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blossoming · 10/09/2011 18:53
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wideawakenurse ·
06/10/2011 08:19
What dreadful news apuski. Such as shame not to see you next week too. Take care.
Shame about the Asos dress Ollie. Although I am sure Janice will not let you down.
Funny about the shoe twinning. I was thinking of wearing my M&S shoe boots from last year too, although I find them very high. The M&S ones look promising NY.
DH and I had a long chat about our moving situation last night whilst I cooked dinner. We are seriously thinking of staying and re-designing this house to its maximum potential. This would involve buying a very small piece of land (minimal, 6ft x 8ft) from the council at the back of the house to extend the garden, doing the loft, extending further our side return etc. Would be costly and so we we need to be confident that we would still be happy to stay here years down the line. The main issue is that even if we got a decent price for our place, which is looking unlikely, we would be mortgaged so heavily for our next home and we have soon realised that we could still not get the house of our dreams. The cost of moving alone would wipe out all our savings and shares. Hope that you don't think it crude of me to take money, but we would be looking at a £450K for a 3 bed semi that needs work doing, so we would need a mortgage of £360K, and as I said all our savings gone. Its just crazy. Sorry for the long, boring and me,me,me post. But its good to write it down, iykwim. 
Also means I could be start looking at the Farrow and Ball catalogue much sooner...
OllieinOrange ·
06/10/2011 08:36
WAN talk away. I think there is a lot to be said for looking at what you can do to your existing house. This is the dilema we are in. Moving/large extension plans are on hold cos of all the restructuring at DHs work - which now will take up to a year 
. I am desperate for more worktop and storage space in the kitchen so will have worked out a way of getting an island in (we have an open plan kitchen/dining area) which I think will work. DH has also agreed to a new kitchen and hall floor - finally!
notyummy ·
06/10/2011 09:09
WAN - quite understand the dilemma. It's not a good time to be selling so doing some work sounds appealing - but as you say, it depends if you think you will stay for a while. We know we are not in our 'forever home' - it was bought to avoid paying rent on a military quarter when we could be paying off a mortgage. There is actually quite a lot I would like to do to the house, but DH has put a stop to a lot of my plans by pointing out (quite rightly) that we wont recoup the value on re-sale. I have managed to talk him into re-doing both of the bathrooms though.....and now into getting the front and back gardens landscaped. We both hate the way they look, and although we know we wont get it all back when we eventually sell, we have decided we want to improve the look of the outside of the house. In the long term we hope to sell both properties (have a 3 bed house in central Harrogate as well that has been rented out since 2006) and buy the 'proper' home.....we just have no idea where that will be .
Well, I had a mammoth MU outfit trying-on session last night. Thank the lord that DH was away or he would have wondered what on earth was going on. I think I have narrowed it down to (only!) 3 outfits from the bazillion options - although the 'day to night' dilemma meant that quite a lot of outfits just wouldn't do. I have a dress option, a skirt option and trouser option. Two are arguably very 'safe', and maybe verging on the boring. One is a bit more 'out there'. Think I may have parade to DH and see what he thinks....
pickledsiblings ·
06/10/2011 09:52
hi all
apuski, so sorry you can't make it - i hope your dh doesn't get too down
red, bloss, icey and wan, you girls will be like an m and s ad
bloss, many happy returns, looking forward to seeing the davina
what jackets/coats are you all wearing
ollie, don't fret about your hair, a bit darker for a/w is good
[excuse naughty keyboard]
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wideawakenurse ·
06/10/2011 16:13
Gorgeous colour carciofi, I think you could use that for all seasons too.
Wow, quick work with the Aigle Bloss. Do let us know how it is.
Just arrived back from taking DS to the South bank. Lunch in the Tate, followed by letting him run off lots of energy in the turbine hall. Windy and a bit cold, but lots of lovely autumn sun as we walked along the river. He slept on the train home too, so I managed a coffee in peace. Heaven.
Thanks for your advice and thoughts about houses/homes. Lots of things to consider. I have left a message with the surveyor at the council regarding the land, and have texted DH to say I have practically bought it.
DH home late tonight, (glamourous evening at the Staines causeway) so home alone for dinner. Garlic and chilli prawn pasta is on the menu, something that DH would never contemplate!
I understand the tears at certain TV programmes. I am totally and utterly ashamed to say that I still cry when I watch JLS on you tube sing "Light up my life" from the X-factor quarter final, 2009.
I am such a loser.
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