Old Style Diary Archive - DEC 05

chickadee

Good evening everyone!

I hope everyone is feeling good and getting into a Christmassy mood, even if some of you have some difficulties in life. I hope the blessings of the season make them pale into insignificance for a while. :xmassmile

I was on my Christmas do today. We went to a local hotel for a lunchtime meal and an afternoon disco, which was a really good laugh. I was dead chuffed not to have bought an outfit especially too. I had some trousers I wore for a friend's wedding earlier this year which i teamed with a top I have had for years which I jazzed up with some sequins. It looked great! (IMHO )

Am off now until 3rd Jan. Yippee! And I don't have to cook Christmas dinner this year as we are all going to visit my brother and his family.

I need to start wrapping up tonight and do some ironing so we have clothes to wear in the morning.

I also need to put the BM on tonight as we are out of bread.

Take care all and enjoy the rest of your evening!

catznine

Evening! I am very late on parade today! In fact I haven't posted for a few days but am feeling much better today. Had my clinic appointment this afternoon and have been offered lots of help so feeling more positive. Just need a bit of energy to get me through Christmas now.

I am however very excited as I am getting my daughter home tomorrow! :xmassmile She has had a rotten time recently and has decided to move back in for a while. I haven't seen her since October as she has been way up north and I have really missed her! With my son visiting as well over Christmas it will truly be the best Christmas present ever!

The Ham and the turkey are defrosting, mince pies are made and so is the brandy butter! Everything else can wait, the turkey is one of those torpedo joints and will be done in the slow cooker (6.5 morphy richards) and my lovely daughter has offered to cook the ham (the Nigella Lawson way in cola and honey which is yummy) This will be a real team event this year as the men are doing the vegetables!

Petal_3

Good Evening all!

Had a long day (been at Santaland and v dissapointed Kiwichick). OH did the Christmas shopping this evening and got me some Port (which I LOVE)...so now a bit tiddly and tired (not a v good combo). Last day at work tomorrow.....REALLY looking forward to the break!

:xmastree: :santa2:

G'night!

johanne

OOps saw about the boots.com sale... and i just spent £45.10 on there!!!

I did get £93.40 worth of stuff... And got a quite a few birthday and xmas presents for NEXT year sorted.. and also stocked up on some essentials for myself that were on Bogof and 3 for 2.

Put it on the 0% Credit card so can spread the cost over a few months so the birthday budgets for them months should more than cover it.Better than paying full price in a few months using cash surely??? Well thats my excuse and im sticking to it!!

Jo
xxx

SnowyOwl_2

Johanne, life goes on, don't feel too guilty as it's for the greater good getting that Boots stuff. (If you change your mind you could get a refund, so still a get out clause). BTW I was sacked right before Christmas a couple of years ago - the same week my car was stolen...and about a week before that I'd just ordered a new kitchen (several thousands). But I just laughed, put my trust in God, fate...whatever...and I got a much better job right away, and then got a better car which I wouldn't have otherwise got and the kitchen was fantastic. None of us know what's around the corner, muster your determination and carry on. You need that job in Tesco like a hole in the head, it has brought you nothing but misery so kiss it's !!!!!! goodbye! This is a closure on that chapter, and a new beginning for you.

I think that perhaps you could give your Social Security office a ring on Friday and ask them their advice regards your signing on if you find yourself unemployed. They should backdate your claim if you let them know what's happening, otherwise they will only start it from the date you first contact them.

As for my Old Style ways... they have gone to pot recently. Spent most of Tuesday night up writing my essay, went to bed at 4.30 am (when I am usually waking up with insomnia!) then got up at 7.30 am and started writing again....took the day off, got the essay handed in with 30 minutes to spare. I really don't know if I could handle university, my head almost explodes when I have to do research and put it together in a logical manner.

Was at work today, Misery Guts was not in so the atmosphere was much improved.

Breakfast = scone and some Roses and two anti-depressants
Mid-morning snack=Roses and Quality St and cup of Green Tea
Lunch = BLT sarnie from supermarket and some Quality St and bottle of water
Mid-afternoon snacks = Quality Street, sponge cake, the dregs from the bottom of the Roses tin and a cup of Green Tea
Tea = a few Quality Street which had "fallen" into my pockets, and half a tube of toothpaste as my tootles had gone very furry
Supper=a bowl of porridge and a headache tablet

I hope I sleep right through tonight, waking up sporadically is driving me crazy!

Night all, if anybody sees this!

Penny-Pincher!!

Morning :santa2:

Not a good night, but feeling quite positive-just the pain and tiredness peeing me off :mad:

Washload all ready to go and will be dried outside today DW wil go on after breakie, toilet cleaned. Cleaner here today, so doing nothing else, but will get OH & DD to strip their beds so that the cleaner can make them up with fresh bedding.

Went to a friends last night for wine and cheese left there quite late and needed some petrol. So me the crutches and DD popped into sainsburys local at the station and picked up some bargains! 2 boxes of organic large eggs (normally £1.49-too 30p a box date 29th dec), 4 gem lettuce (15p-3 days left), parsnips (25p-3 days left), 10 jam doughnuts (15p), fresh 4 cheese sauce (30p-1 day left), organic mushrooms (30p) organic tomatoes x 6 (25p 3 days left), mozzarella and nut sarnie (10p from £2.50), crispy chilli beef and rice x 3 (35p-1 day left but will freeze). Then 2 packets of thick smoked bacon, loaf of bread x 2, milk, 3 choccie bars, banana milkshake for dd and 2 large bags of crisps-total=£8.76 :beer: All stuff that I use and were getting low or out of

DD has got to clean out her gerbil today......no she hasnt killed it yet..lol. OH is finishing the tile cutting in the office, then we can get on and sort through all his cr*p and see if theres anything worth salvaging or flogging on ebay

Have to sort through finances today as we're hoping to get a conservatory in the new year and werent going to have the funds till about April+, but because of the cutting back Ive done and the re-shuffling of credit cards, we may be able to buy one in March or end of Feb :j :j :j The plasterer is coming back beginning of january to price up the work that needs doing and hopefully my house will be done Our bedroom hasnt been touched since we moved in 3 years ago but is clean and tidy and want the other rooms done first IYKWIM. Im lucky that my BIL is a chippie and builder and a perfectionist-he's really good to us and helps out when he can.

On the grab it while you can board yesterday, managed to find an Xbox game for 98p....yes 98p, so ordered 4 and inc postage was £5.44. So will put these in the pressy box for next year. It was at Game if anyones interested.

Anyways, better go and get a cuppa. Have a good day everyone and thanks again for being there for me this year :xmassign:

Breakie:Bacon Sarnie
Lunch:Baked Spud-Ham, salad and coleslaw.
Dinner: HM Lasagna and HM Chips

Penny-Pincher!!
xxxxx

Queenie

:hello: Gooooood Morning :hello:

Merry Christmas Eve-Eve

Today the boys and I are off to deliver our box to the Homeless Shelter. (well, late afternoon evening)

So far, we have put together:-
2x jackets (freebie plus mixup from La Redout with 1st order 2yrs ago, never worn)
4 scarves (re-gifting because they have never been used)
2 pr of thermal socks (bought to make gag gifts; but never used)

Foodie-wise
Box of Crackers (bought on sale 2 yrs ago)
Tin of Quality Streets (bought earlier this year on BOGOF - so donating the "free" one)
HM Apple and Cinnamon Cake (from freezer)

Miscellaneous
Christmas Decs (surplus to requirements)
Smellies-Gift-Packs (from gift cupboard)
Made-up some basic rice warming bags but need to finish those off; (Instruction labels ready for printing)
Have a box of books that we could take along, but not sure if that is the sort of thing they are looking for - in which case they can go to the Charity Shops in the New Year.

Other than that, need to go to the Farm Shop to get the holiday fruit and veggies. BM is on timer. Sent off for a couple of freebies yesterday so that will be some pleasant post to look out for in the NY.


PP: You are so very fortunate to have such helpful (and talented) family members to help you when needed ((hugs))
Hope you all have a heartwarming Christmas Eve-Eve and aren't too bogged down with last minute bits and bobs. :wave:

Penny-Pincher!!

Hi Queenie

We did a similar thing on Tuesday. Our elderly neighbour has no family and hasnt even got a phone, but is a lovely guy and never appears lonely etc. Invited him to dinner but he said no, so Im getting OH to take a small plate of hot food next door on Xmas/Boxing Day/New Years Day. DD & I made up a box of soup, tinned ham, sardines, butter, tea, biscuits, sugar, oats, 2 bottles of stout and some cheddar. Cost about £5 to put together and just hope he likes it-will get OH to do later today.

PP
xx

BWZN93

THANK GOD ITS FRIDAY!!

Only today to go and then im off for another couple of days! :snow_laug

Feeling a bit better today, had 'the chat' with the man last night and its agreed it jobsville for him. Ive got him committed to getting debt free over the next year too, we are aiming to be debt free by next christmas. In true MSE style, on January 1st, i will be posting for us both on the debt free wannabe board with the full budget, and then aiming to get it done. :money: Things are looking up!

And my new years resolution is to buy a slow cooker and make heathy stuff for work, I was on lunch yesterday and couldnt think of anything I wanted to eat. Ended up having a slice of pizza from the bakery and I didnt enjoy it, so I figure some nice home made stews would do the trick in future. Oh, and I must eat more vegetables...

Hope you all have a nice day - Ill be busy but glad its almost over for another week :j

:xmassign:

Jo xx

:xmastree:

Queenie

Jo - that is :T :T :T :T :T news that your *chat* went so positively!! Fingers X'd for you both ((hugs))