Frugal Living Challenge 2011 - Part 3.

LolaLemon

Purchased my first groupon deal yesterday, paid £35 for 2 weeks of deluxe fruit n veg box with meat, the offer also includes eggs and bread each week. I called the company before I paid to check if it could get delivered, I'm too far out the way, but their shop is only 10mins walk from uni, , and also we don't eat beef and she said that they don't get too much beef, box will contain 20% beef in the meat section, but mostly lamb, pig n chicken, all organically fed etc... I'm sharing it with my parents, so won't be too much food going to waste.

Done a major mistake at work, I somehow forgot to check the front door was locked it that the shutter was down. Initially I was very annoyed at myself, but as the week has gone on, and the boss has bn telling everyone, I'm getting more... angry I think... their was 2 of us working, she let the last people out, she should have pulled down the shutter n locked up but hasn't. I do lock up but I don't get paid any more than minimum wage, yet I am responsible for the security of the place and my own personal security, especially as I do work myself one nite a week as well as working with someone on a Saturday ... I'm tempted to go see what I should be 'entitled' to in this situation, but know is be out if a job if I rock the boat, and taking it further would cost everyone their jobs, as the place doesn't make a fortune..... not that I think I am due more, but I remember from my past a friend got extra due to being a key keeper.:..

Have fun at the festival 23rd...

Welcome to all the newbies...

Tumpty, I keep meaning to say, add tea tree essential oil to a bucket if hot water and use that to clean everywhere, and put it neat on a cloth and wipe skirting boards, entrances as mice hate the stuff.

JIL

alec_eiffel wrote: »

I bought one of those barrels of beads, they're great. I made loads of Christmas decorations with them last year and they look gorgeous. Well worth the money. Everyone commented on how cute they were :j

Sorry to ask, but I would love to try and do a bit of crafting, what sort of decorations did you make? I am not very artistic but my mother is, I could get her some and we could do some crafty work together. We knitted some Christmas tree decorations the other year and enjoyed that so this could be another project we could share. It will keep her occupied in the long winter nights when she wont be able to get out in her garden and greenhouse.
thank you

Aril

I threaded beads onto some copper wire that we stripped out from some old cables [waste not want not] and then bent it into a heart shape. You could also stitch felt shapes and stitch beads on or thread beads onto a long piece of thread to make garlands for your tree instead of tinsel. Also found this link which may be of use
http://www.orientaltrading.com/wooden-bead-icicle-ornament-craft-kit-a2-48_2829.fltr
Aril

Blairweech

tumptyteapot wrote: »

we had a lovely relaxing couple of days away at my folks - they live in Plymouth which has a free 1920's outdoor pool! It was freezing (so I am told by my 8 year old :-) )

Are you talking about Tinside Lido? I did not know it was free now, I had to pay to go in when I lived there! But then, it is a saltwater pool so can't say I'm too keen to repeat the experience - even if it is free

JIL

Aril wrote: »

I threaded beads onto some copper wire that we stripped out from some old cables [waste not want not] and then bent it into a heart shape. You could also stitch felt shapes and stitch beads on or thread beads onto a long piece of thread to make garlands for your tree instead of tinsel. Also found this link which may be of use
http://www.orientaltrading.com/wooden-bead-icicle-ornament-craft-kit-a2-48_2829.fltr
Aril

Just wanted to say thank you for the link and also for the information from Lola about groupon and the organic farm box (sorry dont know how to double quote). I have ordered one for my son, he will love it.

dizzy_lizzie

JIL wrote: »

Just wanted to say thank you for the link and also for the information from Lola about groupon and the organic farm box (sorry dont know how to double quote). I have ordered one for my son, he will love it.

Hiya Jil. If you click on the icon that looks like two balloons (qoute marks) on each message that you want to copy/quote when you click reply to the thread, the messages clicked to quote will come up. Will only quote a certain number each time though. You can also edit them by deleting which parts of the message you don't want to quote and only leaving part of the message you're refering to.
Hope that makes sense, I'm by no means technically minded
Luv Dizzy x

Doom_and_Gloom

I think I have added everything together since the last update back in MAY :eek::eek:.
I need to remember to update way more often .

We are now up to £2,536.86/£5,000 - 50.7372%
We are through 62.7397% of the year.

Kerry_Woman

dizzy_lizzie wrote: »

Will keep my fingers crossed for you Kerry

Thanks. My agency has confirmed my temp job. It will nice to be working in an office.

Aril - Good luck with your job search.

rubytuesday

Girlie gets her AS results in a few minutes!

mooomin

rubytuesday wrote: »

Girlie gets her AS results in a few minutes!

Good luck Mini-Ruby