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OS Daily Wednesday 26th March

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  • [quote=taplady;9654141]hi all! I am sorry if I upset anyone when I joined in with last nights chatty thread, I dont usually post at night but I wanted to help cheer up Benthosboy who is having a rough time at the moment. I will try and stay on OS topics in future.

    (((smoky))) - I am thinking of you and will be especially tomorrow xxxx[/quote]

    I think most on here last night were trying to lift the spirits of others but i will try and stay on topic in future
    Proud to be dealing with my debts Sealed pot challenge 180 £2 coins £184 2008 £1 a day challenge£100+ Nectar 4809/Boots 1724 Focus for 2008 Clear £1777.00 CC, [strike]£1000 [/strike]overdraft Holiday [strike]£525[/strike]:j CC recovery£976 NO SMOKING WK7 £210
  • mumzyof2
    mumzyof2 Posts: 3,343 Forumite
    Martyn..please dont go i have sent u a pm
    Sealed Pot dec 08 - dec 09 so far £27.67, Live off £4k Spent £330.20 GC £1,200 for 2009 Spent £50.78 PaD so far £650.07
    Debts: L/woods £154.00 C/One PAID O/D £649.90 Next £299.95 O/D PAID Gas £72.60 Electric £155.73 Mum £640.00 Orange £490.32
  • betheebee
    betheebee Posts: 1,818 Forumite
    I have just completed a HHC (half hour challenge) on the flylady thread and I'm getting pretty shattered now

    Going to do one last half hour 4.30-5.00 to dust, sweep and mop lounge then hopefully that will be me done for the day

    Hi DDiva, could you please give me the Link or forum where the flylady thread is. Sounds like just what I need. I put a cd on and try to finish some chores before it finishes. Would love to see this thread.
    Many thanks Beth
  • elona
    elona Posts: 11,806 Forumite
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    BENTHOSBOY

    Get back here right now - you are one of us now!!!!!!!!

    If that does not scare you - it should!

    None of this "walking away" talk!!!!

    You are not in trouble and no one is suggesting or wanting you to leave or stop posting.

    If you do not get yourself back here PDQ there will be a posse of old stylers dragging you back! Just think of the embarassment!

    Big hug and get back to your virtual friends here.
    "This site is addictive!"
    Wooligan 2 squares for smoky - 3 squares for HTA
    Preemie hats - 2.
  • HariboJunkie
    HariboJunkie Posts: 7,740 Forumite
    elona wrote: »
    BENTHOSBOY


    You are not in trouble and no one is suggesting or wanting you to leave or stop posting.


    Exactly. So I don't really know why you are Martyn. :confused:

    I hope you feel happier soon. ;)
  • Hardup_Hester
    Hardup_Hester Posts: 4,800 Forumite
    Evening All
    My candle for Eric is lit and will continue to be.

    At the last count Katy still had 35 manky bananas spread all over the work surface, so I've pinched a few to make banana bread.
    Twink, the way to a mans heart is straight through his chest!
    To all the hussies, I'll win hands down, I've sent Martyn a very graphic DVD of one of my hobbies. Before I get banned from the thread, he wanted to learn how to knit!!
    I'm off to bed know as I'm still recovering from babysitting a colicky baby til the early hours.
    Hugs Hester

    Never let success go to your head, never let failure go to your heart.
  • elona
    elona Posts: 11,806 Forumite
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    Hester

    I just choked on my coffee!!!!

    Unfortunately I have a very visual memory and I am not typing what mental picture came up of you teaching Martyn one of your favourite hobbies!!!!:eek:
    "This site is addictive!"
    Wooligan 2 squares for smoky - 3 squares for HTA
    Preemie hats - 2.
  • CRANKY40
    CRANKY40 Posts: 5,931 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Debt-free and Proud! Name Dropper
    Hester "35 bananas", what on earth is she planning.

    Martyn, get your backside back here now.

    Hello everyone,

    My os has gone a bit pear shaped this week as I found out at the weekend that in about two or three months time, a good friend of mine, after 40 happy years of marriage faces losing her husband to cancer. I am gutted as you can imagine. My family are mostly hopeless, and these people and their incredibly generous family are the people who have always been there for me since I was in my early twenties.

    I have had a few days off from my diet, but it starts again in earnest, and when I hope that when I finally fit into my posh dress for my SIL's wedding in August it will be a tribute to the help and support of you lovely lot, and it will also be my own tribute to the lovely Mike, who is being cherished by his family as we speak.

    Nobody offended anyone last night, and life is too short to make enemies - you need all the friends that you can get.

    May I also propose a toast in light of tomorrows events. Here's to Eric, a brave man and a fighter. You'll be missed, but you will live on in the hearts of those that you loved and those that loved you. God bless

    Take care all of you x
  • :beer: <<Raising my glass to Eric

    Sending huge hugs to Smokey

    Telling Martyn to come back

    Sending hugs to the friends of Cranky 40

    and anyone else who needs a hug...

    I have stayed out of any posting today and missed last nights thread.
    But i have to say that the daily thread on here has become a big part of my life and helped me through times of feeling down. I dont know whats happened in the past being fairly new here myself


    (((Group hug))):D
    furrypig says:my name is Choccy and I am addicted to nose free stamps as I want to save them all and give them noses!!!:rotfl:
    About me. Im Choccy or Chocolate orange depending on where i am.Yes occasionally i am a total looon who spends too long online,but no where near as much £ as her spendy elves do ..:D
  • Gingham_Ribbon
    Gingham_Ribbon Posts: 31,520 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    There is a paragraph or two outlining what the daily thread is EVERY day on here. In it there is this phrase:

    ... we’re a laid back bunch here ...

    :D


    So, can we start again, please? There are several among us who are in pain and we are all very good at supporting each other through the dark times.

    So let's just move on now and get back to what we do best. Light, OS chat and a bit of support for one another.

    Thanks everyone.
    May all your dots fall silently to the ground.
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