I have lost my OS ways, help!

Good evening,

Ginny I'd be dizzy with relief if I was as organised as you are with Christmas, please send me your Magic wand, or fairy powder, or whatever you use!

MOS thank you, it is indeed lovely to have curtains. I hope you have a lovely time out with your DH and that your DD enjoys herself too but dies not leave too much mess.

Another NSD today, 8/10, so there is an outside chance that I might manage the challenge, and it is 3 consecutive days too!

What a lovely day today, I really enjoyed walking in the sunshine. Then sorted out a few things, finally I have an appointment for my gynae visit, but it us on 23rd December. I just hope I don't have something too serious. Trying not to think about it.

Work with the boys was lovely today, the older one came into the school to call me and see the beauty of the playing field covered in mist, with an amazing sunset red sky in the background, it was magical. The boys wanted to go running on the field with their friends and of course I let them, they were like a happy bunch of puppies, skipping in the early evening light and half disappearing in the mist.

I gave them a late dinner so wasn't finished tidying the kitchen when the mum arrived but it did not matter. Sometimes I really love what I do (some other times I don't though).

Dinner was risotto with the last piece of allotment squash and it was delicious.

Our poor allotment, so neglected, we haven't been there for weeks. Will have to make an effort next year as now it is too late to do anything. If the weather permit DH and I might do dome preparation work over the Christmas holidays.

Tomorrow mystery shop early and in central London so I am having an early night. Hope you all had a great OS day.

Good night.

Good morning,

Thank you Amandaatnumber7, will copy the link for the recipe collectors and might give it a go myself, although this is a very low key Christmas, without DD around it would appear :-(

OS plan for the day:

Off to my mystery shop now, then food shopping, cooking lunch for DS and myself and dinner for all, then work with the boys.

Tonight a friend is having dinner with me, she is a knitting wizard so I shall ask her about my never ending jumper!

Have a good OS day.

Hello all,

Not much done today, I was a lazy girl and did not manage to do much this morning, apart from making the usual breakfast and packed lunch for DH, then going back to bed with a nice mug of tea.

DS, bless him, made breakfast, a yummy mushroom and mozzarella cheese omelette which kept me going until afternoon, it was so good and filling.

I helped him fix a problem with his bank, Ama z on had deducted the money of a purchase twice and so he ended up in the red and his bank was going to charge him £15. So I spoke to them and it should be sorted, they have removed the charge and said that the interest will be pennies, and to claim it back from the seller. We will do it if it is worth it, but making a call if it is around 10p seems more aggro and probably more cost in calling than the money we would get back. On the other hand I could try and ask for some compensation "for the inconvenience caused", and a nice little voucher just before Christmas. See how it goes.

I also got him to ask online for a small overdraft, as he did not have any, and he got accepted immediately for £200. I explained to him not to go anywhere near an overdraft but to have it is worth it for occasions like this one. He is rather sensible with money and hates to be in debt - when I lend him even a fiver he is really anxious to get it back to me as soon as he can, so I am comfortable that he will use the overdraft facility wisely, if at all.

Then I went to stock up on dry goods in the big T£sco that was opened not far from us. It has the dubious reputation of having been voted the ugliest building in London (or even in the UK, not sure) this year, by some architectural mag. But to me it is just a shop and I don't think it looks any uglier than many other supermarkets around.

Anyway, I got a lot of nice stuff, really good prices on pulses and grains and they stock really good Polish bread, sourdough mix of wheat and rye, which I found YSd and stocked up on that too. Almonds are very reasonably priced too, which is good as we use lots of almonds and other nuts for snacks and to make milk.

There was a food bank collection, which is good because I had meant to make a collection and never got around to doing it, instead this time it was just a case of buying and dropping into the box at the entrance of the shop. T£sco claims that they will add 30% of all donations. Good.

Back home, I put some lentils to cook in the pressure cooker, a laundry in the machine (got to get it out now), then I had a nice leftover salad lunch and some HM yogurt with jam and a few almonds (could not resist!).

Now online, paid a bill and sorted out my emails. Time to go downstairs to prepare some dinner.

Tonight is back to babysitting in the evening as the girls' mum is back from her week in Abu Dhabi (good for some LOL).

On my return from babysitting I need to teach DH how to go into the electronic banking system as he needs to update his martial arts payment standing order. Just about time he takes some interest in how we keep the accounts, so if I get hit by a bus he knows how to get into the bank!

Have a good OS evening.