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O/S Daily Wednesday 20 December 2023
Morning Hugs to those that want/need them, those who are poorly and those who are looking after a poorly person x Happy birthday to those with a birthday x Still dark, air feels cool, but dry and cloudy day forecast. Dinner was use up of bits, not sure what we're having today. Work for half a day but have several jobs to…
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O/S Daily Tuesday 19 December 2023
Morning Hugs to those that want/need them, those who are poorly and those who are looking after a poorly person x Happy birthday to those with a birthday x Still dark, raining steadily so wet underfoot with laying water again. Dinner last night was gammon, egg and chips. Tonight will be the LO gammon, jacket potato and…
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First the expensive butter....
I noticed a month or two back that the 'premium' butters had reduced their pack size to 200g from 250g. Husband went to get lard yesterday to make pastry for mince pies. When he got back home the shopping was on the counter. I moved the lard and thought 'that feels light!'. I checked and Morrisons cheapo lard is now 200g!…
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O/S Daily Monday 18 December 2023
Morning Hugs to those that want/need them, those who are poorly and those who are looking after a poorly person x Happy birthday to those with a birthday x Still dark not raining at the moment and drier underfoot. Food yesterday was chicken with rice and pasta. Tonight will be gammon, egg and chips. Back to work today.…
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Weekly Flylady Thread 11th December 2023
What is FLYLADY? Well, it's our version of the US flylady
idea - but we work on the principle that housework is not fun, it's boring, can
be time-consuming, is often thankless but, unfortunately, necessary. It's here
on Old Style to provide the support we all need and to make the whole task
easier and quicker. We also…
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Old Style Daily Sunday 17 December 2023
High winds have been gusting off the sea all night, battering the house and disturbing my sleep. The amber weather warning came to nothing yesterday though I suspect it'll hit today. I'm off for a coffee.
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big shop every two weeks for £50, then just buy essentials the week in-between?
I'm trying to cut my food costs down to £30 a week (Just for food) I know I can easily live off £30 a week, I'm thinking about doing a big £50 shop from Morrisons every 2 weeks for delivery, buying 4 breaded cod, 4 small meat pies, 4 chicken Kievs, whole chicken, Fajita ready meal box,500g mince, hotdogs, 8 in a jar (2…
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Old Style Daily Saturday 16 December 2023
Morning from rainy Glasgow. I'm going to be heading home shortly so will post again later.
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O/S Daily Friday 15 December 2023
Morning Hugs to those that want/need them, those who are poorly and those who are looking after a poorly person x Happy birthday to those with a birthday x Still dark not raining at the moment although loads of laying water after the heavy rain over the past few days. Forecast is for some drier weather over the coming…
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O/S Daily Thursday 14 December 2023
Morning Hugs to those that want/need them, those who are poorly and those who are looking after a poorly person x Happy birthday to those with a birthday x Still dark not raining at the moment although loads of laying water after the heavy rain over the past few days. Forecast is for some drier weather over the coming…
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Making Christmas dinner for the first time - any tips?
As you may have seen on MSE's social channels, MSE Rebecca is cooking Christmas dinner for the first time this year! 🎄 So Forumites, do you have any top tips for her, and how she can keep it MoneySaving?
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O/S Daily Wednesday 13 December 2023
Morning Hugs to those that want/need them, those who are poorly and those who are looking after a poorly person x Happy birthday to those with a birthday x Still dark, not raining at the moment although loads of laying water after the heavy rain over the past few days. Forecast is for some drier weather over the coming…
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Returning Amazon goods via Royal mail
Sometimes on Amazon you are offered a return via Royal Mail or Post Office. There's usually a "Print a label" for free option for you to take to the Post office. There is also a Royal Mail collection option at £2.99. However, you can be crafty... Select the PRINT AT HOME LABEL option for taking to a Post office.Print &…
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O/S Daily Tuesday 12 December 2023
Morning Hugs to those that want/need them, those who are poorly and those who are looking after a poorly person x Happy birthday to those with a birthday x Still dark, was wet and windy during the night but not too cold, pouring with rain at the moment, loads of laying water again. Dinner last night was sausages, mash and…
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O/S Daily Monday 11 December 2023
Morning Hugs to those that want/need them, those who are poorly and those who are looking after a poorly person x Happy birthday to those with a birthday x Still dark, was wet and windy during the night but not too cold. Lunch yesterday was roast pork, dinner tonight will be using up those LO's. Back to work today. Keep…
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how to relieve shingles pain
Hello there,I have shingles and was wondering if you lovely bunch had ideas on how to help relieve / manage the pain. It seems to have been triggered by a kidney infection. Sigh. I think it's quite a bad bout as I have 11 splodges so far, stretching from my belly button round to my spine. I've not had it before so don't…
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Weekly Flylady Thread 4th December 2023
Welcome to the weekly Flylady Thread. What is FLYLADY? Well, it's our version of the US flylady idea - but we work on the principle that housework is not fun, it's boring, can be time-consuming, is often thankless but, unfortunately, necessary. It's here on Old Style to provide the support we all need and to make the whole…
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Old Style Daily Sunday 10 December 2023
I've been waiting and watching for the daily thread - what's the bet?
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O/S Daily Saturday 9th December 2023
Good morning, it's not a bad morning here. Yesterday was so dark and dreary, I Hope today will be better. DS and family coming over this afternoon, their Christmas presents are ready, well it's money this year, but they can buy themselves somrthing. I'll go out this morning for a few things, just to our High street.…
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Will you be stocking up on anything 'just in case', this winter?
Last year a Forumite asked: What will you be stocking up on, 'just in case'? Answers included baking ingredients, herbs & spices and canned foods, while some also gave the opinion that you shouldn't stock up at all because it's not always very community-spirited. With the wintry weather giving us more inclination to stay…
