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An in-between phase
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Tidying
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Half wussy situps
Little bit more cleaning
Steps getting the essentials in and having Sunday beer with Mr PIP
Unfortunately there has been further signs of m.o.u.s.e activity but we have wire-wooled the spot so hopefully that is the end of it!
Got my winning wine 😊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 Carmichael4 -
Aargh mouse activity. It is mouse time of year. I use wire wool too. I hope it works for you.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) 25/07/20250 -
During winter we usually get those little furry critters in our loft. Living in the countryside with loads of fields around it’s no surprise. Im just waiting to hear the little patter of tiny feet in the loft whilst Im lying in bed, then the battle will begin.:j Debtfree and and staying that way.:j3-6 month emergency fund, No.61 £140.000
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It seems to have worked so far @doingitanyway so we're hopeful, but there's not a lot we can do about the enormous gaping wall space behind the boiler where the pipes come through. Fortunately I am too tired to freak out about it, though I reserve the right to do so later in the week if it hasn't worked 😁
But it will. Only positive things this week and onwards for us all 🥂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 -
If I lived in beautiful countryside I feel like I would be better able to cope with the inevitabilities of country life @amber03 but we live on the top floor of a block of flats in London, I am not emotionally built for this sort of palalver!
(Probably wouldn't cope that well in the countryside either tbf, but at least mice should live there rather than here, in my rose-tinted urban outlook 😁)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 Carmichael4 -
It's a mousey time of year, PiP. A couple of weeks ago when I was out having a little walk in our village, there was one just calmly walking down the street in broad daylight.
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/30kg1 -
It makes you wonder how mice get into a top floor of a block of flats but then they’re crafty little critters. I work in a 9 storey building on the outskirts of the city centre and every floor has a mousetrap 😬I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)1
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Aw @foxgloves, a village mouse strolling down the street. I bet it was wearing a bonnet and had a little basket 😊 (City Specs On 😂)
I think they go wherever they please @Sun_Addict! Probably good eatings in an office block too.
I always enjoy seeing them in tube stations, glad the lack of commuters during covid didn't wipe out the mousey tube communityhttps://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 -
I love the mice in tube stations too...not sure why as I wouldn't love them in my kitchen...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 -
Usuals
Few receipt surveys
Build admin
Shower and hairwash using free toiletries
Survey
Decent steps getting painkillers from cheapest place
Money from vinted sale, shares to usual pots
Aim £3871.58
Got £30.58https://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
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