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🌞 Happy Days in our Golden Years 🌞
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Happy Sunday Fortune - so lovely to hear about your restorative day!
4 YEARS 10 MONTHS DEBT FREE!!! (24 OCT 2016)(With heartfelt thanks to those who have gone before us & their indubitable generosity.)...and now I have a mortgage! (23 AUG 2021)Original End Date - Sept 2041 New projection - Dec 2039 (reduced by 21 months)5 -
Darling @Fortune_Smiles, we are all in awe at your philosophy and resilience. Here when you need us love Humdinger xx
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Oh, bless MrF and his seed sowing! 💜😄
I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soulRepaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NILNet sales 2024: £20
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Busy being busy 🧹
Sunday was a relaxed day as planned and the last few days of rest and indulgence have helped to restore my energy. I'm still playing catch up with a lot of things but ploughing through whilst trying to look after myself better.
Health 🧘♀️
- I went to my exercise class on Monday and this evening and I'm almost back to full fitness
- meals have all been cooked from scratch and relatively healthy
Wealth 💰
- Mr F's car has been in the garage for (another) problem with the air con 🙄 Fortunately, they seem to have resolved the problem this time and, because of the ongoing saga with it, didn't charge us for the repair. They did fix another relatively minor issue at the same time and complete the MOT but the bill was nowhere near what it has been in the past. Luckily because…
- We've had our eye on some outdoor toys for the Littlest Fortunate for some time but held off because they were quite expensive. I discovered they were on sale for nearly half price so have put an order in. They will be an investment as they should last for years and can be added to as LF grows
- There have been a number of other out-of-the-ordinary things I've had to spend money on. These are needs rather than wants but why do they have to all come up at the same time 🙄😄
- I've made some progress on my evidence for Court. I'm trying to do a little each day so it's not so overwhelming. I found out today that a friend is having similar difficulties with a builder. Her issues have been going on for two years and she is unable to sell her house as a result. What is it with these people?
- I've also made some progress on the house work which has been sadly neglected due to recent events. Again, I'm trying to do a little each day.
- We have gained a new client 😁 We're in the process of agreeing the contract with them and they are already asking us to take on work.
Happiness 🙂
- I had a little splurge with my inheritence money and bought some patterns, fabrics and notions. I have a couple of sewing workshops booked so bought the things I need for the earliest of those
- I've made some progress with my painting. I haven't done any painting for some time and I'm really enjoying it. I hope my friend likes the result.
I noticed quite a few pairs of swallows flying through the orchard today. I hope they are tempted by the nest bowls we put up. Although, the wrens have built a nest in one of them. It's now a perfect circle - half terracotta nest bowl at the bottom and half moss on top with a tiny wren-sized entrance hole in the front. It's lovely to see all the wildlife thriving here.
I hope your week is off to a good start.
Fortune x
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Morning @Fortune_Smiles, slow and steady, simple calm routines and practising personal care …. as always, your posts resonate with me and have inspired me through years of full time employment (with a long commute), and now into retirement x
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