The Memorygirl Matrix

groatie_queen

My part-time job is dependent on yearly renewable funding, and we have already had a cut in the last year, so I feel now is the time to broaden my knowledge base and be prepared to be flexible should funding get sticky.

So.... drumroll.... thanks to the huge amount of inspiration on here, today I've applied online for an OU course. Been thinking about it for a while... the uplift from here has got me off my derriere!

I should know in the next 10 days if I will be accepted. Will qualify for a grant of £500 through the ILA (Individual Learning Account) scheme, leaving £150 to find and I hope I can persuade my employer to chip in - very MSE.

The course starts in February so I've time to get the house better organised. For starters, two carriers of decluttered books went to the local charity shop today :j:j.

Love your email Essex Hebridean, here's hoping for a positive response!

GQ xox

Alisonpennypincher

I'd like to put my hand up for a forum too. I'm not a member of the matrix yet, as i am not overly confident in putitng myself "out there" so to speak. But am trying to improve on this, and would dearly love to get involved and help everyone at a point in the future.

Hope thats ok??:o

cazmcf

I'll put my hand up too.

Going to spread the word tonight about your books mg, fingers crossed you'll get a couple of sales.

fantasia322

Whats an 'approved food order'?
Obviously I know what a food order is :rotfl:just not in the context its being used here doh!!

clairewop

http://www.approvedfood.co.uk/

fantasia322

clairewop wrote: »

http://www.approvedfood.co.uk/

Oh My Gosh, where have I been......................thank you for this, thank you. WOW. I'm not so much green as cabbage coloured :rotfl:

So just to show how green I really am, can I ask what kind of things you would get from here to have a reasonable basic store cupboard?

Cheery_Daff

MG!!!!!! This spreadsheet thing - I'm down to do York, and if you need it doing before Tuesday I'm going to need a spreadsheet TODAY if possible please! My mum's visiting tomorrow, I'm in work all day Monday, so I'm running out of time!

I know there's a list a few pages back, but I'd really rather not trawl back to try to find it :eek:

Back to talking about food guys

(still trying to work out what I think about a separate forum, will let you know when I figure it out )

Memory_Girl

Well looking at my storecupboard, combined with my list of stuff due on Monday, there's very few staples I need to get in for the winter season.

A 5kg bag of basmati rice
Another couple of trays of tomatoes
4 packets of yeast
Salt
another 3kg bag of pasta
Potatoes (but I have a farmer friend that supplies these to me at 1/2 bag every month for £2)

Oh - and coffee of course.


Apart from that we are looking at fruit, veg and milk stuff every week to go with the stuff in the freezer.

I even have a box under my bottom storage shelf for the Christmas goodies - although 1 jar of mincemeat, I Xmas pudding and a jar of cranberry sauce does not a Christmas make - LOL

I feel very smug and organised - not that it will last of course.

MG

Memory_Girl

Cheery_Daff wrote: »

MG!!!!!! This spreadsheet thing - I'm down to do York, and if you need it doing before Tuesday I'm going to need a spreadsheet TODAY if possible please! My mum's visiting tomorrow, I'm in work all day Monday, so I'm running out of time!

I know there's a list a few pages back, but I'd really rather not trawl back to try to find it :eek:

Back to talking about food guys

(still trying to work out what I think about a separate forum, will let you know when I figure it out )

Email sent hon

Let me know you get it

MG

lisawaters

ClootiesMum wrote: »

My hands are both waving too - mind you, makes it hard to type - God bless the Calendar Girls Big Buns

Mike - you are a man, you should know your place - if we say you are joining the new forum then that's what you'll do.......:p

I rather thought that is where this was headed...