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899 days to go From
1111days
in 1111 Days to a New Life
(1278 days old)
how odd, I posted yesterday, as 900 days seeme d a good time to do so, but the post has vanished. Ah well, if it re-appears and I'm repeating myself I do apologise. Its very busy here, we are still… more
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958 days to go From
1111days
in 1111 Days to a New Life
(1336 days old)
and things are looking good. Just done my accounts to date so the end of year panic won't be too bad, and it looks as if we'll have turned a £500 profit this year on the craftwork. Doesnt sound much, … more
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Day 979 From
1111days
in 1111 Days to a New Life
(1354 days old)
Not posted for a while, mostly cos we've been up to our ears doing the living history fair again, which went very well indeed. I'm fairly certain that I can now expect a certain basic level of sales a… more
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Day 1000 From
1111days
in 1111 Days to a New Life
(1379 days old)
Day 1000! Started with a nasty shock letter from the bank telling us the mortgage had bounced, but a frantic phone call later revealed that they had taken it the same day as my wages went in, and of c… more
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One Debt Down! From
1111days
in 1111 Days to a New Life
(1389 days old)
Day 1011, and the first debt has been paid off! Had a letter from the bank today to say that a loan that seems to have been around 'forever' is now clear! YAY!!! So, that means £170 a month more to pa… more
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From
1111days
in 1111 Days to a New Life
(1394 days old)
Had an unexpected boost on the way to clearing things today, read the gas meter and found the gas people owed us £250 approx! So that pays the next couple of bills. Very pleased about that. 1016 days … more
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From
1111days
in 1111 Days to a New Life
(1395 days old)
1017 days to go, has been a tiring week. A house we really fancied came on the market, but at twice what we could possibly afford or would have expected, so that was a bit of a disappointment. I suppo… more
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From
1111days
in 1111 Days to a New Life
(1411 days old)
Been back at work for 2 days now, Yule is already fading into a pleasant memory! The hand knitted socks and scarves and the homebrew went down well as presents, so that was a huge relief. Hoping to sp… more
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From
1111days
in 1111 Days to a New Life
(1420 days old)
Well, its Yule eve, and the house is almost tidy. Got up in a rush to get the binbags out as the bin men rattled down the street, so haveing a quick cuppa and will then get on with sorting out the la… more
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Peak Oil From
1111days
in 1111 Days to a New Life
(1421 days old)
http://www.downsizer.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=191 This is the most concise overview I have seen to a very worrying fact that many of our governments seem to be ignoring… more
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From
1111days
in 1111 Days to a New Life
(1422 days old)
1043 days to go, and today is starting very slowly. I deliberately didnt set the alarm clock as its been a busy few weeks and it is the first day of our Yule break. But I woke up with a nosebleed so e… more
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From
1111days
in 1111 Days to a New Life
(1422 days old)
Whew, just did my last day at work before Yule! Absolutely shattered, and still got orders to fill and stuff to knit before the various festivities. Have also got a new laptop (xmas present!) so I nee… more
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From
1111days
in 1111 Days to a New Life
(1430 days old)
1052 days to go, and I have the most stinking cold. I had to miss a day at work yeasterday, which I always feel really guilty for doing, and I'm trying to be constructive today but its all taking sooo… more
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From
1111days
in 1111 Days to a New Life
(1436 days old)
Spent the afternoon ordering pretty much all of the midwinter presents. As well as the knitted socks and scarves, I've got in a wholesale batch of bathbombs (yes, I know you're meant to make your own,… more
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From
1111days
in 1111 Days to a New Life
(1440 days old)
The banquet was fantastic! Serious food, paddling in the sea at midnight, mead, party games and more curtain fabric (the costumes) than should decently be seen in public. Roads were very snowy getting… more
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From
1111days
in 1111 Days to a New Life
(1446 days old)
The dress is nearly done- starting to look a bit better, though I need to wear nice slimming undies underneath. What d'ya think? Will the fattest elf in history pass muster??… more
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From
1111days
in 1111 Days to a New Life
(1449 days old)
1072 days to go. Have had a busy weekend, went home to my parents for Das birthday yesterday, had a nice morning dragging him round the bookshelves in the charity shops then a steak lunch, gave mum a … more
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From
1111days
in 1111 Days to a New Life
(1453 days old)
Just been to get a whole new set of tyres for the car. Went to Kwikfit, and to be fair they were very nice to me and did the car in less that half an hour. Just settling down with a well earned gin an… more
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From
1111days
in 1111 Days to a New Life
(1456 days old)
Heres the really rough first image of the dress, got loads of embroidery to do on it, plus obviously I look like a hag at the moment (will need industrial make-up to pull this one off I suspect), but … more
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From
1111days
in 1111 Days to a New Life
(1456 days old)
1078 days to go, and things are looking good this morning. Had a lovely nights sleep, and yesterday I started working on my Galadrial costume for a banquet in a couple of weeks. Will post a pic later,… more
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From
1111days
in 1111 Days to a New Life
(1458 days old)
So tired tonight. I should be embroidering a dress but after a day at work I'm just schlumped on the sofa playing with the computer. I did finish the tasteless socks today, and started knitting a pair… more
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From
1111days
in 1111 Days to a New Life
(1461 days old)
Got the house to myself this evening, himself is out roleplaying and I'm torn between finishing that dress, finishing knitting a pair of socks, starting my Galadrial costume for a banquet in a couple … more
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From
1111days
in 1111 Days to a New Life
(1463 days old)
1085 days to go, and the snot fairy seems to be paying me a visit! I feel perfectly ok, but my nose is streaming (makes the rain-leak in the bathroom seem positively mild by comparison) Did well yest… more
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From
1111days
in 1111 Days to a New Life
(1464 days old)
I'm fed up with this rain. The house is leaking, and whilst its not so bad that a couple of buckets won't deal with it, the leaks are in areas that we can't do much about, and seem to be caused by dri… more
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From
1111days
in 1111 Days to a New Life
(1465 days old)
Morning everyone. Hooray for days off :) I've been really good today and have done the laundry, the dishes and started tidying away the stock left over from the fair. Now its all tidily boxed up I ca… more
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From
1111days
in 1111 Days to a New Life
(1467 days old)
Another busy day, was at work by 7.20 and didnt get home until 6. Still getting nosebleeds so skipped dance class tonight, so I'm languishing with the computer for a few minutes before I get on with s… more
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From
1111days
in 1111 Days to a New Life
(1468 days old)
Don't know whats wrong with me today, keep getting nosebleeds. Had a phase of these years ago, but nothing for ages. All very annoying. Anyway, 1091 days to go, got a few orders to fill this evenin… more
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From
1111days
in 1111 Days to a New Life
(1469 days old)
BLOODY KNITTING MACHINES! I cant work the damn thing, it keeps going pearshaped. And all my nice calm has gone out the window.… more
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From
1111days
in 1111 Days to a New Life
(1470 days old)
Feel much more refreshed this morning, and looking at my little count-down calender on my desktop I have 1092 days to go of the 1111, and whats more, we are out of the 3 yrs something or other, and in… more
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From
1111days
in 1111 Days to a New Life
(1470 days old)
Back from the show, did REALLY WELL! Quite scarily good, though I am totally knackered now. Well worth doing again next year, and now a definate part of the Grand Plan. Sold lots of everything, had a … more