2012 Frugal Living Challenge (Part 1)

slowlyfading

Brr it's cold today - make sure you stay safe and warm everyone

mooomin

Thrifty_Sister wrote: »

Well done on your meal plan - another idea I'm gonna pinch, if you don;t mind. As I had a nsd yesterday I reminded myself how resourecful I can be when necessary. I had forgotten/lost sight of how good I can be when required and reading back over this thread has given me the kick start I needed.

Also, well done on your ww weight loss:T:T:T:T:T:T:T

Thank you! It's been hard work, but totally worth it

What I did for my meal plan (an idea stolen from one of my friends on my own thread!) was to write up an inventory for the freezer, detailing what is in each drawer. I then planned my menu for the week and will cross off each item as I use it, so that next week when I mealplan I know exactly what I will have in the freezer. Does that make sense?

It meant that when I went to Aldi yesterday I knew exactly what I needed to make enough meals for the week and didn't just fling things in the trolley in case I might use them (which normally means I end up wasting fresh veg )

seriouslyfrugal

we were lucky we just got sleet but I feel for all of you who got more saw pictures of london who ( wembly) who had a good couple of inches in fact here it looks like it did yesterday morning minus the frost

i'm glad your dress fitting went well Slowly :j

stay safe and warm everyone

natnat13

Sorry about the massive picture! This is what I made on my course yesterday:

natnat13

Oh it's not that big, I obviously resized it correctly this time!
I had a lovely day yesterday but now I want to buy lots of cake decorating equipment!!
My plan is to ebay stuff then use the money I make so will start putting bits on later.
Just made some cheese straws dinosaurs for packed lunches this week! They've very cute!
DS's have swimming later, secretly hoping DH will take them as I don't really feel like going out today. Went to the pub on girls night out last night and drank water while they got trolleyed!!

Blairweech

Wow, natnat, they look gooooooood :drool:

We had about 4" of snow altogether last night but now its melting really quickly.

Hm, I do not know whether to have chicken casserole for tea (which would require a trip out) or thai chicken curry, which I dont really fancy but have all the ingredients for and would mean another NSD

rubytuesday

Thank you Thrifty Sister.

Yay lots of snow.

Will walk to the shops and go for a swim if I have time - I love the way the steam rises off the water when it's like this. Haven't felt up to going in ages.

Oh my Natnat they look amazing!

Thrifty_Sister

Brizzle - thank you for the welcome and for your info. Even managing to persuade OH that this is the way forward - something I never would have thought posiible lol:beer:

Thrifty_Sister

flying_fresian wrote: »

Thank you! It's been hard work, but totally worth it

What I did for my meal plan (an idea stolen from one of my friends on my own thread!) was to write up an inventory for the freezer, detailing what is in each drawer. I then planned my menu for the week and will cross off each item as I use it, so that next week when I mealplan I know exactly what I will have in the freezer. Does that make sense?

It meant that when I went to Aldi yesterday I knew exactly what I needed to make enough meals for the week and didn't just fling things in the trolley in case I might use them (which normally means I end up wasting fresh veg )

Another great idea I'm gonna pinch lol - hope you don't mind. I am/have been so guilty of just chucking stuff in the trolley or basket and when its left over at the end of the week just chucked it in the bin (recycling of course but the bin nevertheless).

Methinks I have much to learn - but I am willing:(

Thrifty_Sister

natnat13 - loving the cupcakes. Are you hoping to be able to take orders? If so I am sure people would - they are some of the nicest cupcakes I have seen. My sister lives in a very swish part of London and she pays a fortune for hers.