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  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 7,573 Forumite
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    Yes, @PennysIntoPounds, it descends into expletive laden frustration at the sink (not from me!) if the level drops too low in the accessible bottle … 😉

    @greenbee, LOVE the idea of the cats taking doglet for a walk!! 😂😂😂😂
    Perhaps you need a robot …? 🤔

    KK
    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. 
  • redofromstart
    redofromstart Posts: 5,824 Forumite
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    edited 20 July at 8:02PM
    A young Doglet having her lead held by one of my cats:



    I can't do any more shredding, tiny cat is snoring in the box.
  • PennysIntoPounds
    PennysIntoPounds Posts: 4,307 Forumite
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    edited 20 July at 8:31PM
    A young Doglet having her lead held by one of my cats:



    I can't do any more shredding, tiny cat is snoring in the box.
    Well either the comment and pic or the after comment would have been incredibly strong contenders, but combined, you hereby win most adorable post of MSE 2025, congratulations @redofromstart 🥇🥂
  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 7,573 Forumite
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    A young Doglet having her lead held by one of my cats:



    I can't do any more shredding, tiny cat is snoring in the box.
    Well either the comment and pic or the after comment would have been incredibly strong contenders, but combined, you hereby win most adorable post of MSE 2025, congratulations @redofromstart 🥇🥂
    Absolutely agreed! 🤩❤️😊

    KK
    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. 
  • greenbee
    greenbee Posts: 17,781 Forumite
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    Digestive enzyme treatment shoved down all plugholes and shower traps.
  • greenbee
    greenbee Posts: 17,781 Forumite
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    edited 21 July at 10:16AM
    Measured for blinds, and am about to order. Hope I've got it right (better check that measurement guarantee is included!).

    Of course, it would help if I could actually get the payment to work... 
  • Baileys_Babe
    Baileys_Babe Posts: 6,258 Forumite
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    KajiKita said:
    Well done on facing the Octopods and shower today @PennysIntoPounds.

    World’s smallest oat …
    Topped up the small washing up liquid bottle that sits on the windowsill behind the sink from the huuuge (so cheaper by ml) bottle that lives under the sink. 

    KK
    I refilled our washing up liquid from the 5 litre bulk buy bottle. I have been putting this off for a while. I ended up storing the washing up liquid bottle upside down so we could get the liquid out. Refilling took less than 2 minutes, including fetching and returning the big bottle to the utility room. Why, oh why, do I put this task off? I have been avoiding it for weeks.

    Cleared, cleaned, and decluttered 2 large deep shelves in the kitchen.

    Worked on improving my financial spreadsheets. This is an ongoing project and today I made some progress.
    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 family 
  • vampirotoothus
    vampirotoothus Posts: 357 Forumite
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    @redofromstart please can you tell me which shredder. I have inherited tons of paperwork that needs to be destroyed! Thank you :)

  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 7,573 Forumite
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    @Baileys_Babe, I worked out that I was putting it off because I didn’t want to touch the gunked on liquid bottle top, nor did I want put rubber gloves on for such a small job …. (Yeh, I know, zero logic in this … 🤷‍♀️)
    I grabbed the wiping down cloth and used that to unscrew the gunky top and put it back on. Quick rinse of hands and I was good to go! 😊

    Greenhouse weeded, fed, re-supported and watered 😊 (I’ve been meaning to do that for a bit has growth has been slowing in recent days.)

    Finally worked out how to do my OPs colour-in chart for 2025! Verrrrr proud of myself 😊




    KK

    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. 
  • redofromstart
    redofromstart Posts: 5,824 Forumite
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    @vampiretoothus I bought a Fellowes  Powershred 15C, from Amzn, cashback link is on their page but the price has gone back up.  Looks like it goes up and down fairly regularly if you can afford to watch and wait as the cashback ends 30th september I think.

    Tiny cat has had her shredding pile bed moved to the window ledge in even more sunshine, all of a few inches.  I bet she never uses it again in protest.  Back to shredding years old notepads, currently on his from 2010.
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