Is it the end, or just the beginning.....?

hypno06

Yes, feeling much "lighter" mac - it is amazing, the difference - I am looking forward to properly settling in here over the coming months but early indications are good ones

MatyMoo

Not sure what things you normally cook Hypno but quick and easy cooked from scratch stuff in this house include:
Fajita's
Noodles with Stir Fry (excellent for using stuff from the fridge up)
Pasta (with Leek/Mushroom/Bacon or Tomato/Onion/Basil - Tuna or olives to vary it or Pesto)

Also love my slow cooker as it is great to come home to dinner almost ready, just have to do potatoes generally as it is usually some sort of stew. Just a bit of chopping the night before and bung it all in & switch on before I leave in the morning.

Sure you don't need any more recipes but holler if you do

Maty

short_bird

hypno06 wrote: »

V we did Eurotunnel....so quick there is no time to sleep. I didn't have a nap before the journey - just consumed lots of coffee.....

Why did my mind cast you in a Top Gear Challenge with J. Clarkson? WHY??:D

What an awesome holiday, it's ticked all the right boxes. Congratulations on the staying up for 36 hours, I haven't done that for a very long time (imagine a Muttley laugh here).

Must crack on with breakfast, meeting at 10 and ebay to get listed as it's a free listing weekend.

hypno06

Oh I love cooking, and have loads of lovely recipe books.....I just got out of the habit of it, with everything that has been going on.

Am looking forward to getting back into it - and thought the idea of trying something "new" each week would be a bit of fun and will stop the repetitive "oh its Wednesday it must be pizza night" stuff that we have slipped into

Karmacat

Sounds a good day, Hypno. I think I've become resigned to using my loft for some storage space, but I don't know quite what to use - not the soft plastic underbed type things, in case there are any stray mice left over .... and the hard plastic storage boxes I have are too big to get up throught the comparatively tiny little loft hatch I have here.... like you, my shopping list might be a bit glamourous ( = medium-sized plastic storage boxes !!!).

hypno06

I use plastic storage boxes too - was much easier when bringing things down from the old loft than collapsing cardboard boxes and disintigrating bin bags of old!

Run duly done - a cold and breezy 3 miles kickstarting my rather belated marathon training! I will head out again on Tuesday after work.

Going to have a coffee now, then dive into the shower before getting on with my long list of tasks for the day!

REDMADCURLS

I noticed your savings target, HYpno. Are you saving something specific or just a 'buffer'? Is it 'extra' money


Maybe you have already mentioned it, sorry.

hypno06

Nothing specific - just want to have some money behind me....for security, for future uni costs etc, for changing the car.....or whatever really.

I just think that if I don't make a start straight away with it, I will regret it later. At the mo, I am used to putting money away for debt, so won't miss some of it if it goes into savings. I put it in my sig to give me the focus really, otherwise it would be in danger of getting overlooked in favour of the LK Bennett sale :rotfl:

stressed.mum

Welcome home Hypno, and well done on the no weight gain holiday

Glad you had a good time, and a great start to the new year

Happy pottering

Stressed xxx

Gemmzie

Definitely hypno, as soon as you start spending that extra - it disappears. I started putting the same amount away as I was paying on debts - half was then proper savings and half to spend. Very nice when you have a decent amount and see something you want and can buy it straight away