Daffy's 'patchwork dreams' diary

vl2588

It's allowed at Christmas!! So satisfying finding good presents in 2nd hand shops too (and £2.20 for two teas and mince pies is a fabulous bargain!)

RubySewSew

I am so jealous you found an advent calendar!! After lecturing the boys about how much I don't like chocolate advent calendars blah blah blah and then DS1 pointed out that chocolate ones are a quid and picture ones are £6!!! Having hunted high and low I finally gave in today and got hem choc ones from sainsbury's. My cause was not helped by the ex-bf buying me a really expensive chocolate one as a gift, 'yes children, I don't like chocolate advent calendars, nom nom nom'!!

Cheery_Daff

:rotfl: :rotfl: Ruby Good places for stupidly cheap advent calendars are usually local newsagents, post office, cheapo toiletries shop etc - mine came from the local chemist bizarrely!

Spends last couple of days...

Yesterday:

£5 donation to Amnesty (we had a thing at work)
50p bus

Today

50p x 2 bus (it was cold )
£1.20 cup of tea (was meant to be going out for lunch so this was actually a bargain )

Not doing too bad I don't thinK! Off on fieldwork tomorrow so on expenses all day Although I'll probably still take my lunch :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Karmacat

I think your expenses need to be lots of hot drinks! Stay warm
xx

MrsMoo2U

Hope that the field work is not actually in a field! seriously though, stay safe and warm.

vl2588

Hey! What's wrong with fields?!

Cheery_Daff

Not actually in a field fortunately mrs moo :rotfl: :rotfl: Although it was LUDICROUSLY windy and rainy, I got caught in an enormous downpour that even my giant winter coat couldn't keep out, and on the whole got thoroughly cold and wet! Pah. Spends went something like this....

£2.65 tea and muffin at train station (incidentally, have you all got a Bite Card?? Free (although you have to send off - no idea where - google it!) - get 20% off food and drink at train stations, although I'm sure you're all too good to buy food and drink at train stations...
£1.70 salad and satsuma for lunch from Sainsbury's
£2.20 tea and shortbread in afternoon (was mostly trying to keep warm and dry in between interviews! :rotfl: :rotfl:)
£2.08 cashews and choc raisins on train on way home
£8 taxi home from station

Didn't take lunch, and I should have done but never mind. Will claim for lunch, and for the first lot of tea and cake at least, so out of my dosh that's £4.28 on food, and £8 on the taxi (which was entirely necessary today, my feet bad been cold and soggy for 3 hours! :eek:)

bed now

MrsMoo2U

vl2588 wrote: »

Hey! What's wrong with fields?!

Nothing at all V most of the time, just didnt like the thought of poor Cheery being in the field on a windy day like today.

Cheery, I hope that you thaw out and dry out quickly enough.

Take care.

Karmacat

That was a *bad* day to have to be outside! Hope you slept well.

Cheery_Daff

Did indeed sleep well!

Just popping in to report...

Friday night -

£30 postponed anniversary dinner out (although that was treats budget money so doesn't count )
£5.20 ginger wine and chocolate buttons on the way home (we know how to live! :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:)

Today...

£2.80 shortbread and cake at WI
50p bus into town
£10.95 train to Manchester to see friend and baby
£2.80 return on tram
£2.40 sandwich and grapes at M&S for lunch

Not toooo bad considering, could have been a lot worse!

Christmas shopping tomorrow - eek!