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An in-between phase
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Love the Le crudest.You can use it to mix up biscuits to bake - win-win!2
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Love the red Le C bowl!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
Emergency fund 1400/1000
Buffer fund 100/100
Debt Free (again) 25/07/20252 -
Oooh, I'd have a batch of biscuit dough in that as soon as it arrived! What a fab prize!
F2026's challenges: 1) To rebuild our Emergency Fund to at least £5k.
2) To read 50 books (5/50) 3) The Re-Shrinking of Foxgloves 8.1kg/30kg2 -
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Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
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***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger.
One debt remaining. Home improvement loan. 21 months left.1 -
Well most of the day was spent going 'uggghhh' with period pains, really great timing for getting up horribly early for the next couple of days to start new job! Ah well, the worst of period and not knowing what I'm doing will be over by Friday so eyes on the sleep/pub prize!
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Finished a book, Vanity Fair. A classichttps://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6466032/an-in-between-phase/p1
'self-blame can be as egotistical as self-praise... any work worth doing is greater than we are... we must not overrate our importance to it, either for good or ill' Margaret Kennedy Lucy Carmichael2 -
Hope the new job goes well despite the bad timing of the period pains 🙏 I used to get awful period pains, glad that era has gone.I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)0
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Thanks @Sun_Addict, when I signed up for invigilating on the basis that 'it's just a few hours max at a time so I can collapse afterwards' I did not factor in being anxious about doubling over in pain or having bowel issues in front of hundreds of people, who I'm meant to be supporting, or being such a zombie through pain and terrible sleep that I'd be so utterly useless I'd immediately get fired.
Chronic pain conditions including period related ones can really get in the effing bin.
Anyhoo hopefully all will be okay! 🤞
They have to pay me for my couple of hours training anyway so on the bright side if it all goes horribly wrong at least that's twenty quid in the flat pot 😂https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6466032/an-in-between-phase/p1
'self-blame can be as egotistical as self-praise... any work worth doing is greater than we are... we must not overrate our importance to it, either for good or ill' Margaret Kennedy Lucy Carmichael3 -
How is it that no matter how early you get up tasks expand to fill the time?
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Was surprised to be in sole charge of a student on my first shift but all hands on board!
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Half wussy situps
Ate a winning cake, for balance
30 minute carpet walk
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So tired, up and at 'em early again tomorrow for a double shift though 💪
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6466032/an-in-between-phase/p1
'self-blame can be as egotistical as self-praise... any work worth doing is greater than we are... we must not overrate our importance to it, either for good or ill' Margaret Kennedy Lucy Carmichael2 -
Sorry you are tired. Not surprising with the job and being in pain.
Glad you had some winning cake.
Hope you get a decent night's sleepIf 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
Emergency fund 1400/1000
Buffer fund 100/100
Debt Free (again) 25/07/20250 -
Just caught up, am now exhausted, will have a biscuit - i mean will pass you a biscuit - oh heck lets all have one or maybe even two!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 !!0
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