Frugal Living Challenge 2011 - Part 3.

paidinchickens

Sandra Please try and take it easy when you can, you need to look after yourself when you can, take care xxx

Aril

Hello fellow frugallers:j
Hugs to SS and SF.

Bit of an odd day here at GBT- went to my new job and my boss wasn't there!! Have left a message and hope all is ok with him. N'er mind sure it will all be sorted out.
Instead I made good use of my unexpected day off to do some more frugalling. Went to Mr T for a change to do my shop and scored some good deals - a big dented tin of Quality Street for £3.50. It's only for us for Chrimbo. Also doubled up on the BOGOff snack deals and put those away in the garage for Chrimbo so I can't get at them!! They also had bags of Doves flour reduced from £2 to 49p so pushed the boat out and bought 2:rotfl::rotfl:
Beyond much domestic trivia I've taken up the hems on the small person's school trousers [bought and put away in the sales], done a spot of make do and mend and hacked the top of a dress off that I was given to see if I can make it into a skirt. I figured it was worth a shot as it hasn't cost me anything. However, I must get on with finishing the blanket for the small person and seeing if I can cannibalise the remaining fabric from an old pair of curtains [already used some of the material on something else] to see if I can make some linings from them for the thin curtains in the front room. Woohoo I know how to live!!
Arilx

seriouslyfrugal

Hi

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not much to report here from frugal towers although I believe it is going to be naff weather here today so best to do things indoors

hope everyone is ok - have a frugal day everyone

dizzy_lizzie

Sandra sending hugs and warm wishes that everything starts to turn around for you and you get the calm/peaceful life you deserve

Aril what a lot of crafting you're up to at the moment. And saving money as well into the bargain. Always good

seriouslyfrugal thanks for the update offers.

Got lots to do here today. Have spent the last week or so revamping DD bedroom. Decorating, painting and getting a new bed and wardrobe. Yesterday OH and DDs boyfriend put the bed and wardrobe up and now just got blinds to put up. Today its lots of trips to the tip to get rid of all the packaging. Oh is still a bit under the weather but he soldiers on. Bless him. And tonight... me and OH are out with friends on a pub quiz :j
Got a couple more little Christmas x stitch kits yesterday and started on another one last night. They really are so relaxing to do.
And my frugal thing for today is taking a tub of paint back as only needed 1 for DD bedroom so that's going back in the bank
Warm hugs to all
x

Kerry_Woman

Sandra - Sending you hugs.

23rdspiral

sandra - sending you hugs x

dont have much time today, but have caught up but sorry to those on seveal threads that may hear this elsewhere too...

ASDA had rubber backed mats with stripes of rubber and coir matting on the top, for 2.00!! so i got one for front and one for back

BIG NEWS!! the men to fit the wood buring stove are here today! they rang last thing yesterday as they had a cancellation! it did mean one hell of an argument with the OH as he still went to the gym last night despite needing to move furniture ect but it's all done now. wont get the stove today, as need a new lintel and raising and hearth laid, and plastering but it's a good start fingers crossed it goes smoothly.

dizzy_lizzie

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BIG NEWS!! the men to fit the wood buring stove are here today! they rang last thing yesterday as they had a cancellation .[/QUOTE]

Oh spiral. I would looooove a wood burning stove. Especially for the Winter. How cosy and romantic is that going to be in the cold months coming up?
Nevermind the argument with OH, whats done is done and look what you've got to look forward to
x

rising_from_the_ashes

23rdspiral wrote: »

BIG NEWS!! the men to fit the wood buring stove are here today!

:j:jFantastic news ..... ohhhhh I'd love one too!

I'm a bit of a "list freak" (worry I'll forget things which stops me sleeping etc so just easier to write them down - I can then forget about them as I know they'll not be forgotten IYSWIM) ...

I've got lists for everything and for my "next house" one - an open fire / stove is high on the list.


Have finally managed to re-do out the SOW from my last back-up ..... won't be 100% as there were a few small cash buys where I just threw out the receipts but better than nothing.

Budgets looking OK - a couple are overspent but due to changing insurance / utility providers.

November is going to be a very difficult month as have 2 mortgage payments to make:eek: as I'm switching lender.

Will be worth it after that tho' as my current mortgage deal has ended and it's gone up £70/month - as the new one is also slightly cheaper, it's saving about £100/month compared to leaving it where it is.

seriouslyfrugal

hi


http://www.buynothingday.co.uk/index.html


found this today - buy nothing day uk - 26th november 2011 now to be fair I think we are all doing this already but has interesting info on it


slow cooker on today with mince today seams to be a dry day so i'm getting some washing done and on the line while I can

I hope everyone has a good weekend

rubytuesday

Hello everyone.

Had a bit of a disastrous day yesterday.

Cancelled dance therapy as I had electrician coming in the morning but they didn't turn up.

Rang them to be told they'd tried to ring me but phone was temporarily out of order!

Also missed out on a physiotherapy cancellation because of that and now have to wait until December!

Thought I'd make some bread - found a bread mix I'd forgotten about and out hopped a moth and it was wriggling!

Luckily most of my flour etc is in sealed jars but I had to through away some that wasn't and also a whole bag of sealed walnut!!

Then made a tarte tatin but didn't realise you cook it upside down.

My baking beans smelt funny so I decided to use some old pudding rice to bake blind but forgot to use parchement!

I was there forever trying to remove grains of rice!

Anyway it tasted quite good but looked terrible!

I did nearly crack me teeth on the odd grain of rice though!

Internet all sorted at home now - it was the router, we had hub 1 and they're now on hub 3.

May have a mooch in the charity shops later although I did go wild in the 99p store in Stratford the other day! They have some lovely Yardly soaps. By passed Westfield though!

Had a lovely walk this morning through the park and am now keeping boy's cat company.

Hope things soon get better for you and your's Sandra - take care.

Love to everyone x