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Cheery's path to fulfilment - finishing the DIY, looking after myself, appreciating the garden 🌻
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Well done, Cheery, for resolving this for yourself and also for the change to clearer wording for future customers. I'm glad you can now draw a line under this issue and enjoy the rest of your holiday.Fashion on a ration 2025 0/66 coupons spent
79.5 coupons rolled over 4/75.5 coupons spent - using for secondhand purchases
One income, home educating family2 -
Well done for persevering and getting such a positive result for you and others. Hopefully you can lay that aside and get your other annoying bits out of the way and enjoy your birthday x3
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Bravo!! 👏 😊
And you now know how to tackle tasks like this … wait until you’re Hangry! 😉😂
KKAs at 15.07.25:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £233,521
- OPs to mortgage = £11,338 Interest saved £5225 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends January 2030
Read 39 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 27th July
Produce tracker: £227 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.3 -
Thank you all! And yes @KajiKita waiting til I was hangry was a good strategy 😂
I am doing nice holiday activities, but the promotions form is hanging over my head somewhat 🙄 trying to chip away a little every day, but it does feel like it's spoiling my holiday. Of course if I just finished it, I wouldn't have to think about it any more... 😬 easier said than done of course!
I keep trying to remind myself this is a big part of my longer term retirement strategy - get paid more and work less 😂
Can't change what I've actually done or not at this point, but I CAN write about what I've done to the best of my ability to give myself the best chance.
Right, best stop waffling about it and crack on. I want to spend the bulk of tomorrow in the garden and I can't if I don't get this done!4 -
Sending you BICHOK vibes! 💪
KK
Bum in chair, hands on keyboard.As at 15.07.25:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £233,521
- OPs to mortgage = £11,338 Interest saved £5225 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends January 2030
Read 39 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 27th July
Produce tracker: £227 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.4 -
KajiKita said:Sending you BICHOK vibes! 💪
KK
Bum in chair, hands on keyboard.3 -
You've achieved one biggy, next one should be a doddle!!!2
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badmemory said:You've achieved one biggy, next one should be a doddle!!!
I'm getting there though. It's getting easier the more I work on it, proving, yet again, that I do myself no favours by hiding my head under a rock!5 -
I find the same when I am starting to prep for interviews and dealing with recruiters at the start of one of my never ending job searches … Starts creakily and with blushes and missteps and then settles down into a flow and I almost believe how good I am telling everyone I am … 😉😂
KKAs at 15.07.25:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £233,521
- OPs to mortgage = £11,338 Interest saved £5225 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends January 2030
Read 39 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 27th July
Produce tracker: £227 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.5 -
Well I have been both impressed and inspired by your success! 😊
Didn't stop til 10pm but have made good progress. Planning to have a printable draft by tomorrow lunchtime.
Annoyingly we had a fine for driving through a clean air zone. Very annoying - I was absolutely convinced we hadn't gone past a sign, and I was SO convinced that I didn't bother to bloody look 🙄 that'll teach me 🙄 so that needs paying tomorrow before it doubles.
So, Mr C is out all day tomorrow, so I need a plan.
8.30-12.30 CAREER
* full draft of job form
* reference for colleague
12.30-1.30 LUNCH & ADMIN
* lunch
* pay fine
* reply to LPG
* put washing on
1.30-4.30 GARDEN
* hang washing out
* mow
* strim
* bag stuff for tip
* shift stones for paths
* start to shift topsoil
4.30-6.30 CRAFT
* next 3 curtains (!)
We'll see after that. Need to go to the supermarket for the weekend's food and cake supplies, but Mr C might do that Friday morning. I might carry on with the curtains, or I might be in need of a nice hot bath!6
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