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An in-between phase

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  • foxgloves
    foxgloves Posts: 12,879 Forumite
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    I love both sending & receiving handwritten letters. Am a member of the 'Handwritten Letter Appreciation Society'. 
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    2) To read 100 books (46/100) 3) The Shrinking of Foxgloves 8.1kg/30kg

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  • Watty1
    Watty1 Posts: 7,366 Forumite
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    I like to call writing on here 'catching up on my correspondence'. As though I am a regency lady with a writing desk.
     I love this
    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 !!
  • EssexHebridean
    EssexHebridean Posts: 24,832 Forumite
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    LOVING that you and your friend still write actual letters to each other!  (Also loving the writing desk idea - and in a shock twist, I actually have one!) 
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  • doingitanyway
    doingitanyway Posts: 10,481 Forumite
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    I am happy to be part of the writing letters gang too  :)

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  • PennysIntoPounds
    PennysIntoPounds Posts: 5,064 Forumite
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    Build admin

    Survey cashout, shares to usual pots
    PB money, shares to usual pots

    Usuals

    Steps getting olio pasta, and selling a small pile of silver bits, so thats the rest of groceries money I owe mum and a few more quid in the flat pot.
    Mr PIP has also been able to put some in so
    Aim £3871.58
    Got £127.58

    Build admin, spent all afternoon arguing with a particularly dense part of the council, though it's a fiercely fought competition

    I am so tired, it is amazingly draining having to endure other people's stupidity

    Going to mums for spag bol for dinner 😊
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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,885 Ambassador
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    Enjoy your tea. 
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  • ladyholly
    ladyholly Posts: 4,047 Forumite
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    I would love to handwrite letters but as my writing is awful and getting worse as I get older no one would be able to read them. I sometimes struggle to read my own shopping list. :D:D
  • badmemory
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    ladyholly said:
    I would love to handwrite letters but as my writing is awful and getting worse as I get older no one would be able to read them. I sometimes struggle to read my own shopping list. :D:D
    That's why I type my shopping lists now.  I could only take a couple times of not being able to tell what an item on the list was!

  • joedenise
    joedenise Posts: 17,999 Forumite
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    I use my phone for shopping lists for the same reason!  Also means I can easily add to it when I think of something.
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