The Thrifty Gifty Girls 2009 (Organised & Money Neutral for All Occasions) #3

paddingtondoo

Rusty - you are a very very naughty person - it was a galaxy bar that jumped into my hand today in the £1 shop

Furry - I haven't lived in Essex for about 25 years but once an Essex girl................. I'm in Lincs at the moment but if OH gets the job he's applied for I will off to the Toon! I discussed it with DD this morning thinking she would throw a fit but she says it's fine as long as the pets can come with us - moving a cat 14 budgies a cockatiel and about 20 koi does not fill me with joy but never mind.

I'm more concerned about OH noticing how much craft stuuf I have squirrelled away in lots of hidey holes .

I thought PJ's were the uniform for cleaning - am I supposed to get dressed???? The only thing I won't do in my PJ's is clean the toilet as I don't want to ruin them by splashing them with bleach unless spotty penguins are trendy :rotfl:

Am out tonight if I can find the cello to wrap my hamper and need to try my outfit on for the wedding tomorrow - hope I don't end up looking like a bag lady as well as being one :rotfl:. Got some very nice 10 denier glossy tights from Primani (as my friend calls it) £2 for 2 pairs.

mhagster

well, I would never dream of doing housework in my pj's..........honestly!

jamtart6

mhagster wrote: »

well, I would never dream of doing housework in my pj's..........honestly!

I would never dream of doing housework, full stop! :rotfl:

I have actually just joined the flylady thread on Oldstyle Moneysaving and doing small manageable 15minute jobs is brill. I have cleared out 2 drawers, tidied my room and desk and it is making me keep on top of it all - all good practice for when Ihave a whole house to keep on top of ! :eek:

Anyways, note to all blog stalkers - I have updated! My scrapbook stash came! :T
http://libertycottage.blogspot.com/2009/03/i-have-new-scrapbooking-stash.html


I am SO stuck for Dad's birthday

mhagster

Jammy: consider yourself stalked!!!!!!!!!!

RustyFlange

paddingtondoo wrote: »

Rusty - you are a very very naughty person - it was a galaxy bar that jumped into my hand today in the £1 shop

I'm not naughty Just happy and grateful Thankyou ever so much xxx Just don't move to Newcastle cause I will have you making me allsorts :rotfl: in return for chocky!

Shelley thats a shame make sure you lay it on really thick!

Well been busy busy today, I spring cleaned the house this morning, went to work to fix pc at work for MIL, then wandered into town, then upto the garden centre, then picked up son from school, then to MIL's to drop off her shopping and then home and de weeded the patio out of the back, I still have loads to do but probably won't do much more today ... I might make sock monsters tonight but might just sit and relax!

Hope everyone has had a good day

scattymam1

Glad you're happy with your stuff, my order came today too but I wasn't in - have to go and get it tomorrow, bah. I ordered one of those overlays too. I found the store as she is a friend of my mam's - I don't know her but we chat cyberly- never bought from her before but I saw her sassafrass rainbow papers and had to have them (been searching for rainbows for yonks). I also got some in stitch'z threads, a grass stamp and some swirly stamps - there was loads of stuff half price, I think she has reduced her shop a little as she has gone back to ft work - she was a nurse but then she was in a car accident in which her new husband died, she set up the shop some time later but has felt the need to go back to nursing, she's a lovely lady even though we have never met. She sometimes runs a cyber crop from her blog which are great for ideas - I won a prize on the last one and she was very generous.

Been very busy this week - took five friends to see he's just not that into you with my free coke zone tickets last night - it was really good.

Brother and husbands birthdays this weekend so brother is money neutral but still need to raise 50pounds toward husbands iphone as dad paid for most of it and he had some vouchers too - I have a list to ebay just have to take photos and get the stuff listed.

Still busy with the box - I finished the outside of my mam's jar (will post photos soon) and my new thing is to scrapbook a small pringles tub and turn into a money box all pretty with maybe the sugared range papers, jewels and 3D butterflies.

Scrap mag came today so going to settle down with that. Feeling a bit nauseus - oo er!!! no period yet either!!!

How mse am I - I tend to buy men's cards as I find it hard making cards for men but I was picking cards for brother and hubby when I saw one that would suit my dad for fathers day or for his birthday so I got my pen and notebook out and copied down the words and put it back on the shelf and I'll make it up myself. ;-)

RustyFlange

Forgot to mention to the bag lady ... I have a note pushed through the door for a parcel which I think is from you will go down to town tomorrow and get it from the sorting office

Well done scattymam sounds like you are soinf well

My updated list ...

[strike]Fold washing
Do more washing[/strike]
Ironing
[strike]Pay for school trip[/strike]
[strike]Vacuum floors[/strike]
[strike]De weed patio in garden[/strike]
Cut back big bushy bush which is annoying and attacks you if you dare to walk past it!
Make sock monster for son
Make sock monster for daughter
[strike]pick up frames[/strike]
start to make pretty pictures for mums (mothers day) - Grrr not possible now as frames were all wrong! was trying to be money neutral
Find a light way to make a journal in a jar for step mum which is postable to Bulgaria
[strike]Pay for bags off bag lady[/strike]
Sent off pressy for Su
[strike]Move settee and vac under
Dismantle high chair and scrub
Clean highchair cover[/strike]
[strike]Go to club and fix MIL's PC
Go to wilkos and get notepads!
Go to garden centre to price up bark chippings![/strike]

RustyFlange

Jammmmmmyyyyy where are you? can you tell me where you got that book from? (please don't say in a shop local and please tell me it was someone on the internet so I can get one )

paddingtondoo

Rusty - I only posted it at 3pm yesterday but it would definitely have been too big to go through your letter box. You'll see why when you get it

Sorry you were out

scattymam1

rusty - it was scrummystashcafe.co.uk - she's actully based in morpeth but only has an online shop