An in-between phase

1407408409411413

Comments

  • weenancyinAmerica
    weenancyinAmerica Posts: 1,836 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Third Anniversary Photogenic Name Dropper
    Here we call it a dust ruffle.
  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 6,917 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Fourth Anniversary Name Dropper Photogenic
    Glad the invigilating is rewarding 😊 And you have NOTHING to feel shame about! 

    KK
    As at 15.05.25:
    - When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £235,841
    - OPs to mortgage = £11,338 Interest saved £5225 to date
    Fixed rate 3.85% ends January 2030

    Read 24 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 19th May
    Produce tracker: £70 of £300 in 2025

    Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
    Watch your words, they become your actions. 
    Watch your actions, they become your reality. 
  • PennysIntoPounds
    PennysIntoPounds Posts: 3,838 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Second Anniversary Photogenic Name Dropper
    That is completely fair comment and emoji use @Sun_Addict 🤣

    We believe in you @rachmac3, get valancing immediately! I'm not even fancy enough to have considered having a bed skirt doodah so you can definitely do this, being a woman of valance ownership 💪
  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 6,917 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Fourth Anniversary Name Dropper Photogenic
    I’ve never trusted myself not to get the valance and the in-the-bed-base drawers in a total tangle, so I have never had one! 😂

    KK 
    As at 15.05.25:
    - When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £235,841
    - OPs to mortgage = £11,338 Interest saved £5225 to date
    Fixed rate 3.85% ends January 2030

    Read 24 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 19th May
    Produce tracker: £70 of £300 in 2025

    Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
    Watch your words, they become your actions. 
    Watch your actions, they become your reality. 
  • foxgloves
    foxgloves Posts: 12,336 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    edited 17 May at 2:41PM
    As a life-long arachnophobic, I always avoid valances in case they double-up as 'ladders' for 8-legs!
    F
    2025's challenges: 1) To fill our 10 Savings Pots to their healthiest level ever
    2) To read 100 books (24/100)

    "Life can only be understood backwards but it must be lived forwards" (Soren Kirkegaard 1813-55)
  • PennysIntoPounds
    PennysIntoPounds Posts: 3,838 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Second Anniversary Photogenic Name Dropper
    Half wussy situps
    Survey
    Usuals
    Tiny bit of spec work

    Flat clean and laundry

    Popped over to mums for a cuppa and to get a bag to take to charity shop for her neighbour

    Four receipt surveys
    Small bit of build admin 

    Walk and beer with Mr PIP watching bits of the FA Cup final with pub pals

    Happy Saturday all, especially Palace supporters 🍻
  • rachmac3
    rachmac3 Posts: 189 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 100 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    edited 18 May at 11:57AM
    You do all make me chuckle!! Valance! That's the word I was looking for! Although dust ruffle sounds quite cute. There's a dog bed next to my bed and it's easier to clean a valance than the bed base where the furry bog rats lean against it. Anyway, it's back on!
    I hope everyone is enjoying the weekend x

    Debts                 04/01/25        01/05/25   

    Tesco CC          £6,509.97       £6,150.00 
    NatWest CC      £7,612.74      £7,305.00
    Lloyds CC          £6,112.60      £5,495.00
    1st Direct CC     £176.03         £77.00
    CC total             £20,411.34   £19,027.00
    TSB OD             £500             £0 - gone!
    1st Direct OD     £600             £250 (no charge)
    Car loan             £4,000          £4,000
    1st Direct Loan  £10,684.44   £9,862.56
    Total                  £36,195.78   £33,139.56
  • PennysIntoPounds
    PennysIntoPounds Posts: 3,838 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Second Anniversary Photogenic Name Dropper
    Usuals

    Mr PIP picked up some olio bread

    Survey

    Small walk dropping off a vinted sale

    Half hour walk getting a lipbalm from olio

    Prepped a veggie cottage pie for dinner

    Mr PIP got some bargain beers and bargain chocolate

    Entered some competitions, today I'm mostly looking forward to winning 3k and a year's supply of loo roll

    Hour walk with Mr PIP getting best value bits and bobs.
    Managed to get a packet of mcvities chocolate digestives for 25p which was very pleasing.
    Found 1p and a sweet bird design plant pot

    Happy Sunday everyone 🍻
  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 6,917 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Fourth Anniversary Name Dropper Photogenic
    A years supply of loo roll would take up a LOT of space! Here’s hoping that the £3k tuns up instead! 😉😊

    KK
    As at 15.05.25:
    - When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £235,841
    - OPs to mortgage = £11,338 Interest saved £5225 to date
    Fixed rate 3.85% ends January 2030

    Read 24 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 19th May
    Produce tracker: £70 of £300 in 2025

    Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
    Watch your words, they become your actions. 
    Watch your actions, they become your reality. 
  • Sun_Addict
    Sun_Addict Posts: 23,610 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Sounds like a productive day. Yay to Mr PIP securing bargain beer and chocolate 🥳🍻
    I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)
Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 350.1K Banking & Borrowing
  • 252.7K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 453.1K Spending & Discounts
  • 243K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 597.4K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 176.5K Life & Family
  • 256K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16.1K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.6K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.