Oh to be a consistent Target Member!!

Oh and of course charity shops I love a good rummage !
 
That sounded very hard on both your parents. Like you said, somehow all things worked out though. My mum raised 4 children on her own when it wasn't fashionable to be a single parent...1950s. She worked a lot and it was chaos at home with my bullying brother and us 3 girls. I was the oldest girl so much was expected of me of course. Glad you had lots of love...I completely missed out on that one I'm afraid. I really tried hard to not repeat that pattern of parenting with my two. And thankfully they are very close and really care about each other.
Ah yes...charity shops are a wonderful source of bargains, especially if the town is quite an affluent one. The things I buy I call 'my latest acquisitions' lol.
I got several skirts during the summer, a nice small handbag and a couple of weeks ago a nice needlecord M&S skirt for £4.99!
 
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I am also the oldest and my sister is 2.5 years younger then me so I had a lot of pressure as the eldest.

She lives about 300 miles away so we only see each other once or twice a year. She has two sons 8 and 13.

That must have been terribly difficult for you

I only buy certain brands in charity shops - Marks Next Monsoon if I'm lucky George F&F (Tesco) Wallis Matalan etc but never atmosphere (Primark) as it's usually more expensive !!
 
That's a shame your sister lives so far away but having said that I don't see my two sisters very often and they live in the same town as me.
I agree about the brands but mostly if it's what I like I'd buy it. Some shops charge far too much though and I wouldn't pay the price. We don't have a Primark in my town so I don't shop there or know what they sell.
Recently I was looking for some 84" length curtains and was delighted when I found a pair. The assistant measured one and so I bought the pair. When I got home I found they were the same pattern but different lengths...I was gutted! Had to get a refund. The shop reckons that someone switched them so they got a one long (maybe for a patio door) and a shorter one. A couple of weeks ago in the same shop I found another pair so happy about that - £7.75. Another shop I looked in wanted £25!! no way!!
 
Breakfast: Options (2) chopped fruit & Alpro yogurt (HexA) walnuts (HexB)
Lunch: jacket potato, baked beans, soya cheese (HexA) salad, fat free dressing
Snack: Options (2) small chocolate (7)....later bought a bar of Schogetten dark choc from Lidl...ate 8 pieces! (11.5) did the calc.
Supper: minis (HexB) fruit

Total syns: 22.5....Heavy!!
 
Well we live in hopes for the badge & certificate!

Breakfast: Options (2) chopped fruit & Alpro yogurt (HexA) walnuts (HexB)
Lunch: 3 L.Mc sausages, SW wedges, baked beans, tomato sauce (1/2)
Snack: Options (2) small choc (7)
Supper: minis (HexB) grapes

Total syns: 11 1/2.
Hope to see a shift of the scales down tomorrow...if not C'est la vie! ;)
 
Had a mega shock when I got on the scales...I first moved them because they weren't 'straight'...that's my OCD! but I do it most weeks!! Anyway this week they said I'd gained 6lbs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I shouted NO WAY!!!! Scales were reset and thankfully I weighed the same as last week!! 10.3 1/2lbs.
Later there were lots of awards given out AND...I got my:

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