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  • Sea78
    Sea78 Posts: 6,185 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    :)

    A fair bit of my original debt was also from scrapbooking! It really is expensive - have set aside a budget now and my aim is to 'earn' it back each month. So along with doing some exam marking tonight I'm going to list one thing on ebay too - taking baby steps but feel better for coming back to the board actually.

    Seax- 18 mins lol!! :)

    Sea xxx
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  • Lemon_Tree
    Lemon_Tree Posts: 10,202 Forumite
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    hi Sea it's taken me ages to find your thread again, thanks for your entry on my CJ it's wonderful. Hope the scrapbooking's still going well. i'm another one whose hobby has substantially added to her debt.
  • In_Search_Of_Me
    In_Search_Of_Me Posts: 10,634 Forumite
    sea really sorry but still havent done the cj...do you want me to keep my page & send the rest back to avoid delay...feel bad but have run out of energy this week. I have a day off next Monday so should manage it over the w/e but will try this week...
    Nerd no 109 Long haulers supporters DFW #1! Even in the darkest moments, love and hope are always possible.

  • chocaholic110
    chocaholic110 Posts: 2,509 Forumite
    Hi, Sea -where did you disappear to? Hope you're ok.
  • In_Search_Of_Me
    In_Search_Of_Me Posts: 10,634 Forumite
    ditto...hope youre ok? Thanks for being so understanding re CJ being late...hugs for you & hope all ok in Sea land...
    Nerd no 109 Long haulers supporters DFW #1! Even in the darkest moments, love and hope are always possible.

  • I have to know what is scrapbooking? It sounds intriguing - is it like when we were kids sticking things in scrap books??

    Hope all good with you Sea - you haven't been around for a while.

    love and hugs
    IDA
    x
    I stopped smoking 25th June 2007
    STILL Never complacent but confident
    My debt is GOING DOWN!!!!
  • Sea78
    Sea78 Posts: 6,185 Forumite
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    hi all - sorry not been around. Am doing exam marking, which finishes at the end of this week and so will be around more then :)

    Sea xxx
    CCCS DMP:Feb 07
    Total:£37,016.47 now £0 DEBT FREE FEB 14

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  • Ches
    Ches Posts: 1,120 Forumite
    I have to know what is scrapbooking? It sounds intriguing - is it like when we were kids sticking things in scrap books??

    Hope all good with you Sea - you haven't been around for a while.

    love and hugs
    IDA
    x


    have a look on https://www.ukscrappers.co.uk it will explain things better than I can. And yes I am a scrapper too.
    Mortgage and Debt free but need to increase savings pot. :think:
  • hypno06
    hypno06 Posts: 32,296 Forumite
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    hope the exam marking is proving fruitful.........look forward to having an update when you are able xx
    Successful women can still have their feet on the ground. They just wear better shoes. (Maud Van de Venne)
    Life begins at the end of your comfort zone (Neale Donald Walsch)
  • Sea78
    Sea78 Posts: 6,185 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    HI all

    The 'extra' marking has now finished - no idea how much I've earned, but I'm hoping I will be able to buy carpet for the stairs and bedrooms. Fingers crossed, eh?

    Well, don't really know where to start!! So much has happened.

    A couple of weeks ago I told OH I wanted to end things completely. He was set to leave and move out etc. I suggested counselling - felt so sad that it was just ending, and I don't want it to end without trying everything and anything really. So we had our first session on tues, it was ok, have 'profound' issues apparently and are going back on Weds. We'll just have to see what happens. I really don't know.

    Money wise, things are pants - been spending too much, causing me stress again! Been having a bit more of a social life, which has been wonderful, but I'd forgotten just how much it eats into budgets! Also scrapbooking, although not been done recently due to exam marking, also eats into the budget, even if it is just card and adhesive etc. Need to sort that.

    So, a little up and down here. Need to get sorted but quite frankly am all over the place so will keep trying!!

    I hope I'm able to catch up and hope everyone is well!!

    Sea xxx
    CCCS DMP:Feb 07
    Total:£37,016.47 now £0 DEBT FREE FEB 14

    2022 Decluttering Campaign 49/1011
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