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Cheery's path to fulfilment - finishing the DIY, looking after myself, appreciating the garden 🌻

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  • themadvix
    themadvix Posts: 9,323 Forumite
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    Oh Cheery, that sounds painful! I hope the bath did the trick and you are currently fast asleep and recuperating. Take it easy today!

    Nationwide sent me a text, but no letter (not since mid-March when they announced it). It just appeared in my account. Hth.
    Mortgage free 16/06/2023! £132,500 cleared in 11 years, 3 months and 7 days

    'Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.' Ernest Hemingway


  • Greying_Pilgrim
    Greying_Pilgrim Posts: 7,382 Forumite
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    Oh Cheery - that does sound painful, and you must have been shocked/shaken too.  Fingers crossed everything settles and the painkillers 'do their thing'.  

    Sending healing vibes across the ether to you.  

    Greying X
    Grocery Spend January 2026 £19.67/£300
    Non-food spend January 2026 £0.85p/£80
    Bulk Fund 2026 Month 1/12 - £0/£120
  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 9,081 Forumite
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    Nothing worse than a jarring bump like that 😢 and on top of period pain as well. Hope you’ve managed a quiet night’s sleep and are not too sore this morning. 

    KK 
    As at 15.12.25:
    - When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £227,385
    - OPs to mortgage = £12,881 Estd. interest saved = £6,203 to date
    c. 16 months reduction in term
    Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030

    Read 0 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 1st January 
    Produce tracker: £0 of £400 in 2026

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    Watch your words, they become your actions. 
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  • rtandon27
    rtandon27 Posts: 6,281 Forumite
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    Oh how horrid! That must have been a shock to the system!  Hope you'll be able to take a bit of time to rest before making good on your busy times off!
    4 YEARS 10 MONTHS DEBT FREE!!! (24 OCT 2016)
    (With heartfelt thanks to those who have gone before us & their indubitable generosity.)
    ...and now I have a mortgage! (23 AUG 2021)
    Original End Date - Sept 2041 New projection - Dec 2039 (reduced by 21 months)
  • ladyholly
    ladyholly Posts: 4,083 Forumite
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    Be kind to yourslf today. Falling downstairs is no joke and does leave you shaken and in pain. I hope you are feeling a bit better today.
  • Watty1
    Watty1 Posts: 7,657 Forumite
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    That sounds horrid.   Hope you can refigure today to include some gentle rest.
    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 !!
  • greenbee
    greenbee Posts: 18,565 Forumite
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    Hope you're not feeling too bruised and battered today. 
  • Cheery_Daff
    Cheery_Daff Posts: 17,988 Forumite
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    Thank you all xx 

    I was awake for a good 2.5 hours but I did go back to sleep for another few hours after that. Sadly had to set my alarm for 9am and am about to attempt to get out of bed 😬

    I've got meetings 10.30 til 2 with no break 😬 so I imagine if I'm not stiff when I get up, I will be after that 😂
  • Humdinger1
    Humdinger1 Posts: 2,624 Forumite
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    Cheery hope you feel OK? Do you have arnica tablets to hand as they help enormously with bruises.   Take care love Humdinger xx 
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