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Steadily climbing the mountain, enjoying the view along the way
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Workout done. The bridge with one leg in the air is hard! 😳😂
KK
As at 17.04.26:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £216,847
- OPs to mortgage = £18,925 Estd. interest saved = £9,670 to date
c. 16 months reduction in term
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 31 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 7th May.
Produce tracker: £108 of £400 in 2026
Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
Watch your words, they become your actions.Watch your actions, they become your reality.4 -
I’m impressed that is really hard to do.
Love 🐞
Declutter 984/2026
£62.30 saved by growing and eating my own 2026
books read 5 in 2026
£185 🥳 funpot
🐞change pot £39.531 -
Don’t be too impressed! I’m only managed two or three on each side! 😂😉
KK
As at 17.04.26:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £216,847
- OPs to mortgage = £18,925 Estd. interest saved = £9,670 to date
c. 16 months reduction in term
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 31 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 7th May.
Produce tracker: £108 of £400 in 2026
Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
Watch your words, they become your actions.Watch your actions, they become your reality.2 -
Sunday is meant to be a day of rest!
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One debt remaining. Home improvement loan. 19months left.2 -
Yeh, I know … That was our original plan! But … stuff happens! 😉😂
Only done 7.3K steps today, if that helps 😊
KK
As at 17.04.26:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £216,847
- OPs to mortgage = £18,925 Estd. interest saved = £9,670 to date
c. 16 months reduction in term
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 31 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 7th May.
Produce tracker: £108 of £400 in 2026
Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
Watch your words, they become your actions.Watch your actions, they become your reality.4 -
I can’t even manage one. I have tried.
Love 🐞
Declutter 984/2026
£62.30 saved by growing and eating my own 2026
books read 5 in 2026
£185 🥳 funpot
🐞change pot £39.533 -
Maybe I was just lucky?
My feet are changing shape 😊 One or two of the exercises are really stretching my big toe joint. I noticed this evening that the correction I have to make to stop my feet collapsing into each other was easier to both make and sustain 😊 I’m guessing the two are linked 🤷♀️
KK
As at 17.04.26:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £216,847
- OPs to mortgage = £18,925 Estd. interest saved = £9,670 to date
c. 16 months reduction in term
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 31 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 7th May.
Produce tracker: £108 of £400 in 2026
Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
Watch your words, they become your actions.Watch your actions, they become your reality.7 -
Oof I’m feeling the DOMs now …! Especially in my legs! Glad this evening is a rest day. Did get out for a walk at lunchtime today and my quality engineer joined me 😊
Went to an actual b00ts store after work this evening to try and find a new shampoo and conditioner as it seems to be impossible to buy the JF I have been using for aaaages. Think I might have found a good alternative, not one I have tried before 🤞 Also bought a selection of numero 7 lipsticks as the May-bell-een I currently use seems to have been discontinued as well (I am sooo sounding like my mother! 😂😂😂😂) The lady behind the till gave me two £10 off if you spend £20 on numero 7 products vouchers, immediately using one for my transaction 😊 I will take the other one into work tomorrow to see if either of the young women in the customer service office could use it, or know of someone else who could, before mid March (I definitely won’t).
KKAs at 17.04.26:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £216,847
- OPs to mortgage = £18,925 Estd. interest saved = £9,670 to date
c. 16 months reduction in term
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 31 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 7th May.
Produce tracker: £108 of £400 in 2026
Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
Watch your words, they become your actions.Watch your actions, they become your reality.8 -
Life is quietly bimbling along here 😊
Apprentice became the teacher today, as my quality engineer is on annual leave next week and I need to know how to manage customer complaints and supplier returns - he was very patient with me … 😉
Done my day 1 training session again (I have three I am cycling through atm). Plank is another crumb better - think that might be three crumbs now! 😂 Held it for 15 seconds and then 12 seconds. 😊
Lunges still hard even when static / not changing legs - the one side is waaay weaker than the other.
The other thing they have got me doing is journaling, last thing at night and first thing in the morning. You have to promise to do it for five days and ‘pay a forfeit’ if you don’t - I set mine as paying £50 to a political party I wouldn’t touch with a barge pole … I hope I succeed! 😉Mr KK has cooked tonight ❤️ and I’ve had an NSD 😊
KK
As at 17.04.26:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £216,847
- OPs to mortgage = £18,925 Estd. interest saved = £9,670 to date
c. 16 months reduction in term
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 31 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 7th May.
Produce tracker: £108 of £400 in 2026
Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
Watch your words, they become your actions.Watch your actions, they become your reality.3 -
I get bored doing planks after about 10 seconds. Today's lasted longer than normal as not-Fatty decided to sit on my mat underneath me. She can be useful sometimes!
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