The revenge of the stripey socks - a DFW adventure

EssexHebridean

Fay - check out Tesco's cleaning cloths area - ours has value MF cloths - 3 for about 87p I noticed the other day. Haven't tried them so can't confirm what they are like, and they are white which is slightly annoying......!

*just thought - I am right in thinking that you have a Tesco now aren't I? I had a feeling that you got one up there at the same time as the one in Stornoway opened?

Pippilongstocking

OK - will check out MRT's for cloths and then I may well ask for some to be posted - I had one in my hand on friday - so I am sooooooooooooooooo glad I didn't buy it. Thanks guys!!

OH is hysterical - he doesnt want to combine 'our' finances until 'he' has straightened himself out.
This is the man who has a <£26k mortgage and two CC's maxed and has just had his 5th pay increase in about a year.

Not of course that I know how much he earns cos he keeps changing the subject. Oh yeah and has just annnounced he's probably off to Canada in June for a week biking (he has 5 mountain bikes all over 2kish each) and is thinking of buying a new bike for himself. Pah he sounds more worried that I might find out how much money is he ACTUALLY wasting.

Men...........walks off shaking head.

Just fed the troups soy mince bolognese - as he doesnt do anything but 'prime scottish steak mince' this one did make me chuckle. He thought it was 'very tasty'.

Uniscots97

Hi All :hello:

well met youngest boyfriend and I don't like and I like his friend he had with him today even less! OH going to talk to her. Trying to have a quiet sunday and its not happening. Done 3 loads of washing, baked biscuits (Twinks hobnobs) and tidied kitchen. My pal wants to come over later but I was really hoping to get a bit done of my second job but can't really do that if my pal is here. My stuff sold on ebay so its a little extra.

Pippilongstocking

Hugs UNIX - my DS has a pal I just don't like, dunno why really - so although its not the same I feel for you. Goodluck with it all. x

Well done on all the stuff you got done today..................an ebay sale woo hoo!!

Kittikins

Fay, I'd be honoured if you incorporated fairy umbrellas into your repertoire, I even have a gorgeous pic of DD holding a leaf and looking really cute somewhere

Back from a lovely afternoon- DD and a friend rode their bikes along the pretty darned chilly seafront in Hove, me and other mummy nattered and took photos, deeeelish icecreams at Maccaro's (sooooooo many flavours), then back to mine for tea and oh what a surprise DD and friend pulling the sheets of my bed so they can jump on it!!

I think OHs are congenitally tight about moolah, they think we're the frivolous ones wasting cash on non-essentials like food, clothes, roof over the heads of the children etc, whilst they get important things like model railway buildings, ipods, bits for computers.

Sometimes I'm so glad I'm single, I may be skint and sinking, but at least noone's dragging me down (my exOH has managed to do it all by himself now, without me propping him up on a periodic basis -only problem is, I won't be getting maintenance *sigh* but still better than being with him and suffering it too)

sophiesmum_2

Microfibre cloths - yes great things - have about 100 of them, yellow for kitchen, blue for bathroom,pink/white for anything else. Great for cleaning glass/mirrors/stainless steel etc without any chemicals, I just use very dilute stardrops for anything mucky.( i know not particularly any more eco friendly but use very small amount and it works out cheaper than the vinegar etc in the long run)
Paid about 80p pack of 3 for mine and just keep chucking in the wash - they last forever.


Loved reading that piece of writing fay - you should do more:j

Re OH - maybe he doesn't want you to see how much of a mess his finances are in, and how much he wastes on stuff;) more than being concerned about yours.

Pippilongstocking

OK Star drops - see them on ebay for 1.50+2.85 postage

any one links to better 'deals?' - off to skulk about the OS board to find out.......

Ta for being kind about stuff............xx

MrsAudus2b

Fay - I'm waving at you, one of my other lovely diarist MSE friends :wave:

Hope you have had a lovely weekend
xxx

Lemon_Tree

the only time i've seen star drops is was in morrisons where i grabbed some. Had a lovely meal with OH for our anniversary.
got to take g'day guinea pig to the vets tomorrow before work, her eye's improving but i still think it was a stroke, she's so stiff and isnt' scuttling around which we all know is what piggies do.

sophiesmum_2

Check out tescos, or any small independent shops may have the star drops I pay 68p for mine, asda and morissons both sell them but don't think you have either of those.