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May 2024 Grocery Challenge
Welcome to the fifth Grocery Challenge of 2024! ******** Please post your budget in BOLD and HEADING 2 ******** If your new month starts early feel free to join this thread, or if you're still working on your April Budget then keep on posting in the April Challenge. As always this challenge is to reduce your own grocery…
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O/S Daily Wednesday 24th April 2024
Morning all, back in a minute.
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Determined to declutter and stop waste!
I have a loft and cupboards rammed with stuff I dont need, want or use. Im going to declutter and donate and sell some items. Any money I make I will track here and I will save it up for a family treat. I have peeked into the cupboards and the loft, and it made my teeth itch. First, I need to do an initial sort. Bedroom…
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Old Style Daily Tuesday 23 April 2024
Good morning folks.
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Old Style Daily 22nd April
Morning allNot alot going on here today. Popping to the shops for a couple of things. Washing to hang out and some ironing to do. Sky is bright this morning and the weather forecast has promised that the gusts of wind have eased so will definitely be out in the garden today and then on my exercise bike to do a couple of…
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Weekly Flylady Thread 22 April 2024
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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living with no hot water...
Anybody else do this? I feel like abit of a weirdo because when my gas boiler broke I just got used to having no running hot water! Its been over 4 yrs now and honestly it doesnt seem a problem..... weird, right!? LOL :D
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Bread dough left out over night
I made some bread dough about 4pm yesterday. I left it on the side and forgot about it. I went in to the kitchen this morning to see it still there.Is it still ok to use as I try not throw things away. it standard bread dough no eggs in it and my kitchen does not get warm this time of year probably no more than 15…
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O/S Daily Sunday 21st April 2024
Good morning, it's a fine sunny start here, whoo hoo. Ds and family turned up yesterday, he'd been doing a parkrun in S Durham, and he rang to see if they could call in on the way home. They stayed for lunch and we had a good chat, as we hadn't seen them since Easter weekend. Don't know what's happening today, we may take…
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Old Style Daily Saturday 20 April 2024
Good morning folks. BRB
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Old Style Daily 19th April
Morning all Awake bright and early yet again so thought I'd start us offFood shopping this morning and hope to get out into the garden some time today too. Not sure what to have for dinner tonight but I've still got a couple of rashers of bacon in the fridge from when I used my breadmaker to make a cheese and bacon loaf…
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Old Style Daily Thursday 18 April 2024
Good morning - it's very grey outside, but sunny indoors!
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Old Style Daily Wednesday 17th April
Morning allAnother chilly morning here in Kent. Hopefully those winds will have eased today. No plans today, as yet, apart from going for a walk around the lake with a podcast for company. Hopefully might get out into the garden later if the weather keeps calm. Salmon for dinner tonight. Have a good day all x
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Old Style Daily Tuesday 16 April 2024
Morning. It's cold and bright so far.
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Vegan Storecupboard Challenge 2024
It's back!! 😁 ETA: This challenge is about using up what you have in your storecupboard and freezers to make vegan meals and save money on groceries! Link to last year's challenge: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6413148/2023-vegan-storecupboard-challenge/p1 Following a massive deep clean of my food…
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Old Style daily 15th April
Morning allThis waking up early is getting silly now. 4.30am this morning grrrrr Oh well the bonus is this thread is ready and waiting for any other early riser lolToday I'm going to a large shopping centre for a mooch round, I've a gift card to spend if anything takes my fancy. Before that I've got my breadmaker out of…
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Weekly Flylady Thread 15th April 2024
Welcome
to the weekly Flylady Thread. We
often see new flyers (gents welcome!) around this time of year so please don't
worry if you feel you cannot keep up. Similarly if your house has been
neglected it won't be turned around in a day - but if you stay you will get
into some good habits which do help! Happy flying. What…
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Old Style Daily Sunday 14 April 2024
Morning - where is everyone? x
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Old Style Daily 14th April
Morning all. First time for everything. Everyone must be having a lie inJust had my T***o shop delivered and sitting down with a coffee to read the daily thread so as I couldn't I thought I'd start it insteadNothing going on here today apart from cooking a yellow stickered duck for dinner to have with stir fryHope everyone…
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Old Style Daily Saturday 13 April 2024
Morning all, a rather slow start here today.
