July 2008 Grocery Challenge

Herewegoagain

savingpennies wrote: »

Well, I've reduced our spending on bills/mortgage/phones as much as I can and my next step is to reduce the food bills. So I'm here to join the challenge. I have always cooked from scratch the problem has been when I've come home from work shattered and as no-one else cooks in our house :mad: we end up with take aways. No More!

I've got OH on board as he wants to be a mortgage free asap. I've created a meal plan, the chicken for tomorrow night's HM Indian is defrosting as I write and tomorrow I am checking out the cupboards and the freezer to create a list. Then I am off to Aldi for any items I need.

Cooking lessons for OH and two DD's begin this week. Each of them is going to learn how to cook three dishes so that they can each do the cooking on one night a week.

Wish me luck and any advice you can offer will be gratefully received.

Well done on reducing bills etc that's fantastic, their a great bunch on here, just keep reading and you'll pick up tons of tips:j

zoe260373

skintscotslass wrote: »

Seeing as I'm chocolate obssessed, I see KAAT_LADY as a kit kat, Zoe is a cat, MrsM is a character from Charles Dickens, kind of like Mrs Miggins from Blackadder, AngelNicki is obviously an angel, but angelatgraceland is elvis with an angel fluttering at his shoulder, Sunny Donny is a container of Sunny Delight and Blairweetch is a scary tree, like in Snow White when she gets lost in the woods (sorry!!). I have a vivid imagination!!

thanks,that means i get 9lives then,yay me:T
hey HWGA hope KIKA doesnt find out im a cat:eek: wot with her pliers and all:rotfl: :rotfl:

Sian_the_Green

Sunny_Donny wrote: »

Hi Kaat Lady - didn't you know it isn't Meadowhall - it's MEADOWHELL!!!!

I went in on the bus once... hate shopping there....

I work in Rotherham and live in Sheffield so drive past every day. I know what you mean about the place but there is a knack. Park in the open section (not multistorey) by Argos. Go in, head straight for Poundland. After that EVERYTHING seems expensive in other shops so you don't really want to buy it. Then go to the Works, H+M, Primark, up to Paperchase (sigh), Boots and WHSmith reduced section and a squirt of free perfume... and out to the car. All at the same end, all in easy reach of the exit...

zoe260373

sorry im not staying around tonight,feel like sh** on a stick:( so OH having the baby while i go to bed):j i currently have a bed downstairs and oh is upstairs while bedroom is stripped and redecorated,plus he gets decent sleep away from LO,:rolleyes:

zoe260373

nighty night all,have a great day tomorrow,speak soon,x

Herewegoagain

zoe260373 wrote: »

sorry im not staying around tonight,feel like sh** on a stick:( so OH having the baby while i go to bed):j i currently have a bed downstairs and oh is upstairs while bedroom is stripped and redecorated,plus he gets decent sleep away from LO,:rolleyes:

omg I didn't know s**t would stay on a stick:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
Hope u feel better tomoz nite hon x

angelatgraceland

zoe260373 wrote: »

sorry im not staying around tonight,feel like sh** on a stick:( so OH having the baby while i go to bed):j i currently have a bed downstairs and oh is upstairs while bedroom is stripped and redecorated,plus he gets decent sleep away from LO,:rolleyes:

I must be in a daft mood tonight-I read that as OH is having a baby while you go to bed! You wish :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

skintscotslass has got me sussed by her definition of my name too!

Herewegoagain

Oh well I can't be famous, she left me out doh

Flylady_Flower

KAAT_LADY wrote: »

like Orkney Star ,,, I imagine the pole star and the aureola borealis in the background it must look nice ,, well it does in my mind:D

Thanks Denise I have just taken the tablets ,,, well about eight actually as I forgot to take the morning ones

Ooooh, Aureola Borealis - rhymes with David Boreanaz...mmmmm, Angel..... (actually, prefer him in Bones now....) mmmmm, hey, now I'm dreaming :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

I think you should sleep quite well tonight with that many tablets... Hope you do, have a good night x

lil_me

Just a quick pop in from me, spend £76.79 so far, trying to keep the spending down and get that freezer completely empty, which it still isn't. Save what I can to be able to have more time away in the hols.

Hope you are all ok and doing well x