2012 Frugal Living Challenge (Part 1)

rising_from_the_ashes

Ruby that cake's fab .... it's just calling to me ..... "eat me", "eat me" .... "I'm yummy":D

dizzy_lizzie

Mmmmmm your cake looks scrumdiddlyumptious!!!!!
Hope you had a lovely day Ruby.

x

dizzy_lizzie

Wow no post on here today. Has that happened before? Very quiet.
So today I was back at work and took my lunch and will do for the rest of the week. Also had planned tea. We had vegan shepherds pie, veg and beetroot with side salad. Delicious. Will take some tomorrow for lunch.
Tomorrows tea will be pizza, jacket potatoes and salad.
Trying to be more organized and hopefully writing it down will keep me focussed and save money in the long run
I've also got plans to declutter one of my food cupboards which is so full I can hardly close the doors but...I have no idea what's in there aside from what I can see at the front, ridiculous! Most of it's tins and will keep but going to see if I can get them down.
I can feel an urge to do a mass declutter creeping up on me.
Think it may be a good idea to join the decluttering thread too.
Hope everyone is okay.
Hugs x

HappyTorty

rising_from_the_ashes wrote: »

Ruby that cake's fab .... it's just calling to me ..... "eat me", "eat me" .... "I'm yummy":D

This has absolutely nothing to do with this thread or that quote. I just had to say that I had to do a double take on your avatar as I have a picture somewhere of my old dog(RIP) doing the exact same thing! Even looks similar :rotfl:

rising_from_the_ashes

HappyTorty wrote: »

This has absolutely nothing to do with this thread or that quote. I just had to say that I had to do a double take on your avatar as I have a picture somewhere of my old dog(RIP) doing the exact same thing! Even looks similar :rotfl:

Awwwwww and (((hugs))) over losing your 4 legged friend xx.

Very sadly I lost him before Christmas (much missed:() but I love that pic - he could be found lying in a very similar pose every evening and it still makes me smile everytime I see it.:)

rubytuesday

My new lodgers in the jungle.

HappyTorty

rising_from_the_ashes wrote: »

Awwwwww and (((hugs))) over losing your 4 legged friend xx.

Very sadly I lost him before Christmas (much missed:() but I love that pic - he could be found lying in a very similar pose every evening and it still makes me smile everytime I see it.:)

Aww no sorry to hear that sucks doesnt it? xxxx
I lost my girl a year ago due to a heart problem. Yer she would do the same...on my seat!:mad: Then she would just look at me as if to say "look how cute and comfy I am, you wouldn't want to make me lie on the floor would you?" :rotfl:

Sorry guys for turning this in to general chat!

LolaLemon

Kylieminoag wrote: »

Hi everyone - please can I pick your brains?

Its my parents Golden wedding and my brother and I have offered to organise an event to celebrate.... We have agreed to share a budget of £500 and we thought we would take them to their favourite restaurant with all their brothers and sisters to celebrate ,,,,, so thats 17 people at £23.99 each (£407.83) plus wine at £19.95 a bottle. :eek:

Neither of us can afford to stretch the budget as we have both recently had a huge drop in income. I'm going to hand make the invitations and DB will bake a cake but I wondered if any of you have any good mse ideas for how else we can make the event special on such a tight budget? All ideas would be really welcome.

Thanks

Have u foned the restaurant, see if they could do a reduced set menu, or a discount due to the amount of people.
I was going to suggest a small party in a little hall but you've already answered that.

dizzy_lizzie

rubytuesday wrote: »

My new lodgers in the jungle.

Oh my word Ruby. Just beautiful...
I feel so sorry for urban foxes. We're building on so much green land that they're 'forced' into cities, were, given half a chance, they'd really rather not be. If I'm out late picking up one or the other of the clan, I'll sometimes see a fox up the road. They are wonderful looking animals.

HappyTorty wrote: »

Aww no sorry to hear that sucks doesnt it? xxxx
I lost my girl a year ago due to a heart problem. Yer she would do the same...on my seat!:mad: Then she would just look at me as if to say "look how cute and comfy I am, you wouldn't want to make me lie on the floor would you?" :rotfl:
Sorry guys for turning this in to general chat!

Don't apologise Happy torty, we like general chat too. It keeps us going
Sorry to hear of your little one. That sounds like our little Jack. When they look at you with those doe eyes, you can't refuse them anything.

Took lunch into work today as planned but didn't make tea. Got home and went straight to bed with a squiffy tummy. OH sorted tea out.
I haven't planned what I'm taking tomorrow though. Might just grab a tin of spaghetti hoops...mmmm, healthy (rolly eyes here)
x

rubytuesday

Been at my neighbours all night as she had a distraction burglary although nothing to take.

She only got out of hospital this evening!