My year of living dangerously

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  • doingitanyway
    doingitanyway Posts: 8,729 Forumite
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    HairyHandofDartmoor wrote: »
    It's good that you know what went wrong during your blip and you are refocusing on your goals :). We all have a blip from time to time, I seem to be at the moment :( but as long as it doesn't last then it's not a problem :).
    Thanks HH. You are right. I went off track for a bit to concentrate on myself because my stress levels were going up. I think that is why I feel able to deal with my car issues. I am sure the stress me will be back. I need to tackle some difficult things on the house very soon. Ah well. I hope your blip is short term :)
    If you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.

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  • doingitanyway
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    beanielou wrote: »
    Blooming cars.

    Good that you are getting there with the house.
    Thanks Beanie :)
    If you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.

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  • mark55man
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    well done on getting your mojo back. sometimes stopping a decline is harder work than getting back up the hill
    I think I saw you in an ice cream parlour
    Drinking milk shakes, cold and long
    Smiling and waving and looking so fine
  • savingholmes
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    Just caught up on your diary. It sounds like you've had a lot to contend with. Keep eating those frogs...
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  • doingitanyway
    doingitanyway Posts: 8,729 Forumite
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    mark88man wrote: »
    well done on getting your mojo back. sometimes stopping a decline is harder work than getting back up the hill
    savingholmes wrote: »
    Just caught up on your diary. It sounds like you've had a lot to contend with. Keep eating those frogs...
    Thanks for the encouragement :)
    If you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.

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  • doingitanyway
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    I did go to the skip. :T I kind of like it there. Full of purposeful people. Good to get rid of gardening waste and other junk. I have another load of garden waste but did not have enough containers.

    Tomorrow my goal is to get to the gym. I have my kit and will pack my bag and put it in the boot tonight. Fingers crossed it does not rain or I will have to walk as I have no working windscreen wipers…

    I have a table to move upstairs, a unit to clear to another room and a bedside table to fit in another room. Then the stairs, landings and hallway will be clear. Other than that I would like to have all the downstairs rooms clean and decluttered before I go to bed.

    I am happy to be home today as I want to watch the tennis whilst I clean and organise my home :)

    Happy Sunday :)
    If you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.

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  • mark55man
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    not much work getting done this end of the internet with the tennis on and no-one moving an inch
    I think I saw you in an ice cream parlour
    Drinking milk shakes, cold and long
    Smiling and waving and looking so fine
  • doingitanyway
    doingitanyway Posts: 8,729 Forumite
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    mark88man wrote: »
    not much work getting done this end of the internet with the tennis on and no-one moving an inch
    Me neither! No ground being given on either side...
    If you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.

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  • another_casualty
    another_casualty Posts: 6,506 Forumite
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    I had years when I'd watch Wimbledon every year , then one or two when I wouldn't bother or was busy etc. I gave this year a miss due to all of the focus on the celebrities and would rather focus on the game itself . I watched the federer / nadal match a few years back but today's final was actually longer . I managed to catch the set where roger was serving for the championship and he blew it .
    Great match featuring 2 legends . Somehow , I think that there doesn't seem to be anyone that can stop Novak winning 3 more times and probably equal roger federer 's 8 Wimbledon titles .

    Back to the money side of things tho.. There's me thinking Boris Becker is bankrupt . Then he is on bbc yet again . I quite like him though . He is obviously at fault with his finances . I just keep thinking " new bills please" . Sorry :D

    Good luck at the gym tomorrow DIA :)
  • parsniphead
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    I've just caught up on your diary DIA. You're doing amazingly well on your house and treating yourself to clothes which you deserve.

    It did take me a while to figure out what the Ay Ay was though.:o
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