It's STILL tough and not getting better - so how are we coping?

flowertotmum

mama67 wrote: »

Have just had a note from my milkman saying that milk has gone up 3p/pint :eek: as of today for doorstep deliveries.

Hi being nosey..how much is a pint of milk now then?

flowertotmum

Narabanekeater..have you tried soap flakes..wilkos sells them as does home bargains..i always do my woolies with them..you only need a small amount..don't do what i did and get liberal with them...suds all over...the clothes came out lovely though..

mama67

flowertotmum wrote: »

I did and tons of the bloody things...you could have some if you lived closer to me..

So did I and am still picking then yet

flowertotmum

Primrose wrote: »

Another thing I do to try and prevent any damp building up in our house, on days when it's dry or windy is to open the front and back windows of the house for a while and get a good draught of air going through. It's surprising how this kind of regular ventilation, even for a short time, can deduce any dampness building up and even if windows arn't wide open, just a small crack of fresh air in each room can have the same effect. Obviously you don't want to lose the heat which you've built up, but you often find that around midday, any natural heat from your early morning two hour switch-on has dissipated anyway. There's such a temptation to "keep the fug" in during winter but actually I think some regular fresh air does help to keep the indoor atmosphere much healthier and helps prevent that stuffy, sleepy feeling that can often catch up with you.

Hi yeah i do it all the time..i really can't bear the fug:eek:..makes you feel awful..i love fresh air..i have my windows open til lunch in the winter only the little one at the top but it makes such a difference..i hate feeling sleepy during daylight hours..hubby loves it and says its cosy..have my kitchen window open constantly..only a little but it works..would rather have fresh air than that fuggy air thats built up over night and it freshens the rooms..keeps damp at bay too...i close windows about midday but in the summer they stay open...

flowertotmum

mama67 wrote: »

So did I and am still picking then yet

Hi i got 2 plants still giving them up...i have got more sauce and frozen soups than i know what to do with..

gailey_2

Not been on since friday trying to catch up.

wish I was feeling better as miss cooking. even smell of frozen food in oven makes me sick..

we havent done full shop this month spent 100 pounds since 15th and keep running out of fresh.Got hubby to go spar yesterday as bag of apples quid red and green for eldests morning snack.

Noticed some parents only doing school dinners on certain days, suggested it to hubby as 32pounds month is a lot!She alwasy had packed lunch for preschool and I knew what she had eaten but hubby dident wnat her singled out!

Had super busy weekend as sat am went to bath nct sale spent lots 31.50 but brought tonnes of clothes mainly for eldest as ses shot up and needed new stuff baby has tonnes so brought next size up or if it was bargain I loved.
Got eldests school coat for 2quid big padded one with hood so pleased was worrying as getting much colder now and we walk to school most days just baby needs coat and snowsuit next.

Then met freind in bristol centre as we watched gok wan fashion show.
had non os lunch though as had 20percent voucher frankie and bennies and spent 12quid on lunch and drinks for me and 2kids they took far too long as was so busy.
spent 12quid in primark on eldests shes done very well out of me this month!

Our primarks huge but had some lovley cheap pjs and stocking fillers which thourght might be ok forxmas, dident get chance to visit homewares as ondering if I can make a snuggie out of large fleece blanket?

lady from netmums failed to show to look at pram.

sunday hubby took eldest to scince museum with stepson cost 30quid plus had to give his mam 60quid.

I tried my best to catch up on housework as been feeling so poorly.
contemplating trying to make huge batch tomato sauce today as tonnes tomatoes but not sure if it make me sick.

havent been foraging worried missed out on hazlenuts and blackberries.

Really need to do alcholic things now as need months to mature and was going to attempt an xmas cake..

hardly prepared for xmas.
still not prepared for winter.

so cols and wet here today cant get motivated.
craving a pasty but dont have any eggs to make pastry.
wondering if could try fashiion a pasty out of a flat bread?
nearest greggs miles away.
might try batch cooking pasties this week as make a yummy chicken pasty.
made hubby cajun chicken sat as he was annoyed I ate all drumticks friday.
have skipped butchers this mobth but after seeing hugh I think maybe its worth going friday see what cheaper cuts he has.

still have pile of bills to pay trying not to stress not much I can do.

skyelark

:)Anyone have a good shin of beef recipe? Slow cooker/casserole/hob? Will be going to butcher later in week for this and would love an already tried recipe to use.

skyelark

And duck Eggs! What is best to do with them? Bought them on a whim at weekend in a farm shop! Never tried them before.

kidcat

Hi gailey, you really need to stop worrying over stuff you cant change/help. If you are still feeling sickly then some of the Christmas stuff will just have to be missed this year, trust me I speak from experience, I nearly killed myself whilst pregnant one Christmas to keep doing the same stuff as every year - I collapsed and was very poorly soon after, myself and baby were lucky to make it. The doc and midwife both agreed it was because I was simply trying to keep doing every I normally would even though I was having a tough pregnancy.

Why not sit and break everything you feel you need to do into lists (I am sure everyone had a big converstaion bout lists not long ago:) ) have a weekly list of stuff for the house and a Christmas prep list and a winter prep list.
Then take each list and be honest about what stuff is absolutely essential - then break down the essentials into what you can achieve - whats left ask for help with, husband, family friends, hopefully you will be left with very little that isnt covered.
I seem to remember you are worrying about presents for Christmas and were planning HM food based pressies - is there anyway you could substitute food based for more crafty stuff that you can do whilst resting (also shouldnt smell and wont kick off your nausea) - there was a great thread last year of all Christmas crafty stuff like snowman soup etc.
Take care of yourself this year, cos Christmas will be back next year !!! Hugs .

mardatha

Please, to all the young mums in here, please dont overdo things re not using the heating. If its wet or foggy you need heating - one room is fine, one room is enough. But if your kids come home to cold unheated house after being out in damp weather then they WILL get chesty and ill. Heat the living room only - thats fine. And maybe even just until they have a nice hot bath, then they can snuggle up with jammies/fleeces etc.