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  • ~FlowerPot~
    ~FlowerPot~ Posts: 1,621 Forumite
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    Haha I think our 'children' are similar ages and getting them to clean the oven is probably impossible! 😂
    I hope you got through the EHCP reading Flowerpot 
    Hi time to count
    My 2 eldest are adults now and youngest is 15. None of them could be persuaded to clean the oven for love or money. I have to say it is particularly bad! As I'm very head in the sand about it and it hasn't been fine for a very long time!
    Still going plodding through ehcp! Need to send it back tomorrow so must finish it but out nearly all day today! 
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  • MovingForwards
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    Happy New Year! Your plans have got off to a flying start and I wish you luck with the oven.

    Paris sounds exciting.

    Remember slow and steady.
    Mortgage started 2020, aiming to clear 31/12/2029.
  • ~FlowerPot~
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    Happy New Year! Your plans have got off to a flying start and I wish you luck with the oven.

    Paris sounds exciting.

    Remember slow and steady.
    Thank MFs
    Im raring to go and get that money saved, but this week was a v slow work week as my clinic day is a Monday and we had a BH. But it was nice to have a break from work. Ive never been very good at slow and steady, I'm a kinda all in approach!! 
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  • Doris17
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    Happy New Year!
    Mr D clean our oven and for this I am very grateful.

    "Make Everyday Count"



  • ~FlowerPot~
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    Doris17 said:
    Happy New Year!
    Mr D clean our oven and for this I am very grateful.

    you are very lucky mr D cleans your oven!!
    All the best fpr 2024 x
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  • ~FlowerPot~
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    edited 5 January 2024 at 5:05PM
    First Friday round up:

    Not earnt very much this week as new years day was a monday and so there ws no clinic.
    but lets see where we are

    EF~ £1500
    Car pot: £170 ~ building nicely
    Health pot: £15 ~ need to work on this!
    pension: £50 from healing work and £15 this week
    challenges: 
    £1 a day ~ £14 for first 2 weeks 14/366
    1p 365 challenge (XMAS savings) ~ £115 i have £100 extra in here if needed for birthdays
    52 week envelope stuffing ~ £9  1/52
    MMOP ~ £0/£60 (But there is £10 ready to cash out)

    need to sell more and more prolics to add to MMOP. Need to sell my coin collection to add to my ISA have made £41 so far hoping for £200

    So far so good
    i also have the £1000 from the 2023 envelope challenge ready to book a holiday!!!



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  • ~FlowerPot~
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    Saturday was productive I helped DD with her studies. DH cleaned the oven ~ it was disgusting and took over 2 hours! DS1 cleaned out the white drawers in the kitchen and DS2 chopped wood!
    i did a few surveys and also deleted over 1250 emails.

    Had to buy dog food and some brocoli which as always ended up witha few others bits!
    Out for lunch with my mum today, birthday treat from Nov, but was too pained with my face back then. Looking forward to it today though
    Have a good day all
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  • Doris17
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    Well done to DS on cleaning the over. Hope you enjoyed lunch. 


    "Make Everyday Count"



  • DH sounds like a keeper spending 2 hours cleaning the oven 😆

    Agree with Doris, hope you enjoyed your belated birthday lunch
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  • ~FlowerPot~
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    edited 11 January 2024 at 6:32PM
    DH sounds like a keeper spending 2 hours cleaning the oven 😆

    Agree with Doris, hope you enjoyed your belated birthday lunch

    skintYA thank you, yes hes a good'un ~ most of the time, snored all night last night and I saw every hour on the clock !! Lunch was at the ivy and it was very nice, worth waiting for.
    Also went into mistral and mum bought me my birthday pressie, 3 tops, all in the sale at a good price and then there was an extra discount applied at the till, so they were a bargain. Made me think I should move my birthday to the January sales every year!!!!

    Its cold this morning, well i havent been outside yet, but I feel cold! I have a very busy clinic day today which is good after last week. then later this afternoon I am going to try and meal plan for 2 weeks and do an online order as I have slipped up on doing this and we def spent less at the SM when I do a 2 week plan.

    Have a good day all
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