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Watty's Awakening
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Perfick!
Dxx22: 3🏅 4⭐ 23: 5🏅 6 ⭐ 24 1🏅 2⭐ 25 🏅 🥈2⭐ Never save something for a special occasion. Every day is a special occasion. The diff between what you were yesterday and what you will be tomorrow is what you do today Well organised clutter is still clutter - Joshua Becker If you aren't already using something you won't start using it more by shoving it in a cupboard- AJMoney The barrier standing between you & what youre truly capable of isnt lack of info, ideas or techniques. The secret is 'do it'3 -
Hijack away - I'm loving the chatter
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 !!5 -
An irritating start to the morning. Up early so VNM could go to his mothers house as the roofer starts today. VNM has "tidied" the kitchen and was therefore not here for me to ask where he had put things. Inexplicably the grill pan was found on top of the kitchen cupboards (?); the bread no where to be found at all (has finally turned up with the plates) and the supplements I take were on the top shelf of a cupboard that is empty because I cannot reach it. I had to use a wooden spoon to flick things to the front and climb on furniture to get down.
Thus slightly grumpy I put Wattydogs new trainers on and he flicked them off within seconds of getting outside. He has to wear trainers to protect his paws as he walks so badly now. I think the trainers are a very poor fit and will need to get him some others as after two re-fits I gave up and told him to stay in with a kong as trainers do not stay on. The laurel hedges are having work done and WattyDog guarding the place in case said workman thinks about coming anywhere near the place.
VNM rung to say the battery purchased for his mothers car is the wrong one. I'm too irritable to say can we not just scrap the car. I have suggested this in the past tactfully but his daughter and he want to keep it and restore it (for what I have no idea). Echos of the daughter's car that sat in the garden I fear.
OK, I am laughing now. These are tiny things really. I will finish clearing the two kitchen cupboards of things I know will not be eaten/drunk which can go to the food bank and/or friends and then put things back in a more sensible fashion.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 !!8 -
Aw poor watty that is all tiny things that will stack up till you shout at the postman for making the letterbox flap 😆 😆
I'm assuming you have a tvnm (tall very nice man) but certainly weird ideas today about tidying the worktops lol
We had boots for our gsd. Started with balloon boots which are very tough in spite of how they look. Then we had velcro splints which were just oblong of tough material with velcro gripping capability. You added more velcro strips in places to support the particular issue. Then we got actual boots for him. His problem was the tendons stretching so he had big banana feet and was wearing the top of his paws as he flicked his feet rather than just walking like a young dog. We used to say he looked dead hard with his splints on 😆 softest dog you could hope to meet in reality 😆22: 3🏅 4⭐ 23: 5🏅 6 ⭐ 24 1🏅 2⭐ 25 🏅 🥈2⭐ Never save something for a special occasion. Every day is a special occasion. The diff between what you were yesterday and what you will be tomorrow is what you do today Well organised clutter is still clutter - Joshua Becker If you aren't already using something you won't start using it more by shoving it in a cupboard- AJMoney The barrier standing between you & what youre truly capable of isnt lack of info, ideas or techniques. The secret is 'do it'6 -
I have no idea why people - assuming mostly men but I may be wrong - are so fond of putting things on high shelves where those of us nearer ground level would never be able to reach them without a drone... My DH in a 'former life' had a job where things had to be very orderly, but at home they just get put in any available space, even the shed or garage.I think a bit of sunshine is good for frugal living. (Cranky40)
The sun's been out and I think I’m solar powered (Onebrokelady)
Fashion on the Ration 2025: Fabric 2, men's socks 3, Duvet 7.5, 2 t-shirts 10, men's socks 3, uniform top 0, hat 0, shoes 5 = 30.5/68
2024: Trainers 5, dress 7, slippers 5, 2 prs socks (gift) 2, 3 prs white socks 3, t-shirts x 2 10, 6 prs socks: mostly gifts 6, duvet set 7.5 = 45.5/68 coupons
20.5 coupons used in 2020. 62.5 used in 2021. 94.5 remaining as of 21/3/224 -
I tried shoes when my dog cut her paw and needed stitches, I quickly gave up and just used vet bandages on her when we went for a walk, bought a job lot off amazon !Sealed pot challenge 822
Jan - £176.66 :j5 -
Cherryfudge said:I have no idea why people - assuming mostly men but I may be wrong - are so fond of putting things on high shelves where those of us nearer ground level would never be able to reach them without a drone... My DH in a 'former life' had a job where things had to be very orderly, but at home they just get put in any available space, even the shed or garage.This is where having a husband who is only a couple of inches taller than me is an advantage!One thing we have done is make sure that the shelves in the kitchen cupboard are optimised to be as low as they can be, given the height of what is stored below. I've seen inside plenty of cupboards where the shelves are moveable but people haven't realised or made optimum decisions on what to store where. Boxes of cereals for example work best on the top shelf rather than the bottom.Make £2025 in 2025
Prolific £841.95, Octopoints £6.64, TCB £456.58, Tesco Clubcard challenges £89.90, Misc Sales £321, Airtime £60, Shopmium £52.74, Everup £95.64 Zopa CB £30
Total (1/11/25) £1954.45/£2025 96%
Make £2024 in 2024
Prolific £907.37, Chase Int £59.97, Chase roundup int £3.55, Chase CB £122.88, Roadkill £1.30, Octopus ref £50, Octopoints £70.46, TCB £112.03, Shopmium £3, Iceland £4, Ipsos £20, Misc Sales £55.44Total £1410/£2024 70%Make £2023 in 2023 Total: £2606.33/£2023 128.8%5 -
dawnybabes was that the bandage that clings to itself? We had rolls of that too, really useful stuff.
Dxx22: 3🏅 4⭐ 23: 5🏅 6 ⭐ 24 1🏅 2⭐ 25 🏅 🥈2⭐ Never save something for a special occasion. Every day is a special occasion. The diff between what you were yesterday and what you will be tomorrow is what you do today Well organised clutter is still clutter - Joshua Becker If you aren't already using something you won't start using it more by shoving it in a cupboard- AJMoney The barrier standing between you & what youre truly capable of isnt lack of info, ideas or techniques. The secret is 'do it'2 -
Another here who totally understands about empty top shelves - even with a small step they are a no go area.3
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