misscousinitt's MF Diary

misscousinitt

Thanks DawnW - really looking forward to it. Was bought as my birthday present.

The weather doesn't look like its going to be brilliant, but I will enjoy myself all the same - its just great to get away. Just praying for a dry day Monday when we do the ancient sites - colluseam, roman forum and palantine hill. Got to get the tickets for that sorted today.

Currency purchase has tracked with Quidco; which is good as the last one I did in October didn't!

Went out with a colleague from work last night as we were celebrating both our big birthdays - we had a lovely time.

Tonights dinner is Roast Chicken with all the trimmings. Looking at the weather, it will be just what we need.

Will be using up leftovers tomorrow before packing for the trip. Got to work Friday! Boo...

MCI

misscousinitt

Just a quick update before we head off on our trip this evening.

Used up leftovers and made a lovely chicken stir fry for tea (in between doing the ironing and packing!)

Obviously, no shopping this weekend and will need to just get some bread and milk when we get back. Will update my grocery spends when I get back.

Don't suppose the weekend will be very MSE, but hey ho, determined to enjoy myself - even though the forecast is rain for Sat/Sun.

Got enough italian in my head to ask for a glass of white wine!

Catch up with everyone's diaries when I get back.

Hoping everyone has a wonderful Easter break - take care all.

MCI

xxx

abouttimetoo

Hi Misscousinitt, I'm having a rare treat of spending a few hours on here and have just caught up on all your diary!

Very well done on all you have achieved so far and you really blasted last years first target out of the water! You have also made me very hungry due to all the mouth watering recipes and meals you have talked about :rotfl:

By now you will be in my most favourite city (not that I've visited every one in the world of course ) I hope you are having an amazing time. I've been to Rome several times and always feel it is somewhere I could return to time and time again. It's a truly fantastic place and very accessible to get around.

I've not been for about 4 years now but I'm hopefully going to return in the next year or two. Back on the subject of food though, I do hope you manage to find some good food in Rome, I know this sounds a ridiculous thing to say of Italy/Rome but I really struggle to find a nice meal there and believe you me I've tried all sorts of places at all sorts of prices! It's got to the stage where i've said if I go back I will be eating only at an amazing place which targets american students which is very close to the Pantheon and McD's and I'm not even a McD's fan

PS, I've only today realised you user name is MissCousinItt, all this time I've seen you around the boards my eyes and brain have read MissCousinNitt which always reminds me of one of my favourite Terry Prattchett characters, Agnes Nitt 8:)

Regards
ATT

misscousinitt

Hey abouttimetoo - thanks for the post.

Just a quickie to say i'm back and I'll post a catch up at lunchtime.

MCI

misscousinitt

abouttimetoo wrote: »

Hi Misscousinitt, I'm having a rare treat of spending a few hours on here and have just caught up on all your diary!

Very well done on all you have achieved so far and you really blasted last years first target out of the water! You have also made me very hungry due to all the mouth watering recipes and meals you have talked about :rotfl:

By now you will be in my most favourite city (not that I've visited every one in the world of course ) I hope you are having an amazing time. I've been to Rome several times and always feel it is somewhere I could return to time and time again. It's a truly fantastic place and very accessible to get around.

I've not been for about 4 years now but I'm hopefully going to return in the next year or two. Back on the subject of food though, I do hope you manage to find some good food in Rome, I know this sounds a ridiculous thing to say of Italy/Rome but I really struggle to find a nice meal there and believe you me I've tried all sorts of places at all sorts of prices! It's got to the stage where i've said if I go back I will be eating only at an amazing place which targets american students which is very close to the Pantheon and McD's and I'm not even a McD's fan

PS, I've only today realised you user name is MissCousinItt, all this time I've seen you around the boards my eyes and brain have read MissCousinNitt which always reminds me of one of my favourite Terry Prattchett characters, Agnes Nitt 8:)

Regards
ATT

Thank you so much for your post.

We found some nice places to eat. The first being a little restaurant in the street next to where we were staying - a stones throw from St Peter's. I had looked it up on TripAdviser and it was lovely. It was called "La Vittoria" and for a first experience of Roman food it was very good.

I had a great time and really didn't want to come back. We stood in St Peter's Square yesterday afternoon with the sun beating down and people just milling about and I felt very sad to be leaving such a wonderful city.

A trip back is a must. There is still so much to see.

On the MSE front, we didn't do too bad really as we didn't buy anything apart from food! Got 3 bottles of flavoured olive oil and thats it!

As you might have guessed, food is my thing - (though you would never believe it to look at me!) and I like to post about what we are having for dinner as it keeps me focused on using leftovers and what we have got in the freezer. The main source of Overpayment income comes from saving money on the grocery front - but I love good food, so its a great chanllenge to find a balance.

LOL regarding the misscousinitt thing. The Cousin Itt thing comes from the Addams Family as I have long hair...the rest is history. Don't mind being a character out of Terry Pratchett though - great writer.

misscousinitt

Well folks, totally blown away by Rome.

I walked my little legs off - saw loads, but not enough. Never even set foot in any of the museams and unfortunately, the sistene chapel was also not to be as it was closed sunday and fully booked monday - but i keep telling myself there will be another time...

I absolutely loved it and although DH was a bit poorly due to the sun catching him unawares on a cloudy day, he had a great time too.

I can't say I particularly felt refreshed from the weekend as my legs really ache and I am shattered - didn't get back home till midnight last night and I was at work for 9 this morning! However, all the trials and tribulations that come with my life never even crossed my mind - so at least my mind is rested, even it the rest of me is knackered.

So, back to reality and the MSE tasks at hand. A small amount of shopping tonight for DH's sandwiches tomorrow/Friday and then back into the swing of it on Friday when I will have to do both Herr A and Mr T shop as I've got to take Dad to the hospital for his eye check up late tomorrow afternoon (and then I've got a Charity meeting in the evening!!!!!!)

Tonights Dinner is Lamb Chops, Roast Potatoes & Veggies etc... Not sure what to do with the lamb chops - might marinade in a bit of sweet chilli sauce and some lime juice - makes for a slightly tangy roast dinner with a twist.

Will add the grocery spends up tonight when I get home and update tomorrow.

Hope everyone is well.

MCI

katsu

I was reading "miss countin it" and thought it was to do with counting your money! :o

misscousinitt

katsu wrote: »

I was reading "miss countin it" and thought it was to do with counting your money! :o

I like that one too...just goes to show, I'll answer to anything!:)

Cousin Itt came about when I was playing pool in Newquey, Cornwall about 14 years ago (oohhh heck!) and I've always had long hair and as I was taking a shot the 'curtains' just shut and the lads (DH - who was BF at the time and his best mate) started calling me Cousin Itt and it just stuck...I call myself misscousinitt so that people realise I'm female.

Not much to report today. Didn't tot up the grocery spends (shame on me). But only spent £7 in Mr T last night.

Failed with tea too...DH insisted on taking me out for tea (as he wasn't very well when we were away) and we spent the evening chatting about the trip and what we will do when we go back!!!! (We had Italian by the way! Surprise surprise!)

Lamb chops are in the fridge ready for tomorrow's tea. Got to have something quick and easy for tonights tea as taking Dad to the hospital this afternoon for his eye check up and then have a charity meeting at 7.30pm.

Lets see if tempers are fraying at tonights meeting!

Wish me luck.

MCI

misscousinitt

Got back from the hospital at 6.30pm - back out the door at 6.50pm - finally got home properly at 9.10pm - phew - knackered!

Update on grocery spends - £125.65 so far this month. Not too bad, 2 weekends to go so reckon I will be under the £180 mark this month, but we will see how it goes.

Got £20 in Penguin Pot to add to the OP for next month, so all in all shouldn't be too bad.

Must remember to read the gas and electric meters next week too - determined to keep that up to date now.

We had the lamb chops last night with sweet chilli sauce and lime, plus roast vegetable cous cous.

DH has got a yearning for chicken stuffed with feta and sun-dried tomatoes, wrapped in parma ham, can do this with some rosemary roast potatoes and veg - so planning this for tomorrow.

Going to do fish tonight - got haddock in the freezer and some prawns. Might use a pack of thai lemongrass and something breadcrumb type stuff I have in the cupboard and serve with some rice and veggies.

Must look at my menu plan for the rest of the month - still using stuff from the freezer, but there isn't too much left meat or fish wise now, so need to get inventive.

Hope everyone has a good weekend - wow that was quick - only 3 day week though!

MCI

misscousinitt

Now, I don't make a habit of gambling - once a year tops! But I did have a flutter on the National on Saturday and won! £46.25! 2 of my 4 horses came in - got the winner and 3rd place - really stoked! Not going to make a habit of it though.

I chose the winner after being influenced by my trip to Rome - glad I chose the right 'Neptune'.

So, decided going to put £10 towards the mortgage OP. £8 was my stake anyway, spent £5 on drinks and snacks to take up the allotment yesterday and I think I will treat my friends to a takeaway with the remainder.

Off the top of my head, grocery spends (Mr T, Butchers and local shop) total about £21 for the weekend - got to sit down with the receipts later and put them in my book and total it up properly.

Spent a good 3 hours on the allotment yesterday weeding - the vegetable patch now looks like a veggie patch rather than a sea of weeds! Hard going first time round, but now just need to keep it up to date.

Had our photographs taken at work today, really don't like that, but we are making a PR splash at the moment - so a necessary evil.

Dinner tonight is Jackets & Chilli out of the freezer - got some salad bits too, so will do that it go along with it.

Hope everyone had a good weekend.

MCI