**Thursday 28th January daily chat thread!**

redsquirrel80

gemmzie wrote: »

got my ou finance confirmed :d :j now to get my refund....

yaaaay! :t

lizzie_b

Well done Gemmzie, great news.
I'd love to do an OU course but couldn't afford to do the course I want to do to help me get into teaching

bookseller1980

I have my volunteer hat on - well uniform- and am going to County Office to see what needs doing and train my commissioners this evening. Will be back around bed and harvesting time!

Gemmzie

shell_girl wrote: »

Good work Gemmzie - refund is one of my favourite words

Me too! I'd nearly be able to clear my student overdraft if I can get this money back

lizzie_b wrote: »

Well done Gemmzie, great news.
I'd love to do an OU course but couldn't afford to do the course I want to do to help me get into teaching

Hi Lizzie, have you looked into their financial support? Maybe an option for you

lizzie_b

I dont think I'm eligible for any support as I already have a degree

clairewop

thats brilliant gemzie a refund as well!! fantastic

right be back in a bit gonna list my ingredients in the store cupboard thread

Pooky

Claire - you could have mushed your bananas up into the fairy cake mixutre - they work well.

Got 10 items photographed and typed up ready for ebay, I've culled my wardrobe of anything wintery that I've not worn this year....if I've not worn it - I don't need it. (forgot to weigh them tho so need to go do that before I list them tonight.)

Turkey burgers are made for tea tonight - going to have homemade oven chips, corn cobs and onion rings with them....with lashings of sweet chilli jam as I've got loads to use up. Might make some fairy cakes too.

DH supervised whilst I started some banana wine off.......he's really missing being able to do his home brewing, thought it might cheer him up a bit.

hypno06

lizzie_b wrote: »

I dont think I'm eligible for any support as I already have a degree

You used to be able to use Tesco clubcard vouchers to pay for OU courses- not sure if you still can, but might be worth a look?

Ames

Pooky wrote: »

Ames if you keep the bottles stored upside down then you don't have to do the squeezing....I have to do that because of my carpal tunnel.

Lush do some fab shampoo bars too - like soap but you just swoosh it round your hair 2 or 3 times and lather up....they last a long time too.

Hello Lizzie - welcome to the daily :j

I LOVE shampoo bars, didn't know Lush did them, I usually stock up whenever I see them on craft fairs, haven't had any for a while though. I always find they clean my hair better too.

clairewop wrote: »

i'm back

went to tecos to get an echo, my mates funeral is on weds, so bought a tub of marge while i was there and 10 bananas that were reduced to 79p (gonna make bananna cake

just having a coffee while i wait for fairy cakes to finish.

can anyone tell me how to make muffins? are they the same as cakes just a thought i could do banana muffins

I haven't tried it yet, but there's a recipe on the lakeland website that looks good - mainly cos it uses stuff I've already got in!

Check out here

http://www.lakeland.co.uk/L?content=noticeboard/recipes.htm

clairewop

ooohh i got £30 worth of tesco club card vouchers well will have with febs ones.

I've just listed what i have in store cupboards thread, hopefully someone will beable to help me eak out the food a bit

Pooky i made plain fairy cakes and a banana cake in the loaf tin i have here, might serve the banana cake with custard later,