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  • WannabeFree
    WannabeFree Posts: 4,438 Forumite
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    Hope you've had a good day Pauline x
    “Once you hit rock bottom, that's where you perfectly stand; That's your chance of restarting, but restarting the way.”
  • beanielou
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    Hope you are plodding today :)
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  • HairyHandofDartmoor
    HairyHandofDartmoor Posts: 13,960 Forumite
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    How are you getting on today Pauline? Keep posting :).
    Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally
    Debt in July 2017 = £58,766 😱 DEBT FREE 31 OCTOBER 2017 :T 🎉
    EMERGENCY FUND 1 = £50/£5,000. EMERGENCY FUND 2 = £10/£5,000.
    CHRISTMAS SAVINGS = £0/£500. SEF = £1,400/£12,000 PREMIUM BONDS ME = £350. PREMIUM BONDS DH = £300.
    HOLIDAY MONEY = £0 TIME LEFT TO PAY OFF MORTGAGE = 5 YEARS 1 MONTHS
  • 117pauline
    117pauline Posts: 743 Forumite
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    Thanks for checking in with me.

    I managed some of yesterday. I just couldn't face the e-mail and Christmas cards - I just didn't feel able to explain

    Today - 1 hour on CV, pineapple, porridge, oven fish, salad and potato, 3 loads of washing, sorted dried laundry, changed a bed. Not managed outside today though.

    I cashed out £20.18 with prolific and £2.53 Qmee so that's positive.

    Have a lovely weekend
    Take care
    Pauline
    Don't get it perfect - Get it going
    Better Than Before
  • HairyHandofDartmoor
    HairyHandofDartmoor Posts: 13,960 Forumite
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    Don't worry about cards Pauline, you have plenty of time, or miss them out completely.

    I'm glad you're eating healthily, that always helps and great about the survey money :).
    Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally
    Debt in July 2017 = £58,766 😱 DEBT FREE 31 OCTOBER 2017 :T 🎉
    EMERGENCY FUND 1 = £50/£5,000. EMERGENCY FUND 2 = £10/£5,000.
    CHRISTMAS SAVINGS = £0/£500. SEF = £1,400/£12,000 PREMIUM BONDS ME = £350. PREMIUM BONDS DH = £300.
    HOLIDAY MONEY = £0 TIME LEFT TO PAY OFF MORTGAGE = 5 YEARS 1 MONTHS
  • Sun_Addict
    Sun_Addict Posts: 21,284 Forumite
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    Don't worry about the cards if you don't feel up to it, those who matter will understand.
    Christmas Savings 2024 £252.38/£600 April NSD:2 April Surveys £
  • fay66
    fay66 Posts: 744 Forumite
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    Well done pauline on a great day x youve done alot
    Debt £10k , HMRC £3K old debt £4k Jan 2021
    Had biatric surgery was 135k 2016 now 97kilo 22.1.20 up to 106 kilo 12.1.21
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  • 117pauline
    117pauline Posts: 743 Forumite
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    I have just done the most difficult thing - telling my mum. She is 91, old school and lives 100 miles away so realistically there isn't much she can do. She was quite sympathetic, in her own way. I just hated the idea of her being disappointed in me, yet again.

    Tomorrow and Sunday I will be staying in the house. I don't know whether he will come back as I have respected his request for time alone and I haven't contacted him, although I've wanted to.

    Christmas is on hold. I have lost friends along the way as my anxiety and social anxiety took over. I know I am improving as I can now write about it. Oh, I have got a CBT ebook from the lIbrary which I am trying to get my head around. 20 minute chunks I think might be the order of the day.
    Don't get it perfect - Get it going
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  • Chrystal
    Chrystal Posts: 1,852 Forumite
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    Just popping in Pauline to send support and virtual (((hugs))) your way.

    I hope that things turn out the way you want them to, but either way you can get through this. Real life friends may be thin on the ground, and it's sometimes hard to express your feelings to them anyway, but virtual friends on here will give you all the support you need. Stay strong XX
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    That it isn't always enough, to be forgiven by others.
    Sometimes, you have to learn to forgive yourself.

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    Today is a gift. That's why it is called the present.

    happiness isn't achieved by getting extra things,
    but by getting rid of the things that make you unhappy
  • DebtFreeDuo
    DebtFreeDuo Posts: 1,021 Forumite
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    Oh Pauline it sounds like telling your mum was very difficult for you, well done for taking that step. The last few days must have been difficult for you but you're getting through it. Just keep putting one foot in front of the other and be kind to yourself along the way.

    Try and get out of the house if you can, even just for 5 minutes, the fresh air will do you the world of good although I know this may not be possible for you.

    The most important thing is that you take care of yourself, don't worry too much about others at the moment, you don't have to explain anything to anyone until you're ready.
    Change the way you see things and the things you see will change
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