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  • ~FlowerPot~
    ~FlowerPot~ Posts: 1,621 Forumite
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    DD went in. Patient done. A few bits bought for tea.
    Just spent £65 on a course !!!
    But its a requirement for my insurance, its first aid. So will be doing that on thurdsay. Somehow missed the emails about the date but very luckily a colleague text me this morning and asked if i was going. For now I have taken it out of my tax pot. I defeintly wont be over the tax threshold next year so will just need the NI money. Will keep adding to the pot though to pay it back and keep adding.

    Shove tuesday so its savoury pancakes here. It will be brocoli, carrots, ham and cheese sauce. Although i will fill mine with spagetti and meatballs as thats leftovers form monday!!

    Feeling a bit more postitive today. Still managing the meditations everyday.

    Gratefuls
    lovely sunny day and blue sky
    I managed to get outside over lunch time and do about 20 mins of weeding in the strawberry patch
    Pancakes ~ always nice to have pancakes. DOnt usually make savoury ones as it is a fuss with lots of pans. But tasty!!
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  • Humboldt
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    Good to see you back @FlowerPot

    You know I love a quote....

    A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor - Franklin D Roosevelt.  
  • ~FlowerPot~
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    ahh thanks humbolt, your quote is very true thank you Mr Roosevelt!!
    ill be along to catch up your thread  soon!!
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  • Baileys_Babe
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    I very pleased to hear your DD made it to college.
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    79.5 coupons rolled over 4/75.5 coupons spent - using for secondhand purchases

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     income, home educating family 
  • debtfreewannabe321
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    Does your DD have someone In student services she can talk to when things are tough? Most of my students have a trusted/ liked member of staff whether it's me or someone I can direct them too. It makes it easier to get them in if they're having a wobble on any given day. The member of staff will go out and meet them and get them to class etc. 

    I forgot pancake day 🙈🥞 DS was distraught that we had spaghetti instead of pancakes waiting for him when he got home. So guess what we have tonight....😆
    MORTGAGE BALANCE when we moved Aug 2024, £120,000. January 1st £118,267.06. May 1st, £116, 123, June 1st, £115,536, New mortgage added for extension- £165,000 July 1st!


    Mortgage Overpayments - September-December, £152.46. Jan £103.27, Feb £115, March £91.50, April £100, May £200, June £200. July £200.
    Total- £1162.23
    Goal to pay off 1% of current mortgage in one year. £1200. (96.83% there)

  • ~FlowerPot~
    ~FlowerPot~ Posts: 1,621 Forumite
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    Hmmm, my post got lost!
    DD unfortunately will not ask anyone for help. SHe lost faith in the system due to how awful things were in previous years. ANd now, even at college she wont ask for help. She also doenst want to be seen as different. Such a shame as they have offered a lot of things that could help.
    She went in today thought so thats good.
    I managed to cash out £13.00 from PA so rounded that up to £20 and popped it on the CC. So that £90 this week. Dreading putting the tooth money on it soon, but it needs to be done before the sensitivity turns to pain!

    First aid course this morning was fun!!! Im now a certified first aider at work for the next 3 years!! I have to have it for my insurance and actually its really not a bad thing to have anyway!!

    just done PA study £1.50 thats paid immediatly, but everything else is being snapped up too fast!
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  • ~FlowerPot~
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    Happy Saturday! 
    Been out in the garden today, working. Raspberry bed one is done and much led. Oh bought a new chipper had inherited one broke last year. Strawberry breed is also done. I weeded and composted the gooseberries/ red currants then mucked them too. Moved one gooseberry bush that was in with the strawbs and weeded the asparagus bed, one end was empty so that now has the goosgog!
    Took out a rambling rose that was just annoying and attacked you when you went past and have done for last 9 years! Finally took it out carefully, leaving the bush it was intwined with still there. 
    So a good job done. But so much to do. 


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  • ~FlowerPot~
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    left is goosgogs and currants, then straws and raspberry bed 1



    Below is the next 2 raspberry beds too do. And they are  as bad as they look! !

    Have also been working a bit on the top part of the garden near the house. 
    Thinking again about patios / grassing areas / kitchen extension. Which is why it's still looks awful, because we can't decide what to do with the space! Will get a Couple of pots planned and art least we will have some colour! 

    Gratitudes
    Time to work in the garden, the the warm sunshine🌞
    A chat with my Reiki girlie's this morning😍
    Oh cooking dinner 👌

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  • ~FlowerPot~
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    Also popped £20 across to the CC yesterday. 
    No studies that I've seen this afternoon on PA.
    Need to list some items on the bay. 

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  • ~FlowerPot~
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    Morning, it's sunny today again. Yey,! 
    Going to tackle the raspberry bed this morning, at least start. That is after a meditation. 

    Then this evening I am out. We have booked this kaleidescope thing which sounds really cool. 😍


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