2
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Sending so many positive vibes your way.
Hope your Dh is ok & big boo to the driving
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Hope DH comes home today. The good news may well be that it is weekend & they seem to get everyone out that they possibly can. So fingers firmly crossed.
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Hope your DH is okay. Sounds a scary situation for you all. Sending positive vibes.Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
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Eek, scary times, hope DH is ok xSealed pot challenge 822
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Thank you everyone for the support. Unfortunately he's still in but fingers crossed he'll be able to come home tomorrow.
I didn't go up yesterday in the end as I was in such a state of anxiety I wouldn't have been safe to drive. I was going to go by train but there were strikes and coaches/buses were either non-existent or not at convenient times so would have taken hours. Public transport in this area is a mess! Although I felt terrible at leaving him up there without any company, it's done me good though having a day of rest, and I'm ok again to travel up today. Fingers crossed just one more trip (alone) after that. He might have to go back for check ups but hopefully not too frequently.
Unfortunately I've got no one to help with the driving, as the only family I have here, I needed to look after the kids.
It's made me realise I take him for granted a little bit, and spend so much time getting irritated about little things, I forget how much I really rely on him, and he's my rock. So hopefully I'll improve my own behaviour in future."Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee6 -
Sorry to hear about your husband’s accident, how worrying for you. Fingers crossed he’s home soon and makes a speedy recovery 🤞I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)3
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