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se999

Craftyscholar wrote: »

Yes like this (Oh that's a different design - looks neater than the one I got)
I'm not sure if it works because it does make a difference or because I think it will IYSWIM.

That sounds like just what I need. I hate waking up in the dark in winter. It's on the shopping list now

se999

clairewop wrote: »

Anyone up for a challenge?

I've just gone through my store cupboard and written down what I have here, gonna do fridge and freezer next.

Would anyone like to help me meal plan? I think I've got enough to feed us all week without having to buy much

Sorry but I don't meal plan really I tend to buy what's cheapest and on offer, or needs using in the fridge etc.. I do regular clearouts of fridge/freezer/cupboards though.

Maybe posting on old style will get the best results, the meal planning experts are mainly there

clairewop

OMG :eek: I have loads of food here Just what to do with it all If I say I need to buy food someone shout at me, just need to get creative

se999

Clairewop is there anything near it's sellby/useby? That's a good way to prioritise using it up, so go through fridge and store cupboards for those first. I normally have a shelf in the kitchen to put out the tins/packets that need using up first, so it reminds me to use them.

oceanspirit

claire, I'll help you with a meal plan. PM me your list and I'll see what I can come up with. I am very much into making tasty meals that don't take up too much of my time and energy to make.

clairewop

not really most of the stuff has been bought this week re fridge.

clairewop

oceanspirit wrote: »

claire, I'll help you with a meal plan. PM me your list and I'll see what I can come up with. I am very much into making tasty meals that don't take up too much of my time and energy to make.

Its a very very long list

My problem also is perperation cause of my arm, I tend to look to see whats easy.

EssexHebridean

clairewop wrote: »

OMG :eek: I have loads of food here Just what to do with it all If I say I need to buy food someone shout at me, just need to get creative

Claire - post up a list of what you have as "main ingredients" so meat, veggies, fish, bread etc. Also add a note of what things your family particularly do or don't like.....we can all brainstorm from there and hopefully plan you some MSE budget friendly meals for the next few weeks!

Re KforK - I am unsure whether anyone proceeded further on one person who was mentioned previously, but in case they hadn't, I have taken a step....

Richard Branson was the person who was mentioned.
Virgin Atlantic fly to SA,
I have emailed "Virginunite" - their charitable arm, as follows:

Good afternoon



I am sure you get more requests than you can handle for assistance and funding, however, I am hoping that you could give this one just a few moments of your time to look at, as a) It is a quite amazing idea and the way it has grown already is astonishing, and b) It requires practical input, rather than a financial investment as such. Please do read on....

I am part of an online network who are currently working to create 10,000 smiles on the faces of 10,000 South African kids this Christmas. We are collecting unwanted football shirts and kits - as I am sure you are aware South Africa is a football crazy country, it is also, sadly, a country which has a high number of orphaned children partly as a result of the toll that HIV & Aids is taking. This project commenced with one of our members making us aware of the Katha Day Centre, a registered Charity In SA (charity number 031-394 NPO). These youngsters have nothing, they have lost their Mums and Dads, but they love football and would hugely appreciate these kits if we can get them together. The same lady who started the ball rolling with this is based in South Africa and will co-ordinate the distribution of kit at that end. To give you a little background, the network consists of 111 of us, almost all female, who have met online on the MoneySavingExpert forum. Very few of us have even met in real life, yet over the past couple of months we have inspired members of the Networkto set up in business, come off benefits, and generally aim for a more positive life.

The kits are rolling in now - we've been amazed at the response from schools, clubs and even the football clubs themselves so far - this really seems to have captured the imagination of so many folk! We've self-managed a national collection network and will be able to get the kits to a central point for onward movement to South Africa, however, at the moment this is where we are stumped.

To summarise - 10,000 shirts to South Africa for Christmas means 10,000 smiles on faces that don't always have a lot to smile about. The problem we now have is physically getting these shirts to Johannesburg, where they will be distributed from. Knowing that Virgin Atlantic fly to J'burg, we were wondering if there was anything at all you could offer to help us with this. We have obtained air freight quotes already but know we cannot afford to send the kits this way without help, and sea freight will simply take too long - we want to give these kids a smile at Christmas, not next March!

I hope this who project has grabbed your attention as much as it has already grabbed ours - we really want to make this happen, and anything that you could do to assist would be fabulous!

Thank you for your time in reading my message.



We may hear something from them, we may not, but either way I thought it was worth a shot. I have sent it to both the UK and SA email addresses that were given.


MG - separate forum - great idea. I too was starting to wonder how soon it would be that the thread got closed and a lot of us got given warnings!

Tescodealqueen

Putting my hands up for second forum too

clairewop

EssexHebridean wrote: »

Claire - post up a list of what you have as "main ingredients" so meat, veggies, fish, bread etc. Also add a note of what things your family particularly do or don't like.....we can all brainstorm from there and hopefully plan you some MSE budget friendly meals for the next few weeks!

Re KforK - I am unsure whether anyone proceeded further on one person who was mentioned previously, but in case they hadn't, I have taken a step....

Richard Branson was the person who was mentioned.
Virgin Atlantic fly to SA,
I have emailed "Virginunite" - their charitable arm, as follows:

Good afternoon



I am sure you get more requests than you can handle for assistance and funding, however, I am hoping that you could give this one just a few moments of your time to look at, as a) It is a quite amazing idea and the way it has grown already is astonishing, and b) It requires practical input, rather than a financial investment as such. Please do read on....

I am part of an online network who are currently working to create 10,000 smiles on the faces of 10,000 South African kids this Christmas. We are collecting unwanted football shirts and kits - as I am sure you are aware South Africa is a football crazy country, it is also, sadly, a country which has a high number of orphaned children partly as a result of the toll that HIV & Aids is taking. This project commenced with one of our members making us aware of the Katha Day Centre, a registered Charity In SA (charity number 031-394 NPO). These youngsters have nothing, they have lost their Mums and Dads, but they love football and would hugely appreciate these kits if we can get them together. The same lady who started the ball rolling with this is based in South Africa and will co-ordinate the distribution of kit at that end. To give you a little background, the network consists of 111 of us, almost all female, who have met online on the MoneySavingExpert forum. Very few of us have even met in real life, yet over the past couple of months we have inspired members of the Networkto set up in business, come off benefits, and generally aim for a more positive life.

The kits are rolling in now - we've been amazed at the response from schools, clubs and even the football clubs themselves so far - this really seems to have captured the imagination of so many folk! We've self-managed a national collection network and will be able to get the kits to a central point for onward movement to South Africa, however, at the moment this is where we are stumped.

To summarise - 10,000 shirts to South Africa for Christmas means 10,000 smiles on faces that don't always have a lot to smile about. The problem we now have is physically getting these shirts to Johannesburg, where they will be distributed from. Knowing that Virgin Atlantic fly to J'burg, we were wondering if there was anything at all you could offer to help us with this. We have obtained air freight quotes already but know we cannot afford to send the kits this way without help, and sea freight will simply take too long - we want to give these kids a smile at Christmas, not next March!

I hope this who project has grabbed your attention as much as it has already grabbed ours - we really want to make this happen, and anything that you could do to assist would be fabulous!

Thank you for your time in reading my message.



We may hear something from them, we may not, but either way I thought it was worth a shot. I have sent it to both the UK and SA email addresses that were given.


MG - separate forum - great idea. I too was starting to wonder how soon it would be that the thread got closed and a lot of us got given warnings!

thats a lovely email hope it works

ok you asked for it

store cupboard,

3 x tins of spaghetti
1 x ravioli
3 x cream of chicken soup
2 x veg soup
2 x irish stew
2 x tuna
3 x tinned toms
1 box lasagne sheets
1x cyrrants
2x rice
2 x pasta
1x country soup mix
1 box ministrone cuppa soup
crackers
lots of veg cup a soups
1 pot noodle
2 x curry flavour noodles
porridge
musli sugar puffs
hot choc
gravy granuals
oxo cubes
chinese style noodle flavouring
steak seasoning mix
2 pasta n sauce, cheese leek ham
3 pilar flavour savoury rice
2 chinese flavour savory rice
4 chicken noodle soup
pudding rice
nutmeg
golden syrup
bournuignon casserole mix
1 sausage casserole mix
tuna pasta bake sauce
chicken chasseur sauce
chilli con carne sauce
chicken casserole sauce
ground garlic
2 instant custard
2 brandy sauce
2 chicken and broccli cup a soups

said that was a lot lol

fridge

dairy lee triangles
butter
8 egs
mushrooms
margarine
baked potatos
cauliflower
parsnips
swede
apples
oranges
pears
bannanas
kiwi fruit
strawberries
triffles
cooked chicken wings
onions
baby potatos
normal potatos
gammon joint
2 packs of bacon
milk.

freezer

sausages
sausage squares
mini pizza
tuna pate
chicken and pasta bake (meal for 1)
chicken roll (sandwich meat
chicken breast fillets
onion rings
peas
cauliflower
sweetcorn
garlic mushrooms
pork chops 2 bags
minted lamb chops
more chicken breast
steak
diced beef
diced pork
cocktail sausages
pork steaks
2 small beef joints
burgers
4 pks of 4 chicken steaks
yorkshire puddings

I also have sr and plain flour

we like pretty much anything