And so it begins: The Pig Vs The Mortgage

Its been a lovely sunny day here which was very welcome after the squally weather we've had this week.
I've had a day of visitors which was really nice but resulted in me doing b****r all until mid afternoon
The good news is I had a great catch up with two of my sisters and my mum (separate visits) but I didn't get out for a run and didn't get any batch cooking done. Regarding the latter, I don't think its a bad think its a bad thing really as I've only cooked once in the last two weeks and the freezer still looks full! Need to keep running it down
I've had a spendy but economical day if that makes sense. I went to bank a cheque for dd and went into Savers in town and got two bottles of there £1 laundry liquid which lasts ages and is really good. I also got a lovely print in a local art shop for a birthday present which was £13.50 but was exactly what I was looking for.
I called at my local charity warehouse on the way home to look for a frame and whilst rifling a large box of pictures I found a perfect frame for my print (a picture still in cellophane which has been dismantled and now holds my print), gorgeous print which looked a bit grotty but all the marks were on the cellophane, it was perfect once unwrapped, a picture the same size which I've dismantled and painted with chalk paint ready to frame the print, a load of good quality silicon kitchen utensils, three sets of kitchen tongs, a
potato peeler that looks like a potato, 5 amethyst coloured wine glasses (which look great on my dresser) and a pair of Ravel work shoes all for £15:money:
The shoes were my best buy. I nearly left them as they looked a bit grubby but on closer inspection the heels and soles looked nearly new, they were just dusty and a bit squashed. Cleaned inside with antibac, polished and the strap loop that was a bit loose stitched and finished with a dab of super glue and they look brand new. They are very good quality leather with leather covered heels that can be polished so heeled and soled now and then they should last me years. Best £2 I've ever spent, glad I didn't order those crappy plastic ones I was looking at early in the week:). My manky old work shoes are now in the bin.
The other framed print is earmarked as a Christmas gift and the kitchen stuff is for me. All in all a good MSE day with a few other successes;

Cleared out my clothes, a bag for the charity shop, a bag for eBay, all summer stuff packed away in the attic and winter stuff in wardrobes and drawers. I've been so cold at work this week but they'll probably be a heat wave now:rotfl:

Made dd's birthday cake and a lemon drizzle cake filled with lo lemon curd from the freezer for me to take to work on Monday.

Cheap healthy food (overnight oats for breakfast (kids had fakeaway egg mcmuffins ), hm tom and Basil soup and ys rolls for lunch and batch cooked curry from the freezer for dinner).

Ds's bed changed and line dried along with a load of laundry.

There was however no run and no gardening so I must do that tomorrow.
Ds is at the cinema and dd is at a party so its a quiet night for me until mummy's taxi service is needed later:)

Think I'll start my new book:D

PP x

Betterthanever wrote: »

Sounds like a pretty decent weekend to me! Lots of good buys in those posts! Have a good week!

It was lovely but feels like a distant memory after a day at work:rotfl:

Hope you have a good week too and that your hip is improving. Its so frustrating when you're used to being active

Its been a cold, wet autumnal day here so I was mighty glad of my warmer clothes:D
I've had a long day today with lots of extras cropping up which couldn't wait. They're all done now though so tomorrow should be easier.
Ds is finishing homework and DD is out for dinner so its been a fairly calm and uneventful night.

Today I've managed;

A nsd day:j
Done basic daily cleaning routine
A kettle bells class
To keep my marking up to date
To complete a To Do list for this week
To do a load of laundry ready to hang out tomorrow (forecast is sun and no rain )
To drink 2 litres of water
To eat cheaply and healthily (porridge for breakfast , hm soup and salad for lunch and risotto from the freezer and salad for dinner). This also meant no cooking - again:)
Get lo ready meals out of the freezer for tomorrow's lunches

My 'new' shoes were really comfortable (which is the real test as I'm on my feet all day) so they are now officially a great buy:money:
When I think of the money I've wasted on stuff in general and clothes and shoes in particular I feel embarrassed and frustrated in equal measures. Oh well, no point dwelling on the past, must focus on the future
Off to read for half an hour before bed - must try and get my 8 hours or I'll be a right grumpy piggy:rotfl:

PP x