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Redemption - The journey of a recovering gambling addict.
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Loving life!Lonelygambler said:Feeling a bit meh this week, how is everyone?Credit card 1800
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I think that can be very seasonal connected. Early dark nights and miserable weather and the gap inbetween any 'holiday activities' you may participate in eg Halloween/Bonfire Night and Christmas.
Give yourself something to look forward. Depending on available finances, arrange a babysitter and go for a meal with your wife or drinks at the pub. Or book a panto to watch with the kids or all go to a Christmas light switch on.
But for us we have just gone thru a 3 week period where my 100yo Nan was hospitalised (still in whilst needs are assessed), so was my Dad taken to hospital by ambulance but as an out-patient and discharged same day (follow up care needed at GPs) and seperately both me and my husband have been involved in car crashes - both cases, other party to blame. So things might not be ideal they are better than the alternative would have been.0 -
Understand exactly where you are but echoing what has been said about the time of year and the weather. Hang in there, it’ll come good againMortgage at 01.01.14 £119,481.83:eek: today £0 Emergency fund £5.5/5.5k & £200/200 cash.:jWeight 24/02/19 14st 7lb now 11st 12lb determined to stop defining myself by my mistakes. Progress not perfection.:T100%through my 1% mortgage challenge. 100% through my pb challenge. I’m not perfect but I’m good enough for now.0
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