Mortgage freedom..Shala_moo's attempt at a diary..

shala_moo

Afternoon...

Lovely day today.. washing out on the line flapping in the wind, with another load nearly ready to go out! Spring has definitely sprung this weekend :j:j

I'm a very happy bunny as on hols from work until Thursday, it's my birthday on Monday so I thought a few days off would be a nice birthday present to myself :rotfl:

OH has got up this morning and cleaned the house from top to bottom whilst I was reading the paper.. nicest present from him ever :T also offered to take me out for breakfast but I was too comfy.. maybe we'll do lunch instead!

Had loads of deliveries this morning too, the doors not stop knocking!

• free hair stuff trial arrived - full size shampoo, conditioner, and a couple of serums PLUS loads of sachets.. :j
• beautiful flowers from my sister, orange gerberas & lilies :happyhear
• my Debenh*ms dress and shoes order, so I need to take the original dress back tomorrow - returned, £40 gift voucher back in my purse
• a mystery parcel :think:

Hope everyone is having a sunny weekend.. off to the butchers now to spend loads of money!

xxx

shala_moo

£81 at the butchers yesterday :eek: bit over budget but this was for :

• 4kg chicken breasts
• 12 pork steaks
• 4 half chickens - flavoured
• 2 lots of lamb kebabs skewer things
• 4 x bags of chicken goujons
• 2 x pork joints
• faggots and pork pie for the father
• 2 x gammon joints
• 1 massive pack of bacon (about 30 slices)

I also noticed that they now stock lean steak mince for £5 a kg but I'd already ordered some from the supermarket so I didn't get any.. next time I'll stock up as that's a good price!:D


This little lot should last a good couple of months, it's always the chicken we run out of first so I may have to just pop back up for some at some point...

in_need_of_direction

really, with us it's always the mince. very versatile with minimal effort!

shala_moo

Morning INOD, unfortunately OH is addicted to chicken so he would eat it at every meal if he could:rotfl:

If you ask what he's making for tea it will be one of
- chicken and jacket potato
- hunters chicken
- chicken pasta bake

every time!!!!

I've received a book on French patisserie for my birthday so I'm afraid I'll have to go grocery shopping again so I can try some recipes out - not good for the purse or the figure but the pictures look gorgeous :rotfl: maybe I'll just appreciate the pictures until I'm down to 8 stone:D

Off to get ready for the day xxx

megela

:bdaycake:Happy Birthday Shala-moo!!!:bdaycake:
Hope you have a nice day!

Megela x

muddywhitechicken

Many happy returns - hope you had a lovely birthday

MWCx

shala_moo

Thanks both.. I've had a lovely day.. 5 bunches of flowers, lots of vouchers and took out for a meal at TGI's - i'm a cheap date :rotfl:


I had my Ha1ifax statements through this morning for my savings accounts - one was 8 pages long and the other 4 :rotfl: loads of pages of Tilly tidies.. still quite short compared to some I imagine!


Anyway yearly interest paid of £27.66, not brilliant but it's the one account I move things in and out of quite regularly so wasn't expecting much. Popped it into the offset savings account

shala_moo

Where's the sun gone???:( Fog everywhere this morning..


Luckily I'm still off work on hols - one more day - so I haven't had to go out in it!:j

I received my Amaz0n vouchers this morning from GTM, £30:D This account has now been cancelled as it's took nearly two years to get them :rotfl: I think the effort v reward ratio is a bit screwed on that one, it should leave more time to answer surveys that give a bit more!

Its another phase of my electronic declutter too, I get roughly 2-3 GTM survey emails a day.. annoying when you don't qualify for any of them!



Have a good MS day all xxx


e.t.a. just realised our hot water tank outflow pipe is leaking quite badly need to get OH up the loft to have a look, not sure we'll know how to fix it though.. meanwhile, it's costing me money in lost water!!

shala_moo

Exciting post today - I've been selected for jury duty.. how exciting, I've always wanted to do it :j:j hope it's like on the tele..

Other less exciting news..

• council tax bill through - frozen for the year :Tso no increase in my budget
• RAC membership needs renewing - use Tesc0 CC vouchers so free:T
• Ald1 shopping - £18 on fresh items and some mince for a meatloaf :drool:

Off to make the meatloaf and burgers with the left over mix..

gallygirl

Oh jealous!!!!

Though from people I know who've been on it, take a good book etc. And you're more likely to think the whole process is a waste of time than you're upholding a fine democratic process