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I’d banish Mr SA to his bed with tv on for the day (or week) since he is so poorly.Has dd recovered yet ?January spends - £587.585
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I think I would be stopping all food for Mr SA and telling him to lay down quietly with no tv, in case he may have the same virus, or if he is feeling well he can help out
unlike you I am nasty like that and however annoying, he cannot help the way he is. Credit card debt - NIL
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Sorry to hear you still have the dreaded lurgy. Hope you feel better soon. If I was you I'd be resting rather than WFH. I'm sure they can do without you for a day or 2. Your body & health are more important than any job....as I found out the hard way once.
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This is the downside to being set up with all the equipment to WFH. They definitely don’t expect employees to work if they’re not well. I certainly couldn’t work if I had to go into the office or if I had a physical job. I’ve got a pretty quiet day so I’m just tidying up odd bits of admin. Promise I won’t work too hard 😆I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)7
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Glad to hear you sounding a bit more on the mend today SA. Hopefully it'll continue in the right direction. I assume you'll be WH the rest of the week now regardless in case it was a Norovirus type thing?🎉 MORTGAGE FREE (First time!) 30/09/2016 🎉 And now we go again…New mortgage taken 01/09/23 🏡
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Yes definitely WFH for the rest of the week.EssexHebridean said:Glad to hear you sounding a bit more on the mend today SA. Hopefully it'll continue in the right direction. I assume you'll be WH the rest of the week now regardless in case it was a Norovirus type thing?I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)5 -
The good news is I feel much better at the moment. Quite weak but then I’ve barely eaten anything since Sunday. I had a very small lunch with no twinges afterwards. Hopefully I’ve turned a corner now 🤞
So much for making a meal plan for this week 😆I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)8 -
On a positive note, think how much money you've saved by not eating. xSun_Addict said:The good news is I feel much better at the moment. Quite weak but then I’ve barely eaten anything since Sunday. I had a very small lunch with no twinges afterwards. Hopefully I’ve turned a corner now 🤞
So much for making a meal plan for this week 😆Making the debt go down and savings go up
LBM 2015 - debt £57K / Now £28,744....its going down
Mortgage Free December 9th 2024! 18mths ahead of schedule. Since 2022 we paid over £15K in OPs.Challenges
EF #68 £450/£3000
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Fiver Friday '25 #10 £15
Studies/surveys July £72.46
Decluttering items 753
Books read 12
Jigsaws done 8
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Will the meal plan wait till next week? I hope you have enough in that's stomachable (is there such a word?) for now.I think a bit of sunshine is good for frugal living. (Cranky40)
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Can’t see that money saving tip catching on 🤣Makingabobor2 said:On a positive note, think how much money you've saved by not eating. x
I realised how much of the food budget is spent on Mr SA when he was in hospital for 9 months. I’m quite cheap to run in that respect. A bag of lentils, a couple of tins of chickpeas and some veg and I’m sorted 😆I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)7
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