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  • ladybird1106
    ladybird1106 Posts: 1,076 Forumite
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    Thanks cherryfudge and beanielou. Finally had a decent night sleep. Happy new year everyone. 
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  • ladybird1106
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    Goals for the year
    1) to try and find a positive no matter how small when life throws 💩 at me 
    2) to relax more and enjoy the little things
    3) to support Mr 🐞 to reduce his cholesterol by making healthier (read no cheese😭) meals
    4) continue to declutter the house, garage, garden and plot.
    5) to invest in myself 
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  • ladybird1106
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    edited 1 January at 10:19PM
    Managed a walk, Bloomin cold here, but did manage my step goal🥳. Managed a very nice nana nap in front of a roaring fire. Tea was ready meals we got yesterday. Lots of various timing for things. Conclusion was although it was very nice, it really didn’t save me any time and I could have made better and cheaper. Hey ho. I forgot my multivitamins so nipped to the sm and saw they had sarsaparilla cordial, so got that for my mum as a thank you for having miss giddychops. Other than that we’ve spent much of the day reading. 
    Tomorrow we plan to drive to another village to visit a gem shop to look for my Christmas present from Mr🐞. Then back here for a walk with the youngest. Time for 😴
    love🐞


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  • Cherryfudge
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    edited Today at 12:46AM
    I've been trying to think of the name for sarsaparilla - thanks!

    My sympathies to Mr L - I've had to cut down on cheese too and it's a sad state of affairs. :) My only tip would be to get strong cheese so you get the flavour hit with less.
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