OS Daily thread - Monday 20th July

Money_saving_Diva_2

Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Monday 20th July! This is an 'Over the garden fence' type thread where we chat about everything Old Style and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what Old Style things we’re going to do today or what we’ve achieved already. Everyone’s welcome, please do come in, put your feet up (although check the fence hasn’t just been painted first!) and join us for an Old Style natter. The more the merrier!
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Morning OS lovelies,
Gemshaw - to the thread - it's good to have you here.
taplady - Well done on the race and I am sure Lesley was cheering you on.
Noahs - So sorry the headaches are still happening
Church - I hope your son is continuing to get better hon
Mummy - I would snatch your hand off to get fresh blackberries...:rotfl:They have been one of my fave fruits since we used to go 'up the lanes' and pick them when kids. I never minded the scratches, they seemed worth it for the fruit. Before I became less mobile I used to make my OH pull over in all sorts of odd places just so I could pick some blackberries and always had an empty tupperware in the car just in case!
Haribo - your holiday sounds absolutely fantastic. Hope the wounded twin feels better soon, sounds nasty.
Squiggles - so when do you start your Masters? :rotfl:I loved doing mine - was almost planning it before I had finished my BA!:rotfl:
hester - Terrific news re your NVQ presentation!
Vicky - Hope the cold gets better soon.
Ladyshopper - thank you for the good wishes for Tristan
Hilstep, Fairy, Penpin, 3Jays, Cranky, Loopylinz - thinking of you all

Have been talking to Tristan for about an hour and a half now.. he is a bit down which is sad. Am trying to keep him smiling.

Not much else to say today so here is a recipe:

Divas' cheap and easy chocolate cookies
4oz/125g butter
2oz/75g caster sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla essence plus a drop or two!
3 1/2oz/110g plain flour
1/2 oz/15g cocoa powder (real cocoa powder and not a substitute as they won't taste as good)
Milk to bind

• Cream the butter and sugar together, adding the vanilla essence until the whole mixture is light and fluffy.
• Sieve the flour and cocoa powder into the butter and sugar mixture and then stir in.
• Drop teaspoons of the mixture onto a baking sheet. This makes about 15 - 18.
• Bake in a fairly hot oven Gas mark 5 or 375f for about 15 mins or so.
• Leave on the tray to cool for a min or so before moving to a wire rack.

I hope everybodys week starts well... Warm gentle to anyone who would like one.

Diva.x

elantan

Hi all surprised this is up and running so early .... Nice one... Today I am attempting to shop for a meal plan .... So that's big steps for me this week lol ...am kinda excited about getting started now ... All need to do is stay wake long enough.... Have a good day all and will catch up later ( if I ain't sleeping)

hermoine_2

Good morning MSD and elantan and to all who follow - have a good day.

Not much OS today as working all day and have a stock take to do. Manager from hell has left to go on holiday leaving me to do this and complete it by lunchtime today!!!! Hey ho, it's not like I have been trained or anything either so hoping to wing it! Should take a week, I have 4 hours!!!! Yipee :eek:

Have done packed lunches and thinking about breakfast - maybe porridge for fortification!

Dinner tonight is 4p curry sauce on some cooked chicken thighs I put in the oven while cooking the joint yesterday - I must be learning! :rotfl:

DD3 was in her school production on Friday and they have another one tonight - I am going again. She has a lead part - unheard of before - but she is amazing (I know I am biased) she has to sing a solo on stage all on her own and it is a ballad not a poppy upbeat sort of song but one of despair and she is fantastic, in tune lots of feeling, if there is a dry eye in the room I will be amazed!

Well hugs to all who need them.

H

redruby

Morning all,

It looks nice today, bit more rain coming later :rolleyes:. I was cold in the night last night :eek: its July and I was cold :rolleyes:

Usual monday super clean today, hoovering mopping cleaning, and the online shopping.

Hopefully the man will ring today about OH new car, he is waiting for the cheque to clear before he picks it up. The insurance chap is also coming out to check his van, we are kind of hoping he writes it off

Haribo, I hope your dd's leg is healing nicely x

Hugs to all in need, have good days all x

AussieLass

Good morning,

It's been a beautiful day weather wise here. Wish it was like this all year round. Sunny but warm, not hot & not cold. My neck is much better today. Still a bit sore but I'm on the mend. Washed, made some biscuits this morning & my menu for the week. DH was home today and we slept in until nearly 9am. So the morning just seemed to vanish.

Christmas in July dinner went well. The food wasn't crash hot but the band & drinks more than made up for it. Bingo tonight. Might go to the shopping centre on Thursday for a browse. Some really good end of winter sales & toy sales. Might find a few things I can layby for Christmas for DGS.

Haribo Glad you had such a great time. Shame about DD's accident. I'm sure you'll nurse her back to health quickly.
VickyA Get better soon.
hermoine I hope you're still living tomorrow after eating your 4p curry sauce.
Ruby Fingers crossed for a write-off. :cool:
Diva Thanks for the recipe. I've got one very similar but instead of using cocoa powder you use Milo. They taste nice.

Hope you have a great day and a good start to the week. <hugs> to those not well etc. Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

sistercas

morning

its sunny here at the moment, I'm hoping it will stay sunny as I have a mountain of washing to do
Redruby good luck with car assessors
MSD cookies sound lovely

have an appointment with the bank manager today , to have a look at my account and to open up an account for DD2, its one where she has a debit card so can get her money when she wants but cant go overdrawn. I think it will be good experience for her for when she is older DD1 already has one and uses it really well.

jobs for today:
washing
ironing
tidy up
bank
pick up some bits and bobs of shopping
clean bathroom

hope everyone has a great day x

Sweetpeanut

Morning all, not been able to get on this early for a while, DD2 packed off to nursery:T. A few hours peace there;), DD1 getting ready for school now, breaks up wednesday, her reception year over:o (gutted can't believe how fast ther grow up!!) cleaning today for me if i can keep off here:rolleyes:. Stewing steak for tea, with mash & veg, got to nip an put money in the bank. Florida:T:T:T:T:T 5 weeks on thursday YAY!!!!!! see u all later, have a good monday xxxx

halight

Morning all:j:j
Its a bit slow on here this morning were i everyone?
The Sun is out here and feels warm out side. Im hoping that its not going to rain today. Thay have said that there may be showers later but im hopeing that thay will hold off as i wont to take the twins for a walk arounf the local park.
Busy Day here for me again its monday so my wifes at work and im looking after the twins on my own again:j:j Will will be potering around the house this morning and then hopfully be off to the park.

The twins have for dinner chicken, sweet supds, sweet corn and pasta for lunch today My wife makes all the twins food herself. In bach cooking and then frezzes it. Thay will have a sugar free jelly for pudding.
Tonight thay will have a corned beef sandwich some choped up fryit and a yogart for pudding.

Ill have for lunch a sandwich (if i remember:D)

And im cooking beef stir fry with the left over beef that was yesterdays dninner tonight for our dinner.

I hope that everyone is well
have a great day all:T:T

taplady

morning all!

nice and sunny here:j

day off today again:j am cleaning for an old lady this morning then hopefully not doing too much later, want to read my book as I'm engrossed in it!

Hermoine - good luck with the stock take

PP - hope you're having a nice break x

DS1 off for his second week of training, got to drive into Birmingham so we've lent him the TomTom.
DS2 is enrolling at the gym - free sessions arranged by the Youth Cafe.

I've been playing with my new phone which is an early birthday present from DH, never had one with a camera before, also got MP3 and bluetooth but not a clue how they work - will get one of the lads to give me a lesson:D

House cleaned, washing out on the line, tea is quorn bolognaise for me not sure about DH and DS2 yet.

hope you all have a great day x

Bitsy_Beans

Morning everyone.
Later on here today. DD was up again at 4.50am, ended up giving her another full bottle and it took an hour to get her back off to sleep. H got up with DS so had a little lie in (boy was I beat!).
Crisis cleaning this morning. I have a woman coming round here at 2pm regarding some child minding work so floors need to be mopped and rooms to be dusted.
Made some breadsticks yesterday for the kids and me and H seem to be eating most of them Not sure whats for tea tonight, need to get stuck back into my meal planning.
Not checked my veggies since Saturday, was just too wet out there yesterday. Will try and make time to go and have a nose whilst the sun is shining.

Anyway I'd better get a shuffle on.
Have a good day all OS or not.

Taplady - well done on completing your race :T

Pippa.S

Morning all
Just a quick one from me, off out shopping in a bit we seem to have run out of everything this week goodness knows why

need to do a whites wash so will strip the bed and put the WM on before I go and it will be done by the time we get back.

the garden looks a bit of a soggy mess this morning after all the rain yesterday, but so far its sunny today.

Welcome to Gemshaw :wave:nice to see you

Haribo - glad you had a good time sorry to hear about DD's accident hope she is more comfortable now.
Diva - love the sound of the cookies must have a go at them. Glad to hear Tristan is still in contact and you are keeping him cheerful :A
Redruby -good luck with the assessors later
Aussie - whats milo

Bitsy - hope it goes well later
sistercas - well done on teaching your DD's how to handle their finances, its a lesson welll earned. :T

(((hugs))) for all the poorlies I hope you all feel better soon

got to go, back later
Anne
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