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Coming on again to motivate myself to clean the kitchen. It has run away from me despite using the dishwasher yesterday. It never quite recovers when I have guests. I need to learn to manage it better. In the meantime I will do 10 minute sessions until it is clean and organised again! Off for the first session...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
Emergency fund 350/1000
Buffer fund 100/100
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Oh brilliant money-saving with this year’s visitors income going into savings! Great that they’ll be out all day.3
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Dia you were probably better seeing an apn as they are more flexible with multiple problems. I'm not sure if they are allocated extra time for patients but our gp has a strict policy of one appointment, one problem. Very annoying if the problems are related2
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Thanks @liselle I can't wait to boost my savingsliselle said:Oh brilliant money-saving with this year’s visitors income going into savings! Great that they’ll be out all day.
Thanks @Tresinia511Tresinia511 said:Dia you were probably better seeing an apn as they are more flexible with multiple problems. I'm not sure if they are allocated extra time for patients but our gp has a strict policy of one appointment, one problem. Very annoying if the problems are related the APN has already actioned things we discussed. I found the APN very helpful and would use them again...
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
Emergency fund 350/1000
Buffer fund 100/100
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Great that the money from the guests can go into savings "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 McGee1
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Thank youjwil said:Great that the money from the guests can go into savings 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
Emergency fund 350/1000
Buffer fund 100/100
Debt Free (again) 25/07/20250 -
Well the kitchen had multiple 10 minute sessions but is now very nearly there. I feel better when the kitchen is clean and organised. I am thankful for the kitchen, but it is small so becomes unmanageable unless things are cleared and packed away quickly. I have a dishwasher so I used it to get on top of things but I don't use it daily.
I am having a NSD today.
An at home day, so cleaning, washing etc. Later, I will do some ironing (very rare!
) whilst watching something on the telly...
Soup will be made for later
It is cold today but I am snuggled in my electric throw as I type
Hope you are staying warm!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
Emergency fund 350/1000
Buffer fund 100/100
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Eek what is this ironing of which you speak ☺️❤️Mum 2018
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Double eek to ironing, i try to iron only once a year😁, or weddings and funerals1
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