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  • Seasidegal58
    Seasidegal58 Posts: 6,137 Forumite
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    That'll be a good long read.....😂
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  • Sunshine_girl2
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    Been reading off and on all day 269 pages about 200 to go. It's from 2017 the start of my journey. Some things that had happened I had forgotten. I am very glad to have found it again. 
    Life is an adventure, never stop exploring.

  • Sunshine_girl2
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    edited 6 October at 12:06PM
    Ages since I updated, just business with work , parents , other family and life . September was better financially , October payday is 12days away and a bit tight but ok . 
    Have had lovely days out with various friends and walks with U3A .
    Long weekend in the North East with friends , journey up the M62 and A1 was horrible in the rain and wind . This morning have  driven back to the North West , Cumbria to be exact . Good drive over the A66 . Doing a craft break from this afternoon with some lovely ladies who I see twice a year . 
    Have flu and Covid jabs booked for later in the month. Back home Friday then work again but off to London week after to meet up with MSE real life friend . 
    Mum and Dad have been unwell but seem to be on the mend now , not Covid though . 
    Going in school still makes me very happy . 
    Lovely news from DS he is getting married Oct 2026 , so happy for him he has waited a long time for the one . 
    Life is an adventure, never stop exploring.

  • Sunshine_girl2
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    The beach where I would like to live near when I retire . 
    Life is an adventure, never stop exploring.

  • doingitanyway
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    Good to read an update. Nice you are enjoying life
    Glad the parents are on the way up
    Love the beach, I'm assuming it is somewhere near the Lakes District?

    If you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them

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  • Sun_Addict
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    Beautiful beach, no wonder you'd like to live there. I'm glad your parents are on the mend. 
    I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)
  • jwil
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    Lovely beach!

    Congrats to DS
    "Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee
  • Sunshine_girl2
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    doingitanyway said:
    Good to read an update. Nice you are enjoying life
    Glad the parents are on the way up
    Love the beach, I'm assuming it is somewhere near the Lakes District?

    I wish it was , but so expensive Cumbria. It’s on the North Yorkshire Coast . 
    Life is an adventure, never stop exploring.

  • amber03
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    I love the beach, sadly DH isn’t a fan. Moans about the sand getting everywhere. I love listening to the sea. 

    Lovely news about DS, Oct 26 will soon come around.
    :j Debtfree and and staying that way.:j3-6 month emergency fund, No.61 £140.00
  • doingitanyway
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    edited 8 October at 12:17PM
    Sunshine_girl2 said:
    doingitanyway said:
    Good to read an update. Nice you are enjoying life
    Glad the parents are on the way up
    Love the beach, I'm assuming it is somewhere near the Lakes District?

    I wish it was , but so expensive Cumbria. It’s on the North Yorkshire Coast . 
    Yes, but that is also beautiful and it can still be your spiritual home as Scotland is mine 
    I missed the wedding comment. Congratulations!
    If you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them

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