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An in-between phase

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  • doingitanyway
    doingitanyway Posts: 10,314 Forumite
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    Glad pain isn't too bad
    I agree re parents. Sadly, it is far from the norm.

    If you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them

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  • Watty1
    Watty1 Posts: 7,192 Forumite
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    Found your comment about your parents very moving.
    Made it to mortgage free but what a muddle that became

    In the event the proverbial hits the fan then co-habitees are better stashing their cash than being mortgage free !!
  • Sun_Addict
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    Yes that’s sadly true about parents not everyone is blessed with good ones. My mom was brilliant I wish she could’ve stayed with us longer than her 71 years. 

    Well done on making it to MSE top thread with the Spring challenge. It’s a very motivating thread, thank you for running it. 

    You’ve reminded me to check NW for the £50 👍
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  • Blackcats
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    You are so right about parents and parenting.  I feel so lucky to have had a happy childhood and was nurtured, loved and encouraged by mum and dad.  They were/are always there for me and my children in good times and not such good times.
  • PennysIntoPounds
    PennysIntoPounds Posts: 4,834 Forumite
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    Up early for early deadline

    Wish these cramps and bleeding would b*gger off

    And it's freezing!

    Okay that's my whinging done, on with the day! 😂

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    Cleaned a pair of silver earrings instead of never wearing them

    Counted the 1000 pieces of a jigsaw I found, just in case

    Walk to meet a bestie for post work beer

    Dinner is leftover pasta with mozzarella sticks and salad
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  • badmemory
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    Will you please stop those sit ups until you stop bleeding, wussy or not they are not helping. 
    Were all the pieces there?  I got one from a charity shop a couple of years ago that was interesting to say the least.  The first thing I do is go through & take out the edge pieces.  They were all missing.  Then I bought another one of the same that on opening looked like it had been dropped in water.  I thought never mind I can make one good one but too many of the edge pieces were curling.  I did it & binned it. I usually charity shop them.
  • doingitanyway
    doingitanyway Posts: 10,314 Forumite
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    I agree with @badmemory about the wussy steps...

    Wow, £70 from Vinted! Cool  :)
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  • dawnybabes
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    I always buy my jigsaws form charity shops, some pop a note on it they’ve counted them 🤣🤣

    £70 from Vinted is excellent 👍 
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    Jan - £176.66 :j
  • PennysIntoPounds
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    We were always told at school to try to do situps to help ease crampy uterus pains! @badmemory and @doingitanyway
    Period is about to take over anyway so I shall be a thoroughly inactive calorie fiend

    What a disappointing jigsaw escapade @badmemory! The pieces were indeed all there, had a moment of concern when I got to the end and was a piece short but fortunately as I knew my boredom threshold would waver, I had started putting them in smaller counted groups so was able to quickly locate and rectify

    Aw that's sweet @dawnybabes.

    Feeling very pleased with the wombling @doingitanyway and @dawnybabes
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