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  • :T:T food shop this week £6.25 :T:T

    Milk, peppers, fruit

    Absolutely delighted with this and garage fridge now looking much clearer. I'll be ale to give both fridges a good clean tomorrow.

    I going to look for a second hand small slow cooker. I want one for cooking much smaller quantities. Will scour the CS.

    My freezer is beginning to have a little space, not much but at least the sides don't need to be rubber now. We are having a bread making session tomorrow - cheese and bacon loaves, rosemary and garlic loaf, roasted tomato loaf :):):)

    Kids back to school on Monday so DS is baking biscuits for their lunch boxes tomorrow.

    Best wishes Tilly x
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • Hi AJ, don't forget to check SuperSavvyMe for discount vouchers (you may use them already, so apologies)

    The discount vouchers on here are excellent as well. I struggle to be consistent in this area and is something I want to improve on this year.

    Best wishes Tilly x
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • Have you checked freecycle for a sc or maybe post for one if someone has one lurking that they don't use?
    Original MF Date = July 2034
    Current MF Date = July 2025
    Target = April 2025
  • nattypants
    nattypants Posts: 2,577 Forumite
    Yum yum for roasted tomato and rosemary and garlic loaves Tilly:T
    February13 - £74990 (or thereabouts)
    MND - Let's go for 2020 'cos it's got a nice ring to it:D
    C'mon nattypants:cool:
  • elantan
    elantan Posts: 21,022 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Was gonna suggest freecycle but I see little Fred bet me to it, I got one from there ( slow cooker ) and it's been great :)

    Is the spreadsheet for food planning hard to work? My food budget and my food planning are real weaknesses of mine, I need to try and get more control of them and wonder if the spreadsheet idea would work ? c
  • Evening LittleFred, will check freecycle out tomorrow, thanks for the tip :)

    Elantan, the spreadsheet is no different from a basic table really. Days, dates, meals, recipe book if needed, when to take things from freezer. Happy to send over to you x

    NP, kitchen will be smelling rather lovely tomorrow - as I'm losing weight I'll have to just sniff them :rotfl:

    Night Tilly x
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • pavlovs_dog
    pavlovs_dog Posts: 10,223 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    I've only ever done shred, but lots of Jillian's other DVDs (ripped in 30, 6 week 6 pack) etc seem to get positive reviews if you fancy a change but don't feel ready for p90X or insanity.
    know thyself
    Nid wy'n gofyn bywyd moethus...
  • On the P90x front Im also glad I now understand the Bruno Mars song!! :rotfl: :rotfl: oh dear what a sad life I lead eh!

    Shred and the other Jillian dvds all seem good from the ones Ive tried! - hard work tho!! be warned!
  • elantan
    elantan Posts: 21,022 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Ermmmm who is Bruno mars and what is it about him and p90x ? This is the second time I've heard that they are connected now
  • nattypants
    nattypants Posts: 2,577 Forumite
    It's from a lyric - Lazy Song, by Bruno Mars El:D

    (I would provide a link, but for some reason I can only link images of juicers!)
    February13 - £74990 (or thereabouts)
    MND - Let's go for 2020 'cos it's got a nice ring to it:D
    C'mon nattypants:cool:
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