"This time next year, Rodney" Hypno's latest instalment

beanielou

Hope the kitcat chunky helped!

Gemmzie

Hey, I've still got a spot left on the Quidco bingo if you're shopping for gifts etc!

hypno06

I forgot all about it Gemmz!

One of my jobs this weekend is to haul everything out of the cupboard and to see what will do for various nephews etc. Then I can start thinking about what I absolutely have to buy, and what I can manage without buying!

Storecupboard/freezer dinner tonight - we had between us:

2 crispy pancakes
4 eggs
2 remains of bags of oven chips
peas
2 oatcakes
baked beans

so a bit of pot luck really what ended up on your plate, but no one went hungry! My freezer is almost bare so I will have to do some shopping sometime this week - am trying to eke it out til payday next friday but I suspect I will have to give in before then.

Gemmzie

Just need your name if you're interested, I've got two so far.

hypno06

My user name is the same as it is on here if that is what you need?

beanielou

Not sure what it is Gemmzie.
Lagging along as usual.

Off for a Chinese with the girls tonight~looking forward to it.

hypno06

ooh, chinese sounds fab - not as good as my "pick and mix dinner" obviously :rolleyes: but sounds good all the same! Enjoy

Gemmzie

Basically, you have a team with a bingo card, when you get cash back from certain sites you get dabbed, then when you have 8 in a row you get £5 for the team, then you can start on your next card. Not a lot but all helps :beer:

hypno06

Beanie, hope the chinese was good

Scratchcards done - won £1 on won, and 50p on another so good returns there........but not yet done my online banking (don't think there will be anything there to report)

My list for this weekend is:

• [strike]Do online banking[/strike] Done
• [STRIKE]check for surveys, clicks, do scratchcards[/STRIKE] Done
• [strike]check for mystery shops. Send off a receipt from the last one.[/strike] Done
• [STRIKE]do 4 dooyoo reviews[/STRIKE] five done so far
• do a blog for the downloads
• [STRIKE]run the kids around[/STRIKE] Done!
• [strike]go to the butchers to collect sausages he makes specially for us[/strike] Have 20lbs of gluten free sausages in the freezer now
• [strike]take all the presents out of the cupboard to see what I still need to get[/strike] done, and thankfully not much else to buy
• tidy the lounge
• tidy the hall
• tidy the kitchen
• tackle the ironing mountain....hmmm....
• get the Christmas Tree up It is out of the loft.....
• make a special dinner on Sunday for the student as she goes home for Christmas next week
• [strike]write essential Christmas cards (great aunts etc that don't have email)[/strike] Done, stamped and posted

hypno06

OK, so here is the 2009 Aim list for the heading "House and Garden". I have realised these last few days that my de-cluttering did have an effect, and there IS less stuff, the problem lies solely in my lack of inclination to do all things housework style, and it is this that really needs to be addressed in order to have any chance of achieving the things on this list......


Home

• To blitz and clear the house late in 2008 or early in 2009.
• To be more disciplined in the housework.
• To do a load of washing each day, drying it and getting it put away – ironed if needed.
• To plan menus to aid in grocery shopping and meal planning. To provide good food at reasonable times for everyone in the household.
• To look at costs of updating cloakroom, en-suite, re-plastering lounge wall, and replacing fireplace.
• To replace all windows.
• To clean all guttering and fascia boards – or to pay someone to do this.
• To finish off unfinished jobs in the house, eg wardrobe, kitchen windowsill tiling,
• To decorate the childrens bedrooms and the students room.
• To be able to sit in the conservatory in the mornings to enjoy quiet space.
• To be able to eat at the dining table each day, if we choose.
• Clear the garden, make it easily maintainable, and enjoy the space we have there.
• Be in a position to have a cleaner.